{"id":48477,"date":"2011-10-11T10:49:40","date_gmt":"2011-10-11T14:49:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=48477"},"modified":"2011-10-14T13:37:13","modified_gmt":"2011-10-14T17:37:13","slug":"storrs-grants-june-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2011\/10\/storrs-grants-june-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Storrs Grants, June 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"

The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs<\/a> (OSP) in June 2011. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is provided each month by OSP.<\/p>\n

Adamson, D.<\/strong>, Chemistry
\nCollaborative Research: Defined Band Gap Materials by Fractionation of Graphite Oxide
\n<\/em>NSF\/MPS, $54,000, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n

Aindow, M.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
\nCharacterization of Cellular Decomposition Phenomenon in a High-Gamma Prime Containing P\/M Nickel Disk Superalloy
\n<\/em>United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $50,000, 7\/11-9\/11<\/p>\n

Aindow, M.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
\nBinary Iron-Based Alloys for Electrical Contact Applications
\n<\/em>University of Connecticut Center for Science and Technology Commercialization, $49,275, 4\/11-10\/11<\/p>\n

Amico, K.<\/strong>, Center for Health, Intervention & Prevention
\nMulti-Component Intervention Packages for Chinese MSM
\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases\/Vanderbilt University, $221,113, 3\/11-2\/15<\/p>\n

Anderson, S.<\/strong>, Human Development\/Family Studies Instruction & Research
\nEvaluation of Police-Youth Programs
\n<\/em>Department of Justice\/Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, $84,000, 7\/11-9\/13<\/p>\n

Bell, A.<\/strong>, Educational Leadership
\nNutrient Management on Organic Vegetable Farms: A Research and Education Program for Sustainable Soil Fertility Management in Southern New England
\n<\/em>USDA\/Department of Agriculture\/Mount Holyoke College, $37,241, 3\/11-6\/13<\/p>\n

Ben-Ari, I.<\/strong>, Mathematics
\nAnalysis of Markov Processes
\n<\/em>Simons Foundation, $35,000, 7\/11-8\/16<\/p>\n

Bennett, M.<\/strong>, Library Research Services
\nDigitization of the Puerto Rican Civil Court Cases Collection (1844-1900)
\n<\/em>Center for Research Libraries, $15,000, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n

Bruening, J.<\/strong>, Kinesiology
\nTeens Through College
\n<\/em>City of Hartford, Conn., $10,000, 9\/10-6\/11<\/p>\n

Bucklin, A.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences
\nPopulation Ecology of Salpa Thompsoni Based on Molecular Indicators
\n<\/em>NSF\/OD, $776,165, 6\/11-5\/14<\/p>\n

Bucklin, A.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences
\nGenomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of the Copepod Calanus Finmarchicus
\n<\/em>University of Hawaii, $21,830, 5\/11-8\/11<\/p>\n

Cabaniss, J.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences
\nCharter of R\/V Connecticut by Columbia University for Barclay Equipment Testing
\n<\/em>NSF\/National Science Foundation\/Columbia University, $8,676, 6\/11-6\/11<\/p>\n

Cabaniss, J.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences
\nCharter of R\/V Connecticut by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for Pilskain Mooring Recovery
\n<\/em>Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $19,200, 5\/11-5\/11<\/p>\n

Cabaniss, J.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences
\nCharter of R\/V Connecticut by UMaine for Wallinga Cruise
\n<\/em>University of Maine, $0, 6\/11-6\/11<\/p>\n

Casa, D.<\/strong>, Kinesiology
\nAthletic Training Services: A Partnership with Windham High School
\n<\/em>Windham Public Schools, Windham, Conn., $28,067, 8\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n

Casa, D.<\/strong>, Kinesiology
\nAthletic Training Services: A Partnership with Select (Rockville High School Coverage)
\n<\/em>Select Physical Therapy, $28,338, 8\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n

Casa, D.<\/strong>, Kinesiology
\nAthletic Training Services: A Partnership with Regional District No. 8 (RHAM)
\n<\/em>RHAM High School, Hebron, Conn., $22,988, 8\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n

Christenson, R.<\/strong>, Civil & Environmental Engineering
\nDevelopment and Evaluation of a Dual Purpose Bridge Health Monitoring and Weigh-In-Motion System for a Steel Girder Bridge \u2013 Phase II
\n<\/em>DOT\/Federal Highway Administration\/ Conn. Department of Transportation, $213,428, 7\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n

Dashefsky, A.<\/strong>, Sociology
\nMandell L. Berman Institute North American Jewish Data Bank
\n<\/em>Jewish Federations of North America, $160,000, 7\/11-6\/13<\/p>\n

Farrell, A.<\/strong>, Human Development\/Family Studies
\nUConn Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD): Training Project “Successful Routes to Inclusion”
\n<\/em>PHS\/DHHS\/Administration for Children and Families\/University of Connecticut Health Center, $13,845, 3\/11-6\/11<\/p>\n

Furtado, D.<\/strong>, Economics
\nNetworks and Disability Insurance
\n<\/em>PHS\/DHHS\/Social Security Administration\/Boston College, $45,000, 4\/11-4\/12<\/p>\n

Gui, C.<\/strong>, Mathematics
\nSolutions to the Scalar and Vector Valued Allen-Cahn Equations
\n<\/em>Simons Foundation, $35,000, 7\/11-8\/16<\/p>\n

Harel, O.<\/strong>, Statistics
\nAging, Musculoskeletal Disorders, and Work Capacity
\n<\/em>PHS\/CDC\/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health\/University of Connecticut Health Center, $21,014, 9\/10-6\/11<\/p>\n

Hyde, B.<\/strong>, Extension
\nTraining & Research Services: HUD Challenge Planning Grant
\n<\/em>HUD\/Department of Housing & Urban Development\/ Conn. Department of Economic and Community Development, $50,000, 6\/11-2\/14<\/p>\n

Jackson, E.<\/strong>, Connecticut Transportation Institute
\nAlternative Methods for Safety Analysis and Intervention of Contracting Vehicles and Drivers in Connecticut
\n<\/em>Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, $29,554, 6\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n

Kalichman, S.<\/strong>, Psychology
\nTraining in Social Processes of HIV\/AIDS
\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Institute of Mental Health, $1,447,850, 7\/11-6\/16<\/p>\n

Lownes, N.<\/strong>, Civil & Environmental Engineering
\nDesign and Feasibility Study: Connecticut Transportation Planning Data Phase II
\n<\/em>Conn. Department of Transportation, $66,000, 5\/11-8\/12<\/p>\n

Mahoney, J.<\/strong>, Connecticut Transportation Institute
\nDigitizing and Formatting of Connecticut DOT Archived Technical Reports
\n<\/em>DOT\/Federal Highway Administration\/ Conn. Department of Transportation, $32,728, 7\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n

Mahoney, J.<\/strong>, Connecticut Transportation Institute
\nEstablishment of a Connecticut Advanced Pavement Lab \u2013 FY12
\n<\/em>DOT\/Federal Highway Administration\/ Conn. Department of Transportation, $178,172, 7\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n

Martin, J.<\/strong>, Extension
\nFarmland ConneCTions Outreach Program
\n<\/em>USDA\/Natural Resources Conservation Service, $27,382, 9\/11-9\/14<\/p>\n

McCutcheon, J.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
\nEnabling Potable Reuse of Wastewater Using Forward Osmosis: A Sustainable and Affordable Alternative to Reverse Osmosis
\n<\/em>EPA\/Environmental Protection Agency, $300,000, 6\/11-5\/15<\/p>\n

McCutcheon, J.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
\nGrant Opportunities for Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI): Novel Thin Film Composite Membranes for Desalination by Forward Osmosis
\n<\/em>NSF\/ENG, $300,000, 6\/11-5\/14<\/p>\n

Mulkey, D.<\/strong>, Physiology & Neurobiology
\nAstrocyte Chemoreceptors: Mechanisms of pH Sensing and Interaction with Neural Respiratory Chemoreceptors and Vasculature
\n<\/em>American Heart Association, $44,000, 7\/11-6\/13<\/p>\n

Mustain, W.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
\nStable, Long Life Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers
\n<\/em>NASA\/National Aeronautics & Space Administration\/Physical Sciences Inc., $32,992, 4\/11-1\/12<\/p>\n

Nishiyama, A.<\/strong>, Physiology & Neurobiology
\nInflammation and NG2 Cell Differentiation
\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke\/PHS\/NIH\/National Institute of Mental Health, $1,866,653, 6\/11-5\/16<\/p>\n

Ranjeet, B.<\/strong>, ISS-Academic Programs Center
\nGEAR UP Summer Transition to College Program
\n<\/em>ED\/Department of Education\/ Conn. Department of Higher Education, $44,721, 6\/11-8\/11<\/p>\n

Rossetti, G.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
\nDevelopment of Electrocaloric Materials Models
\n<\/em>United Technologies-Research Center, $35,000, 6\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n

Rubega, M.<\/strong>, Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
\nDissertation Research: Biomechanics of Feeding in Loggerhead Shrikes (Diego Sustaita, Doctoral Dissertation Candidate)
\n<\/em>NSF\/BIO, $14,452, 6\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n

Singh, P.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
\nEPA SBIR Phase 1 Industrial Flue Gas Cleanup Using DFC Technology
\n<\/em>EPA\/Environmental Protection Agency\/Fuelcell Energy Inc., $5,519, 6\/11-7\/11<\/p>\n

Singh, P.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
\nLong Term Materials and Electrochemical Testing
\n<\/em>DOE\/Department of Energy\/DOE\/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, $271,765, 7\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n

Smith, A.<\/strong>, Anthropology
\nDoctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Phytoliths, Starch Grains, and Emerging Social Complexity at Tell Zeidan, Syria
\n<\/em>NSF\/SBE, $14,814, 7\/11-6\/13<\/p>\n

Ulloa, S.<\/strong>, Educational Leadership
\nConnecticut Collegiate Awareness and Preparation Program (ConnCAP)
\n<\/em>Conn. Department of Higher Education, $121,528, 7\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n

Vinogradova, O.<\/strong>, Pharmaceutical Sciences
\nShc in Integrin Signaling
\n<\/em>American Heart Association, $198,000, 7\/11-6\/14<\/p>\n

Vlahos, P.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences
\nEVA Sampling Network \u2013 CUSH
\n<\/em>CUSH Inc., $1,319, 7\/11-10\/11<\/p>\n

Vokoun, J.<\/strong>, Natural Resources & the Environment
\nComparisons of Fished and Unfished Largemouth Bass Populations: Metabolism, Angling Vulnerability, and Potential for Mitigative Supplemental Stocking
\n<\/em>DOI\/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service\/ Conn. Department of Environmental Protection, $120,000, 8\/11-7\/15<\/p>\n

Washington, R.<\/strong>, Molecular & Cell Biology
\nCollege Enrichment Program 2011
\n<\/em>University of Connecticut Health Center, $21,514, 5\/11-7\/11<\/p>\n

Wei, M.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
\nScrew in vitro Testing
\n<\/em>Teleflex Medical Inc., $22,573, 4\/11-12\/11<\/p>\n

Weidemann, G.<\/strong>, College of Agriculture & Natural Resources \u2013 Dean\u2019s Office
\nFY11 Renewable Resources Extension Act Formula (RREAF) \u2013 Initial
\n<\/em>USDA\/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $46,532, 10\/11-9\/12<\/p>\n

Westa, S.<\/strong>, Extension
\nA Cooperative Agreement between Connecticut Environmental Review Team & University of Connecticut Department of Extension
\n<\/em>Eastern Connecticut Resource Conservation & Development Area, $40,000, 7\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n

Worthley, T.<\/strong>, Extension
\nLocal Producer-based Wood Products Network
\n<\/em>USDA\/Natural Resources Conservation Service, $74,079, 9\/11-9\/14<\/p>\n

Zhu, Q.<\/strong>, Electrical & Computer Engineering
\nCo-Registered Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging for Non-Invasive Ovarian Cancer Detection and Characterization
\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Cancer Institute, $1,633,599, 7\/11-4\/12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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