Centers and Institutes
FRANK VAN GRAAS (Avionics Engineering Center), "LADAR EO GPS/INS Atomic-clock Navigation Demonstration (LEGAND)" and "Worldwide Accuracy Sensor Positioning System (WASPS)," General Dynamics Information Technology, Inc., $90,000.
LINDA CLARK (Innovation Center), "Innovation Center Development," Ohio Department of Development, $50,000.
SRDJAN NESIC (Institute for Corrosion and Multiphase Technology), "Corrosion Center Oil and Gas Section," Occidental Oil and Gas, $40,000.
BRUCE KELDER (Edison Biotechnology Institute), "Effect of Ghrelin Gene Disruption on Longevity," Elixar Pharmaceuticals Inc., $90,718.
College of Arts and Sciences
CARL BRUNE (physics and astronomy), "Studies in Low Energy Nuclear Sciences," U.S. Department of Energy, $298,333.
MARTIN KORDESCH (physics and astronomy), "Radiation Hard Multi-Layer Optical Coatings," Nanohmics Inc., $10,000.
SARAH WYATT (environmental and plant biology), "Functional Characterization of a Cytochrome P450 Involved in Gravitropic Signal Transduction," National Science Foundation, $6,000.
CHRISTOPHER FRANCE and BRUCE CARLSON (psychology), "Preventing Adverse Reactions in Novice Blood Donors," National Institute of Health, $353,499.
SCOTT DARVIS (linguistics), "Language Learning," Language Learning Journal, $5,000.
MARGARET HUTZEL (Voinovich School), "School Wellness Initiative," Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, $52,500.
ANIRUDH RUHIL and MARSHA LEWIS (Voinovich School), "TCAP Joyce Foundation Teacher Effectiveness Study," Battelle for Kids, $40,865.
College of Osteopathic Medicine
KATHLEEN TRACE and NANCY SCHELL (community and clinical services), "Athens County Tobacco Community Action Plan," Athens City-County Health Department, $4,000.
JOHN BROSE (dean), "Student Clinicians' Ceremony 2005, 2006 and 2007," Arnold P. Gold Foundation, $1,500.
KAREN COSCHIGANO, RAMIRO MALGOR and ROBERT HIKIDA (biomedical services), "Cross-talk Between Growth Hormone and Inflammation Pathways in Kidney Damage," National Institute of Health, $221,250.
Finance and Administration
KENNETH CARLEY (airport operations), "Market Analysis Airport," U.S. Department of Transportation, $50,000.
Russ College of Engineering
DOUGLAS GOETZ (chemical and biomolecular engineering), "Novel Therapeutics for Pathological Inflammation - Engineering Novel Adhesion Based Therapeutics for Cardiovascular Disease," American Heart Association, $100,000.
Scripps College of Communication
GREGORY SHEPHERD (dean), "Southeast Ohio American Cancer Society Communication Partnership," American Cancer Society, $25,000.