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Grants

- September 10, 2007



The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in May 2007. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied to the Advance each month by OSP.

Previous grant listings can be found on the Grants archive page.

Principal Investigator  Department Sponsor Award total   Award Period
Abikoff, W. Mathematics National Science Foundation $25,000
6/07-5/08
The Lars Ahlfors Centennial Conference
Abrahamson, M. Roper Center & Institute for Social Inquiry  Library of Congress/University of Michigan $139,000
9/07-2/09
Digital Social Science Acquisitions and Preservation Partnership
Accorsi, M. Civil & Environmental Engineering  Dept. of Defense/Army Natick Soldier Center $57,286
5/07-11/07
Validation Study of Computational Structural Models for Simulation of Airdrop Systems
Ammar, R. Computer Science & Engineering  Dept. of Defense/Air Force/Advanced Virtual Engine Test Cell Inc. $99,999
3/07-4/08
An Advanced Multi-core Micro-server Development System
Auster, P. National Undersea Research Center  Pew Institute for Ocean Science/University of Miami $6,600
2/07-1/08
The Edge of the Deep: An Ocean Literacy Project
Best, S. Center for Survey Research & Analysis Dept. of Labor/Employment & Training Activity/Washington State Workforce Training & Education $241,500
6/05-12/06
Washington Workforce Investment Act
Bogner, R. Pharmaceutical Sciences American Foundation for Pharmaceutical Education $6,000
9/07-8/08
Chemical Stability of Pharmaceuticals Amorphized with Silicates
Bucklin, A. Marine Sciences Dept. of Interior/U.S. Geological Survey $50,000
9/07-9/07
Coring and Bottle Sampling Cruise for USGS
Bucklin, A. Marine Sciences WET Labs $21,000
5/07-5/07
R/V Connecticut Charter by Wet Labs
Byrne, T. Center for Integrative Geoscience  National Science Foundation $236,874
6/07-5/10
Extrusion, Extension and Exhumation in an Emerging Mountain Belt, Taiwan
Casa, D. Kinesiology Gatorade Sports Science Institute $16,260
4/07-3/08
Examining the Effects of Dehydration and Intensity on Physiological Responses and Performance During Trail Running in the Heat
Dautrich, K. Public Policy Knight (John S. and James L.) Foundation $100,000
5/07-8/07
2007 Future of the First Amendment
Dierssen, H. Marine Sciences Nat’l Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin./Goddard Space Flight Center/WET Labs $38,423
4/07-9/09
Improving Coastal Ocean Color Validation Capabilities through Application of Inherent Optical Properties
Duane, A. English National Endowment for the Humanities $24,000
6/07-12/07
African American Education and Identity in Antebellum in New York City
Ellis, D. Plant Science U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Conn. Agricultural Experiment Station $30,485
1/07-12/07
FY 2007 Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Program
Elphick, C. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology  Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection $24,543
3/07-5/08
Estimating the Demographic Consequences of Wetland Fragmentation: Movement and Survival Patterns in a Threatened Salt Marsh Bird
Enderle, J. Electrical & Computer Engineering University of Conn. Health Center $101,004
8/07-8/09
Clinical Engineering Internship Program at UConn Health Center
Gai, M. Physics Dept. of Energy $486,000
4/07-4/10
Studies in Low Energy Nuclear Physics
Gebremichael, M. Civil & Environmental Engineering  National Science Foundation $141,173
5/07-6/10
International: A US-Ethiopia Collaboration in Hydrological Studies of Semiarid Regions
Gibbons, C. Dept. of Extension Conn. Dept. of Agriculture/Endes & Associates $7,000
5/07-10/07
Middletown Farmland Preservation and Farmers’ Market Expansion
Goldhamer, D. Center for Regenerative Biology  Conn. Dept. of Public Health/University of Conn. Health Center $131,250
4/07-4/08
Development of a Mouse Model to Study Muscle Stem Cell Activity and Differentiation Capacity of Human Embryonic Stem Cells
Gordina, M. Mathematics National Science Foundation $219,938
5/07-6/10
Infinite-Dimensional Stochastic Analysis
Hebert, R. Institute of Materials Science  National Science Foundation $290,000
5/07-4/10
Accumulative Roll-Bonding Processing of Bulk Nanocomposite Materials
Heffley, D. Economics Conn. Dept. of Economic & Community Development $18,000
4/07-9/07
Database Project
Heffley, D. Economics Conn. Dept. of Economic & Community Development $22,000
6/07-10/07
Economic Research and Analysis and Economic Modeling Services
Jones, R. Physics Dept. of Energy/Thomas Jefferson National Accelerator Facility $70,050
5/07-4/08
Development of Radiators and Instrumentation for the Hall D Tagged Photon Beam
Joo, K. Physics Dept. of Energy $615,000
4/07-4/10
Medium Energy Nuclear Physics with CLAS at Jefferson Lab
Kazerounian, K. Mechanical Engineering National Science Foundation $99,958
8/07-7/08
SGER: A Mechanics Framework for the Analysis and Design of Protein Based Nano Machines
Li, B. Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering National Science Foundation $37,995
8/06-9/08
The Collaborative Research on the Application of Molecular Biology for Environmental Engineers
Luh, P. Electrical & Computer  National Taiwan Foundation of Science & Technology $7,196
5/06-1/07 
Design for Manufacturing and Testing Optimization in Subwavelength Process Technology
McCoach, D. Educational Psychology American Educational Research Association/Indiana University $5,000
5/07-4/08
Modeling Resiliency in the Prevention of Special Education Identification
Pikal, M. Pharmaceutical Sciences Pfizer Inc. $20,000
12/06-12/07
Sensors to Measure Sublimation Rate and Detect Sublimation End-Point
Pikal, M. Pharmaceutical Sciences Nat’l Institutes of Health/Nat’l Cancer Institute/ Physical Sciences Inc. $30,000
3/06-8/06
Process Endpoint Monitor for Lyophilized Biologic Drugs for Cancer Treatment
Ramprasad, R. Institute of Materials Science   National Science Foundation $270,000
8/07-7/10
Electrical Degradation in High-K Dielectrics Based Devices: A Computational Study
Rodriguez, N. Nutritional Sciences Donaghue Medical Research Foundation/ University of Connecticut Health Center $35,200
10/06-6/08
Leucine as a Bioactive Nutrient: A Pilot Study
Rubega, M. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology  National Science Foundation $123,104
4/07-3/09
Seed-Dispersal Mutualisms: The Spatio-Temporal Dynamics of Fleshy-Fruited Plants and their Avian Dispers
Shaw, L. Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering  National Science Foundation/Innovative Technology Inc. $47,040
5/07-3/09
Solid-State Spray Forming of Nanostructured WC/Co Coatings for Improved Wear Resistance
Suib, S. Chemistry Range Fuels Inc. $60,000
3/07-3/08
Synthesis and Characterization of Catalysts
Taylor, U. Dept. of Extension U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Smith-Lever $636,000
5/07-4/12
Connecticut Sustainable Communities Project
Vokoun, J. Natural Resources Management & Engineering  Dept. of Interior/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection $46,918
1/07-5/09
Evaluating Effects of Water Withdrawals on Fish Assemblages in Connecticut Streams
Volek, J. Kinesiology Glanbia Nutritionals Inc. $141,363
6/07-5/08
Effect of a Novel Whey Protein on Markers of Vascular Function
Wang, G. Civil & Environmental Engineering FM Global $10,320
5/07-7/07
Use of Hydrological Models to Provide Loss Prevention Solution
Wilhite, B. Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering Dept. of Defense/Navy/Office of Naval Research $41,054
5/07-5/10
Heat-Integration in Hydrogen Production from Logistics Fuels: Creation of Scalable, Cartridge-Based Microreactor Reformers
Yelin, S. Physics National Science Foundation $150,000
7/07-6/10
Light Propagation Effects in Strongly Interacting Gases
Zhou, S. Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept. of Defense/Navy/Office of Naval Research $359,998
6/07-5/10
The Next Milestone: Multicarrier Acoustic MODEM with Channel-and Network-Adaptivity for Underwater Autonomous Distributed Systems
Zhu, L. Institute of Materials Science  Dept. of Defense/Air Force/South Dakota School of Mines & Technology $25,000
4/07-8/08
Synthesis of Side Chain Liquid Crystalline Polymers
Zhu, Q. Electrical & Computer Engineering  Nat’l Institutes of Health/National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering $1,360,000
4/07-2/11
Near Infrared Diffused Light Imaging with Ultrasound Guidance

 

      
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