{"id":61232,"date":"2012-05-26T12:19:50","date_gmt":"2012-05-26T16:19:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?p=61232"},"modified":"2012-06-11T12:20:04","modified_gmt":"2012-06-11T16:20:04","slug":"storrs-grants-april-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2012\/05\/storrs-grants-april-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Storrs Grants, April 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the <a href=\"http:\/\/osp.uconn.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">Office for Sponsored   Programs<\/a> (OSP) in April 2012. The list represents only new proposals             awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is provided each month by             OSP.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Allen, J.<\/strong>, Plant Science &amp; Landscape Architecture<br \/>\n<em>Management of Basil Downy Mildew using Organic Fungicides and Nitrogen Fertilization Rate<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/Department of Agriculture\/University of Vermont, $6,705, 2\/12-4\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anagnostou, E.<\/strong>, Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Weather Based Damage Prediction Model for Northeast Utilities Infrastructure<br \/>\n<\/em>Northeast Utilities, $88,872, 3\/12-2\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Anagnostou, E.<\/strong>, Civil &amp; Environmental Engineering<br \/>\n<em>FM Global Internship for Hojjat Seyyedi<br \/>\n<\/em>FM Global, $18,080, 5\/12-8\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Beck, C.<\/strong>, Nursing Instruction &amp; Research<br \/>\n<em>Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholars Program<br \/>\n<\/em>American Association of Colleges of Nursing, $30,000, 7\/12-6\/14<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ben-Ari, I.<\/strong>, Mathematics<br \/>\n<em>Problems in Analysis of Jump-Diffusions<br \/>\n<\/em>National Security Agency, $20,000, 2\/12-2\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bi, J.<\/strong>, School of Engineering Office of Dean<br \/>\n<em>Deep Sequencing Studies for Cannabis and Stimulant Dependence<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Institute on Drug Abuse\/University of Pennsylvania, $21,292, 3\/12-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bogner, R.<\/strong>, Pharmaceutical Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Toward a More Complete Understanding of Stable Drug Amorphization by Milling with Pharmaceutical Excipients<br \/>\n<\/em>Merck &amp; Co., $15,000, 3\/12-3\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bosker, T.<\/strong>, Natural Resources &amp; the Environment<br \/>\n<em>The Impacts of Wastewater from Municipal Waste Water Treatment Plants on Fish Health in the Quinnipiac River: Funded by CFGNH&#8217;s Quinnipiac River Fund<br \/>\n<\/em>Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, $18,000, 3\/12-3\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Bushmich, S.<\/strong>, Pathobiology &amp; Veterinary Science<br \/>\n<em>Maintenance of Membership Lab Requirements<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/Animal &amp; Plant Health Inspection Service, $55,000, 4\/12-3\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Carstensen, F.<\/strong>, Economics<br \/>\n<em>Assessing the Dynamics of Connecticut&#8217;s Manufacturing Sector<br \/>\n<\/em>Air Force Office of Scientific Research\/Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc., $19,650, 10\/11-4\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Chiu, W.<\/strong>, Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Predicting Carbonate Ion Transport in Alkaline Anion Exchange Materials<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Army, $50,000, 4\/12-12\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copenhaver, M.<\/strong>, Allied Health Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Secondary HIV Prevention and Adherence Among HIV-infected Drug Users<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Institute on Drug Abuse, $3,148,014, 4\/12-3\/17<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cormier, V.<\/strong>, Physics<br \/>\n<em>Cooperative Studies of the Earth&#8217;s Deep Interior (CSEDI) Collaborative Research: Combined Geodynamical and Seismological Modeling of the Inner Core Boundary Region<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/GEO, $239,604, 5\/12-4\/15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Dam Guerrero, H.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Long Island Sound Mesozooplankton and Microzooplankton Identification and Analyses 2012<br \/>\n<\/em>EPA\/Environmental Protection Agency\/Conn. Department of Energy &amp; Environmental Protection, $170,252, 2\/12-9\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Deener, A.<\/strong>, Sociology<br \/>\n<em>Doctoral Dissertation Research: Against The Odds: Urban Youth, Poverty and Success<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/SBE, $5,900, 4\/12-3\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Distefano, L.<\/strong>, Kinesiology<br \/>\n<em>Lower-Extremity Injury Prevention: Monitoring Changes Over Time<br \/>\n<\/em>National Athletic Trainers&#8217; Association Research &amp; Education Foundation, $57,395, 6\/12-5\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Donaldson, M.<\/strong>, Educational Leadership<br \/>\n<em>Examining New Haven Public Schools&#8217; Teacher Evaluation and Development System<br \/>\n<\/em>Center for American Progress, $40,000, 1\/12-1\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Drinkuth, H.<\/strong>, Extension<br \/>\n<em>Poquetanuck Cove Action Plan<br \/>\n<\/em>Eastern Connecticut Conservation District, $10,000, 4\/12-3\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Faustman, L.<\/strong>, College of Agriculture &amp; Natural Resources \u2013 Dean&#8217;s Office<br \/>\n<em>Personal Services Agreement with Iowa State University for Veterinary College Contract Positions for Qualified Connecticut Residents<br \/>\n<\/em>Conn. Department of Higher Education, $285,000, 4\/12-9\/15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gorin, A.<\/strong>, Psychology<br \/>\n<em>The Added Value of Telephone Follow up and Home Visits in Helping Children to Grow Up Healthy<br \/>\n<\/em>Community Health Network of Connecticut\/Conn. Children&#8217;s Medical Center, $16,133, 1\/12-6\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hamilton, J.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Multi-scale Drivers and Effects of Biotic Change in the Global Mangrove-Salt Marsh Ecotone<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/National Science Foundation\/Smithsonian Institution\/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, $44,842, 3\/12-3\/15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hritcko, P.<\/strong>, Pharmacy Practice<br \/>\n<em>Connecticut Collaboration for Fall Prevention<br \/>\n<\/em>Yale University\/Visiting Nurse Association of America\/VNA East, $8,979, 12\/11-6\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ilies, H.<\/strong>, Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Medial Zones: Foundations and Engineering Applications<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/ENG, $375,000, 9\/12-8\/15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Jordan, E.<\/strong>, Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Composite Materials<br \/>\n<\/em>United Technologies-Hamilton Sundstrand, $89,000, 1\/12-12\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maric, R.<\/strong>, School of Engineering Office of Dean<br \/>\n<em>Reactive Spray Deposition Technology for the High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Navy\/Office of Naval Research\/Sonalysts Inc., $25,000, 5\/11-5\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCutcheon, J.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, &amp; Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Polymeric Membranes for Emerging Separation Processes<br \/>\n<\/em>Solvay Specialty Polymers, $102,679, 1\/12-4\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>McCutcheon, J.<\/strong>, Chemical, Materials, &amp; Biomolecular Engineering<br \/>\n<em>Environmental Applications of Nanofiber Nonwoven Materials: Enhancing Structural Properties for Use in Novel Filtration Media<br \/>\n<\/em>3M Corp., $15,000, 5\/12-5\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Olderman, N.<\/strong>, CCS \u2013 Master&#8217;s in Professional Studies<br \/>\n<em>Program Evaluation of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Methamphetamine COPS Grant<br \/>\n<\/em>Department of Justice\/Conn. Department of Emergency Services &amp; Public Protection, $29,950, 4\/12-8\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Overmyer-Velazquez, M.<\/strong>, History<br \/>\n<em>2011 Tinker Field Research Grants<br \/>\n<\/em>Tinker Foundation Inc., $10,000, 1\/12-12\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Pasaogullari, U.<\/strong>, Mechanical Engineering<br \/>\n<em>High Performance Heat Exchangers for Aerospace Applications<br \/>\n<\/em>United Technologies-Hamilton Sundstrand, $65,000, 3\/12-12\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>Rittenhouse, T.<\/strong>, Natural Resources &amp; the Environment<br \/>\n<em>Genetic Mark-Recapture Population Estimate for Black Bears in Connecticut<br \/>\n<\/em>DOI\/U.S. Fish &amp; Wildlife Service\/Conn. Department of Energy &amp; Environmental Protection, $281,380, 5\/12-5\/16<\/p>\n<p><strong>Swadlow, H.<\/strong>, Psychology<br \/>\n<em>Cortical Processing of Visual Information During Alert and Non-Alert Brain States<br \/>\n<\/em>PHS\/NIH\/National Eye Institute, $1,182,084, 5\/12-4\/15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ulaszek, W.<\/strong>, School of Social Work Instruction &amp; Research<br \/>\n<em>Working for Integration, Support, and Empowerment (WISE) Evaluation <\/em>\u2013<em> Phase II<br \/>\n<\/em>Conn. Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, $49,642, 3\/12-3\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ward, E.<\/strong>, Marine Sciences<br \/>\n<em>Collaborative Research: Elucidating the Factors Mediating the Particle-Selection Process in Suspension-Feeding Molluscs: A Functional and Comparative Approach<br \/>\n<\/em>NSF\/BIO, $447,007, 5\/12-4\/15<\/p>\n<p><strong>Weidemann, G.<\/strong>, College of Agriculture &amp; Natural Resources \u2013 Dean&#8217;s Office<br \/>\n<em>FY12 Formula Grant Opportunity\/Smith Lever 3(b) and 3(c)<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/National Institute of Food &amp; Agriculture, $2,145,240, 10\/11-9\/16<\/p>\n<p><strong>Welch, M.<\/strong>, Extension<br \/>\n<em>Connecticut 2012 Operation Military Kids (OMK) Camp Application<br \/>\n<\/em>USDA\/National Institute of Food &amp; Agriculture\/Kansas State University, $50,000, 2\/12-8\/12<\/p>\n<p><strong>White, H.<\/strong>, Animal Science<br \/>\n<em>Identification of SNPs Associated with Ketosis in Jersey Cattle<br \/>\n<\/em>AJCC Research Foundation, $7,500, 4\/12-5\/13<\/p>\n<p><strong>Yelin, S.<\/strong>, Physics<br \/>\n<em>Multi-Qubit Enhanced Sensing and Metrology<br \/>\n<\/em>DOD\/Army\/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $224,999, 9\/11-12\/12<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in April 2012. 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