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

Anderson, S., Human Development/Family Studies Instruction & Research
Evaluation of Effective School Staff Interactions with Students and Police
Conn. Office of Policy & Management, $90,000, 5/12-9/13

Anwar, A., Electrical & Computer Engineering
360-degree Imaging and Free-Space Optical System Design and Development
DOD/Navy/Naval Undersea Warfare Center, $24,000, 5/12-12/12

Boggs, S., Institute of Materials Science
Effect of Duct Air Flow on Manhole Events Caused by Failure of Network Secondary Cable
Northeast Utilities, $35,000, 6/12-11/12

Bruening, J., Kinesiology
Sport and Nutrition Clinics Program
City of Hartford, Conn., $10,000, 1/12-6/12

Bucklin, A., Marine Sciences
Real-time Quantitative Polymerase Chain Reaction (QPCR) Protocol Development for Gelatinous Zooplankton Detection
College of William & Mary, $10,999, 5/12-9/12

Cassenti, B., Mechanical Engineering
Oxidation Modeling in Bond Coatings of Single Crystal Turbine Blades
United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $20,165, 4/12-12/12

Choi, M., School of Engineering Office of Dean
Northeast Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (LSAMP) Senior Alliance
NSF/EHR/University of Massachusetts, $330,001, 9/11-8/16

Couch, K., Economics
Unexpected Lifecycle Events and Economic Security
PHS/DHHS/Social Security Administration, $53,943, 6/12-5/13

Delaney, C., Nursing Instruction & Research
Multicomponent Homecare Intervention for Older Adults with Heart Failure
Sigma Theta Tau International (STTI), $5,000, 6/12-5/13

Gupta, S., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Prognostic and Health Management of Hamilton Systems in Boeing 787
United Technologies-Hamilton Sundstrand, $100,000, 1/12-12/12

Henderson, J., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
The Effect of Natural Playing Surfaces on Athletic Performance
New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation, $10,000, 4/12-12/12

Henderson, J., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Optimizing Pregermination Techniques for Four Turfgrass Species
New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation, $8,000, 4/12-12/12

Horn, L., Extension
Tools for Healthy Living
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $591,982, 5/12-5/17

Huang, H., Mechanical Engineering
Nuclear Fellowship Program Applied Research in Radiation Damage and Mitigation
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)/University of Hartford, $185,772, 4/12-5/15

Kalichman, S., Psychology
Establishing an Anti-Vaccine Surveillance and Alert System
Gates (Bill and Melinda) Foundation, $100,000, 5/12-10/13

Les, D., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Sparganium natans Small Bur-reed Genetic Verification
State of Massachusetts Fisheries & Wildlife, $2,500, 6/12-9/12

Lin, S., Marine Sciences
Identification of Phytoplankton Collected from Long Island Sound 2012
EPA/Long Island Sound Office/Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $66,570, 2/12-9/13

Liu, L., Civil & Environmental Engineering
University of Connecticut – USGS Cooperative Agreement: Cooperative Hydrogeophysics and Water-Resources Research
DOI/US Geological Survey, $218,027, 6/12-5/17

Parnas, R., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Biomass Waste to Construction Board
University of Connecticut Center for Science & Technology Commercialization, $40,840, 5/12-1/13

Rittenhouse, T., Natural Resources & the Environment
Prevalence of Ranavirus in Connecticut: Statewide Survey to Determine Threat Level to Amphibian Populations
Connecticut Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $15,752, 4/12-8/13

Shah, F., Agricultural & Resource Economics
Development of an Enhanced Software Package for Assisting with Sustainable Water Resource Management in Ethiopia
Korea Environment Institute, $10,000, 5/12-6/12

Tulman, E., Pathobiology and Veterinary Science
Identification of Genetic Signatures for African Swine Fever Virus Serogroup Specificity
National Pork Board/University of Illinois, $31,977, 5/12-4/13

Venkitanarayanan, K., Animal Science
Use of Natural Remedies to Alleviate Enteric Pathogens in Organic Poultry
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture/USDA/Agricultural Research Service, $104,696, 9/11-2/13

Wagner, D., Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Route 11 Terrestrial Invertebrate Survey
Connecticut Department of Transportation, $57,336, 4/12-12/12

Wargo Aikins, J., Psychology
Optimizing and Validating a Brief Assessment for Identifying Children of Service Members at Risk for Psychological Health Problems following Parent Deployment
DOD/Army, $1,416,671, 6/12-6/15

Wargo Aikins, J., Psychology
Identifying Military and Combat-Specific Risk Factors for Child Adjustment: Comparing High and Low Risk Military Families and Civilian Families
DOD/Army/MedicalResearch & Materiel Command, $460,179, 5/12-5/15

Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture and Natural Resources – Dean’s Office
FY12 The Hatch Act – MultiState Research Funds Formula Grant Opportunity (FGO)
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $460,832, 10/11-9/12

Willett, P., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Data Reduction and Fusion for Remote Diagnostics
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/Qualtech Systems Inc., $180,000, 12/09-8/11

Zhang, P., School of Engineering Office of Dean
Evaluation of Selective Hardening Options
Northeast Utilities, $147,012, 3/12-10/12

Zhu, Q., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Enhancing the Funded NIH Grant Entitled “Targeted Photoacoustic Imaging of VEGF Receptors in Angiogenic Vasculature
Connecticut Innovations Inc./SibTech Inc., $10,000, 5/12-12/12