The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in February 2010. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP.
Alexandrescu, A., Molecular and Cell Biology
Structural and Biophysical Mechanisms of Amylin Toxicity
American Diabetes Association, $333,500, 1/10-12/12
Barrett, J., Extension
Forest Habitat Mapping & Development of Web-based Resources to Enhance Forest & Wildlife Management in Connecticut
DOI/Department of Interior/Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $52,000, 12/09-12/10
Bayer, A., Mathematics
SM: Collaborative Proposal AGNES – Algebraic Geometry Northeastern Series
NSF/MPS, $27,900, 4/10-3/11
Bucklin, A., Marine Sciences
Research Vessel Charter by Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution for HABCAM Project
DOC/National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $3,404, 9/09-9/09
Cao, C., Mechanical Engineering
Adaptive Control Logic for Turbo-Fan Engines
United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $45,000, 2/10-12/10
Christenson, R., Civil & Environmental Engineering
NEESR-SG: Performance-Based Design and Real-Time Large-Scale Testing to Enable Implementation of Advanced Damping Systems
NSF/ENG/Purdue University, $90,709, 9/09-8/12
Dam Guerrero, H., Marine Sciences
Collaborative Research: Costs and Advantages of a Novel Sodium Channel Mutation in Copepods
NSF/BIO, $571,876, 3/10-2/12
Demeola, K., School of Law Office of Dean
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities, Education, Research and Service (UCEDD)
PHS/Health Resources and Services Administration/University of Connecticut Health Center, $10,340, 1/10-6/10
Edson, J., Marine Sciences
An Investigation of Turbulent Heat Exchange in the Subtropics
DOD/Navy/Office of Naval Research, $413,608, 1/10-12/12
Ellis, D., Plant Science and Landscape Architecture
CAPS Infrastructure Work Plan Fiscal Year 2010
USDA/Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service/Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, $4,000, 1/10-12/10
Harel, O., Statistics
Aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work Capacity and Active Hearing Protectors and Audibility of Critical Communications
PHS/CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/University of Connecticut Health Center, $9,974, 8/09-5/10
Harel, O., Statistics
Aging, Musculoskeletal Disorders and Work Capacity and Active Hearing Protectors and Audibility of Critical Communications
PHS/CDC/National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health/University of Connecticut Health Center, $5,000, 8/09-5/10
Johnson, B., Psychology
A Model of HIV/AIDS Risk Behavior among Asian American Pacific Islander Men Who Have Sex with Men
Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues, $1,000, 12/09-12/11
Kappers, L., Physics
Low Cost Co-doped Scintillators for Medical Connecticut
PHS/NIH/National Center for Research Resources/Radiation Monitoring Devices Inc., $24,000, 9/08-9/10
Lin, S., Marine Sciences
Identification of Phytoplankton Collected from Long Island Sound 2010
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $61,586, 1/10-1/11
Malla, R., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Design of a Human Habitat with Efficient Life Support and Environmental Control Systems for Lunar Colonization
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/University of Hartford, $40,000, 11/09-8/10
Mason, R., Marine Sciences
NSF Intergovernmental Personnel Act (IPA) Assignment
NSF/National Science Foundation, $184,632, 1/10-1/11
Munro, N., Anthropology
Dissertation Improvement Grant: Specialized Pastoralism and Social Stratification: Analysis of Fauna from Chalcolithic Tel Tsaf, Israel
NSF/SBE, $14,997, 2/10-1/11
Mustain, W., Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering
EAGER: Electrochemical Reactor for Spontaneous Power Conversion and CO2 Capture
NSF/ENG, $97,721, 2/10-1/11
Nyholm, S., Molecular and Cell Biology
Characterizing the Role of Host Blood Cells in a Beneficial Symbiosis
NSF/BIO, $616,483, 1/10-1/13
O’Donnell, J., Marine Sciences
Measurement of Mixing Rates in Western Long Island Sound
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, $199,992, 6/09-5/11
Snyder, L., Communication Sciences
Impact of Food Ads and PSAs on Child and Teen Eating and Adiposity Across Media Markets
PHS/NIH/National Cancer Institute, $358,403, 2/10-12/11
Sosis, R., Anthropology
Supernatural Minds and Their Attributed Domains of Knowledge: A Cross-Cultural Test of the Socially Strategic Knowledge Hypothesis
Templeton (John) Foundation/University of Oxford, $40,372, 1/10-11/10
Suib, S., Chemistry
Pratt Center of Excellence in Chemistry of Ceramics, Investigations in Composite Technology Utilizing Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD), Polymer Synthesis and Sol Gel Synthesis
United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $115,000, 1/10-12/10
Wang, L., Electrical & Computer Engineering
CAREER: Embedded DSP with Alternative Energy: Towards Sustainability for Cyber-Physical Exploration
NSF/CISE, $486,919, 3/10-2/15
Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture and Natural Resources – Office of the Dean
FY10 Renewable Resources Extension Act Formula (RREAF)
USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture, $46,532, 10/09-9/11
Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture and Natural Resources – Office of the Dean
FY10 Hatch Regular
USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture, $726,888, 10/09-9/11
Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture and Natural Resources – Office of the Dean
FY10 Expanded Food & Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP)
USDA/CSREES, $542,008, 10/09-9/11
Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture and Natural Resources – Office of the Dean
FY10 Hatch Multistate
USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture, $416,605, 10/09-9/11
Worthley, T., Extension
A Landowner’s Guide to Selling Timber
Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, $14,500, 12/09-6/11
Yarish, C., Stamford Campus – Instruction and Research
Macroalgae Derived Renewable Energy (MADRE)
DOE/Department of Energy/Gas Technology Institute, $91,085, 1/10-6/10
