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Grants

- May 4, 2009

 

The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in March 2009. 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
Barnes-Farrell, J. Psychology Nat'l. Society of Black Engineers
$24,045
2/09-10/09
2009 National Society of Black Engineers Student Survey
Behuniak, P. Educational Psychology Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services/Conn. Dept. of Education
$665,588
10/07-9/10
Validity General Supervision Enhancement Grant Consortium for Alternate Assessments Based on Alternate Achievement Standards
Cao, C. Mechanical Engineering Nat'l. Aeronautics & Space Admin./United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney
$100,000
3/09-3/10
Fast-Response Engine Research (FastER) Adaptive Control
Carstensen, F. Economics Biggins Lacy Shapiro & Co. LLC
$12,613
6/08-9/08
Fairfield Project
Christenson, R. Civil & Environmental Engineering Nat'l. Science Foundation/Engineering
$200,000
3/09-2/11
NEESR-SD: Development of a Real-Time Multi-Site Hybrid Testing Tool for NEES
Chun, O. Nutritional Sciences American Heart Association
$113,834
8/08-6/10
Total Dietary Antioxidant Capacity Associated with the Risks of Cardiovascular Disease Mediated by Oxidative Stress
Cornman, D. Center for Health, Intervention & Prevention Dept. of Defense/Navy
$100,000
1/09-1/10
Expanded ARV Adherence Program and Prevention-with-Positives Program in Uganda 2008-2009
Cornman, D. Center for Health, Intervention & Prevention Dept. of Defense/Navy
$150,000
12/08-11/09
Prevention with Positives in Military Settings in Mozambique
Cornman, D. Center for Health, Intervention & Prevention Dept. of Defense/Navy
$425,000
08/08-07/09
Prevention with Positives in Military Settings in Ethiopia & Increasing ARV Adherence in Military Settings in Ethiopia
Cornman, D. Center for Health, Intervention & Prevention Nat'l. Insts. of Health/Centers for Disease Control & Prevention /Nat'l. Center on Birth Defects & Developmental Disabilities/Family Planning Council
$115,509
9/08-8/11
Family Planning & Preconception HIV Testing
Faghri, A. Mechanical Engineering Dept. of Energy
$1,290,362
9/08-12/11
Research and Development for Novel Thermal Energy Storage Systems for Concentrating Solar Power
Ferris, A. Center for Public Health & Health Policy U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/UConn Health Center
$456,659
10/08-6/11
Effectiveness of an IBM-based Intervention for Reducing Sweetened Beverage Consumption in Preschool Children
Gao, R. Mechanical Engineering Nat'l. Science Foundation/Engr./Univ. of Massachusetts-Amherst
$400,102
8/08-10/11
Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation (EFRI): Event-Driven Sensing for Enterprise Reconfigurability and Optimization
Garey, A. Human Dev./Family Studies Instr. & Rsrch. Nat'l. Insts. of Health/Nat'l. Inst. of Child Health & Human Development/Brown Univ.
$32,037
7/08-7/09
Measuring Social Connection Using Multiple Data Sources
Gray, P. Extension U.S. Dept. of Agriculture/Univ. of Hawaii
$30,000
10/08-9/09
CT Military 4-H Clubs
Green, J. Psychology Nat'l. Insts. of Health/Nat'l. Inst. of Child Health & Human Development/Univ. of Minnesota
$53,944
9/08-7/10
Quantifying Children's Emotions with the Emotion Intensity Linkage Function Model
Grillo, M. Extension New Haven Board of Education
$15,000
1/09-6/09
4-H Horticultural Program
Harel, O. Statistics Conn. Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Servs./UConn Health Center
$9,634
1/09-5/09
An Evaluation of Connecticut's Statewide Suicide Prevention Plan
Jordan, E. Mechanical Engineering United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney
$60,000
3/09-12/09
Life Prediction for Ceramic Coating
Kraus, C. Center for Survey Research & Analysis Town of Lebanon, Conn.
$12,500
8/08-11/08
Lebanon Land Preservation Survey
Les, D. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Nat'l. Science Foundation/Biology
$430,140
3/09-2/12
Completing a Virtual Herbarium at the University of Connecticut
Les, D. Ecology & Evolutionary Biology Nat'l. Science Foundation/Biology
$297,040
3/09-2/12
Collaborative Research: Systematic and Ecological Studies of North American Najas L. (Hydrocharitaceae)
Liu, L. Civil & Environmental Engineering City of Avalon, California/University of California at Irvine
$9,810
1/09-1/10
Two-Dimensional Electric Resistivity Tomography for Assisting Characterization of Sewage Water Contamination to the Avalon Bay, California
Malla, R. Civil & Environmental Engineering Nat'l. Aeronautics & Space Admin./Honeybee Robotics Spacecraft Mechanisms Corp.
$33,500
4/09-5/10
Finite Element Analysis of Percussive Systems for Planetary Exploration
Malla, R. Civil & Environmental Engineering Nat'l. Aeronautics & Space Admin./Univ. of Hartford
$20,000
6/09-8/10
Analysis and Design of a Lunar Base with Regolith (Soil)-Structure Interaction
Martinez, M. ISS-Academic Programs Center Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut
$3,950
8/08-4/09
Kids and Books/Let's Read
Murphy, K. Mechanical Engineering Dept. of Defense/Navy/Office of Naval Research
$159,967
5/09-6/11
Predicting Structural Integrity of Naval Vessels Using a Bayesian Approach: Modeling and Practical Implementations
Nadeau, J. Animal Science American Youth Horse Council
$750
4/09-3/10
Horse Environmental Awareness Program: Youth Outreach: Horses and Humans for a Healthy Habitat
Naples, N. Sociology Nat'l. Science Foundation/Social, Behavioral & Economic Sciences
$162,017
3/09-2/11
Family Policy, Social Movements, and the Law: A Comparative Study of Australia and the United States
Pikal, M. Pharmaceutical Sciences Nat'l. Insts. of Health/Dept. of Commerce/Nat'l. Inst. of Standards & Technology
$126,253
10/08-9/09
Ambient, Dry State Preservation of Therapeutic Macromolecules
Robinson, V. Molecular & Cell Biology Nat'l. Science Foundation/Biology
$934,500
4/09-3/14
The Influence of ppGpp on the Cellular Action of BipA
Sabatelli, R. Human Dev./Family Studies Instr. & Rsrch. Nat'l. Council on Family Relations
$138,719
1/09-12/13
Family Relations: Interdisciplinary Journal of Applied Family Sciences
Shea, D. Connecticut Transportation Institute Dept. of Transportation/Federal Highway Admin./Conn. Dept. of Transportation
$340,000
1/09-12/09
Technology Transfer Center 
Singh, P. Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engr. Dept. of Energy/Pacific Northwest Nat'l. Lab./Battelle Memorial Inst.
$50,975
3/09-8/09
Direct Boron Fuel Cell Feasibility
Swadlow, H. Psychology Nat'l. Insts. of Health/Nat'l. Inst. of Mental Health
$420,125
2/09-11/10
Spike-Triggered Current Source-Density Analysis: The Synaptic Impact of a Single Neuron on a Cortical Domain
Tufts, J. Communication Sciences Phonak Communications AG
$31,481
1/09-5/09
User Satisfaction with Phonak Serenity Hearing Protection Systems
Vadiveloo, J. Mathematics Watson Wyatt Worldwide
$10,000
12/08-2/09
Best Reinsurance Actuarial Services
Wang, B. Computer Science & Engineering Dept. of Defense/Navy/Qualtech Systems Inc.
$64,940
3/09-7/10
Prognostics and Health Management for Afloat Information Technology and Network Services System (Phase II)
Warner, G. Natural Resources & the Environment Dept. of Interior/U.S. Geological Survey
$92,335
3/09-2/10
Water Resources Technology Transfer Initiative
Willis, B. Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engr. Dept. of Defense/Navy/Office of Naval Research
$313,321
1/09-9/11
Next Generation Biochemical Sensor Based on Tunneling Spectroscopy
Willis, B. Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engr. Dept. of Energy/Pacific Northwest Nat'l. Lab./Battelle Memorial Inst.
$78,262
1/09-2/10
Development of Alternative, Low-Cost and Durable High Performance Cathode Supports for PEM Fuel Cells

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      
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