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Monday, December 1, 2008
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Chemistry and Biology

PETER HARRINGTON, Equilibrium Modeling of ION Mobility Spectrometry, GEO-CENTERS, $31,321; HARRINGTON, Chemometric Methods for Predictino of Material Properties from Sensor Measure of Jet Fuels, Innovative Scientific Solutions, Inc., $29,991.

Geography

CHRISTOPHER BOONE, Population Small Area Geographies Using Historical Manuscript Data, U.S. Department of Agriculture, $12,073.

Family Medicine

HAROLD THOMPSON, Center of Excellence, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, $33,303.

Electrical Engineering

LONNIE WELCH, ARMS Multi-Level Resource Management Architecture, Raytheon Company, $19,000.

Environmental and Plant Biology

BRIAN McCARTHY, A National Study of the Consequences of Fire and Fire Surrogate Treatments, U.S. Department of Agriculture, $58,800.

ALLAN SHOWALTER and MARCIA KIELISZEWSKI, Molecular Interactions and Functions in LeAGP1, a Modular Plasma Membrane Arabinogalactan-Protein, National Science Foundation, $130,000.

Telecommunications Center

MARK BREWER, African Pen Pals, Ohio SchoolNet, $31,590; BREWER, Chalk Waves, Ohio SchoolNet, $210,000.

ORITE

SHAD SARGAND, Instrumentation of the Way-30 Test Pavements, Ohio Department of Transportation, $64,106; SHAD SARGAND, Evaluation of Drainable Bases, University of Akron, $7,256.

HELMUT ZWAHLEN, Evaluation of ODOT Roadway, Ohio Department of Transportation, $153,960.

Graduate Studies

DANIEL WILLIAMS, Student Achievement in Research and Scholarship, Miami University, $3,104.

Edison Biotechnology Institute

BRUCE KELDER, Effects of Human SirT1 cDNA Expression in Cultured Cells and Transgenic Mice, Elixir Pharmaceuticals, Inc., $16,638.

SHIYONG WU, UV-Induced and PERK – Mediated Signaling Pathways, National Institute of Health, $131,454.

Physics and Astronomy

JOSEPH SHIELDS, An Archival Study of the X-Ray Properties of LINERs, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, $5,075.

BRIAN MCNAMARA, Chandra Imaging of the Radio-ICM Interaction in the Powerful Radio Galaxy Hydra A, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, $41,000; MCNAMARA, A Systematic Study of Cooling Flows and Radio Galaxies Using the Chandra Archive II, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, $30,000.

MARKUS BOETTCHER, Coordinated Broadband Monitoring of Variable X-Ray Sources NGC 1313, $24,677.

CHARLOTTE ELSTER, US-Germany Cooperative Research: Photoproduction of Mesons Above the Second Resonance Region, National Science Foundation, $19,780.

KENNETH HICKS, Data Analysis System for the SASY Spectrometer, Brookhaven National Laboratory, $8,000.

Biomedical Sciences

LARRY WITMER, The Ear Regions of Archosaurs: The Transition to the Modern Avian and Crocodilian Conditions and Functional Implications for Hearing and Balance in Dinosaurs, National Science Foundation, $280,293.

Mechanical Engineering

FRANK KRAFT, An Experimental Investigation on the Use of Welded Performs to Produce Novel Forgings, Marquette University, $3,500.

ILGARD

LAURA MILAZZO, Rural Health Collaborative Tobacco Project, Adams County Hospital, $15,200.

CHRISTY HOWARD, Southeast Ohio Health Department GIS, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, $36,627.

RACHEL HOY, Appalachian Ohio Web Portal Project, Ohio Department of Development, $39,500.

LESLI JOHNSON, Evaluation of SET Program, ACEnet, Inc., $22,078.

SUSAN ABDELLA, Small Business Development Center, Ohio Department of Development, $176,500; ABDELLA, State of Ohio Small Business Development Center, Ohio Department of Development, $43,500; ABDELLA, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Region 10 - Federal Funding, Kent State University, $50,677; ABDELLA, Small Business Development Center (SBDC) Region 10 – State Funding, Kent State University, $10,518.

LESLI JOHNSON and MARGARET HUTZEL, Meigs County Oral Health Care Evaluation Plan, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation of Nelsonville, $10,436.

SUSAN ISAAC and SARA BOYD, Rural Health Works Initiative, Ohio Department of Health, $27,965.

KEVIN ASPEGREN, New Markets Operational Assistance, Adena Ventures, $28,468.

KATE LEEMAN, Community Action Leadership Academy, Corporation for Ohio Appalachian Development, $5,000.

MARGARET HUTZEL, Oral Health Access and Coordination Evaluation, Osteopathic Heritage Foundation, $20,942.

Industrial Technology

JAMES FALES, Automatic Identification and Data Capture Technical Institute, AIM, Inc. and Uniform Code Council, Inc., $17,000.

Social Medicine

ROBERT WOODWORTH, MATTHEW ADEYANJU, and EMILY HARMAN, The Ohio Center of Excellence in Education for Bioterrorism Preparedness and Response, The Ohio State University Research Foundation, $43,575.

Avionics Engineering Center

MICHAEL BRAASCH, GPS Software Radio Support, Honeywell International, $25,000; BRAASCH, Inertial Navigation GPS/DGPS Studies, Honeywell International, $40,000.

Geological Sciences

JULIE LIBARKIN, Conceptual Understanding of Three Dimensions of Earth Processes, National Science Foundation, $173, 984.

COM-Information Systems

BRIAN PHILLIPS, Electronic Medical Records, National Institutes of Health, $135,610.

Biological Sciences

ROBERT RAKOWSKI, Voltage Clamp Studies of Sodium Pump Current and Flux, National Institutes of Health, $264,088.

DONALD HOLZSCHU, Retroviral Cyclin Induction of Cell Proliferation, National Institutes of Health, $217,500.

COM-Community Services

KATY TRACE, MARJORIE NELSON, and MARY BROWN, TB Contract, Athens City/County TB Board, $41,568; TRACE and SCHELL, Ohio Tobacco Use Prevention and Control, Athens City-County Health Department, $5,227.

Southern Campus

RENA ALLEN, The Southern Ohio Accomplished Teacher Project, Ohio Department of Education, $12,216.

African Studies

STEPHEN HOWARD, Language of African and Islamic Regions, President and Fellows of Harvard College, $20,122.

School of Film

RUTH BRADLEY, 30th Athens International Films and Video Festival, Athens County Convention and Vistitor's Bureau, $1,000.

Chemistry and Biochemistry

HOWARD DEWALD and LAQUETTA CORTNER, The Ohio Science and Engineering Alliance, The Ohio State University Research Foundation, $15,600.

School of Dance

MAURA KEEFE, Performing History: The Notable Association Between Nikolais/Louis and Ohio University, Dance USA – National College Choreography Initiative, $7,500.

Regional Higher Education

STEPHEN FLAHERTY, TOPS in Job and Family Services, Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services, $819,403; FLAHERTY and CHERYL BRAK, FEMA Snow Emergency Regional Higher Education, Ohio Emergency Management Agency, $3,121.

RHE Chillicothe Campus

JODIE VAN WINKLE and CHARLOTTE McMANUS, Expanded Enrollment Grant VETP-2004-01-EEG, Columbus State Community College, $10,025.

DEBORAH ZURMEHLY, Chillicothe Reggio Emilia Study Group, Ohio Department of Education, $1,000.

RHE Lancaster Campus

JOHN FULROW, Expanded Enrollment Grant VETP-2004-01-EEG, Columbus State Community College, $10,025.

Child Development Center

TERRY SWANK, Southeastern Ohio Reggio Emilia Study Group, Ohio Department of Education, $1,000.

OPIE

CHARLIE MICKELSON, FGV 4 Week Study Progam, Fundacao Getulio Vargas, $6,427.

Environmental Health and Safety

CHUCK HART, Supervisory Development Training, Inter-University Council of Ohio/Marsh USA, Inc., $5,000.

Corrosion Center

SRDJAN NESIC, Corrosion Center Oil and Gas, BP, $35,000; NESIC, Corrosion Center Oil and gas, Conoco Phillips, $35,000; NESIC, Corrosion Center Oil and Gas, Seico, $35,000; NESIC, Corrosion Center Oil and Gas, Aramco Services Company, $35,000.

Chemistry and Biochemistry

BRUCE McCORD, A Survey of Environmental Background Interferences Affecting Explosives Residue Analysis, U.S. Army Robert Morris Acquisition Center, $68,846.

Speech and Language Sciences

DAVIDA PARSONS, Therapy Associates Control Services Contract-Athens City Board of Education-Physical Therapy, Athens City Board of Education, $22,000.

Civil Engineering

SANG-SOO KIM and SHAD SARGAND, Determination of Mechanical Properties of Materials Used in Way-30 Test Pavements, Ohio Department of Transportation, $106,882.

 
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