The following grants were received through the Office for Sponsored Programs (OSP) in January 2011. The list represents only new proposals awarded, and excludes continuations. The list is provided each month by OSP.
Bhat, A., Physical Therapy
Visual Attention and Fine Motor Coordination in Infants at Risk for Autism
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development, $146,438, 1/11-12/12
Cassenti, B., Mechanical Engineering
Theoretical Development of Phase Field Theory for Application to Single Crystal Components
DOD/Department of Defense/United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney, $30,662, 1/11-12/11
DeGrazia, W., Geography
Connecticut Geographic Alliance, Core Operations Grant
National Geographic Society Education Foundation, $30,000, 10/10-11/11
Duffy, V., Allied Health Sciences
Game On! The Ultimate Wellness Challenge
Action for Healthy Kids, $46,085, 10/10-9/11
Gebremichael, M., Civil & Environmental Engineering
The Ethiopian-U.S. Partnership in Sustainable Water Resources: Capacity Building in Education, Research, and Outreach
U.S. Agency for International Development, $1,100,000, 1/11-12/12
Kolbe, T., Educational Leadership
Special Education Conditions, Opportunities, & Resources in Connecticut: A Policy Analysis
Connecticut Coalition for Justice in Education Funding, $49,387, 12/10-11/11
Kolbe, T., Educational Leadership
Student Performance Assessment: Windham Public Schools
Connecticut Department of Education/Eastconn, $17,489, 10/10-6/11
Kolbe, T., Educational Leadership
Fiscal Analysis of Massachusetts’ School Turnaround Grant
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education/Institute for Strategic Leadership & Learning, $10,497, 12/10-6/11
Kraemer, W., Kinesiology
An Innovative Research Program on the Protective and Performance Ergonomics of Under Armour Apparel
Under Armour, $137,779, 12/10-8/11
Li, B., Civil & Environmental Engineering
SBIR Phase I: MnO2 as Novel Cathode Catalysts for Power Generation and Wastewater Treatment in Microbial Fuel Cells
NSF/ENG/Fuss & O’Neill Inc., $25,000, 7/10-5/11
Morris, J., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Counterirritation by Menthol: Molecular Targets and Role in Airway Disease
PHS/National Institutes of Health/Yale University, $467,559, 1/11-12/14
Musgrave, M., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Coordinator, Professional Development Program Northeast SARE
USDA/Department of Agriculture/University of Vermont, $175,872, 10/10-9/12
Park, S., Electrical & Computer Engineering
Participating in a Consortium for the Power Electronics Laboratory
DOE/Department of Energy/University of Minnesota, $37,499, 7/10-7/13
Pescatello, L., Kinesiology
Motivational Interventions for Exercise in Hazardous Drinking College Students
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism/Saint Louis University, $115,295, 9/10-5/11
Rajasekaran, S., Computer Science & Engineering
First International IEEE Conference on Computational Advances in Bio and Medical Sciences – Travel Awards
NSF/National Science Foundation/NSF/CISE, $20,000, 2/11-1/12
Salamone, J., Psychology
Affects of the Tremorolytic Effects of Safinamide
Merck & Co., $79,120, 12/10-1/12
Shea, D., Connecticut Transportation Institute
Technology Transfer Center at the University of Connecticut
Connecticut Department of Transportation, $349,000, 1/11-12/11
Smith, A., Anthropology
CAREER: Exploring Agriculture, the Environment, and Social Change: Evidence from the Ancient Near East
NSF/SBE, $412,368, 5/11-4/12
Venkitanarayanan, K., Animal Science
A Comprehensive Study Investigating the Potential Health Risk of Clostridium difficile as a Foodborne Pathogen
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $299,986, 1/11-1/12
Wilhelm, N., Extension
2011 4-H Volunteer Initiative Grants
National 4-H Council, $2,000, 1/11-12/11
