Research Awards, July 2015
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Golden, Bill B., and Devlin, Daniel L. (Ks Ctr for Ag Rsrces & the Env / Ks Water Rsrce Rsrch Inst), Kansas Water Office, "Monitoring the Impacts of Sheridan County 6 Local Enhanced Management Area."
Leatherman, John C., Kansas Department of Health and Environment, $48,820 (includes $48,820 from Third Party Match - BMP implementation), "KS WRAPS - Cottonwood SFY 2014 - 2016."
Leatherman, John C., Kansas Department of Health and Environment, $40,900 (includes $40,900 from Third Party Match), "Milford WRAPS Implementation SFY 2014 - Leatherman, John C., US Environmental Protection Agency, $11,385 (includes $11,385 from Third Party Match), "Hillsdale WRAPS Implementation FY 2014 - 2016."
Leatherman, John C., US Environmental Protection Agency, $37,280 (includes $37,280 from Third Party Match), "KS WRAPS - Upper Neosho SFY14 Yr 1, Yr 2 & Yr 3."
Leatherman, John C., and Devlin, Daniel L. (Ks Ctr for Ag Rsrces & the Env / Ks Water Rsrce Rsrch Inst), US Environmental Protection Agency, $34,111 (includes $34,111 from Watershed Stakeholders), "NPS Management Plan Technical Assistance SPF16."
AGRONOMY
Ciampitti, Ignacio, PrecisionHawk USA, Inc., $76,930 (includes $76,930 from Global Food Systems), "Advancing an End-to-End Solution for Agricultural Applications of Unmanned Aerial Systems and Remote Sensing."
Pierzynski, Gary M., Multi-Sponsor, $5,200, "AGR Multi-Sponsor Research 50."
Roozeboom, Kraig L.,Ruiz Diaz Suarez, Dorivar A., and Tomlinson, Peter J., Agronomic Science Foundation, $19,900, "Influence of Cover Crops on Nitrous Oxide Dynamics and Nutrient Stratification in an Established No-Till Wheat-Sorghum-Soybean Cropping System."
Ruiz Diaz Suarez, Dorivar A.,Roozeboom, Kraig L., and Tomlinson, Peter J., Agronomic Science Foundation, "Influence of Cover Crops on Nitrous Oxide Dynamics and Nutrient Stratification in an Established No-Till Wheat-Sorghum-Soybean Cropping System."
Tomlinson, Peter J.,Roozeboom, Kraig L., and Ruiz Diaz Suarez, Dorivar A., Agronomic Science Foundation, "Influence of Cover Crops on Nitrous Oxide Dynamics and Nutrient Stratification in an Established No-Till Wheat-Sorghum-Soybean Cropping System."
ANIMAL SCIENCES AND INDUSTRY
Davis, Duane L.,Gonzalez, John M., Houser, Terry A., and Nelssen, Jim L., Eli Lilly & Company, $43,125, "Pilot Efficacy Study: Effect of a Long- acting Growth Hormone Releasing Factor on Fetal Development in the Pig."
DeRouchey, Joel M.,Dritz, Steven S. (Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Goodband, Robert D., Tokach, Michael D., and Woodworth, Jason, Nutraferma, Inc., $25,000, "Effect of NF8 and/or LactoPlan on Nursery Pig Performance."
DeRouchey, Joel M., and Tokach, Michael D., US Department of Agriculture, "Enhancing Sustainability and Competitiveness of the U.S. Pork Inductry by Improving Nutrient Utilization and Feed Efficiency."
Gonzalez, John M.,Davis, Duane L., Houser, Terry A., and Nelssen, Jim L., Eli Lilly & Company, $43,125, "Pilot Efficacy Study: Effect of a Long- acting Growth Hormone Releasing Factor on Fetal Development in the Pig."
Goodband, Robert D.,DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S. (Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Tokach, Michael D., and Woodworth, Jason, Nutraferma, Inc., "Effect of NF8 and/or LactoPlan on Nursery Pig Performance."
Houser, Terry A.,Davis, Duane L., Gonzalez, John M., and Nelssen, Jim L., Eli Lilly & Company, $43,125, "Pilot Efficacy Study: Effect of a Long- acting Growth Hormone Releasing Factor on Fetal Development in the Pig."
Nelssen, Jim L.,Davis, Duane L., Gonzalez, John M., and Houser, Terry A., Eli Lilly & Company, $43,125, "Pilot Efficacy Study: Effect of a Long-acting Growth Hormone Releasing Factor on Fetal Development in the Pig."
Tokach, Michael D.,DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S. (Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Goodband, Robert D., and Woodworth, Jason, Nutraferma, Inc., "Effect of NF8 and/or LactoPlan on Nursery Pig Performance."
Tokach, Michael D., and DeRouchey, Joel M., US Department of Agriculture, $45,000, "Enhancing Sustainability and Competitiveness of the U.S. Pork Inductry by Improving Nutrient Utilization and Feed Efficiency."
Woodworth, Jason,DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S. (Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Goodband, Robert D., and Tokach, Michael D., Nutraferma, Inc., "Effect of NF8 and/or LactoPlan on Nursery Pig Performance."
ENTOMOLOGY
Phillips, Thomas W., US Department of Agriculture, $90,420, "Development of New Treatment Options for Khapra Beetle, Trogoderma Granarium (Everts)."
GRAIN SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
Aldrich, Greg, Fats and Proteins Research Foundation, Inc., $56,595, "Flow Behavior and Spray Coating Efficiency during the Production of Rendered Protein Meals."
Smith, Gordon L., Kansas State University Foundation, $50,000, "Walker Fellowship - GRA Funding."
HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND RECREATION RESOURCES
Fry, Jack D., and Kennelly, Megan (Plant Pathology), National Turfgrass Evaluation Program, Inc., $750, "2012 National Tall Fescue Test Ancillary Trial-Brown Patch Tolerance (TF-12-16)."
KS CTR FOR AG RSRCES & THE ENV / KS WATER RSRCE RSRCH INST
Devlin, Daniel L., and Golden, Bill B. (Agricultural Economics), Kansas Water Office, $6,250, "Monitoring the Impacts of Sheridan County 6 Local Enhanced Management Area."
Devlin, Daniel L., US Environmental Protection Agency, $48,580 (includes $48,580 from Third Party Match / In-Kind), "KS WRAPS - Big Creek Middle Smoky Hill River Watershed WRAPS (Kanopolis Reservoir) Implementation Years 5 - 7 SFY 2014 - 2016."
Devlin, Daniel L., US Environmental Protection Agency, $10,486 (includes $10,486 from Third Party Match), "KS WRAPS: Lower Smoky Hill River Watershed (Upper Portion) - Implementation."
Devlin, Daniel L., and Leatherman, John C. (Agricultural Economics), US Environmental Protection Agency, $6,020 (includes $6,020 from Watershed Stakeholders), "NPS Management Plan Technical Assistance SPF16."
PLANT PATHOLOGY
De Wolf, Erick D., US Department of Agriculture, $33,000, "Acquisition of Goods and Services."
Dobesh, Sharon, and Stack, James P., US Department of Agriculture, $19,800, "Implementing the ETKnet SOP Sample Tracking System into the NPDN Exercise Module."
Kennelly, Megan, and Fry, Jack D. (Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), National Turfgrass Evaluation Program, Inc., $750, "2012 National Tall Fescue Test Ancillary Trial-Brown Patch Tolerance (TF-12-16)."
Rotenberg, Dorith, and Whitfield, Anna E., Kansas Wheat Alliance, Inc., $20,000, "Identification of Efficient Aphid Vectors of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) and Screening for Barley Yellow Dwarf (BYD) Resistance/Tolerance in Kansas Winter Wheat."
Stack, James P., and Dobesh, Sharon, US Department of Agriculture, "Implementing the ETKnet SOP Sample Tracking System into the NPDN Exercise Module."
Whitfield, Anna E., and Rotenberg, Dorith, Kansas Wheat Alliance, Inc., "Identification of Efficient Aphid Vectors of Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus (BYDV) and Screening for Barley Yellow Dwarf (BYD) Resistance/Tolerance in Kansas Winter Wheat."
Whitfield, Anna E., US Department of Agriculture, $38,708, "Collaborative Research to Control Thrips and Tospovirus."
COLLEGE OF ARCHITECTURE, PLANNING AND DESIGN
LANDSCAPE ARCHITECTURE/REGIONAL AND COMMUNITY PLANNING
Canfield, Jessica,Hutchinson, Stacy L. (Biological and Agricultural Engineering), Kingery-Page, Mary C., and Skabelund, Lee R., US Environmental Protection Agency, $6,000, "Green Infrastructure Demonstration and Training: Evaluating Two Sites on the S-State Campus."
Kingery-Page, Mary C.,Canfield, Jessica, Hutchinson, Stacy L. (Biological and Agricultural Engineering), and Skabelund, Lee R., US Environmental Protection Agency, $4,600, "Green Infrastructure Demonstration and Training: Evaluating Two Sites on the S-State Campus."
Skabelund, Lee R.,Canfield, Jessica, Hutchinson, Stacy L. (Biological and Agricultural Engineering), and Kingery-Page, Mary C., US Environmental Protection Agency, $4,600, "Green Infrastructure Demonstration and Training: Evaluating Two Sites on the S-State Campus."
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
BIOCHEMISTRY
Durrett, Timothy P., US Department of Energy, $129,206, "Sustainable Biofuel from the Great Plains to the Semi-arid West: Improved Germplasm for Camelina Oilseed."
BIOLOGY
Asano, Katsura, National Science Foundation, $149,965, "Studies on the Novel 5MP- ATR-4 Pathway using Insects as the Model System."
Dodds, Walter K., Missouri Department of Conservation, $13,000, "Ecological Integrity of Prairie Streams as Influenced by Patchburn Grazing and Riparian Protection."
Gido, Keith B., New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, $56,692, "Effects of the Whitewater-baldy Complex Fire on Warmwater Fishes in the Gila River Basin, New Mexico."
Olson, Bradley J., National Science Foundation, $236,834, "Collaborative Research: The Genomic Basis of Multicellularity and Developmental Complexity in the Volvocine Algae."
Spooner, Brian S., Kansas State University Foundation, $6,690, "Biology Research Career Development Core."
CHEMISTRY
Aikens, Christine M., US Department of Energy, $124,328, "Understanding Electron Transfer in Plasmon-Enhanced Photocatalysis using Nonadiabatic Electron Dynamics."
Bossmann, Stefan, University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, $47,000, "OCH Memorandum of Agreement."
GEOGRAPHY
Paul, Bimal K., National Science Foundation, $48,945, "Contribution of Linking Networks in Nepalese Earthquake Response: A Case Study."
PHYSICS
Ivanov, Andrew G., US Department of Energy, $150,000, "Quest for a Top Quart Partner and Upgrade of the Pixel Detector Readout Chain at the CMS."
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Monaco, Gregory E., National Science Foundation, $49,998, "The Role of Regional Organizations in Improving Access to the National Computational Infrastructure."
SOCIOLOGY, ANTHROPOLOGY, AND SOCIAL WORK
Roper, Donna C., National Science Foundation, $191,214, "A Pre-treatment Routine for Correcting Age-offsets on AMS Radiocarbon Dated Ceramic Residue."
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
DEAN OF EDUCATION
Havlicek, Barbara J., Multi-Sponsor, $26,957, "Educational Computing Consortium (ECC)."
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE
Kramer, Bradley A., and Tucker, Jeffrey W., US Department of Commerce, $13,500 (includes $3,500 from In Kind Contribution KSU Olathe, and $10,000 from In Kind Contribution KSUIC), "Kansas State University Olathe Innovation Accelerator University Center Program Grant."
Tucker, Jeffrey W., and Kramer, Bradley A., US Department of Commerce, $121,500 (includes $31,500 from In Kind Contribution KSU Olathe, and $90,000 from In Kind Contribution KSUIC), "Kansas State University Olathe Innovation Accelerator University Center Program Grant."
BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Hutchinson, Stacy L.,Canfield, Jessica (Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning), Kingery-Page, Mary C. (Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning), and Skabelund, Lee R. (Landscape Architecture/Regional and Community Planning), US Environmental Protection Agency, $4,800, "Green Infrastructure Demonstration and Training: Evaluating Two Sites on the S-State Campus."
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Riding, Kyle, Lafarge North America, Inc., $4,920, "Freeze-Thaw Testing of Concrete Prisms Containing 38 MM Maximum Size Aggregates."
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Darabi Sahneh, Faryad, and Scoglio, Caterina M., National Science Foundation, $11,250, "CIF: Small: Spreading Processes over Multilayer and Interconnected Fund, Andrew D., and Kuhn, William B., Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, $993, "Summer Packaging and Radio Frequency Research Symposium."
Kuhn, William B., and Fund, Andrew D., Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, $993, "Summer Packaging and Radio Frequency Research Symposium."
Scoglio, Caterina M., and Darabi Sahneh, Faryad, National Science Foundation, $11,250, "CIF: Small: Spreading Processes over Multilayer and Interconnected INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Pei, Zhijian, National Science Foundation, $283,241, "National Science Foundation - Intergovernmental Personnel Act."
KANSAS INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICES
Goode, Barbara L., and Larson, Nancy J., US Environmental Protection Agency, $37,500, "Development and Management of the National Small Business Ombudsman/Small Business Environmental Assistance Provider 507 Program Website."
Larson, Nancy J., and Goode, Barbara L., US Environmental Protection Agency, $112,500, "Development and Management of the National Small Business Ombudsman/Small Business Environmental Assistance Provider 507 Program Website."
MECHANICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Geuther, Jeffrey A.,McGregor, Douglas S., Roberts, Jeremy A., and Ugorowski, Philip B., US Department of Energy, $825, "Develop an Active Sensor Array Prototype for Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory."
McGregor, Douglas S.,Geuther, Jeffrey A., Roberts, Jeremy A., and Ugorowski, Philip B., US Department of Energy, $825, "Develop an Active Sensor Array Prototype for Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory."
Roberts, Jeremy A.,Geuther, Jeffrey A., McGregor, Douglas S., and Ugorowski, Philip B., US Department of Energy, $825, "Develop an Active Sensor Array Prototype for Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory."
Ugorowski, Philip B.,Geuther, Jeffrey A., McGregor, Douglas S., and Roberts, Jeremy A., US Department of Energy, $825, "Develop an Active Sensor Array Prototype for Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory."
COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY
DEAN OF HUMAN ECOLOGY
Buckwalter, John, and Gould, Carol A., AG*IDEA, $56,874, "AG*IDEA Lead Institute."
Buckwalter, John, and Gould, Carol A., Great Plains IDEA Alliance, $164,987, "Comprehensive Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement - Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance."
Gould, Carol A., and Buckwalter, John, AG*IDEA, $56,874, "AG*IDEA Lead Institute."
Gould, Carol A., and Buckwalter, John, Great Plains IDEA Alliance, $164,987, "Comprehensive Fiscal Sponsorship Agreement - Great Plains Interactive Distance Education Alliance."
HUMAN NUTRITION
Chambers IV, Edgar, National Cattlemen's Beef Association, $22,500, "Collaborator II - Flavor of Ground Beef."
SCHOOL OF FAMILY STUDIES AND HUMAN SERVICES
Johannes, Elaine M., Points of Light Foundation, $1,250, "The Theater of War Production."
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
DeLong, Robert K., US Department of Health and Human Services, $141,417, "Anti- Cancer RNA Nanoconjugates."
Kenney, Michael J., and Schultz, Bruce D., US Department of Health and Human Services, $19,878, "BRITE Veterinary Student Program."
Sang, Yongming, US Department of Agriculture, $18,000, "Swine Immune Toolkit: Development of new Immune Reagents for Swine health, vaccine and Disease Studies."
Schultz, Bruce D., and Kenney, Michael J., US Department of Health and Human Services, $19,878, "BRITE Veterinary Student Program."
DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE/PATHOBIOLOGY
Chang, Kyeong-Ok, Enanta Pharmaceuticals, Inc., $8,000, "Testing Antiviral Activities aagainst Norovirus."
Dritz, Steven S.,DeRouchey, Joel M. (Animal Sciences and Industry), Goodband, Robert D. (Animal Sciences and Industry), Tokach, Michael D. (Animal Sciences and Industry), and Woodworth, Jason (Animal Sciences and Industry), Nutraferma, Inc., "Effect of NF8 and/or LactoPlan on Nursery Pig Performance."
Ganta, Roman Reddy R., US Department of Health and Human Services, $441,044, "Vector and Host Contributions to the Regulation of E. chaffeensis Gene Expression."
Rowland, Raymond R. R., PIC USA, $37,230, "Use of Genetically Modified Pigs to Evaluate PRRS Virus Susceptibility."
VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY
Anderson, Gary A., US Department of Agriculture, $1,925, "Swine Surveillance."
KANSAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
KANSAS FOREST SERVICE
Biles, Larry E., US Department of Agriculture, $3,284 (includes $3,284 from Third Party Match), "2015 Consolidated Payment Grant."
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS
Chapman, Grant M., US Agency for International Development, $24,083, "Peace Corps Recruiter."
SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP STUDIES
Tolar, Mary H., Points of Light Foundation, $1,250, "Theatre of War: Soldier & Citizens Tour in Kansas."
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE AND DEAN OF STUDENTS
EDUCATIONAL AND PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT
Booker, Monshonda, US Department of Agriculture, $2,099, "Summer Food Service Program-UP-SALINA."
Greene, Kathleen V., US Department of Education, $222,151, "Student Support Services K-State-Salina."
Greene, Kathleen V., US Department of Education, $288,576, "Student Support Services KSU-Manhattan."
