The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in June 2012. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is provided each month by OSP.
Adamson, D., Chemistry
Boron Nitride Flame Retardant
University of Connecticut Center for Science & Technology Commercialization, $50,000, 6/12-5/13
Anderson, S., Human Development/Family Studies Instruction & Research
Evaluation of Crossover Youth
Connecticut Department of Justice, $75,000, 6/12-12/13
Arnold Jr., C., Extension CES – Middlesex
DIY (Do It Yourself): An Online Guide to Responding to Impervious Cover-based Water Regulations
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, $60,000, 5/12-6/13
Cormier, V., Physics
Optimization of Regional Monitoring from Combined Deterministic and Statistical Structure
DOD/Air Force Research Laboratory, $305,062, 5/12-5/15
Cui, J., School of Engineering Office of Dean
CI-ADDO-NEW:Collaborative Research: Ocean-TUNE: A Community Ocean Testbed for Underwater Wireless Networks
NSF/CISE, $1,110,000, 6/12-5/15
Huang, M., Natural Resources & the Environment
Inventory and Assessment of Greatest Conservation Need Avian Species
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $49,922, 4/12-3/13
Kazerounian, K., School of Engineering Office of Dean
Precollege Enrichment
University of Connecticut Health Center, $69,144, 6/12-8/12
Lykotrafitis, G., Mechanical Engineering
Nanomechanics of Erythrocyte Adhesion
NSF/ENG, $400,000, 9/12-8/15
Magnuson, J., Psychology
IGERT: Language Plasticity – Genes, Brain, Cognition, and Computation
NSF/EHR, $3,000,000, 7/12-6/17
Mahoney, J., Connecticut Transportation Institute
Establishment of a Connecticut Advanced Pavement Lab – FY13
DOT/Federal Highway Administration/Connecticut Department of Transportation, $180,392, 7/12-6/13
McAvoy, R., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Coordinator, Professional Development Program Northeast SARE
USDA/Department of Agriculture/University of Vermont, $187,285, 10/11-9/13
McCutcheon, J., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Produced Water Treatment Using Forward Osmosis; Phase 1: Membrane Performance Testing
Chevron USA, $45,000, 4/12-1/13
Papke, R., Molecular & Cell Biology
Lateral Gene Transfer Mechanisms in Archaea “Astrobiology: Exobiology & Evolutionary Biology”
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration, $578,508, 4/12-3/15
Raheim, S., School of Social Work Office of Dean
Agreement between the University of Connecticut School of Social Work and the Department of Social Services
Connecticut Department of Social Services, $14,675,868, 7/12-6/15
Shea, D., Connecticut Transportation Institute
Connecticut Technology Transfer Center Program
DOT/Federal Highway Administration/Connecticut Department of Transportation, $698,000, 7/12-6/14
Singh, P., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Micro XCT Analysis at UConn
United Technologies-Research Center, $5,000, 5/12-7/12
Smith, M., Pharmacy Practice
Consumer, Physician, and Payer Perspectives on Primary Care Medication Management Services with a Shared Resource Pharmacists Network
Community Pharmacy Foundation, $55,136, 5/12-3/13
Suib, S., Chemistry
Fee for Service – Oxidation State Determination of Nickel Materials
Gillette, $80,400, 5/12-3/13
Vadas, T., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Porous Concrete Water Quality Analysis
National Fish & Wildlife Foundation/University of Maryland, Baltimore County, $23,022, 1/12-8/13
Van Der Hulst, H., Linguistics
Sign Typ Continuation: A Cross-Linguistic Database
NSF/SBE, $300,000, 5/12-4/15
Wei, M., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
I-Corps: Novel Apatite/Collagen Scaffolds for Bone Repair
NSF/ENG, $50,000, 7/12-12/13
Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture & Natural Resources – Dean Office
FY12 Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $539,432, 10/11-9/13
Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture & Natural Resources – Dean Office
FY12 Hatch – Regular FGO – FINAL
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $787,625, 10/11-9/13
Worthley, T., Extension CES – Middlesex
Early Detection Rapid Response (EDRR) Insect Survey
USDA/Forest Service, $20,000, 5/12-12/13
