The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in April 2010. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is supplied each month by OSP.
Anagnostou, E., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Investigation of Satellite QPE and Hydrologic Validation in Complex Terrain Basins
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration, $450,000, 4/10-3/13
Babb, I., National Undersea Research Center
Exploring and Understanding West Coast Deep Sea Corals
DOC/National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration, $325,100, 4/10-3/11
Bruening, J., Kinesiology
Coach for America
Corporation for National and Community Service/Up2Us, $6,906, 1/10-1/11
Burdette, S., Chemistry
CAREER: Investigation of Biological Signaling with Complexes that Release Zinc Upon Illumination with Light
NSF/MPS, $600,000, 4/10-3/14
Byrne, T., Marine Sciences
Structural Geology of the Forearc of the Eastern Nankai Trough: Constraints from Core-scale Observations from IODP Expedition 319 and Seismic Reflection Data, Southwest Japan
Consortium for Ocean Leadership, $8,867, 6/09-6/12
Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by WHOI for NOISE Recovery
NSF/National Science Foundation/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $9,102, 3/10-4/10
Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by WHOI for Farr Cork Deployment
NSF/National Science Foundation/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $18,204, 5/10-5/10
Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by WHOI for NOISE Experiment
DOD/Navy/Office of Naval Research/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $18,204, 3/10-4/10
Cabaniss, J., Marine Sciences
Charter of R/V CT by WHOI for Wave Test Buoy Deployment
NSF/National Science Foundation/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, $9,102, 4/10-4/10
Cao, C., Mechanical Engineering
Adaptive Control for Fast Engine Response
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration/United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $45,000, 4/10-12/10
Cetegen, B., Mechanical Engineering
Dynamics of a Bluff-Body Stabilized Premixed and Partially Premixed Flames Near Blowoff
United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $59,999, 1/10-12/10
Chiu, W., Mechanical Engineering
Fuel Cell Performance Using Hydrogen Peroxide Reformate as the Oxidant
DOD/Navy/Office of Naval Research, $50,000, 3/10-2/11
Coleman, C., Pharmacy Practice
Psoriasis
PHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, $199,999, 2/10-1/11
Coleman, C., Pharmacy Practice
VTE Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery and Other Patient Populations – Topic Refinement
PHS/Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, $150,000, 1/10-4/10
Colwell, R., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Dissertation Research: Spatio-Temporal Variation in an Ant–Plant Interaction
NSF/BIO, $14,990, 6/10-5/11
Cooke, T., Geography
Wright Technical High School Enrollment Study
CT Department of Education, $21,452, 3/10-6/10
Cotterill, R., Agricultural & Resource Economics
Food Marketing Policy Center for Research
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $373,198, 9/10-8/13
Couch, K., Economics
Green Jobs
CT Department of Labor, $112,000, 4/10-6/11
Coyne, M., Educational Psychology
Contract with Providence School District
ED/Department of Education/Providence Public Schools, Providence, RI, $98,763, 9/09-6/10
De Guise, S., Sea Grant College Program
Connecticut Sea Grant College Program Ominbus 2010-2014: Sea Grant College Support
DOC/NOAA/Oceanic & Atmospheric Research, $3,887,819, 2/10-1/14
Delaney, C., Nursing Instruction & Research
Proactive Primary Dementia Care – APRN Salary
PHS/National Institutes of Health/ProHealth Physicians Inc., $67,993, 7/09-7/11
Elphick, C., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Estimating Adult Survival Rates in Saltmarsh Sparrow
National Audubon Society Inc./Audubon Connecticut, $3,521, 4/10-12/10
Frisman, L., School of Social Work Instruction & Research
Women’s Diversion Program Extension
CT Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, $20,668, 4/10-6/10
Gao, R., Mechanical Engineering
Collaborative Research: Multi-Variate Remote Process Sensing for Improved Observability in Injection Molding
NSF/ENG, $362,779, 9/10-8/13
Gebremichael, M., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Testing the Suitability of Satellite Precipitation Products for Hydrological Modeling at Multiple Scales Across the Blue Nile Basin
NASA/National Aeronautics & Space Administration, $308,000, 3/10-3/13
Gorin, A., Psychology
Helping Children to Grow Up Healthy: The Pediatrician’s Role in Preventing Childhood Obesity
Aetna Foundation/CT Children’s Medical Center, $32,266, 2/10-12/10
Grant, D., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Metabolomics Tools for Biomedicine
PHS/National Institutes of Health, $1,207,947, 6/10-5/14
Harel, O., Statistics
Dealing with Missing Data in HIV Prevention Trials
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Mental Health, $896,089, 4/10-3/15
Henderson, J., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Impact of Fairway Topdressing on Soil Physical Properties, Turfgrass Quality, Disease Severity, and Earthworm Castings
Tri-State Turf Research Foundation Inc., $15,000, 5/10-7/11
Jordan, E., Mechanical Engineering
Deposition of Thermographic Thermal Barrier Coatings
DOD/Air Force Office of Scientific Research/Ohio Aerospace Institute, $20,000, 12/09-9/13
Jordan, E., Mechanical Engineering
Composite Technologies
United Technologies-Hamilton Sundstrand, $83,085, 1/10-12/10
Mahoney, J., Connecticut Transportation Institute
Warm Mix Asphalt Pilot Project
CT Department of Transportation, $95,831, 4/10-3/13
Martinez, M., ISS-Academic Programs Center
Mentoring
Community Foundation of Southeastern Connecticut, $3,698, 9/10-4/11
Mayer, A., Educational Leadership
Examining the Practices of the Education Transformation Project (ETP) of Connecticut Superintendents
Connecticut Association of Public School Superintendents Inc., $9,000, 12/09-6/11
Mayer, A., Educational Leadership
Examining High Leverage State and Local Policies in Connecticut for the New England Secondary School Consortium
Great Schools Partnership Inc., $10,000, 2/10-8/10
McDonald, D., Nursing Instruction & Research
A Preventive Intervention for Rising Intraocular Pressure: Development of an Observation Scale
American Association of Nurse Anesthetists Foundation, $10,000, 3/10-9/10
McManus, G., Marine Sciences
Foodweb Support for the Threatened Delta Smelt and other Estuarine Fishes in Suisun Bay and the Western Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
CALFED/San Francisco State University, $26,874, 7/09-12/10
Morris, J., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Effect of Naphthalene Exposure on Naphthalene Inhalation Dosimetry
American Petroleum Institute, $147,444, 4/10-4/11
Park, S., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Development of Power Converter and Communications for the Distributed Power Systems
DOD/Army/United Technologies-Research Center, $14,000, 3/10-7/10
Pattipati, K., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Impact of Oceanographic Environment on ASW Mission Planning and Risk Assessment
DOD/Navy/Office of Naval Research/Aptima Inc., $244,831, 1/10-1/12
Simon, C., Ecology & Evolutionary Biology
Dissertation Research: Systematics and Diversification of the Australian Cicada Genus Paurosalta
NSF/BIO, $14,769, 6/10-5/11
Singh, P., Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering
Mechanistic Evaluation of Degradation Processes in Solid Oxide Electrolysis Cells (SOEC)
DOE/Idaho National Laboratory, $174,962, 4/10-4/11
Suib, S., Chemistry
Development of Cleaning Agents to Replace Hydrofluoric Acid
Simoniz USA Inc./Nerac Inc., $100,000, 2/10-2/11
Taylor, G., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Optoelectronic Directional Couplers for Optical Switching Fabrics
Department of Defense/ODIS Inc, $220,001, 1/10-1/12
Tobias, C., Marine Sciences
Defense Coastal/Estuarine Research Program (DCERP)
DOD/Department of Defense/RTI International, $290,319, 11/09-11/11
Wang, Y., Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engineering
CAREER: Creation of Complex Biomimetic Materials via Molecular Recognition
NSF/MPS, $479,642, 5/10-4/15
Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture & Natural Resources – Dean’s Office
FY10 McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Program
USDA/CSREES/McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research, $67,542, 10/09-9/10
Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture & Natural Resources – Dean Office
FY10 Animal Health and Disease Research Program
USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture, $18,512, 10/09-9/10
White, C.M., Pharmacy Practice
Comparative Effectiveness of VTE Prophylaxis in Orthopedic Surgery and Other Patient Populations
PHS/Agency for Healthcare Research & Quality, $375,000, 5/10-5/11
White, C.M., Pharmacy Practice
TRIPP Center Research Advisory Role
University of CT Health Center, $10,416, 12/08-12/09
Williams, D., Hartford Campus – Office of the Director
Hartford’s Student to Student Event
City of Hartford, CT, $4,500, 4/10-12/10
