{"id":3997,"date":"2009-08-28T18:45:07","date_gmt":"2009-08-28T22:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=3997"},"modified":"2011-05-31T12:36:58","modified_gmt":"2011-05-31T16:36:58","slug":"storrs-grants-june-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2009\/08\/storrs-grants-june-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Storrs Grants, June 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in June 2009. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adamson, D.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Chemistry<br \/>\n<em>NER: Catalytic Formation of Nanostructured Ceramics by a Bio-Mimetic and Environmentally Friendly Approach<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/ENG, $87,824, 9\/08-8\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Alder, N.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Molecular &amp; Cell Biology<br \/>\n<em>Fluorescence-Based Study of the Mitochondrial Adenine Nucleotide Transiocase: A Key Component in Heart Disease<br \/>\n<\/em>American Heart Association, $308,000, 7\/09-6\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bartholomew, C.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Extension<br \/>\n<em>Strengthening the Viability and Capacity of Beginning Small Farms in an Urban State<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/CSREES\/University of Delaware, $38,724, 7\/09-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Birge, R.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Chemistry<br \/>\n<em>Protein-Based Artificial Nose<br \/>\n<\/em>Lockheed Martin Corp., $50,000, 4\/09-11\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bogner, R.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Pharmaceutical Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Interaction of Crystalline Compounds with Porous Excipients via Vapor Phase Mass Transfer<br \/>\n<\/em>Mixed Sources, $57,478, 1\/09-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bucklin, A.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>DNA Barcoding of Marine Zooplankton from the Arctic Ocean<br \/>\n<\/em>Sloan (Alfred P.) Foundation\/University of Alaska, $13,000, 4\/09-7\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bucklin, A.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Wet Labs Survey Charter<br \/>\n<\/em>WET Labs, $25,313, 5\/09-5\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bucklin, A.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>R\/V CT Charter by WHOI for GOMTOX Project<br \/>\n<\/em>Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $18,956, 6\/09-6\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bucklin, A.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>R\/V CT Charter by University of Toronto<br \/>\n<\/em>University of Toronto, $32,812, 6\/09-6\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cao, C.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Turbofan Engine Modeling and Adaptive Control<br \/>\n<\/em>United Technologies-Pratt &amp; Whitney, $29,999, 6\/09-12\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carstensen, F.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Economics<br \/>\n<em>Deer Study<br \/>\n<\/em>Fairfield County Municipal Deer Management Alliance, $3,100, 3\/09-5\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Choi, M.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>School of Engineering Office of Dean<br \/>\n<em>Establishing Energy and Nanotechnology Undergraduate Tracks in Faculty of Engineering, King Abdulaziz University<br \/>\n<\/em>King Abdulaziz University, $107,069, 7\/09-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cobb, C.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Educational Leadership<br \/>\n<em>Examining High Leverage State and Local Policies for the New England Secondary School Consortium<br \/>\n<\/em>Nellie Mae Education Foundation\/Great Schools Partnership Inc., $53,817, 2\/09-8\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cole, J.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Molecular &amp; Cell Biology<br \/>\n<em>Mechanism for Activation of the Antiviral Kinase PKR<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/National Institutes of Health\/PHS\/NIH\/National Institute on Aging, $605,724, 6\/09-5\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copenhaver, M.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Allied Health Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Adapting HHRP for Positive Transitions in Malaysia<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Institute on Drug Abuse\/Yale University, $125,736, 9\/08-6\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>De Guise, S.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Sea Grant College Program<br \/>\n<em>Long Island Sound Study Sentinel Site Monitoring Strategy<br \/>\n<\/em>Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $72,500, 6\/09-3\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>DeFranco, T.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Curriculum &amp; Instruction<br \/>\n<em>Teachers for Tomorrow<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/EHR, $899,819, 6\/09-5\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donkor, E.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering<br \/>\n<em>High Sensitivity Analog-to-Digital Converter<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Navy\/Office of Naval Research\/MagiQ Technologies Inc., $31,977, 6\/09-6\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gao, R.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>GOALI-Integrated Sensing System for Stamping Monitoring and Control<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/National Science Foundation, $57,926, 12\/08-8\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gao, R.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>2009 NSF\/CMMI Grantees Conference<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/ENG\/Texas A&amp;M University, $10,000, 6\/09-7\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gao, R.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Enhanced Electrical Capacitance Tomography for Combustion Visualization<br \/>\n<\/em>United Technologies-Pratt &amp; Whitney, $113,869, 6\/09-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goffinet, B.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Ecology &amp; Evolutionary Biology<br \/>\n<em>Reduction and Retention in the Funariaceae: Phylogenetic Perspective on Sporophyte Complexity and Role of the Calyptra<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/BIO, $599,242, 7\/09-6\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Huang, H.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Proposed Workshop on: Atomistic Interfaces for Energy Conversion<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Army Research Laboratory, $23,416, 7\/09-12\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ilies, H.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Geometric Skeletons for Topologically Evolving Domains<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/ENG, $319,933, 8\/09-7\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jain, F.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Bend Sensor Development<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Navy\/Naval Undersea Warfare Center, $14,417, 6\/09-12\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jarvi, S.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Academic Center for Entering Students<br \/>\n<em>Pre-College Enrichment Program Summer 2009<br \/>\n<\/em>University of Connecticut Health Center, $49,512, 6\/09-7\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kehle, T.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Educational Psychology<br \/>\n<em>School Psychology Interships \u2013 Fafalla, Moloney<br \/>\n<\/em>Futures Inc., $28,771, 8\/08-6\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kotha, S.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>CAREER: Hierachies of Repair in Damaged Bone \u2013 A Role for Osteocytes<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/ENG, $430,000, 7\/09-6\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Leu, D.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Curriculum &amp; Instruction<br \/>\n<em>Assessing Online Reading Comprehension: The ORCA Project<br \/>\n<\/em>ED\/Institute of Education Sciences, $2,813,127, 7\/09-6\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Little, C.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Educational Psychology<br \/>\n<em>Inter-State Agency Memorandum of Agreement<br \/>\n<\/em>ED\/Department of Education\/Connecticut Department of Higher Education, $39,646, 5\/09-5\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lu, T.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Reduction of Detailed Kinetic Mechanisms for Surrogate Fuels<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Air Force\/Princeton University, $34,750, 11\/08-11\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lu, T.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Automated Mechanism Reduction for Alternative Fuels<br \/>\n<\/em>United Technologies-Pratt &amp; Whitney, $61,051, 6\/09-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Magnuson, J.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Psychology<br \/>\n<em>Nature and Acquisition of the Speech Code and Reading<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Institute of Child Health &amp; Human Development\/Haskins Laboratories, $46,594, 5\/09-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mancini, R.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Animal Science<br \/>\n<em>Effects of Pyruvate on the Color Stability of Injection-enhanced Beef<br \/>\n<\/em>National Cattlemen&#8217;s Beef Association, $14,469, 6\/09-5\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Martinez, M.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>ISS-Center for Academic Programs<br \/>\n<em>Kids and Books<br \/>\n<\/em>Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut, $3,750, 8\/09-5\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Payne, D.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Sea Grant College Program<br \/>\n<em>Watershed Connections<br \/>\n<\/em>DOC\/National Oceanic &amp; Atmospheric Administration\/Project Oceanology, $48,852, 10\/08-9\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Perez-Escamilla, R.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Nutritional Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Kellogg&#8217;s Corporate Citizenship Fund<br \/>\n<\/em>Kellogg&#8217;s Corporate Citizenship Fund, $5,000, 6\/09-5\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ranjeet, B.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>ISS-Center for Academic Programs<br \/>\n<em>GEAR UP Transition to College Summer Program<br \/>\n<\/em>ED\/Department of Education\/Connecticut Department of Higher Education, $100,000, 6\/09-8\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ross, S.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Economics<br \/>\n<em>Extension of Assessing Racial, Ethnic and Neighborhood Differences in Loan Pricing and Performance<br \/>\n<\/em>University of Pennsylvania, $11,000, 7\/09-12\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shaw, M.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Chemical, Materials &amp; Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Subproject for Institution # 090203<br \/>\n<\/em>NAS\/Transportation Research Board, $100,808, 2\/09-2\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shelton, D.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Nursing Instruction &amp; Research<br \/>\n<em>Costs of Criminal Justice Involement Among Persons with Severe Mental Illness<br \/>\n<\/em>Duke University\/University of Connecticut Health Center, $14,942, 1\/09-12\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shumway, S.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Biofouling Tunicates on Shellfish Aquaculture Gear as Potential Vectors of Harmful Algal Introductions<br \/>\n<\/em>DOC\/National Oceanic &amp; Atmospheric Administration, $249,651, 9\/09-8\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Singh, P.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Chemical, Materials &amp; Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>\n<em>To Identify the Dominant Degradation Mechanisms Associated with SOFC Technology<br \/>\n<\/em>DOE\/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory\/Battelle Memorial Institute, $104,000, 6\/09-6\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sotzing, G.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Chemistry<br \/>\n<em>DNA Based Bulk Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Device<br \/>\n<\/em>Kuraray America Inc., $142,848, 5\/09-4\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Stocker, J.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Extension<br \/>\n<em>Statewide Forest Resource Assessment GIS Analysis<br \/>\n<\/em>National Association of State Foresters\/Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $15,449, 4\/09-3\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Suib, S.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Chemistry<br \/>\n<em>Investigations in Chemical Vapor Deposition Coating of Non-Woven Fiber Preforms<br \/>\n<\/em>United Technologies-Pratt &amp; Whitney, $59,981, 5\/09-12\/09<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tehranipoor, M.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Electrical &amp; Computer Engineering<br \/>\n<em>High-Quality Delay Tests for Nanometer Technology Designs<br \/>\n<\/em>LSI Corp., $150,000, 5\/09-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Warner, G.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Natural Resources &amp; the Environment<br \/>\n<em>Subproject for Institution # 010656-04<br \/>\n<\/em>DOI\/US Geological Survey, $15,729, 3\/09-2\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Willig, M.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Center for Environmental Sciences &amp; Engineering<br \/>\n<em>ASTM Biofuels Testing Laboratory<br \/>\n<\/em>AgriFuels LLC, $30,000, 6\/09-12\/10<\/p>\n<p><strong>Willis, B.<\/strong><strong>, <\/strong>Chemical, Materials &amp; Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Epitaxial Oxides by ALD<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/ENG, $259,059, 9\/09-8\/12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in June 2009. 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