[November 06, 2009] Stimulus-funded research projects in Norman Tweet NORMAN, Nov 06, 2009 (The Oklahoman - McClatchy-Tribune Information Services via COMTEX) -- The University of Oklahoma received about $10 million in stimulus funds from three federal agencies in the first quarter of this fiscal year for research based on the Norman campus. The following is a list of those projects, listed by scientist, name of project and grant amount, as provided by OU Research Communications: National Science Foundation -Leland Bement, Prospecting for Nanodiamonds in Equivalent Deposits of Different Age for Younger Dryas Verification, $185,137. -Amy Callaghan, Biochemistry and Genetics of Anaerobic Alkane Metabolism: Interrogation of Anaerobic Sulfate-Reducing Isolates and Enrichments Using Genome-Enabled and Proteomic Approaches, $725,195. -Frederike Jentoft, MRI: Acquisition of Thermal Analysis and Calorimetry, $440,751. -Matthew Kane, Enhanced Vertical Transport III-nitride Devices through Chemical Lift-off Techniques, $300,000. -Brian Langerhans, Collaborative Research: Human-induced Phenotypic Variation in an Endemic Livebearing Fish, $273,219. -Cecil Lewis, CAREER: Research, Education and Capacity Building--Genomic Structure of Native Peruvian Populations, $644,946. -Jia Li, Essential Roles of Receptor-like Kinases in Brassinosteroil and Cell-death Control Signaling Pathways, $150,000. -Don MacGorman, Microphysical and Kinematic Storm Properties affecting Electrifications and Lightning Production, $521,579. -Chuanbin Mao, Biomineralization and Self-assembly of Genetically Modifieable Nanofibers to Build Bone Tissue Engineering Scaffolds, $385,542. -Chuanbin Mao, Gene Delivery Vectors Inspired from Target-Recognizing Phage Structure, $300,000. -Chuanbin Mao/Bijhem, Bio-templated Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation Applications, $50,000. -Kenneth Nicholas, Catalytic Nitrogenation of Hydrocarbons, $360,000. -Dimitrious Papavassiliou, Effects of Hydrophobicity-induced Wall Slip on Turbulence Drag and on Turbulence Structure, $229,997. -George Richter-Addo, MRI: Acquisition of Robotics Instrumentation for Crystallization of Biomacromolecules, $359,381. -Patricia Schwagmeyer, Behavioral Dynamics of Biparental Negotiation, $90,000. -Neil Shafer-Ray, Measurement of the Electric Dipole Moment using G=0 PbF Molecules, $400,000. -Alberto Striolo, Understanding the Interactions between Carbon Nanotubes and Cellular Membrances, $380,000. -Lee Williams, OU Graduate Research Fellowship Program, $182,248. -Ming Xue, Collaborative Research: Enabling Petascale Ensemble-based Data Assimilation for the Numerical Analysis and Prediction of High-Impact Weather, $901,940. -Ming Xue, Collaborative Research: CDI-Type II: Integrated Weather and Wildfire Simulation and Optimization for Wildfire Management, $483,634. -Meijun Zhu, One Year in National Weather Center: Mathematical Theory in Radar Image, $99,995. National Institutes of Health -Tyrell Conway, E. coli Growth Parameters in the Intestine, $187,292. -Tyrell Conway, Growth and Colonization of the intestine by E. coli, $461,818. -Rong Gan, Ear Biomechanics for Restoration of Hearing EQ, $99,300. -Hong Liu, Automated FISH Imaging and Analysis for Screening Cervical Cancer, $413,808. -Phillip Klebba, Administrative Supplement to Ligand-gated Transport through FepA, $121,159. -Chuanbin Mao, Bone-seeking and Cell-targeting non-viral Vectors for BMP-2 Gene Delivery, $75,000. -Chuanbin Mao, Phage-inspired Nanoparticles with Genetically tunable Target-specificity, $401,096. -Peter McFetridge, Optimization of Tissue Processing Conditions to Improve Cell Function, $251,537. -Robert Rennaker, NIDCD ARRA EQ: Ensemble Coding in Olfactory Cortex, $214,486. -Xiangming Xiao, Ecology-based Risk Assessment and Early Warning for HPAl in Asia, $240,000. -Xiangming Xiao, Ecology-based Risk Assessment and Early Warning for HPAl in Asia, $60,000. Department of Interior -Michael Patton, Fence marking and removal in Texas to benefit lesser Prairie-Chicken survival, $30,700. To see more of The Oklahoman, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.newsok.com. Copyright (c) 2009, The Oklahoman, Oklahoma City Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. [ Back To TMCnet.com's Homepage ]