{"id":40113,"date":"2011-07-13T07:48:57","date_gmt":"2011-07-13T11:48:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=40113"},"modified":"2011-07-08T12:10:40","modified_gmt":"2011-07-08T16:10:40","slug":"storrs-grants-may-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/07\/storrs-grants-may-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Storrs Grants, May 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in May 2011. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adler, D.<\/strong>, Anthropology<br \/>\n<em>Late Middle Palaeolithic Life-ways in the Hrazdan Gorge, Armenia<br \/>\n<\/em>Leakey (Louis S.B.) Foundation, $13,460, 5\/11-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Aindow, M.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, &amp; Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>\n<em>GOALI: Oxide Scale Development in Coated High-Temperature Alloys for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Interconnects<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/ENG, $310,274, 6\/11-5\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allen, J.<\/strong>, Plant Science &amp; Landscape Architecture<br \/>\n<em>Evaluation of Organic Control Products for Basil Downy Mildew<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/Department of Agriculture\/University of Vermont, $4,705, 4\/11-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bellini, S.<\/strong>, Nursing Instruction &amp; Research<br \/>\n<em>Neonatal Nurse Services Agreement<br \/>\n<\/em>Connecticut Children&#8217;s Medical Center, $38,135, 5\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bobaljik, J.<\/strong>, Linguistics<br \/>\n<em>Collaborative Research: Itelmen Audio\/Video Documentation<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/SBE, $191,640, 5\/11-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bollas, G.<\/strong>, School of Engineering, Dean\u2019s Office<br \/>\n<em>Advanced Coal-Biomass-to-Liquid Systems Configurations and Efficiency Analysis: Systems Optimization with Emphasis on Incorporation of Advanced Fuel Cells and Intermediate Temperature Carbon and Sulfur Capture Technologies<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Department of Defense\/Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc., $190,546, 3\/11-10\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Brueckner, C.<\/strong>, Chemistry<br \/>\n<em>REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of Connecticut<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/MPS, $263,706, 6\/11-5\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bruening, J.<\/strong>, Kinesiology<br \/>\n<em>Husky Sport Extended Day<br \/>\n<\/em>Hartford Public Schools, Hartford, Conn., $30,000, 1\/11-6\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cabaniss, J.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Charter of R\/V Connecticut by APS for Sea Trials<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Navy\/Applied Physical Sciences Corp., $12,800, 5\/11-5\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Czuba, C.<\/strong>, Extension<br \/>\n<em>Memorandum of Understanding between UConn CES and Department of Correction<br \/>\n<\/em>Connecticut Department of Correction, $18,000, 7\/11-6\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>De Guise, S.<\/strong>, Sea Grant College Program<br \/>\n<em>Combined Hematology and Immunology: A Breakthrough for Health Assessment in Stranded Sea Turtles<\/em><br \/>\nMorris Animal Foundation, $4,000, 7\/11-9\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ebbin, S.<\/strong>, Agricultural &amp; Resource Economics<br \/>\n<em>Working Towards Climate Change Adaptation in Connecticut: Shaping a Functional Legal Framework &#8220;National Sea Grant Law Center&#8221;<br \/>\n<\/em>DOC\/National Oceanic &amp; Atmospheric Administration\/University of Mississippi, $9,912, 6\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ellis, D.<\/strong>, Plant Science &amp; Landscape Architecture<br \/>\n<em>Second Project Amendment for Department of Environmental Protection\/University of Connecticut Cooperative Projects (Invasive Plant Cooperative)<br \/>\n<\/em>Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $84,761, 7\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fein, D.<\/strong>, Psychology<br \/>\n<em>Teaching Skills to Toddlers: A Program for Caregivers<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Institute of Mental Health, $681,261, 5\/11-1\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gao, R.<\/strong>, Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Health Diagnosis and Prognosis of Drilling Equipment<br \/>\n<\/em>Canrig Drilling Technologies\/University of Massachusetts-Amherst, $114,791, 1\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Garrick, N.<\/strong>, Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Assessing the Health Impacts of Community and Street Design<br \/>\n<\/em>DOT\/Department of Transportation\/New England University Transportation Center, $99,940, 9\/10-8\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gokhale, S.<\/strong>, Computer Science &amp; Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Integrating Open Source Software Projects into Software Engineering Curriculum<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/EHR, $200,000, 5\/11-4\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Goldhamer, D.<\/strong>, Molecular &amp; Cell Biology<br \/>\n<em>Developing Animal Models for Optimizing the Musculoskeletal Repair Potential of Emerging Human Progenitor Cell Therapies<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Department of Defense\/UConn Health Center, $212,508, 3\/11-3\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ivan, J.<\/strong>, Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Temporal Modeling of Highway Crash Severity by Involved Person Age<br \/>\n<\/em>DOT\/Department of Transportation\/New England University Transportation Center, $70,061, 9\/10-8\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ivan, J.<\/strong>, Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<br \/>\n<em>University of Connecticut Graduate Fellowships<br \/>\n<\/em>DOT\/Department of Transportation\/New England University Transportation Center, $39,888, 9\/10-8\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jain, M.<\/strong>, Institute of Materials Science<br \/>\n<em>Nanocomposite Magnoelectric Films<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/MPS, $169,731, 6\/11-5\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Kraemer, W.<\/strong>, Kinesiology<br \/>\n<em>Power Balance Research Project Evaluation of the Effects of a Novel Mouthguard<br \/>\n<\/em>Power Balance, $152,883, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lownes, N.<\/strong>, Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Hypernetwork Generation for Multi-Modal Transportation System Modeling<br \/>\n<\/em>DOT\/Department of Transportation\/New England University Transportation Center, $70,061, 9\/10-8\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Malla, R.<\/strong>, Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Investigation of a Novel Percussive Dynamic Cone Penetrometer for Lunar and Martian Exploration<br \/>\n<\/em>NASA\/National Aeronautics &amp; Space Administration\/University of Hartford, $20,000, 6\/11-8\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCutcheon, J.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, &amp; Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Novel Air Filtration Device and Collaborative Proposal Writing (Ethan Butler)<br \/>\n<\/em>Fuss &amp; O&#8217;Neill Inc., $10,883, 5\/11-7\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Park, C.<\/strong>, Psychology<br \/>\n<em>Religion\/Spirituality and Congestive Heart Failure: Physiological Pathways of Health<br \/>\n<\/em>Templeton (John) Foundation, $200,000, 2\/11-1\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pikal, M.<\/strong>, Pharmaceutical Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Dynamics in Polysaccharide Glasses and their Impact on the Stability of Encapsulated Flavors<br \/>\n<\/em>Givaudan Flavors Corp., $284,130, 5\/11-4\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pikal, M.<\/strong>, Pharmaceutical Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Reviewer Education in State-of-the-art Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/DHHS\/Food &amp; Drug Administration\/National Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology &amp; Education, $32,283, 4\/11-9\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Russell, A.<\/strong>, Computer Science &amp; Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Algebraic Techniques for Pseudorandomness and Lower Bounds<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/CISE, $249,957, 5\/11-4\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Segerson, K.<\/strong>, Economics<br \/>\n<em>Connecticut Green Revenue Analysis<br \/>\n<\/em>Connecticut Fund for the Environment, $11,837, 1\/11-5\/11<\/p>\n<p><strong>Shin, D.<\/strong>, Computer Science &amp; Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Image Analysis and Data Quantification<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Army\/MedicalResearch &amp; Materiel Command\/UConn Health Center, $313,666, 3\/11-3\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sun, W.<\/strong>, Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Role of Animal Trials in Transcatheter Valve Intervention: A Mechanistic, Age-dependent Study<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Heart, Lung, &amp; Blood Institute, $413,826, 5\/11-4\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tobias, C.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Tracking the Uptake, Translocation, Cycling, and Metabolism of Munitions Compounds in Coastal Marine Ecosystems Using Stable Isotopic Tracer<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Department of Defense, $1,820,896, 5\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Truxaw, M.<\/strong>, Curriculum &amp; 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