Research Awards, March 2018
COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE
AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Amanor-Boadu, Vincent R.,US Agency for International Development, $23,342, "Legume Scholar: Benin (Pacem Kotchofa)."
Griffin, Terry W.,and Ibendahl, Gregory, Cotton, Inc., $15,000, "Economics of Whole-farm Swarm-Bots for Cotton Production in the US."
Griffin, Terry W.,Adee, Eric A.(Agronomy), Ciampitti, Ignacio(Agronomy), Duncan, Stewart R.(Northeast Area Office), Lin, Xiaomao(Agronomy), and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $1,496, "The Quest of 100-Bushel Soybean: On-Farm Approach."
Griffin, Terry W.,Ciampitti, Ignacio(Agronomy), and Sharda, Ajay(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), United Soybean Board, $24,939, "On-farm Digital Technologies."
Ibendahl, Gregory,and Griffin, Terry W., Cotton, Inc., $15,000, "Economics of Whole-farm Swarm-Bots for Cotton Production in the US."
AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER-HAYS
Gillen, Robert L.,Support Funds, $8,000, "AHY Support Funds Research 37."
Kumar, Vipan,Jugulam, Mithila(Agronomy), Peterson, Dallas E.(Agronomy), Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), and Stahlman, Phillip W., Kansas Soybean Commission, $13,000, "Investigation of Herbicide Resistance in Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth in Kansas: Survey, Mechanism, and Management."
Kumar, Vipan,and Peterson, Dallas E.(Agronomy), Kansas Soybean Commission, $16,447, "Non-Xtend Soybean Response to Simulate Dicamba Drift."
Kumar, Vipan,Monsanto Company, $7,560, "Service Order No. 54."
Kumar, Vipan,Monsanto Company, $6,615, "Service Order No. 55."
Kumar, Vipan,Monsanto Company, $10,500, "Service Order No. 60."
Kumar, Vipan,Falk Jones, Jeanne S.(Northwest Area Office), O'Brien, Daniel M.(Northwest Area Office), and Stahlman, Phillip W., National Sunflower Association, $9,100, "Influence of Rainfall on the Timing and Efficacy of PRE/POST Soil Residual Herbicides for Control of Herbicide-resistant Kochia and Palmer Amaranth."
Stahlman, Phillip W.,Jugulam, Mithila(Agronomy), Kumar, Vipan, Peterson, Dallas E.(Agronomy), and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $13,000, "Investigation of Herbicide Resistance in Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth in Kansas: Survey, Mechanism, and Management."
Stahlman, Phillip W.,Falk Jones, Jeanne S.(Northwest Area Office), Kumar, Vipan, and O'Brien, Daniel M.(Northwest Area Office), National Sunflower Association, $1,300, "Influence of Rainfall on the Timing and Efficacy of PRE/POST Soil Residual Herbicides for Control of Herbicide-resistant Kochia and Palmer Amaranth."
Zhang, Guorong,US Department of Agriculture, $65,528, "Validation, Characterization and Deployment of QTL for Grain Yield Components in Wheat - AG Research Center - Hays."
AGRONOMY
Adee, Eric A.,and Little, Christopher R.(Plant Pathology), Kansas Soybean Commission, $5,820, "SDS: Resistance Screening, ILeVO Treatment, Survival on Corn Residue, and Pathogen Variability."
Adee, Eric A.,Ciampitti, Ignacio, Duncan, Stewart R.(Northeast Area Office), Griffin, Terry W.(Agricultural Economics), Lin, Xiaomao, and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $1,496, "The Quest of 100-Bushel Soybean: On-Farm Approach."
Adee, Eric A.,Support Funds, $14,800, "AGR Support Funds Experiment Field 26."
Asebedo, Antonio R.,Das, Sanjoy(Electrical and Computer Engineering), Flippo, Daniel(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), Temme, Arnaud(Geography), and Welch, Stephen M., US Department of Agriculture, $200,292, "NRI: INT: Multi-Robot Farming on Marginal, Highly Sloped Lands."
Bheemanahallirangappa, Raju,Jagadish, Krishna SV, and Schapaugh Jr, William T., Kansas Soybean Commission, $14,000, "High-throughput Platform to Enhance Quality of Beans and Add Value to Kansas Soybean Breeding Program."
Ciampitti, Ignacio,and McCornack, Brian P.(Entomology), Kansas Corn Commission, $26,913, "Beyond the Summer Science Institute - Using Corn in the Curriculum to Advace Inquiry-based Learning."
Ciampitti, Ignacio,Adee, Eric A., Duncan, Stewart R.(Northeast Area Office), Griffin, Terry W.(Agricultural Economics), Lin, Xiaomao, and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $22,446, "The Quest of 100-Bushel Soybean: On-Farm Approach."
Ciampitti, Ignacio,Griffin, Terry W.(Agricultural Economics), and Sharda, Ajay(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), United Soybean Board, $25,695, "On-farm Digital Technologies."
Dille, Johanna A.,Hay, Marshall M., Peterson, Dallas E., Roozeboom, Kraig L., and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $3,558, "Control of Pigweed with an Integrated Systems Approach in Soybean."
Hay, Marshall M.,Dille, Johanna A., Peterson, Dallas E., Roozeboom, Kraig L., and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $24,905, "Control of Pigweed with an Integrated Systems Approach in Soybean."
Jagadish, Krishna SV,Bheemanahallirangappa, Raju, and Schapaugh Jr, William T., Kansas Soybean Commission, $17,500, "High-throughput Platform to Enhance Quality of Beans and Add Value to Kansas Soybean Breeding Program."
Jugulam, Mithila,Kumar, Vipan(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), Peterson, Dallas E.,Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), and Stahlman, Phillip W.(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), Kansas Soybean Commission, $13,000, "Investigation of Herbicide Resistance in Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth in Kansas: Survey, Mechanism, and Management."
Lin, Xiaomao,Adee, Eric A., Ciampitti, Ignacio, Duncan, Stewart R.(Northeast Area Office), Griffin, Terry W.(Agricultural Economics), and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $1,496, "The Quest of 100-Bushel Soybean: On-Farm Approach."
Lollato, Romulo P.,and Moorberg, Colby, Agro Innovation International, $31,008, "Specialty Fertilizer Effects on Above- and Below-ground Wheat Growth, Grain Yield, and Yield Components."
Lollato, Romulo P.,National Crop Insurance Services, $10,000, "NCIS Gift."
Moorberg, Colby,and Lollato, Romulo P., Agro Innovation International, $20,672, "Specialty Fertilizer Effects on Above- and Below-ground Wheat Growth, Grain Yield, and Yield Components."
Peterson, Dallas E.,Dille, Johanna A., Hay, Marshall M., Roozeboom, Kraig L., and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $3,558, "Control of Pigweed with an Integrated Systems Approach in Soybean."
Peterson, Dallas E.,Jugulam, Mithila, Kumar, Vipan(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), and Stahlman, Phillip W.(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), Kansas Soybean Commission, $13,000, "Investigation of Herbicide Resistance in Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth in Kansas: Survey, Mechanism, and Management."
Peterson, Dallas E.,and Kumar, Vipan(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), Kansas Soybean Commission, $16,447, "Non-Xtend Soybean Response to Simulate Dicamba Drift."
Peterson, Dallas E.,Monsanto Company, $7,560, "Service Order No. 56."
Peterson, Dallas E.,Monsanto Company, $8,190, "Service Order No. 57."
Peterson, Dallas E.,Monsanto Company, $8,400, "Service Order No. 58."
Peterson, Dallas E.,Monsanto Company, $10,500, "Service Order No. 59."
Peterson, Dallas E.,Syngenta Seeds, Inc., $12,000, "Seventh Amendment to the University Research Services Agreement."
Rice, Charles W.,Ruiz Diaz Suarez, Dorivar A., Sassenrath, Gretchen F.(Southeast Agricultural Research Center), and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $7,386, "Evaluation of Soil Health Test to Determine Fertilizer Needs for Soybean in Kansas."
Roozeboom, Kraig L.,Dille, Johanna A., Hay, Marshall M., Peterson, Dallas E., and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $1,779, "Control of Pigweed with an Integrated Systems Approach in Soybean."
Roozeboom, Kraig L.,Little, Christopher R.(Plant Pathology), Sassenrath, Gretchen F.(Southeast Agricultural Research Center), and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $5,768, "Soybean Production Systems to Control Charcoal Rot and Other Soil-borne Diseases."
Roozeboom, Kraig L.,National Crop Insurance Services, $30,000, "Unrestricted Gift."
Ruiz Diaz Suarez, Dorivar A.,Rice, Charles W., Sassenrath, Gretchen F.(Southeast Agricultural Research Center), and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $14,773, "Evaluation of Soil Health Test to Determine Fertilizer Needs for Soybean in Kansas."
Ruiz Diaz Suarez, Dorivar A.,Koch Agronomic Services, LLC, $8,443, "Evaluation of Experimental Urease Inhibitors in Corn."
Schapaugh Jr, William T.,McCornack, Brian P.(Entomology), Smith, C. Michael(Entomology), and Whitworth, Robert "Jeff" J.(Entomology), Kansas Soybean Commission, $17,587, "Development of Genetic, Chemical and Population-Based Tactics to Manage Key Kansas Soybean Insect Pests."
Schapaugh Jr, William T.,Bheemanahallirangappa, Raju, and Jagadish, Krishna SV, Kansas Soybean Commission, $3,500, "High-throughput Platform to Enhance Quality of Beans and Add Value to Kansas Soybean Breeding Program."
Schapaugh Jr, William T.,Todd, Timothy C.(Plant Pathology), and Trick, Harold N.(Plant Pathology), Kansas Soybean Commission, $180,852, "Integrating Germplasm Evaluation, Genetic Engineering, Breeding and High-Throughput Phenotyping to Improve Sustainability of Soybean Production."
Schapaugh Jr, William T.,Flippo, Daniel(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), Sharda, Ajay(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), and Van Der Merwe, Deon(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Kansas Soybean Commission, $2,287, "Small Unmanned Aircraft Thermal Infrared Imaging System to Identify Soybean Drought Tolerant Varieties."
Thompson, Curtis R.,Support Funds, $6,000, "AGR Support Funds Public Service 35."
Welch, Stephen M.,Asebedo, Antonio R., Das, Sanjoy(Electrical and Computer Engineering), Flippo, Daniel(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), and Temme, Arnaud(Geography), US Department of Agriculture, $188,511, "NRI: INT: Multi-Robot Farming on Marginal, Highly Sloped Lands."
ANIMAL SCIENCES AND INDUSTRY
Amamcharla, Jayendra K.,Dairy Management, Inc., $10,670, "Altering the Microstructure to Improve Functionality of Dairy Powders using Micro- and Nano-bubbles."
Aramouni, Fadi M.,Bates, Marlin A.(County Agents - Metropolitan Sector), Gragg, Sara E., Nwadike, Londa S.(Director of Cooperative Extension), Phebus, Randall K., Pliakoni, Eleni(Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), and Rivard, Cary L.(Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), US Food and Drug Administration, $400, "Strategy for Successful Implementation of FSMA in the North Central Region through Adoption of a Systems Approach and Stakeholder Engagement Framework."
Blasi, Dale A.,Syngenta Crop Protection, LLC, $93,197, "The Evaluation of Syngenta Enogen Feed Corn Silage and Corn on Performance and Health of Growing Beef Cattle."
Crane, Alison R.,and Jones, Cassandra K., Kansas Corn Commission, $12,696, "Utilizing Undergraduate Research to Evaluate DDGS as a Replacement for SBM in Boer Grower Rations."
Delamanha Mendonca, Luis G.,Feed One Co., Ltd., $30,000, "Feed One Co. Ltd. Dairy Cattle Physiology Fellowship."
DeRouchey, Joel M.,Dritz, Steven S.(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Goodband, Robert D., Tokach, Michael D., and Woodworth, Jason C., Kemin Industries, $5,000, "Evaluation of a Medium Chain Fatty Acid (MCFA) Based Ingredient in Nursey Pig Diets."
DeRouchey, Joel M.,Dritz, Steven S.(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Goodband, Robert D., Tokach, Michael D., and Woodworth, Jason C., PIC North America (PIC USA, Inc.), $5,600, "Determining the Effects of Different Ca:P Ratios on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Bone Mineralization, and Economics of Growing-Finishing Pigs."
Goodband, Robert D.,DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S.(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Tokach, Michael D., and Woodworth, Jason C., Kemin Industries, $5,000, "Evaluation of a Medium Chain Fatty Acid (MCFA) Based Ingredient in Nursey Pig Diets."
Goodband, Robert D.,DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S.(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Tokach, Michael D., and Woodworth, Jason C., PIC North America (PIC USA, Inc.), $5,600, "Determining the Effects of Different Ca:P Ratios on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Bone Mineralization, and Economics of Growing-Finishing Pigs."
Gragg, Sara E.,Aramouni, Fadi M., Bates, Marlin A.(County Agents - Metropolitan Sector), Nwadike, Londa S.(Director of Cooperative Extension), Phebus, Randall K., Pliakoni, Eleni(Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), and Rivard, Cary L.(Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), US Food and Drug Administration, $800, "Strategy for Successful Implementation of FSMA in the North Central Region through Adoption of a Systems Approach and Stakeholder Engagement Framework."
Jones, Cassandra K.,and Crane, Alison R., Kansas Corn Commission, $12,696, "Utilizing Undergraduate Research to Evaluate DDGS as a Replacement for SBM in Boer Grower Rations."
Jones, Cassandra K.,Dritz, Steven S.(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), and Woodworth, Jason C., Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC, $3,564, "PMI Nutritional Additives: Assessing the Effects of MCFA on PEDV Quantity and Infectivity."
Odde, Kenneth G.,Merck Animal Health, $200,000, "Capturing Value from Superior Livestock Data."
Phebus, Randall K.,Aramouni, Fadi M., Bates, Marlin A.(County Agents - Metropolitan Sector), Gragg, Sara E., Nwadike, Londa S.(Director of Cooperative Extension), Pliakoni, Eleni(Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), and Rivard, Cary L.(Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), US Food and Drug Administration, $400, "Strategy for Successful Implementation of FSMA in the North Central Region through Adoption of a Systems Approach and Stakeholder Engagement Framework."
Tokach, Michael D.,DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S.(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology),Goodband, Robert D., and Woodworth, Jason C., Kemin Industries, $5,000, "Evaluation of a Medium Chain Fatty Acid (MCFA) Based Ingredient in Nursey Pig Diets."
Tokach, Michael D.,DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S.(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology),Goodband, Robert D., and Woodworth, Jason C., PIC North America (PIC USA, Inc.), $5,600, "Determining the Effects of Different Ca:P Ratios on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Bone Mineralization, and Economics of Growing-Finishing Pigs."
Woodworth, Jason C.,DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S.(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Goodband, Robert D., and Tokach, Michael D., Kemin Industries, $5,000, "Evaluation of a Medium Chain Fatty Acid (MCFA) Based Ingredient in Nursey Pig Diets."
Woodworth, Jason C.,DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S.(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Goodband, Robert D., and Tokach, Michael D., PIC North America (PIC USA, Inc.), $5,600, "Determining the Effects of Different Ca:P Ratios on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Bone Mineralization, and Economics of Growing-Finishing Pigs."
Woodworth, Jason C.,Dritz, Steven S.(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), and Jones, Cassandra K., Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC, $3,672, "PMI Nutritional Additives: Assessing the Effects of MCFA on PEDV Quantity and Infectivity."
DEAN OF AGRICULTURE AND DIRECTOR OF AES
Dalton, Timothy J.,US Agency for International Development, $1,684,278, "The Management Entity of the Sorghum and Millet Innovation Lab."
Reyes, Manuel R.,United Services Foundation, $10,000, "Center of Excellence on Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition Reasmey Sophornna High School Undergraduate Scholarships."
ENTOMOLOGY
Londono, Berlin L.,US Department of Health and Human Services, $15,200, "Effect of Pre-existing Dengue Virus Immunity on Zika Virus Infection."
McCornack, Brian P.,and Ciampitti, Ignacio(Agronomy), Kansas Corn Commission, $80,739, "Beyond the Summer Science Institute - Using Corn in the Curriculum to Advace Inquiry-based Learning."
McCornack, Brian P.,Kansas Soybean Commission, $50,750, "Agricultural Research Experiences for Teachers (RET)-Using Soybean as a Model System."
McCornack, Brian P.,Schapaugh Jr, William T.(Agronomy), Smith, C. Michael, and Whitworth, Robert "Jeff" J., Kansas Soybean Commission, $17,587, "Development of Genetic, Chemical and Population-Based Tactics to Manage Key Kansas Soybean Insect Pests."
Miller, Frannie L.,US Environmental Protection Agency, $24,050, "Educating Kansas Pesticide Applicators."
Ruberson, John R.,Support Funds, $3,000, "AEN Support Funds Off-Campus 26."
Smith, C. Michael,McCornack, Brian P., Schapaugh Jr, William T.(Agronomy), and Whitworth, Robert "Jeff" J., Kansas Soybean Commission, $17,587, "Development of Genetic, Chemical and Population-Based Tactics to Manage Key Kansas Soybean Insect Pests."
Whitworth, Robert "Jeff" J.,McCornack, Brian P., Schapaugh Jr, William T.(Agronomy), and Smith, C. Michael, Kansas Soybean Commission, $17,587, "Development of Genetic, Chemical and Population-Based Tactics to Manage Key Kansas Soybean Insect Pests."
HORTICULTURE, FORESTRY AND RECREATION RESOURCES
Pliakoni, Eleni,Aramouni, Fadi M.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Bates, Marlin A.(County Agents - Metropolitan Sector), Gragg, Sara E.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Nwadike, Londa S.(Director of Cooperative Extension), Phebus, Randall K.(Animal Sciences and Industry), and Rivard, Cary L., US Food and Drug Administration, $400, "Strategy for Successful Implementation of FSMA in the North Central Region through Adoption of a Systems Approach and Stakeholder Engagement Framework."
Rivard, Cary L.,Aramouni, Fadi M.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Bates, Marlin A.(County Agents - Metropolitan Sector), Gragg, Sara E.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Nwadike, Londa S.(Director of Cooperative Extension), Phebus, Randall K.(Animal Sciences and Industry), and Pliakoni, Eleni, US Food and Drug Administration, $2,000, "Strategy for Successful Implementation of FSMA in the North Central Region through Adoption of a Systems Approach and Stakeholder Engagement Framework."
NORTHWEST RESEARCH EXTENSION CENTER
Aiken, Robert M.,US Department of Agriculture, $35,330, "Drought Tolerance and Water Use Efficiency in Biomass Sorghum Under Water Limited Conditions."
PLANT PATHOLOGY
Gill, Bikram S.,Kansas State University Foundation, $100,000, "Bikram Gill Endowed Chair in Wheat Genetics."
Leslie, John F.,International Institute for Tropical Agriculture, $18,937, "Collaboration Agreement."
Little, Christopher R.,and Adee, Eric A.(Agronomy), Kansas Soybean Commission, $32,980, "SDS: Resistance Screening, ILeVO Treatment, Survival on Corn Residue, and Pathogen Variability."
Little, Christopher R.,Roozeboom, Kraig L.(Agronomy), Sassenrath, Gretchen F.(Southeast Agricultural Research Center), and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $8,651, "Soybean Production Systems to Control Charcoal Rot and Other Soil-borne Diseases."
Little, Christopher R.,North Central Soybean Research Program, $16,300, "Seedling Diseases: Biology, Management and Education."
Poland, Jesse A.,US Agency for International Development, $807,817, "Rapid Development of Climate Resilient Wheat Varieties for South Asia using Genomic Selection."
Todd, Timothy C.,Schapaugh Jr, William T.(Agronomy), and Trick, Harold N., Kansas Soybean Commission, $58,511, "Integrating Germplasm Evaluation, Genetic Engineering, Breeding and High-Throughput Phenotyping to Improve Sustainability of Soybean Production."
Trick, Harold N.,Schapaugh Jr, William T.(Agronomy), and Todd, Timothy C., Kansas Soybean Commission, $26,596, "Integrating Germplasm Evaluation, Genetic Engineering, Breeding and High-Throughput Phenotyping to Improve Sustainability of Soybean Production."
SOUTHEAST AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER
Sassenrath, Gretchen F.,Rice, Charles W.(Agronomy), Ruiz Diaz Suarez, Dorivar A.(Agronomy), and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $7,386, "Evaluation of Soil Health Test to Determine Fertilizer Needs for Soybean in Kansas."
Sassenrath, Gretchen F.,Little, Christopher R.(Plant Pathology), Roozeboom, Kraig L.(Agronomy), and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $12,977, "Soybean Production Systems to Control Charcoal Rot and Other Soil-borne Diseases."
COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES
BIOCHEMISTRY
Geisbrecht, Brian V.,and Li, Ping(Chemistry), US Department of Health and Human Services, $8,043, "Molecular Study of PHA Biosynthesis: Production of Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications."
Geisbrecht, Brian V.,Prakash, Om, and Tomich, John M., US Department of Health and Human Services, $207,900, "Novel Staphylococcus Inhibitors of Neutrophil Granule Enzymes."
Kanost, Michael R.,US Department of Health and Human Services, $39,497, "Proteinase Systems in Insect Hemolymph."
Klebba, Phillip E.,Kansas State University Foundation, $20,000, "Cancer Center Research Core."
Ng, Ho Leung,Eureka Therapeutics, $121,428, "Eureka Therapeutics."
Prakash, Om,Geisbrecht, Brian V., and Tomich, John M., US Department of Health and Human Services, $25,988, "Novel Staphylococcus Inhibitors of Neutrophil Granule Enzymes."
Tomich, John M.,Geisbrecht, Brian V., and Prakash, Om, US Department of Health and Human Services, $25,988, "Novel Staphylococcus Inhibitors of Neutrophil Granule Enzymes."
BIOLOGY
Gido, Keith B.,US Department of the Interior, $273,518, "Population Dynamics, Mobility and Trophic Dynamics of Endangered Fishes in the San Juan River and Adjoining Lake Powell Complex."
Roelofs, Jeroen,US Department of Health and Human Services, $30,000, "Mechanism of Degradation of the Proteasome through Autophagy."
Spooner, Brian S.,Support Funds, $18,630, "Biology Vanier Endowed Chair."
Welti, Ruth,US Department of Agriculture, $32,000, "Polar Lipid Profile Analysis."
Zeglin, Lydia H.,National Science Foundation, $200,000, "RAPID: Are Biogeochemical Responses Linked to the Microbial Composition of a Defined Nutrient and Microbial Input to a Large River?."
CHEMISTRY
Higgins, Daniel A.,and Ito, Takashi, US Department of Energy, $68,770, "SISGR: Molecular-Level Investigation of Diffusion Behaviors within Cylindrical Nanoscale Pores."
Ito, Takashi,and Higgins, Daniel A., US Department of Energy, $68,770, "SISGR: Molecular-Level Investigation of Diffusion Behaviors within Cylindrical Nanoscale Pores."
Li, Ping,and Geisbrecht, Brian V.(Biochemistry), US Department of Health and Human Services, $39,267, "Molecular Study of PHA Biosynthesis: Production of Biodegradable Polymers for Medical Applications."
COMMUNICATION STUDIES
Shaffer, Timothy J.,Kettering Foundation, $25,740, "Deliberative Pedagogy, Phase 2."
GEOGRAPHY
Harrington Jr, John A.,F. Price Cossman Memorial Trust, $24,200, "Plants, Peoples, Places and Patterns: An Institute for K-12 Teachers on Kansas Ecological Culture (2018 Institute)."
Temme, Arnaud,Asebedo, Antonio R.(Agronomy), Das, Sanjoy(Electrical and Computer Engineering), Flippo, Daniel(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), and Welch, Stephen M.(Agronomy), US Department of Agriculture, $94,255, "NRI: INT: Multi-Robot Farming on Marginal, Highly Sloped Lands."
HISTORY
Krysko, Michael,Kansas State University Foundation, $21,634, "NEH Faculty Enhancement Award in Military History."
MATHEMATICS
Korten, Marianne,Reznikoff, Sarah, and Yetter, David, National Science Foundation, $6,744, "Collaborative Proposal: Central States Mathematics Undergraduate Research Conferences."
Reznikoff, Sarah,Korten, Marianne, and Yetter, David, National Science Foundation, $3,372, "Collaborative Proposal: Central States Mathematics Undergraduate Research Conferences."
Yetter, David,Korten, Marianne, and Reznikoff, Sarah, National Science Foundation, $3,372, "Collaborative Proposal: Central States Mathematics Undergraduate Research Conferences."
SCHOOL OF MUSIC, THEATRE, AND DANCE
Digby, Katherine,National Endowment for the Arts, $15,000, "Simurgh."
PHYSICS
Maravin, Yurii,US Department of Energy, $721,546, "Contributions to Mu2e Project."
POLITICAL SCIENCE
Flynn, Michael,and Martinez, Carla, US Department of Defense, $60,322, "The Political, Economic, and Social Effects of America's Overseas Military Presence."
Martinez, Carla,and Flynn, Michael, US Department of Defense, $60,322, "The Political, Economic, and Social Effects of America's Overseas Military Presence."
PSYCHOLOGICAL SCIENCES
Kirkpatrick, Kimberly,US Department of Health and Human Services, $303,750, "Timing, Reward Processing and Choice."
STATISTICS
Neill, James W.,Shell Oil Company U.S., $5,000, "Shell U.S. Proposal for Applied Statistics at K-State."
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Burenheide, Brad J.,and Vontz, Thomas, US Department of Education, $58,500, "James Madison Legacy Project (JMLP of the We Are the People Programs (WTP)."
Goodson, F. Todd,and Vontz, Thomas, Kansas Board of Regents, $95,000, "Transitions to Teaching."
Vontz, Thomas,and Goodson, F. Todd, Kansas Board of Regents, $95,000, "Transitions to Teaching."
Vontz, Thomas,and Burenheide, Brad J., US Department of Education, $58,500, "James Madison Legacy Project (JMLP of the We Are the People Programs (WTP)."
DEAN OF EDUCATION
Shuman, Cindy,US Department of Agriculture, $6,000, "SAVE: A Pathway to Farming for Transitioning Service Members and Veterans - Evaluation."
SPECIAL EDUCATION, COUNSELING, AND STUDENT AFFAIRS
Rubin, Lisa,Dunn, Erin C.(Intercollegiate Athletics Local), andLutter, Sonya L.(School of Family Studies and Human Services), National Collegiate Athletic Association, $3,400, "NCAA Athletes and Cost of Attendance Money: Spending and Financial Literacy."
COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE
Lanz, Bret E.,and Tucker, Jeffrey W., Support Funds, "Match Funds Agreement for KS0973."
Tucker, Jeffrey W.,and Lanz, Bret E., Support Funds, $81,600, "Match Funds Agreement for KS0973."
BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Flippo, Daniel,Schapaugh Jr, William T.(Agronomy), Sharda, Ajay, and Van Der Merwe, Deon(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Kansas Soybean Commission, $915, "Small Unmanned Aircraft Thermal Infrared Imaging System to Identify Soybean Drought Tolerant Varieties."
Flippo, Daniel,Asebedo, Antonio R.(Agronomy), Das, Sanjoy(Electrical and Computer Engineering), Temme, Arnaud(Geography), and Welch, Stephen M.(Agronomy), US Department of Agriculture, $506,622, "NRI: INT: Multi-Robot Farming on Marginal, Highly Sloped Lands."
Maghirang, Ronaldo G.,US Department of Agriculture, $182,000, "Mechanisms and Mitigation of Dust Generation during Grain Handling and Processing."
Sharda, Ajay,Flippo, Daniel, Schapaugh Jr, William T.(Agronomy), and Van Der Merwe, Deon(Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Kansas Soybean Commission, $40,251, "Small Unmanned Aircraft Thermal Infrared Imaging System to Identify Soybean Drought Tolerant Varieties."
Sharda, Ajay,Ciampitti, Ignacio(Agronomy), and Griffin, Terry W.(Agricultural Economics), United Soybean Board, $24,939, "On-farm Digital Technologies."
CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Amama, Placidus B.,National Science Foundation, $105,337, "CAREER: Rational Design of Efficient Carbon Nanotube-Supported TiO2 Photocatalysts for Air Purification."
Amama, Placidus B.,National Science Foundation, $5,827, "Nanomanufacturing of Vertically Aligned Carbon Nanotube Arrays from Industrial Waste Gas Mixture."
CIVIL ENGINEERING
Hossain, Mustaque A.,and Kulesza, Stacey E., Kansas Department of Transportation, $62,669, "Implementation AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Software for KDOT."
Kulesza, Stacey E.,and Hossain, Mustaque A., Kansas Department of Transportation, $41,779, "Implementation AASHTOWare Pavement ME Design Software for KDOT."
Peterman, Robert J.,and Beck, B. Terry(Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering), US Department of Transportation, $159,324, "Developing Qualification Tests to Ensure Proposer Selection and Interaction of Pretensioned Concrete Railroad Tie Materials."
COMPUTER SCIENCE
Caragea, Cornelia A.,Institute of Museum and Library Services, $148,394, "Programmatic Extraction of 'Documents' from Web Archives."
Prabhakar, Pavithra,National Science Foundation, $82,493, "CAREER: Robust Verification of Cyber-Physical Systems."
ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Das, Sanjoy,Asebedo, Antonio R.(Agronomy), Flippo, Daniel(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), Temme, Arnaud(Geography), and Welch, Stephen M.(Agronomy), US Department of Agriculture, $188,511, "NRI: INT: Multi-Robot Farming on Marginal, Highly Sloped Lands."
Natarajan, Balasubramaniam,National Science Foundation, $15,000, "NSF Student Travel Grant for 2018 IEEE International Conference on Sensing, Communication and Networking (IEEE SeCON)."
MECHANICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Bahadori, Amir,and McNeil, Walter J., US Department of Energy, $57,532, "Solid State Dual Neutron / X-Ray Imager."
Beck, B. Terry,and Peterman, Robert J.(Civil Engineering), US Department of Transportation, $159,324, "Developing Qualification Tests to Ensure Proposer Selection and Interaction of Pretensioned Concrete Railroad Tie Materials."
Betz, Amy R.,and Derby, Melanie M., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $144,780, "17-EPSCoRProp-0037, Efficient and Compact Thermal and Water Management Systems using Novel Capillary Structure for Space Technology."
Chen, James M.,US Department of Defense, $120,000, "(YIP) A Multiscale Morphing Continuum Analysis on Energy Cascade of Compressible Turbulence."
Derby, Melanie M.,and Betz, Amy R., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $144,780, "17-EPSCoRProp-0037, Efficient and Compact Thermal and Water Management Systems using Novel Capillary Structure for Space Technology."
McNeil, Walter J.,and Bahadori, Amir, US Department of Energy, $57,532, "Solid State Dual Neutron / X-Ray Imager."
NATIONAL GAS MACHINERY LABORATORY
Figge, Eric R.,and Jones, Byron W., Pipeline Research Council International, Inc., $25,000, "CEPM for Turbochargers."
Jones, Byron W.,and Figge, Eric R., Pipeline Research Council International, Inc., $25,000, "CEPM for Turbochargers."
COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY
APPAREL, TEXTILES, AND INTERIOR DESIGN
Wu, Yingying,Human Solutions of North America, Inc., $26,126, "Body Scanning Survey Services Agreement."
DEAN OF HUMAN ECOLOGY
Toews, Michelle L.,Johannes, Elaine M.(School of Family Studies and Human Services), and Vennum, Amber V.(School of Family Studies and Human Services), US Department of Health and Human Services, $21,479, "Healthy REWARDS (Relationships, Expectations, Willpower, Aspirations, Reactions, Decisions, Self-esteem): An Evidence-Based Approach to Sexual Risk Avoidance."
FOOD, NUTRITION, DIETETICS AND HEALTH
Rosenkranz, Richard R.,and Rosenkranz, Sara, Kansas State University Foundation, $4,995, "Enhanced Health Promo in Girl Scouts thru Video-based Leader Wellness Training."
Rosenkranz, Sara,and Rosenkranz, Richard R., Kansas State University Foundation, $4,995, "Enhanced Health Promo in Girl Scouts thru Video-based Leader Wellness Training."
Rosenkranz, Sara,University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute, Inc., $6,840, "Effects of Dietary Modification on Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction."
HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT
Paez, Paola,Foodservice Systems Management Education Council, $2,000, "Barriers of Effective Food Safety Performance: An Explanatory-Sequential Approach."
Roberts, Kevin R.,Foodservice Systems Management Education Council, $1,542, "Selfreported Food Safety Behavior in Independent Ethnic Restaurants: An Application of the Social Cognitive Theory (Basem Burtros)."
KINESIOLOGY
Ade, Carl,National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $50,000, "Omics and Biochemical Markers of Cardiovascular and Bone Health: Relationship with Bedrest and Standard Physiological Measures."
Heinrich, Katie M.,The Mindlin Foundation, $5,000, "Undergraduate Mentored Research - Brady Kurtz."
SCHOOL OF FAMILY STUDIES AND HUMAN SERVICES
Durtschi, Jared A.,US Department of Health and Human Services, $1,500, "Determining Functional Components of an Evidence-Based ParentingIntervention."
Johannes, Elaine M.,Toews, Michelle L.(Dean of Human Ecology), and Vennum, Amber V., US Department of Health and Human Services, $4,773, "Healthy REWARDS (Relationships, Expectations, Willpower, Aspirations, Reactions, Decisions, Self-esteem): An Evidence-Based Approach to Sexual Risk Avoidance."
Lutter, Sonya L.,Dunn, Erin C.(Intercollegiate Athletics Local), and Rubin, Lisa(Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs), National Collegiate Athletic Association, $3,300, "NCAA Athletes and Cost of Attendance Money: Spending and Financial Literacy."
Lutter, Sonya L.,Thrivent Financial for Lutherans (brightpeak), $10,000, "Love and Money Curriculum."
Vennum, Amber V.,Johannes, Elaine M., and Toews, Michelle L.(Dean of Human Ecology), US Department of Health and Human Services, $21,479, "Healthy REWARDS (Relationships, Expectations, Willpower, Aspirations, Reactions, Decisions, Self-esteem): An Evidence-Based Approach to Sexual Risk Avoidance."
COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE
ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Weiss, Mark L.,MediVet Biologics, $5,100, "Evaluation of 3 Naïve Canine UC-MSC Lines for TLR3 and TLR4 Espression."
DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE/PATHOBIOLOGY
Cino Ozuna, Ada G.,US Department of Health and Human Services, $23,450, "Expanding the Utility of Severe Combined Immuno-deficient (SCID) Pig Models."
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 C.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Kemin Industries, $5,000, "Evaluation of a Medium Chain Fatty Acid (MCFA) Based Ingredient in Nursey Pig Diets."
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 C.(Animal Sciences and Industry), PIC North America (PIC USA, Inc.), $5,600, "Determining the Effects of Different Ca:P Ratios on Growth Performance, Carcass Characteristics, Bone Mineralization, and Economics of Growing-Finishing Pigs."
Dritz, Steven S.,Jones, Cassandra K.(Animal Sciences and Industry), and Woodworth, Jason C.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Purina Animal Nutrition, LLC, $3,564, "PMI Nutritional Additives: Assessing the Effects of MCFA on PEDV Quantity and Infectivity."
Dryden, Michael W.,Merck Animal Health, $35,000, "Support Funds: Evidence Based Small Animal Clinical Parasitology Training Course."
Ganta, Roman Reddy R.,ABAXIS, Inc., $375,572, "Indirect Fluorescent Antibody Test Assessment of Ehrlichia, Anaplasma and Borreliz Species Infections in Dogs."
Rowland, Raymond R. R.,Ansera Analytics, $5,000, "ANSERA ANALYTICS - Stability of virus over time in Hydrogel matrices.."
Rowland, Raymond R. R.,US Department of Agriculture, $10,000, "Workshop on Global Challenges in Swine Infectious Diseases."
Van Der Merwe, Deon,Flippo, Daniel(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), Schapaugh Jr, William T.(Agronomy), and Sharda, Ajay(Biological and Agricultural Engineering), Kansas Soybean Commission, $2,287, "Small Unmanned Aircraft Thermal Infrared Imaging System to Identify Soybean Drought Tolerant Varieties."
Zhang, Weiping,PATH Vaccine Solutions, $102, "A Broadly Protective Subunit Vaccine Against Enterotoxigenic Escherichia Coli Diarrhea."
KANSAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE
AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES
Hadley, Gregg L.,US Department of Agriculture, $76,000, "Kansas Agricultural Mediation Service."
COUNTY AGENTS - METROPOLITAN SECTOR
Bates, Marlin A.,Aramouni, Fadi M.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Gragg, Sara E.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Nwadike, Londa S.(Director of Cooperative Extension), Phebus, Randall K.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Pliakoni, Eleni(Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), and Rivard, Cary L.(Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), US Food and Drug Administration, $1,600, "Strategy for Successful Implementation of FSMA in the North Central Region through Adoption of a Systems Approach and Stakeholder Engagement Framework."
DIRECTOR OF COOPERATIVE EXTENSION
Hadley, Gregg L.,Mack, Diane D.(Four-H Youth Development), and Weber, Wade(Four-H Youth Development), Monsanto Company, "2018 Agriculture Innovators Experience Implementation States Application."
Nwadike, Londa S.,Aramouni, Fadi M.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Bates, Marlin A.(County Agents - Metropolitan Sector), Gragg, Sara E.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Phebus, Randall K.(Animal Sciences and Industry), Pliakoni, Eleni(Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), and Rivard, Cary L.(Horticulture, Forestry and Recreation Resources), US Food and Drug Administration, $2,400, "Strategy for Successful Implementation of FSMA in the North Central Region through Adoption of a Systems Approach and Stakeholder Engagement Framework."
FOUR-H YOUTH DEVELOPMENT
Mack, Diane D.,Hadley, Gregg L.(Director of Cooperative Extension), and Weber, Wade, Monsanto Company, "2018 Agriculture Innovators Experience Implementation States Application."
Weber, Wade,Hadley, Gregg L.(Director of Cooperative Extension), and Mack, Diane D., Monsanto Company, $20,000, "2018 Agriculture Innovators Experience Implementation States Application."
NORTHEAST AREA OFFICE
Duncan, Stewart R.,Adee, Eric A.(Agronomy), Ciampitti, Ignacio(Agronomy), Griffin, Terry W.(Agricultural Economics), Lin, Xiaomao(Agronomy), and Shoup, Douglas E.(Southeast Area Office), Kansas Soybean Commission, $1,496, "The Quest of 100-Bushel Soybean: On-Farm Approach."
NORTHWEST AREA OFFICE
Falk Jones, Jeanne S.,Kumar, Vipan(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), O'Brien, Daniel M., and Stahlman, Phillip W.(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), National Sunflower Association, $1,300, "Influence of Rainfall on the Timing and Efficacy of PRE/POST Soil Residual Herbicides for Control of Herbicide-resistant Kochia and Palmer Amaranth."
O'Brien, Daniel M.,Falk Jones, Jeanne S., Kumar, Vipan(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), and Stahlman, Phillip W.(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), National Sunflower Association, $1,300, "Influence of Rainfall on the Timing and Efficacy of PRE/POST Soil Residual Herbicides for Control of Herbicide-resistant Kochia and Palmer Amaranth."
SOUTHEAST AREA OFFICE
Shoup, Douglas E.,Dille, Johanna A.(Agronomy), Hay, Marshall M.(Agronomy), Peterson, Dallas E.(Agronomy), and Roozeboom, Kraig L.(Agronomy), Kansas Soybean Commission, $1,779, "Control of Pigweed with an Integrated Systems Approach in Soybean."
Shoup, Douglas E.,Rice, Charles W.(Agronomy), Ruiz Diaz Suarez, Dorivar A.(Agronomy), and Sassenrath, Gretchen F.(Southeast Agricultural Research Center), Kansas Soybean Commission, $7,386, "Evaluation of Soil Health Test to Determine Fertilizer Needs for Soybean in Kansas."
Shoup, Douglas E.,Jugulam, Mithila(Agronomy), Kumar, Vipan(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), Peterson, Dallas E.(Agronomy), and Stahlman, Phillip W.(Agricultural Research Center-Hays), Kansas Soybean Commission, $13,000, "Investigation of Herbicide Resistance in Waterhemp and Palmer amaranth in Kansas: Survey, Mechanism, and Management."
Shoup, Douglas E.,Little, Christopher R.(Plant Pathology), Roozeboom, Kraig L.(Agronomy), and Sassenrath, Gretchen F.(Southeast Agricultural Research Center), Kansas Soybean Commission, $1,442, "Soybean Production Systems to Control Charcoal Rot and Other Soil-borne Diseases."
Shoup, Douglas E.,Adee, Eric A.(Agronomy), Ciampitti, Ignacio(Agronomy), Duncan, Stewart R.(Northeast Area Office), Griffin, Terry W.(Agricultural Economics), and Lin, Xiaomao(Agronomy), Kansas Soybean Commission, $1,496, "The Quest of 100-Bushel Soybean: On-Farm Approach."
SOUTHWEST AREA OFFICE
Zukoff, Sarah N.,Dow AgroSciences, LLC, $3,000, "DAS TEA #2017-0152."
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
INTERCOLLEGIATE ATHLETICS LOCAL
Dunn, Erin C.,Lutter, Sonya L.(School of Family Studies and Human Services), and Rubin, Lisa(Special Education, Counseling, and Student Affairs), National Collegiate Athletic Association, $3,300, "NCAA Athletes and Cost of Attendance Money: Spending and Financial Literacy."
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
Niehoff, Ruth A.,Kansas State University Foundation, $9,000, "Spainhour Faculty Chair for KAWSE."
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE AND DEAN OF STUDENTS
KSU CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.
Mitchell, Rose M.,City of Manhattan, KS, $43,432, "Social Services Advisory Board - 2018."
STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE
Moeder, Lawrence E.,Give Something Back Foundation, $414, "Give Something Back Foundation Scholarship Program."
STUDENT HEALTH
DeDonder, Jean M.,and Parker, James S., City of Manhattan, KS, $20,000, "Special Alcohol Funding 2018."
Parker, James S.,and DeDonder, Jean M., City of Manhattan, KS, $5,000, "Special Alcohol Funding 2018."
VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE AND DEAN OF STUDENTS
Bosco, Pat J.,and Franklin, E. Bernard, National College Advising Corps, $14,134, "KSU College Advising Corps in Kansas City - 2016 - 2017."
Franklin, E. Bernard,and Bosco, Pat J., National College Advising Corps, $127,208, "KSU College Advising Corps in Kansas City - 2016 - 2017."
