The following grants were received
through the Office for Sponsored Programs
(OSP) in February.
The list represents only new proposals awarded,
and excludes continuations. The list is supplied
by the OSP. Additional grants received in
February were published in the April 25 issue.
|
Department
|
Principal
Investigator
|
Sponsor
|
Amount
|
Award Period
|
School of Engineering cont. |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Luh, P. |
Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers |
$58,610 |
1/05-12/05 |
Editor-in-Chief Support, IEEE Transactions
on Automation Science and Engineering |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Zhu, Q. |
Dept. of Defense/Army/Medical Research & Materiel
Command |
$90,000 |
2/05-3/08 |
Problems and Solutions of Optical Tomography
with A Priori Ultrasound Anatomic Information |
Institute of Materials Science |
Pease, D. |
Dept. of Energy |
$387,471 |
12/04-11/07 |
Study of Phase Separation as Related to the
Metal-Insulator Transition in Chromium Doped V203 |
Materials Science & Engineering |
Shaw, L. |
Dept. of Energy |
$1,588,000 |
12/04-12/08 |
Effects and Mechanisms of Mechanical Activation
on Hydrogen Sorption/Desorption of Nanoscale Lithium Nitrides |
Mechanical Engineering |
Sammes, N. |
Research Institute of Industrial Science & Technology |
$40,000 |
2/05-1/06 |
Low Cost Materials, Designs, and Manufacturing
Processes for Solid Oxide Fuel Cells (SOFC) for a 100 W Stack |
|
College of Liberal Arts & Sciences |
Anthropology |
Handwerker, W. |
National Science Foundation |
$11,950 |
2/05-1/06 |
Doctoral Dissertation Research: A Study of
Family Violence and STDs/HIV: Anglo, African, and Latina Women in Connecticut
(Fuentes, C.) |
Center for Survey Research & Analysis |
Barnes, C. |
American Council of Trustees and Alumni |
$25,000 |
1/04-3/05 |
College Student Survey |
Center for Survey Research & Analysis |
Barnes, C. |
Online Publishers Association |
$10,000 |
8/04-6/05 |
Online Publishers Association 2 |
Center for Survey Research & Analysis |
Barnes, C. |
Quinnipiac River Watershed Partnership |
$5,000 |
8/04-6/05 |
QRWP Freedom Lawn Survey |
Center for Survey Research & Analysis |
Barnes, C. |
Conn. Dept. of Transportation |
$20,650 |
11/04-3/05 |
Bradley Airport Economic Impact |
Center for Survey Research & Analysis |
Barnes, C. |
Conn. Dept. of Social Services |
$62,500 |
1/05-6/05 |
Child Care Provider Market Rate Study |
Center for Survey Research & Analysis |
Barnes, C. |
Town of Farmington, Conn. |
$24,000 |
12/04-2/05 |
Farmington Resident Survey and Opinion Poll |
Center for Survey Research & Analysis |
Carstensen, F. |
Conn. Office of the State Comptroller |
$42,000 |
1/05-2/05 |
Issues Related to the Spending Cap |
Center for Survey Research & Analysis |
Pettinico, G. |
Families of Sept. 11 |
$3,900 |
1/05-2/05 |
Goals and Priorities of 9/11 Families Org. |
Chemistry |
Dimock, A. |
Camille and Henry |
$19,400 |
3/05-2/07 |
Summer Chemistry Blast |
Chemistry |
Suib, S. |
Toyota Technical Center USA Inc. |
$135,488 |
1/05-1/06 |
Use of AC Plasma and Microwave Energy to
Increase Exhaust Catalyst Performance |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
Schultz, E. |
Dept. of Interior/Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection |
$230,233 |
1/05-12/07 |
Predator-Prey Interactions of Striped Bass
and River Herring in the Connecticut River |
Economics |
Carstensen, F. |
RBS Greenwich Capital |
$16,375 |
1/05-6/05 |
Economic Impact of the Castle Rock Initiative
on the City of Stamford |
Economics |
Carstensen, F. |
Conn. Humanities Council |
$5,000 |
12/04-5/05 |
An Economic Impact Analysis of the Thames
River Heritage Initiative, 2004 |
Marine Sciences |
Lin, S. |
National Science Foundation |
$279,406 |
3/05-2/08 |
Collaborative Research: Development of Phytoplankton
PCNA Antibodies for Use in Growth Studies: Emiliania huxleyi and Karlodinium
micrum as Model Systems |
Marine Sciences |
O’Donnell, J. |
Ocean Surveys Inc. |
$54,000 |
1/05-2/05 |
Charter of the R/V Connecticut by Ocean Surveys
Inc. |
Molecular & Cell Biology |
Lynes, M. |
NIH Institute of Environmental Health/Ciencia Inc. |
$25,000 |
1/05-3/05 |
Portable System for Rapid Detection of Toxins
Phase I |
Physiology & Neurobiology |
De Blas, A. |
NIH Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$1,365,781 |
2/05-1/09 |
Localization of GABAA Receptors and Subunit
Composition |
Physiology & Neurobiology |
Nishiyama, A. |
NIH Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke |
$1,315,720 |
4/05-3/09 |
Mechanisms of Axon-NG2 Cell Interaction |
Psychology |
Barnes-Farrell, J. |
Public Health Service |
$2,500 |
7/04-6/05 |
|
|
/Centers for Disease Control & Prevention/Portland
State Univ. |
|
|
Society for Occupational Health Psychology
Website Development |
Sea Grant College Program |
Getchis, T. |
Dept. of Agriculture/Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension
Svc./Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center |
$1,998 |
8/04-7/05 |
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center:
Business Feasibility Study for Shellfish Aquaculture |
|
School of Pharmacy |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Kalonia, D. |
Genentech Inc. |
$14,200 |
10/04-10/05 |
Analysis of Antibody Samples |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Pikal, M. |
Physical Sciences Inc. |
$20,000 |
11/04-12/04 |
Evaluation of Mass Flux Sensor for Freeze
Drying Applications |
|
School of Social Work |
Social Work Instruction |
Lyon, E. |
Dept. of Education/& ResearchHartford Public Schools |
$197,328 |
8/04-7/06 |
Safe Schools and Healthy Students Initiative |