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Grants

- October 15, 2007



The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in July 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 Amount Award Period
 
Accorsi, M. Civil & Environmental Engineering Dept. of Defense/Army
$43,157
7/07-12/07
Advanced Numerical Simulation of Electromagnetic Wave Propagation With Multi-Region, Pseudospectral, Time-Domain Method for Surface and Subsurface Sensing
Armstrong, L. Kinesiology Waite, Schneider, Bayless and Chesley Co. LPA
$57,871
7/07-8/07
Thermoregulatory and Physiological Strain Due to Athletic Equipment
Barnes-Farrell, J. Psychology Dept. of Transportation/Volpe (John A.) Nat’l. Transportation Systems Center
$52,116
7/07-6/08
Organization Behavior and Safety Culture Psychometric Instrumentation and Analysis
Bravo-Ureta, B. Office of Multicultural & International Affairs U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Foreign Agricultural Service
$21,773
7/07-7/12
Food Safety and U.S. Regulations: An International Seminar
Bucklin, A. Marine Sciences Dept. of Defense/Navy/Office of Naval Research
$15,000
9/07-10/07
Research Vessel Connecticut Charter: OASIS
Carstensen, F. Connecticut Center for Economic Analysis Conn. Dept. of Public Health
$10,000
3/07-8/07
Population Estimates 2001 to 2005
Carstensen, F. Economics Aircraft Facilities Group LLC
$14,250
6/07-9/07
Economic Impact of Proposed Developments at Sikorsky Airport
Casa, D. Kinesiology The Rectory School
$22,807
8/07-5/08
Athletic Training Services for Area High Schools: A Partnership with The Rectory School
Casa, D. Kinesiology Bloomfield Public Schools
$15,711
6/07-6/08
Athletic Training Services for Area High Schools: A Partnership with Bloomfield Public Schools (Bloomfield High School) 
Courtmanche, J. English U.S. Dept. of Education/Nat’l. Writing Project Corp.
$45,000
7/07-6/08
Connecticut Writing Project – Storrs 
Dam Guerrero, H. Marine Sciences Environmental Protection Agency/Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection
$120,000
5/07-5/08
Mesozooplankton and Microzooplankton Analyses
Dashefsky, A. Sociology United Jewish Communities
$80,000
7/07-6/08
Mandell L. Berman Institute North American Jewish Data Bank
Davidson, K. School of Social Work, Office of Dean Conn. Dept. of Children & Families/Southern Conn. State Univ.
$26,621
7/07-6/08
Master’s Certificate Program
Dumont-Mathieu, T. Psychology Donaghue Medical Research Foundation/Univ. of Conn. Health Center
$36,250
7/07-6/08
Understanding and Overcoming the Barriers to Developmental Screening in Pediatric Practices
Fisher, J. Psychology Nat’l. Institutes of Health/Nat’l. Institute of Mental Health
$31,003
9/07-10/09
Addressing the Role of Emotion in Risky Sexual Behavior
Frisman, L. School of Social Work, Office of Dean Nat’l. Institutes of Health/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Adm./Connecticut Department  of Mental Health & Addiction Services
$55,000
6/07-12/07
Aged-Out Youths in Adult System
Gao, P. Institute of Materials Science  United Technologies-Research Center/United Technologies Corp.
$13,361
6/07-8/07
Synthesis of ZnO Nanostructures as Field Emitters
Getchis, T. Extension U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center
$102,682
11/06-4/08
Northeastern Regional Aquaculture Center Regional Extension Project
Gibson, G. Physics Nat’l. Science Foundation
$340,633
8/07-7/08
Strong Field Molecular Spectroscopy and Dynamics
Goberman, D. Institute of Materials Science Lenox, Inc.
$171,576
7/07-7/09
Improving Steel Saw Blades Using Ion Implantation and Fundamental First Principles Computational Modeling
Gokhale, S. Computer Science & Engineering  Conn. Dept. of Information Technology
$36,648
7/07-1/08
Reverse Engineering DCP2S Requirements
Goldman, B. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology  Nat’l. Science Foundation/Univ. of Massachusetts
$120,483.00
8/07-7/10
Social Control of CNS Morphology in a Eusocial Mammal
Gray, S. Extension Main Street Community Foundation
$3,150
7/07-6/08
“A New Beginning” Food and Fitness Curriculum for Bristol Teens
Hannafin, R. Educational Psychology Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc.
$7,224
5/07-8/07
Educational Technology Internship – Summer Research Assistant Yingjie Liu
Henning, R. Psychology Nat’l. Institutes of Health/Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
$309,000
7/07-6/10
Occupational Health Psychology Training Program
Knecht, D. Molecular & Cell Biology Nat’l. Science Foundation
$367,305
9/07-8/09
MRI: Acquisition of a Confocal System for Live Cell Imaging System
Kraus, C. Center for Survey Research & Analysis Dept. of Health & Human Services/Admin. for Children & Families/Louisiana 
$34,120
3/07-9/07
Louisiana Foster Care Program Survey
Kraus, C. Center for Survey Research & Analysis Dept. of Labor/Employment & Training Activity/Wash. State Workforce Training & Educ.
$450,000
7/07-12/10
Washington Workforce Investment Act
Likens, G. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Commonwealth Scientific & Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) 
$74,870
12/07-5/08
Healthy Water Ecosystems
Little, C. Educational Psychology U.S. Dept. of Education/Conn. Dept. of Higher Education
$37,991
6/07-6/08
Year 4: Evaluation of Teacher Quality Partnership Grants 2007/08
Lyon, E. School of Social Work, Instruction & Research  Casey (Annie E.) Foundation/Pennsylvania Coalition Against Domestic Violence
$15,000
5/07-12/07
Nat’l. Domestic Violence Shelter Study
Polifroni, E. Nursing Instruction & Research Nat’l. Institutes of Health/HRSA/Bureau of Health Professionals
$56,158
7/07-6/08
Advanced Education Nursing Traineeship
Proenza, C. Physiology & Neurobiology American Heart Association
$198,000
7/07-6/10
Molecular Mechanisms for Beta Adrenergic Control of Heart Rate in Murine Sinoatrial Myocytes
Rajasekaran, S. Computer Science & Engineering Nat’l. Institutes of Health/Univ. of Conn. Health Center
$103,892
5/07-4/08
Building Motif Lexicons
Rajasekaran, S. Computer Science & Engineering Nat’l. Science Foundation/U.S.-Egypt Joint Science & Technology Board
$89,989
8/07-7/09
High Performance Techniques for Remote Sensing
Rojas, E. Curriculum & Instruction U.S. Dept. of Education/Office of English Language Acquisition
$1,498,560
7/07-6/12
Raising Expectations for All English Language Learners (REALL)
Rubio, M. Physiology & Neurobiology Nat’l. Institutes of Health/Nat’l. Institute on Deafness & Other Communication Disorders/Yale University
$101,680
4/07-3/11
Glial Cell Function on SVZ Neurogenesis
Sheckley, B. Educational Leadership United Technologies-Pratt and Whitney
$73,000
8/07-8/08
Using Principles of How Adults Learn Best to Improve EHandS Training Programs II
Shvartsman, A. Computer Science & Engineering Nat’l. Science Foundation/Massachusetts Institute of Technology
$177,713
6/07-5/10
Extending the Power and Applicability of the Timed Input/Output Automata Framework
Slavin, L. Mathematics Nat’l. Science Foundation
$119,998
7/07-6/10
Topics in Pure and Applied Harmonic Analysis
Smith, A. Anthropology Wenner Gren Foundation for Anthropological Research
$25,000
7/07-6/10
Examining Agriculture and Societal Collapse in the Near East
Sugai, G. Educational Psychology Bridgeport Public Schools
$8,000
7/07-6/08
Function Based Support Curriculum Development
Suib, S. Chemistry Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp./Saint-Gobain Ceramics & Plastics Inc.
$25,000
7/07-1/08
Characterization and Preparation of Modified Fluoropolymer Surfaces to Promote Adhesion Between Fluoropolymers and Other Substrate Materials
Teschke, C. Molecular & Cell Biology Nat’l. Institutes of Health/Nat’l. Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases
$152,000
7/07-6/09
Function of SecA2 in Mycobacterium Tuberculosis Protein Export
Venkitanarayanan, K. Animal Science Biosafe Systems LLC
$10,000
7/07-12/07
Evaluating the Efficacy and Safety of Caprylic Acid, CAFO6 or CAF06/SaniDate Combination for Application as a Post-Milking Teat Dip in Cattle
Wilhite, B. Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering Nat’l. Science Foundation
$79,694
9/07-8/08
Hydrogen from Ethanol via Integrated Ceramic Microchannel Membrane Networks

 

 

 

      
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