The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in July 2010. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP.
Alder, N., Molecular & Cell Biology
Fluorescence-Based Investigation of the Structure and Functional Dynamics of the Mitochondrial Protein Import Machinery
NSF/BIO, $788,905, 8/10-7/13
Boggs, S., Institute of Materials Science
Research in High Energy Capacitor Technology
DOD/Army Research Laboratory, $150,000, 6/10-6/13
Bollas, G., School of Engineering – Office of Dean
Optimization of FCC Selectivity Through Detailed Modeling of Catalyst Evaluation Experiments and the Contributions of Catalyst Components
W.R. Grace & Co., $64,572, 7/10-7/12
Bucklin, A., Marine Sciences
R/V CT Charter by WHOI for J. Donnelly Coring Cruise
NSF/National Science Foundation/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $6,068, 6/10-6/10
Bushey, J., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Investigation of Elevated Bacterial Counts in Crandall Pond, Tolland, CT
Town of Tolland, CT, 15,200, 7/10-8/11
Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by WHOI for DOE ARM Facility Test
DOE/Department of Energy/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $30,340, 6/10-7/10
Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by WHOI for Lawson Zooplankton Project
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $63,570, 7/10-7/10
Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by LDEO for Cascadia II Test Cruise
NSF/National Science Foundation/Columbia University, $7,990, 7/10-7/10
Carstensen, F., Economics
Tax Credit CSA
Matos Group LLC, $17,925, 1/10-12/10
Casa, D., Kinesiology
Athletic Training Services – A Partnership with Select Medical
Select Physical Therapy, $27,396, 8/10-6/11
Casa, D., Kinesiology
Athletic Training Services: A Partnership with The Rectory School
The Rectory School, $21,606, 8/10-6/11
Casa, D., Kinesiology
Athletic Training Services: A Partnership with Windham High School
Windham Public Schools, Windham, CT, $27,083, 8/10-6/11
Casa, D., Kinesiology
Athletic Training Services: A Partnership with Bloomfield High School
Bloomfield Public Schools, $16,247, 8/10-6/11
Colbert, R., Educational Psychology
Counseling Psychology Interships – R. Bokria, K. Cyfeku, M. Fafalla, J. Hardwick, B. Rama, K. Wallace
Futures, Inc, $83,859, 8/09-6/10
Cornman, D., Center for Health, Intervention & Prevention
Health Maintenance Program for Military PLWH in Uganda 2009-2010
DOD/Navy, $150,000, 5/10-6/11
Couch, K., Economics
Economic Outcomes of Unexpected Lifecycle Shocks
PHS/DHHS/Social Security Administration, $47,818, 6/10-5/11
Cui, J., Computer Science & Engineering
NeTS:Small:Collaborative Research: Undersea Spatial Sensor Networks for Intrusion Detection
NSF/CISE, $100,000, 9/10-8/13
De Guise, S., Sea Grant College Program
Pathogenesis of the American Isolate of Phocine Distemper Virus (PDV USA 2006) in Harbor, Grey, and Harp Seals
DOC/NOAA/National Marine Fisheries Service, $46,078, 7/10-6/11
Dickson, D., Extension
Support for NEMO U and SCCD Meeting
DOC/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, $5,000, 6/10-1/11
Faggella-Luby, M., Educational Psychology
Indicator 14 Connect-Ability Project
CT Department of Education, $302,202, 3/10-12/11
Fernandez, M., Nutritional Sciences
A Comprehensive Evaluation of the Protective Effects of Grape Polyphenols against Dyslipidemias, Hypertension, Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Vasoconstriction in Male Subjects Classified with Metabolic Syndrome
California Table Grape Commission, $30,000, 8/10-8/11
Frisman, L., School of Social Work Instruction & Research
Impact of Prescription Drug Monitoring
PHS/Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration/CT Department of Mental Health & Addiction Services, $49,664, 7/10-6/11
Joo, K., Physics
Medium Energy Nuclear Physics with CLAS at Jefferson Lab
DOE/Department of Energy, $765,000, 4/10-4/13
Kazerounian, K., Mechanical Engineering
ENN & The University of Connecticut School of Engineering Graduate Education & Research in Sustainable Energy
ENN Group, $1,580,204, 8/10-8/15
Kumar, C., Chemistry
Novel DNA-Based Biocatalytic Nanomaterials
NSF/MPS, $420,000, 7/10-6/13
Lee, J., Nutritional Sciences
Evaluation of Athero-Protective Role of Blue-Green Algae
PHS/NIH/National Center for Complementary & Alternative Medicine, $145,087, 7/10-8/11
Los, L., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Integrated Pest Management and Nutrient Management Demonstration Project
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/CT Department of Environmental Protection, $69,000, 7/10-6/12
Madych, W., Mathematics
Topics in Pure and Applied Harmonic Analysis
NSF/National Science Foundation/University of Cincinnati, $12,160, 2/10-6/11
Magley, V., Psychology
Occupational Health Psychology Training Program
PHS/National Institutes of Health, $499,999, 7/10-6/15
Magnuson, J., Psychology
Dynamics of Spoken Word Comprehension in Aphasia
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders/Moss Rehabilitation Research Institute, $205,717, 6/10-5/15
Mahan, M., Office of Multicultural & International Affairs
Fulbright-Hays Faculty Research Abroad
ED/Office of Postsecondary Education, $345,087, 7/10-12/11
Martin, K., Allied Health Sciences
Research on the Effectiveness of Freshplace
Foodshare, $50,000, 7/10-6/11
Mulkey, D., Physiology & Neurobiology
Glial Chemosensitivity: Molecular Mechanisms of pH Sensing and Interactions with Neuronal Respiratory Chemoreceptors
PHS/NIH/National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute, $1,857,524, 6/10-7/15
Polifroni, E., Nursing Instruction & Research
UConn Preparing Tomorrow’s Nurse Educators: NFLP2010
PHS/Health Resources & Services Administration, $94,244, 7/10-6/11
Robbins, G., Natural Resources & the Environment
Connecticut Garnet Trail
CT Department of Environmental Protection, $20,598, 7/10-6/11
Schiffler, R., Mathematics
Cluster Algebras and Tilting Theory II
NSF/MPS, $150,000, 7/10-7/13
Scruggs, L., Political Science
Comparative Welfare Entitlements Dataset II
NSF/SBE, $224,169, 7/10-7/13
Shvartsman, A., Computer Science & Engineering
Principals of Robust Cooperative Computing
NSF/CISE, $300,000, 9/10-8/13
Silander, J., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Fire, Phonology, and Weather: Implications of Climate Change in Mediterranean Ecosystems
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration, $30,000, 9/09-8/11
Silbart, L., Allied Health Sciences
Development of Improved Foot-and-Mouth Disease Vaccines and Biotherapeutics
USDA/Agricultural Research Service, $118,927, 8/10-7/11
Simon, C., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Systematics and Biogeography of the Family Cicadidae Worldwide: Subsampling the Tree of Life
NSF/BIO, $642,900, 6/10-8/13
Suib, S., Chemistry
Sustainable Nitric Acid Production Using Nonthermal Plasma
USDA/Department of Agriculture/Applied Sciences Inc., $21,000, 7/10-1/11
Tobias, C., Marine Sciences
Collaborative Research: Linking Hydrogeomorphology and Denitrification in the Tidal Freshwater Region of Coastal Streams
NSF/GEO, $80,372, 1/10-8/11
Tobias, C., Marine Sciences
Collaborative Research: ETBC: Implication of ANAMMOX Community Structure and Microbial Interactions in Estuarine N Removal Processes
NSF/GEO/University of North Carolina at Wilmington, $118,447, 6/10-4/11
Tobias, C., Marine Sciences
Anammox: A New Sink of N Fertilizer in Agricultural Fields
USDA/CSREES/University of North Carolina at Wilmington, $61,350, 6/10-6/12
Ulloa-Beal, S., ISS – Academic Programs Center
Connecticut Pre-Collegiate Awareness Program
CT Department of Higher Education, $131,250, 7/10-6/11
Vokoun, J., Natural Resources & the Environment
Movement, Habitat Use, and Detection Probability of Bridle Shiner Estimated by Patch Occupancy Modeling in a Connecticut Watershed
DOI/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/CT Department of Environmental Protection, $55,087, 7/10-6/12
Volgushev, M., Psychology
The Role of Heterosynaptic Plasticity in Achieving Stable Yet Adaptable Memory Storage
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, $1,917,927, 7/10-3/15
Wang, Y., Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering
Reversible Cell Capture and Release for Cell Separation
NSF/ENG, $291,110, 9/10-8/13
