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

Allen, J., Plant Science & Landscape Architecture
Management of Basil Downy Mildew using Organic Fungicides and Nitrogen Fertilization Rate
USDA/Department of Agriculture/University of Vermont, $6,705, 2/12-4/13

Anagnostou, E., Civil & Environmental Engineering
Weather Based Damage Prediction Model for Northeast Utilities Infrastructure
Northeast Utilities, $88,872, 3/12-2/13

Anagnostou, E., Civil & Environmental Engineering
FM Global Internship for Hojjat Seyyedi
FM Global, $18,080, 5/12-8/12

Beck, C., Nursing Instruction & Research
Jonas Nurse Leaders Scholars Program
American Association of Colleges of Nursing, $30,000, 7/12-6/14

Ben-Ari, I., Mathematics
Problems in Analysis of Jump-Diffusions
National Security Agency, $20,000, 2/12-2/13

Bi, J., School of Engineering Office of Dean
Deep Sequencing Studies for Cannabis and Stimulant Dependence
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse/University of Pennsylvania, $21,292, 3/12-5/12

Bogner, R., Pharmaceutical Sciences
Toward a More Complete Understanding of Stable Drug Amorphization by Milling with Pharmaceutical Excipients
Merck & Co., $15,000, 3/12-3/13

Bosker, T., Natural Resources & the Environment
The Impacts of Wastewater from Municipal Waste Water Treatment Plants on Fish Health in the Quinnipiac River: Funded by CFGNH’s Quinnipiac River Fund
Community Foundation for Greater New Haven, $18,000, 3/12-3/13

Bushmich, S., Pathobiology & Veterinary Science
Maintenance of Membership Lab Requirements
USDA/Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service, $55,000, 4/12-3/13

Carstensen, F., Economics
Assessing the Dynamics of Connecticut’s Manufacturing Sector
Air Force Office of Scientific Research/Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology Inc., $19,650, 10/11-4/12

Chiu, W., Mechanical Engineering
Predicting Carbonate Ion Transport in Alkaline Anion Exchange Materials
DOD/Army, $50,000, 4/12-12/12

Copenhaver, M., Allied Health Sciences
Secondary HIV Prevention and Adherence Among HIV-infected Drug Users
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Drug Abuse, $3,148,014, 4/12-3/17

Cormier, V., Physics
Cooperative Studies of the Earth’s Deep Interior (CSEDI) Collaborative Research: Combined Geodynamical and Seismological Modeling of the Inner Core Boundary Region
NSF/GEO, $239,604, 5/12-4/15

Dam Guerrero, H., Marine Sciences
Long Island Sound Mesozooplankton and Microzooplankton Identification and Analyses 2012
EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $170,252, 2/12-9/13

Deener, A., Sociology
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Against The Odds: Urban Youth, Poverty and Success
NSF/SBE, $5,900, 4/12-3/13

Distefano, L., Kinesiology
Lower-Extremity Injury Prevention: Monitoring Changes Over Time
National Athletic Trainers’ Association Research & Education Foundation, $57,395, 6/12-5/13

Donaldson, M., Educational Leadership
Examining New Haven Public Schools’ Teacher Evaluation and Development System
Center for American Progress, $40,000, 1/12-1/13

Drinkuth, H., Extension
Poquetanuck Cove Action Plan
Eastern Connecticut Conservation District, $10,000, 4/12-3/13

Faustman, L., College of Agriculture & Natural Resources – Dean’s Office
Personal Services Agreement with Iowa State University for Veterinary College Contract Positions for Qualified Connecticut Residents
Conn. Department of Higher Education, $285,000, 4/12-9/15

Gorin, A., Psychology
The Added Value of Telephone Follow up and Home Visits in Helping Children to Grow Up Healthy
Community Health Network of Connecticut/Conn. Children’s Medical Center, $16,133, 1/12-6/13

Hamilton, J., Marine Sciences
Multi-scale Drivers and Effects of Biotic Change in the Global Mangrove-Salt Marsh Ecotone
NSF/National Science Foundation/Smithsonian Institution/Smithsonian Environmental Research Center, $44,842, 3/12-3/15

Hritcko, P., Pharmacy Practice
Connecticut Collaboration for Fall Prevention
Yale University/Visiting Nurse Association of America/VNA East, $8,979, 12/11-6/12

Ilies, H., Mechanical Engineering
Medial Zones: Foundations and Engineering Applications
NSF/ENG, $375,000, 9/12-8/15

Jordan, E., Mechanical Engineering
Composite Materials
United Technologies-Hamilton Sundstrand, $89,000, 1/12-12/12

Maric, R., School of Engineering Office of Dean
Reactive Spray Deposition Technology for the High Temperature Proton Exchange Membrane
DOD/Navy/Office of Naval Research/Sonalysts Inc., $25,000, 5/11-5/12

McCutcheon, J., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Polymeric Membranes for Emerging Separation Processes
Solvay Specialty Polymers, $102,679, 1/12-4/13

McCutcheon, J., Chemical, Materials, & Biomolecular Engineering
Environmental Applications of Nanofiber Nonwoven Materials: Enhancing Structural Properties for Use in Novel Filtration Media
3M Corp., $15,000, 5/12-5/13

Olderman, N., CCS – Master’s in Professional Studies
Program Evaluation of the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection Methamphetamine COPS Grant
Department of Justice/Conn. Department of Emergency Services & Public Protection, $29,950, 4/12-8/12

Overmyer-Velazquez, M., History
2011 Tinker Field Research Grants
Tinker Foundation Inc., $10,000, 1/12-12/12

Pasaogullari, U., Mechanical Engineering
High Performance Heat Exchangers for Aerospace Applications
United Technologies-Hamilton Sundstrand, $65,000, 3/12-12/12

Rittenhouse, T., Natural Resources & the Environment
Genetic Mark-Recapture Population Estimate for Black Bears in Connecticut
DOI/U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service/Conn. Department of Energy & Environmental Protection, $281,380, 5/12-5/16

Swadlow, H., Psychology
Cortical Processing of Visual Information During Alert and Non-Alert Brain States
PHS/NIH/National Eye Institute, $1,182,084, 5/12-4/15

Ulaszek, W., School of Social Work Instruction & Research
Working for Integration, Support, and Empowerment (WISE) Evaluation – Phase II
Conn. Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services, $49,642, 3/12-3/13

Ward, E., Marine Sciences
Collaborative Research: Elucidating the Factors Mediating the Particle-Selection Process in Suspension-Feeding Molluscs: A Functional and Comparative Approach
NSF/BIO, $447,007, 5/12-4/15

Weidemann, G., College of Agriculture & Natural Resources – Dean’s Office
FY12 Formula Grant Opportunity/Smith Lever 3(b) and 3(c)
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture, $2,145,240, 10/11-9/16

Welch, M., Extension
Connecticut 2012 Operation Military Kids (OMK) Camp Application
USDA/National Institute of Food & Agriculture/Kansas State University, $50,000, 2/12-8/12

White, H., Animal Science
Identification of SNPs Associated with Ketosis in Jersey Cattle
AJCC Research Foundation, $7,500, 4/12-5/13

Yelin, S., Physics
Multi-Qubit Enhanced Sensing and Metrology
DOD/Army/Massachusetts Institute of Technology, $224,999, 9/11-12/12