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

Aindow, M., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Characterization of Fracture Initiation of Low Cycle Fatigue Specimens in a High-Gamma Prime Containing P/M Nickel Disk Superalloy
United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $51,000, 2/12-12/12

Amico, K., Center for Health, Intervention & Prevention
Enhancing PrEP Adherence Support and Risk Reduction in a Public Health Setting
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Mental Health/City of San Francisco, Calif., Department of Public Health, $134,351, 10/11-6/16

Andrew, S., Animal Science
Optimizing the Feeding of Snaplage to Reduce the Cost of Producing Milk and to Enhance Sustainability of Dairy Farms in New England
Walker (George) Milk Research Fund, $15,300, 3/12-2/13

Atkinson-Palombo, C., Geography
The Development of Educational Materials on Korean Geographical Names and the Training
Academy of Korean Studies (AKS), $66,001, 12/11-11/14

Baker, W., Pharmacy Practice
The Pharmacokinetics and Electrocardiographic Implications of Adjunctive Amiodarone and Ranolazine Therapy in Patients on Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators: The Adjunctive Ventricular Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (AVAST) Pilot
Hartford Hospital/Gillead Sciences, $16,605, 6/11-12/11

Barrett, J., Extension
Riparian Corridors and the Pequonnock River Watershed
Environmental Protection Agency/National Fish & Wildlife Foundation, $34,999, 12/11-12/12

Barrett, J., Extension
Field Testing the Educational and Land Use Planning Value of a New Nitrogen Modeling Tool in the Niantic River Watershed
DOI/U.S. Geological Survey, $9,343, 3/12-2/13

Bartholomew, C., Extension
Extension Pesticide Safety Education Program
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $10,000, 9/11-8/12

Berkowitz, G., Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Translating Extracellular Ligand Perception into a Cytosolic Ca2+ Signal: Characterizing the Role Plant Elicitor Peptides and their Receptor Play in Innate Immune Responses
NSF/BIO, $486,000, 4/12-3/15

Bogner, R., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Variation in Pressure within the Drying Chamber and Impact on Lyophilization Design Space: A Combination Theoretical and Experimental Study
PHS/DHHS/Food and Drug Administration/National Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology and Education, $44,999, 3/12-3/13

Bosker, T., Natural Resources & the Environment
The Impacts of Wastewater from a Retirement Community on Fish Health
DOI/US Geological Survey, $47,000, 3/12-2/14

Bruening, J., Kinesiology
Husky Sport Clark Extended Day program
Hartford Public Schools, Hartford, CT, $29,600, 1/12-6/12

Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by AECOM for Survey
AECOM Inc. dba AECOM Environment, $59,643, 1/12-1/12

Cao, C., Mechanical Engineering
Performance Seeking Control for Engines
United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $80,000, 1/12-12/12

Chaudhuri, B., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Modeling of Aerodynamic Flow through MDI Spacer (VHC) and Characterization of Aerodynamic Particle Size Distribution using Alternate Methods
PHS/DHHS/Food & Drug Administration/National Institute of Pharmaceutical Technology & Education, $69,998, 3/12-3/13

Chun, O., Nutritional Sciences
Does Dietary Antioxidant Predict Aggressiveness of Prostate Cancer?
PHS/NIH/National Cancer Institute, $160,313, 3/12-2/14

Dam Guerrero, H., Marine Sciences
Response of Zooplankton to Projected Changes in Temperature in Long Island Sound
DOC/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, $70,294, 2/12-1/13

Duffy, V., Allied Health Sciences
Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – Education: UConn School & Family Project
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture/Conn. Department of Social Services, $103,375, 10/11-9/12

Ellis, D., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Connecticut Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey Infrastructure
USDA/Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service/CT Agricultural Experiment Station, $3,500, 3/12-12/12

Ellis, D., Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
Forest Pest Outreach and Survey Project (FPOSP) FY 2011
USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Conn. Agricultural Experiment Station, $2,500, 9/11-8/12

Farley, M., Student Activities Office
Jumpstart Program at the University of Connecticut – Storrs
Corporation for National & Community Service/Jumpstart Inc., $47,731, 9/11-8/12

Gabriel, R., Curriculum & Instruction
The Role of Teacher Language in Mediating Student Understanding during Reading Comprehension Instruction
International Reading Association, $8,000, 9/12-8/14

Giardina, C., Molecular & Cell Biology
Dietary Approaches for Effective Colon Cancer Prevention by Vitamin D
University of Conn. Health Center/University of Connecticut, $20,000, 3/12-9/13

Goffinet, B., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Rapid Radiation and Sporophyte Evolution in the Furnariaceae: Inferences from Phylogenomics and Cross Generational Cuticle Development Studies
NSF/BIO, $531,550, 7/12-6/15

Hamilton, D., Physics
Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider (RHIC) Physics Fellow Program
DOE/Brookhaven National Laboratory/RIKEN, The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research, $126,574, 1/12-12/16

Jackson, E., Connecticut Transportation Institute
UConn Crash Data Entry and Optical Character Recognition Research
Conn. Department of Transportation, $47,700, 3/12-9/16

Jain, F., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Design and Process Development for Gain Chip
DOD/Navy/Naval Undersea Warfare Center, $23,076, 2/12-8/12

Jain, F., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Tunable Capacitive Micromachined Ultrasonic Receiver (CMUR) Array
DOD/Navy/Naval Undersea Warfare Center, $10,750, 2/12-8/12

Jordan, E., Mechanical Engineering
High Absorptivity Low Emissivity Coating for Solar Boiler Tubes Phase I
DOE/Department of Energy/United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, $55,001, 2/12-5/12

Kraemer, W., Kinesiology
Influence of a NuBound Supplement on Recovery Response after Acute Resistance Exercise
Nu Science Laboratories, $161,243, 8/12-7/13

Lai, L., Allied Health Sciences
Immunotherapy of Melanoma and Colon Cancer by a Recombinant IL-7/HGFB Protein
Conn Department of Public Health/UConn.Health Center, $356,445, 3/12-4/13

Li, B., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Distributed Active Underwater Microbial Fuel Cell (DA-MFC) for Durable, Efficient and Reliable Power Generation
DOD/Navy/Office of Naval Research, $471,205, 2/12-1/15

Martin, K., Allied Health Sciences
CT Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) and Head Start Cross-Program Collaboration Project
USDA/Food and Nutrition Service/CT Department of Public Health, $24,500, 11/11-4/12

McCutcheon, J., Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering
REU Site: i Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU): Promoting Innovation and Entrepreneurship through Academic-Industrial Partnerships
NSF/ENG, $338,819, 3/12-2/15

Mobley, A., Nutritional Sciences
Mobilizing Rural Low-Income Communities to Assess and Improve the Ecological Environment to Prevent Childhood Obesity
USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture/Purdue University, $260,674, 3/11-3/16

Pasaogullari, U., Mechanical Engineering
Technologies for Propellant Conservation
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/Sustainable Innovations, $37,652, 2/12-2/13

Pattipati, K., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Battery Fuel Guage Adaptive Prognostication Algorithm
Fairchild Semiconductor Corporation, $318,288, 2/12-2/13

Payne, D., Sea Grant College Program
Quahog Bowl
Project Oceanology, $4,515, 4/12-12/12

Pietro, R., CCS – Workforce Development Institute
The Study of the U.S. Institute on Social Entrepreneurship
DOS/Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, $672,404, 4/12-7/13

Rajasekaran, S., Computer Science & Engineering
Second International Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences (ICCABS) – Travel Awards
NSF/CISE, $20,000, 4/12-3/13

Robbins, G., Natural Resources and the Environment
A Dye Displacement Method to Characterize Water Contributing Fractures in Wells in Crystalline Bedrock
DOI/US Geological Survey, $23,017, 3/12-2/13

Salamone, J., Psychology
Assessment of a Glycine Uptake Inhibitor in Animal Models of Effort-Related Choice Behavior
Hoffmann-La Roche Inc., $54,400, 3/12-3/13

Shor, L., Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering
Pore Scale Effects of Soil Structure and Microbial Interactions on Soil Water Retention
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $150,000, 3/12-3/14

Spaulding, T., Communication Sciences
Investigating Approaches to Learning in Children with SLI
American Speech-Language-Hearing Foundation, $5,000, 1/12-12/12

Turchin, P., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Ritual, Community and Conflict
Economic & Social Research Council (ESRC)/University of Oxford, $126,667, 6/11-5/16

Vadas, T., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Influence of Anthropogenic Carbon Inputs to Streams on Trace Metal Bioavailability
DOI/US Geological Survey, $18,007, 3/12-2/13

Valiquette, E., Extension
CT 4-H Mentoring Program
DOJ/Department of Justice/National 4-H Council, $82,000, 12/11-1/13

Visscher, P., Marine Sciences
The Metatranscriptome and Geomicrobiology of Marine Thrombolitic Microbial Mats: Pathways to Biosignatures
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/University of Florida, $309,235, 1/12-1/16

Ward, E., Marine Sciences
Emerging Contaminants in Long Island Sound: Effects of Nanoparticles on Suspensions-Feeding Bivalve Molluscs
DOC/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $136,685, 2/12-1/14

Whitney, M., Marine Sciences
Measuring and Predicting the Fate and Transport of PerFluorinated Contaminants Entering the Long Island Sound from Municipal Wastewater in the Housatonic Watershed
DOC/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, $129,401, 2/12-1/14

Yarish, C., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Seaweed Aquaculture for Bioextraction of Nutrients from Long Island Sound
DOC/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, $129,754, 2/12-1/14