The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in October 2012. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is provided each month by OSP.

Allen, J., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Northeast Plant Diagnostic Network
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture/Cornell University, $19,750, 7/12-7/13

Andrew, S., Animal Science
Optimizing the Feeding of Snaplage to Reduce the Cost of Production and to Enhance Sustainability of Dairy Farms in the Northeast
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture/University of Vermont, $14,944, 8/12-12/13

Arnold Jr., C., Extension CES – Middlesex
Recommendations for Enhancements to NOAA’s Coastal Land Cover Atlas
DOC/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/Photo Science, $28,100, 10/12-9/13

Balcom, N., Extension CES – Middlesex
DEEP 2013 Aquatic Nuisance Species Co-operative Agreement
DOI/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $34,676, 8/12-8/13

Bartholomew, C., Extension CES – Hartford
University of Connecticut, Cooperative Extension, Pesticide Safety Education Program
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $10,000, 9/12-8/13

Basu, A., Chemistry
Genotoxicity and Repair of Tobacco-Specific Nitrosamine DNA Adducts
PHS/National Institutes of Health/Pennsylvania State University, $173,705, 5/12-3/13

Bonelli, J., Extension
Grass-fed All Year Long: Strategies for Expanding Winter Production of Local, Grass-fed Meat
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture/University of Vermont, $59,583, 10/12-10/13

Bosker, T., Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering
The Combined Effect of Environmental and Anthropogenic Stressors on Fish Health
Consortium for Ocean Leadership, $1,385,339, 10/12-12/15

Bushmich, S., Pathobiology & Veterinary Science
Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory
PHS/DHHS/Food & Drug Administration, $16,500, 9/12-8/17

Chaudhuri, B., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Organic Solvent Vapor Mass Flow Rate Monitor for Pharmaceutical Drying Operations
PHS/National Institutes of Health/Physical Sciences Inc., $6,000, 10/12-4/13

Deguise, S., Sea Grant College Program
Advancing Coastal and Marine Spatial Planning in the Northeast: Connecticut Share
DOC/NOAA/Northeast Regional Ocean Council, $71,269, 7/12-6/13

Dietz, M., Extension CES – Middlesex
Multi-Faceted Support of IC-TMDL Implementation
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $90,000, 9/12-9/13

Elphick, C., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Sentinels of Climate Change: Coastal Indicators of Wildlife and Ecosystem Change in Long Island Sound
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $193,049, 8/12-4/14

Enderle, J., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Clinical Engineering Internship Program at Brigham & Women’s Hospital
Brigham & Women’s Hospital, $74,268, 8/12-5/13

Farley, M., Student Activities Office
Jumpstart Program at the University of Connecticut – Storrs
Corporation for National and Community Service/Jumpstart Inc., $130,600, 9/12-8/13

Farrell, A., Human Development/Family Studies Instruction & Research
University Center for Excellence (UCEDD)
PHS/DHHS/Administration for Children & Families/University of Connecticut Health Center, $7,275, 8/12-6/13

Garrick, N., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Towards More Livable and Sustainable Cities: The Impact of Parking Policies on the Long-term Vitality of American Cities
DOT/Department of Transportation/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $63,410, 8/12-12/13

Geary, S., Pathobiology & Veterinary Science
Ecological Drivers of Virulence Evolution in an Emerging Avian Pathogen
PHS/NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences/Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, $90,000, 9/12-8/13

Gokhale, S., Computer Science & Engineering
Automated Congestion Prediction with Smart Phones
DOT/Department of Transportation/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $107,244, 8/12-12/13

Green, J., Psychology
Release Time for Funding for Kenneth Pugh Ph. D.
Yale University, $103,800, 8/12-8/13

Huang, H., School of Engineering Office of Dean
From Nanofabrication to Commercial Production of Solar Cells
NSF/OD, $50,000, 10/12-3/13

Huang, L., Statistics
Geometric Problems in General Relativity
NSF/MPS, $41,900, 7/12-8/13

Hyde, B., Extension CES – Middlesex
Basic Training for Land Use Commissioners
DOI/National Park Service/Last Green Valley Inc., $6,989, 9/12-4/13

Ivan, J., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Investigation of Road and Roadside Design Elements Associated with Elderly Pedestrian Safety
DOT/Department of Transportation/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $63,038, 8/12-12/13

Johnson, B., Psychology
Alcohol Consumption and HIV Behavior: Evaluating the Evidence
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism/Miriam Hospital, $78,636, 9/12-5/16

Kerlin, A., Student Health Services
A Single-dose, Randomized, Double-blind, Placebo-controlled, Onset-of-Action Study Utilizing the Double-stopwatch Method
Schachtel Associates, $174,415, 10/12-9/13

Konduri, K., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Transportation System Modeling in the Information Era
DOT/Department of Transportation/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $82,773, 8/12-12/13

Legrand, A., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Integrated Pest Management Training for the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service, $25,000, 9/12-2/14

Martinez, M., ISS-Academic Programs Center
Ronald E. McNair Postbaccalaureate Achievement Program
ED/Office of Postsecondary Education, $220,000, 10/12-9/13

Munteanu, O., Mathematics
Ricci Curvature and the Structure of Manifolds
NSF/MPS, $44,666, 7/12-6/13

Olins, R., School of Social Work Office of Dean
Master’s Certificate Program
Conn. Department of Children & Families, $45,133, 10/12-6/13

Pask, A., Molecular & Cell Biology
New Players in Urethral Closure; Defining the Role of a Novel Long Noncoding RNA
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive & Kidney Diseases, $1,716,619, 9/12-7/17

Perkins, C., Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering
Analysis of PAHs and Corexit in Tissues of the Common Loon (Gavia immer)
DOI/U.S. Geological Survey, $6,000, 9/12-9/13

Ravishanker, N., Statistics
2013 International Conference on Statistics, Science, and Society: New Challenges and Opportunities
NSF/MPS, $25,000, 9/12-8/13

Rogers, H., Educational Psychology
The Use of Concept Inventory Data in Advanced Placement Classrooms
College Board, $24,500, 9/12-8/14

Shor, L., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Structuring the Rhizosphere: Using Protozoa to Sow Bacteria in 3D for Sustainable Crop Production
Gates (Bill and Melinda) Foundation, $100,000, 11/12-4/14

Simonsen, W., Public Policy
MPA Internship Program
Not Available/Conn. Children’s Medical Center, $6,500, 8/12-1/13

Stephens, R., Music
Gullah Voices: Music, Creativity, and Cultural Memory
NEH/National Endowment for the Humanities, $179,915, 10/12-12/13

Swallow, S., Agricultural & Resource Economics
Developing Ecosystem Services Businesses as New Revenues for Farms in Communities Facing Exurban Development
USDA/Department of Agriculture, $183,641, 3/12-3/13

Taylor, U., Extension CES – New Haven
AFRI Integrated Project – Extension and Research – Connecticut Fitness and Nutrition Clubs in Motion (CT FANs IM)
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $436,644, 9/12-8/13

Tehranipoor, M., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Improving Security and Reliability of Integrated Circuits
Comcast Cable Communications Management, $95,839, 5/12-4/13

Wille, K., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Testing of Tetrahedral Shaped Reinforcement
Anocoil, $10,000, 9/12-3/13

Willett, P., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Sabbatical Leave at Naval Undersea Warfare Center
DOD/Navy/Naval Undersea Warfare Center, $88,701, 10/12-6/13

Willis, B., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Collaborative Research: Electro-optical Studies of Nanoscale, Geometrically-asymmetric Tunnel Junctions for Collection and Rectification of Light from Infrared through Visible
NSF/ENG, $300,000, 11/12-10/15

Wilson, E., Extension CES – Middlesex
CT ECO Maintenance, Enhancement, and Outreach
Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $99,752, 9/12-8/13

Zhong, X., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Transcription Factor NFAT1 Deficiency and Osteoarthritis
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases/University of Kansas – DNU, $14,972, 9/12-5/16

Zhu, Q., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Proposal for Enhancing Funded NIH R01 (R01 CA151570) to UCHC Cancer Center
University of Connecticut Health Center, $30,408, 5/12-9/13