DIMENSIONS of DISCOVERY
Sponsored Program Awards
June 2014
Abraham, John; mechanical engineering,
from Caterpillar Inc., $100,410, “Turbulent
Combustion Modeling in Lean-Burn Natural Gas Engines.”
Abu-Omar, Mahdi M and Ribeiro, Fabio
H; chemistry, chemical engineering, from
Qatar Environmental and Energy Research
Institute, $328,110, “New Chemistries for
Catalytic Conversion of Natural Gas to
Liquids.”
Agnew, Christopher R; psychological
science, from Purdue Doctoral Program,
$20,425, “Oumeziane, Belel Ait.”
Agnew, Christopher R; psychological science, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $17,811, “Wiemers, Elizabeth.”
Agnew, Christopher R; psychological science, from Purdue University F N Andrews
Fellowship, $18,254, “Daly, Christine.”
Agnew, Christopher R; psychological science, from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment,
$20,425, “Chen, Jing.”
Agnew, Christopher R; psychological science, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $17,811, “Tomko, Linda.”
Agnew, Christopher R; psychological science, from Purdue University F N Andrews
Fellowship, $17,811, “Kearns, Peter.”
Anderson, Joseph M; agronomy, from
Agricultural Research Service, $66,864,
“Improvement of Soft Winter Wheat that
is Resistant to FHB and Adapted to Eastern
USA.”
Andrisani, Ourania M; basic medical science, from PHS-NIH National Institute of
Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases,
$318,390, “Mechanism(s) of Hepatocyte
Transformation by the Hepatitis B Virus X
Protein.”
Andronicos, Christopher L; earth &
atmospheric sciences, from Ross Graduate
Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138, “Link,
Benjamin James.”
Applegate, Todd J; animal sciences, from
Colorado Quality Research Inc, $4,000,
“Pyhtase in Poultry.”
Applegate, Todd J; animal sciences, from
Evonik Corporation, $10,000, “Pyhtase in
Poultry.”
Bahr, David F; materials engineering, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$28,755, “Huang, Sabrina.”
Bahr, David F; materials engineering, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$28,721, “Rotella, John.”
Balagtas, Joseph V; agricultural economics, from Purdue University, $27,868, “1314
Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) Grant
Awarded in FY1415 for Joseph Balagtas.”
Balakrishnan, Venkataramanan; electrical & computer engineering, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $21,425,
“Huang, Gaoping.”
Balakrishnan, Venkataramanan; electrical
& computer engineering, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $18,425, “Lo,
Steven H.”
Balakrishnan, Venkataramanan; electrical
& computer engineering, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $18,425, “Liu,
Chang.”
Balakrishnan, Venkataramanan; electrical & computer engineering, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $18,425,
“Eragamreddy, Harshavardhanareddy.”
Balakrishnan, Venkataramanan; electrical
& computer engineering, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $18,425, “Liu,
Renju.”
Balakrishnan, Venkataramanan; electrical & computer engineering, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $18,425,
“Sutar, Soubhagya.”
Balakrishnan, Venkataramanan; electrical & computer engineering, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $19,425,
“Jain, Shubham.”
Balakrishnan, Venkataramanan; electrical & computer engineering, from Purdue
Doctoral Program, $18,568, “Roberts,
Michael D.”
Banuelos, Rodrigo; mathematics, from
National Science Foundation, $276,000,
“Spectral Asymptotics for Stable Processes.”
Baributsa, Dieudonne; Alexander, Corinne
E; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob E; LowenbergDeboer, James M; Murdock, Larry L and
Woloshuk, Charles P; entomology, agricultural economics, International Programs
in Agriculture, botany & plant pathology,
from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation,
$10,072,080, “Commercializing Hermetic
Technologies for Grain Storage to Improve
Market Access and Food Security in SubSaharan Africa (PICS3).”
Barnes, Ilana R and Zhang, Tao; library
administration, from American Library
Association, $5,000, “A Crowdsourced
Library Help System.”
Benes, Bedrich; technology — administration, from Siemens Corporate Research
Inc., $55,000, “Software Analysis for 3-D
Printing.”
Bernal, Ximena; biological sciences, from
National Science Foundation, $218,991,
“Sensory Bases and Evolution of Interspecific
Eavesdropping.”
Bhunia, Arun K and Vemulapalli, Ramesh;
food science, comparative pathobiology,
from University of Notre Dame, $69,641,
“A Rapid and High-Throughput Pathogen
RNA Detection System for Dairy Products.”
Biehl, Larry L; academic technologies,
from Americaview Inc, $1,000, “Stateview
Program Development and Operations for
the State of Indiana.”
Bigelow, Cale A; agronomy, from Chicago
District Golf Association, $2,250, “Putting
Greens Research.”
Bigelow, Cale A; agronomy, from Agrium
U.S., Inc., $5,000, “Putting Greens Research.”
Office of the Executive Vice President for Research and Partnerships
Dimensions of Discovery
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Boltasseva, Alexandra; electrical & computer engineering, from Air Force Office of
Scientific Research, $85,000, “CMOS-Compatible Plasmonics for Hybrid Nanophotonic
Circuits.” (a Discovery Park award — Birck
Nanotechnology Center)
Buzzard, Gregery T; mathematics, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$25,858, “Ponce, Joan.”
Bouman, Charles A and Comer, Mary L;
electrical & computer engineering, from
Carnegie-Mellon University, $260,000,
“Managing the Mosaic of Microstructure.”
Buzzard, Gregery T; mathematics, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$25,858, “Salinas, Carlos.”
Braile, Lawrence W; earth & atmospheric sciences, from Society of Exploration Geophysicists, $18,285, “Support for SAGE (Summer
of Applied Geophysical Experience) 2014.”
Braun, James E and Horton, William T;
mechanical engineering, civil engineering, from Pennsylvania State University,
$630,000, “Energy Efficient Building Systems
Regional Innovation Cluster Initiative.” (a
Discovery Park award — Energy Center)
Brightman, Andrew O; biomedical engineering, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/
Assistantship, $28,755, “Kiel, Alexander.”
Brunswicker, Sabine; industrial technology,
from University of California — Berkeley,
$25,000, “Open Innovation Executive Survey.”
Brush, Thomas H; management, from
Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) Summer Research Grants, $4,727, “2014 GS
SRG-OBHR.”
Bugusu, Betty A; Hamaker, Bruce R;
Lowenberg-Deboer, James M; Nielsen, S
S; Alexander, Corinne E; Ferruzzi, Mario;
Ileleji, Klein; Ricker-Gilbert, Jacob E and
Woloshuk, Charles P; food science, International Programs in Agriculture, agricultural
economics, agricultural & biological engineering, botany & plant pathology, from US Agency for International Development, $1,172,302,
“Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Food
Processing and Post-Harvest Handling.”
Buzzard, Gregery T; mathematics, from
Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$28,138, “James, Melissa.”
Buzzard, Gregery T; mathematics, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$28,138, “Percival, Sarah.”
Buzzard, Gregery T; mathematics, from
Purdue Doctoral Program, $30,512, “Dahlin,
Kyle.”
Buzzard, Gregery T; mathematics, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$28,138, “Cao, Duo.”
Buzzard, Gregery T; mathematics, from
Purdue Doctoral Program, $29,657, “Peng,
Xiao Xiao.”
Buzzard, Gregery T; mathematics, from
Purdue Doctoral Program, $31,916, “Martinez, Benito.”
Buzzard, Gregery T; mathematics, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $19,425,
“Montano, Jonathan.”
Caffee, Marc W; Granger, Darryl E; Lifton,
Nathaniel A and Muzikar, Paul F; physics,
earth & atmospheric sciences, from National
Science Foundation, $674,957, “Facility
Support: Accelerator Mass Spectrometry
at Prime Lab — Amendment 2 for Grant
105998.”
Caldwell, Barrett S; industrial engineering,
from Purdue Doctoral Program, $31,085,
“Cheng, Laura Wen San.”
Calve, Sarah; biomedical engineering, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$28,755, “Han, Shuo.”
Camberato, James J; agronomy, from Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., $56,327,
“Performance and Refinement of Nitrogen
Fertilization Tools.”
Carpita, Nicholas C; botany & plant pathology, from U.S. Department of Energy,
$30,000, “Support for the 4th Pan-American
Congress on Plants and Bioenergy.”
Caruthers, James M; chemical engineering,
from ERC, Inc., $100,000, “Development of
Quantitative FTIR for Analysis of Cure and
Degradation Kinetics of Hydroxyl Terminated Polybutadiene (HTPB) and Carboxyl
Terminated Polybutadiene (CTPB) Type
Materials Used for Solid Rockets.”
Casteel, Shaun N; agronomy, from Symyco
Inc, $1,500, “Soybean Extension Research.”
Casteel, Shaun N; agronomy, from Monsanto Company, $2,500, “Soybean Extension
Research.”
Chandrasekar, Srinivasan and Trumble,
Kevin P; industrial engineering, materials
engineering, from Army Medical Research &
Development Command, $38,492, “Research
Area 10: Materials Science: Synthesis and
Processing of Materials: Modification 3.”
Chang, Fen-Lei; medical education — Fort
Wayne campus, from Indiana University,
$625,000, “FY 14-15 Indiana University
School of Medicine (IUSM) — Fort Wayne
General Fund.”
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Chapple, Clint C; Doudareva, Natalia and
Morgan, John A; biochemistry, chemical
engineering, from U.S. Department of Energy,
$1,001,896, “Modeling and Manipulating
Phenylpropanoid Pathway Flux for Bioenergy.”
Chapple, Clint C; biochemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138,
“Sun, Xiuping.”
Chapple, Clint C; biochemistry, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $12,828,
“Sullivan, Kelly L.”
Chapple, Clint C; biochemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138,
“Jin, Quanyi.”
Chaubey, Indrajeet; Cibin Raj, and Gramig,
Benjamin M; agricultural & biological engineering, agricultural economics, from Indiana
Corn Marketing Council, $44,114, “Watershed Scale Analysis to Develop Strategies for
Environmentally Sustainable Corn Stover
Removal for Biofuel Production in Indiana.”
Chen, Qingyan; mechanical engineering,
from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment,
$19,925, “Chen, Chun.”
Chen, Qingyan; mechanical engineering,
from Tianjin University, $100,000, “Impact
of Air Pollution at Chinese Airports on
Aircraft ECS Performance and Cabin Environment.”
Chen, Weinong W; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from Office of Naval
Research, $50,000, “Fundamental Dynamic
Contact Failure Mechanisms in Granular
Materials.”
Chen, Weinong W; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from David M. Knox
Endowment, $19,785, “Valone, Marianne C.”
Chen, Weinong W; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from Ross Graduate
Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,755, “Williams, Joseph.”
Chen, Weinong W; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from Ross Graduate
Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,755, “Lace,
Arthur.”
Chen, Weinong W; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from Purdue University F
N Andrews Fellowship, $21,425, “Camarena,
Ernesto.”
Chen, Zhihong; electrical & computer engineering, from National Science Foundation,
$100,000, “Grant Opportunities for Academic
Liaison with Industry (GOALI): Creating Novel
Graphene-Based Meta-Materials through
Nano-Patterning; Amendment 2.” (a Discovery
Park award — Birck Nanotechnology Center)
Dimensions of Discovery
Chen, Zhihong; electrical & computer
engineering, from Semiconductor Research
Corporation, $79,117, “Amendment No. 4 to
Reliable Cu/Graphene-Hybrid Interconnects
with Improved Conductivity and Reduced
Electromigration.”
Cherkauer, Keith A; agricultural & biological engineering, from Purdue Doctoral
Program, $27,816, “Hearst, Anthony.”
Choi, Jong Hyun and Mao, Chengde;
mechanical engineering, chemistry, from
National Science Foundation, $400,000,
“Nanomechanics of Self-Assembled DNA
Structures.”
Claridge, Shelley A; biomedical engineering, from American Chemical Society,
$110,000, “Direct Structural Characterization
of Individual Asphaltenes Using Scanning
Probe Microscopy and Interface-Sensitive
Techniques.”
Clawson, Rosalee A; political science, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$15,080, “Wu, Kuan-Sheng.”
Clawson, Rosalee A; political science, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $13,454,
“Cahill, Katie A.”
Clawson, Rosalee A; political science, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$15,080, “Fa, Bingxin.”
Clawson, Rosalee A; political science, from
Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$19,425, “Kelly-Thompson, Kaitlin D.”
Connor, Robert J; civil engineering, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$28,828, “Korkmaz, Cem.”
Csathy, Gabor A and Manfra, Michael J;
physics, from U.S. Department of Energy,
$727,000, “Novel Sample Structures and
Probing Techniques of Exotic States in the
2nd Landau Level.” (a Discovery Park award
— Birck Nanotechnology Center)
Culurciello, Eugenio; biomedical engineering, from Office of Naval Research, $75,000,
“A Trillion Operations-Per-Second Vision
System for DOD Applications.”
Cushman, Mark S; medicinal chemistry &
molecular pharmacology, from PHS-NIH
National Cancer Institute, $217,192, “Novel
Topoisomerase I Inhibitors.”
DeLaurentis, Daniel A; aeronautical &
astronautical engineering, from University
of Maryland, $30,000, “National Center of
Excellence for Aviation Operations Research
(NEXTOR) II: Air Connectivity Index.”
DeLaurentis, Daniel A and Landry, Steven
J; aeronautical & astronautical engineering,
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
industrial engineering, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $304,906,
“Safety Assessment for Separation Assurance
in a Distributed Environment.”
Delgado, Michael S; agricultural economics, from Purdue University, $27,868, “1314
Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) Grant
Awarded in FY1415 for Michael Degado.”
Delgass, W N; Abu-Omar, Mahdi M;
Caruthers, James M; Ribeiro, Fabio H and
Thomson, Kendall T; engineering administration engineering experiment, chemistry,
chemical engineering, from U.S. Department of Energy, $700,000, “Catalyst Design
by Discovery Informatics.” (a Discovery Park
award — Energy Center)
Deng, Meng; agricultural & biological engineering, from Purdue University F N Andrews
Fellowship, $31,767, “Hengge, Neal.”
Deng, Xinyan; mechanical engineering,
from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $31,767, “Van Kooten, Stephen.”
Dennis, Jennifer L; agricultural economics,
from Indiana State Department of Agriculture, $7,640, “Supporting Indianas Speciality
Crop Producers through Interactive Educational Activities.”
Dewoody, J. Andrew and Doyle, Jacqueline
R; forestry & natural resources, from Bureau
of Land Management, $144,598, “Golden
Eagle Demography: Genetic Approaches to
Population Biology in the Face of Renewable Energy Development in the California
Desert.”
Doerge, Rebecca W; statistics, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $27,283,
“Knight, Kristen.”
Doerge, Rebecca W; statistics, from Purdue
Doctoral Program, $31,882, “Coca Chavez,
Maria.”
Doerge, Rebecca W; statistics, from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$27,283, “Goossens, Emery.”
Doerge, Rebecca W; statistics, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $26,713,
“Ibriga, Hilda.”
Doerge, Rebecca W; statistics, from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $19,425,
“Lawlor, Michael R..”
Doerge, Rebecca W; statistics, from Purdue
Doctoral Program, $29,623, “Keller, Kara.”
Doerge, Rebecca W; statistics, from George
Washington Carver Fellowship, $21,425,
“Harry, April J..”
Doerge, Rebecca W; statistics, from Purdue
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University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,138,
“Liu, Meimei.”
Dong, Suchuan; mathematics, from National Science Foundation, $61,456, “Joint
Diagonalization-Based Spectral Element
Approach.”
Dukes, Jeffrey S; forestry & natural resources, from National Science Foundation,
$1,661, “Collaborative Research: Characterizing Climate-Induced Qualitative Changes
in Plant Biopolymer Composition.”
Dunning, John B; forestry & natural
resources, from Nature Conservancy, the,
$26,500, “Surveys of Breeding Grassland
Birds of the Kankakee Sands, Newton
County Indiana.”
Dykhuizen, Emily C; medicinal chemistry
& molecular pharmacology, from Showalter
Trust, $75,000, “Development of Chromatin
Remodeling Inhibitors to Investigate and
Treat a Wide Spectrum of Human Cancers..”
Egel, Daniel S; botany & plant pathology,
from Bejo Seeds Inc, $1,175, “Potassium
Management.”
Egel, Daniel S; botany & plant pathology,
from Dean G Liere, $900, “Potassium Management.”
Egel, Daniel S; botany & plant pathology,
from Bejo Seeds Inc, $575, “Potassium Management.”
Egel, Daniel S; botany & plant pathology,
from Sakata Seed America Inc., $500, “Potassium Management.”
Egel, Daniel S; botany & plant pathology,
from Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., $600,
“Potassium Management.”
Egel, Daniel S; botany & plant pathology,
from Bayer Cropscience, $600, “Potassium
Management.”
Eigenmann, Rudolf; electrical & computer
engineering, from National Science Foundation, $435,878, “Intergovernmental Personnel Assignment (IPA) Extension for Rudolf
Eigenmann.”
Eisenhauer, Mary Jane; education — North
Central campus, from Dollar General Literacy Foundation, $3,000, “Westville Summer
Sprouts Catch the Reading Bug.”
Emery, Nancy C and Rao, P Suresh C;
botany & plant pathology, civil engineering,
from Showalter Trust, $62,500, “Linking
Hydrological Variability and Plant Community Organization in Natural and Restored
Wetlands.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Emery, Nancy C; biological sciences, from
The Society for the Study of Evolution,
$2,500, “Dispersal Variation and the Evolution of Geographic Ranges.”
Engelberth, Abigail S; agricultural &
biological engineering, from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $31,767,
“Li, Jinsha.”
Engelberth, Abigail S; agricultural & biological engineering, from Purdue Doctoral
Program, $31,165, “Brace, Emma.”
Erickson, Bruce J; agronomy, from Agreliant, $7,700, “American Society of Agronomy.”
Federer, Natalie L; field extension educators, from Carroll White REMC Comm
Trust Inc, $2,000, “Grow Your Way to
Healthy Eating.”
Fernandez-Juricic, Esteban; biological
sciences, from National Science Foundation, $115,000, “Understanding the Early
Stages of Predator-Prey Interactions from
a Visual Sensory Perspective; Amendment
2 for Grant 10583.”
Ferris, Virginia R; entomology, from Syngenta Crop Protection Inc., $14,500, “Cyst
Nematode Program.”
Ferruzzi, Mario; food science, from
General Mills, Inc., $162,964, “Leveraging
Interactions Between Grain Bioactive Constituents for Translation to New Functional
Food Systems.”
Field, William E; agricultural & biological engineering, from Mifflinburg Young
Farmers, $1,900, “Grain Bin Safety.”
Field, William E; agricultural & biological engineering, from CHS Foundation,
$10,000, “Breaking New Ground.”
Filley, Timothy R; earth & atmospheric sciences, from National Science Foundation,
$76,653, “Collaborative Research: Linking
the Chemical Structure of Black Carbon to
its Biological Degradation.”
Fisher, Timothy; mechanical engineering,
from Bluevine Graphene Industries, $3,000,
“BGI Gift.” (a Discovery Park award —
Birck Nanotechnology Center)
Fisher, Timothy; Heister, Stephen D and
Shih, Tom I; engineering administration
engineering experiment, aeronautical &
astronautical engineering, from Air Force
Research Laboratory, $80,000, “Center for
Integrated Thermal Management of Aerospace Vehicles.” (a Discovery Park award
— Birck Nanotechnology Center)
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Flesch, Lucy M; earth & atmospheric sciences, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/
Assistantship, $17,878, “McConeghy, Joseph.”
Flores, Joseph I; Education Opportunities
Program — Calumet campus, from U.S.
Department of Education, $546,000, “Purdue
University Calumet Upward Bound Program
2014-15.”
Flores, Joseph I; Education Opportunities
Program — Calumet campus, from Indiana
Department of Education, $7,500, “Purdue
University Calumet Upward Bound Summer
Food Service Program 2014.”
Fouche, Rayvon D; American studies, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$15,080, “Bonini, Rachel E.”
Fouche, Rayvon D; American studies, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$15,080, “Angermann, Sascha.”
Fouche, Rayvon D; American studies, from
Purdue Doctoral Program, $15,080, “Freeman, Jonathan R.”
Fouche, Rayvon D; American studies, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$15,080, “Armentrout, Katje J..”
Fouche, Rayvon D; American studies, from
George Washington Carver Fellowship,
$21,825, “Webb, Naeemah A.”
Francisco, Joseph S and Kais, Sabre; chemistry, from National Science Foundation,
$180,000, “Radical Chemistry on Cloud and
Aerosol Surfaces.”
Frankenberger, Jane R; agricultural & biological engineering, from Ross Graduate
Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,755, “Moloney,
Colleen.”
Franklin, Shannon M; field extension educator, from Ohio County Community Foundation, $375, “MyEmpowerment.”
Freed, Andrew M; earth & atmospheric sciences, from Purdue University F N Andrews
Fellowship, $28,138, “Trowbridge, Alexander.”
French, Doran C; child development & family studies, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/
Assistantship, $25,573, “Feng, Yi.”
French, Doran C; child development & family studies, from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $20,568, “Lowe, Katie E..”
French, Doran C; child development & family studies, from Purdue Doctoral Program,
$25,573, “Napoli, Amy R.”
Gabrielov, Andrei; mathematics, from
National Science Foundation, $100,000,
“Semi-Monotone Sets and Triangulation of
Definable Families; Amendment 2.”
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Garimella, Suresh V; mechanical engineering, from National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, $68,000, “Molecular
Dynamic Simulation of High Thermal Conductivity Synthetic Spider Silk for Thermal
Management in Space-NSTRF Fellowship
for Karen Nielsen.”
Garimella, Suresh V; mechanical engineering, from Aavid Thermalloy, $7,500, “Cooling Technolgies Research Center (CTRC)
2012-2013 Membership — Memo Match
for 106029.”
Garimella, Suresh V; global affairs, from
American University of the Middle East,
$10,000,000, “Affiliation Agreement.”
Garrison, James L; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from Jet Propulsion
Laboratory, $25,000, “Multi-Frequency
Bistatic Reflectometry Using Signals of
Opportunity (SoOps).”
Garrison, James L; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $32,000,
“Incorporation of Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Multipath to Improve
Autonomous Rendezvous, Docking, and
Proximity Operations in Space NSTRF for
Benjamin Ashman.”
Garrison, James L; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $50,712,
“Application of Multi-Constellation Global
Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) Reflectometry Measurements to the Next Generation Salinity Mission.”
Gavin, Timothy P; health & kinesiology,
from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,138, “Lamphere, Brooke.”
Gavin, Timothy P; health & kinesiology,
from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment,
$20,425, “Heijnen, Michel.”
Gavin, Timothy P; health & kinesiology,
from Purdue Doctoral Program, $30,763,
“Marcione, Nicole.”
Gavin, Timothy P; health & kinesiology,
from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138, “Arnold, Amanda.”
Gepner, David J; mathematics, from National Science Foundation, $48,805, “Motives,
Geometry, and Higher Category Theory.”
Gerber, Corey K; agronomy, from Weaver
Popcorn Company, $2,420, “Crop Diagnostic Training and Research Center.”
Gerber, Corey K; agronomy, from Indiana
Seed Trade Association, $3,300, “Crop Diagnostic Training and Research Center.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Gerber, Corey K; agronomy, from Pioneer
Hi-Bred International, Inc., $4,400, “Crop
Diagnostic Training and Research Center.”
Gerber, Corey K; agronomy, from Indiana
Corn Marketing Council, $1,550, “Crop
Scouting Project Competition.”
Gerber, Corey K; agronomy, from Becks
Superior Hybrids, Inc., $3,300, “Crop Diagnostic Training and Research Center.”
Ghiselli, Richard F; hospitality & tourism,
from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $25,573, “Qiu, Shangzhi.”
Ghiselli, Richard F; hospitality & tourism,
from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $25,573, “Kim, Joo Ho.”
Gilbert, Hersh J; earth & atmospheric sciences, from National Science Foundation,
$73,706, “Collaborative Research: Structure
and Dynamics of the North American Craton; Amendment 3.”
Gleich, David F; computer science, from
National Science Foundation, $96,120, “Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER):
Modern Numerical Matrix Methods for
Network and Graph Computations; Amendment 3.”
Goergen, Craig J; biomedical engineering,
from Kent Scientific Corporation, $5,242,
“Kent Scientific Somnosuite Testing.”
Gonzalez, Marcial; mechanical engineering,
from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $31,767, “Agarwal, Ankit.”
Gonzalez, Marcial; mechanical engineering,
from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $31,767, “Jain, Aakrati.”
Gonzalez, Marcial; mechanical engineering,
from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,755, “Kemme, Caroline.”
Gounder, Rajamani P; chemical engineering,
from American Chemical Society, $110,000,
“Ethene-to-Propene Metathesis on NickelExchanged Zeolites: a Fundamental Kinetic
Study of the Effects of Pore Size and Nickel
Structure on Ethene Dimerization Rates.”
Gray, Nicholas W; diversity and multicultural affairs — Fort Wayne campus, from Indiana
Department of Education, $18,336, “Indiana
University-Purdue University Fort Wayne
(IPFW) Office of Diversity and Multicultural
Affairs Summer Food Service Program.”
Greene, Christopher H; physics, from
National Science Foundation, $50,000, “Collaborative Research: Few-Body Interactions
in Ultracold Quantum Gases.”
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Greene, Christopher H; physics, from U.S.
Department of Energy, $145,000, “Physics
of Correlated Systems.”
Groll, Eckhard A; mechanical engineering, from Torad Engineering LLC, $9,000,
“Multi-Sponsor Groll.”
Gruenbaum, Ellen R; anthropology, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$15,080, “Schulze, Savannah M.”
Gruenbaum, Ellen R; anthropology, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $16,725,
“Plis, Ryan C.”
Gruenbaum, Ellen R; anthropology, from
Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$19,425, “Whitman, Madisson L.”
Gruenbaum, Ellen R; anthropology,
from Purdue Doctoral Program, $19,425,
“Ramon-Parra, Ingrid C.”
Gruenbaum, Ellen R; anthropology, from
Purdue Doctoral Program, $19,425, “Gonzalez, Melinda.”
Gruenbaum, Ellen R; anthropology, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$17,811, “Whitmore, Katie M.”
Haddock, John E; civil engineering, from
Indiana Department of Transportation,
$1,941,563, “2014 Local Technical Assistance
Program Work Plan & Budget.”
Hadley, Vickie J; field extension educators,
from St. Joseph Community Health Foundation, $14,500, “Healthy Eating Active Living
(Heal).”
Hamaker, Bruce R; food science, from
General Mills, Inc., $5,000, “Cereals and
Processing Research.”
Hamaker, Bruce R; food science, from
Nutrabiotix LLC, $382,518, “Use of a Novel
Prebiotic Fiber for Targeted Dietary Management of Irritable Bowel Syndrome.”
Handwerker, Carol A; Zhao, Fu; Iyer,
Ananth V and Sutherland, John W; materials engineering, mechanical engineering,
management, environmental & ecological engineering, from Ames Laboratory,
$228,000, “Critical Materials Institute.”
Haq, Saad S and Ridgway, Kenneth D; earth
& atmospheric sciences, from National Science Foundation, $109,626, “Evaluating the
Role of Glaciation on the Structural Configuration of the Southern Alaska Syntaxis.”
Harbin, Sherry L and Han, Bumsoo; basic
medical science, mechanical engineering,
from PHS-NIH National Heart, Lung &
Blood Institute, $370,309, “Collagen CrossLinks Direct Matrix-Induced Vasculogenesis
via Tunable Pathways.”
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Harbin, Sherry L; biomedical engineering,
from Chappelle, $18,255, “Blum, Kevin M.”
Hartman, Nathan W; computer graphics
technology, from Procter & Gamble Company, $50,000, “Product Lifecycle Management Center of Excellence (PLM).”
Hartman, Nathan W; computer graphics
technology, from The Boeing Company,
$2,856, “Boeing.”
Hassanein, Ahmed; nuclear engineering,
from National Academy for Nuclear Training, $25,000, “National Academy for Nuclear
Training Fellowship Program.”
Heber, Albert J; agricultural & biological
engineering, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,755, “Feng, Xiaoyu.”
Heeg, Marlene O; pharmacy — administration, from Daiichi Sankyo Inc, $30,000,
“Pharmacists Guide to Clinical Decision
Makeing in Anticoagulant Therapy for
Stroke Prevention in Atrial Fibrillation.”
Heeg, Marlene O; pharmacy — administration, from Abbvie Inc, $450,000, “2014
Arthros.”
Heeg, Marlene O; pharmacy — administration, from Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Corporation, $20,000, “Asthma Online
Supplement-Family Practice News and
Internal Medicine News.”
Heeg, Marlene O; pharmacy — administration, from Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Inc, $25,000, “Pharmacists Guide to
Clinical Decision Making in Anticoagulant
Therapy for Stroke Prevention in Atrial
Fibrillation.”
Heister, Stephen D; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from National Aeronautics
and Space Administration, $54,000, “Valveless
Detonation Concepts for Space ExplorationNSTRF Fellowship for Brandon Kan.”
Helie, Sebastien; psychological science, from
National Science Foundation, $370,770, “Collaborative Research: a Behavioral and Computational Investigation of the Generality and
Transferability of Category Representations.”
Henagan, Tara M and Gowher, Humaira;
foods & nutrition, biochemistry, from Showalter Trust, $62,500, “Exercise-Induced Epigenetic Regulation of Mitochondrial Function.”
Henry, Madeleine M; foreign language &
literature, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/
Assistantship, $17,811, “Kim, Sun Young.”
Hertel, Thomas W; agricultural economics,
from World Bank, $19,650, “Global Trade
Analysis Project (GTAP) Consortium.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Hertig, John B and Degnan, Daniel D; pharmacy — administration, from Indiana Hospital Association, $29,050, “IHA Coalition for
Care (HEN) Medication Safety Partnership.”
Hester, Patricia Y; animal sciences, from
Islamic Development Bank, $4,000, “Bench
Fees for Dr. Diya Al Ramamneh (Visiting
Scholar).”
Hibiki, Takashi; nuclear engineering, from
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., $120,000, “Code
Development for the Prediction of Bubble
Coalescence and Breakup Rates in the
Churn-Turbulent Flow Regime – Phase II.”
Hill, John E; educational studies, from
National Rural Education Association,
$60,745, “Cooperative Agreement with
National Rural Education Association
(NREA) for 2014-2015.”
Hirsch, Andrew S; physics, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $17,811,
“Jiang, Liyang.”
Hirsch, Andrew S; physics, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $17,811,
“Zhai, Xiaoling.”
Hirsch, Andrew S; physics, from Purdue
Doctoral Program, $32,685, “Woods,
Dewan.”
Hirsch, Andrew S; physics, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $17,811,
“Wang, Xiao.”
Hirsch, Andrew S; physics, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $17,811,
“Chen, Jian-Yu.”
Hirsch, Andrew S; physics, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $17,878,
“Turkmeneli, Kenan.”
Hoagland, Lori A; horticulture & landscape
architecture, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/
Assistantship, $28,138, “Abdelrazek, Sahar.”
Hogenesch, Harm and Asem, Elikplimi
K; veterinary medicine — administration,
basic medical science, from Merial Limited,
$20,000, “Funding for 2014 Merial Veterinary Scholars Program.”
Hong, Wei; foreign language & literature,
from Chinese Language Council International, $61,257, “Confucius Institue at
Purdue University.”
Hook, Tomas O; forestry & natural resources, from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment,
$9,373, “Coulter, David P.”
Hook, Tomas O; Quagrainie, Kwamena
K and Salazar, Kara A; forestry & natural
resources, agricultural economics, IllinoisIndiana Sea Grant Program, from University
of Illinois, $168,423, “2014-18 IL IN Sea Grant
Omnibus.”
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Hooser, Stephen B; animal disease diagnostic laboratory, from Animal Plant Health
Inspection Service, $55,000, “Purdue Animal
Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL)
National Animal Health Network (NAHLN)
FY 2014 Member Laboratory Cooperative
Agreement.”
Horgan, Briony H; earth & atmospheric
sciences, from National Aeronautics and
Space Administration, $78,897, “Investigating the Original and Alteration History of
North Polar Sediments with High Resolution
Spectroscopy.”
Horgan, Briony H; earth & atmospheric
sciences, from Purdue Doctoral Program,
$32,771, “Ackiss, Sheridan E.”
Horton, William T; Braun, James E
and Groll, Eckhard A; civil engineering,
mechanical engineering, from U.S. Department of Energy, $-36,785, “Technical
Subtopic 4.1 Development of a High Performance Cold Climate Heat Pump.”
Hosking, Antony L; computer science,
from National Science Foundation,
$110,315, “Computer Systems Research
(CSR):Medium:Collaborative Research:
Portable Performance for Parallel Managed
Languages; Amendment 2.”
Hosking, Antony L; computer science, from National Science Foundation, $642,319, “Software and Hardware
Foundations (SHF):Medium:Collaborative
Research:Micro Virtual Machines for Managed Languages Abstraction, Contained.”
Hoverman, Jason T; forestry & natural
resources, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/
Assistantship, $28,138, “Pochini, Katherine.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Charter Township of Oakland,
$30, “Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Sheryl a Pethers, $50, “Katherine
Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Ohio Invasive Plants Council, $50,
“Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Landscape Restoration, $30,
“Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Moore, Douglas E, $30, “Katherine
Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Navazio, Robert, $30, “Katherine
Howe Gift Fund.”
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Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Orbis Environmental Consulting,
$30, “Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from St Croix River Association, $50,
“Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Hanschen, Thomas and Linnea B,
$50, “Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Jo Anna Hebberger, $30, “Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from D&D Products Inc, $100, “Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Chandler, Monika a, $30, “Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Nature Conservancy, the, $30,
“Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Howe, Katherine M; botany & plant pathology, from Carolyn Q Bryson, $100, “Katherine Howe Gift Fund.”
Hudmon, Karen S; pharmacy practice, from
PHS-NIH National Cancer Institute, $328,716,
“Standardized Patients to Assess Competency
in Tobacco Cessation Counseling.”
Hunt, Molly H; field extension educators,
from Blackford County Community Foundation, Inc., $2,568, “2014 Early Literacy.”
Hunter, Susan R; industrial engineering,
from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,755, “Shashaani, Sara.”
Hurt, R D; history, from Winifred B. Bilsland
Endowment, $16,725, “Perry, Jeffrey T.”
Hurt, R D; history, from Winifred B. Bilsland
Endowment, $16,725, “Castro, Mauricio F.”
Hurt, R D; history, from Ross Graduate
Fellowship/Assistantship, $15,080, “Nickell,
Amber N.”
Hurt, R D; history, from Purdue University
F N Andrews Fellowship, $19,425, “Gray,
Edward J.”
Hurt, R D; history, from Chappelle, $19,785,
“Bowman, Hayley R.”
Hurt, R D; history, from Ross Graduate
Fellowship/Assistantship, $17,811, “Bishop,
Wesley R.”
Ileleji, Klein; agricultural & biological engineering, from Foreign Agricultural Service,
$54,678, “Technical Assistance Program on
Commodity Storage and Handling in Nigeria.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Irudayaraj, Joseph M; agricultural & biological engineering, from Winifred B. Bilsland
Endowment, $19,925, “Liu, Jing.”
Jacobs, Douglass F; forestry & natural
resources, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/
Assistantship, $28,138, “Lesko, Jennifer.”
Jaeger, Laurie A; basic medical science,
from Purdue Research Foundation (PRF)
Summer Research Grants, $4,727, “2014 GS
SRG- BMS.”
Janick, Jules; horticulture & landscape
architecture, from Lillian Goldman Charitable Trust, $30,000, “Goldman - Voynich
Account.”
Jiang, Yiwei; agronomy, from U.S. Department of Energy, $179,435, “Genetic Control
of Flowering Time in Switchgrass.”
Joern, Brad C; Camberato, James J and
Nielsen, Robert L; agronomy, from Indiana
Corn Marketing Council, $71,693, “Coupling
Big Data with a Process-Driven Model to
Optimize In-Season Corn Nitrogen Rates.”
Johnson, William G; botany & plant pathology, from Monsanto Company, $37,800,
“Monsanto –long-Term Weed Biology and
Management.”
Johnson, William G; botany & plant pathology, from Monsanto Company, $3,600,
“Nozzle Performance Impacts on Roundup
Plus AMS or DKP.”
Johnson, William G and Young, Bryan G;
botany & plant pathology, from United Phosphorus Inc, $4,000, “Weed Science Research
Voluntary Support.”
Johnson, William G; botany & plant pathology, from Nufarm Americas Inc., $15,600,
“Weed Research.”
Johnson, William G; botany & plant pathology, from Monsanto Company, $2,500,
“Weed Research.”
Johnson, William G and Young, Bryan G;
botany & plant pathology, from Syngenta
Crop Protection Inc., $21,100, “Weed Science Research Voluntary Support.”
Johnson, William G; botany & plant pathology, from Monsanto Company, $12,663,
“Monsanto - Evaluation of Mon63479.”
Johnston, Cliff T; agronomy, from Michigan
State University, $56,082, “Geochemical
Controls on the Adsorption, Bioavailability, and Long-Term Environmental Fate of
Polychorinated Dibenzo-P-Di.”
Johnston, Cliff T; agronomy, from Ag Spectrum Company, $8,000, “Folliar Additives
Research.”
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Jones, Jeffrey R and Roberts, Virginia R;
field extension educators, from University of
Minnesota, $2,000, “Sustainable Agriculture
through Home Composting.”
Kluender, Keith R; Speech, Language and
Hearing Sciences, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $17,811, “Farmani,
Sepideh.”
Jones, Timothy M; physics, from University
of Notre Dame, $5,900, “QuarkNet at Purdue
University.”
Kokini, Jozef L; food science, from Lynn
Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$28,138, “Barber, Emma A.”
Karava, Panagiota; civil engineering, from
Purdue University, $22,409, “Office of the
Vice President for Research (OVPR) Bridge
Funding: K. Panagiota.”
Konieczny, Stephen F; biological sciences,
from PHS-NIH National Cancer Institute,
$302,844, “Kras-Induced Cellular Plasticity
in Pancreatic Cancer.”
Kaufmann, Erika B; mathematics, from
National Science Foundation, $77,340, “Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER):
Physical Properties of New Materials via
Mathematics — Methods and Applications.”
Kramer, Rebecca K; mechanical engineering, from Purdue University F N Andrews
Fellowship, $31,767, “Bilodeau, Raymond.”
Kelly, Brian C; sociology, from PHS-NIH
National Institute on Drug Abuse, $316,946,
“Prescription Drug Abuse in Club Subcultures: Contexts & Risks.”
Kelty, Sheila M; Technical Assistance Program, from Indiana Hospital Association,
$92,882, “Indiana Hospital Association
Intensive Lean Refresher.”
Kenttamaa, Hilkka I; chemistry, from
National Science Foundation, $155,000,
“Tuning the Reactivity of Ortho-, Meta- and
Para- Benzyne Analogs and Releated Polyradicals in the Gas Phase; Amendment 2.”
Kihara, Daisuke; Park, Chiwook and Tao,
Weiguo A; biological sciences, medicinal
chemistry & molecular pharmacology, biochemistry, from PHS-NIH National Institute
of General Medical Science, $278,251, “Identification of Protein-Metabolite Interactome.”
Kim, Chang H; comparative pathobiology,
from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,138, “Kim, Heejoo.”
Kirkpatrick, Jane M; nursing, from Indiana State Department of Health, $11,000,
“Family Health Clinic of Carroll County:
Increasing Access for Rural Populations
Supplement.”
Klimeck, Gerhard and Madhavan, Krishna;
electrical & computer engineering, engineering education, from Arizona State University
East, $20,000, “NCCLC: Life Cycle of Nanomaterials (LCnano).” (a Discovery Park award —
Network for Computational Nanotechnology.)
Kluender, Keith R; Speech, Language and
Hearing sciences, from Chappelle, $19,785,
“Tolle, Jessica.”
Kluender, Keith R; Speech, Language and
Hearing Sciences, from Chappelle, $19,785,
“Nelson, Holly.”
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Kramer, Rebecca K; mechanical engineering, from Purdue Doctoral Program,
$31,165, “Case, Jennifer.”
Kramer, Robert A; chemistry and physics
— Calumet campus, from Profile Systems
LLC, $2,000, “Golden Corral Measurement
and Verification Study.”
Krane, Matthew J and Trumble, Kevin P;
materials engineering, from Rolls-Royce
Corporation, $115,000, “Single Crystal Casting Development.”
Krupke, Christian H; entomology, from
Monsanto Company, $110,000, “Rootworm
Refuge Function: An Empirical Field Test.”
Krusemark, Casey J; medicinal chemistry
& molecular pharmacology, from Showalter
Trust, $75,000, “DNA-Encoding to Enable
Discovery of Active Small Molecules.”
Kuang, Shihuan; animal sciences, from
PHS-NIH National Institute of Arthritis
and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases,
$322,812, “Notch Regulation of Stem Cell
Fate in Muscle.”
Kuhn, Richard J; biological sciences, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$17,811, “Leggett, Lauren E.”
Kuhn, Richard J; biological sciences, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$17,811, “McCloskey, Alix.”
Kuhn, Richard J; biological sciences, from
Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$28,138, “Moore, Corey.”
Kuhn, Richard J; biological sciences, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$17,811, “Demong, Brian.”
Kuhn, Richard J; biological sciences, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$17,811, “Karippadath, Anupriya.”
Kuhn, Richard J; biological sciences, from
Purdue Doctoral Program, $17,811, “Kissinger, Samuel.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Kulkarni, Milind; electrical & computer
engineering, from U.S. Department of
Energy, $150,000, “Compiler and Run-Time
Approaches to Enable Large Scale Irregular
Programs.”
Kulkarni, Milind; Bagchi, Saurabh and
Gribskov, Michael R; electrical & computer engineering, biological sciences, from
National Science Foundation, $16,000,
“Research Experience for Undergraduates
(REU) Supplement for XPS: CLCCA: On
the Hunt for Correctness and Performance
Bugs in Large-Scale Programs.”
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Shearers Foods, Inc, $2,500, “Breaking New
Ground.”
Emission Computed Tomography (SPECT)
Radiotracers for Myocardial Perfusion Imaging (MPI).”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Maplehurst Bakeries Inc., $300, “MultiSponsored Gift-Sensory.”
Lopez, Roberto G; horticulture & landscape
architecture, from Hensch, Kenneth L., $100,
“Multi-Sponsored Gift Account.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Don Julio Foods, $3,000, “Multi-Sponsored
Gift-Sensory.”
Lopez, Roberto G; horticulture & landscape architecture, from Purdue University
F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,138, “Craver,
Joshua.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Iovate Health Sciences Inc, $1,000, “MultiSponsored Gift-Sensory.”
Ladisch, Michael R; Ximenes, Eduardo
A and Doering, Otto C; agricultural &
biological engineering, agricultural economics, from Indiana Corn Marketing Council,
$60,000, “Enzyme Catalyzed Disassembly
of Corn Kernels in Cone Bottom Reactor.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
John Soules Foods, $2,750, “Breaking New
Ground.”
Law, William R; engineering, mathematics
& science — Calumet campus, from U.S.
Forest Service, $120,097, “Urban Waters
Partnership in Northwest Indiana.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Dawn Payables Account, $5,300, “Breaking
New Ground.”
Lechtenberg, Victor L; president, from
Richmond Community Schools, $50,393,
“Integrating Science, Mathematics and
Engineering to Improve Student Learning.”
Lechtenberg, Victor L; president, from
Central Indiana Corporate Partnership,
$686,908, “The Indiana Science, Technology,
Engineering and Mathematics (I- STEM)
Resource Network.”
Lelievre, Sophie A; basic medical science,
from Trask Trust Fund, $48,563, “Diseaseon-a-Chip for Improving the Design and
Screening of Anticancer Therapies.”
Lelievre, Sophie A; basic medical science,
from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment,
$12,856, “Bai, Yunfeng.”
Leung, Yuk Fai; biological sciences, from
Schlumberger Foundation, $45,000, “Fellowship for Prahatha Venkatraman.”
Levine, Michael; statistics, from National
Science Foundation, $24,632, “Collaborative
Research: Estimation, Inference, and Computation for Finite Nonparametric Mixtures;
Amendment 2.”
Li, Jianming; Center for Paralysis Research,
from Showalter Trust, $75,000, “Rapid
Response Research (RAPID) Prototype Tissue Engineering Use of 3-D Printing to Fabricate Microtubular Collagen Based Scaffolds..”
Li, Ninghui and Proctor, Robert W; computer science, psychological science, from
North Carolina State University, $150,000,
“North Carolina State University Science of
Security Lablet.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Monogram Food Solutions Inc, $750,
“Breaking New Ground.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Perdue Farms Inc., $1,000, “Multi-Sponsored
Gift-Sensory.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Rich Products Corporation, $1,500, “MultiSponsored Gift-Sensory.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Kroger Company, $4,045, “Breaking New
Ground.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Mark A Sloneker, $1,750, “Breaking New
Ground.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Allied Blending and Ingredients, $1,000,
“Breaking New Ground.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from
Morgan Foods Inc., $750, “Multi-Sponsored
Gift-Sensory.”
Liceaga, Andrea M; food science, from Snak
King, $5,000, “Breaking New Ground.”
Lie, Victor D; mathematics, from National
Science Foundation, $67,099, “Some Topics
in Time-Frequency Analysis.”
Litster, James D; chemical engineering,
from Procter & Gamble Company, $25,000,
“Litster Research from P & G.”
Liu, Chunghorng R; industrial engineering,
from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,755, “Jiang, Yingfei.”
Liu, Shuang; health sciences, from PHSNIH National Institute of Biomedical Imaging & Bioengineering, $224,070, “Novel
99mTc(III) Complexes as Single Photon
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Lopez, Roberto G; horticulture & landscape
architecture, from Knox, David M. Endowment, $19,785, “Olberg, Madeline.”
Low, Philip S; chemistry, from Hurvis, John
Thomas & Julie Ann, $250,000, “Hurvis
Malaria- Hollow Research.”
Lu, Yung-Hsiang; electrical & computer
engineering, from Lynn Interdisciplinary
Graduate Fellowship, $17,811, “Koh, Young
Scrape-Off Layer (SOL).”
Lucier, Bradley J; Ben-Amotz, Dor and
Buzzard, Gregery T; mathematics, chemistry, from Office of Naval Research, $28,000,
“Digital Compressive Detection Spectroscopy: Theoretical Optimization and Experimental Implementation; Modification 4.”
Lumkes, John H; agricultural & biological
engineering, from Parker Hannifin Corp.,
$8,000, “Parker Laboratory Gift Account.”
Lyanda-Geller, Yuli; physics, from U.S.
Department of Energy, $115,000, “Charge
Carrier Holes Correlations and Non-Abelian
Physics in Nanostructures, Quantum Hall
Effect.”
Lynam, Donald R; psychological science,
from University of Kentucky Research Foundation, $13,449, “CDART - Center for Drug
Abuse Research Translation.”
Lyutikov, Maxim Y; physics, from National
Science Foundation, $125,455, “Cosmic RayModified Astrophysical Shocks: Modeling
and Observations.”
Ma, Jianxin and Rainey, Katherine M;
agronomy, from University of Minnesota,
$87,275, “Characterization and Enhancement of Soybean Genetic Resources for
Soilborne Disease Resistance.”
Ma, Jianxin and Hughes, Teresa J; agronomy, botany & plant pathology, from Indiana
Soybean Alliance, $77,205, “Enhancement of
Soybean Resistance to Phytophothora Sojae
by Gene Pyramiding (Year 2).”
Ma, Zhao; forestry & natural resources, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$28,138, “Clarke, Mysha.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Marinero-Caceres, Esteban E and Pekny,
Joseph F; chemical engineering, from Battery Innovation Center, $81,292, “Energy
Storage Proof of Concept Center.” (a Discovery Park award — Institute for Defense
Initiatives.)
Martinez, Kimber J; youth development &
agricultural education, from MS Foundation
for Women, $40,000, “Mesa Child Sexual
Abuse Prevention in Migrant Farm Worker
Communities.”
Matson, Eric T; computer & information
technology, from National IT Industry
Promo Agency, $120,000, “NIPA RoboticsIOT Capstone Program 2014.”
Mattes, Richard D; foods & nutrition, from
Indiana University, $18,484, “Reward System
Responses to Food Aromas: Effects of Obesity and Alcohol Intake.”
Mattes, Richard D; health and human sciences, from National Institutes of Health,
$73,150, “Interdisciplinary Training in
Signals Controlling Ingestion and Obesity.”
(a Discovery Park award — Discovery Park
administration.)
Mattoo, Seema and Luo, Zhao-Qing;
biological sciences, from Showalter Trust,
$75,000, “Investigating the Role of Novel Fic
Proteins in Bacterial Pathogenesis.”
Mattson, Marifran; communication, from
Knox, David M. Endowment, $19,785, “Cannon, Julie S.”
Mattson, Marifran; communication, from
Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$19,425, “Inderstrodt, Jill M.”
Mattson, Marifran; communication, from
Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$19,425, “Krishna, Arunima.”
Mattson, Marifran; communication, from
Chappelle, $19,785, “Bruce, Jonathan P.”
Mattson, Marifran; communication, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$15,080, “Wittrock, Zachary R.”
Mattson, Marifran; communication, from
Purdue Doctoral Program, $29,759, “Jeter,
Patricia J.”
Mattson, Marifran; communication, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$17,811, “Hearit, Lauren B.”
Mauer, Lisa J; food science, from Institute of
Food Technologists, $25,000, “IFT Research
Award.”
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Maynard, Elizabeth T; horticulture & landscape architecture, from Crookham Company, $400, “Research for 1995 Vegetable
Variety Trial Program.”
Molnar, Denes; physics, from U.S. Department of Energy, $150,000, “Viscosity and
Equation of State of Hot and Dense QCD
(Quark, Gluons) Matter.”
Maynard, Elizabeth T; horticulture & landscape architecture, from Stokes Seed Company, $500, “Research for 1995 Vegetable
Variety Trial Program.”
Moore, Tamara J; engineering education,
from University of Minnesota, $132,251,
“Amendment No. 1 for EngrTEAMS: Engineering to Transform the Education of
Analysis, Measurement, and Science in a
Team-Based Targeted Mathematics-Science
Partnership, 107039.”
Maynard, Elizabeth T; horticulture & landscape architecture, from Rispens Seeds Inc,
$300, “Research for 1995 Vegetable Variety
Trial Program.”
Maynard, Elizabeth T; horticulture &
landscape architecture, from Illinois Foundation Seeds Inc., $700, “Research for 1995
Vegetable Variety Trial Program.”
McDaniel, Rebecca S; civil engineering,
from Quest Construction Products, $1,500,
“Joint Transportation Research Program
(JTRP) Supplementary Research Account.”
McDaniel, Rebecca S; civil engineering, from
Crowley Chemical Company Inc, $2,000,
“Joint Transportation Research Program
(JTRP) Supplementary Research Account.”
McKinnis, David R; Technical Assistance
Program, from Indiana State Department
of Health, $46,387, “Strengthening Public
Health Infrastructure for Improved Health
— Health Improvement Planning.”
Mengiste, Tesfaye D; botany & plant pathology, from Rural Development Administration,
$22,199, “Mechanisms of Plant Immunity to
Fungal and Bacterial Pathogens.”
Mengiste, Tesfaye D; botany & plant pathology, from Kansas State University, $22,559,
“Genetic Improvement of Sorghum for
Resistance to Fungal Pathogens.”
Messick, Joanne B; comparative pathobiology, from Purdue University F N Andrews
Fellowship, $32,620, “Deshuiller, Pierre
Lucien.”
Michalski, Greg M; earth & atmospheric
sciences, from The Geological Society of
America, $900, “Aerosol Formation Pathways and Albedo Effects-GSA Award for
Wendell Walters.”
Mickelbart, Michael V; horticulture &
landscape architecture, from Chintakovid,
Nutwadee, $500, “Chintakovid Bench Fees.”
Mickelbart, Michael V; horticulture & landscape architecture, from JustGive, $2,000,
“Landscape Architecture Research.”
Mickelbart, Michael V; horticulture &
landscape architecture, from Chintakovid,
Nutwadee, $500, “Chintakovid Bench Fees.”
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Mott, John H; aviation technology, from
United Airlines, $15,000, “ Advanced Aviation Analytics Institute for Research-Center
of Research Excellence (A3IR CORE).”
Mutchler, Jane F; management — Calumet
campus, from Indiana Economic Development Corporation, $11,744, “Northwest
Indiana Small Business Development Center
2014 (OCRA Funding).”
Mutchler, Jane F; management — Calumet
campus, from Indiana Economic Development Corporation, $34,699, “Northwest
Indiana Small Business Development Center
2014 (CDAG/State).”
Mutchler, Jane F; management — Calumet
campus, from Ivy Technology State College,
$15,000, “Northwest Indiana Small Business
Development Center 2014 - Ivy Technology
Cash Match Support.”
Mutchler, Jane F; management — Calumet
campus, from Indiana Economic Development
Corporation, $192,464, “Northwest Indiana
Small Business Development Center 2014
(Federal Funds & PUC/PNC Cash Match).”
Nennich, Tamilee D; animal sciences,
from Liquid Seperation Inc, $5,420, “Heifer
Research.”
Neumeister, Norbert and Hacker, Thomas
J; physics, computer & information technology, from Princeton University, $436,067,
“U.S. Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS)
Operations at LHC.”
Nie, Huiling; health sciences, from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $15,728, “Liu,
Yingzi.”
Nielsen, Robert L and Camberato, James
J; agronomy, from Indiana Corn Marketing
Council, $40,612, “Yield Response to Continuous Corn to In-Furrow and 2x2 Starter
Fertilizers.”
Niser, John C; consumer & family sciences — Fort Wayne campus, from Florida
International University, $7,000, “HSDC
Consortium.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Nita-Rotaru, Cristina and Neville, Jennifer
L; computer science, from Johns Hopkins
University, $164,222, “Toward Intrusion
Tolerant Clouds; Amendment 4.”
Niyogi, Devdutta S; agronomy, from Lynn
Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$28,138, “Bhalachandran, Saiprasanth.”
Ogas, Joseph P; biochemistry, from National
Science Foundation, $500,000, “Understanding the Contribution of a Chromatin
Remodeler to Regulation of Tissue-Specific
Gene Expression in Arabidopsis Plants.”
Ong, Chee-Mun; electrical & computer
engineering, from Chappelle, $19,785, “BenYehoshua, Lior.”
Ouyang, Zheng and Cooks, Robert G;
engineering administration engineering
experiment, chemistry, from PHS-NIH
National Institute of General Medical Science,
$268,007, “Development of a Point-of-Care
Mass Spectrometry Analysis System.” (a
Discovery Park award — Bindley Bioscience
Center)
Paarlberg, Philip L; agricultural economics, from Animal Plant Health Inspection
Service, $-1,000, “Implementation of Economic Modeling Frameworks for Invasive
Plant Pests.”
Pan, Liang and Xu, Xianfan; mechanical
engineering, from National Science Foundation, $429,603, “Surface Plasmons Enabled
High-Throughput Electron Beam Patterning.” (a Discovery Park award — Birck
Nanotechnology Center)
Parashar, Neeti; chemistry and physics —
Calumet campus, from National Science
Foundation, $100,000, “Research in High
Energy Physics on the Compact Muon Solenoid (CMS) Experiment.”
Patton, Aaron J; agronomy, from Northwest
Indiana Nursery & Landscape Association
Inc, $100, “Multi-Sponsored.”
Peeta, Srinivas; civil engineering, from
National Science Foundation, $110,000,
“Collaborative Research: Coordinated RealTime Traffic Management Based on Dynamic Information Propagation and Aggregation
Under Connected Vehicle Systems.”
Pekarek, Steven D; electrical & computer
engineering, from P. C. Krause and Associates, Inc., $66,300, “A Noninvasive Sensor/
Control Suite for Health Monitoring and
Extended Life of Aircraft Generation Systems.”
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Pelaez, Nancy and Anderson, Trevor R;
biological sciences, chemistry, from James
Madison University, $4,500, “GRC Visionary Grant Proposal: Cross-Disciplinary
Guidelines for the Use of Representations
to Explain How Mechanisms Work from
the Molecular to the Macroscopic Levels.”
Pouchard, Line C; library administration,
from Foundation for Earth Science, $3,250,
“Evaluating the ESIP Ontologies for Ontology Mapping.”
Peroulis, Dimitrios; electrical & computer
engineering, from National Instruments
Corporation, $75,000, “Center for Electronic
Defense Systems.” (a Discovery Park award
— Birck Nanotechnology Center)
Prabhakar, Sunil K; computer science, from
Purdue Doctoral Program, $6,250, “Johnson,
Amber.”
Peroulis, Dimitrios; electrical & computer
engineering, from Purdue Doctoral Program, $20,825, “Vaugh, Brian.”
Peroulis, Dimitrios; electrical & computer
engineering, from BAE Systems Advanced
Technologies, Inc., $135,896, “Miniature
Broadband Tunable Filters for Ew Receivers.”
Peterson, Nancy J; English, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $17,811,
“McMullin, Michelle.”
Peterson, Nancy J; English, from Purdue
Doctoral Program, $19,425, “Vaelazquez,
Ashley J.”
Prabhakar, Sunil K; computer science, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $11,540,
“Garcia Dorado, Ignacio.”
Prabhakar, Sunil K; computer science, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $8,245,
“Pfeiffer, Joseph.”
Prabhakar, Sunil K; computer science, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$17,811, “Lin, Young-San.”
Prabhakar, Sunil K; computer science, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $19,785,
“Rossi, Ryan Anthony.”
Prabhakar, Sunil K; computer science, from
Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$18,030, “Jero, Samuel C.”
Prabhakar, Sunil K; computer science, from
Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$17,811, “Zeno Torres, Giselle Marie.”
Peterson, Nancy J; English, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $15,080,
“Boyle, Elizabeth a.”
Prabhakar, Sunil K; computer science, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$17,811, “Darivandpour, Javad.”
Peterson, Nancy J; English, from Purdue
Doctoral Program, $19,425, “Garnes, Randolph S.”
Prokopy, Linda S and Babin, Nicholas L;
forestry & natural resources, from University
of Illinois, $46,667, “2014-18 IL IN Sea Grant
Omnibus: Evaluating the Maintenance and
Diffusion of Best Management Practices in
the Salt Creek Watershed.”
Peterson, Nancy J; English, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $19,425,
“Batti, Bianca L.”
Peterson, Nancy J; English, from Purdue
Doctoral Program, $19,425, “Martinez,
Aurora F.”
Peterson, Nancy J; English, from Purdue
Doctoral Program, $19,425, “Craig, Sherri E.”
Peterson, Nancy J; English, from David M.
Knox Endowment, $19,785, “Pruett, Jacob.”
Peterson, Nancy J; English, from Winifred
B. Bilsland Endowment, $16,725, “Nelson,
Heather L..”
Pijanowski, Bryan C; forestry & natural
resources, from Lynn Interdisciplinary
Graduate Fellowship, $28,138, “Goettesman,
Benjamin.”
Pipes, R Byron; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from Oak Ridge National
Laboratory, $119,832, “Advanced Composite
Manufacturing: Additive Manufacturing,
Simluation & Recycling.” (a Discovery Park
award — Institute for Defense Initiatives.)
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Pruitt, Robert E; botany & plant pathology,
from Indiana Vegetable Growers Association, $-1,000, “Pruitt Voluntary Support.”
Pyrak-Nolte, Laura J; physics, from National Science Foundation, $117,429, “Dynamic
Redistribution of Fluids in Porous Media;
Amendment 1.”
Quagrainie, Kwamena K; agricultural economics, from Indiana State Department of
Agriculture, $5,000, “Indiana Indoor Shrimp
Production Outreach.”
Radcliffe, David F; engineering education,
from George Washington Carver Fellowship,
$21,425, “Fletcher, Trina.”
Radcliffe, David F; engineering education,
from Purdue Doctoral Program, $20,825,
“Trellinger, Natascha.”
Raskin, Rose E; comparative pathobiology, from Phoenix Central Laboratory, $800,
“Immunochemical Expression of CD3 in Veterinary Hemolymphatic Cytologic Specimens.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Ratliff, Timothy L; comparative pathobiology, from Indiana Elks Charities Inc.,
$130,000, “Indiana Elks Charities Inc..”
Ratliff, Timothy L; vice president for
research, from PHS-NIH National Cancer
Institute, $1,525,000, “Cancer Center Support Grant - Non Competing.”
Ratliff, Timothy L; vice president for
research, from PHS-NIH National Cancer
Institute, $103,292, “National Cancer Institute
(NCI) Cancer Center Supplement for Undergraduate Student Research Experiences.”
Ratliff, Timothy L and Crist, Scott A; Cancer
Research Center, comparative pathobiology,
from PHS-NIH National Institute of Diabetes
and Digestive and Kidney Diseases, $329,320,
“Initiation and Regulation of Chronic Autoimmune Prostate Inflammation.”
Reid, Tahira; mechanical engineering, from
George Washington Carver Fellowship,
$21,825, “Dandridge, Tikyna.”
Ren, Tong; chemistry, from Asian Office
of Aerospace Res & Development, $60,000,
“Surface Modification and Nanojunction
Fabrication with Molecular Metal Wires.”
Reuhs, Bradley L; food science, from Dow
Agro Sciences, $5,000, “Analysis of Acidic
Polysaccharides Isolated from Plants.”
Rhoads, Jeffrey F; Bolton, J S and Davies,
Patricia; mechanical engineering, from
North Carolina State University, $143,000,
“Semiwave Multidisciplinary University
Research Initiative (MURI): Sound and Electromagnetic Interacting Waves.”
Rich, Jane M; continuing studies — Fort
Wayne campus, from Indiana Small Business
Development Center, $37,932, “Northeast
Indiana Small Business Development Center
2014 (State Funding).”
Rich, Jane M; continuing studies — Fort
Wayne campus, from Indiana Office of Community & Rural Affairs, $11,002, “Northeast
Indiana Small Business Development Center
2014 (OCRA Funds).”
Rich, Jane M; continuing studies — Fort
Wayne campus, from Indiana Small Business
Development Center, $183,743, “Northeast
Indiana Small Business Development Center
2014 (Federal Funds).”
Richert, Brian T; Radcliffe, John S and
Schinckel, Allan P; animal sciences, from
Elanco Animal Health, $29,960, “Effect of
a Titrated Dose Response to Beta 1,3 Glucanase Enzyme Inclusion with a Constant
Level of Mannanase in Diets Containing
Up to 30 Percent Dry Distillers Grains with
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Solubles (DDGS) During the Grower Finisher Period on Pig Performance.”
Richert, Brian T; Radcliffe, John S and
Schinckel, Allan P; animal sciences, from
Elanco Animal Health, $56,560, “Effects of
Enzyme (Hemicell-HT) on Growth Performance in Grow-Finish Swine.”
Richert, Brian T; animal sciences, from
TDM, $33,000, “Swine Research.”
Rickus, Jenna L; Alam, Muhammad A and
Janes, David B; agriculture — administration, electrical & computer engineering, from
National Science Foundation, $330,001, “High
Density Array Biosensors for Spatial Mapping
of Cellular Gradients and Flux.” (a Discovery
Park award — Birck Nanotechnology Center)
Rickus, Jenna L; agricultural & biological
engineering, from Winifred B. Bilsland
Endowment, $9,373, “Kahn, Jennifer.”
Roberts, Carly A; educational studies, from
International Reading Association, $2,500,
“Using In2Books to Increase Comprehension and Engagement in Informational
Text for Students with Significant Cognitive
Disabilities.”
Roberts, Carly A; educational studies, from
Kinley Trust, $19,994, “Using Literacy Strategies to Facilitate Access to Science Text for
Students with Intellectual Disabilities.”
Roberts, Felicia D; communication, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$15,080, “Taherkhani, Neda.”
Roberts, Felicia D; communication, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$15,080, “Rogers, Adelle M.”
Roberts, Felicia D; communication, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $19,785,
“Lam, Tsz Kwan.”
Rokhinson, Leonid P; physics, from U.S.
Department of Energy, $175,000, “Engineering Topological States of Matter and Search
for Majorana Fermions.”
Ross, Charles S; English, from Winifred
B. Bilsland Endowment, $19,785, “Aguiar,
Simone a.”
Ross, Charles S; English, from Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship, $15,080,
“Wang, Zihan.”
Rossmann, Michael G and Kuhn, Richard J; biological sciences, from PHS-NIH
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious
Diseases, $581,696, “Structure and Function
of Flaviviruses.”
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Rossmann, Michael G; biological sciences,
from PHS-NIH National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases, $57,307, “Structural
Studies of Bacteriophage T4.”
Rossmann, Michael G; biological sciences,
from PHS-NIH National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases, $64,231, “Structural
Studies of Togaviruses.”
Rossmann, Michael G; biological sciences,
from PHS-NIH National Institute of Allergy
and Infectious Diseases, $1,092, “Structural
Investigations of the Alphaviral Lifecycle.”
Roy, Kaushik; electrical & computer engineering, from University of Southern
California, $226,422, “Embedded Power
Optimized Systems Using Near and SuperThreshold Computing Fabric (Empower).”
Ruan, Xiulin; mechanical engineering, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $19,925,
“Wang, Yan.”
Sadeghi, Farshid; mechanical engineering,
from Soc of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineering, $2,500, “Tribology Lab Research.”
Sadeghi, Farshid; mechanical engineering,
from Skf Group, $8,500, “Tribology Lab
Research.”
Sadeghi, Farshid; mechanical engineering,
from Soc of Tribologists & Lubrication Engineering, $2,500, “Tribology Lab Research.”
Samarapungavan, Ala; educational studies,
from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $29,253, “Sinclair, Ife Kibibi.”
Samarapungavan, Ala; educational studies,
from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $29,253, “Tan, Dongyao.”
Samarapungavan, Ala; educational studies,
from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,929, “Lu, Yaheng.”
Samarapungavan, Ala; educational studies,
from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $29,253, “Watson, Jesse S.”
Samarapungavan, Ala; educational studies,
from Purdue Doctoral Program, $20,968,
“Tandy, Jacob.”
Samarapungavan, Ala; educational studies,
from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $29,253, “Lynch, Robert A.”
Samarapungavan, Ala; educational studies, from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment,
$9,434, “Marks Reid, Laura Michelle.”
Sands, Laura P; nursing, from Edith Nourse
Rogers Mem Veterinary Hosp, $31,720,
“Development and Validation of a Tool to
Assess Patient Centered Care at the Veterans
Administration.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Sangid, Michael D; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from Office of Naval
Research, $222,500, “Relationships Between
the Galvanic Driving Force and Strain
Energy Density Accumulation.”
Santagata, Maria Caterina; civil engineering, from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment,
$19,925, “Ochoa, Felipe.”
Savikhin, Sergei F; physics, from National
Science Foundation, $145,647, “Research
Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Site:
Multidisciplinary Physics at Purdue University; Amendment 2.”
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Shao, Guofan; forestry & natural resources,
from Rocky Branch Farm Inc, $100,000,
“Voluntary Support - Jimei.”
Smith, Mjt; graduate school administration,
from Purdue University Special Initiative
Program, $15,666, “Kulesza, Christopher F.”
Shaver, Gregory M; mechanical engineering, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/
Assistantship, $28,755, “Gosala, Dheeraj
Bharadwaj.”
Smith, Mjt; graduate school administration,
from National Science Foundation, $96,500,
“Professorial Advancement Initiative.”
Sheehan, Amy H; pharmacy practice, from
PHS-FDA Food and Drug Administration,
$35,000, “Joint FDA/Industry/Academia
Regulatory Pharmaceutical Fellowship for
Drug Evaluation and Research-FDA Portion.”
Schmidt, Edie K; industrial technology,
from National Science Foundation, $144,214,
“Collaborative Project: Technology-Based
Logistics: Leveraging Indianas Role as the
Crossroads of America; Amendment 1.”
Sheehan, Amy H; pharmacy practice, from
PHS-FDA Food and Drug Administration,
$35,000, “Joint FDA/Industry/Academia
Regulatory Pharmaceutical Fellowship for
Drug Evaluation and Research-FDA Portion;
Samuel Nicholas Davis.”
Schneider, Steven P; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from Ross Graduate
Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,755, “Sweeney, Cameron.”
Shepardson, Daniel P; curriculum &
instruction, from Winifred B. Bilsland
Endowment, $19,425, “Payne, Lindsey B.”
Schneider, Steven P; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $45,334,
“National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Aero Scholarship Training
Grant for Dennis Berridge.”
Schneider, Steven P; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from Cubrc Inc,
$105,000, “Towards a Mechanism-Based
Procedure for Predicting Boundary-Layer
Transition: Mach-6 Quiet-Tunnel Measurements on Two Geometries.”
Seidl, Amanda H; Speech, Language and
Hearing Sciences, from Ecole Haute Etude
Science Sociales, $2,762, “Phonetic Discrimination of Native and Nonnative Contrasts
Under Normal and Adverse Situations.”
Shah, Kavita; chemistry, from PHS-NIH
National Institute on Aging, $212,463,
“Exploring Foxo Signaling in Promoting
Neurodegeneration in Ad.”
Shakouri, Ali and Moon, Robert J; electrical
& computer engineering, materials engineering, from U.S. Forest Service, $25,000,
“Renewable Materials Nanotchnology
Research Initiative.” (a Discovery Park award
— Birck Nanotechnology Center)
Shalaev, Vladimir M and Boltasseva,
Alexandra; electrical & computer engineering, from Stanford University, $100,000,
“Integrated Hybrid Nanophotonic Circuits;
Amendment 4.” (a Discovery Park award —
Birck Nanotechnology Center)
Shepardson, Daniel P; curriculum &
instruction, from Purdue Doctoral Program,
$30,512, “Roemmele, Christopher.”
Shepson, Paul B; chemistry, from Environmental Defense Fund, $71,558, “Alar
Measurements of Methane in the Eagle Ford
Region.”
Shi, Riyi; basic medical science, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $20,068,
“Tully, Melissa A.”
Shih, Tom I; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from Ames Laboratory, $100,000, “Computational Analysis
of Advanced Cooling Strategies for HighEfficiency and Long-Service Life Turbines.”
Si, Luo; computer science, from Yahoo Inc,
$10,000, “A Formal Learning Framework for
Detecting Compromised Web User Accounts
with Evidence from Heterogeneous Sources.”
Singh, Manpreet; food science, from Heeter,
Chad, $50, “Multi-Sponsored Gift.”
Singh, Manpreet; food science, from Masters
Hand Bbq LLC, $75, “Multi-Sponsored Gift.”
Sloan, Mary Anne; global affairs, from
Southlake Childrens Clinic, $1,520, “MultiSponsor Account I-Hitec.”
Sloan, Mary Anne; global affairs, from Drs
Wang Molecular Dynamics (MD) Sc, $3,040,
“Multi-Sponsor Account I-Hitec.”
Sloan, Mary Anne; global affairs, from
Suburban Health Organization, $1,520,
“Multi-Sponsor Account I-Hitec.”
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Smith, Mjt; graduate school administration,
from Purdue University Special Initiative
Program, $18,993, “Soto, Cristina M.”
Son, Steven F; mechanical engineering, from
Pennsylvania State University, $174,998,
“Smart, Functional Nanoenergetics Design
from the Atomistic/Molecular Scale through
the Mesoscale.”
Son, Steven F and Pourpoint, Timothee
L; aeronautical & astronautical engineering, from National Aeronautics and Space
Administration, $63,000, “Development of
High Performance Hybrid Fuels-Nstrf Fellowship for Chris Zaseck.”
Son, Steven F and Strachan, Alejandro H;
mechanical engineering, materials engineering, from Office of Naval Research, $75,050,
“Chemical Decomposition in High Energy
Density Materials Induced by Coupled
Acoustic and Electromagnetic Energy.”
Son, Steven F and Strachan, Alejandro H;
mechanical engineering, materials engineering, from Office of Naval Research, $126,039,
“Chemical Decomposition in High Energy
Density Materials Induced by Coupled
Acoustic and Electromagnetic Energy - Mod
7 for Grant 105324.”
Song, Xiaohui C; academic technologies,
from University of Illinois at ChampaignUrbana, $155,000, “XSEDE: Extreme Science
and Engineering Discovery Environment.”
Song, Xiaohui C; academic technologies,
from EMC Corporation, $66,000, “EMC
Burst Buffer Collaboration.”
Spafford, Eugene H; computer science,
from Sandia National Laboratories, $10,000,
“Center for Education and Research in Information Assurance and Security (CERIAS)
Voluntary Support.”
Stantz, Keith M; health sciences, from
Northwestern University, $8,826, “Delivery of Nano-Tethered Therapies to Brain
Metastases of Primary Breast Cancer Using
a Cellular Trojan Horse.”
Stantz, Keith M; health sciences, from Endra
Inc, $5,000, “Stantz Voluntary Support.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Stefanska, Barbara M and Ferruzzi, Mario;
foods & nutrition, food science, from Showalter Trust, $75,000, “DNA Methylation
Biomarkers of Risk Prediction, Early Detection and Prognosis in Primary Liver Cancer;
Associations with Polyphenol Intake.”
Steup, Matthias P; philosophy, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $19,425,
“Plymesser, Emily B.”
Steup, Matthias P; philosophy, from Purdue Doctoral Program, $19,425, “Espinoza,
Reyes.”
Steup, Matthias P; philosophy, from Chappelle, $19,785, “Elliott, James R.”
Steup, Matthias P; philosophy, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $15,080,
“Taplin, James D.”
Steup, Matthias P; philosophy, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $17,811,
“Bennett, Samuel C..”
Steup, Matthias P; philosophy, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $19,425,
“Sutton, Charles T.”
Stewart, Kara R and Lemenager, Ronald P;
animal sciences, from Indiana Corn Marketing Council, $45,741, “Using Co-Products
from Ethanol Production in Post Partum
Diets of Beef Cows to Optimize Reproductive
Performance, Minimize Feed Costs, Maximize Land Usage, and Maximize Farm Profit.”
Stewart, Terry S; Richert, Brian T; Ajuwon,
Kolapo; Radcliffe, John S and Schinckel,
Allan P; animal sciences, from Elanco Animal Health, $47,168, “Soy Genetic Lines
Feeding Trial Two.”
Subbarayan-Shastri, Ganesh; mechanical
engineering, from Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship, $28,138, “Chen,
Chun-Pei.”
Sudhoff, Scott D and Pekarek, Steven D;
electrical & computer engineering, from
Office of Naval Research, $16,276, “ESRDCDesigning and Powering the Future Fleet;
Modification 2.”
Sun, Wen-Yih; earth & atmospheric sciences, from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $19,425, “Murphy, Brian J.”
Swihart, Robert K; forestry & natural
resources, from Indiana Arborists Association, Inc., $7,500, “Indiana Arborists Association, Inc..”
Swihart, Robert K and Michler, Charles H;
forestry & natural resources, from U.S. Forest
Service, $97,651, “Hardwood Tree Improvement and Regeneration Center.”
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Szpankowski, Wojciech; computer science,
from Purdue University, $341,857, “Science
of Information Center Funding from Discovery Park, FY14-15.”
Szymanski, Daniel B; agronomy, from
National Science Foundation, $201,893,
“Collaborative Research:SPK1-ROP Signaling at the ER Surface: Implications for ERES
Assembly and Morphogenesis.”
Talavage, Thomas M; Leverenz, Larry J
and Nauman, Eric A; electrical & computer
engineering, health & kinesiology, mechanical engineering, from General Electric GE
Healthcare, $101,254, “Enhanced Imaging of
Neurotrauma Associated with Head Trauma
in High School Collision Sports.”
Talavage, Thomas M; Leverenz, Larry J
and Nauman, Eric A; electrical & computer
engineering, health & kinesiology, mechanical engineering, from Brainscope, $300,000,
“Acute Concussion Triage Using Portable
EEG Assessment Trained with Imaging
Biomarkers of Injury.”
Teegarden, Dorothy; Buhman, Kimberly
K; Campbell, Wayne W; Donkin, Shawn S;
Gletsu-Miller, Nana A; Mattes, Richard D
and Weaver, Connie M; foods & nutrition,
animal sciences, from University of Illinois,
$63,278, “Transdisciplinary Obesity Prevention Program-Undergraduate (TOPP-U).”
Templin, Thomas J; health & kinesiology,
from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138, “Grant, Jeremy.”
Tisdale, James E and Weddle, Kellie Jones;
pharmacy practice, from Indiana University
Health, $84,108, “Co Funded Position with
IU Health.”
Tobias, Justin L; economics, from Purdue Research Foundation (PRF) Summer
Research Grants, $14,182, “2014 GS SRGECON.”
Topp, Elizabeth M; industrial & physical
pharmacy, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/
Assistantship, $38,939, “Lubin, Kelsey E..”
Trumble, Kevin P and Chandrasekar,
Srinivasan; materials engineering, industrial
engineering, from National Science Foundation, $379,291, “Grant Opportunities for
Academic Liaison with Industry (GOALI):
Shear Texture and Microstructure Control
in Sheet Metal for Enhanced Deformation
Processing and Properties.”
Ulrich, Bernd; mathematics, from National
Science Foundation, $97,000, “Rees Algebras
and Singularities; Amendment 2.”
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Useem, Bert; sociology, from Winifred
B. Bilsland Endowment, $16,725, “Kim,
Seoyoun.”
Useem, Bert; sociology, from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $19,425,
“Marshall, Joe D.”
Useem, Bert; sociology, from Winifred
B. Bilsland Endowment, $16,725, “Tang,
Zhenyu.”
Useem, Bert; sociology, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $22,831, “Cox,
Jenean.”
Useem, Bert; sociology, from Ross Graduate
Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138, “Rurka,
Marissa M.”
Van Rijn, Richard M; Hu, Changdeng
and Lill, Markus A; medicinal chemistry &
molecular pharmacology, Cancer Research
Center, from Showalter Trust, $75,000, “New
Mechanism for Modulating Opioid Receptor
Mediated Analgesia.”
Vanfossen, Phillip J; curriculum & instruction, from Purdue University F N Andrews
Fellowship, $29,253, “Hoffman, Andrew.”
Vanfossen, Phillip J; curriculum & instruction, from Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment,
$19,785, “Koehler, Adrie A.”
Vanfossen, Phillip J; curriculum & instruction, from Purdue University F N Andrews
Fellowship, $29,253, “Max, Brooke.”
Vanfossen, Phillip J; curriculum & instruction, from Purdue Doctoral Program,
$29,253, “Nemelka, Blake.”
Vanfossen, Phillip J; curriculum & instruction, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $29,253, “Lee, Dae Yeoul.”
Vanfossen, Phillip J; curriculum & instruction, from Purdue Doctoral Program,
$29,253, “Rico, Roldolfo.”
Varma, Arvind; chemical engineering, from
Carnegie-Mellon University, $7,210, “Agreement for Student Support – A. Koswara.”
Varma, Arvind; chemical engineering, from
Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$31,767, “Kubal, Joseph J.”
Varma, Arvind; chemical engineering, from
Lilly (ELI) and Company, $99,682, “TrickleBed Reactors: Experimental Studies for
Pharmaceutical Applications.”
Villarreal, Rosa M; dean of students, from
U.S. Department of Education, $-57,903,
“Horizons Student Support Program.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Viswanathan, Chandramouli; mechanical
engineering — Calumet campus, from Town
of Dyer, $2,250, “Small Grant Support to Help
Town of Dyer Storm Water Board to Help ARC
GIS Documentation and Related Field Work.”
Vitek, Olga; statistics, from Lilly (ELI) and
Company, $39,000, “Quantification of Signal
Transduction Pathways in Bayesian Network to Facilitate Tailered Cancer Therapy
Research.”
Vlachos, Pavlos; mechanical engineering,
from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,755, “GE, Yijun.”
Vyn, Tony J; agronomy, from International
Plant Nutrition Institute, $168,791, “Supplemental Late-Vegetative Nitrogen Applications for High Yield Corn: Agronomic,
Economic and Environmental Implications
with Modern Versus Older Hybrids.”
Wachs, Juan P and Landry, Steven J; industrial engineering, from Hamad Medical
Corporation, $367,499, “Robotic Assistants
in Operating Rooms in Qatar Theory, Development and Integration.”
Wachs, Juan P; industrial engineering, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$28,755, “Miller, Rudyard.”
Wasserman, Adam; chemistry, from Dreyfus, Camille & Henry Foundation Inc.,
$75,000, “Dreyfus Foundation.”
Wassgren, Carl R; mechanical engineering,
from The P & G Company, $10,000, “P and
G Voluntary Support.”
Wassgren, Carl R; mechanical engineering,
from Procter & Gamble Company, $25,000,
“P and G Voluntary Support.”
Watts, Val J; medicinal chemistry & molecular pharmacology, from Purdue Doctoral
Program, $31,064, “Badamy, Michael.”
Watts, Val J and Hu, Changdeng; medicinal
chemistry & molecular pharmacology, Cancer Research Center, from PHS-NIH National Institute of Mental Health, $238,253,
“Identification of the AC5 Sensitization
Interactome Using BiFC.”
Watts, Val J; medicinal chemistry & molecular
pharmacology, from Lynn Interdisciplinary
Graduate Fellowship, $28,138, “Konst, Shari.”
Watts, Val J; medicinal chemistry & molecular
pharmacology, from Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $37,792, “Owens, Jacob.”
Watts, Val J; medicinal chemistry & molecular pharmacology, from Purdue University
F N Andrews Fellowship, $31,767, “Doyle,
Trevor S.”
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Watts, Val J; medicinal chemistry & molecular pharmacology, from Chappelle, $19,785,
“Cross, Ryan.”
Watts, Val J; medicinal chemistry & molecular pharmacology, from Purdue University
F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,911, “Gast,
Jonathon.”
Watts, Val J; medicinal chemistry & molecular pharmacology, from Purdue Doctoral
Program, $28,911, “Prato, Gary.”
Weake, Vikki M; Leon-Salas, Walter Daniel and Ready, Donald F; biochemistry,
school of engineering technology, biological sciences, from Showalter Trust, $75,000,
“Misregulation of Stress-Induced Gene
Expression in the Aging Eye.”
Weaver, Connie M; foods & nutrition, from
Purdue Doctoral Program, $29,759, “Oshiro,
Jordan.”
Weaver, Connie M; foods & nutrition, from
Winifred B. Bilsland Endowment, $19,785,
“Brauchla, Mary C.”
Weaver, Connie M; foods & nutrition, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$28,138, “Maiz Rodriguez, Maria.”
Weaver, Connie M; foods & nutrition, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$28,138, “Kiesel, Violet.”
Weaver, Connie M; foods & nutrition, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$28,138, “Devarshi, Prasad.”
Weaver, Connie M; foods & nutrition, from
Higher Education Commission Pakistan,
$3,500, “Research Trainee at Purdue University Sumaira Sharif.”
Weaver, Connie M; foods & nutrition, from
Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship,
$28,138, “Rivera, Rebecca.”
Weaver, Connie M; foods & nutrition, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$28,138, “Calvert, Ryan.”
Weaver, Connie M; foods & nutrition, from
American Yeast Sales Corp, $1,667, “Lallemand/American Yeast Gift.”
Wei, Alexander; chemistry, from David &
Anna Wei Charitable Foundation, $2,000,
“Multi-Sponsored Voluntary Support.”
Weiss, William J and Tao, Bernard Y; civil
engineering, agricultural & biological engineering, from Indiana Soybean Alliance,
$74,355, “Testing to Quantify the Performance of Soy Based Sealer to Reduce Fluid
Ingress and Reduce Deicing Salt Damage.”
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Weiss, William J; civil engineering, from
Applied Research Associates, Inc, $200,000,
“DTFH61-13-R-00030: Performance-Related Specification for Pavement Construction.”
Weiss, William J; civil engineering, from
Propex Inc, $5,000, “ASTM C1579 Evaluation of Three Fiber Dosages.”
Weller, Stephen C and Foster, Ricky E;
horticulture & landscape architecture, entomology, from Virginia Technology, $31,829,
“Integrated Pest Management: Science for
Agricultural Growth in Latin America and
the Caribbean.”
Weller, Stephen C and Gribskov, Michael
R; horticulture & landscape architecture,
biological sciences, from Trask Trust Fund,
$50,000, “Diagnostic Tools for Detection of
Glyphosate Resistance in Giant Ragweed.”
West, Terry R; earth & atmospheric sciences,
from A E G North Central Section, $100,
“AEG Travel.”
Whitford, Fred; botany & plant pathology,
from Monsanto Company, $18,250, “Purdue
Pesticide Programs.”
Whitford, Fred; botany & plant pathology,
from Crop Production Services, $1,500,
“Purdue Pesticide Programs.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138,
“Park, Chan Young.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,138,
“Rowe, Jennifer L..”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,358,
“Berg, Shannon R.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138,
“Snyder, Dalton Thomas.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,138,
“Tibabuzoperdomo, Andres M.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138,
“Siebert, Heather M.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,358,
“Lavoie, Tegan N..”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138,
“Shih, Mack.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138,
“Wittrock, Zachary R.”
Dimensions of Discovery
Purdue University Sponsored Program Awards — June 2014
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $27,283,
“Alfaro, Clint Miles.”
Wu, Yutian; earth & atmospheric sciences,
from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,138, “De, Bithi.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Winifred
B. Bilsland Endowment, $19,425, “Fisher,
Christine M..”
Xia, Yu; chemistry, from National Science
Foundation, $122,018, “Gas-Phase Ion
Chemistry of Peptide Radical Ions and
Applications in Protein Characterization;
Amendment 1.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138,
“Norcross, Stevie.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Purdue
Doctoral Program, $31,916, “Cardenas,
Emilio L.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $27,283,
“Jeffery, Kathleen.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $28,138,
“Hernandez Castillo, Alicia O.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Ross
Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship, $17,878,
“Hensiak, Sara Ann.”
Wild, Robert E; chemistry, from Winifred
B. Bilsland Endowment, $19,785, “Tan, Lei.”
Williams, Rod N; forestry & natural
resources, from Purdue University F N
Andrews Fellowship, $28,138, “Mccallen,
Emily B.”
Wise, Kiersten A; botany & plant pathology, from University of Arkansas, $54,497,
“Charcoal Rot: Host Resistance and Disease
Development.”
Wise, Kiersten A; botany & plant pathology,
from Monsanto Company, $23,040, “Effect
of Monsanto Seed Treatments on Corn
Pathogens.”
Wise, Kiersten A; botany & plant pathology, from Agricultural Research Service,
$7,270, “Integrated Management Strategies
for Fusarium Head Blight in Indiana.”
Wise, Kiersten A; botany & plant pathology, from Syngenta Crop Protection Inc.,
$17,500, “Wheat Disease Research.”
Wise, Kiersten A; botany & plant pathology,
from ABG Ag Services LLC, $1,800, “Wheat
Disease Research.”
Witkoske, Teresa J; field extension educators,
from Wabash County United Fund, $-200,
“Strengthening Early Literacy Program.”
Xia, Yu; chemistry, from National Science
Foundation, $126,964, “Gas-Phase Ion
Chemistry of Peptide Radical Ions and
Applications in Protein Characterization.”
Xu, Dongyan; Si, Luo and Zhang, Xiangyu;
computer science, from Office of Naval
Research, $83,333, “A Tale of Two Systems:
Bridging Statistical Learning and Formal
Reasoning for Cyber Attack Detection.”
Xu, Jin-Rong; botany & plant pathology,
from Agricultural Research Service, $47,287,
“Exploring Novel Approaches to Reduce the
Impact of Fusarium Head Blight and Don
- Different Roles of Two Beta-Tubulins in
Fungicide Resistance and Don Production.”
Xu, Qin; food science, from Green Technology America Inc, $2,000, “Multi-Sponsor
Gift.”
Xu, Xianfan; mechanical engineering, from
National Science Foundation, $12,000,
“Research Experience for Undergraduates
(REU) Supplement: PFI: AIR Technology
Transfer - Nanoscale Optical Antenna for
Next Generation Ultra-High Density Data
Storage.” (a Discovery Park award — Birck
Nanotechnology Center)
Yang, Jer-Yen; basic medical science, from
Ross Graduate Fellowship/Assistantship,
$32,620, “Ding, Jingyi.”
Yang, Jer-Yen; basic medical science, from
Showalter Trust, $75,000, “Examining AMPActivated Protein Kinase and Hedgehog
Transcriptional Factor Gli1 in Pediatric
Brain Tumor Development.”
Ye, Peide; electrical & computer engineering, from Defense Threat Reduction
Agency, $163,500, “Scaled InGaAs NanoMosfet Advanced Radiation Hardness Tests
(SMART).” (a Discovery Park award — Birck
Nanotechnology Center)
Youngblood, Jeffrey P and Trice, Rodney
W; materials engineering, from Rolls-Royce
Corporation, $25,000, “2014 Development
of Scrape-Off Layer (SOL)-Gel Coating for
Turbine Disk.”
Zhao, Fu; mechanical engineering, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$4,690, “Vahidi Movassagh, Ehsan.”
Zhao, Fu; mechanical engineering, from
Lynn Interdisciplinary Graduate Fellowship,
$23,448, “Vahidi Movassagh, Ehsan.”
Zheng, Wei; health sciences, from Purdue
University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,281,
“Wise, John P.”
Zhou, Chenn Q; Center for Innovation thru
Visualization & Simulation, from Dongying
Fangyuan Nonferrous Metals, $116,187,
“Numerical Simulation and Optimization of
Bottom-Blow Basic Oxygen Furnace.”
Zhou, Chenn Q and Wu, Bin; Center for
Innovation thru Visualization & Simulation,
from Blasch Precision Ceramics, $5,000,
“Optimization of Checker Wall Design in a
Carbon Monoxide (CO) Boiler.”
Zhu, Jian-Kang; biochemistry, from PHSNIH National Institute of General Medical
Science, $334,950, “Calcium Signaling and
Ion Homeostasis Regulation.”
Zollner, Patrick A; forestry & natural
resources, from David M. Knox Endowment,
$19,785, “Mutascio, Holly.”
Zollner, Patrick A; forestry & natural resources, from Purdue University F N Andrews Fellowship, $28,138, “Dacunto, Laura E..”
Zollner, Patrick A; Chapman, Robert N;
Ma, Zhao and Quinn, Vanessa S; forestry
& natural resources, biological sciences
— North Central campus, from Indiana
Department of Natural Resources, $74,884,
“Integrating Ecological, Landscape and
Social Information for Wildlife Conservation and Management in Indiana.”
Zwier, Timothy S; chemistry, from National
Science Foundation, $160,000, “Single-Conformation Spectroscopy of Isolated Peptides
and Synthetic Foldamers.” 
Notice Regarding Sponsored Program Awards
The Sponsored Program Awards list is generated by Sponsored Program Administration. Questions concerning the information
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