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.

Adler, D., Anthropology
Late Middle Palaeolithic Life-ways in the Hrazdan Gorge, Armenia
Leakey (Louis S.B.) Foundation, $13,460, 5/11-4/12

Aindow, M., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
GOALI: Oxide Scale Development in Coated High-Temperature Alloys for Solid-Oxide Fuel Cell Interconnects
NSF/ENG, $310,274, 6/11-5/14

Allen, J., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Evaluation of Organic Control Products for Basil Downy Mildew
USDA/Department of Agriculture/University of Vermont, $4,705, 4/11-4/12

Bellini, S., Nursing Instruction & Research
Neonatal Nurse Services Agreement
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center, $38,135, 5/11-5/12

Bobaljik, J., Linguistics
Collaborative Research: Itelmen Audio/Video Documentation
NSF/SBE, $191,640, 5/11-4/12

Bollas, G., School of Engineering, Dean’s Office
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
DOD/Department of Defense/Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc., $190,546, 3/11-10/11

Brueckner, C., Chemistry
REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Chemistry at the University of Connecticut
NSF/MPS, $263,706, 6/11-5/13

Bruening, J., Kinesiology
Husky Sport Extended Day
Hartford Public Schools, Hartford, Conn., $30,000, 1/11-6/11

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut by APS for Sea Trials
DOD/Navy/Applied Physical Sciences Corp., $12,800, 5/11-5/11

Czuba, C., Extension
Memorandum of Understanding between UConn CES and Department of Correction
Connecticut Department of Correction, $18,000, 7/11-6/14

De Guise, S., Sea Grant College Program
Combined Hematology and Immunology: A Breakthrough for Health Assessment in Stranded Sea Turtles
Morris Animal Foundation, $4,000, 7/11-9/11

Ebbin, S., Agricultural & Resource Economics
Working Towards Climate Change Adaptation in Connecticut: Shaping a Functional Legal Framework “National Sea Grant Law Center”
DOC/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration/University of Mississippi, $9,912, 6/11-12/11

Ellis, D., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Second Project Amendment for Department of Environmental Protection/University of Connecticut Cooperative Projects (Invasive Plant Cooperative)
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $84,761, 7/11-5/12

Fein, D., Psychology
Teaching Skills to Toddlers: A Program for Caregivers
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, $681,261, 5/11-1/14

Gao, R., Mechanical Engineering
Health Diagnosis and Prognosis of Drilling Equipment
Canrig Drilling Technologies/University of Massachusetts-Amherst, $114,791, 1/11-12/11

Garrick, N., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Assessing the Health Impacts of Community and Street Design
DOT/Department of Transportation/New England University Transportation Center, $99,940, 9/10-8/12

Gokhale, S., Computer Science & Engineering
Integrating Open Source Software Projects into Software Engineering Curriculum
NSF/EHR, $200,000, 5/11-4/14

Goldhamer, D., Molecular & Cell Biology
Developing Animal Models for Optimizing the Musculoskeletal Repair Potential of Emerging Human Progenitor Cell Therapies
DOD/Department of Defense/UConn Health Center, $212,508, 3/11-3/12

Ivan, J., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Temporal Modeling of Highway Crash Severity by Involved Person Age
DOT/Department of Transportation/New England University Transportation Center, $70,061, 9/10-8/12

Ivan, J., Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Connecticut Graduate Fellowships
DOT/Department of Transportation/New England University Transportation Center, $39,888, 9/10-8/12

Jain, M., Institute of Materials Science
Nanocomposite Magnoelectric Films
NSF/MPS, $169,731, 6/11-5/13

Kraemer, W., Kinesiology
Power Balance Research Project Evaluation of the Effects of a Novel Mouthguard
Power Balance, $152,883, 6/11-5/12

Lownes, N., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Hypernetwork Generation for Multi-Modal Transportation System Modeling
DOT/Department of Transportation/New England University Transportation Center, $70,061, 9/10-8/12

Malla, R., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Investigation of a Novel Percussive Dynamic Cone Penetrometer for Lunar and Martian Exploration
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/University of Hartford, $20,000, 6/11-8/12

McCutcheon, J., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Novel Air Filtration Device and Collaborative Proposal Writing (Ethan Butler)
Fuss & O’Neill Inc., $10,883, 5/11-7/11

Park, C., Psychology
Religion/Spirituality and Congestive Heart Failure: Physiological Pathways of Health
Templeton (John) Foundation, $200,000, 2/11-1/13

Pikal, M., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Dynamics in Polysaccharide Glasses and their Impact on the Stability of Encapsulated Flavors
Givaudan Flavors Corp., $284,130, 5/11-4/14

Pikal, M., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Reviewer Education in State-of-the-art Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology
PHS/DHHS/Food & Drug Administration/National Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology & Education, $32,283, 4/11-9/11

Russell, A., Computer Science & Engineering
Algebraic Techniques for Pseudorandomness and Lower Bounds
NSF/CISE, $249,957, 5/11-4/14

Segerson, K., Economics
Connecticut Green Revenue Analysis
Connecticut Fund for the Environment, $11,837, 1/11-5/11

Shin, D., Computer Science & Engineering
Image Analysis and Data Quantification
DOD/Army/MedicalResearch & Materiel Command/UConn Health Center, $313,666, 3/11-3/12

Sun, W., Mechanical Engineering
Role of Animal Trials in Transcatheter Valve Intervention: A Mechanistic, Age-dependent Study
PHS/NIH/National Heart, Lung, & Blood Institute, $413,826, 5/11-4/13

Tobias, C., Marine Sciences
Tracking the Uptake, Translocation, Cycling, and Metabolism of Munitions Compounds in Coastal Marine Ecosystems Using Stable Isotopic Tracer
DOD/Department of Defense, $1,820,896, 5/11-5/12

Truxaw, M., Curriculum & Instruction
UConn Math Leadership Academy
ED/Department of Education/Connecticut Department of Higher Education, $381,130, 4/11-8/12

Willig, M., Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering
ASTM Biofuels Testing Laboratory
AgriFuels LLC, $30,000, 5/11-4/13

Willis, B., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
DNA Sequencing with Nanopore and Transverse Tunneling
NSF/ENG, $360,000, 6/11-5/12

Wu, Y., Computer Science & Engineering
Algorithms for Reconstructing Complex Evolutionary History with Discordant Phylogenetic Trees
NSF/CISE, $256,796, 9/11-8/14

Zhu, Q., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Targeted Photoacoustic Imaging of VEGF Receptors in Angiogenic Vasculature
PHS/National Institutes of Health/SibTech Inc., $68,188, 5/11-1/12