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Research Awards, October 2006

Aiken, Robert M., and Michaud, John P., Kansas Sunflower Commission, $8,000, "Sunflower Resistance to Sunflower Stem Weevil as a Function of Limited Irrigation."

Anderson, Gary A., US Department of Agriculture, $27,500, "Pseudorabies Laboratory Testing."

Aramouni, Fadi M., and Herald, Thomas J., Kansas Department of Commerce, $70,000, "Food and Feed Value Added Program."

Barnaby Jr, Glenn A., Mintert, James R., and Woolverton, Michael W., US Department of Agriculture, $10,000, "Advanced Risk Management WEB Based Education on Livestock and Other Underserved Commodities via AgManager.Info."

Bashir, Lamuail, andHubbard, Mary S., Seisnetics, LLC, $28,000, "Application and Development of Genetic Algorithms Applied to Seismic Interpretation."

Beyer, R. Scott, US Department of Agriculture, $31,462, "How Do Feed Manufacturing Parameters Affect Poultry Feed Quality in Automated Feeding Systems?."

Blair, John M., National Science Foundation, $44,000, "Konza Prairie LTER V: Long-Term Research on Grassland Dynamics and Global Change."

Bolton, Timothy A., US Department of Energy, $35,576, "Compact Muon Solenoid - Sensors."

Bolton, Timothy A., US Department of Energy, $1,000, "Photomultiplier Tube Testing."

Bormann, Jennifer M., Dikeman, Michael E., Marston, Twig T., and Moser, Daniel W., American Angus Association, $5,000, "Research Project."

Boyle, Elizabeth, Kansas Department of Commerce, $16,880, "Value Added Meats Program for Kansas Companies and Entrepreneurs."

Bremer, Dale J., International Turf Producers Foundation, $5,000, "Comparative Irrigation Requirements of 30 Cultivars of Kentucky Bluegrass Under a Large Rainout Facility in the Transition Zone."

Cai, Liang-Wu, National Science Foundation, $18,500, "Two-Dimensional Tunable Phononic Materials Research."

Cain, Mary E., and Weiss, Mark L., US Department of Health and Human Services, $71,160, "Amygdala, Individual Differences, and Conditioned Hyperactivity."

Chang, Kyeong-Ok, US Department of Health and Human Services, $163,554, "Replication of Noroviruses in Cell Culture."

Chapman, Kirby S., and Keshavarz, Ali, Pipeline Research Council International, Inc., $24,900, "Development of a Turbocharger Booster System."

Chumley, Forrest G., US Department of Agriculture, $11,512, "USDA/ARS Research Support Agreement Task Order T654302030."

Culbertson, Christopher T., US Department of Health and Human Services, $87,781, "High Throughput Measurement of Cellular Signaling."

DeLuccie, Mary L., USD 383, Manhattan, $19,824, "Early Childhood Lab."

DeLuccie, Mary L., US Department of Agriculture, $1,345, "Federal Aid in Support of the Child and Adult Care Food Program."

DeRouchey, Joel M., Devlin, Daniel L., and Harner III, Joseph P., US Environmental Protection Agency, $90,000, "Producer Assistance for Understanding of Newly Required Nutrient Management Plans for Implementation and Regulatory Compliance."

Devlin, Daniel L., and Barden, Charles J., US Department of Agriculture, $37,266, "Heartland Integrated Water Quality Coordination Initiative."

Dhuyvetter, Kevin C., Golden, Billy B., Kastens, Terry, and Peterson, Jeffrey M., US Department of Agriculture, $698,952, "Research and Development of a Water Allocation Risk Analysis Tool (WARAT)."

Dzewaltowski, David A., and Ford, Paula B., Sunflower Foundation, $149,672, "Enhancing the Capacity of Rural Communities to Understand and Create Healthy Food Environments in Areas with Limited Access to Grocery Stores."

Erickson, Larry E., Eckels, Steven J., Guikema, James A., and Leven, Blase A., US Department of Defense, $942,583, "Urban Operations Laboratory Research."

Fallin, Jana R., R.L. and Elsa Helvering Trust and Guise-Weber Foundation, $6,000, "Music Education Study of Music and Arts Events in Small Towns."

Fees, Bronwyn S., and Toland, Susan E., US Department of Health and Human Services, $15,758, "Comparative Analysis of Subsidized and Non-Subsidized Relative Child Care."

Fleming, Sherry D., and Vanier, Martha A., US Department of Defense, $76,070, "Targeted Complement Inhibition of Hemorrhage Induced Damage and Inflammation."

Gabbard, R. Todd, and Miller, Ruth D., US Department of Energy, $50,000, "2007 Solar Decathlon."

Ganta, Roman Reddy R., US Department of Health and Human Services, $18,338, "Replication of Noroviruses in Cell Culture-Mentor."

Garrett, Karen A., US Agency for International Development, $26,407, "Validating Functions of Candidate Defense Genes for Broad-Spectrum Disease Resistance."

Gipson, Philip S., Kansas Department of Wildlife and Parks, $40,000, "Establishment and Operation of the Kansas Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit."

Glasscock, Marlene K., US Department of Agriculture, $181,859, "USDA/Army Youth Development Project."

Glasscock, Marlene K., US Department of Agriculture, $515,000, "4-H and Air Force Partnership Project."

Griffin, Charles L., Kansas Department of Social & Rehabilitation Services, $538,814, "SRS Organizational Development Training and Curriculum Development."

Griffin, Charles L., and Olsen, Charlotte S., US Department of Agriculture, $150,000, "Training and Facilitation of Successful Farm Family Businesses and Markets."

Grimes, Tom, National Association of Broadcasters, $2,100, "Visual Clutter on TV Newscasts."

Gruenbacher, Don M., US Department of Energy, $50,000, "Quality Dependent Traffic."

Hancock, Lynn E., US Department of Health and Human Services, $36,500, "Biology and Genetics of Enterococcus faecalis Polysaccharides."

Hatcliff, John M., Lockheed Martin Corporation, $25,000, "Integrated Specification and Verification Environment for Component-Based Architectures of Large-Scale Distributed Systems."

Herrera, Socorro G., US Department of Education, $420,231, "Project Destiny."

Hsu, William H., AIdentity Matrix Medical, Inc., $7,000, "Web Interface for Intelligent Human- Computer Interactive Systems."

Hua, Duy H., American Ingredients Company, $20,000, "Chemical Synthesis of Food Ingredients."

Jankowiak, Ryszard J., US Department of Health and Human Services, $29,940, "Detection of Biomarkers of Estrogen-Initiated Cancers."

Jiang, Hongxing, and Lin, Jingyu, US Department of Defense, $138,000, "Wide Bandgap III- Nitride Micro- and Nano-Photonics."

Jones, Byron W., and Hosni, Mohammad H., Boeing Company, $103,000, "Sponsor Research Agreement - KSU Project Agreement No. 1."

Kaff, Marilyn S., and Frey, Timothy, US Department of Education, $22,500, "Continuous Improvement Grant for Special Education."

Klabunde, Kenneth J., US Department of Defense, $125,000, "Oxidation Catalysts in the Dark and the Light."

Klabunde, Kenneth J., US Department of Defense, $225,000, "New Generation Nanocrystalline Materials for CB Protection."

Kovar, Stacy E., Institute of Management Accountants, Inc., $6,723, "Qualitative Empirical Examination of the Acquisition of Information Assurance."

Kramer, Bradley A., Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation, $615,736, "Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation Center of Excellence Grant Agreement."

Kramer, Bradley A., Amanor-Boadu, Vincent R., Gallagher, Richard R., Madl, Ronald L., and Tucker, Jeffrey W., National Science Foundation, $203,819, "Partnership to Accelerate Commercialization of Kansas Bioscience Products and Technologies."

Kramer, Bradley A., and Tucker, Jeffrey W., Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation, $21,088, "Partnership to Accelerate Commercialization of Kansas Bioscience Products and Technologies."

Larson, Nancy J., US Environmental Protection Agency, $47,500, "Region 7 Champions for Change Statse Partner to Foster PBT and Source Reduction in Region 7 Healthcare Facilities."

Leslie, John F., and Bowden, Robert L., US Department of Agriculture, $46,980, "Genetic Mapping of Aggressiveness and Fertility Barriers in Gibberella Zeae."

Lewis, Christopher L., Schinstock, Dale E., and Thompson, J. Garth, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $25,200, "Modular Wireless Avionics System for Autonomous UAV's."

Lin, Chii-Dong, US Department of Energy, $148,000, "Time-Resolved Imaging of Molecules by High- Order Harmonics and Ultra Short Rescattering Electrons."

Litvinyuk, Igor V., US Department of Energy, $121,000, "Developing Laser-Induced Re-Collision Electron Self-Diffraction for Ultra-Fast Imaging of Transient Molecular Structure."

Logan, Brad R., US Department of the Interior, $25,000, "National Register of Historic Places Evaluation of Selected Sites at Lovewell Reservoir, Jewell County, Kansas."

Madl, Ronald L., Abengoa Bioenergy R&D, Inc., $103,000, "Protein Content Enhancement of DG: Microbial Adaptation and Pilot Plant Studies."

Mintert, James R., and Dhuyvetter, Kevin C., US Department of Agriculture, $147,349, "Cattle Risk Management in Kansas for Today's and Tomorrow's Producers."

Moxley, Virginia M., Great Plains IDEA Alliance, $96,977, "Great Plains IDEA Lead Institution."

Nelson, Nathan O., Barnes, Philip L., Devlin, Daniel L., Hargrove, William L., Langemeier, Michael R., Mankin, Kyle R., and Selfa, Theresa L., US Department of Agriculture, $650,000, "Assessing the Impact of a Strategic Approach to Implementation of Conservation Practices."

Parillo, Mark P., and Mrozek, Donald J., National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities, $200,000, "Institute for Military History and 20th Century Studies: Humanities Research and Outreach at Kansas State University."

Paukert, Craig, Kansas Department of Transportation, $115,461, "Pilot Project: Inventory and Assessment of Road-Stream Crossings for Aquatic Organism Passage, with Reccommendations for Culvert Design."

Pierzynski, Gary M., US Department of Agriculture, $48,750, "Wind Erosion Prediction System (WEPS) User Documentation, Tutorials and Training Materials."

Rahman, Talat S., US Department of Energy, $145,000, "Controlling Structural, Electronic, and Energy Flow Dynamics of Catalytic Processes through Tailored Nanostructures."

Rahman, Talat S., US Department of Energy, $100,000, "Theoretical and Computational Studies of Characteristics of Metallic Nanostructures."

Reddi, Lakshmi N., Kulakow, Peter A., and Leven, Blase A., US Environmental Protection Agency, $10,000, "Midwest Hazardous Substance Research Center Technical Assistance to Brownfields."

Reeck, Gerald R., CRC NPB Limited (Australia), $218,585, "Evaluation of Russian Wheat Aphid Virulence and Resistance Sustainability."

Reid, William R., US Department of Agriculture, $12,250, "Nut Tree Productions Management and Cultivar Improvement for Northern Pecan and Black Walnut."

Ricketts, Mitchell S., Carey, Edward E., St. John, Rodney A., and Stevens, Alan B., US Department of Labor, $158,849, "Occupational Safety and Health Training for Landscape and Horticulture Services."

Rogers, Danny H., and Alam, Mahbub U., Kansas Water Office, $70,000, "K-State Mobile Irrigation Lab."

Rowland, Raymond R. R., Pfizer Inc., $39,879, "Master Services Agreement."

Russell, Eugene R., and Rys, Malgorzata J., US Department of Transportation, $10,436, "Safety Analysis of Driver Reaction to Alternative Traffic Control Devices at Rail-Highway Grade Crossings."

Slocombe, John W., US Department of Agriculture, $119,791, "Youth Livestock Safety Education Project."

Smail, Virgil, US Department of Agriculture, $139,000, "Development of Rapid and Objective Methods for Hard Winter Wheat Quality Testing."

Smith, C M., US Department of Agriculture, $433,880, "Improved Management of Russian Wheat Aphids in Barley by Integration of Biological and Cultural Controls with Aphid-Resistant Cultivars."

Smith, J. Scott, Mitsubishi-Kagaku Foods Corporation, $9,112, "Evaluate the Inhibition of Heterocyclic Amines (HCAs) by the Rosemary Extracts from MFC."

Snead, Bruce C., US Environmental Protection Agency, $108,000, "National Radon-Focused Risk Reduction Training Project."

Sorensen, Christopher M., Cabot Corporation, $20,000, "Aerosol Synthesis of Low Density High Surface Area Silica Materials: Silica Aerosol Gels."

Sorensen, Christopher M., Aakeroy, Christer B., Chakrabarti, Amitabha, Klabunde, Kenneth J., and Law, Bruce M., National Science Foundation, $1,200,000, "Nanometer Stoichiometric Particle Compound Solutions and Control of their Self-Assembly into the Condensed Phase."

Stack, James P., and Baldwin, Will G., US Department of Agriculture, $870,000, "Plant Diagnostic Center Laboratories for Plant Disease and Pest Diagnosis and Surveillance (Great Plains Diagnostic Network: Protecting Agriculture in America's Heartland)."

Stahlman, Phillip W., Kansas Sunflower Commission, $5,000, "Supplemental Funding in Support of an IPM Sunflower Project."

Tafanelli, Lee E., Anderson, Gary A., Oberst, Richard D., and Vanier, Martha A., US Department of Agriculture, $487,360, "High Throughput Robotics Validation and Equivalency Testing."

Taylor, Russell D., and Sobering, Timothy J., Kintec, Inc., $1,359, "General Maintenance for Digital Brake Controller - Phase 3."

Trick, Harold N., US Department of Agriculture, $21,890, "Development of Phenylalanine-free Zein Protein in Transgenic Soybean as a Value-added Trait for PKU Patients."

Welti, Ruth, and Shah, Jyoti, National Science Foundation, $148,001, "Metabolomic Profiling of Lipids and Their Compositional Dynamics in Plant Stress Responses."

Zollman, Dean A., National Science Foundation, $68,294, "Undergraduate Science Course Reform Serving Pre-Service Teachers: Evaluation of a Faculty Professional Development Model."

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