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