Research Awards, June 2001

Al-Khatib, Kassim, and Regehr, David L., Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, $12,800, “Improving the Crop Safety and Weed Control Efficacy of Metsulfuron-Methyl (Ally)-based Herbicide Programs for Grain Science.”

Andresen, Daniel A., Neilsen, Mitchell L., and Singh, Gurdip, National Science Foundation, $152,954, “DHARMA: Domain-Specific Metaware for Hydrologic Applications.”

Aslin, Raymond G., US Department of Agriculture, $1,381,630, “Consolidated Grants Program 2001.”

Aslin, Raymond G., US Department of Agriculture, $88,777, “Kansas Forest Inventory.”

Bagby, Laurie M., Earhart Foundation, $16,958, “Certificate in the Study of Arts and Sciences through Primary Texts.”

Bajorek, Stephen M., US Department of Energy, $62,892, “Experimental Investigation on the Effects of Coolant Concentration on Subcooled Boiling and Crud Deposition on Reactor Cladding at Prototypical PWR Operating Conditions.”

Barkley, Andrew P., Marsh, Thomas L., Stiegert, Kyle W., and Boland, Michael A., Kansas Wheat Commission, $24,000, “Potential to Increase U.S. Demand for Wheat: Emerging Domestic Markets.”

Barkley, Andrew P., Stiegert, Kyle W., Marsh, Thomas L., and Boland, Michael A., Kansas Wheat Commission, $8,632, “Fast Food Sales: The Potential to Increase Wheat Product Consumption.”

Barstow, Thomas J., American Heart Association, Heartland Affiliate, $110,000, “Model of Muscle Blood Flow Incorporating Oscillations from Muscle Pump and Impedance to Flow.”

Bhadriraju, Subramanyam, Rupp Industries, $15,000, “Fellowship for the Management of Stored-Product Insects with Heat in Food-Processing Facilities.”

Bhadriraju, Subramanyam, and Reed, Carl, Kansas Wheat Commission, $17,774, “SPINOSAD: An Effective Alternative to Pesticides for Management of Stored-Wheat Insects.”

Bockus, William W., and Bowden, Robert L., Kansas Wheat Commission, $25,500, “Development of Barley Yellow Dwarf-Resistant Wheat Cultivars for Kansas.”

Bolton, Timothy A., US Department of Energy, $600,000, “Kansas Advanced Semiconductor Project.”

Brooks, Kenneth R., US Environmental Protection Agency, $25,000, “Suburban Site Planning for Quality Stormwater Management.”

Buchholz, Daryl D., and Jardine, Douglas J., US Department of Agriculture, $179,902, “Integrated Pest Management.”

Buschman, Larry L., Dow AgroSciences, $2,000, “Dow Research Project.”

Chakrabarti, Amitabha, US Department of Commerce, $35,987, “Anisotropic Ordering of Phase Separating Liquid Mixtures Under a Steady Shear Flow.”

Chambers IV, Edgar, and Chambers, Delores H., Frito Lay, Inc., $28,600, “Consumer Perception of Products Under Extended Use.”

Chapman, Kirby S., Gas Technology Institute, $575,000, “Advanced Turbocharger Research Program.”

Chapman, Kirby S., Gas Research Institute, $105,623, “Development of a Matching Methodology for Turbochargers and Reciprocating Engines.”

Chapman, Kirby S., Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation, $38,000, “Expansion and Commercialization Opportunities for Kansas.”

Cress, Donald C., Ramaswamy, Sonny B., and Bhadriraju, Subramanyam, US Department of Agriculture, $35,257, “Kansas Pesticide Usage Survey and Crop Profile Development.”

Denell, Robin E., Brown, Susan J., and Beeman, Richard W., National Science Foundation, $200,000, “Genetic Regulation of Developmental Fate.”

Dodds, Walter K., Horne, Eva A., and Smith, Christopher C., National Science Foundation, $56,204, “Research Experience for Undergraduates in Grassland Ecology at Konza Prairie Research Natural Area.”

Donnelly, Brendan J., and McCluskey, Patrick J., Kansas Wheat Commission, $60,523, “Quality Evaluation from KAES Wheat Breeding Programs.”

Donnelly, Brendan J., and McCluskey, Patrick J., Kansas Wheat Commission, $14,700, “Protein/Hardness Screening of Early Progeny Wheats.”

Donnelly, Brendan J., Nebraska Wheat Board, $15,000, “International Grains Program Advisory Board.”

Donnelly, Brendan J., Kansas Wheat Commission, $200,000, “International Grains Program Support Project.”

Dzewaltowski, David A., and Estabrooks, Paul A., Kansas Health Foundation, $99,694, “Proposal for Project Evaluation of Community Health Intervention Process.”

Eckels, Steven, Hosni, Mohammad H., and Lebbin, Paul A., Ford Motor Company, $116,400, “Advanced Thermal Management Systems for Automotive Applications.”

Edgar, James H., US Department of Energy, $145,037, “Epitaxial Growth of Icosahedral Boride Semiconductors for Novel Energy Conversion Devices.”

Esry, Brett D., National Science Foundation, $50,000, “Theoretical Investigation of Few-Body Systems.”

Fenwick, Bradley W., Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, $60,000, “Enhancing Greyhound Immune Function and Reproductive Efficiency: Breeding for Optimal Histocompatibility Genotypes (A Molecular Approach for Breed Improvement).”

Fenwick, Bradley W., Kansas Racing and Gaming Commission, $61,712, “Why Do Current Vaccines Fail to Reliably Prevent Kennel Cough in Racing Greyhounds? - Development and Testing of a Reliable Kennel Cough Vaccine.”

Fjell, Dale L., Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, $4,000, “Grain Sorghum Production in Kansas: Extension and Applied Research.”

Flores, Rolando A., Kansas Wheat Commission, $23,882, “Market Scale Evaluation of White Winter Wheat in Flour Tortilla Manufacturing.”

Friebe, Bernd, and Gill, Bikram S., US Department of Agriculture, $140,000, “Mutational Analysis of a Gametocidal Gene, Gc2 of Wheat.”

Fritz, Allan K., and Brown-Guedira, Gina L., Kansas Wheat Commission, $6,000, “Developing Multiple Pest Resistant Wheat Germplasm.”

Fritz, Allan K., and Martin, Terry J., Kansas Wheat Commission, $97,000, “Improvement of Hard Red Winter Wheat for Kansas.”

Fritz, Allan K., and Paulsen, Gary M., Kansas Wheat Commission, $45,000, “Development of Hard White Winter Wheat for Kansas.”

Garrett, Karen A., Land Institute, $6,000, “Perenniality, Cytogenetics, and Disease Resistance of Thinopyrum spp. X Triticum aestivum Hybrids and Genetic Heterogeneity Effects on Disease Epidemiology - Cindy M. Cox.”

Gehrke, Stevin H., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $35,317, “Design, Synthesis and Characterization of Well-Defined, Biomimetic Polypeptide Networks.”

Gill, Bikram S., Kansas Wheat Commission, $85,000, “Wheat Genetics Resource Center.”

Gill, Bikram S., US Department of Agriculture, $243,605, “Wheat Genetics Resource Center at Kansas State University.”

Gould, Carol A., Corporation for Enterprise Development, $5,000, “Kansas Microenterprise Development.”

Grauer, Gregory F., Ross University, $38,728, “Clinical Training for Ross University School of Health Sciences.”

Greene, Kathleen V., US Department of Education, $407,234, “Student Support Services.” (2 awards)

Greene, Kathleen V., US Department of Education, $221,964, “Student Support Services.”

Griffin, Charles L., and Bollman, Stephan R., US Department of Health and Human Services, $15,000, “Support for Rural Mental Health Outreach in Kansas.”

Guikema, James A., Erickson, Larry E., and Jaax, Gerald P., US Department of Defense, $1,650,000, “Establishment of the Nonlethal Environmental Evaluation and Remediation Center.”

Hammaker, Robert M., and Fateley, William G., Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, $100,642, “Metabolic Chemical Monitoring through Spectral Chemometry with MEMS.”

Harrington, Jr., John A., Lu, Max, Goodin, Douglas G., Harrington, Lisa M., Kromm, David E., and White, Stephen E., National Science Foundation, $5,665, “Infrastructure to Develop a Human-Environment Regional Observatory Network.”

Havlicek, Barbara J., Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom, $12,388, “Kansas Foundation for Agriculture in the Classroom.”

Heaton, Louis A., and Leslie, John F., US Department of Agriculture, $14,349, “Can We Debilitate the Wheat Scab Fungus with a Virus?”

Herrera, Socorro G., USD 253, Emporia, $13,838, “Emporia School District.”

Herrman, Timothy J., Ohio State University, $25,525, “Grain Facility System Analysis to Improve Adoption of Value-Enhanced Grain Handling and Marketing in the U. S.”

Hossain, Mustaque A., Kansas Department of Transportation, $4,000, “Performance of Ultra Thin Bonded Overlay.”

Johnson, Marc A., US Department of Agriculture, $30,000, “USDA/ARS Research Support Agreement”

Jumpponen, Ari M., National Science Foundation, $37,565, “Niche Separation among Ectomycorrhizal Fungi.”

Kastner, Curtis L., Fung, Daniel Y. C., and Kropf, Donald H., US Department of Agriculture, $374,905, “Animal Sciences and Industry Food Safety Consortium-Kansas State University.”

Kenney, Michael J., American Heart Association, Heartland Affiliate, $38,970, “Heart Failure Alters Sympathetic Neural Strategies to Heat Stress.”

Knous, Ted R., Kansas State University Research Foundation, $128,858, “KSU Research Foundation Staff Compensation.”

Kofoid, Kenneth D., Tuinstra, Mitchell R., Harvey, Tom L., Reese, John C., and Seifers, Dallas L., Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, $70,000, “Breeding Sorghum with Improved Grain Yield, Greenbug and Virus Resistance, and Pre-Flowering Drought Tolerance.”

Kramer, Bradley A., National Institute of Standards and Technology, $524,000, “MAMTC Regional Office.”

Kuhn, William B., Motorola, Inc., $11,701, “Alternative Receiver Architectures for Bluetooth.”

Leach, Jan E., US Agency for International Development, $41,489, “Utilization of Candidate Genes for Analyzing Disease Resistance and Improving Broadspectrum Disease Resistance in Rice.”

Lei, Shuting, Society of Manufacturing Engineers, $14,907, “Distinct Element Simulation for Crack-Free Laser Assisted Machining of Ceramics.”

Leslie, John F., and Bowden, Robert L., US Department of Agriculture, $52,224, “International Genetic Diversity in Gibberella zeae.”

Liang, George H., Muthukrishnan, Subbarat, and Tuinstra, Mitchell R., Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, $57,500, “Transformation of Sorghum for Enhanced Stalk Rot Resistance and Drought Tolerance.”

Liang, George H., and Lookhart, George L., Kansas Wheat Commission, $39,600, “Gluten Proteins that Improve Bread Quality.”

Lindquist, Jack W., Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership, $59,846, “Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership, Inc. ‘

Lomas, Lyle, Postive Feed, Inc., $4,050, “Effect of Supplementation and Supplementation Method on Grazing and Subsequent Feedlot Performance of Stocker Steers.”

Lu, Max, and Harrington, Jr., John A., US Environmental Protection Agency, $7,447, “Kansas Action Targeting System.”

Lynch, Michael L., and Lynch, Judith A., US Department of Agriculture, $4,789, “Kansas State University - Beyond the Boundaries Summer Enrichment Academy.”

MacRitchie, Finlay I., Schmidt, Karen A., and Herald, Thomas L., Kansas Wheat Commission, $48,304, “Chemical/Physical Modification of Gluten Protein and Characterization.”

Martin, Terry J., Harvey, Tom L., and Seifers, Dallas L., Kansas Wheat Commission, $84,000, “Kansas Dual Purpose Pest Resistant White Wheats.”

McAllister, Richard M., US Department of Health and Human Services, $97,383, “Exercise: Muscle Blood Flow, Vascular Adaptations.”

McFarland, Marcia R., US Department of Agriculture, $231,373, “CYFAR Supported Extension Staff Training.”

McGowan, Reginland, US Department of Agriculture, $22,487, “Kansas State University Upward Bound Program Summer Food Service Program.”

McGowan, Reginland, US Department of Agriculture, $15,939, “Kansas State University Upward Bound Math and Science Program Summer Food Service Program.”

McGowan, Reginland, US Department of Education, $382,109, “Upward Bound Program.”

Mengel, David B., and Gordon, Walter B., US Department of the Interior, $20,000, “Sprinkler Irrigation Demonstration Project.”

Meyer, Gene M., US Department of Energy, $82,182, “Continuing Efforts to Achieve Building Energy Code Compliance in Kansas.”

Montelone, Beth A., Franks, Suzanne E., Dyer, Ruth A., Spears, Jacqueline D., and Takemoto, Dolores J., National Science Foundation, $275,408, “Women on the Prairie: Bringing Girls into Science through Environmental Stewardship.”

Musch, Timothy I., and Poole, David C., American Heart Association, Heartland Affiliate, $40,000, “Kinetics of Muscle Oxygen Exchange in Chronic Heart Failure.”

Muthukrishnan, Subbarat, Trick, Harold N., and Gill, Bikram S., US Department of Agriculture, $58,408, “Enhanced Resistance to Scab by Genetic Engineering with Genes for Defense Proteins.”

Muthukrishnan, Subbarat, Liang, George H., Trick, Harold N., and Gill, Bikram S., Kansas Wheat Commission, $54,000, “Wheat Crop Improvement by Genetic Engineering.”

Nechols, James R., County Weed Director Association of Kansas, $500, “Gall Mite Research Project.”

Norman, David W., Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, $45,100, “Evaluation of Special Programme for Food Security.”

Perchellet, Jean-Pierre H., and Hua, Duy H., US Department of Health and Human Services, $196,425, “Triptycene Analogs: Novel Bifunctional Anticancer Drugs.”

Peterman, Robert J., US Department of Transportation, $11,052, “Evaluating FRP Repair Method for Cracked Prestressed Concrete Bridge Members Subjected to Repeated Loadings (Phase 1).”

Pinner, Christopher G., National Science Foundation, $48,450, “Inhomogeneous Diophantine Approximation and Polynomial Problems.”

Poole, David C., and McDonough, Paul J., US Department of Health and Human Services, $33,260, “Muscle Fiber Type, Oxidative Capacity and Oxygen Exchange.”

Poole, David C., and Musch, Timothy I., US Department of Health and Human Services, $200,639, “Muscle Capillary Geometry, Flow, and Oxygen Transfer.”

Rahman, Talat S., National Science Foundation, $15,000, “International: 26th International Nathiagali Summer College on Physics and Contemporary Needs: Islamabad, Pakistan 25th June - 14th July, 2001.”

Rahman, Talat S., National Science Foundation, $100,000, “Evolution of Nanoscale Film Morphology.”

Ramaswamy, Sonny B., Tougaloo College, $2,500, “Tougaloo College Project.”

Ramaswamy, Sonny B., US Department of Agriculture, $6,000, “Biological Control of Stored Product Insects Pests.”

Rankin, Charles I., US Department of Education, $753,399, “Midwest Desegregation Assistance Center.”

Reddi, Lakshmi N., Glasgow, Larry A., and Marchin, George L., National Science Foundation, $51,264, “Development of Soil Filter Design Nomograms Incorporating Physicochemical and Biological Mechanisms.”

Roche, Thomas E., US Department of Health and Human Services, $254,625, “Regulation of Mammalian Pyruvate Dehydrogenase.”

Rush, Bonnie R., and Hoskinson, James J., Boehringer Ingelheim, $35,400, “Efficacy and Efficiency of the Equine Aerosol Delivery Device and the Equine AeroMask.”

Russell, Eugene R., and Landman, E. Dean, Kansas Department of Transportation, $50,000, “Assessment of a Personal Rapid Transit System within a University Campus and Surrounding Community.”

Russell, Eugene R., and Rys, Malgorzata J., Kansas Department of Transportation, $70,000, “Roundabouts Phase II: Study of Constructed Roundabouts at Newton, Paola and Topeka.”

Sargeant, Janice M., Oberst, Richard D., Nagaraja, Tiruvoor G., and Sanderson, Michael W., US Department of Agriculture, $197,871, “Ecology of E-coli O157:H7 in Beef Cow-Calf Operations from Ranch through Feedlot.”

Schlegel, Alan J., Stone, Loyd R., and Dumler, Troy, Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, $12,000, “Irrigated Cropping Systems to Reduce Irrigation Water Use and Groundwater Depletion While Sustaining Profitability.”

Seib, Paul A., Kansas Wheat Commission, $28,604, “Use of Low-Protein Hard White Winter Wheats for Asian Noodles.”

Seifers, Dallas L., and Harvey, Tom L., Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., $1,463, “Identification, Detection and Variability of the High Plains Pathogen.”

Sherwood, Peter M., Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation, $70,143, “Kansas Defense 2010.”

Shroyer, James P., Kansas Wheat Commission, $20,000, “Wheat Research/Extension Assistant.”

Shroyer, James P., Bowden, Robert L., Thompson, Curtis R., Duncan, Stewart R., and Staggenborg, Scott A., Finnup Foundation, $4,500, “Wheat Research/Extension Assistant.”

Smith, C. Michael, Kansas Wheat Commission, $25,475, “Molecular Diagnosis of Wheat Aphid Resistance.”

Smith, Paul E., National Science Foundation, $270,000, “Kirkwood-Buff Approach to Improved Cosolvent Force Fields.”

Sorensen, Christopher M., National Science Foundation, $10,000, “Aerosol Physics: Optics, Gelation and Turbulent Aggregation.”

Stahlman, Phillip W., United Agri Products, Inc., $21,200, “United Agri Products Fellowship.”

Stewart, George C., US Department of Health and Human Services, $119,522, “Control of Enterotoxin Gene Expression S. aureus.”

Sun, X. Susan, and Seib, Paul A., Kansas Wheat Commission, $29,980, “Biodegradable Plastics from Wheat Starch and Poly(actic Acid).”

Takemoto, Dolores J., and Boyle, Daniel L., US Department of Health and Human Services, $218,250, “Protein Kinase C Gamma in the Lens.”

Takemoto, Dolores J., and Klopfenstein, Carol F., Kansas Wheat Commission, $25,240, “Cancer Protective Effects of Wheats with Different Antioxidant Potentials.”

Takemoto, Larry J., US Department of Health and Human Services, $294,435, “Lens Membrane in Relation to Human Cataractogenesis.”

Trick, Harold N., and Hulbert, Scot H., Kansas Wheat Commission, $27,000, “Leaf Rust Resistance in Transgenic Wheat.”

Trick, Harold N., Wang, Xuemin, Gill, Bikram S., Hulbert, Scot H., and Roe, Judith L., National Science Foundation, $62,686, “(Microarray Scanner and) Phosphoimager as Capital Improvements for Plant Genomic Infrastructure.”

Tuinstra, Mitchell R., Janssen, Keith A., Claassen, Mark J., Claflin, Larry E., Gordon, Walter B., Martin, Victor L., and Kofoid, Kenneth D., Kansas Grain Sorghum Commission, $55,000, “Breeding Grain Sorghum for Improved Dryland Production.”

Vanderlip, Richard, Tuinstra, Mitchell R., and Kofoid, Kenneth D., US Department of Agriculture, $98,935, “Sorghum Research.”

Walker, Charles E., and Sun, X. Susan, Kansas Wheat Commission, $43,000, “Wheat for Chinese Northern-Style Steamed Bread.”

Wangemann, A. Philine, US Department of Health and Human Services, $251,801, “Cytosolic Regulation of Inner Ear Ion Transport.”

Warner, Thomas D., Selfridge, Gail L., and McElwain, Scott K., Manhattan Convention and Visitors Bureau, $1,200, “KSU Gardens Tourist Brochure.”

Wetzel, David L., Kansas Wheat Commission, $39,960, “Wheat Screening for Natural Desirable Lipids.”

Willard, Gayle K., Kansas Library Network, $6,950, “Kansas Library Network ILDP Animals in Society.”

Wilson, Ron J., Kansas Agriculture and Rural Leadership, $14,772, “Secretarial Support - Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development.”

Zolkiewska, Anna, US Department of Health and Human Services, $72,750, “ADAM 12 in Myogenesis.”

Zolkiewska, Anna, American Heart Association, Heartland Affiliate, $110,000, “Protein-Protein Interactions Mediated by ADAM 12, A Muscle-Specific Metalloprotease-Disintegrin.”

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