The Research Foundation\u2019s fall 2010 Faculty Large Grants were announced recently. The goal of these awards is to help faculty in all disciplines to better position themselves to apply for and receive extramural funding for their research and scholarly activities.<\/p>\n
For the fall 2010 Faculty Large Grant competition, the Research Advisory Council received 55 proposals, and made 37 awards totaling more than $657,000. The proposals were peer reviewed by members of a panel.<\/p>\n
The award recipients are:<\/p>\n
Ashis Basu, <\/strong>Chemistry, Modeling Damaged DNA Bypass by Y-Family DNA Polymerases, <\/em>$7,200<\/p>\n Carl Benson, <\/strong>English, Medieval Descriptions of Rome Manuscripts in England, <\/em>$4,660<\/p>\n Monica Bock, <\/strong>Art & Art History, Cheek by Jowl II: New Sculptural and Photographs for Soho20 Chelsea Solo Exhibit (Sabbatical), <\/em>$3,992<\/p>\n Bradley Bolling, <\/strong>Nutritional Sciences, Aronia ssp. (chokeberry) for the Prevention of Allergic Asthma, <\/em>$20,000<\/p>\n Michael Bradford, <\/strong>Dramatic Arts, Equity Showcase Production of “Shadow of a Poet in the Olive Grove,” <\/em>$12,898<\/p>\n Sandra Chafouleas, <\/strong>Educational Psychology, Refining Social Validity Assessment of School-Based Interventions: Continued Validation of the Usage Rating Profile Intervention (URP-1), <\/em>$17,036<\/p>\n Vernon Cormier, <\/strong>Physics, Bridge Funding for a Collaborative Study of the Growth, Evolution, and Structure of the Inner Core, <\/em>$20,832<\/p>\n Regina Cusson, <\/strong>Nursing Instruction, Impact of the Professional Nursing Doctorate: Preparation, Roles, Responsibilities and Outcomes, <\/em>$5,429<\/p>\n Angel De Blas, <\/strong>Physiology & Neurobiology, Brain Benzodiazepine-Like Proteins, <\/em>$24,000<\/p>\n Gary English, <\/strong>Dramatic Arts, Theatre and Human Rights: The Arab Israeli Conflict, <\/em>$2,550<\/p>\n Deborah Fein, <\/strong>Psychology, Teaching Skills to Toddlers: A Program for Caregivers, <\/em>$24,709<\/p>\n Gayanath Fernando, <\/strong>Physics, Computational Studies of Complex Oxides: Hubbard Clusters and Beyond, <\/em>$28,443<\/p>\n Kenneth Fuchs, <\/strong>Music, Recording by London Symphony Orchestra: Vocal Music of Kenneth Fuchs, <\/em>$14,975<\/p>\n Puxian Gao, <\/strong>Chemical Materials & Biomolecular Engineering, Cellular Uptake and Toxicity of Nano-Engineered Particles, <\/em>$25,500<\/p>\n Jose Gascon, <\/strong>Chemistry, Towards a First Principles Description of Monolayer-Protected Gold Clusters, <\/em>$23,314<\/p>\n Kristen Govoni, <\/strong>Animal Science, Effects of Intrauterine Growth Retardation (IUGR) on Fetal and Postnatal Development in Sheep, <\/em>$22,000<\/p>\n Kyle Hadden, <\/strong>Pharmaceutical Science, Development of Cell-Based Dual-Luciferase Assays to Identify Modulators of Human Cellular Signaling Pathways, <\/em>$22,000<\/p>\n Louis Hanzlik, <\/strong>Music, Collective Creativity and the Threading of Ideas: A Collaborative Process of Rehearsing and Recording Original Works for Trumpet and Chamber Ensemble, <\/em>$10,630<\/p>\n Elizabeth Holzer, <\/strong>Sociology, a Pilot Study of Political Engagement and Humanitarian Authority in Liberia and Ghana, <\/em>$30,703<\/p>\n Shinae Jang, <\/strong>Civil & Environmental Engineering, A Pilot Study to Validate Multi-Scale Wireless Sensing System for In-Service Highway Bridge Health Monitoring, <\/em>$25,500<\/p>\n Gary Kazmer, <\/strong>Animal Science, Reduction in Antibiotic Resistance in Salmonella Typhimurium DT104 Cultures Subjected to Sub-Inhibitory Concentrations of Plant-Derived Antimicrobial Compounds, <\/em>$18,000<\/p>\n Etan Markus, <\/strong>Psychology, Hippocampal Retrieval and Encoding: Changes in the Patterns of Neuron Activity and the Effects of Cholinergic Activation, <\/em>$22,000<\/p>\n Sally McBrearty, <\/strong>Anthropology, Rescue Excavation of Fossils of Late Middle Pleistocene Homo from the Kapthurin Formation, Kenya, <\/em>$10,258<\/p>\n Stephanie Milan, <\/strong>Psychology, Assessing Mental Health in Kenyan Youth, <\/em>$18,082<\/p>\n Mu-Ping Nieh, <\/strong>Materials Science Institute, Investigation on Structural Transformation from Nano-Discs to Unilamellar Vesicles, <\/em>$25,156<\/p>\n Akiko Nishiyama, <\/strong>Physiology & Neurobiology, Heterogeneity of NG2 Glial Cells, <\/em>$24,000<\/p>\n Theodore Rasmussen, <\/strong>Pharmaceutical Science, Histone Variant-Medication Regulation of Developmentally Poised Transcription in Stem Cells, <\/em>$20,000<\/p>\n Farhed Shah, <\/strong>Agriculture & Resource Economics, Economic Evaluation of Alternative Waste Management Practices in Livestock Agriculture, <\/em>$2,634<\/p>\n Leslie Shor, <\/strong>Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering, High-Throughput Assay to Measure Innate and Induce Antibiotic Resistance in Biofilms, <\/em>$24,000<\/p>\n Glenn Stanley, <\/strong>Music, Fidelio and the Modern German Identity: Criticism and Performance of a National Cultural Icon, <\/em>$3,855<\/p>\n Carolyn Teschke, <\/strong>Molecular & Cell Biology, Elucidating the Mechanism of M. tuberculosis SecA2 Interaction with Precursor Proteins During Secretion, <\/em>$20,000<\/p>\n Anastasios Tzingounis, <\/strong>Physiology & Neurobiology, Molecular and Cellular Physiology of Spike Frequency Adaptation, <\/em>$22,000<\/p>\n Alexander Vias, <\/strong>Geography, Micropolitan Areas and Urbanization Processes in the US, <\/em>$18,261<\/p>\n Pieter Visscher, <\/strong>Marine Sciences, Bringing Shark Bay Stromatolites to the Classroom: Development of an Interactive Virtual Fieldtrip, <\/em>$7,000<\/p>\n Kay Wille, <\/strong>Civil & Environmental Engineering, High Strength Pervious Concrete Pavement System with Air Purification Effect, <\/em>$25,400<\/p>\n Bi Zhang, <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering, Modeling and Simulation of Cardiovascular Tissues Cutting, <\/em>$25,400<\/p>\n Quing Zhu, <\/strong>Electrical & Computer Engineering, A Real-Time Co-Registered Photoacoustic and Ultrasound System, <\/em>$25,400<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Research Foundation\u2019s fall 2010 Faculty Large Grants were announced recently. 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