Grants Grants awarded to Ohio University faculty and staff during September 2008.
Centers and Institutes CYNTHIA KING (Academic Advancement Center) "Project CAP - Trio Student Support Services," U.S. Department of Education, $315,783. W. STEPHEN HOWARD (African studies) "NRC - Uploading Africa! How Technology and the Arts Can Inspire Our Fields," U.S. Department of Education, $237,109. MICHAEL BRAASCH (Avionics Engineering Center) "Integrated Avionics Technology Development," Federal Aviation Administration, $150,000; "Contract DTFA01-01-C-00071," Federal Aviation Administration, $150,000; "Contract DTFA01-01-C-00071," Federal Aviation Administration, $560,756; "Contract DTFA01-01-C-00071," Federal Aviation Administration, $240,000; "Free Flight GPS/WAAS Software," Free Flight Systems, $10,000; "Flight Inspection - Falcon Field Airport Peachtree City, Georgia," Electronic Enterprises, Inc., $14,990; "Norfolk, VA Instrument Landing System Verification, Preflight Check Services, and Commissioning Flight Inspections Assistance," Trandes Corporation, $84,316; "Antenna Baseline and Attitude Measurement Systems (ABAMS) Feasibility Study for UAV," ITT Corporation, $108,000. FRANK VAN GRAAS (Avionics Engineering Center) "DURIP: GNSS Software Defined Radio Data Collection System Design," Miami University, $223,000; "GPS/INS Atomic-clock Navigation Demonstration (LEGAND) and Worldwide Accuracy Sensor Positioning System (WASPS)," General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., $2,954. FRANK VAN GRAAS and MAARTEN UIJT DE HAAG (Avionics Engineering Center) "CONRAD: Collaboration R&D Effort on Precision GPS/EO Nav/Navigation Fusion," Ohio State University Research Foundation, $20,000. MAARTEN UIJT DE HAAG (Avionics Engineering Center) "Design, Development, Verification, and Validation of An Integrated Alerting and Notification Function for an Intelligent Integrated Flight Deck," NASA Research Center, $499,711. LAURA SCHAEFFER (Center for International Studies) "Regional International Education Summit," Ohio Department of Education, $2,500. KARLA SCHNEIDER (Center for International Studies) "Peace Corps Strategy Agreement," U.S. Peace Corp, $12,300. DAVID WIGHT (Edison Biotechnology Institute) "Edison Core Administration," Omeris, $188,040. CHUCK HART (environmental health and safety) and MARIO GRIJALVA (biomedical sciences) "The Effects of Environmental Variables on West Nile Virus Infection Rates in Culex Mosquitoes Using an 'Ecological Niche' Type Model," Ohio Mosquito Control Association, $1,000. SRDJAN NESIC (Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology) "Corrosion Center Oil and Gas Section," EnCana Oil and Gas Inc., $40,000; "Corrosion Behavior Under Conditions Found in the Manifa Oil Field," Aramco Services Company, $90,000. GERARD KRZIC (Ohio Program of Intensive English) "American Culture and Language Study Program," Nihon Taiiku University Nittaidai, $70,200; "Chubu Spring/Summer/Fall Study Program," Chubu University, $328,256. KEVIN ASPEGREN, BETHANY GEORGE, PAUL KINGHORN and EVA ASPEGREN (Voinovich School) "Economic Development Through Entrepreneurship in Appalachia (EDEA)," U.S. Small Business Administration, $282,000. SARA BOYD, HOLLY RAFFLE and SUSAN ISAAC (Voinovich School) "HIV Care Services Jail Needs Assessment," Ohio Department of Health, $99,993. DARREN COHEN, MATT TRAINER and JENNIFER BOWMAN (Voinovich School) "Ohio Surface Coal Mine GIS Project," Ohio Department of Natural Resources, $46,225. ROBERT GORDON (Voinovich School) "Certified Public Management Program," Ohio Department of Administrative Services, $5,000. SUSAN ISAAC and SARA BOYD (Voinovich School) "Grant Update," Family Healthcare FHI, $2,650. SUSAN ISAAC, NICOLE YANDELL and HOLLY RAFFLE (Voinovich School) "Scioto Paint Valley Pharmacy Feasibility Study," Scioto Paint Valley Community Health Center, $40,000. AMY JENNINGS (Voinovich School) "Ross County Family and Children First Council Needs Assessment," Ross County Department of Jobs and Family Service, $500. JOHNSON (Voinovich School), KAREN MONTGOMERY-REAGAN (pediatrics) and KAREN CARLSON (social work and psychology) "Residency and Training Program: Support Youth Experiencing Success in School (Y.E.S.S) Program," Ohio Department of Mental Health, $26,680. ROBIN LINDQUIST-GRANTZ (Voinovich School) "Washington County Tabacco Cessation Evaluation," Selby General Hospital, $4,000. BENNY MCCAMENT (Voinovich School) "Indefinite Delivery Agreement for Biological Research Services," Midwest Biodiversity Institute, $1,998. BARRY OCHES (Voinovich School) "Enabling & Nurturing Activity-Based Learning (ENABL)," Shawnee State University, $7,000. MARK WEINBERG (Voinovich School) "Appalachian New Economic Program," Ohio Board of Regents, $1,176,068; "Rural University Projects," Ohio Board of Regents, $634,844; "GV Voinovich Center for Leadership," Ohio Board of Regents, $669,082. College of Arts and Sciences JOHN HOWELL (biomedical sciences) and ROBERT II WILLIAMS (mechanical engineering) "Extension of the Virtual Haptic Back for Advanced Palpatory Diagnosis with Motion Testing," American Osteopathic Association, $100,000. PATRICK O'CONNOR and NANCY STEVENS (biomedical sciences) "Closing the African Gap - Cretaceous and Paleogene Paleontology of the Rukwa Rift Basin, Southwestern Tanzania," National Science Foundation, $38,778. JEFFERY RACK (chemistry and biochemistry) "Picosecond Isomerization in Photochromic Ruthenium and Osmium Complexes: Mechanism, New Complexes and Molecular Devices," National Science Foundation, $315,000. SHIYONG WU and TADEUSZ MALINSKI (chemistry and biochemistry) "UV-Induced & PERK - Mediated Signaling Pathways; UV-Induced and NOS-Mediated Zn Elevation, Translation Regulation and Apoptosis," National Institute of Health, $209,081. ALLAN SHOWALTER, AHMED FAIK (environmental and plant biology) and MARCIA KIELISZEWSKI (chemistry and biochemistry) "Arabinogalactan-Protein (AGP) Galactosylation in Arabidopsis," Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium, $10,000. ARTHUR TRESE (environmental and plant biology) and ALBERT COTE (teacher education) "BEEFS: Building Exemplary Elementary Foundations in Science," Ohio Department of Education, $166,906. SCOTT JARVIS (linguistics) "OPELT: Ohio Program for English Language Teachers," Chubu University, $109,553n. MARKUS BOETTCHER and JOSEPH SHIELDS (physics and astronomy) "Emission Line Flux Monitoring of 5 LAT Monitored Blazars," NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, $34,999. KENNETH HICKS (physics and astronomy) "MRI-Consortium: Development of the Pre-Shower Calorimeter for the CLAS12 Detector at Jefferson Lab," National Science Foundation, $110,000. JOSEPH SHIELDS (physics and astronomy) "Support for Bridged Faculty: Personal Services Subcontract for Julie Roche," Jefferson Science Associates, LLC., $2,777. ARTHUR SMITH (physics and astronomy) "Spin-Polarized Scanning Tunneling Microscopy Studies of Nanoscale Magnetic and Spintronic Nitride Systems," U.S. Department of Energy, $130,000. ARTHUR SMITH, NANCY SANDLER, SERGIO ULLOA and SAW-WAI HLA (physics and astronomy) "The Spin Triangle - Athens, Ohio; Hamburg, Germany; and Buenos Aires, Argentina: Advancing Nanospintronics and Nanomagnetism," National Science Foundation Pire, $500,000. SAW-WAI HLA (physics and astronomy) "NSS5/SP-STMS2 Joint International Conference," U.S. Department of Energy, $7,000. LAURA FOX (psychology) "Consultant Evaluation of 21st Century Community Learning Center Grant - Southern Local Schools," Southern Local School District, $21,102. BERNADETTE HECKMAN (psychology) and ROBERT BARCIKOWSKI (educational studies) "Telephone Delivered Coping Improvement Intervention for HIV-Infected Older Adults," National Institute of Health, $364,335. JULIE OWENS, HEATHER ALVAREZ (psychology), JANE HAMEL-LAMBERT (family medicine), LESLIE JOHNSON (Voinovich School), KAREN MONTGOMERY-REAGAN (pediatrics) and KAREN CARLSON (social work and psychology) "Residency and Training Program: Support Youth Experiencing Success in School (Y.E.S.S) Program," Ohio Department of Mental Health, $26,680. HOWARD WESLER (sociology and anthropology) "Content Analysis for Role Identification in Online Community," Microsoft Corporation, $14,923. College of Education SHARON REYNOLDS, MARY TOTTEN and KATHERINE FERGUS (teacher education) "Central/Southeast Ohio ABLE Resource Center," Ohio Department of Education, $321,240.
College of Fine Arts RUTH BRADLEY (Athens Center for Film and Video) "Athens International Film and Video Festival," Ohio Arts Council, $7,777.
College of Health and Human Services DAVIDA PARSONS (hearing, speech and language) "Hearing and Speech Contract - Meigs County Department of Health," Meigs County Department of Health, $2,600. JENG FUH-CHERNG (hearing, speech and language) "Evoked Responses to Simulation of Cochlear Implants," American Speech-Language-Hearing Association, $5,000. DAVID HOLBEN (human and consumer sciences) "Marie and August LePresti, Sr. Endowment Fund Faculty Development Award," American Dietetic Association, $1,000. KATHLEEN ROSE-GRIPPA (nursing) "Grow Our Own – Advanced Education Nursing Program," Health Resources and Services Administration, $265,531. HEATHER LAWRENCE (recreation and sport sciences) "Your Choice Has a Voice at OU: Stop at the Buzz!" National Collegiate Athletic Association, $5,000. CHARLES STARKEY (recreation and sport sciences) "Athletic Training Services for Area High Schools," Various high schools, $9,250. JAMES KAHLER (recreation and sport sciences) "Graduate Assistantship – Columbus Crew," Columbus Crew, $8,000; "Graduate Assistantship - Golf Digest," Golf Digest, $8,000. JAMES KAHLET (recreation and sport sciences) "Graduate Assistantship - Brand Marketing Works," Brand Marketing Works, $8,000. College of Osteopathic Medicine
KATHY BROOKS (administration and finance) "Primary Care Residencies," Ohio Board of Regents, $95,466. KEITH WATSON (COM academic affairs) "O'Bleness Memorial Hospital Faculty Service Provider Agreement," O'Bleness Memorial Hospital, $76,436; "Ohio Area Health Education Centers Program," Ohio Board of Regents, $83,415. KATHLEEN TRACE (community health programs) "ComCorps," Ohio Community Service Council, $214,208; "Student Sight Saver Program," Friends of the Congressional Glaucoma Caucus, $2,000; "AHEC Support College of Osteopathic Medicine Childhood Immunization Program," Ohio Board of Regents, $159,158; "Ohio AHEC Supplement," Ohio Board of Regents, $97,314. JANE HAMEL-LAMBERT (family medicine) and KATHLEEN TRACE (community health programs) "Rural Health Outreach Special Initiative," Health Resources and Services Administration, $189,677. CHRISTOPHER SIMPSON (family medicine) "Family Practice Subsidy," Ohio Board of Regents, $182,285. WAYNE CARLSEN (geriatrics) "Geriatric Medicine Subsidy," Ohio Board of Regents, $107,159. TIMOTHY HECKMAN, JEN-TZER GAU (geriatrics), VICTOR HEH (research and grants), BERNADETTE HECKMAN (psychology) and ROBERT BARCIKOWSKI (educational studies) "Telephone Delivered Coping Improvement Intervention for HIV-Infected Older Adults," National Institute of Health, $364,335. BRIAN PHILLIPS (information and planning) "RHIOhio Conference Sponsorship," Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, $15,000. MICHAEL TOMC and JAMES FOGLESONG (specialty medicine) "Clinical Services Agreement with Doctor's Hospital Nelsonville," Doctors Hospital Nelsonville, $24,000. Russ College of Engineering and Technology
GERARDINE BOTTE (chemical and biomolecular engineering) "Third Frontier: A Facility for the Development and Commercialization of an Ammonia Based Fuel Integrated Power System (AIPS)," Ohio Department of Education, $783,870. CHANG LIU (electrical engineering and computer science) and WILLIAM SAMS (VP for Outreach and Regional campuses) "Second Life Teen Financial Literacy," Members United Corporate Federal Credit Union, $150,000. LONNIE WELCH (electrical engineering and computer science) and SARAH WYATT (environmental and plant biology) "A High Performance Computational Biology Pipeline for Regulatory Genomics," Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium, $30,000. GARY WECKMAN (industrial and systems engineering) "Work Compatibility Improvement Framework," Worldtek, Inc., $12,000. KEVIN BERISSO (industrial technology) "Automatic Identification and Data Capture Technical Institute," AIM Inc., $3,749.25. KEVIN BERISSO and ZAKI KURUPPALIL (industrial technology) "Magnetic Stripe Data Quality," Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp., $4,896. DAVID BAYLESS (mechanical engineering) "Ohio Biorefinery Project," U.S. Department of Energy, $984,000. Scripps College of Communication
DAVID MOULD (associate dean for research and graduate studies), DREW MCDANIEL (Southeast Asian Studies), RAFAEL OBREGON and VILBERT CAMBRIDGE (School of Media Arts and Studies) "Partnership for Health and Development Communication Leader with Associate Cooperative Agreement (PHDC) Communication for Change Program," Academy for Educational Development, $204,500. Regional Campuses and Centers
CATHERINE BURNS (Ironton) "Southern Empowerment Zone," Huntington Ironton Empowerment Zone, $170,162. Research
SHANE GILKEY (Vice President for Research) "RC Pattern 1 Subsidy," Ohio Board of Regents, $406,713. University Libraries
JAN MAXWELL (collections) and TERESA NELSON (SE Ohio Regional Depository) "Library Annex Operating," Ohio Board of Regents, $64,851. Student Affairs
GRETCHEN STEPHENS (university events) "Performing Arts Series 2008-09," Ohio Arts Council, $1,957.
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