Grants
| The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs in December. 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. | ||||
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Department
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Prin. Investigator
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Sponsor
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Amount
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Award Period
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| College of Agriculture & Natural Resources | ||||
| Agricultural & Resource Economics | Altobello, M. | U.S. Department of Agriculture/ Conn. Dept. of Agriculture |
$75,000
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10/04-9/05
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| Research and Outreach Development in Support of Connecticut Crop Insurance Education Program | ||||
| Animal Science | Rasmussen, T. | National Institutes of Health/National Institute on Aging |
$1,332,000
|
1/05-12/09
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| Developmental Regulation of MacroH2A1 Chromatin Assembly | ||||
| Natural Resources Management & Engineering | Clausen, J. | Environmental Protection Agency |
$43,312
|
7/04-11/04
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| Laboratory Analyses for the National Coastal Assessment Program | ||||
| Natural Resources Management & Engineering | Clausen, J. | Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection |
$86,400
|
10/04-9/05
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| Analytical Support for the Conn. Fine Particle Monitoring Network | ||||
| Nutritional Sciences | Lammi-Keefe, C. | Donaghue Medical Research Foundation |
$240,000
|
1/05-12/07
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| Docosahexaenoic Acid In Pregnancy: Pospartum Depression | ||||
| Plant Science | Los, L. | Environmental Protection Agency/ Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection |
$80,000
|
6/04-3/07
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| Reduced Pesticide/Nutrient Loading Demonstration Project in the Quinebaug and Shetucket River Watershed | ||||
| Plant Science | Morris, T. | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/ CSREES/Cornell University |
$26,000
|
12/04-6/05
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| Northeast Regional Plant Diagnostics Facility | ||||
| Plant Science | Von Bodman, S. | U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/ CSREES |
$20,000
|
12/04-12/05
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| Expression Studies by Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction | ||||
| School of Allied Health | ||||
| Applied Health Science – Dietetics Program | Duffy, V. | National Institutes of Health/ Natl. Inst. on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders/Yale University |
$319,140
|
7/04-6/09
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| Taste Psychophysics | ||||
| Health Promotion & Allied Health Services | Faghri, P. | Therapeutic Alliances Inc. |
$31,000
|
11/04-7/05
|
| Real Time Detection of Stimulation Parameters During FES-Induced Applications: REALTIME STIMULATION | ||||
| School of Business | ||||
| Conn. Small Business Development Center | Cheney, R. | Small Business Administration |
$856,466
|
10/04-9/05
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| Connecticut Small Business Development Center | ||||
| Neag School of Education | ||||
| Educational Psychology | Kehle, T. | Shared Services |
$11,722
|
9/04-6/05
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| Psychological Services to the Schools | ||||
| School of Education Office of Dean | Kraemer, W. | Natural Alternatives International Inc. |
$41,187
|
9/04-8/05
|
| Weight Loss and Health-Promoting Effects of Adding a Total Body Exercise Program with a Soluble Fiber Supplement | ||||
| School of Engineering | ||||
| Civil & Environmental Engineering | DeWolf, J. | American Institute of Steel Construction |
$20,000
|
12/04-11/06
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| Incorporation of Writing Assignments into Steel Design Courses | ||||
| Computer Science & Engineering | Santos, E. | National Institutes of Health/VRSim Inc. |
$62,000
|
8/04-3/05
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| Using AI to Enhance VR Anxiety Disorder Treatment | ||||
| Conn. Transportation Institute | Shea, D. | U.S. Dept. of Transportation/ Conn. Dept. of Transportation |
$331,920
|
1/04-12/04
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| Technology Transfer Center | ||||
| Conn. Transportation Institute | Shea, D. | U.S. Dept. of Transportation/ Mass. Inst. of Technology |
$13,500
|
9/04-8/05
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| Development of Curriculum for Interactive Safety Town Program for Children | ||||
| Electrical & Computer Engineering | Pattipati, K. | Dept. of Defense/ Air Force/ Aptima Inc. |
$57,600
|
11/04-12/05
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| Optimization-Based Modeling Support for Integrating Information Operations within an Air Operations Center | ||||
| Materials Science & Engineering | Gell, M. | Dept. of Defense/ Navy/Office of Naval Research |
$1,200,000
|
12/04-10/07
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| Dense Engineering Ceramics Using the Novel Solution Precursor Plasma Spray Process | ||||
| Mechanical Engineering | Chiu, W. | Dept. of Defense/Navy/ Office of Naval Research |
$192,000
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8/04-9/07
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| Advanced Fuel Cell Research for Weapon Applications | ||||
| Mechanical Engineering | Reifsnider, K. | Dept. of Defense/Navy/ Office of Naval Research |
$353,641
|
11/04-11/07
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| Progressive Failure of Polymer-Based Composite Materials and Structures Under Dynamic Loading | ||||
| Mechanical Engineering | Sammes, N. | Sulzer Hexis Ltd. |
$36,603
|
8/04-6/05
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| Interfacial Reactions | ||||
| Homer D. Babbidge Library University Libraries Research & Information Service | McGlamery, T. | Institute of Museum & Library Services |
$168,446
|
12/04-12/05
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| Building a Globally Distributed Historical Sheet Map Set | ||||
| College of Liberal Arts & Sciences | ||||
| Center for Survey Research & Analysis | Barnes, C. | Intercollegiate Studies Institute |
$250,000
|
11/04-4/05
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| Pilot Phase: Civic Literacy | ||||
| Center for Survey Research and Analysis | Barnes, C. | Conn. Health Foundation |
$14,500
|
10/04-12/04
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| Connecticut Health Foundation Survey | ||||
| Chemistry | Birge, R. | National Science Foundation/ University of Michigan |
$41,140
|
9/04-8/05
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| Protein-Semiconductor Integrated Optoelectronics | ||||
| Chemistry | Michel, R. | Taylor & Francis Group |
$72,050
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1/05-12/07
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| Spectroscopy Letters Contract | ||||
| Chemistry | Suib, S. | Dept. of Defense/ Air Force/ Yardney Technical Productions Inc. |
$100,000
|
11/04-11/09
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| Synthesis and Characterization of New Materials for Advanced Battery Systems | ||||
| Economics | Carstensen, F. | Conn. Health Foundation |
$36,800
|
11/04-6/05
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| Understanding the Connecticut Spending Cap | ||||
| Economics | Couch, K. | Dept. of Labor/ Employment and Training Activity/ Conn. Dept. of Labor |
$25,000
|
1/05-12/05
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| An Evaluation of Workforce Development | ||||
| Geography | Lewis, T. | National Geographic Society Education Foundation |
$51,130
|
9/04-8/05
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| 2004/2005 Program Plan | ||||
| Marine Sciences | Dam Guerrero, H. | Environmental Protection Agency |
$408,315
|
1/05-12/07
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| Linking Three Elements in Understanding Harmful Algal Blooms | ||||
| Marine Sciences | Dierssen, H. | Dept. of Defense/Navy/Office of Naval Research |
$102,548
|
11/04-10/06
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| The Backscattering Enigma in Natural Waters | ||||
| Marine Sciences | Fitzgerald, W. | Hudson River Foundation |
$16,000
|
8/04-8/05
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| Biogeochemical Cycling of Mercury in Sediments of New York/New Jersey Harbor Estuary | ||||
| Sociology | Broadhead, R. | Abt Associates Inc. |
$12,500
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10/04-7/05
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| Abt Consulting | ||||
| Office of the Vice Provost for Research & Graduate Education | Dahmani, M. | Environmental Research Institute CDM |
$6,000
|
11/04-2/05
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| Soil/Groundwater Oxygen Demand Study | ||||
| Environmental Research Institute | Perkins, C. | Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection |
$187,639
|
5/04-12/06
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| Laboratory Analysis Services: Saline Water, Fresh Water, Biological Tissue, Soil and Sediment | ||||
| Stamford Campus Stamford Campus Instruction & Research | Anderson, S. | National Science Foundation/ University of Hartford |
$22,939
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1/05-12/05
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| Towards Machine Ethics | ||||
