The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in April 2009. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied to the Advance each month by OSP.
| Principal Investigator |
Department |
Sponsor |
Total |
Period |
| Ayers, J. |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Conn. Cntr. for Advanced Technology Inc./Biorasis Inc. |
$2,500 |
12/08-5/09 |
| Methodology to Fabricate Long-Life Wireless Needle-Implantable Glucose Sensors: Prototyping Using Advanced Processing and Packaging Technology |
| Bahr, B. |
Pharmaceutical Sciences |
Nat'l. Insts. of Health/Nat'l. Inst. on Aging/Synaptic Dynamics Inc. |
$80,848 |
4/09-4/10 |
| Development of Lysosomal Modulatory Drugs to Treat Alzheimer's Disease |
| Barnes-Farrell, J. |
Psychology |
Cntrs. for Disease Control & Prevention/Nat'l. Inst. for Occupationa |
$1,109 |
1/09-5/09 |
| Characteristics of Effective Job Health and Safety Committees |
| Bohannon, R. |
Physical Therapy |
Nat'l. Insts. of Health/Nat'l. Inst. on Aging/NorthShore University H |
$67,944 |
2/09-12/09 |
| NIH Toolbox Assessment of Neurological and Behavioral Function |
| Casa, D. |
Kinesiology |
Windham Public Schools, Windham, Conn. |
$26,517 |
8/08-6/09 |
| Athletic Training Services: A Partnership with Windham Public Schools |
| Christenson, R. |
Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Nat’l. Science Foundation/Engineering |
$115,509 |
5/09-4/12 |
| Research Experience for Undergraduates Site: Collaborative Research: International REU Program in Smart Structures |
| Dupraz, C. |
Marine Sciences |
American Chemical Society/Petroleum Research Fund |
$100,000 |
5/09-8/11 |
| Microbial Processes During Early Diagenesis of Carbonate Reservoirs: A Laboratory Approach |
| Faggella-Luby, M. |
Educational Psychology |
US Dept. of Edu./Office of Special Edu. & Rehabilitative Svs./Conn |
$80,406 |
3/09-2/11 |
| Post-School Outcomes Survey of Connecticut Special Education Students |
| Fein, D. |
Psychology |
Nat'l. Insts. of Health/Nat'l. Inst. of Child Health & Human Develop |
$5,410,599 |
1/09-3/14 |
| Early Detection of Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
| Frisman, L. |
School of Social Work Instr. & Research |
Conn. Dept. of Mental Health & Addiction Svs. |
$195,578 |
3/09-2/12 |
| Nursing Home Transition Study |
| Karan, O. |
Educational Psychology |
New London Public Schools, New London, Conn. |
$21,577 |
8/08-6/09 |
| Counseling Psychology Internship – Kendria Vereen |
| Kharchenko, V. |
Physics |
Nat'l. Aeronautics & Space Administration |
$201,349 |
3/09-3/11 |
| Energetic Atoms in the Martian Atmosphere, Past and Present |
| Li, B. |
Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Environmental Protection Agency/Fuss & O'Neill Inc. |
$45,000 |
2/09-1/10 |
| Electricity Generation From Anaerobic Wastewater Treatment in Microbial Fuel Cells |
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| Loturco, J. |
Physiology & Neurobiology |
Nat'l. Insts. of Health |
$432,745 |
4/09-3/12 |
| The Role of DISCI in Synapse Formation and Function in the Developing Pre-Frontal Cortex |
| Lynch, M. |
Philosophy |
Nat'l. Endowment for the Humanities |
$46,200 |
6/09-4/10 |
| Functionalist Theory of Truth |
| Mazerolle, S. |
Kinesiology |
Eastern Athletic Trainers' Association |
$4,000 |
2/09-1/10 |
| Promotion of Work and Life Balance Among Division I Athletic Trainers |
| Papadimitrakopoulos, F. |
Chemistry |
Dept. of Defense/Air Force Office of Scientific Research |
$540,000 |
5/09-4/12 |
| Flavin-Assisted Single-Walled Nano Tubes Separation and Functionalization |
| Pattipati, K. |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Dept. of Defense/Navy/Office of Naval Research/Aptima Inc. |
$80,000 |
3/09-12/09 |
| Decision Support Systems for Quantifying the Impact of Oceanographic Environment on Maritime Operations |
| Robbins, G. |
Natural Resources & the Environment |
General Motors Corp./ENVIRON International Corp. |
$50,000 |
1/09-12/09 |
| Evaluating the Use of Oxygen Release Compound for Remediating Excess Dissolved Manganese in Ground Water |
| Rossetti, G. |
Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engr. |
Dept. of Defense/Army Research Laboratory |
$46,542 |
4/09-12/09 |
| Short Term Innovative Research: Nanoscale Domain Structure Control in Funtional Oxides |
| Stein, A. |
Mathematics |
Dept. of Commerce/Nat'l. Inst. of Standards & Technology |
$7,715 |
5/09-9/09 |
| National Institute of Standards & Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program |
| Tang, J. |
Mechanical Engineering |
Nat’l. Science Foundation/Engineering |
$143,333 |
6/09-5/12 |
| Grant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry/Collaborative Research: Understanding and Controlling Variation Propagation in Periodic Structures: From Geometry to Dynamic Response |
| Valiquette, E. |
Extension |
Danbury Public Schools, Danbury, Conn. |
$1,720 |
3/09-6/09 |
| Danbury 4-H Afterschool |
| Wagner, D. |
Ecology & Evolutionary Biology |
Northeast Utilities |
$83,804 |
4/09-3/10 |
| Interstate Reliability Project Invertebrate Survey |
| Weiss, R. |
Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engr. |
Nat’l. Science Foundation/Mathematical & Physical Sciences |
$375,000 |
6/09-5/12 |
| Shape Memory Elastomers Derived From Ionomer/Fatty Acid Blends |
| Zhou, S. |
Electrical & Computer Engineering |
Dept. of Defense/Navy/Office of Naval Research |
$999,998 |
4/09-3/14 |
| Advancing Underwater Acoustic Communication for Autonomous Distributed Networks via Sparse Channel Sensing, Coding and Navigation Support |
