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FACULTY RESEARCH GRANTS AND FELLOWSHIPS
(Acronyms are defined at the end of this document)
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Active During 2006-07 |
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| American Chemical Society/Petroleum Research Fund |
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Miles, William (Chemistry)
"The Furan Approach to the A-ring of Vitamin D Analogues" |
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Nataro, Chip (Chemistry)
"Compounds of bidentate phosphines with metallocene backbones: electrochemistry and catalysis" |
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Tavakoli, Javad (Chemical Engineering)
"Mechanistic Study of Methanol Oxidation to Dimethoxymethane over Supported multi-Component Metal Oxide Catalysts" |
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| American Council on Education |
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Roth, Mary (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Fellowship |
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| American Institute of Chemical Engineers |
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Jones, Sharon (Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
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Tavakoli, Javad (Chemical Engineering)
"Support for Student Research" |
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| Bristol-Myers Squibb |
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Miles, William (Chemistry)
"The Reactions of y-Hydroxybutenolides with Carbon Nucleophiles" |
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| Corporation for National and Community Service |
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Kimber, Chawne (Mathematics)
"National Community-based Research Networking Project" (subcontract from Princeton) |
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| Kathryn Wasserman Davis Foundation |
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Hutchinson, Gladstone (Economics and Business)
Student Chapter, Engineers Without Borders - "Entrepreneurial Economic Development, Self-Agency, and Sustainable Peace in Rural Honduras" |
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| Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation |
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Husic, David (Chemistry)
Special Initiatives Grant - "Establishment of a Consortium for Educational and Research Opportunities in the Chemical and Molecular Aspects of Plant Science" |
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Sherma, Joseph (Professor Emeritus, Chemistry)
Senior Scientist Mentor Initiative Grant #2: "Interdisciplinary Analytical Chemistry-Biology Research" |
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Sherma, Joseph (Professor Emeritus, Chemistry)
Senior Scientist Mentor Initiative Grant #3: "Interdisciplinary Analytical Chemistry-Biology Research" |
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| ENVIRON Foundation |
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Kney, Arthur (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
"Society for Environmental Engineering and Scientists" |
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| Forum of Federations |
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Kincaid, John (Government and Law)
"A Global Dialogue on Federalism #1" |
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Kincaid, John (Government and Law)
"A Global Dialogue on Federalism #2" |
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| Institute for Advanced Studies |
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Ahl, Diane (Art) Fellowship
"Shaping Civic Space in a Renaissance City: Venice c. 1300 to c. 1600" |
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| Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation |
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Bodenhorn, Howard (Economics and Business)
"African American Entrepreneurship in the Mid-Nineteenth Century South" |
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| Kunsthistorisches Institute (Max-Planck Institut, Florence, Italy) |
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Ahl, Diane (Art) Visiting Scholar |
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| Marchionne Foundation |
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Bookwala, Jamila (Psychology)
"Personal Resources and Health in Long-term Singles" |
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| National Endowment for the Humanities |
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Sanborn, Joshua (History) Fellowship
"Life in the Killing Zone: Soldiers, Civilians, and the Ecosystems of War in Russia, 1914-1918" |
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| National Institutes of Health |
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Averett, Susan (Economics and Business)
"Older Peers and Adolescent Behavior" (subcontract from the University of Colorado) |
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Bookwala, Jamila (Psychology)
"Patient Care Transitions, Marital Relationships, and Health Outcomes"
(subcontract from Rutgers University) |
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Gindt, Yvonne (Chemistry)
Academic Research Enhancement Award - "Kinetics of Oligomeric Protein Structure Formation" |
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Kurt, Robert (Biology)
Academic Research Enhancement Award - "Tumor-derived CCL5 and Breast Cancer Metastasis" |
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| National Science Foundation |
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Germanoski, Dru (Geology and Environmental Science)
"C-RUI: Analysis of the Transport and Storage of Contaminated Sediments in the Rio Pilcomayo Basin, Bolivia: A Geochemical-Geomorphic Approach" - (collaboration with Western Carolina University which received a separate award) |
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Gordon, Gary (Mathematics)
"REU: Undergraduate Research in Mathematics at Lafayette College" |
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Gordon, Gary (Mathematics)
"REU Supplement: Undergraduate Research in Mathematics at Lafayette College" |
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Hovis, Guy (Geology and Environmental Science)
"RUI: Energies of Mineral, Rock, and Magna Processes" |
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Huang, Tina (Chemistry) |
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Ferri, James (Chemical Engineering)
"MRI: Acquisition of Instrumentation for Undergraduate Research and Education in Nanoscale Surface Science" |
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Husic, David (Chemistry)
Planning Grant for an Undergraduate Research Center - "Consortium for Research Opportunities in Plant Sciences" (Lafayette is the lead institution in a collaboration that includes Colgate, Lehigh, Haverford, Moravian, Juniata, and Marist.) |
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Jemison, William (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
"RUI: Microwave Photonic Modem Techniques for Millimeter Wave Transmitters and Receivers" |
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Jemison, William (Electrical and Computer Engineering) |
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Wey, Todd (Electrical and Computer Engineering) |
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Kortyna, Andrew (Physics)
"MRI: Acquisition of Signal Analysis Equipment for High Frequency Electrical and Optical Research" |
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Kney, Arthur (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Course, Curriculum, Laboratory Improvement Grant -
Adaptation and Implementation
"A Multidisciplinary/Intercollegiate Collaborative Experience Using a Recombinant Yeast Assay to Quantify Estrogenic Compounds in Wastewater"
(collaboration with DeSales University and Lehigh Carbon Community College) |
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Kortyna, Andrew (Physics)
"RUI: Cold Collisions of Highly Excited Atoms - Orientation, Alignment, and Velocity Effects on Associative Ionization at Low Collision Energies" |
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Kurtz, Stephen (Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
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Helm, Jeffrey (Mechanical Engineering) |
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Nesbit, Steven (Mechanical Engineering) |
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Root, Robert (Mathematics) |
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Saliklis, Edmond (former faculty member, Civil and Environmental Engineering)
"MRI: Acquisition of Instrumentation for Integrated Structural Testing and Digital Image Correlation Laboratory" |
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Lawrence, Kira (Geology and Environmental Science)
"Collaborative Research: High latitude temperature and biological responses to Plio-Pleistocene global change" (collaboration with Brown University) |
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Moor, Scott (former faculty member, Chemical Engineering) |
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Piergiovanni, Polly (Chemical Engineering)
Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvements Grant - Educational Materials Development Program - "Flexible Process Control Laboratory Kits: Teaching Process Control Synthesis" |
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Mylon, Steven (Chemistry) |
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Kney, Arthur (Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
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Caslake, Laurie (Biology) |
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Tavakoli, Javad (Chemical Engineering)
"RUI: An Innovative Hybrid Technology for the Removal and Destruction of Perchlorate from Aqueous Systems Using Polymeric Ligand Exchange Technology and a Packed Bed Bio-Reactor" |
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Mylon, Steven (Chemistry) |
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Darcy, Patricia (Chemical Engineering) |
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Ferri, James (Chemical Engineering)
"MRI: Acquisition of Instruments to Enhance Undergraduate Research Opportunities in Colloidal and Complex Fluid Science" |
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Mylon, Steven (Chemistry)
"RUI/International Research and Education in Engineering: An Innovative Hybrid Technology for the Removal and Destruction of Perchlorate from Aqueous Systems Using Polymeric Ligand Exchange Technology and a Packed Bed Bio-Reactor" |
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Raich, Anne (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
"CAREER: Enhancing Conceptual Design Using Multi-Objective, Dynamically Encoded Genetic Algorithms to Optimize Structural Topology, Geometry, and Size" |
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Reynolds, Elaine (Biology)
"RUI: Drosophila Bang-Sensitive Mutants as a Model for Mitochondrial Function in the Nervous System" |
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Root, Robert (Mathematics) |
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Liew, Chun Wai (Computer Science)
"Biomimetric Evolutionary Analysis: The Origin of Vertebrae via Computational and Robotic Simulations of Fish" (subcontract from Vassar College) |
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Rossmann, Jennifer (Mechanical Engineering)
"MRI: Acquisition of High-Speed Camera and Instrumentation for Flow Visualization and Measurement" |
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Rossmann, Jennifer (Mechanical Engineering)
"MRI: Acquisition of PIV System for Study of Biological Flows" |
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Roth, Mary (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
"Reliability Assessment of the Serviceability Performance of Geotechnical Structures Using Neural Networks" (subcontract from Clemson University) |
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Ruggles, Roger (Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
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Brandes, David (Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
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Kney, Arthur (Civil and Environmental Engineering) Program
Planning Grant for International Research Experiences for Undergraduates Program (Uganda)
"International Collaborative Research Investigating Wetlands Adjacent to Lake Victoria" |
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Tavakoli, Javad (Chemical Engineering) |
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Morton, Samuel (Chemical Engineering) |
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Piergiovanni, Polly (Chemical Engineering)
"MRI: Acquisition of Instruments to Establish and Promote a Green Engineering Program at Lafayette College" |
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Yu, Yih-Choung (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
"MRI: Acquisition of Equipment for Controller Development of a Mock Circulatory System and Ventricular Assist Device" |
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| Nazareth, PA Boro |
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Kney, Arthur (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
"Support for Biosolids Research" |
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| Office of Naval Research |
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Jemison, William (Electrical and Computer Engineering)
"Hybrid Fiberoptic/Wireless System for High Capacity Secure Communication"
(subcontract #1 from Drexel University) |
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Jemison, William (Eectrical and Computer Engineering)
"Hybrid Fiberoptic/Wireless System for High Capacity Secure Communication"
(subcontract #2 from Drexel University)
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| Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources |
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Brandes, David (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
"FlightPath: A Computer Program for Simulating Potential risk of Wind Power Sites to Migrating Raptors in Pennsylvania" |
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Malinconico, Lawrence (Geology and Environmental Science)
"Geophysical Mapping of Pennsylvania" (subcontract from Penn State University) |
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| US Department of Agriculture/Forest Service |
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Germanoski, Dru (Geology and Environmental Science)
"Geomorphic, Hydrologic, and Vegetation Interactions Related to Meadow Complexes in the Central Great Basin – Implications for Restoration: Phase 4" |
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Germanoski, Dru (Geology and Environmental Science)
"Geomorphic, Hydrologic, and Vegetation Interactions Related to Meadow Complexes in the Central Great Basin – Implications for Restoration: Phase 5" |
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Germanoski, Dru (Geology and Environmental Science)
"Geomorphic, Hydrologic, and Vegetation Interactions Related to Meadow Complexes in the Central Great Basin – Implications for Restoration: Phase 6" |
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| US Department of Housing and Urban Development |
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Bookwala, Jamila (Psychology) |
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Crain, Mark (Economics and Business) |
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Kincaid, John (Government and Law) |
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Shulman, David (Anthropology and Sociology)
HOPE VI Grant (subcontract from the Easton Housing Authority) |
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| US Department of the Interior/National Parks Service |
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Sunderlin, David (Geology and Environmental Science) Fellowship |
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| US Environmental Protection Agency |
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Jones, Sharon (Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
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Brandes, David (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Student Chapter, Engineers without Borders
"Community Oriented Design and Evaluation for Sustainable Infrastructure" |
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| Vermitech |
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Kney, Arthur (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
"Support for Student Research" |
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Kney, Arthur (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
"Support for Biosolids Research" |
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| Von Humboldt Foundation (Max-Planck Institute) |
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Ferri, James (Chemical Engineering) Fellowship |
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July 1, 2007 (or after) Starting Dates |
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| Florence Gould Foundation |
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Lalande, Roxanne (Foreign Languages and Literatures)
Grant to host the annual North American Society for 17th Century French Literature Conference |
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| National Endowment for the Humanities |
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Barclay, Paul (History) NEH Fellowship
"Imperial Centrifuge: Japan’s Colonial Subalterns and the Indigenous People of Taiwan, 1873-1930" |
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| National Science Foundation |
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Corvino, Justin (Mathematics)
"RUI: Problems in Geometric Analysis and General Relativity" |
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Ferri, James (Chemical Engineering)
"RUI: Physicochemical Mechanics in Nanostructured Soft Surface Materials" |
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Kortyna, Andrew (Physics)
"RUI: Closing the gap between hot and cold collisions – orientation, alignment, and velocity effects on associative ionization of state-selected atoms in a single beam" |
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Liew, Chun Wai (Computer Science)
Computer and Information Science and Engineering Pathways to Revitalized Undergraduate Computing Transformation Grant (CPATH-T)
CPATH-T: Campus Wide Computation Initiative - A New Model for Computing Education"
(collaborative project with Union College which received a separate award) |
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Ruebeck, Christopher (Economics and Business)
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Jones, Sharon (Civil and Environmental Engineering) |
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Pfaffmann, Jeffrey (Computer Science)
"RUI/Decision Making, Risk and Uncertainty: Integrating Agent-Based Modeling and Life Cycle Analyses to Enhance Environmental Policy-Making" |
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| Princeton University |
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Jones, Sharon (Civil and Environmental Engineering)
Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs Visiting Research Fellowship |
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C-RUI – Collaborative Research at Undergraduate Institutions
MRI - Major Research Instrumentation
REU – Research Experiences for Undergraduates
RUI – Research at Undergraduate Institutions (Note: Proposals with RUI designations compete against proposals from research institutions. Proposals are judged first and foremost on scientific merit. The RUI designation is a reminder to reviewers that the pace of the research may be slower at an undergraduate institution because of the heavier teaching load and the lack of graduate student assistance.) |
