The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in January 2012. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is provided each month by OSP.

Babb, I., Northeast Undersea Research Technology & Education Center
Hela Remotely Operated Vehicle Support for the National Geographic Society’s Exploration of Las Gemelas Seamount off the Coast of Costa Rica
National Geographic Society, $56,515, 12/11-4/12

Boelsterli, U., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Stem Cell Approaches for Defining Patient-Specific Predisposition to Idiosyncratic Drug-Induced Liver Injury (DILI)
Conn. Department of Public Health/Connecticut Innovations Inc., $1,290,499, 11/11-11/14

Boggs, S., Institute of Materials Science
Phase II STTR: High Energy Density Nanocomposite Based on Tailored Surface Chemistry
DOD/Air Force Research Laboratory/TPL Inc., $225,000, 10/11-10/12

Bolling, B., Nutritional Sciences
Plasma Carotenoid Analysis
Metagenics Inc., $5,999, 1/12-12/12

Bruening, J., Kinesiology
Husky Sport SNAP-Ed
USDA/Department of Agriculture/Conn. Department of Social Services, $342,526, 10/11-9/13

Buckley, T., Pharmacy Practice
Enhancing Pneumococcal and Herpes Zoster Vaccination Rates through Connecticut Pharmacy Collaboration
PHS/Centers for Disease Control & Prevention/Conn. Department of Public Health, $206,436, 1/12-9/12

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by Ocean Surveys for Coring Cruise in Block Island Sound
Ocean Surveys Inc., $76,800, 12/11-3/12

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by United States Geological Survey for Instrument Deployment/Recovery
DOI/U.S. Geological Survey, $121,600, 1/12-4/12

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for AST2 Repair
Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $6,400, 12/11-12/11

Chazdon, R., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Collaborative Research/LTREB Renewal: Successional Pathways and Rates of Change in Tropical Forests of Brazil, Costa Rica, and Mexico
NSF/BIO, $344,072, 1/12-12/16

Ellis, D., Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Biological Control of Mile-a-minute Weed (Persicaria perfoliata) with Rhinoncomimus latipes
USDA/Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, $22,792, 1/12-12/12

Fein, D., Psychology
Screening, Diagnosis, and Parent Training for Young Children with ASD in Albania
Autism Speaks, $199,908, 2/12-1/14

Gokirmak, A., Electrical & Computer Engineering
CAREER:  Phase-change Memory Devices and Electro-thermal Effects at Nanoscale
NSF/ENG, $400,000, 2/12-1/17

Govoni, K., Animal Science
Characterization of Novel Pathways Involved in Mediating Plant-Derived Molecule Inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus Infection of Bovine Mammary Gland
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $149,288, 1/12-12/13

Javidi, B., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Research on Integral Imaging and Holography: How to Optimally Connect the Two Technologies
Electronics & Telecommunications Research Institute (ETRI), $134,000, 12/11-2/12

Javidi, B., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Samsung Global Research Outreach Program
Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd., $398,551, 12/11-11/14

Jordan, E., Mechanical Engineering
PWA CMAS UConn Program 2012
United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $65,000, 1/12-12/12

Kalichman, S., Psychology
Brief Alcohol Interventions by Counselor and Computer
PHS/National Institutes of Health/Brown University, $597,451, 12/11-1/15

Lai, L., Allied Health Sciences
Generation of Hematopoietic Stem Cell and T-cell Progenitors from Human ESCs
Conn. Department of Public Health, $886,531, 8/11-9/14

Lin, H., School of Social Work Instruction & Research
Advanced Supervision & Intervention Support Team (ASIST) Analysis
Conn. Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, $27,414, 12/11-11/12

Lin, Y., Chemistry
CAREER: Cooperative Supramolecular Polymerization from Polypeptide-containing Macromolecules
NSF/MPS, $500,000, 5/12-4/17

Luh, P., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Load Forecasting at the Distribution Level in the Face of Distributed Energy Resources
DOE/Department of Energy/Alstom Power Corp., $120,000, 1/12-3/13

Maric, R., School of Engineering Office of Dean
Direct Dry Formation of Cathode Materials for Space Deployable Lithium-ion Batteries
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/University of Hartford, $20,000, 11/11-4/12

Morris, J., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Rat Nasal Explants Responses to Naphthalene
American Petroleum Institute, $113,040, 12/11-8/12

Olgac, N., Mechanical Engineering
Dynamic Simulation of Rotor Case Rub Interaction
United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $82,819, 1/12-12/12

Pattipati, K., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Agile Information and Decision Support Concepts for Dynamic Planning/Re-planning in C2 of Unmanned and Undersea Systems
DOD/Navy/Office of Naval Research, $1,148,080, 12/11-11/14

Peterson, D., University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC)
Surface Electromyography Activated Control of a 2-DOF Robotic Manipulator
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/University of Hartford, $20,000, 11/11-4/12

Renzulli, J., Educational Psychology
Renzulli Academy Summer Enrichment Program: Explorations and Investigations
Cooke (Jack Kent) Foundation, $750,000, 2/12-1/15

Ross, S., Economics
Estimating the Casual Effects of Social Networks on Health Behaviors
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development/Yale University, $79,579, 9/11-8/13

Singh, P., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
A Novel Chemo-Electro Platform for Combined Power Generation, Oxygen Production, Resource Utilization, and Carbon Capture during Manned Space Missions to ISS and Mars
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/University of Hartford, $20,000, 11/11-4/12

Van Hoof, T., Nursing Instruction & Research
Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, & Service (UCEDD)
PHS/DHHS/Administration for Children & Families/University of Connecticut Health Center, $33,393, 8/11-6/12

Venkitanarayanan, K., Animal Science
Case Study Approaches for Improving Learning and Decision-Making in Food Safety and Microbiology
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $139,917, 8/11-8/14

Verardi, P., Pathobiology & Veterinary Science
Development of Viral Vectors for Polyvalent Animal Vaccines
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $140,000, 2/12-1/14

Weaver, S., Human Development/Family Studies Instruction & Research
Human Development and Family Studies (HDFS) College Career Pathways Program
ED/Department of Education/Conn. Department of Education, $20,000, 7/11-6/12

Wells, B., Physics
Charge Inhomogeneity in Correlated Electronic Systems
DOE/Department of Energy, $330,001, 12/11-12/14

Yan, J., Statistics
Newborn Screening, Malnutrition, and Lung Disease in Children with Cystic Fibrosis
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/University of Wisconsin, $28,537, 12/11-7/16