{"id":13857,"date":"2010-05-07T10:31:41","date_gmt":"2010-05-07T14:31:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=13857"},"modified":"2011-05-31T12:36:54","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T16:36:54","slug":"storrs-grants-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2010\/05\/storrs-grants-february-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Storrs Grants, February 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored  Programs (OSP) in February 2010. The list represents only new proposals  awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by  OSP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alexandrescu, A.,<\/strong> Molecular and Cell Biology<br \/>\n<em>Structural and Biophysical Mechanisms of Amylin Toxicity<br \/>\n<\/em>American Diabetes Association, $333,500, 1\/10-12\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Barrett, J.,<\/strong> Extension<br \/>\n<em>Forest Habitat Mapping &amp; Development of Web-based Resources to Enhance Forest &amp; Wildlife Management in Connecticut<br \/>\n<\/em>DOI\/Department of Interior\/Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $52,000, 12\/09-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bayer, A.,<\/strong> Mathematics<br \/>\n<em>SM: Collaborative Proposal AGNES &#8211; Algebraic Geometry Northeastern Series<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/MPS, $27,900, 4\/10-3\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bucklin, A.,<\/strong> Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Research Vessel Charter by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for HABCAM Project<br \/>\n<\/em>DOC\/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration\/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $3,404, 9\/09-9\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cao, C.,<\/strong> Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Adaptive Control Logic for Turbo-Fan Engines<br \/>\n<\/em>United Technologies-Pratt &amp; Whitney, $45,000, 2\/10-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Christenson, R.,<\/strong> Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<br \/>\n<em>NEESR-SG: Performance-Based Design and Real-Time Large-Scale Testing to Enable Implementation of Advanced Damping Systems<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/ENG\/Purdue University, $90,709, 9\/09-8\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dam Guerrero, H.,<\/strong> Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Collaborative Research: Costs and Advantages of a Novel Sodium Channel Mutation in Copepods<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/BIO, $571,876, 3\/10-2\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Demeola, K.,<\/strong> School of Law Office of Dean<br \/>\n<em>University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research and Service (UCEDD)<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/Health Resources and Services Administration\/University of Connecticut Health Center, $10,340, 1\/10-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Edson, J.,<\/strong> Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>An Investigation of Turbulent Heat Exchange in the Subtropics<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Navy\/Office of Naval Research, $413,608, 1\/10-12\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellis, D.,<\/strong> Plant Science and Landscape Architecture<br \/>\n<em>CAPS Infrastructure Work Plan Fiscal Year 2010<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service\/Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, $4,000, 1\/10-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harel, O.,<\/strong> Statistics<br \/>\n<em>Aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work Capacity and Active Hearing Protectors and Audibility of Critical Communications<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/CDC\/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health\/University of Connecticut Health Center, $9,974, 8\/09-5\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Harel, O.,<\/strong> Statistics<br \/>\n<em>Aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work Capacity and Active Hearing Protectors and Audibility of Critical Communications<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/CDC\/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health\/University of Connecticut Health Center, $5,000, 8\/09-5\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Johnson, B.,<\/strong> Psychology<br \/>\n<em>A Model of HIV\/AIDS Risk Behavior among Asian American Pacific Islander Men Who Have Sex with Men<br \/>\n<\/em>Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, $1,000, 12\/09-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kappers, L.,<\/strong> Physics<br \/>\n<em>Low Cost Co-doped Scintillators for Medical Connecticut<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Center for Research Resources\/Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc., $24,000, 9\/08-9\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lin, S.,<\/strong> Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Identification of Phytoplankton Collected from Long Island Sound 2010<br \/>\n<\/em>EPA\/Environmental Protection Agency\/Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $61,586, 1\/10-1\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Malla, R.,<\/strong> Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Design of a Human Habitat with Efficient Life Support and Environmental Control Systems for Lunar Colonization<br \/>\n<\/em>NASA\/National Aeronautics &amp; Space Administration\/University of Hartford, $40,000, 11\/09-8\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mason, R.,<\/strong> Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>NSF Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignment<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/National Science Foundation, $184,632, 1\/10-1\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Munro, N.,<\/strong> Anthropology<br \/>\n<em>Dissertation Improvement Grant: Specialized Pastoralism and Social Stratification: Analysis of Fauna from Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf, Israel<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/SBE, $14,997, 2\/10-1\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mustain, W.,<\/strong> Chemical, Materials &amp; Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>\n<em>EAGER: Electrochemical Reactor for Spontaneous Power Conversion and CO2 Capture<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/ENG, $97,721, 2\/10-1\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Nyholm, S.,<\/strong> Molecular and Cell Biology<br \/>\n<em>Characterizing the Role of Host Blood Cells in a Beneficial Symbiosis<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/BIO, $616,483, 1\/10-1\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>O&#8217;Donnell, J.,<\/strong> Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Measurement of Mixing Rates in Western Long Island Sound<\/em><br \/>\nNational Fish and Wildlife Foundation, $199,992, 6\/09-5\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Snyder, L.,<\/strong> Communication Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Impact of Food Ads and PSAs on Child and Teen Eating and Adiposity Across Media Markets<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Cancer Institute, $358,403, 2\/10-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sosis, R.,<\/strong> Anthropology<br \/>\n<em>Supernatural Minds and Their Attributed Domains of Knowledge: A Cross-Cultural Test of the Socially Strategic Knowledge Hypothesis<br \/>\n<\/em>Templeton (John) Foundation\/University of Oxford, $40,372, 1\/10-11\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suib, S.,<\/strong> Chemistry<br \/>\n<em>Pratt Center of Excellence in Chemistry of Ceramics, Investigations in Composite Technology Utilizing Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Polymer Synthesis and Sol Gel Synthesis<br \/>\n<\/em>United Technologies-Pratt &amp; Whitney, $115,000, 1\/10-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Wang, L.,<\/strong> Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering<br \/>\n<em>CAREER: Embedded DSP with Alternative Energy: Towards Sustainability for Cyber-Physical Exploration<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/CISE, $486,919, 3\/10-2\/15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weidemann, G.,<\/strong> College of Agriculture and Natural Resources \u2013 Office of the Dean<br \/>\n<em>FY10 Renewable Resources Extension Act Formula (RREAF)<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/National Institute of Food and Agriculture, $46,532, 10\/09-9\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weidemann, G.,<\/strong> College of Agriculture and Natural Resources \u2013 Office of the Dean<br \/>\n<em>FY10 Hatch Regular<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/National Institute of Food and Agriculture, $726,888, 10\/09-9\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weidemann, G.,<\/strong> College of Agriculture and Natural Resources \u2013 Office of the Dean<br \/>\n<em>FY10 Expanded Food &amp; Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/CSREES, $542,008, 10\/09-9\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weidemann, G.,<\/strong> College of Agriculture and Natural Resources \u2013 Office of the Dean<br \/>\n<em>FY10 Hatch Multistate<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/National Institute of Food and Agriculture, $416,605, 10\/09-9\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Worthley, T.,<\/strong> Extension<br \/>\n<em>A Landowner&#8217;s Guide to Selling Timber<br \/>\n<\/em>Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $14,500, 12\/09-6\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yarish, C.,<\/strong> Stamford Campus \u2013 Instruction and Research<br \/>\n<em>Macroalgae Derived Renewable Energy (MADRE)<br \/>\n<\/em>DOE\/Department of Energy\/Gas Technology Institute, $91,085, 1\/10-6\/10<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in February 2010. 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