Dr. Jingbo Liu Chemistry, Texas A&M University-Kingsville, Kingsville, TX, Telephone: (361)-593-2919; fax: (361)-593-3597; e-mail: kfjll00@tamuk.edu PREVIOUS: (the projects sponsored/participated by NSF-China are not listed) Title: Development of novel hetero-nanocomposite for the next generation solid oxide fuel cell system Sponsor: Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, Invitation Fellow Program Location: Materials Science and Engineering, The University of Tokyo Amount: YEN 1,234,000 (JSPS Fellow, Short-term) Dates: 12/06/10 to 02/03/11 Commitment: Maintenance allowance, domestic travel, air-ticket and issuance Title: Nanoscale Catalyst used for Green Energy Resources using Proton Exchange Membrane Fuel Cells (PEMFC) Source: NSF and DOE collectively supported Faculty and Student Team Program Location: The Argonne National Laboratory Amount: $21,000 (senior investigator, this program is the supplemental of NSF CREST, HRD-0734850) Dates: 05/26/09- 08/01/09 Commitment: Summer, 1.6 month person-month/year Title: MRI: Acquisition of a Field Emission-Scanning Electron Microscope for Nanoscience Research and Education Sponsor: CBET-NSF Location: Texas A&M University Kingsville Amount: $ 307,250 (Co-PI) Dates: 08/01/08 to 07/31/11 Commitment: 0.0 month Title: Sponsor: Location: Amount: Dates: Commitment: Title: Welch Foundation Departmental Grant Robert A. Welch Foundation Texas A&M University Kingsville $ 120,000 (Senior Investigator) 09/01/08 to 08/31/11 0.0 month Integrated Environmental Engineering, Environmental chemistry, and Mercury Emission Control Laboratory Source: WVEPSCoR Instrumentation Grants Program Location: West Virginia University Institute of Technology Amount: $15,000 (Co-PI) Dates: 01/01/06- 12/31/06 Commitment: Summer, 0.0 month person-month/year Title: Collaborative multi-disciplinary research: Optimization of Parameters to Fabricate the Nano-structured TiO2-Ag Photocatalyst for Multi-contaminants Removal Source: The College of Arts and Sciences Research and Scholarly Activity Awards Research and Development Funds, Texas A&M University Kingsville Location: Texas A&M University Kingsville Amount: $17,000 (PI) Dates: 04/01/07- 03/31/08 Commitment: Summer, 0.0 month person-month/year Title: Integration of multidisciplinary research into student training: construction and evaluation of nanoscale biosensor Source: The College of Arts and Sciences Research and Scholarly Activity Awards Research and Development Funds, Texas A&M University Kingsville Location: Texas A&M University Kingsville Amount: $12,100 (PI) Dates: 04/01/09- 08/31/09 Commitment: Summer, 0.0 month person-month/year Title: Sponsor: Location: Amount: Period: Commitment: Young Engineers of South Texas (YESTexas) Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Texas A&M University Kingsville $20,000 (Senior Investigator) 06/01/08 to 08/31/08 0.0 person-months/year Title: Collaborative multi-disciplinary research: Optimization of parameters to modify nickel-yttrium stabilized zirconium (Ni-YSZ) anode through electroless plating of nano-structured platinum for improved kinetics of the solid oxide fuel cell. Source: Texas A&M University Kingsville, University Research Award Location: Texas A&M University Kingsville Amount: $25,000 (PI) Dates: 09/01/ 2008- 08/31/ 2009 Commitment: Summer, 1.0 month person-month/year Title: Investigation of Fuel Cell Vehicle: Construction and Evaluation of PEMFC Performance Source: Texas A&M University Kingsville, University Research Award Location: Texas A&M University Kingsville Amount: $ 25,000 (PI) Dates: 09/01/ 2009- 08/31/ 2010 Commitment: Summer, 0.5 month Title: Web-Enhanced Learning in Chemistry-Oriented Multidisciplinary Education (WELCOME) Source: Texas A&M University Kingsville, Quality Enhancement Plan Location: Texas A&M University Kingsville Amount: $ 7,000 (PI) Dates: 09/01/ 2009- 08/31/ 2010 Commitment: 0.0 month CURRENT: Title: Sponsor: Location: Amount: Dates: Commitment: Welch Foundation Departmental Grant Robert A. Welch Foundation Texas A&M University Kingsville $ 30,000 (Senior Investigator) 06/01/12 to 05/31/13 0.0 month Title: Sponsor: Location: Amount: Dates: Commitment: Design and fabrication of chemical sensors Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes Universidad Autonoma de Aguascalientes and Texas A&M Kingsville $ 6,000.00 (International Collaborator) 1/1/2010 - 12/30/2012 0.0 person-month Title: Study on the imprinted molecular on the surface of FePt magnetic nanoparticles Sponsor: National Natural Science Foundation of China Location: Lanzhou University of Technology, China Amount: RMB 15,000 (Adjunct Professor for international cooperation) Dates: Before 12/30/2013 Commitment: 0.0 person-month (maintenance allowance will be included) PENDING: Title: Green Energy Innovation and Development in an Hispanic Serving Institution (GRID-HSI) Sponsor: Department of Defense Location: Texas A&M University Kingsville Amount: $ 460,000 (PI) Dates: 01/01/12 to 12/31/14 Commitment: Summer 2.0 person-month Title: Organic Electronic Materials and Digital Realization: Converting Fiction to Science Sponsor: NSF-MPS Location: Texas A&M University Kingsville Amount: $ 2,999,822 (Co-PI) Dates: 09/01/12 to 08/31/17 Commitment: Summer 1.0 person-month Title: Sponsor: Location: Amount: Dates: Commitment: Title: REU Site: Student Training And Research in Texas (START) NSF-CHE Texas A&M University Kingsville $ $225,537 (PI) 01/01/2012-12/31/2014 Summer 0.5 person-month Design and Characterization of Nanomaterials as Potent Disinfectants against Microbes Sponsor: National Science Foundation, CHE Location: Texas A&M University Kingsville Amount: $297,632.00 (Co-PI) Date: 01/01/2012-12/31/2014 Commitment: Summer 1.0 person-month