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Grants

- September 29, 2008

The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in July 2008. 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 Total Period
Arnold, C. Extension Conn. Office of Policy & Management
$150,000
7/08-6/09
Conn. Land Use Academy: Year Three
Bartholomew, C. Extension U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
$22,499
7/08-6/09
Conn. Women's Network for Risk Management, Education, and Outreach
Boggs, S. Institute of Materials Science LDIC GmbH
$280,000
1/09-12/12
Partial Discharge Detection and the Effect thereof on Insulation Materials
Boucher, T. Extension Univ. of Vermont
$9,902
4/08-12/09
Hastening Adoption of Zone-Tillage on Conn. / New England Vegetable Farms
Bravo-Ureta, B. Office of Multicultural & International Affairs U.S. Agency for International Development / Univ. of Georgia
$388,771
1/08-9/12
Peanut Production and Livelihoods of Farm Households in Middle Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Ghana)
Brown, S. Educational Psychology U.S. Dept. of Education – Institute of Education Sciences
$996,785
8/08-6/11
Expanding the Science and Literacy Curricular Space: The Global Ed II Project
Bucklin, A. Marine Sciences WET Labs
$29,000
7/08-7/08
Research Vessel Connecticut Charter by WET Labs Inc.
Bucklin, A. Marine Sciences Univ. of Rhode Island
$4,932
7/08-7/08
Research Vessel Connecticut Charter by Univ. of Rhode Island for Ullman Tripod Recovery
Bucklin, A. Marine Sciences Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution
$17,400
6/08-6/08
Research Vessel Connecticut Charter by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for Kemp Buoy Deployment
Bucklin, A. Marine Sciences Dept. of Interior / U.S Geological Survey
$29,000
8/08-8/08
Research Vessel Connecticut Charter by U.S. Geological Survey
Bucklin, A. Marine Sciences Woods Hole Group Inc.
$29,000
7/08-7/08
Research Vessel Connecticut Charter by Woods Hole Group Inc.
Carstensen, F. Conn. Center for Economic Analysis Conn. Independent College & Univ. Institute for Research & Public Service
$11,000
8/08-9/08
Economic Impact of the Colleges and Universities of the Conn. Independent College and Univ. Institute for Research and Public Service
Casa, D. Kinesiology The Rectory School
$24,946
8/08-6/09
Athletic Training Services: A Partnership with the Rectory School
Casa, D. Kinesiology RHAM High School, Hebron 
$22,165
8/08-6/09
Athletic Training Services: A Partnership with Regional District #8
Casa, D. Kinesiology Hartford Public Schools 
$16,221
8/08-6/09
Athletic Training Services: A Partnership with Hartford Public Schools
Chang, K. History Yale Univ.
$63,500
7/08-6/09
Ethnicity, Race, and Migration Scholar at Yale Univ.
Chiu, W. Mechanical Engineering National Science Foundation
$10,000
8/08-7/09
Advanced Thermal Processing Workshop
Clausen, J. Natural Resources Management & Engineering Environmental Protection Agency / Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection
$50,000
7/08-4/10
Gant Plaza Green Roof Project
Cui, J. Computer Science & Engineering National Science Foundation
$500,000
8/08-7/11
MRI: Development of Instrumentation for an Autonomous Underwater Sensor Network System
Czuba, C. Extension Conn. Dept. of Corrections
$6,000
7/08-6/09
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Conn. Dept. of Corrections and the Univ. of Conn. Dept. of Extension System
Dautrich, K. Public Policy Conn. Office of the Governor / Conn. Office of Policy & Management
$223,406
6/08-8/10
Conn. Government Budget Review
Deguise, S. Sea Grant College Program Dept. of Commerce/Nat’l Oceanic & Atmospheric Admin./Oceanic & Atmospheric Research
$400,000
4/08-3/13
Regional Ocean Research Planning to Support Ecosystem-Based Management for the New York Bight
Fan, T. Mechanical Engineering National Science Foundation
$200,000
8/08-7/10
New Concepts in Fluidics and Cellular Mechanics for Controlled Microinjection
Frisman, L. School of Social Work Instruction & Research Conn. Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Services
$102,539
6/08-5/09
Evaluation of Trauma and Women's Services Initiatives
Gao, P. Institute of Materials Science American Chemical Society / Petroleum Research Fund
$50,000
9/08-8/10
A Systematic Study on Vapor-Liquid-Solid Growth Process of Metal Oxide Nanodendrites
Gaudio, M. Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering Environmental Protection Agency / Nat’l. Center for Healthy Housing
$3,000
9/07-8/08
Promoting Training and Outreach on Lead Poisoning Prevention in Underserved Rural Communities
Geary, S. Biotechnology / Bioservices Center U.S. Dept. of Agriculture / Agricultural Research Service
$529,453
6/08-5/09
Advanced Vaccine Research
Guillard, K. Plant Science Agricultural Research Foundation
$18,000
1/08-12/09
Support of the Fescue-To-The-Rescue Program
Jockusch, E. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology National Science Foundation
$11,992
7/08-9/09
Dissertation Research: Origin and Diversification of Pseudoscorpions on Granite Outcrops in Southwestern Australia
Karan, O. Educational Psychology Stafford Public Schools
$14,386
8/08-6/09
Counseling Psychology Internship – I-Hsuan Ho
Karan, O. Educational Psychology New London Science & Technology Magnet High School
$14,386
8/08-6/09
Counseling Psychology Internship – Michelle Mercado
Karan, O. Educational Psychology Bloomfield Public Schools
$28,771
8/08-6/09
Counseling Psychology Internship – Ashley Morris
Kehle, T. Educational Psychology Tolland Public Schools 
$16,829
8/08-6/09
School Psychology Internship – Teresa Lebel
Kehle, T. Educational Psychology Glastonbury Public Schools
$33,657
8/08-6/09
School Psychology Internships – Catherine Foote and Erin Sullivan
Krueger, W. Center for Regenerative Biology Conn. Dept. of Public Health
$82,790
6/08-3/09
Cell Cycle and Nuclear Reprogramming by Somatic Cell Fusion
Lei, Y. Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering National Science Foundation
$160,058
9/08-8/10
Rapid, Sensitive, and Sequential Detection of E. coli and Total Coliforms Using Engineered Conducting Membranes for Water Quality Control
Lemons, R. Educational Leadership Conn. Center for School Change
$31,000
7/08-6/09
Leadership Development for Urban School Leaders
Les, D. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Nat’l. Science Foundation / Western Conn. State Univ.
$10,000
7/08-5/09
RUI: Surveys of Podostemaceae (riverweeds) in Latin America
Leykekhman, D. Mathematics National Science Foundation
$106,836
7/08-6/11
Discontinuous Galerkin Methods for Optimal Control Problems Governed by Advection-Diffusion Equations
Li, Y. Plant Science U.S. Dept. of Agriculture
$293,705
7/08-7/09
New England Center for Invasive Plants, Connecticut, Vermont, and Maine
Little, C. Educational Psychology Conn. Dept. of Higher Education
$35,922
6/08-5/09
Evaluation of Teacher Quality Partnership Grants
Marcus, H. Institute of Materials Science Dept. of Defense / Air Force Office of Scientific Research / Conn. Center for Advanced Technology Inc.
$91,880
6/08-5/09
Support for the Application of Lasers to Materials Processing
Mason, R. Marine Sciences National Science Foundation
$60,186
8/08-7/10
Collaborative Research: A GEOTRACES Intercalibration of Collection, Handling, and Analysis Methods for Mercury Species in Seawater
Mason, R. Marine Sciences Nat’l. Institutes of Health / Nat’l. Institute of Environmental Health Sciences / Dartmouth College
$373,247
4/08-3/13
Toxic Metals in the Northeast: From Biological to Environmental Implications
McCartney, R. Computer Science & Engineering National Science Foundation
$27,058
8/08-7/10
Collaborative Research: Commonsense Computing: What Students Know Before We Teach
O'Neill, R. Molecular & Cell Biology National Science Foundation
$809,998
7/08-6/11
The Impact of Retroelement Expression on Centromere Determination in Marsupials
Papadimitrakopoulos, F. Institute of Materials Science National Science Foundation
$200,127
9/08-8/11
Collaborative Research: Diameter and Chirality Control Through Regrowth of Single Wall Carbon Nanotubes
Quinn, D. Psychology Nat’l. Institutes of Health / Nat’l. Institute of Mental Health
$480,638
8/08-5/11
Predicting Psychological Distress for People with Concealable Stigmatized Identities
Schlichting, C. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology National Science Foundation
$12,000
6/08-5/10
Dissertation Research: Do Egg Size Effects Cascade through Salamander Ontogeny? Allometric Engineering of Maternal Provisioning
Seery, T. Institute of Materials Science American Chemical Society / Petroleum Research Fund
$100,000
9/08-8/10
Dynamic Light Scattering from Light Absorbing Solutions
Settlage, J. Curriculum & Instruction Conn. Science Center
$30,000
8/08-5/09
Doctoral Candidate at Connecticut Science Center
Simonsen, W. Public Policy Conn. Dept. of Economic & Community Development
$23,477
8/08-5/09
Internship Program
Smirnova, A. Conn. Institute of Fuel Cell Research & Innovation United Technologies/UTC Power/UTC Fuel Cells
$2,500
5/08-8/08
Synthesis of Carbon Aerogels
Suib, S. Chemistry National Science Foundation
$303,191
7/08-6/11
GOALI – Microwave Reactor Applications for Biomass and Green Technologies
Swadlow, H. Psychology Nat’l. Institutes of Health / Nat’l. Eye Institute
$1,164,458
8/08-7/11
Cortical Processing of Visual Information During Alert and Non-Alert Brain States
Tehranipoor, M. Electrical & Computer Engineering National Science Foundation
$250,000
9/08-8/11
CPA-DA: Dealing with Voltage Variations and Supply Noise During Performance Verification in Nanometer Technology Designs
Tufts, J. Communication Sciences Dept. of Defense / Navy
$16,879
5/08-8/08
Enabling Tech for Prediction of Noise-Induced Hearing Loss Incidence and Economic Cost
Ulloa-Beal, S. ISS-Academic Programs Center Conn. Dept. of Higher Education
$127,313
7/08-6/09
Conn. Awareness Preparation Program (ConnCAP)
Valiquette, E. Extension J.C. Penney Afterschool Fund Inc. / Nat’l. 4-H Council
$77,400
8/08-6/09
Danbury Afterschool
Vokoun, J. Natural Resources Management & Engineering Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection
$24,528
6/08-3/09
Determining Swim Speed Performance Characteristics for Fish Passage of Burbot using an Experimental Flume and Nature-Like Fishway
Volin, J. Natural Resources Management & Engineering Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection
$150,000
6/08-7/10
Evaluating Multiple Control Methods for Hydrilla verticillata in the Silvermine River System
Westa, S. Extension Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor Inc.
$70,000
7/08-6/09
Cooperative Agreement between the Quinebaug-Shetucket Heritage Corridor Inc. and the Univ. of Conn. for the Green Valley Institute
Willett, P. Electrical & Computer Engineering Dept. of Defense / Navy / Office of Naval Research
$69,256
6/08-12/08
Tracking Primer
Worthley, T. Extension U.S. Dept. of Agriculture / Forest Service / Conn. Dept. of Environmental Protection
$63,173
4/08-4/10
Monitoring Protocol for Forest Ecosystem Health
Yan, J. Statistics National Science Foundation
$150,000
7/08-6/11
Unified Dynamic Modeling of Event Time Data with Semiparametric Profile Estimating Functions: Theory, Computing, and Applications
Yao, X. Chemistry American Cancer Society Inc. / Univ. of Conn. Health Center
$20,000
8/08-7/09
Novel Methods for Identification and Quantitation of Phosphotyrosinyl Proteins in Head and Neck Cancer Cells Responding to EGF Stimulation
Zhu, L. Institute of Materials Science Dept. of Defense / Air Force / Agiltron Inc.
$112,500
11/07-8/08
Nanodielectrics for High Power Capacitors and Passive Applications, Phase II
Zinn, S. Animal Science Quebec-Labrador Foundation
$750
6/08-9/08
Using the Somatotropic Axis as a Model to Predict Nutritional Status in Free Ranging Harbor Seals Pups in Southern New England

 

 

      
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