The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in April 2011. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP.

Abrahamson, M., Roper Center & Institute for Social Inquiry
A Review and Redesign of Roper Center Infrastructure
Johnson (Robert Wood) Foundation, $48,492, 4/11-2/12

Anagnostou, E., Civil & Environmental Engineering
FM Global Summer Intership for Hojjat Seyyedi
FM Global, $19,210, 5/11-8/11

Balunas, M., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Tropical Disease Drug Discovery from Panamanian Marine Cyanobacteria
PHS/NIH/Fogarty (John E.) International Center, $126,850, 12/10-11/11

Brand, M., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Crocanthemum dumosum Bushy Rocknose Genetics
AECOM Inc. dba AECOM Environment, $7,000, 4/11-3/12

Bucklin, A., Marine Sciences
Graduate Assistantship for L. Thompson Under UConn/Mystic Aquarium MOU
Sea Research Foundation Inc., $11,597, 1/11-5/11

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut by WHOI for Keafer ESP Deployment
DOC/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $36,742, 4/11-6/11

Cetegen, B., Mechanical Engineering
Future Generation Combustor Design Concept Study Plans
United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $14,998, 4/11-12/11

Chazdon, R., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Collaborative Research: Modeling Successional Vegetation Dynamics in Wet Tropical Forests: Integrating Neighborhood Effects, Functional Traits, and Phylogeny
NSF/BIO, $179,999, 4/11-3/14

Chazdon, R., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Dissertation Research (V. Boukili): Functional Trait Diversity and Community Assembly during Tropical Rainforest Succession
NSF/BIO, $14,909, 6/11-5/12

Cipollini, N., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Soluble Polymers for Phosphoric Acid Fuel Cell Electrodes and Alternate Fabrication Methods
United Technologies/UTC Power/UTC Fuel Cells, $50,000, 4/11-12/11

Cobb, C., Educational Leadership
Formative Inquiry of the New Britain Grade Level Reading Campaign
Connecticut Center for School Change, $78,000, 1/11-12/11

Coyne, M., Educational Psychology
Project Early Vocabulary Intervention
ED/Institute of Education Sciences, $4,097,835, 4/11-3/15

Darre, M., Animal Science
Professional Development for Agricultural Service Providers in Applied Poultry Science
USDA/Department of Agriculture/University of Maine, $16,500, 5/10-12/13

De Guise, S., Sea Grant College Program
Evaluation of Immune Functions in Free-ranging Bottlenose Dolphins in Support of Health Assessments
DOC/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, $50,000, 4/11-10/12

De Guise, S., Sea Grant College Program
Knauss Fellowship – Henry DeBay
DOC/NOAA/Oceanic & Atmospheric Research, $46,000, 2/11-1/12

Doyle, M., Curriculum & Instruction
Reading Recovery: Scaling Up What Works
ED/Office of Innovation & Improvement/Ohio State University, $1,724,750, 9/10-6/15

Duffy, V., Allied Health Sciences
NHANES Chemosensory Development and Implementation Protocol
PHS/National Institutes of Health/Westat, $88,352, 4/11-12/11

Duffy, V., Allied Health Sciences
UCONN Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education (SNAP-ED)
USDA/Food & Nutrition Service/Connecticut Department of Social Services, $1,737,711, 10/10-9/11

Ellis, D., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Connecticut Coalition Project 2011
Environmental Protection Agency/Integrated Pest Management Institute of North America, $3,500, 1/11-9/11

Ellis, D., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Biological Control of Mile-A-Minute Weed (Persicaria Perfoliata) with Rhinoncomimus Latipes
USDA/Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, $22,792, 1/11-12/11

Ellis, D., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Noxious Weeds Work Plan for Calendar Year 2011
USDA/Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, $5,500, 1/11-12/11

Elphick, C., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Development of a Decision Support Tool for Coastal Habitats in Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $9,960, 1/11-8/11

Femc-Bagwell, M., Educational Leadership
CommPACT – Barnum & Bassick
ED/Office of Elementary & Secondary Education/Bridgeport Public Schools, $1,524,195, 7/10-6/13

Garvey, D., CCS – College of Continuing Studies Marketing
Connecticut Nonprofit Strategy Platform
Connecticut Health & Educational Facilities Authority/Connecticut Economic Resource Center, $252,215, 7/10-6/13

Inguagiato, J., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Cultivation and Manganese Application Effects on Summer Patch Severity in Compacted and Non-compacted Turfgrass Areas
New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation, $34,974, 5/11-12/12

Jordan, E., Mechanical Engineering
Composite Technologies
United Technologies-Hamilton Sundstrand, $125,000, 1/11-12/11

Leu, D., Curriculum & Instruction
Project SAIL: Strategies for Academic Internet Learning
ED/Institute of Education Sciences/University of Oregon, $213,299, 7/11-6/14

Leyden, D., School of Law Instruction & Research
Low Income Taxpayer Clinic
DOTR/Internal Revenue Service, $99,787, 1/11-12/11

Lin, S., Marine Sciences
Identification of Phytoplankton Collected from Long Island Sound 2011
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $67,248, 2/11-9/12

Love, C., Extension
Infusing Service Learning into CANR Curriculum
NSF/EHR/Harrisburg University of Science & Technology, $3,000, 12/10-11/12

Martinez, M., ISS-Academic Programs Center
2011 Mentoring Program
Community Foundation of Eastern Connecticut, $3,810, 8/11-4/12

Osleeb, J., Geography
Verifying Address Locations
Connecticut Department of Public Health, $8,520, 2/11-6/11

Overmyer-Velazquez, M., History
2010 Tinker Field Research Grants
Tinker Foundation Inc., $10,000, 1/11-12/11

Overmyer-Velazquez, M., History
Bleeding Mexico White
Howard (George & Eliza Gardner) Foundation, $25,000, 2/11-7/11

Pietro, R., CCS – Workforce Development Institute
The Study of the U.S. Institutes for Student Leaders
DOS/Bureau of Educational & Cultural Affairs, $479,977, 4/11-7/12

Pomeroy, R., Agricultural & Resource Economics
Ecosystem Approach to Fisheries Management Program Plan for the United States Coral Triangle Initiative Support Program
U.S. Agency for International Development/Conservation International Fund, $90,991, 1/11-9/11

Ross, S., Economics
The Effects of Housing Instability on Children’s Education Outcomes – Extension
Indiana University, $5,500, 4/11-12/13

Shin, D., Computer Science & Engineering
Evaluation of Multi-media Streaming Framework
DOD/Department of Defense/CyberConnect EZ LLC, $23,034, 4/11-8/11

Sung, C., Mechanical Engineering
Chemical Reactor Networks for Jet-Stirred Reactor Modeling
Beihang University, $35,000, 5/11-12/12

Swallow, S., Agricultural & Resource Economics
Social Science Supplements: Testing Auction Mechanisms for Ecosystem Services
NSF/National Science Foundation/University of Virginia, $37,579, 1/11-11/11

Tabor, W., Psychology
Dynamical Analysis of Language Structure and Learning
NSF/SBE, $252,097, 4/11-3/14

Valiquette, E., Extension
4-H Mentoring Project
DOJ/Department of Justice/National 4-H Council, $82,000, 12/10-1/12

Volek, J., Kinesiology
Cholesterol Lowering Effects of Triglyceride Recrystallized Phytosterols
GFA Brands, $149,956, 1/11-12/11

Wang, G., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Collaborative Research: A Pilot Project on Interactive Land Use and Climate Predictions
NSF/GEO, $473,732, 5/11-4/14

Wang, G., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Collaborative Research: Dynamic Vegetation Feedback and Regional Climate Prediction in West Africa
NSF/GEO, $446,034, 5/11-4/14

Wei, M., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
4-D Imaging Cell/Scaffold Interplays during in vivo Bone Repair Process
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Arthritis & Musculoskeletal & Skin Diseases, $382,113, 4/11-3/13

Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture & Natural Resources – Dean’s Office
FY11 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program – Initial
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $67,542, 10/10-9/12

Welch, M., Extension
Connecticut 2011 OMK Camp
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture/Kansas State University, $50,000, 2/11-8/11

Willett, P., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Student Stipend Program at Fusion 2011
DOD/Navy/Office of Naval Research, $10,000, 4/11-9/11