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Grants
The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs in January. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list of grants is supplied to the Advance each month by the Office for Sponsored Programs and is printed in one or more issues, depending on space available.
| Department |
Principal
Investigator |
Sponsor | Award | Award Period |
| College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | ||||
| Agriculture and Resource Economics | Altobello, M. | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-Conn. Dept. of Agriculture | $55,000 | 10/03-9/04 |
| Research and Outreach Development in Support of Connecticut Crop Insurance Education Program | ||||
| Cooperative Extension Centers | Bender, N. | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-Conn. Dept. of Agriculture | $98,869 | 10/03-9/04 |
| Crop Insurance Education and Information for Connecticut Agriculture | ||||
| Nutritional Sciences | Shanley, E. | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-Univ. of Massachusetts | $57,484 | 9/03-9/06 |
| Food Safety Training/Certification for Under-Educated and Limited English Proficient Food Handlers | ||||
| Plant Science | Morris, T. | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture-Cornell Univ. | $30,000 | 1/03-6/04 |
| Northeast Regional Plant Diagnostics Facility | ||||
| College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | ||||
| Anthropology | Boster, J. | National Science Foundation | $10,894 | 1/04-12/04 |
| Doctoral Dissertation Research: Evaluating Explanatory Theories of the Demographic Transition in Otavalo, Ecuador | ||||
| Center for Survey Research & Analysis | Barnes, C. | Conn. Office of the Secretary of the State | $12,000 | 10/03-3/04 |
| Exit Polling | ||||
| Center for Survey Research & Analysis | Barnes, C. | Conn. Dept. of Public Health | $25,028 | 11/03-9/04 |
| Biomonitoring 2 | ||||
| Center for Survey Research & Analysis | Barnes, C. | Town of Avon | $12,000 | 11/03-10/04 |
| Survey of Avon Residents | ||||
| Center for Survey Research & Analysis | Barnes, C. | Conn. Dept. of Economic and Community Dev. | $58,000 | 12/03-12/04 |
| Northeast Utilities-New England Survey | ||||
| Center for Survey Research & Analysis | Barnes, C. | Conn. Dept. of Motor Vehicles | $8,500 | 9/03-10/03 |
| Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles | ||||
| Center for Survey Research & Analysis | Barnes, C. | Conn. Dept. of Motor Vehicles | $9,565 | 12/03-12/03 |
| Department of Motor Vehicle 2 | ||||
| Chemistry | Frank, H. | Pfizer Global R & D | $12,500 | 12/03-12/05 |
| Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Studies of Polysaccharides | ||||
| Chemistry | Rusling, J. | National Science Foundation | $390,000 | 2/04-1/07 |
| Dynamics of Mediated Electrochemical Synthesis in Microemulsions | ||||
| Economics | Carstensen, F. | Conn. Dept. of Economic and Community Dev. | $9,500 | 7/03-6/04 |
| Support for the Connecticut Economy | ||||
| Marine Sciences | Ward, E. | National Science Foundation | $429,558 | 2/04-1/06 |
| Functional Mechanisms of Control in the Bivalve Pump: An Experimental Approach to Resolve Current C | ||||
| Psychology | Salamone, J. | Public Health Services-National Institutes of Health | $579,250 | 1/04-12/04 |
| Dopamine D2 and Adenosine A2a Interactions: Tremulous Movements | ||||
| Neag School of Education | ||||
| Educational Psychology | Brown, S. | Thomas Edison Middle School | $5,103 | 4/03-12/03 |
| Husky Educational Technology Assessment Program, Thomas Edison Middle School | ||||
| Educational Psychology | Brown, S. | Danbury Public Schools | $891 | 4/03-12/03 |
| Husky Educational Technology Assessment Program, Danbury | ||||
| Office of the Vice Provost for Multicultural Affairs | ||||
| Multicultural & International Affairs | Bravo-Ureta, B. | Agency for International Development | $99,914 | 10/03-9/05 |
| Master of Science in Information Technology and Entrepreneurship | ||||
| Office of the Vice Provost for Research & Graduate Education | ||||
| Environmental Research Institute | Dahmani, M. | Town of Vernon | $58,000 | 12/03-3/04 |
| Chemical Oxidation Remediation Evaluation and Design for the Roosevelt Mills Site, Vernon, Conn. | ||||
| Sea Grant College Program | Bresnahan, P. | Nat'l. Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration | $16,000 | 6/03-5/05 |
| Aquatic Nuisance Species: Plan Writing | ||||
| School of Allied Health | ||||
| Health Promotion - Allied Health Sciences | Faghri, P. | Conn. Dept. of Public Health | $15,000 | 1/04-6/04 |
| Health Promotion Program for Small to Mid-Size Companies: Design and Development | ||||
| School of Engineering | ||||
| Chemical Engineering | Fenton, J. | United Technologies Fuel Cells | $69,553 | 8/03-12/04 |
