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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS MIAMI UNIVERSITY

SECOND QUARTER REPORT 2006-2007

Revised 1/19/2006

This report is intended to celebrate the efforts and success of Miami University faculty and staff in seeking funding from external agencies in support of research, teaching, and public service projects. We congratulate the individuals listed in this report who have applied for and received grants and other awards to undertake these academic projects, as such awards provide numerous opportunities for Miami students and faculty.

SUMMARY OF EXTERNAL FUNDING

October 1, 2006 through December 31, 2006

Number of Academic Grants

58

Amount Received

$2,107,819

Number of Proposals Submitted

106

Assistance from the Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship includes: • identification of possible funding sources • interpretation of agency guidelines • assistance with proposal development • budget preparation and budget preapproval Please contact: Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship 102 Roudebush Hall (529-3734) • Gilbert E. Pacey, Associate Dean • John A. Czaja, Associate Director • Helen G. Kiss, Assistant Director and Information Coordinator • Anne P. Schauer, Assistant Director

ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTSBY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT

AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOROctober 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006

PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit

College of Arts and Science $337,232Botany $65,798

Kiss, John Z.Edelmann, Richard E.• National Aeronautics

and Space Administration

Analysis of a Novel Sensory Mechanism in Root Phototropism

$25,798

Francko, David A.Kwit, Charles• U.S. Department of the

InteriorOld Woman Creek Estuary Study $28,000

Francko, David A.• U.S. Department of theInterior

Spring Emergent and Aquatic Vegetation Survey in Old Woman Creek Estuary

$6,000

Molas, Maria L.Kiss, John Z.• Zonta Foundation Research in Plant Space Biology $6,000

Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs $52,738

Russo, Philip A.• U.S. Department of Commerce

Economic Renewal, Investment,and Development for Local Governments

$52,738

Center for School-Based Mental Health/ Psychology $2,560

Green, Jennifer H.• Queen of Peace School Emotional and Academic Consultation

$2,560

Chemistry and Biochemistry $29,909

Sommer, André J.• Eastman Kodak Company

Enhanced Resolution Microspectroscopic Techniques

$10,000

Kennedy, Michael A.• U.S. Department of Energy

Analysis of NMR-Based Metabonomics Data

$14,501

Sommer, André J.• Various Business Sources

Research in the Molecular Microspectroscopy Lab (MML)

$5,408

Geology $13,064

Currie, Brian S.• Utah Geological Survey Reservoir Characterization of theCretaceous Cedar Mountain andDakota Formations, Southern Unita Basin

$13,064

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Physics $12,500

Clayhold, Jeffrey A.• U.S. Department of Energy

Development of a CombinatorialHall Effect System

$12,500

Political Science $25,000

Barilleaux, Ryan J.Danoff, Brian F.DeLue, Steven M.

• Murray & Agnes Seasongood Good Government Foundation

Seasongood College Visitor Series

$25,000

Psychology/ Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs $14,600

Green, Jennifer H.• Richmond State Psychiatric Hospital

Richmond State Psychiatric Clinical Psychology Traineeship

$13,600

Flaspohler, Paul D.• St. Bernard-Elmwood Place City Schools

Olweus Bullying Prevention Program St. Bernard-Elmwood Place

$1,000

Sociology and Gerontology $121,063

Subedi, Janardan• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

Mapping Genes for Neurocognitive Endophenotypes

$121,063

School of Education and Allied Professions $210,970Educational Leadership $31,350

Cambron-McCabe, Nelda H.• W. K. Kellogg Foundation

Superintendents Roundtable $31,350

Teacher Education $4,620

Cooper, Larry• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Educational Liaison Staff Position

$4,620

Teacher Education/ The Discovery Center $50,000

McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Board of Regents Gear Up $50,000





The Discovery Center $125,000

McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Board of Regents Southwest Center for Excellencein Science and Mathematics Education

$125,000

School of Engineering and Applied Science $131,351Electrical and Computer Engineering $113,584

Zhou, Qihou• National Science Foundation

Collaborative Research: Coupling, Energetics, and Dynamics of Atmospheric Regions (CEDAR) Daytime Potassium Doppler Lidar at Arecibo

$18,977

Morton, Yu T.• U.S. Department of Defense

Integrated Reconfigurable Aperture, Digital Beam Forming,and Software GPS Receiver for UAV Navigation

$94,607

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering $13,487

Shukla, Amit• U.S. Department of Defense

Non-Linear Structural ResponsePrediction for Combined-Environment Aerostructures

$13,487

Paper and Chemical Engineering $4,280

Department• Various Business Sources

Research in the Paper Science Laboratories

$4,280

School of Fine Arts $7,010Performing Arts Series $7,010

Swofford, Patti H.• Pennsylvania Performing Arts on Tour

Squonk Opera $7,010

Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship $387,973Institute of Environmental Sciences $12,109

Boardman, Mark R.• U.S. Department of theInterior

Continued Operation of the NADP/NTN Precipitation Chemistry Station in Oxford, OH

$6,095





Boardman, Mark R.• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

Research at the U.S. EPA Test &Evaluation Facility - Base Operations, subcontract from Shaw Group

$6,014

Scripps Foundation and Gerontology Center $375,864

Applebaum, Robert A.Kunkel, Suzanne R.• U.S. Department of

Health and Human Services

Quality Management in Cash andCounseling: Year Three

$125,030

Kunkel, Suzanne R.Ciferri, William B.• U.S. Department of


Preparing the Aging Network forAOA’s Choices for IndependenceInitiative

$250,834

Other Offices $181,271Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching $24,000

Cox, Milton D.• Ohio Board of Regents Establish and Manage an Ohio Learning Network Learning Community Initiative Regional Center at Miami

$24,000

WMUB $157,271

Callison, Cleve T.• Corporation for PublicBroadcasting

Radio Community Service Grant- Fiscal Year 2007

$157,271

Regional Campus - Hamilton $111,754Botany- Hamilton $29,999

Kwit, Charles• U.S. Department of Agriculture

Factors that Contribute to the Production and Maintenance of Kirtland’s Warbler Habitat in theBahamas

$29,999

Continuing Education- Hamilton $66,755

Weber, Kathleen M.• Various Business Sources

Continuing Education Classes $66,755





Zoology- Hamilton $15,000

Berg, David J.• New Mexico Department of Game and Fish

Population Biology of the TexasHornshell, Popenaias popeii, in the Black River, New Mexico

$15,000

Regional Campus - Middletown $181,372Applied Research Center $44,500

Seufert, Robert L.Campbell, Darlene G.• Butler Technology and

Career Development Schools

Butler Tech Core Standards Interviews

$10,000

Seufert, Robert L.Campbell, Darlene G.• Butler Technology and

Career Development Schools

Pathways to Your Future Interview Evaluation 2007

$6,000

Seufert, Robert L.Campbell, Darlene G.• U.S. Department of


REACH Title V: Raising the Barfor Youth! Self-Control is Life Control

$12,000

Seufert, Robert L.Campbell, Darlene G.• Workforce One

Investment Board of Southwest Ohio

Workforce One Employer Survey2006

$16,500

Botany- Middletown $56,702

Keiffer, Carolyn H.• National Wild Turkey Federation (Ohio Chapter)

Mast Production of American Chestnut (Castanea Dentata) in aChestnut-Dominated HardwoodForest, West Salem, WI

$3,025

Keiffer, Carolyn H.• U. S. Department of Agriculture

Restoration of Blight-resistant American Chestnut Trees on Mine Lands in Ohio

$28,000

Keiffer, Carolyn H.• U.S. Department of theInterior

Mine Land Reclamation and American Chestnut. Restoration:Bring Technologies Together

$25,677

Continuing Education- Middletown $2,570

McNab, Patricia L.• Various Business Sources

Continuing Education Classes $2,570





Office of Student Services $500

Brown, Susan I.• National Academic Advising Association (NACADA) Region V

2006 NACADA Region V Advisor Training and Professional Development

$500

Office of Student Success and Co-curricular Programs/ Student Affairs- Middletown $1,100

Davis, Tracy L.• Ohio Department of Education

Pipeline Scholarship Program “On Course Workshop”

$1,100

Office of the Executive Director- Middletown $76,000

Cowan, Marjorie M.• Ohio Department of Education

Ohio Tech Prep, subcontract $76,000

University Multiple Units $558,886Discovery Center / Physics $483,008

McCollum, Terry L.Blue, Jennifer M.Stinson, Kevin

• U.S. Department of Education

Southwest Ohio Science Institutes, Grades 3-6

$483,008

Miami University Hamilton Campus Kids/ Miami University Middletown Child Care Center/ /Miami University Oxford Childcare Center, Mini University, Inc.

$75,878

Leader, Jacqueline M.Jones, Ann M.Kochensparger, Kellie A.Haislar, Adolph

• U.S. Department of Education

Miami University CCAMPIS Grant

$75,878


PROPOSALS SUBMITTED FORACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOROctober 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006

PrincipalInvestigator(s) Proposed Funding Source Proposal Title

College of Arts and ScienceBotany

Kwit, Charles• Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission

The Importance of the Threatened White-CrownedPigeon to Hammock Vegetation on Mangrove Keysin Florida Bay

Li, Qingshun Q.• National Science Foundation Genome-wide Compilation of mRNA3’ Ends in Plants

Liang, Chun• National Science Foundation TRPGR: Loblolly Pine Gene Discovery and Annotation

Watson, Linda E.Kennedy, Aaron H.• National Science Foundation Evolution of Mycorrhizal Associations in Myco-

heterotrophic Hexalectris (Orchidaceae)

Cirelli, DamianKiss, John Z.• Sigma Xi Evaluation of Random versus Directed Amyloplast

Distribution in Gravisensing Cells of Plants

Hartmann, Linda S.Barnum, Susan R.• Sigma Xi Genetic Regulation of Heterocyst Spacing and

Patterning of Nostoc Punctiforme PCC 73102 in a Free-living State Versus in Symbiotic Partnership with Gunnera manicata

Money, Nicholas P.• U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services

High Speed Camera System to Support Spore Dispersal and Germination in Stachybotrys

Francko, David A.Kwit, Charles• U.S. Department of the

InteriorOld Woman Creek Estuary Study

Chemistry and Biochemistry

Sommer, André J.• Eastman Kodak Company Enhanced Resolution Microspectroscopic Techniques

Bretz, Stacey L.• National Science Foundation Doctoral Scholars in Chemistry Education Research

Lorigan, Gary A.• U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services

EPR and Solid-State NMR Studies of Integral Membrane Proteins

Sommer, André J.• Various Business Sources Research in the Molecular Microspectroscopy Lab (MML)

English

Mandell, Laura C.• American Council of LearnedSocieties

The Poetess Archive Database Visualization Tool



BY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

PrincipalInvestigator(s) Proposal Title

October 1, 2006 - December 31, 2006

Proposed Funding Source

Geology

Dilek, Yildirim• National Science Foundation Spatial and Temporal Evolution of Post-collisionalMagmatism and the Chemical Geodynamics of Western Anatolia

Dong, Hailiang• National Science Foundation MIP: Ammonia Oxidation Along a Salinity Gradient and Across a Redox Boundary in High-Elevation Lakes on the Tibetan Plateau

Dong, Hailiang• National Science Foundation MO: Carbon Metabolism of Crenarchaeota Coupled to Oxidation of Hydrogen and Ammonia in Nevada and California Hot Springs

Widom, Elisabeth• National Science Foundation Collaborative Research: Tests of Collision-InducedUpper Mantle Extrusion in Southeast Asia

History

Winkler, Allan M.• American Council of LearnedSocieties

“To Everything There is a Season”: Pete Seeger and the Power of Song

Winkler, Allan M.• John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

“To Everything There is a Season”: Pete Seeger and the Power of Song

Mathematics and Statistics

Larson, Paul B.• National Science Foundation Absoluteness and Choice

Bailer, A. John• U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency

Health Outcome Indicators for Conazoles

Microbiology

Wan, Xiu-Feng• National Science Foundation The Geography of Avian Influenza Evolution: Spatio-Temporal Relationships Between Virus Genes and Human Environment Factors

Cheng, Xiao-Wen• U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services

Host-Range Mechanism Studies of Baculoviruses

Physics

Bali, Samir• American Chemical Society Real-time Ultrasensitive Measurement of Optical Properties of Transparent and Turbid Fluids

Clayhold, Jeffrey A.• American Chemical Society Thermodynamics of Guest Species in Metal-Organic Frameworks







Bayram, Burcin S.• Research Corporation Photoionization Spectroscopy of Highly Excited Cesium Atoms

Clayhold, Jeffrey A.• U.S. Department of Energy Research and Training Using the Combinatorial Hall Apparatus

Political Science

Barilleaux, Ryan J.• George Durell Foundation Intercollegiate Studies Institute Inaugural Fund

Barilleaux, Ryan J.Danoff, Brian F.DeLue, Steven M.

• Murray & Agnes SeasongoodGood Government Foundation

Seasongood College Visitor Series

Marshall, Bryan W.Kelley, Christopher S.• National Science Foundation Presidential Power and the Role of Signing

Statements

Psychology

McConnell, Allen R.• National Science Foundation Implications of Self-Concept Representation

Olzak, Lynn A.• U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services

Cortical Mechanisms of Spatial Pattern Vision

Speech Pathology and Audiology

Baker, Susan E.• U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services

Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training in Patients with Upper Airway Obstruction

Weinrich, Barbara D.Baker, Susan E.• U.S. Department of Health and

Human ServicesVoice Outcomes and Early Intervention in ChildrenPost Airway Reconstruction

Zoology

Kaufman, Donald G.• Institute of Museum and Library Services

The GREEN Teachers Institute: Museum Resources for Teachers

Del Rio-Tsonis, Katia• U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services

Signaling Pathways During Chick Retina Regeneration

Oris, James T.Otter, Ryan R.• U.S. Environmental Protection

AgencyInfluence of Sulfur on Methyl-Mercury Levels in the Lake Huron Ecosystem

Oris, James T.Otter, Ryan R.• U.S. Environmental Protection

AgencyInfluence of Copper Sulfate Applications on Methyl-Mercury Levels in the Great Lakes Basin







Zoology / Ecology Research Center

Crist, Thomas O.Haynes, Kyle J.• U.S. Department of

AgricultureThe Roles of Plant Species Diversity and ArthropodFood-Web Dynamics in Forage-Production Ecosystems

Zoology/ Geology

Lee, Jr., Richard E.McWilliams, Robert R.• U.S. Department of Education-

Ohio Board of RegentsAcross the Curriculum Environmental Science to Attain Ohio Elementary School Academic ContentStandards and Achievement Test Outcomes

Richard T. Farmer School of BusinessDecision Sciences and Management Information Systems

Koehler, Anne B.• National Science Foundation Collaborative Research: Innovations State Space Models for Time Series Forecasting

Smith, Henry Jeff• National Science Foundation IPS: Collaborative Research: Healthcare and Information Privacy - Policies and Individual Perceptions

School of Education and Allied ProfessionsEducational Psychology

Wasburn-Moses, Leah H.• Martha Holden Jennings Foundation

2007 Collaborative Summer School

Southern, W. Thomas• U.S. Department of Education Project AHEAD

Evaluation and Assessment Center for Mathematics & Science in Ohio

Boone, William J.• U.S. Department of Education Evaluation of Kent State University Upward BoundMathematics/Science Center Grant

Boone, William J.• U.S. Department of Education Evaluation of Enhancing Science and MathematicsInstruction and Learning with Electronic Support (eSMILES - OU)

Physical Education, Health, and Sport Studies

Ubbes, Valerie A.Ward, Rose Marie• U.S. Department of Health and

Human ServicesTransdisciplinary Patterns in Health, Communication and Education - A Conceptual Model for Health Literacy







Teacher Education

Cooper, Larry• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Educational Liaison Staff Position

Perry, Bruce E.• U.S. Department of Education-Ohio Board of Regents

Partnership for Enhancing Science Content Knowledge and Inquiry (PESCKI)

The Discovery Center / Teacher Education / School of Education and Allied Professions

McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Board of Regents OSI Discovery

School of Engineering and Applied ScienceComputer Science and Systems Analysis

Cross, Valerie V.• National Science Foundation Collaborative Proposal: III-COR: A Flexible and Unified Visualization Tool for Ontology Inspectionand Analysis

Gannod, Gerald C.Cross, Valerie V.• National Science Foundation A Two-Pronged Approach for Extracting and

Constructing Conceptual Models and Ontologies from Software

Electrical and Computer Engineering

Morton, Yu T.• Three-Frequency Based High Precision GPS Receiver Development for Navigation Applications

Garmatyuk, Dmitriy• U.S. Department of Defense Advanced Adaptive UWB-OFDM Radar Imaging Sensor Network for Surveillance and Location

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering

Hamilton, B. Carter• National Science Foundation Characterization of 7136-T76511 Extrusions Joinedby Friction Stir Welding

Shukla, Amit• U.S. Department of Defense Non-Linear Structural Response Prediction for Combined-Environment Aerostructures

Paper and Chemical Engineering

Coffin, Douglas W.Kerr, Lei L.• National Science Foundation Scale-up of Web-fed Electrospinning with

Multifunctional Materials

Thrash, Jr., Marvin E.Coffin, Douglas W.• National Science Foundation The Synthesis and Investigation of Electrospun

Nanofibers as Novel Chromatographic Adsorbents







Almquist, Catherine• U.S. Environmental ProtectionAgency

PHASE II: Construction and Testing of Surface Corona Discharge-Catalytic Reactor for OxidativeTreatment of Waste Gas Emissions from the Pulp and Paper Industry

Department• Various Business Sources Research in the Paper Science Laboratories

School of Fine ArtsArt

Ewing, Susan R.• John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Stonewall

Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and ScholarshipCenter for Sustainable Systems/ Institute of Environmental Sciences

Rakovan, Monica T.Boardman, Mark R.• Butler County Storm Water

DistrictMonitoring and Assessment of Outfall Samples inButler County

Scripps Foundation and Gerontology Center

Kinney, Jennifer M.Kart, Cary S.Brown, J. Scott

• Alzheimer’s Association It Takes a Village: Impact of Early-Onset Dementia on Family Functioning

Ciferri, William B.• Cedar Village Cedar Village - Scripps Collaboration

Applebaum, Robert A.Brown, J. ScottNelson, Ian Matthew

• Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio

Hamilton County Elderly Services Program Evaluation

Kinney, Jennifer M.Kart, Cary S.• U.S. Department of Health and

Human ServicesImpact of Monitoring Technology on Family Caregivers

Straker, Jane K.Applebaum, Robert A.• U.S. Department of Health and

Human ServicesConsumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers andSystems (CAHPS) III (U18)

Other OfficesOffice of Student Financial Assistance

White, Dawn R.• Scioto County Area Foundation

Student Assistance Scholarships

University Libraries

Yates, Frances W.• American Library Associationand Nextbook

“Let’s Talk About It” Book Discussion Series







Wortman, William A.• Ohio Humanities Council Honoring Spiderwoman Theater / Celebrating Native American Theater

William Holmes McGuffey Museum

Sheumaker, Helen D.Gordon, Stephen C.• Heritage Preservation Assessing the McGuffey Museum’s Collection and

Storage

Sheumaker, Helen D.• Oxford Community Foundation

“Old-Fashioned Laundry Day”

Regional Campus - HamiltonCampus Kids Miami University Hamilton

Leader, Jacqueline M.• Ohio Association for the Education of Young Children

Supporting Teachers - Strengthening Families

Office of Learning Assistance

Haverkos, Peter J.• Microsoft Tablet PC’s for Learning Assistance at Miami University Hamilton

Regional Campus - MiddletownApplied Research Center

Seufert, Robert L.Campbell, Darlene G.• Butler Technology and Career

Development SchoolsButler Tech Core Standards Interviews

Seufert, Robert L.Campbell, Darlene G.• Butler Technology and Career

Development SchoolsPathways to Your Future Interview Evaluation 2007

Seufert, Robert L.Campbell, Darlene G.• U.S. Department of Health and

Human ServicesREACH Title V: Raising the Bar for Youth! Self-Control is Life Control

Botany- Middletown

Keiffer, Carolyn H.• National Wild Turkey Federation (Ohio Chapter)

Mast Production of American Chestnut (CastaneaDentata) in a Chestnut-Dominated Hardwood Forest, West Salem, WI

Center for Chemistry Education

Sarquis, Arlyne M.Hogue, Lynn M.• U.S. Department of Education-

Ohio Board of RegentsClaims and Evidence: A Dialogue for Scientific Inquiry

Sarquis, Arlyne M.Hogue, Lynn M.• U.S. Department of Education-

Ohio Board of RegentsAdvancing Ohio’s Physical Science Proficiency V







Sarquis, Arlyne M.• U.S. Department of Health andHuman Services

Phase II: Health RICH: Health, Risks, Informationand Choices

Continuing Education- Middletown

McNab, Patricia L.• Various Business Sources Continuing Education Classes

Office of Student Success and Co-curricular Programs/ Student Affairs- Middletown

Davis, Tracy L.• Ohio Department of Education Pipeline Scholarship Program “On Course Workshop”

Office of the Dean

Cowan, Marjorie M.Yesh, AngelaRoberts, Barbara S.

• The Gerstacker Foundation Mentoring Students for Success

Cowan, Marjorie M.Yesh, AngelaRoberts, Barbara S.

• The Homan Foundation Mentoring Students for Success

Student Affairs/ Multicultural Affairs

Prier, Darius D.Roberts, Barbara S.• Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation Artist & Lecture Series 2006-2007: IIIstyle &

Peace Productions, Hip-Hop Dance-Theatre

University Multiple UnitsCenter for Sustainable Systems Studies/ Institute of Environmental Sciences

Rakovan, Monica T.McCollum, Donna S.Boardman, Mark R.

• Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Watershed Coordinator for Twin Creek Watershed

Discovery Center / Physics

McCollum, Terry L.Blue, Jennifer M.Stinson, Kevin

• U.S. Department of Education Southwest Ohio Science Institutes, Grades 3-6

English-Middletown/ English-Hamilton/ Student Services-Middletown

Casey, Moira E.Kulbaga, Theresa A.Ferguson, Nancy A.

• American Association of University Women

Salary Negotiation for Women







Marketing/ Business Technology-Hamilton Campus

Unger, Lynette S.Ferguson, Chen• U. S. Department of Education Building Competence through Experiential

Learning

The Discovery Center/Teacher Education & Project Dragonfly/ Interdisciplinary Studies

McCollum, Terry L.Myers, Christopher A.Cummins, R. Hays

• U.S. Department of Education-Ohio Board of Regents

iDiscovery: Sustaining Professional Development Through Web-Based Learning Communities

University Libraries/ Student Affairs

Sessions, Judith A.Mosley-Howard, G. Susan• Association of American

Colleges & Universities“Be Miami: An Infrastructure for Cultivating a Responsible and Intellectual College Life”


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