Research Awards, January, 2015

COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS
Peterson, Hikaru H., US Department of Agriculture, $499,995, "Impacts of Values-based Supply Chains on Small and Medium-sized Farms."

Tonsor, Glynn T., US Department of Agriculture, $500,000, "Causes and Consequences of the Unfounded Mandate Following Differences in Voting and Buying Behavior."

AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH CENTER-HAYS
Stahlman, Phillip W., Multi-Sponsor, $10,000, "Weed Research."

AGRONOMY
Adee, Eric A., Maddux, Larry D., Marsh, Brian H., Nelson, Nathan O., and Pierzynski, Gary M., Multi-Sponsor, "Soil Fertility and Soil Management Investigations."

Janssen, Keith A., Shoup, Douglas E., and Thompson, Curtis R., Multi-Sponsor, "Field Herbicidal Evaluations."

Maddux, Larry D., Adee, Eric A., Marsh, Brian H., Nelson, Nathan O., and Pierzynski, Gary M., Multi-Sponsor, "Soil Fertility and Soil Management Investigations."

Marsh, Brian H., Adee, Eric A., Maddux, Larry D., Nelson, Nathan O., and Pierzynski, Gary M., Multi-Sponsor, "Soil Fertility and Soil Management Investigations."

Nelson, Nathan O., Adee, Eric A., Maddux, Larry D., Marsh, Brian H., and Pierzynski, Gary M., Multi-Sponsor, $5,000, "Soil Fertility and Soil Management Investigations."

Pagadala, P. V. Vara, and Lilja, Nina K. (International Agricultural Programs), US Agency for International Development, $161,296, "BHEARD Program: Ghana."

Pierzynski, Gary M., Adee, Eric A., Maddux, Larry D., Marsh, Brian H., and Nelson, Nathan O., Multi-Sponsor, "Soil Fertility and Soil Management Investigations."

Thompson, Curtis R., Janssen, Keith A., and Shoup, Douglas E., Multi-Sponsor, $26,500, "Field Herbicidal Evaluations."

ANIMAL SCIENCES AND INDUSTRY
DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S. (Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Goodband, Robert D., Tokach, Michael D., and Woodworth, Jason, Tech-Mix, "Effect of Soy Protein Sources on Nursery Pig Performance."

Goodband, Robert D., DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S. (Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Tokach, Michael D., and Woodworth, Jason, Tech-Mix, "Effect of Soy Protein Sources on Nursery Pig Performance."

Lee, Charles D., Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, $10,569, "Extension Education Position Support."

Tokach, Michael D., DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S. (Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Goodband, Robert D., and Woodworth, Jason, Tech-Mix, $25,000, "Effect of Soy Protein Sources on Nursery Pig Performance."

Woodworth, Jason, DeRouchey, Joel M., Dritz, Steven S. (Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Goodband, Robert D., and Tokach, Michael D., Tech-Mix, "Effect of Soy Protein Sources on Nursery Pig Performance."

ENTOMOLOGY
Cloyd, Raymond A., US Department of Agriculture, $6,000, "2014 NCR IR-4 Ornamental Horticulture Project."

Harvey, Tom L., and Michaud, John P., Multi-Sponsor, $2,000, "Insecticide Management of Field Crop Insects."

Michaud, John P., and Harvey, Tom L., Multi-Sponsor, "Insecticide Management of Field Crop Insects."

GRAIN SCIENCE AND INDUSTRY
Ambrose, R. P. Kingsly, Bhadra, Rumela (Biological and Agricultural Engineering), and Boac, Josephine M., The Andersons, Inc., $50,000, "Determining Time, Aeration, and Loading Cycle Effects on Grain Packing."

Boac, Josephine M., Ambrose, R. P. Kingsly, and Bhadra, Rumela (Biological and Agricultural Engineering), The Andersons, Inc., "Determining Time, Aeration, and Loading Cycle Effects on Grain Packing."

INTERNATIONAL AGRICULTURAL PROGRAMS
Lilja, Nina K., and Pagadala, P. V. Vara (Agronomy), US Agency for International Development, $17,922, "BHEARD Program: Ghana."

COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES

BIOCHEMISTRY
Geisbrecht, Brian V., US Department of Health and Human Services, $187,500, "Inhibition of the Classical & Lectin Complement Pathways by Staphylococcus Aureus Eap."

Geisbrecht, Brian V., US Department of Health and Human Services, $167,405, "The Multiple States of IpaB Shigella Type III Secretion."

BIOLOGY
Boyle, Alice, US Department of the Interior, $129,075, "Development of Spatially Explicit Models and Decision Support Tools for Henslow's Sparrows and Other Priority Birds in the Flint Hills."

Chapes, Stephen K., US Department of Health and Human Services, $19,998, "Undergraduate Coordinator Office - KINBRE."

Fleming, Sherry D., US Department of Health and Human Services, $150,000, "Neoantigens and TLR4."

Johnson, Loretta C., Botanical Society of America, $200, "UG Student Award for Matthew Galliart Project Entitled "Long-Term Field Selection of Big Bluestem Ecotypes in Reciprocal Gardens planted across the Great Plains Precipitation Gradient"."

Spooner, Brian S., Kansas State University Foundation, $24,000, "Cancer Center Research Awards."

MATHEMATICS
Albin, Nathan, and Korten, Marianne, National Science Foundation, "Collaborative Research: Prairie Analysis Seminar 2015-2017."

Korten, Marianne, and Albin, Nathan, National Science Foundation, $33,320, "Collaborative Research: Prairie Analysis Seminar 2015-2017."

COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Bhadra, Rumela, Ambrose, R. P. Kingsly (Grain Science and Industry), and Boac, Josephine M. (Grain Science and Industry), The Andersons, Inc., "Determining Time, Aeration, and Loading Cycle Effects on Grain Packing."

He, Mei, Kansas State University Foundation, $27,500, "Cancer Research - Olathe."

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Erickson, Larry E., and Hohn, Keith L., National Science Foundation, "REU Site: Earth, Wind, and Fire: Sustainable Energy in the 21st Century."

Hohn, Keith L., and Erickson, Larry E., National Science Foundation, $361,264, "REU Site: Earth, Wind, and Fire: Sustainable Energy in the 21st Century."

Hohn, Keith L., Pipeline Research Council International, Inc., $58,308, "Modeling of NSCR Performance with Exhaust Mixtures from Natural Gas-Fueled Engines."

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Fitzsimmons, Eric J., Kansas Department of Transportation, $5,500, "Developing a Decision Matrix to Improve Rural Road Safety by Investigating Roadside Countermeasure Potential Benefits and Costs."

Hossain, Mustaque A., US Department of Transportation, $555,000, "Implementation of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Design Guide (AASHTOWare Pavement me Design) for Pavement Rehabilitation."

Steward, David R., National Science Foundation, $21,973, "RAPID: Toward an Improved Understanding of Reactive Organic Carbon Sources and Arsenic Mobility in Reducing Aquifers."

KANSAS INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICES
Snead, Bruce C., US Environmental Protection Agency, $2,700, "Training for the Nebraska State Radon Program 2014-15."

MECHANICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Singh, Gurpreet, National Science Foundation, $500,000, "CAREER: Scalable Liquid Exfoliation Processing of Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Metal Dichalcogenides Nanosheets for Energy Storage Devices."

COLLEGE OF HUMAN ECOLOGY

HUMAN NUTRITION
Haub, Mark D., Glukos Energy, Inc., $8,100, "Glycemic Response of Sweetners and Commercial Sports Drinks."

SCHOOL OF FAMILY STUDIES AND HUMAN SERVICES
Baptist, Joyce, EMDR Research Foundation, $15,000, "Developing Evidence-based Practice for EMDR for Depression."

Goff, Briana S., US Department of Agriculture, $271,277, "Family Support Programs Evaluation Plan Development and Implementation."

Seay, Martin, US Department of Agriculture, $11,699, "The Dynamics of Food and Housing Assistance Programs before and after the Great Recession."

COLLEGE OF VETERINARY MEDICINE

ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Blecha, Frank, Richardson, Ralph C. (Dean of Veterinary Medical Center), Shi, Jishu N., and Wang, Lei, Zoetis LLC, "International Veterinary Collaboration for China DVM Program."

Shi, Jishu N., Blecha, Frank, Richardson, Ralph C. (Dean of Veterinary Medical Center), and Wang, Lei, Zoetis LLC, "International Veterinary Collaboration for China DVM Program."

DEAN OF VETERINARY MEDICAL CENTER
Richardson, Ralph C., Blecha, Frank (Anatomy and Physiology), Shi, Jishu N. (Anatomy and Physiology), and Wang, Lei, Zoetis LLC, $428,335, "International Veterinary Collaboration for China DVM Program."

DIAGNOSTIC MEDICINE/PATHOBIOLOGY
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), Tech-Mix, "Effect of Soy Protein Sources on Nursery Pig Performance."

Fang, Ying, US Department of Agriculture, $472,179, "A Novel Arterivirus Protein and Expression Mechanism: Implication in Vaccine and Companion Diagnostic Assay Development."

Haley, Nicholas J., Elk Research Council, $6,000, "Antemortem Surveillance for Chronic Wasting Disease in Farmed Cervids by Real Time Quaking-induced Conversion."

VETERINARY MEDICAL TEACHING HOSPITAL
Arck, Shirley T., and Colvin-Marion, Landa J., University of Kansas, $5,600, "Training of Pharmacy D. Students."

Colvin-Marion, Landa J., and Arck, Shirley T., University of Kansas, "Training of Pharmacy D. Students."

KANSAS COOPERATIVE EXTENSION SERVICE

AGRONOMY
Shoup, Douglas E., Janssen, Keith A., and Thompson, Curtis R., Multi-Sponsor, "Field Herbicidal Evaluations."

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST

OFFICE OF THE PROVOST
Mason, April, Kansas State University Foundation, $25,133, "Pickett Chair."

VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH

OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT FOR RESEARCH
Geisbrecht, Brian V., US Department of Health and Human Services, "Inhibition of the Classical & Lectin Complement Pathways by Staphylococcus Aureus Eap."

VICE PRESIDENT FOR STUDENT LIFE AND DEAN OF STUDENTS

KSU CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC.
Mitchell, Rose M., US Department of Education, $104,539, "Child Care Access Means Parents at K-State."