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

Accorsi, M., School of Engineering Office of Dean
AIES-ABU Project
Al-Bayan Foundation/American International Education Services (AIES), $280,731, 12/12-11/13

Aindow, M., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Processing/Microstructure/Property Relationships in Electroplated Cobalt-Phosphorus Hard Coatings
U.S. Chrome Corp., $75,650, 1/13-12/13

Arnold Jr, C., Extension CES – Middlesex
Turning the N-Sink Prototype into a Working GIS Tool
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/Shaw Environmental & Infrastructure Inc., $74,989, 11/12-6/13

Bhat, A., Kinesiology – Physical Therapy
Embodied Rhythm Intervention for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
Autism Speaks, $120,000, 12/12-11/14

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut by WHOI to Deploy OOI Hose Test Mooring
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $6,400, 11/12-1/13

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut in Support of GNATS Survey
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences, $19,200, 11/12-1/13

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut by WHOI for Ambient Noise Study
DOI/U.S. Geological Survey/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $19,200, 11/12-1/13

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut by Ocean Surveys for Coring Project
DOD/Navy/Ocean Surveys Inc., $68,320, 12/12-12/12

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut by WHOI for the TSS Right Whale Project
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $38,400, 11/12-1/13

Campellone, K., Molecular & Cell Biology
Membrane Remodeling Functions of Actin Nucleation Factors
American Heart Association, $308,000, 1/13-12/16

Drake, L., Nutritional Sciences
Connecticut SNAP-Ed: Food Security Project
USDA/Food & Nutrition Service/Connecticut Department of Social Services, $133,653, 10/12-9/13

Faghri, P., Allied Health Sciences
Center for the Promotion of Health in the New England Workplace (HITEC II)
PHS/CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health/University of Massachusetts at Lowell, $176,497, 8/12-7/13

Fernandez, M., Nutritional Sciences
Effects of Egg Consumption on HDL Composition, Macrophage Reverse Cholesterol, and Mononuclear Cell Inflammation
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $37,500, 8/12-8/13

Fernandez, M., Nutritional Sciences
Dietary Supplement Effects on Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance. A Pilot Clinical Trial to Test the Effects of Efficacy
Telomerase Activation Sciences (TA Sciences), $290,006, 10/12-9/14

Getchis, T., Extension CES – New London
Merging Modeling and Mapping: The Integration of Ecosystem-Based Models into an Existing Interactive Web-Based Tool for Improved Aquaculture Decision Making
DOC/NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service/Consolidated Safety Services, $55,728, 12/12-11/13

Goffinet, B., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Collaborative Research: ATol: Assembling the Pleurocarp Tree of Life: Resolving the Rapid Radiation using Genomics and Transcriptomics
NSF/BIO, $484,948, 1/13-12/15

Hritcko, P., Pharmacy Practice
Connecticut Collaboration for Fall Prevention
Yale University/Visiting Nurse Association of America/VNA East, $17,146, 7/12-6/13

Jackson, E., Connecticut Transportation Institute
State Motor Vehicle Crash Data Repository Phase 3
DOT/Department of Transportation/Connecticut Department of Transportation, $183,055, 12/12-9/13

Maric, R., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Single Step Manufacturing of Low Catalyst Loading Electrolyzer MEAs
DOE/Department of Energy/Proton OnSite, $50,000, 11/12-8/13

Martin, K., Allied Health Sciences
Evaluating Getting Ahead Workshops at Freshplace
Aetna Foundation, $50,000, 12/12-12/13

Mason, R., Marine Sciences
Climate Impact on Coastal Ecosystem Methylmercury: Human Exposure Implications
PHS/National Institutes of Health/Dartmouth College, $561,357, 9/12-7/15

Musiek, F., Speech, Language, & Hearing
Influence of Non-auditory Factors on Test of Central Auditory Function
Royal Arch Masons International, $60,000, 12/12-11/13

Renzulli, J., Educational Psychology – Education Gifted & Talented
Systematic Plan for Replication of the Renzulli Academy for High Potential/Low Income Students
Cooke (Jack Kent) Foundation, $500,000, 1/13-12/14

Rumpho-Kennedy, M., Molecular & Cell Biology
Sea Slug – Algal Chloroplast Symbiosis: Towards an Integrated Understanding of Long-Term Chloroplast Functioning in an Animal
NSF/BIO, $27,466, 8/12-7/13

Smith, M., Pharmacy Practice
Proposal for Revising of the EHR Incentive Program Implementation Planning Document
Connecticut Department of Social Services/UConn Health Center, $36,839, 10/12-6/13

Snyder, L., Communication Sciences
Evaluation of Graphic Warning Labels on Tobacco Packages and Related Supporting Messages
PHS/NIH/National Cancer Institute/Harvard University, $972,191, 7/12-4/13

Taylor, G., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Development of Planar Waveguide Interconnect
Opel Inc., $200,000, 8/12-8/15

Wang, B., Computer Science & Engineering
APRA-GENI: Applying a Project-Based Approach to Understanding Multiple GENI Resources for Networking Research and Education
Raytheon Co./Rochester Institute of Technology, $1,301, 10/11-9/12

Weaver, S., Human Development/Family Studies Instruction & Research
HDFS College Career Pathways Program 2012-2013
ED/Department of Education/Connecticut Department of Education, $17,600, 7/12-6/13

Welch, M., Extension CES – Middlesex
Connecticut 2013 Operation Military Kids RFA
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture/Kansas State University, $39,500, 10/12-3/13