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

Adamson, D., Chemistry
Collaborative Research: Defined Band Gap Materials by Fractionation of Graphite Oxide
NSF/MPS, $54,000, 6/11-5/12

Aindow, M., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Characterization of Cellular Decomposition Phenomenon in a High-Gamma Prime Containing P/M Nickel Disk Superalloy
United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $50,000, 7/11-9/11

Aindow, M., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Binary Iron-Based Alloys for Electrical Contact Applications
University of Connecticut Center for Science and Technology Commercialization, $49,275, 4/11-10/11

Amico, K., Center for Health, Intervention & Prevention
Multi-Component Intervention Packages for Chinese MSM
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases/Vanderbilt University, $221,113, 3/11-2/15

Anderson, S., Human Development/Family Studies Instruction & Research
Evaluation of Police-Youth Programs
Department of Justice/Connecticut Office of Policy and Management, $84,000, 7/11-9/13

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

Ben-Ari, I., Mathematics
Analysis of Markov Processes
Simons Foundation, $35,000, 7/11-8/16

Bennett, M., Library Research Services
Digitization of the Puerto Rican Civil Court Cases Collection (1844-1900)
Center for Research Libraries, $15,000, 6/11-5/12

Bruening, J., Kinesiology
Teens Through College
City of Hartford, Conn., $10,000, 9/10-6/11

Bucklin, A., Marine Sciences
Population Ecology of Salpa Thompsoni Based on Molecular Indicators
NSF/OD, $776,165, 6/11-5/14

Bucklin, A., Marine Sciences
Genomic and Transcriptomic Analysis of the Copepod Calanus Finmarchicus
University of Hawaii, $21,830, 5/11-8/11

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut by Columbia University for Barclay Equipment Testing
NSF/National Science Foundation/Columbia University, $8,676, 6/11-6/11

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for Pilskain Mooring Recovery
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $19,200, 5/11-5/11

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V Connecticut by UMaine for Wallinga Cruise
University of Maine, $0, 6/11-6/11

Casa, D., Kinesiology
Athletic Training Services: A Partnership with Windham High School
Windham Public Schools, Windham, Conn., $28,067, 8/11-6/12

Casa, D., Kinesiology
Athletic Training Services: A Partnership with Select (Rockville High School Coverage)
Select Physical Therapy, $28,338, 8/11-6/12

Casa, D., Kinesiology
Athletic Training Services: A Partnership with Regional District No. 8 (RHAM)
RHAM High School, Hebron, Conn., $22,988, 8/11-6/12

Christenson, R., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Development and Evaluation of a Dual Purpose Bridge Health Monitoring and Weigh-In-Motion System for a Steel Girder Bridge – Phase II
DOT/Federal Highway Administration/ Conn. Department of Transportation, $213,428, 7/11-6/12

Dashefsky, A., Sociology
Mandell L. Berman Institute North American Jewish Data Bank
Jewish Federations of North America, $160,000, 7/11-6/13

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

Furtado, D., Economics
Networks and Disability Insurance
PHS/DHHS/Social Security Administration/Boston College, $45,000, 4/11-4/12

Gui, C., Mathematics
Solutions to the Scalar and Vector Valued Allen-Cahn Equations
Simons Foundation, $35,000, 7/11-8/16

Harel, O., Statistics
Aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders, and Work Capacity
PHS/CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/University of Connecticut Health Center, $21,014, 9/10-6/11

Hyde, B., Extension
Training & Research Services: HUD Challenge Planning Grant
HUD/Department of Housing & Urban Development/ Conn. Department of Economic and Community Development, $50,000, 6/11-2/14

Jackson, E., Connecticut Transportation Institute
Alternative Methods for Safety Analysis and Intervention of Contracting Vehicles and Drivers in Connecticut
Connecticut Academy of Science and Engineering, $29,554, 6/11-6/12

Kalichman, S., Psychology
Training in Social Processes of HIV/AIDS
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, $1,447,850, 7/11-6/16

Lownes, N., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Design and Feasibility Study: Connecticut Transportation Planning Data Phase II
Conn. Department of Transportation, $66,000, 5/11-8/12

Mahoney, J., Connecticut Transportation Institute
Digitizing and Formatting of Connecticut DOT Archived Technical Reports
DOT/Federal Highway Administration/ Conn. Department of Transportation, $32,728, 7/11-6/12

Mahoney, J., Connecticut Transportation Institute
Establishment of a Connecticut Advanced Pavement Lab – FY12
DOT/Federal Highway Administration/ Conn. Department of Transportation, $178,172, 7/11-6/12

Martin, J., Extension
Farmland ConneCTions Outreach Program
USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service, $27,382, 9/11-9/14

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

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

Mulkey, D., Physiology & Neurobiology
Astrocyte Chemoreceptors: Mechanisms of pH Sensing and Interaction with Neural Respiratory Chemoreceptors and Vasculature
American Heart Association, $44,000, 7/11-6/13

Mustain, W., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Stable, Long Life Catalysts for PEM Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/Physical Sciences Inc., $32,992, 4/11-1/12

Nishiyama, A., Physiology & Neurobiology
Inflammation and NG2 Cell Differentiation
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders & Stroke/PHS/NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, $1,866,653, 6/11-5/16

Ranjeet, B., ISS-Academic Programs Center
GEAR UP Summer Transition to College Program
ED/Department of Education/ Conn. Department of Higher Education, $44,721, 6/11-8/11

Rossetti, G., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Development of Electrocaloric Materials Models
United Technologies-Research Center, $35,000, 6/11-12/11

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

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

Singh, P., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Long Term Materials and Electrochemical Testing
DOE/Department of Energy/DOE/Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, $271,765, 7/11-6/12

Smith, A., Anthropology
Doctoral Dissertation Improvement Grant: Phytoliths, Starch Grains, and Emerging Social Complexity at Tell Zeidan, Syria
NSF/SBE, $14,814, 7/11-6/13

Ulloa, S., Educational Leadership
Connecticut Collegiate Awareness and Preparation Program (ConnCAP)
Conn. Department of Higher Education, $121,528, 7/11-6/12

Vinogradova, O., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Shc in Integrin Signaling
American Heart Association, $198,000, 7/11-6/14

Vlahos, P., Marine Sciences
EVA Sampling Network – CUSH
CUSH Inc., $1,319, 7/11-10/11

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

Washington, R., Molecular & Cell Biology
College Enrichment Program 2011
University of Connecticut Health Center, $21,514, 5/11-7/11

Wei, M., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Screw in vitro Testing
Teleflex Medical Inc., $22,573, 4/11-12/11

Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture & Natural Resources – Dean’s Office
FY11 Renewable Resources Extension Act Formula (RREAF) – Initial
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $46,532, 10/11-9/12

Westa, S., Extension
A Cooperative Agreement between Connecticut Environmental Review Team & University of Connecticut Department of Extension
Eastern Connecticut Resource Conservation & Development Area, $40,000, 7/11-6/12

Worthley, T., Extension
Local Producer-based Wood Products Network
USDA/Natural Resources Conservation Service, $74,079, 9/11-9/14

Zhu, Q., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Co-Registered Photoacoustic and Ultrasound Imaging for Non-Invasive Ovarian Cancer Detection and Characterization
PHS/NIH/National Cancer Institute, $1,633,599, 7/11-4/12