Research Awards, October 2002

Andresen, Daniel A., Neilsen, Mitchell L., and Singh, Gurdip, National Science Foundation, $10,000, "DHARMA: Domain-Specific Metaware for Hydrologic Applications."

Andresen, Daniel A., Erickson, Howard H., Poole, David C., Sargeant, Janice M., and Warren, Steven, National Science Foundation, $107,025, "Veterinary Telemedicine: Proactive Herd Health Management for Disease Prevention from Farm to Market."

Barton, David G., US Department of Agriculture, $300,000, "Kansas Cooperative Development Center Education and Assistance Program."

Ben-Arieh, David H., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $95,503, "Useful Life Prediction for Payload Carrier Hardware."

Bollman, Stephan R., and Bailey, Gwen L., Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc, $110,388, "Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities."

Bollman, Stephan R., and Bailey, Gwen L., Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc, $51,329, "Flint Hills Child Care Resource and Referral Project."

Bollman, Stephan R., and Bailey, Gwen L., Kansas Child Care Training Opportunities, Inc, $43,659, "Infant/Toddler Initiative."

Buchholz, Daryl D., US Department of Agriculture, $77,550, "NRCS Technical Service Provider Training."

Buszek, Keith B., US Department of Health & Human Services, $85,651, "Synthesis of Lactone and Alkaloid Antitumor Agents."

Carpenter, Kenneth H., US Department of Energy, $68,519, "Integrated Firing-System/Initiation-Train Modeling Enhancement."

Chambers IV, Edgar, US Department of Health & Human Services, $14,550, "Home Refrigeration Knowledge and Consumer Practices - Phase 2."

Chapman, Kirby S., Krishnaswami, Prakash, and Wallentine, Virgil E., US Department of Energy, $358,000, "Virtual Pipeline System Testbed to Optimize the U. S. Natural Gas Transmission Pipeline System."

Chapman, Kirby S., US Department of Energy, $650,000, "Cost-Effective Reciprocating Engine Emissions Control and Monitoring for E & P Field and Gathering Engines."

Culbertson, Christopher T., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $20,000, "Biosentinels: Biology-Based Microfluidic Reporter Technology for Monitoring Environmental Stressors."

Cully, Jr., Jack F., US Department of Health & Human Services, $38,714, "Landscape Effects on Disease Dynamics in Prairie Dogs."

DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S., Goodband, Robert D., Nelssen, Jim L., and Tokach, Michael D., Phibro Animal Health, $10,800, "Influence of Mecadox in Swine Diets."

Dingwell, Randy T., Pfizer Inc., $9,756, "Evaluate a New in Concept in Protection of Dry Dairy Cows from Intramammary Infection with the Use of 'TeatSeal'."

Edgar, James H., US Department of Defense, $21,000, "Bulk Aluminum Nitride Crystal Growth Using Silicon Carbide Seed Crystals."

El-Rayes, Hamdy, US Environmental Protection Agency, $380,086, "Small Business Environmental Assistance Program."

Fritz, Allan K., and Gill, Bikram S., US Department of Agriculture, $58,642, "Bringing Genomics to the Wheat Fields."

Gould, Thomas H., Rolling Hills Zoo, $4,000, "Rolling Hills Zoo Fellowship."

Greene, Kathleen V., US Department of Education, $266,482, "Student Support Services."

Griffin, Jason, Schmidt, J. Frank, Family Charitable Foundation, $2,000, "Evaluation of Ornamental Species for the Great Plains."

Herrera, Socorro G., US Department of Education, $52,612, "Supporting Innovative Leaders in Today's Schools."

Herrera, Socorro G., US Department of Education, $292,816, "Project Maestra."

Herrera, Socorro G., US Department of Education, $350,335, "Project Synergy."

Herrera, Socorro G., US Department of Education, $10,000, "ESL and In-Service Training for USD 500 Teachers."

Herrman, Timothy J., Behnke, Keith C., Bhadriraju, Subramanyam, Boyle, Elizabeth, and Langemeier, Michael R., US Department of Agriculture, $534,153, "Development and Implementation of a Voluntary HACCP Program for the Commercial Feed Industry."

Hosni, Mohammad H., Beck, B. Terry, and Jones, Byron W., Boeing Company, $80,795, "Large Eddy Simulation Validation Lab Test."

Johnson, Loretta C., and Blair, John M., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $47,747, "Scaling Up the Ecosystem Consequences of Forest Expansion in the Great Plains Region."

Johnson, Marc A., US Department of Agriculture, $5,400, "USDA/ARS Research Support Agreement Task Order #T254302050."

Kanost, Michael R., US Department of Health & Human Services, $109,000, "Adhesion Receptors of the Insect Immune System."

Law, Bruce M., National Science Foundation, $10,000, "Interfacial Phenomena Near Phase Transitions."

Lee, Charles D., Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, $13,667, "Extension Education Position Support."

Logan, Brad, US Department of the Interior, $25,000, "Class III Cultural Resource Survey of Federally Owned Lands Surrounding the Superior-Courtland Diversion Dam, Webster County, Nebraska."

Marcus, Daniel C., US Department of Health & Human Services, $2,120,673, "Epithelial Function in Health and Disease."

Mathews, Alexander P., National Science Foundation, $6,244, "Enhanced Oxidation of High Molecular Weight Organics Using Ozone Isotopomers."

McGowan, Reginland, US Department of Education, $405,996, "Upward Bound Program."

Mengel, David B., US Department of Agriculture, $10,000, "Educational Tools for Wind Erosion Control."

Meredith, William H., and Glasscock, Marlene K., US Department of Agriculture, $146,366, "USDA/Army School-Age and Teen Project, Task I."

Mitchell, Kathy E., US Department of Health & Human Services, $21,825, "Novel Stem Cell Source for Cancer Therapy."

Morcos, Medhat M., US Defense Mapping Agency, $17,900, "Magnetic Water Treatment for Domestic Industrial and Agricultural Purposes."

Murry, Kevin G., US Department of Education, $241,527, "Project Chrysalis."

Murry, Kevin G., US Department of Education, $241,117, "Project New Horizons."

Muthukrishnan, Subbarat, and Kramer, Karl J., US Department of Agriculture, $23,500, "Generation of Genetically-Modified Corn Expressing Insect Chitinase Gene."

Neilsen, Mitchell L., Andresen, Daniel A., and Mizuno, Masaaki, US Department of Agriculture, $92,000, "Software Tools for Watershed Dam Design/Analysis."

Neilsen, Mitchell L., Mizuno, Masaaki, Singh, Gurdip, Staver, John R., and Zhang, Naiqian, National Science Foundation, $299,257, "Collaborative Learning Through Real-Time Embedded System Design."

Passarelli, A. Lorena, US Department of Health & Human Services, $188,277, "Purification and Crystal Structure of a Novel Baculovirus RNA Polymerase Subunit."

Peters, Paula, and Murphy, Martha E., Kansas Office of Attorney General, $16,708, "Vitamin Settlement Project."

Ponte, Christine M., Kansas Department of Health and Environment, $68,974, "Cooperative Agreement Between Kansas Department of Health and Environment and Cooperative Extension Service, Kansas State University."

Ramaswamy, Sonny B., and Dobesh, Sharon, US Department of Agriculture, $39,890, "Pesticide Applicator Training Program."

Ramaswamy, Sonny B., Tougaloo College, $2,500, "Tougaloo College Project."

Rankin, Charles I., US Department of Education, $1,594, "Midwest Equity Assistant Center."

Renberg, Walter C., Bayer Corporation, $60,486, "Comparision of Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Flupirtine vs. Carprofen for Treatment of Pain Associated with Osteoarthritis in Dogs."

Russell, Eugene R., Kansas Department of Transportation, $20,000, "Study of the Duties of a County Engineer in the State of Kansas."

Schmidt, David A., National Science Foundation, $68,864, "Open Source Quality Project."

Schroeder, Kenneth R., Schmidt, J. Frank, Family Charitable Foundation, $3,000, "Development of Fruitless or Embryo-Lethal Woody Ornamental Plants."

Shroyer, Margaret G., US Department of Education, $40,000, "KSU-Garden City PDS Partnership."

Simon, Madlen, Kansas City Design Center, $5,000, "Architectural Design Studio 7/8."

Simons, Gale G., Kansas Corporation Commission, $7,326, "Photovoltaic Applications Symposium."

Spooner, Brian S., US Department of Agriculture, $10,000, "Wildlife Services Collaboration and Support Agreement."

Tang, Xiaoyan, and Stewart, George C., US Department of Health & Human Services, $184,898, "Structural Approaches for Control of Microbial Pathogens."

Terry, Roger V., US Department of Agriculture, $18,500, "Healthy Places, Healthy Communities."

Tilley, Katherine A., Interstate Brands Corporation, $20,000, "Correlation of Dough Formation and Breadmaking Quality Parameters for Tyrosine Crosslink Formation under Industry."

Todd, Scott C., US Department of Health & Human Services, $72,750, "H2-Receptor and Tetraspanins as Novel Cancer Therapy Targets."

Upton, Steve J., and Woods, Keith M., US Department of Health & Human Services, $181,875, "In vitro Refinements for Cryptosporidium parvum."

White, Betty Jo, and Selfridge, O. John, National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, $69,602, "Disseminating Universal Design Via a Learnsite for Youth."

Williams, Jeffery R., Albright, Martin L., and Schurle, Bryan W., US Department of Agriculture, $50,000, "Analysis of Income Variability and Stabilization and Development of Risk Management Tool."

Wright, Emmett L., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $25,381, "NOVA On-Line ESS."

Xin, Xiao J., Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation, $15,573, "Efficient Numerical Method for the Investigation of Composite Materials."

Zeigler, Robert S., US Department of Agriculture, $62,635, "Facilitate Multiple Stress Resistant Wheat and Alfalfa Germplasm."

Zollman, Dean A., and Bennett, Andrew G., National Science Foundation, $327,803, "Conceptual Model-Based Assessment and Technology: Research in Student Application of Models in Physics and Mathematics."