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Annual Report July 2009

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Compliments of the Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship

The mission of the Office for the Advancement of Research & Scholarship (OARS) is to encourage, facilitate, and support the Miami University community in its effort to obtain external funding for all forms of research, education, scholarly, creative, service, and outreach activities.

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by Bruce J. Cochrane,Asssociate Provost for Research and Scholarship

I am pleased to introduce and present the 2009 Annual Report of the Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship. One of the cornerstones of Miami University’s Strategic Plan is the infusion of research and scholarly activity into the framework of the university. The teacher/scholar model is at the heart of Miami’s model for faculty, and discovery is at the heart of the Miami student experience. Professors who are at the intellectual frontiers of their respective disciplines make important contributions to knowledge, and they provide exceptional learning and discovery opportunities that define the educational experience at Miami.

President David Hodge has challenged the University to meet the needs of the State and the Nation by increasing the role of research and scholarly activities both within and outside of the classroom setting. Meeting this challenge requires that we extend our resources by seeking and obtaining external sources of funds. This has now become particularly critical as we face today’s economic and social realities. The faculty, staff, and student profiles presented within this report highlight a few outstanding examples of our approach toward meeting these goals. I congratulate everyone at Miami who played a role in our successes.

We are proud of our long-standing tradition of combining strong liberal education goals with outstanding research and scholarly activities. This annual report highlights our activities over the past year. We had another great year, and we expect to have more years of growth in opportunities provided by these extramural sources of funds.

Sincerely,

Bruce J. Cochrane, Ph.D.Associate Provost for Research and Scholarship

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Bruce J. Cochrane, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Research & Scholarship [email protected]

James T. Oris, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship [email protected]

Terri Brosius, A.A.B. Master Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Tricia L. Callahan, M.A. Assistant Director [email protected]

Helen G. Kiss, Ph.D. Assistant Director and Information Coordinator [email protected]

Anne P. Schauer, M.A. Assistant Director [email protected]

Rachel L. Shelley, B.A. Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Neal H. Sullivan, Ph.D. Research Compliance Officer [email protected]

Martha E. Weber, M.S. Undergraduate Research Coordinator Assistant to the Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School [email protected]

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Staff FY09

Table of Contents

Message from Bruce J. Cochrane, Associate Provost for Research and Scholarship .................................................................. 2

Faculty Research Perspectives ....................................................................................................................................................... 4

Miami University Granted Two NSF CAREER Awards ........................................................................................................... 4

Clean Energy Research and Education at Miami University ............................................................................................... 6

Elizabeth Bergman - Research on Arabic Language and Dialects ...................................................................................... 9

Carla Pestana, Smith Professor of History Awarded Guggenheim Fellowship .................................................................... 10

Interdisciplinary Research to Benefit Children with Feeding Delays .................................................................................. 11

Undergraduate Research and Mentoring (URM) National Science Foundation Award ..................................................... 12

Summary External Grants ............................................................................................................................................................ 13

Table I Academic Grants and Contracts, By Funding Source ....................................................................................................... 14

Table II Academic Grants and Contracts by Organizational Unit and Principle Investigator .................................................... 16

Table III Miami University Faculty, Staff, and Students Submitting Proposals ........................................................................... 48

Perspectives on the Value of Undergraduate Research at Miami University ............................................................................... 52

Dr. Emy Monroe, Keynote Speaker 15th Annual Undergraduate Research Forum ............................................................. 52

Miami University’s Interdisciplinary Technology Development Challenge (MUITDC) ...................................................... 54

Undergraduate Research Award Program ............................................................................................................................ 55

Undergraduate Summer Scholar Program .......................................................................................................................... 56

Miami University Senate Committee on Faculty Research ........................................................................................................... 57

Distinguished Scholars Awards ...................................................................................................................................................... 58

Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship Staff ................................................................................................... 59

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Miami University Granted Two NSF CAREER AwardsDr. Janet Burge (Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Software Engineering) and Dr. Michael Brudzinski, (Assistant Professor, Geology) have each been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation (NSF) Faculty Early Career Development (CAREER) Grant. The CAREER program is a Foundation-wide activity that offers awards in support of junior faculty who exemplify the role of teacher-scholars through outstanding research, excellent education and the integration of education and research within the context of the mission of their organizations. The grants are intended to support faculty research, teaching, and outreach over a five year funding period.

Rationale Capture for High-Assurance Systems

Designing and building any large system, software or hardware, involves making a series of decisions as the project progresses. These decisions can be about the product being built (e.g. what the requirements are, how it is designed) or about the process used to build it (what organizations are to be involved, how the project will be managed, how it will be tested). These decisions, the alternatives considered, and the criteria used when making the many choices all comprise the rationale behind the system. Rationale is especially valuable during software development where the life-cycle of large systems can span several years from planning to deployment and where successful systems can, with proper maintenance, be in operation for many years after that. In practice, rationale is rarely captured during design and development. Dr. Burge’s work in rationale has concentrated on studying how rationale can be used to support software maintenance.

The research portion of this project will tackle the issue of capturing rationale. The cost and effort required to capture rationale has been the single biggest obstacle to the progress of research in this area. The research supported by the grant will use technologies developed by Dr. Burge to extract design rationale from existing documentation and structure it into a format that can be used to assist with further design, development, and maintenance. Utilizing information that is already recorded as byproducts of current development processes should minimize the effort needed to capture rationale. Structuring this information into a form that explicitly represents decisions, alternatives, and the arguments for and against them will make it easier to use the existing rationale to evaluate design decisions and to determine the impact of changing requirements, assumptions, and evaluation criteria on the design.

The teacher-scholar model encourages the integration of research with education. The teaching portion of the project will achieve this goal by investigating how rationale can be used to increase student learning. The Rationale, Creativity, and Critical Thinking project will study the ability of rationale to aid and evaluate student progression to higher levels of cognitive development. The grant will also support development of two courses for Miami’s new Software Engineering degree program—Human Computer Interaction and Software Project Management.

The outreach portion of the project, Abilities First Fulfillment, will work with the INTERalliance of Greater Cincinnati (http://www.interalliance.info/index.php). The INTERalliance offers IT Careers Camps to spark student interest in IT.

During these camps, the students work with Abilities First (http://www.abilitiesfirst.org), a local organization that provides services to people with disabilities, to develop an initial design for a system designed to assist people with a particular disability (selected by the students) in a particular age group (also selected by the students) with communication. The Abilities First Fulfillment project will team students from the IT Careers Camps with Miami Capstone students to build prototypes of their designs.

More information on Dr. Burge’s research and teaching can be found on her web pages: (http://www.users.muohio.edu/burgeje/)

Dr. Janet Burge, Assistant Professor, Computer Science and Software Engineering

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Implementing Inquiry-Based Approaches in Geoscience Education and Research

One of the most important issues in the geosciences is the growing disparity between the workforce needs and students trained in the discipline. Dr. Brudzinski will examine whether inquiry-based approaches to education and research can aid us in this challenge. This project will build on Top 25 course revision project at Miami University that is converting introductory geology courses from lecture-based to inquiry-based. The inquiry-based approach is also a natural one to investigate an exciting new observation that faults on the edges of tectonic plates produce episodic tremor and slip (ETS). This observation represents a previously unrecognized type of geologic deformation that lies between impulsive, damaging earthquakes and slow geologic creeping.

Dr. Brudzinksi’s research will expand the investigations of ETS behavior by searching for ETS in a global context using newly developed detection algorithms and by investigating the spatial and temporal relationships between tremor, slow slip, earthquakes, and geologic structures through longer-term recording of ETS signals at fortified temporary networks. These efforts will be critical for better understanding the physics of how faults move and generate hazards. Following the student as scholar model, the project will also expand the student research experience by offering undergraduate research to a larger set of students including an investigation into what makes a successful research project and by experimenting with online research discussion both in classes and with collaborating research groups. These efforts will help to identify key areas where we can continue to improve in the integration of teaching and research.

The educational and outreach portion of the project will expand the inquiry-based learning approach to other courses by developing a new workshop to train high school instructors how to use an inquiry-based approach in an advanced placement environmental science class and by a second, new course at the college level that focuses on how physical processes associated with plate tectonics relate to geologic hazards. These efforts will be critical to ensure that students are practicing the scientific method not just memorizing the outcomes.

Successfully attracting students to science fields and training them to develop their critical thinking skills will also be critical to the success of our research programs and broader impacts on society. The growing awareness of societal problems caused by natural hazards has piqued the interest of many students who enter our classes, so it is our job to convert that interest into problem solving skills. There is possibly no better example than that for earthquakes, where the threat is ever present, but there are many unanswered questions about how and why earthquakes happen that are in need of well-trained and creative thinking students to push the research to new discoveries.

More information on Dr. Brudzinki’s research and teaching can be found on his web pages: http://www.muohio.edu/geology/people/brudzinski.html

Dr. Michael Brudzinski, Assistant Professor, Geology

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Clean Energy Research and Education at Miami UniversityMiami University has faculty, graduate students and undergraduate students from four colleges and ten departments conducting clean/alternative energy research in nanomaterials, sensors, biofuels, and solar voltaics funded at the State, Federal, and private levels. These programs closely align with the Ohio Third Frontier program goals. We also currently run the Miami University Interdisciplinary Technology Development Challenge (MUITDC) which is an undergraduate research and development challenge. In MUIDTC, undergraduates form interdisciplinary teams to develop a prototype based on research (scientific and marketing) of a technology product. The past two years have focused on energy systems. We have had teams of students work on how to better convert switchgrass into ethanol, to develop algae cultures into biodiesel, and to convert dining hall food waste into methane, for example. This program was recently profiled on National Public Radio Station WYSO, Yellow Springs, Ohio for the program “Our Green Valley” (http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wyso/news.newsmain key word: Miami University Competition).

We have also been developing university-private partnerships in energy research. The Miami Heritage Technology Park, located near Oxford, Ohio is dedicated to research, demonstration, and education on multiple forms of alternative, clean energy, including algal biodiesel, wind, and solar.

Fuel Cell CatalystsDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry

Dr. Zou’s research group is working on finding highly active catalysts for fuel cell reactions. Current efforts are focused on 1) exploring the catalytic activity of Pt-based alloy nanoparticles with size and shape control, and 2) understanding the interactions between catalysts and Nafion membranes. The example demonstrates PtCu alloy particles have a much higher methanol oxidation activity than Pt catalysts and the catalytic activity depends on the particle shape. PtCu cubes are much more active than PtCu spheres.

Application-Oriented Synthetic Organic ChemistryDepartment of Chemistry & Biochemistry and Department of Paper and Chemical Engineering

One of the research directions in Dr. Wang’s group is developing dye molecules for Dye-sensitized-solar-cells (DSSCs). DSSCs have emerged as promising photovoltaic technologies in solar energy conversion. This group is collaborating with Dr. Kerr’s group and Dr. Zou’s group at Miami University for the DSSC project.

Illustration of Dye-Sensitezed Solar Cell

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Beneficial Uses of Industrial Waste and Clean Coal Technology Development: Pyrolysis of De-inked Paper Sludge for Sorbent SynthesisDepartment of Paper and Chemical Engineering

The disposal of de-inked paper sludge (DPS) by recycled fiber paper mills is an economic burden to the industry. Therefore, beneficial uses of the DPS are sought. The conversion of the waste DPS to a value-added products would be both economically and environmentally attractive.

Dr. Almquist’s lab investigates the pyrolysis of DPS to synthesize carbon/calcium-based sorbents for the capture of volatile organic compounds, elemental mercury and sulfur dioxide. The ultimate goal is to assess the feasibility of using pyrolyzed DPS for emissions control in coal-burning power plants.

Green Diesel: Exploitation of Cold-Hardy Algae Native to Ohio as Oil ProducersDepartment of Microbiology, Department of Chemistry & Biochemistry, Miami Heritage Technology Park, and MU Interdisciplinary Technology Development.

A broad range of studies have been conducted on the use of native algae species as an alternative source of diesel oil as well as providing feedstock chemicals for the chemical industry. Studies range from isolating optimal strains of algae (Dr. Morgan-Kiss, Dr. Bollman) to the development of sensors needed to monitor growth conditions required for optimal growth of the algae (Dr. Pacey). We hypothesize that native algal species that can tolerate a wide range of environmental stressors will exhibit superior characteristics as producers of biomass and bioproducts, including biodiesel, in outdoor algal farms in Ohio. We are currently testing a number of algal strains for growth rates, photosynthetic performance, oil production, and nutrient remediation in prototype outdoor algal raceways. An interdisciplinary team of undergraduate students worked to isolate a strain of algae that grew well under local conditions and produced large amounts of extractable oils.

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Methane from Dining Hall Food WasteMU Interdisciplinary Technology Development

Dining halls at Miami generate nearly 750,000 pounds of food waste per year. An interdisciplinary team of undergraduate students worked to develop prototype bioreactor systems to generate methane to recover useable energy and compost from that waste.

Energy Recovery from Exercise EquipmentMU Interdisciplinary Technology Development

An interdisciplinary team of undergraduate students decided they wanted to focus on an energy recovery system that the Miami University community could easily relate to. They decided on recovering wasted human energy as a source that would best increase student awareness about energy creation and conservation. The team worked to develop prototype generators for exercise bikes to provide electricity to charge small batteries and for low voltage lighting.

Proposed Plug-Flow Digester

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Elizabeth Bergman – Research on Arabic Language and Dialects

Research on Arabic language and dialects of Arabic was highly specialized prior to September 11, 2001, according to Dr. Elizabeth Bergman, Assistant Professor in the Department of German, Russian, and East Asian Languages. In recent years, interest has grown in this research and in its practical applications. Dr. Bergman, an Arabic linguist, focuses on the similarities and differences that characterize Arabic as spoken in the 23 countries in the Arab League and elsewhere.

“A tension exists among Arabic dialects. Speakers of Arabic across the Arab world consider that they share a single language in spite of the differences between dialects,” she said. “Linguists can describe the linguistic features shared by dialects of Arabic. A core set of sounds (phonology), ways to build words (morphology), grammatical structures (syntax), and vocabulary (lexicon) characterize Arabic dialects. At the same time, dialects of Arabic exhibit obvious differences in phonology and lexicon and, to a lesser but still significant extent, in morphology and syntax. These similarities and differences can affect communication and help speakers identify where other speakers come from.”

“I am currently working on a project that describes the ways in which different dialects of Arabic treat words borrowed from other languages. Most Arabic dialects rely on a single strategy to treat borrowed verbs. Recently, however, another strategy has emerged. This strategy is innovative in the Arab world but bears some resemblance to the treatment of borrowed words in Maltese. Maltese, however, has been culturally and linguistically separated from the Arab world since approximately the 11th century,” Dr. Bergman explained.

Dr. Bergman’s research has applications for students of Arabic and outside of the classroom. “A student of Arabic needs to be able to speak and understand other dialects of Arabic. For example, a student may begin their Arabic studies in Jordan and then move on to study Arabic in Egypt, as I did early in my career. Without this kind of knowledge, that student is likely to have some difficulty communicating with people.” Students who go on to work in government or the private sector may also need broader exposure to Arabic dialects, whether they specialize in a single dialect or supervise a group of specialists. Other areas in which Dr. Bergman has consulted include the justice system, helping to ensure that speakers of Arabic can communicate effectively in the political asylum process.

Despite the growing global importance of the Arabic language, scholars continue to encounter problems in conducting research. “Most of the dialects I work on are under-researched. When I was working on Algerian Arabic, the most comprehensive dictionary I could find was in French, published in 1858 and revised in the 20th century. Finding resources like dictionaries and grammars can take a surprising amount of work sometimes” Dr. Bergman explained. “And, when it comes to obtaining language data, through audio and video recordings, locating speakers from a particular Arabic dialect community is not always easy.”

Dr. Bergman was awarded a Summer Research Appointment for 2009, from Miami’s Committee on Faculty Research (CFR). Prior to coming to Miami in 2008, Dr. Bergman taught at Georgetown University. She earned both the Ph.D. and M.A. from the University of Michigan, and the B.S. from Georgetown University.

Written by: Emily R. Kuhn 2009 Miami Graduate

Major: Strategic Communication

Dr. Elizabeth Bergman

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Dr. Carla Gardina Pestana

Dr. Carla Pestana – Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship

Dr. Carla Gardina Pestana, W. E. Smith Professor (History), has been awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship for her research on mid-seventeenth-century Atlantic conflicts among competing European powers. Pestana will explore the sharp rise in the contest for colonial dominance in the Atlantic world that occurred in the 1650s and 1660s. Various European powers vying for position engaged in hostilities to snatch colonies from one another, and these local conflicts sparked wider wars for the first time. Studying this moment of increased antagonism from a social and cultural perspective, Pestana asks how the various participants justified their aggression and how they treated the colonists and others they conquered in these engagements. She hopes to work on two projects related to this historical turning point during her fellowship year. The first will be a

broad study using a comparative and transnational framework to make the case that this was indeed a major shift; in that she will present these conflicts in the wider Atlantic world in terms of the emerging imperial agendas of various Western European states. Another, more focused undertaking will result in a book on the English conquest of Spanish Jamaica in 1655, which was a foremost example of the turn toward imperialism. After teaching almost 400 undergraduates in the fall of 2009, Pestana will take time off from her formal teaching duties to concentrate on these two projects.

Guggenheim Fellowships have been bestowed by The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation since 1925. In a “rigorous selection process,” the foundation receives some 3,500 to 4,000 applications each year, granting approximately 220 Fellowships. According to the foundation, Guggenheim Fellows are “men and women who have already demonstrated exceptional capacity for productive scholarship or exceptional creative ability in the arts.” In a recent publication marking the 75th anniversary of the award, Joseph A. Rice, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, declared that “the award of a Guggenheim Fellowship is a lifelong honor and source of distinction for each recipient, but it does not mark the end or even the slowing down of a productive life. So the combination of continuing recognition of those qualifying for Fellowships and the continuing achievement of those who have already been honored comprises an extraordinary stimulation for the cultural and intellectual well-being of our society.” The competition is open to scholars and artists in a wide variety of fields. At its meeting on Tuesday, April 7, the Board of Trustees approved the fellows for the current year.

A member of the Miami history faculty since 2003, Pestana serves as the W. E. Smith Professor of History. Her previous books include Quakers and Baptists in Colonial Massachusetts (1991), The English Atlantic in an Age of Revolution, 1640-1661 (2004), and the just-published Protestant Empire: Religion and the Making of the British Atlantic World (2009). Pestana teaches upper-level undergraduate classes on Colonial America and Tudor Stuart England as well as the first year U.S. history survey. She will again teach a freshman honors seminar on Jamestown in fall 2009. Active in the department’s graduate program, Pestana currently advises one doctoral and four Master’s students. Her former M.A. student Kris Kujawa Hawkins wrote a thesis on the Quaker book of Sufferings, and won the Midwest Association of Graduate School’s best thesis of the year for 2008. She mentors numerous undergraduate students, including two current honors students. The Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington, D.C. recently asked her to direct a seminar for faculty and advanced graduate students. Co-teaching with David Shields, who is the McClintoch Professor of Southern Letters at University of South Carolina, she will create a course that considers texts relating to the history and culture of the early Caribbean.

Written by: Emily R. Kuhn 2009 Miami Graduate

Major: Strategic Communication

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Interdisciplinary Research and Development Benefits Children with Feeding Delays

Many people suffer from hypersensitive gag reflex responses, including thousands of children with feeding delays. Dr. Donna Scarborough (Speech Pathology & Audiology), Dr. Lori Isaacson (Zoology), and Dr. Michael Bailey-Van Kuren (Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering) have worked together for four years to solve this problem. “This project started with children who have hypersensitive gag reflex responses. We are trying to figure out what is going on in the brain with the gag reflex and how we can fix it,” Dr. Scarborough said.

Dr. Scarborough brought in Dr. Isaacson and Dr. Bailey-Van Kuren to determine the link between the hypersensitive gag reflex, neurological brain activity, and how it can be prevented using mechanical devices. The solution was a palm pressure mechanism that puts pressure on a specific point in the palm and holds the gag reflex for an extended period of time. “It is almost like two separate projects. Donna and I are mapping out the neurons, while Michael and Donna are working on the palm pressure mechanism. And part of our grant is to understand the mechanisms that are reducing the hyper-gag, to find what is it about this palm pressure that is suppressing something in the mouth,” explained Dr. Isaacson.

Dr. Scarborough and Dr. Isaacson are working to determine the neurological mechanisms of the clinical phenomenon of using a pressure point to alter the gag reflex and suppress the gag, allowing children to receive nutrition through a feeding tube, or even visit the dentist. They are studying this by analyzing rats and hooking them up to a computer-monitoring device to determine the pressure placed on their paws. “There are so many novel aspects of what we are doing, the hard part is convincing reviewers and outside professionals that it is important,” Dr. Scarborough said. “Because of the novelty we have had to “create the wheel” so to speak, which has been time intensive and required us to become very clear in describing hypersensitive gag reflexes and the techniques we are using to study them. People who have never seen it, don’t know how much it can impact someone’s life.”

Many disciplines are very encouraging and enthusiastic about the progress the three professors have made. “Dentists see it every day…they get it. One of our goals is that someone could go to the dentist with the device, and be fine through their whole appointment,” Dr. Scarborough said. Through their years of research, the three educators have received grants and awards and each has published work regarding this study, and much progress has been made on finding a solution. “We now know there are specific areas in the medulla of the brain that are activated, and we know now the neurochemistry of what some of those neurons are. Knowing where the neurons are is the first step. We don’t know where they connect, and what parts of the brain they are going to. We then need to understand how the palm pressure connects in,” said Dr. Isaacson.

Dr. Bailey-Van Kuren added, “On the applied side, we have learned the amount of pressure required, where to apply it, and we have developed a realistic mechanism to do so. We have also learned the length of the effect of the pressure.” It is relatively unusual to have many researchers working on the same project, especially from three very different fields and specialties. However, they fully recommend it. “It is extremely beneficial at a university like Miami to work with people in other departments. For instance, our department is not very large, and I am the only one who is in my area of expertise. Also, from an engineering standpoint, I think engineering is much more valuable when it has real problems from other disciplines to address. The fact that we are doing something that is not just theoretical but it has an application and a population that will benefit from this is great,” said Dr. Bailey-Van Kuren.

“We are reaching a new beginning. A lot of what we have done has been pilot work,” Dr. Scarborough explained. “My goal is to bring this back to the medically fragile population of kids with feeding and swallowing problems…in the end we will be able to provide a phenomenal piece of equipment to help children.”

Written by: Emily R. Kuhn 2009 Miami Graduate Major: Strategic Communication

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Dr. Joyce Fernandes (Zoology)

Dr. Phyllis Callahan (Zoology)

Undergraduate Research and Mentoring: Achieving Success in Science through Undergraduate Research Experiences URM: ASSURE, A program funded by the National Science Foundation

Program Directors: Dr. Joyce Fernandes (Zoology), Dr. Phyllis Callahan (Zoology)

Miami University’s URM program is intended to engage students in the academic environment of the University by providing early contact with faculty, staff and successful upper class students. The project will implement incrementally advanced programs for each of a student’s 4 years at Miami. This fits well with President Hodge’s Student as Scholar model and addresses University strategic goals to increase the proportion of students involved in direct, meaningful research experiences with collaborative activities amongst faculty, graduate students and undergraduates. A major goal of the National Science Foundation is to increase the visibility of under-represented groups in the Biological Sciences, and to achieve this, the URM program has developed academic enrichment programs that begin in the freshman year and continue throughout a student’s undergraduate career. The programs are open to all students majoring in a Biological science; however, in keeping with NSF guidelines, students from underrepresented groups are eligible for the 2 year scholarships.

A major focus of the URM program for first year students is to introduce them to the practice of research. Research programs of faculty from four participating departments provide the content and context to promote awareness of scientific research. The overall theme of “Signaling Mechanisms and Cellular Responses”, brings together over 30 researchers in Biochemistry, Botany, Microbiology, and Zoology who use organisms as diverse as plants, insects, amphibians, and rodents and whose area of expertise includes neurobiology, developmental biology, cell biology, molecular genetics, gene regulation, and microbial pathogenesis. URM projects address how cells respond to their environment and how this results in outcomes such as regulation of gene expression, cellular physiology, cell and tissue morphogenesis, and organismal behavior. A seminar, Introduction to Research in Biology (BCMZ 102) is offered each Fall, where students learn about ongoing research projects. Additionally they are also made aware of the tools and skills necessary for laboratory research (e.g science writing, searching library databases). In the Spring term, students have the opportunity to return for laboratory rotations, where they have their first hands-on experiences in a laboratory setting. Having completed their first year, students who choose to return to the program are hosted by a faculty lab for the rest of their undergraduate career.

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Miami University Academic Grants and Contracts

SUMMARY EXTERNAL GRANTS

During the fiscal year July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2009 (FY09) Miami University received 392 awards. Total support from external sources is $31,602,838 for projects initiated by University faculty and staff. Included in this amount is $8,973,800 for student financial aid and $12,400 received as royalties and licenses from Miami University intellectual property. This external funding provides increased opportunities for faculty, students and staff to engage in inquiry and the creation of knowledge. The FY09 academic grants and contracts are detailed below by type of funding source and purpose.

MIAMI UNIVERSITY ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009

Research 70%

Instruction 20%

Service 10%

License Fees/

Std Aid

Totals Number

of Awards

Federal Government 64% $11,135,219 $2,147,486 $1,189,173

$14,471,878 142

State of Ohio 16% $2,216,354 $696,987 $708,011

$3,621,352 76

Other Government Agencies

3.6% $416,911 $399,194 0 $816,105 23

Industry & Business 5.5% $729,302 $522,768 0 $1,252,070 84

Foundations & Associations

10.9% $1,391,306 $774,212 $289,615 $2,455,133 67

Totals $15,889,092 $4,540,647 $2,186,799 $22,616,538 392

License Fees 0% $12,400 12,400 2

Student Financial Aid $8,973,900

Federal-funding sources provided $14,471,878 representing 64% of Miami externally funded research for FY09. Miami’s largest single source of funding this year was the National Science Foundation with $4,039,745 in awarded funds.

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TABLE I

ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTS, BY FUNDING SOURCE

July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009

A. Federal Government 142 $14,471,878

Corporation for Public Broadcasting 1 $146,542

Federal Emergency Management Agency 2 181,186

Library of Congress 1 $14,567

National Aeronautics and Space Administration 1 $300,000

National Endowment for the Arts 2 $21,000

Nation Endowment for the Humanities 1 $40,000

National Science Foundation 48 $4,039,745

U.S. Department of Agriculture 3 $177,655

U.S. Department of Commerce 1 $23,045

U.S. Department of Defense 11 $979,822

U.S. Department of Education 15 $2,134,299

U.S. Department of Education- Ohio Board of Regents 9 $831,620

U.S. Department of Energy 5 $582,366

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services 27 $4,034,601

U.S. Department of Homeland Security 2 $325,000

U.S. Department of the Interior 3 $23,668

U.S. Department of Transportation 1 $450,000

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 9 $166,762

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B. State of Ohio 76 $3,621,352

Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute 3 $120,557

eTech Ohio 1 $34,094

Ohio Arts Council 1 $13,729

Ohio Board of Regents 38 $2,021,404

Ohio Department of Aging 3 $330,522

Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction 3 $55,600

Ohio Department of Development 3 $105,298

Ohio Department of Education 12 $547,525

Ohio Department of Mental Health 1 $54,076

Ohio Department of Natural Resources 3 $125,307

Ohio Environmental Education Fund 1 $14,133

Ohio Humanities Council 2 $28,870

Ohio Plant Biotechnology Consortium 2 $70,237

Ohio Public Works Commission 1 $65,000

Ohio State University Research Foundation 1 $10,000

Wright State University 1 $25,000

C. Other Government Agencies 23 $816,105

D. Industry and Business 84 1,252,070

E. Foundations and Associations 67 $2,455,133 GRAND TOTAL 392 $22,616,538

F. License Fees $12,400

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ACADEMIC GRANTS AND CONTRACTSBY ORGANIZATIONAL UNIT AND

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

TABLE II

July 1, 2008 - June 30, 2009PrincipalInvestigator(s) Funding Source Proposal Title Amount of Award by Organizational Unit

College of Arts and Science $9,891,383

Anthropology $11,475

Hay-Rollins, M. Cameron• American College of Rheumatology Research and Education Foundation

How Long Does Empathy Take? Investigating Empathy in Clinical Interactions

$7,500

Peterson, Mark A.• National Science Foundation

Remapping the Indian Mediascape: Newsand Globalization in New Delhi

$3,975

Botany $587,934

Kiss, John Z.Edelmann, Richard E.

• National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Fractional Gravity Studies of Sensory Mechanisms in Root Phototropism

$300,000

Li, Qingshun Q.• National Science Foundation

Collaborative Proposal: CPSF30 at the Convergence of RNA Processing, CellularSignaling, and Development in Plants

$227,934

Li, Qingshun Q.Xing, Denghui

• Ohio Plant BiotechnologyConsortium

The Flowering Time Control Through PCFS4: the Molecular and Biochemical Mechanisms

$50,000

Meicenheimer, Roger D.• Pakistan Higher EducationCommission

Post Doctoral Fellowship Phase II $10,000

See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in Regional Campus Projects, Listed by Regional Campus $20,237

Center for Environmental Education, Natural History and Conservation/ Myaamia Project $18,870

Kaufman, Donald G.Baldwin, Daryl W.

• Ohio Humanities Council A People and Their Homeland: The MiamiTribe (Myaamia)

$13,870

Kaufman, Donald G.Eshbaugh, Stephen H.

• The Oxford Society A People and Their Homeland: The MiamiTribe (Myaamia)

$5,000

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Center for Environmental Education, Natural History and Conservation/ Zoology $14,133

Kaufman, Donald G.Eshbaugh, Stephen H.

• Ohio Environmental Education Fund

GREEN Teachers Institute: InteGREAT Science

$14,133

Center for Neuroscience

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See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects, Listed at End of Table II $213,000

Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs $328,420

Russo, Philip A.• Ohio Board of Regents Research in the Center for Public Management and Regional Affairs

$245,320

Russo, Philip A.• Ohio Department of Development

Jobs Ready Sites District 10: Analysis andAdministration

$5,000

Russo, Philip A.• Ohio Public Works Commission

Bond Financing for State Capital Improvement Program/ Local Transportation Improvement Program

$65,000

Russo, Philip A.• Scioto County Area Foundation

Developing E-Government Protocol for University College Access Network (UCAN)

$13,100

Chemistry and Biochemistry $1,553,013

Bretz, Stacey L.• National Science Foundation

Collaborative Research: A Model for Data-Driven Reform in Chemistry Education

$70,830

Gung, Benjamin W.• GlaxosmithKline Pharmaceutical Company

Summer Internship for Miami Undergraduate: Study of Gold-CatalyzedTransannular Cycloaddition Reactions

$5,000

Hagerman, Ann E.• U.S. Department of Agriculture

Effects of Polyphenolic Substances on SoilOrganic Matter

$45,000

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Hartley, Christopher S.• American Chemical Society

Graphene Nanoribbons: Synthesis and Self-Assembly of Nanostructured Materials

$55,000

Kennedy, Michael A.• Bruker Biospin Inc. Metabonomics Screening for Inborn Errorsof Metabolism

$24,000

Kennedy, Michael A.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Establishing a Remote Instrument ControlCapability in the Eminent Scholar

$55,000

Kennedy, Michael A.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Structural Genomics of Eukaryotic Domain Families a.k.a. Structural Genomics of Eukaryotic Model Systems

$375,000

Lorigan, Gary A.• National Science Foundation

Investigating Membrane Proteins with Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy

$130,000

Lorigan, Gary A.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

EPR and Solid-state NMR Studies of Integral Membrane Proteins

$262,700

Makaroff, Christopher A.Crowder, Michael W.Hagerman, Ann E.Lorigan, Gary A.Hartley, Christopher S.

• National Science Foundation

Acquisition of a MALDI-TOF/TOF MS Spectrometer

$326,625

Pacey, Gilbert E.• Ohio Department of Development

Institute for the Development and Commercialization of Advanced Sensor Technology (IDCAST)

$100,298

Sommer, André J.• Eastman Kodak Company Enhanced Resolution MicrospectroscopicTechniques

$10,000

Sommer, André J.• Lexmark International Inc. Fundamental Studies for Small Particle Indentification

$20,688

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

$52,872

Taylor, Richard T.• National Science Foundation

Ohio Consortium for Undergraduate Research - Research Experiences to Enhance Learning (REEL)Student Stipends

$20,000


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College of Arts & Science

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Communication $274,560

Patterson, James• Jurinex Focus Group Research for Medical Malpractice

$274,560

Comparative Religion $5,000

Wilson, Elizabeth L.• American Academy of Religion

Buddhist Gender Matters: The Sexed Lives of Celibate Saints

$5,000

Ecology Research Center

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English $59,000

Fuller, Mary J.• U.S. Department of Education

Ohio Writing Project $59,000


Geography $14,755

Renwick, William H.• Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Synthesis of Flow Histories for Ohio Reservoirs

$14,755

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Geology $681,825

Dong, Hailiang• National Science Foundation

Workshop: China-US Collaborative Research on Geomicrobiological Processes in Extreme Environments

$81,122

Dong, Hailiang• U.S. Department of Energy Technetium and Iron Biogeochemistry inSuboxic Subsurface Environments with Emphasis on the Hanford Site

$120,620

Hart, William K.• National Science Foundation

Collaborative Research: Understanding theCauses of Continental intraLATA Tectonomagmatism: A Case Study in the Pacific Northwest

$37,612

Hart, William K.• U.S. Department of the Interior

Miocene Arrival of the Yellowstone Hotspot and Inception of Basin and RangeExtension in Southern Oregon

$15,972

Levy, Jonathan• City of Oxford Re-Delineation of Four Mile Creek BasinSource Water Protection Zones for the City of Oxford, Ohio

$7,292

Rakovan, John• Apex Companies, LLC Further Evaluation of Phosphate InducedMetal Stabilization on Former Refined Metals Site, Jacksonville, Florida

$124,410

Rakovan, John• U.S. Department of Energy Synchrotron Experimental Tie for Mineralogical Studies

$214,800

Widom, ElisabethHart, William K.


Technician Support: Management of Thermal Ionization Mass Spectrometry and Isotope Geochemistry Labs

$79,997

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Geology/ Electron Microscope Facility/ Botany/ Chemistry and Biochemistry $22,368

Dong, HailiangEdelmann, Richard E.Pacey, Gilbert E.Rakovan, JohnZou, Shouzhong


MRI: Acquisition of a High Resolution Analytical Transmission Electron Microscope for the Miami University Electron Microscope Facility (EMF)

$22,368

German, Russian, and East Asian Languages $40,000

DiDonato, Robert• Max Kade Foundation German- Jewish Relations Symposium $6,000

DiDonato, Robert• Ohio Board of Regents Chinese Academy $34,000

History $36,600

Cobb, Daniel M.• Newberry Library D’Arcy McNickle and the Fight for Sovereignty: A Short History with Documents

$6,600

Osterloh, Kevin L.• Loeb Classical Library Foundation

Virtuous Sons of Abraham: Judean Identity in a Hellenistic World under Rome

$30,000

See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects, Listed at End of Table II


$40,000

Institute of Environmental Sciences $87,699

Boardman, Mark R.• U.S. Department of the Interior

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

$6,095

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

Invertebrate Communities in Streams of Southwest Ohio

$28,157

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Operation of the U.S. EPA National Dry Deposition Network Station at Miami University

$5,580


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

$23,025

Rakovan, Monica T.Boardman, Mark A.

• Butler County Storm WaterDistrict

Monitoring and Assessment of Outfall Samples in Butler County

$24,420

Woy-Hazelton, Sandra L.• Butler County Recycling and Solid Waste District

Fraternity Recycling in Oxford, Ohio $422

Interdisciplinary Studies- Project Dragonfly/ Zoology/ Botany/ Geography/ Institute of EnvironmentalSciences

$282,000

Myers, Christopher A.Cummins, R. Hays

• Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Gardens

Earth Expeditions: A Global ConservationProgram

$282,000

Mathematics and Statistics $560,690

Bretz, Richard L.• National Science Foundation

The Ohio Science and Engineering Alliance

$20,600

Larson, Paul B.• National Science Foundation

Absoluteness and Choice $106,331

Ortiz, Ivonne J.• National Science Foundation

Algebraic K-theory of Infinite Groups With Torsion

$95,601

Smith, Robert S.• Scioto County Area Foundation

Junior Scholars Program 2009 $20,000

Waikar, Vasant A.Davenport, Dennis E.Dowling, Patrick N.


Summer Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

$136,350

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Waikar, Vasant A.Davenport, Dennis E.Dowling, Patrick N.

• U.S. Department of Defense

Summer Undergraduate Mathematical Sciences Research Institute

$181,808


Microbiology $498,704

Actis, Luis A.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Study of Iron Acquisition in Acinetobacterbaumannii

$278,604

Bridge, Eileen K.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Adenovirus Activation of Cellular DNA Damage Responses

$213,000

Morgan-Kiss, Rachael M.• National Science Foundation

Collaborative Research: IPY-Plankton Dynamics in the McMurdo Dry Valley Lakes During the Transition to Polar Night

$7,100

Physics $317,424

Bali, Samir• American Chemical Society

Measurement of the Refractive Index of Highly Turbid Media

$65,000

Eid, Khalid• Research Corporation Technologies

Spin Injection and Giant Magnetoresistance in GaMnAs/Normal Metal Lateral Spin-Valves

$44,784

Pechan, Michael J.• U.S. Department of Energy Magnetic Nanoscale Physics $81,647

Urayama, Paul K.• Research Corporation Technologies

Pressure Effects on the Free/ Protein-Bound NADH Ratio Probed Using Endogenous Cellular Fluorescence

$38,948

Yarrison-Rice, Jan M.• National Science Foundation

Materials World Network Collaborative:Semiconductor Nanowire Heterostructures

$64,000

Yarrison-Rice, Jan M.Eid, Khalid

• U.S. Department of Commerce

2009 National Institute of Science and Technology Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship Program SURF

$23,045

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Political Science $38,000

Marshall, Bryan W.• American Political ScienceAssociation

American Political Science Association Congressional Fellowship

$38,000

Psychology $1,242,400

Abele, SusanneStasser, Garold L.


Coordination in Small Groups: Matching and Mismatching

$120,079

Claypool, Heather M.• National Science Foundation

The Social-Behavioral Consequences of Perceptual Fluency: How Processing EaseGuides Intergroup Contact, Goal Pursuit and Behavioral Mimicry

$101,445

DeCaro, Daniel A.Johnson, Joseph G.

• Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues

Social Acceptability Judgments of Alternative Agriculture Projects at the Kasigau Field Site in Kenya, Africa

$1,000

Diekman, Amanda• National Science Foundation

The Missing Piece of the STEM Puzzle: The Role of Communion in Women’s Career Decisions

$338,510

Gibbs, Cheryl J.• American University Miami-Whitewater Valley Public Media Project

$17,000

Green, Jennifer H.• Catholic Charities FY 2010 Miami IY Project $24,000

Green, Jennifer H.• Richmond State PsychiatricHospital

Clinical Psychology Traineeship 2009-10 $27,200

Green, Jennifer H.• Talbert House Talbert House Clinical Psych Traineeship $10,500

Johnson, Joseph G.• National Science Foundation

Decision Making Processes Under Stress $429,869

Kerig, Patricia K.• Butler County United Way Systems of Care for Maltreated Children $9,279

Kerig, Patricia K.• Ohio Department of MentalHealth

Behavioral Health and Juvenile Justice $54,076

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Messman-Moore, Terri L.• Alcoholic Beverage Medical Research Foundation

The Impact of Emotional Dysregulation and Negative Mood on College Women’sAlcohol Use and Drinking Motives

$50,000

Summerville, Amy• Procter & Gamble Postdoctoral Fellowship Contract $50,000

Summerville, Amy• Procter & Gamble Summer Studentship Contract $9,442


Psychology/ Center for School-Based Mental Health Programs $502,664

Flaspohler, Paul D.• Princeton School District Olweus Bullying Prevention Program: Princeton City Schools

$29,728

Flaspohler, Paul D.Meehan, Dawana C.

• Warren County Educational Services Center

Integrating School and Mental Health Systems

$34,951

Green, Jennifer H.• Queen of Peace School Queen of Peace Grief Consultation $625

Green, Jennifer H.• Richmond State PsychiatricHospital

Richmond State Psychiatric Clinical Psychology Traineeship

$27,200

Paternite, Carl E.• U.S. Department of Education

Examination of Decisions Leading to External Placements for ED Youth

$200,000


Mental Health for School Success-Safety and Violence Prevention Curriculum (SVPC)/ Comprehensive Systems Learning of Supports (CSLS)

$50,160


Ohio’s Shared Agenda Initiative-Mental Health, Schools, and Families Working Together

$10,000

Paternite, Carl E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Enhanced School Mental Health $50,000

Paternite, Carl E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Mental Health, Education and Family Collaboration

$100,000

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Sociology and Gerontology $151,200

Subedi, Janardan• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Mapping Genes for Neurocognitive Endophenotypes

$151,200


Sociology and Gerontology/ Center for Nepal Studies $25,000

Subedi, Janardan• Wright State University Genetic Architecture of Human Dentognathic Complex

$25,000

Speech Pathology and Audiology $195,408

Baker, Susan E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Examination of Pediatric Voice Assessment and Treatment Protocols

$15,288

Baker, Susan E.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Inspiratory Muscle Strength Training in Patients with Upper Airway Obstruction

$117,832

Hutchinson, Kathleen• Ohio Department of Education

Ohio Master’s Initiative in Education (OMNIE) Program Support

$18,000

Hutchinson, Kathleen• Ohio Department of Education

Ohio Master’s Network Initiatives in Education Scholarships in Speech-Language Pathology

$24,000

Hutchinson, Kathleen• SpeechPathology.com Speech Pathology Graduate Student Research

$5,000

Weinrich, Barbara D.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Examination of Pediatric Voice Assessment and Treatment Protocols

$15,288

Zoology $1,399,989

Costello, Aron K.Meikle, Douglas

• Sigma Xi Do Male House Mice (Mus musculus) Alter their Preference for a Female Basedon the Presence and Dominance Rank of another Male?

$400

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Del Rio-Tsonis, Katia• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Signaling Pathways During Chick RetinaRegeneration

$278,320

Distel, Christopher A.• American Society of Ichthyologists

$500

Distel, Christopher A.• U.S. Department of the Interior

Effects of Sublethal Insecticide Exposure on Competition in Pond-breeding Anurans: Do Contaminants Lead to Competitive Exclusion?

$1,601

Fisk, Melany C.• National Science Foundation

Invasion of North Temperate Forest Soilsby Exotic Earthworms

$28,200

Fisk, Melany C.• National Science Foundation

Long-term Ecological Research at the Hubbard Brook Experimental Forest

$115,890

Kaufman, Donald G.Berg, Cecilia F.

• National Endowment for the Arts

The Big Read: Oxford Hears The Call of the Wild

$16,000

Knoll, Lesley B.Vanni, Michael J.

• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

The Role of Human-Made Impoundmentsand Watershed Land Use on Carbon Cycling and Sequestration at Local and Regional Scales

$110,000

Lee, Richard E.• National Science Foundation

Mechanisms of Rapid and Winter Cold-Hardening in Insects

$202,424

Lucia, Kristen E.Keane, Brian

• American Society of Mammalogists

A Field Test of the Effects of Inbreeding on Adult Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

$1,000

Lucia, Kristen E.Keane, Brian

• Sigma Xi A Field Test of the Effects of Inbreeding on Adult Prairie Voles (Microtus ochrogaster)

$780

Mabry, Karen E.Solomon, Nancy G.

• American Museum of Natural History

Genetic Investigation of Factors Influencing Dispersal Distance

$1,500

Nelson, Jason M.Crist, Thomas O.

• Sigma Xi The Role of Managed Grasslands in the Biodiversity and Ecosystems Services of Beneficial Insects in Agricultural Landscapes

$680

Oris, James T.• Exxon Mobil Corporation Consulting Services for Exxon Mobil Corporation

$25,400

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Oris, James T.Williamson, Craig E.

• U.S. Department of Agriculture

NICHES: Nearshore Indicators for Clarity,Habitat, and Ecological Sustainability

$124,655

Robinson, Michael L.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

A Genetic Model of Urogential Development and Obstruction

$27,333

Robinson, Michael L.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

The Role of Fibroblast Growth Factors inLens Development

$344,705

Taylor, Zachary J.Hoffman, Susan M.

• American Society of Mammalogists

The Effects of Major Landscape Barriers on Genetic Structure in the Deer Mouse Peromyscus maniculatus

$1,000

Vanni, Michael J.Gonzalez, Maria J.

• Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Classification of Ohio Reservoirs Based on Lower Trophic Levels: Implementing aWatershed Template

$95,792

Williamson, Craig E.• National Science Foundation

Climate-Induced Shifts in Alpine DiatomCommunities: Linking Neoecological andPaleoecological Approaches to IncorporateResponses to Trophic Forcing

$21,309

Zhu, JieDel Rio-Tsonis, Katia

• Sigma Xi The Role of Wnt Signaling in Retina Regeneration

$2,500

See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects, Listed at End of Table II


$406,947

Zoology/ Center for Neuroscience $213,000

Isaacson, Lori G.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Regulation of Neurotrophin Expression inthe Periphery

$213,000

Zoology/ Chemistry and Biochemistry $9,990

Callahan, Phyllis A.Makaroff, Christopher A.

• Procter & Gamble Increasing Diversity in Life Sciences $9,990

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Zoology/ Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology/ Ecology Research Center $196,051

Boone, Michelle D.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Use of an Amphibian Model to Evaluate the Effects of Contaminants on Development

$196,051

Zoology/ Electron Microscopy Facility/ Microbiology/ Botany/ Chemistry and Biochemistry $343,231

Fernandes, Joyce J.Edelmann, Richard E.Actis, Luis A.Li, Qingshun Q.Makaroff, Christopher A.


MRI: Acquisition of a Confocal Microscope

$283,231

Fernandes, Joyce J.Edelmann, Richard E.Actis, Luis A.Li, Qingshun Q.Makaroff, Christopher A.

• Ohio Board of Regents MRI: Acquisition of a Confocal Microscope

$60,000

Zoology/ Geology $179,980

Lee, Richard E.McWilliams, Robert R.

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

Across the Curriculum Environmental Science to Attain Ohio Elementary SchoolAcademic Content Standard and Achievement Test Outcomes

$179,980

Richard T. Farmer School of Business $511,000

Center for Business Excellence $445,000

Ballou, Brian J.Heitger, Dan L.

• KPMG LLP Center for Business Excellence Curriculum Development Initiative

$120,000

Harman, Yvette S.Ballou, Brian J.Heitger, Dan L.

• U.S. Department of Homeland Security

Cyber Conflict Research Consortium Web*DECIDE

$325,000

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Marketing $10,000

Oakenfull, Gillian• Procter & Gamble Society Wise: Engaged Marketing in a Multicultural Environment

$10,000

Marketing/ Interactive Media Studies $56,000

Coyle, James R.• Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA)

Dollars From Sense $56,000

School of Education Health and Society $3,210,828

Center for Human Development, Learning & Technology/ Educational Psychology $29,995

Abbitt, Jason T.• U.S. Department of Education

East Texas STEM Center Partnership - Year 3

$29,995

Educational Leadership $293,900

Abes, Elisa• College of Mount St. Joseph

College of Mount St. Joseph Assistantship $18,900

Carlson, Dennis L.• Ford Foundation Re-Framing Sexuality Education $275,000

Educational Psychology $199,000

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

Project AHEAD $199,000

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Family Studies and Social Work $58,000

Bush, Kevin R.Newsome, W. Sean

• Butler County EducationalService Center

Evaluation of the CANSAFE Project: YearTwo

$58,000

Family Studies and Social Work/ Educational Psychology/ Center for Human Development, Learning &Technology

$54,921

Bush, Kevin R.Newsome, W. SeanBergen, DorisPeterson, Gary W.

• Butler County EducationalService Center

Evaluation of the Butler County Success Program: Year Four

$54,921

Kinesiology and Health $14,989

Chase, Melissa A.Claytor, Randal P.Ward, Rose Marie

• American Alliance for Health, Physical Education,Recreation and Dance

Exploring Obesity and a Fixed Mindset inAfrican-American Children

$14,989


Office of the Dean

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Ohio's Evaluation & Assessment Center for Mathematics and Science Education/ Teacher Education/ Schoolof Education, Health & Society

$1,263,238

Kahle, Jane Butler• National Science Foundation

Evaluation of Cornell University Fossil Finders

$91,000


Evaluation of Real Experiences to Enhance Learning (REEL

$70,000

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The Mathematics Science Partnership in New York City (MSPinNYC), Year 5

$119,910


University of Pennsylvania Science Teacher Institute

$60,545

Kahle, Jane Butler• Ohio Department of Education

Evaluation of Miami University Partnership for Enhancing the Teaching ofMathematics 08-09

$34,013

Woodruff, Sarah B.• National Science Foundation

Evaluation of Beyond Penguins and PolarBears: Literacy and International Polar Year (IPY)

$29,397


Evaluation of Informatics and Modeling for Authentic Science Investigations of Environmental Issues: A Spiral Trajectory

$47,355


Evaluation of Math and Science Middle School Pathways Project (MSP2)

$63,548


Evaluation of Purdue Center for Faculty Success

$43,719

Woodruff, Sarah B.• Ohio Board of Regents The Ohio Evaluation and Assessment Center for Mathematics and Science Education

$226,000

Woodruff, Sarah B.• Ohio Department of Education

Evaluation of Ohio Performance Assessment Pilot Project (OPAPP) Phase I

$123,533

Woodruff, Sarah B.• Ohio Department of Education

Evaluation of the Ohio Mathematics and Science Partnership (OMSP) Program

$215,000

Woodruff, Sarah B.• U.S. Department of Education

Southwest Ohio Science Institutes, Grades3-6

$50,000

Woodruff, Sarah B.• U.S. Department of Education- Ohio Board ofRegents

Evaluation of iDiscovery: Sustaining Professional Development Through Web-Based Learning Communities 09-10

$23,000


Evaluation of Mathematics and Science Coordination Teams (MasCOT) 08-09

$15,000

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Evaluation of Mathematics and Science Coordinator Teams (MaSCoT) 09-10

$12,500


Project Success: Assisting Students with Disabilities to Succeed in Mathematics

$11,718

Woodruff, Sarah B.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Phase II: Health RICH: Health, Risks, Information and Choices

$27,000

Teacher Education $116,056

Johnson, Iris D.Wanko, Jeffrey J.

• Ohio Board of Regents Southwest Ohio Secondary Teaching Academy- STM Academy 3 (SOSTA-3)

$47,117

Johnson, Iris D.Wanko, Jeffrey J.

• Ohio Board of Regents Southwest Ohio Secondary Teaching Academy-STM (SOSTA-STM)

$68,939

See grant(s) involving departmental faculty in University Multiple Unit Projects, Listed at End of Table II $1,044,219

Teacher Education/ School of Education, Health and Society $282,991

Mokhtari, KouiderFeyten, Carine M.

• U.S. Department of Education

English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)

$282,991

The Discovery Center/ Teacher Education/ School of Education Health and Society $897,738

McCollum, Terry L.• National Science Foundation

Dayton Urban STEM Teacher Academy $6,045

McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Board of Regents OSI Discovery $192,000

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

$99,037

McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Board of Regents Southwest Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education 2004-2005

$112,633

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McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Board of Regents Southwest Center for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Education 2007-2008

$103,844

McCollum, Terry L.• Ohio Department of Education

iDiscovery Facilitators for Partnering for Success 08-09

$33,300


IMPACT 08-09 $52,160


Ready, Set, Science! $11,221

McCollum, Terry L.• U.S. Department of Education

GEAR UP (Gaining Early Awareness & Readiness for Undergraduate Programs)

$200,000

McCollum, Terry L.• U.S. Department of Education- Ohio Board ofRegents

Mathematics and Science Coordinator Teams (MasCOT) 08-09

$45,223

McCollum, Terry L.• U.S. Department of Education- Ohio Board ofRegents

Mathematics and Science Coordinator Teams (MaSCoT) 09-10

$42,275


School of Engineering and Applied Science $1,079,867

Computer Science and Systems Analysis $154,322

Cross, Valerie• U.S. Department of Energy Similarity Measures for Taxonomy Store (TaxStore)

$30,000

Gannod, Gerald C.• National Science Foundation

CAREER: A Two-Tiered Approach for the Analysis and Evolution of High-Integrity Software Product Lines

$52,163

Karro, John E.• Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation

New Methods for the Detection of Transposable Elements

$60,000

Sobel, Ann E.• National Science Foundation

Building A SE2004 Community of Software Engineering Educators

$7,164

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Troy, Douglas A.• American Red Cross ReadyRN Disaster Nursing and Emergency Preparedness Curriculum

$4,995


Electrical and Computer Engineering $658,497

Cheng, Chi-HaoGraessle, Robert J.

• Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute (DAGSI)

Method for Porting Signal Processing andWaveform Analysis Algorithms from MATLAB Code to FPGA Hardware

$54,108

Cheng, Chi-Hao• U.S. Department of Defense

Algorithms for Digital Wideband ReceiverDesign/ Analysis for Electronic Attack (Phase II)

$150,138

Garmatyuk, Dmitriy• U.S. Department of Defense

Advanced Adaptive UWB-OFDM Radar Imaging Sensor Network for Surveillanceand Location

$49,723

Morton, Yu T.• Institute of Navigation Institute of Navigation Graduate Grant $2,000

Morton, Yu T.• Ohio State University Research Foundation

Consortium of Ohio Universities on Navigation & Timekeeping - COUNT

$10,000

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

Collaborative Research and DevelopmentProgram on Navigation and Time-Keepingwith Air Force Research Lab/ RYRN

$80,000


LADAR EO GPS/INS Atomic Clock Navigation Demonstration (LEGAND) and Worldwide Accurate Sensor Positioning System (WASPS)Technical Support

$27,050


Three-Frequency Based High Precision GPS Receiver Development for Navigation Applications

$95,000

Sahin, Gokhan• Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute (DAGSI)

Wireless (Mobile) Ad Hoc Network Intelligent Detection and Characterization

$11,443

Zhou, QihouMorton, Yu T.


A Study of the Circulation and Structure of Metallic Ions in the Mid-Latitude Ionosphere

$82,932

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Zhou, QihouMorton, Yu T.


Precise GPS Signal Tracking in Interference and Multipath Environment Using a Multi-Channel Software Receiver

$96,103

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering $165,666

Moller, James C.Shukla, Amit

• Procter & Gamble Computational Methods to Support Innovation in Engineering (CMSIE)

$10,000

Shukla, Amit• Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute (DAGSI)

Enabling Robust and Durable Aerospace Structures for Combined, Extreme Environments

$55,006

Singh, Kumar V.• Schneider Electric/ SquareD Foundation

Non-Destructive Technique for Weld Characterization

$2,000

Singh, Kumar V.• U.S. Department of Agriculture

Development of Mathematical Model ofMoisture Diffusion in Cotton Bales

$8,000

Sommers, Andrew D.• American Society of Heating, Refrigerating & Air Conditioning Engineers

Using Micro-Scale Anisotropic Surface Chemistry to Manipulate Condensate Droplets on Aluminum

$6,350

Sommers, Andrew D.• California Energy Commission

Novel Heat Exchanger Fin Surface Designfor Improved Condensate Management

$77,993

Sommers, Andrew D.• Sapa Heat Transfer AB Using Micro-Scale Anisotropic Surface Chemistry to Manipulate Condensate Droplets on Aluminum

$6,317

Paper and Chemical Engineering $101,382

Coffin, Douglas W.• Procter & Gamble The Physics of Wiping, Rubbing, and Scrubbing with Paper Towels; DevelopingStandardized Tests for Evaluating Wet-Durability of Paper Towels

$65,000

Department• Various Business Sources Research in the Paper Science Laboratories

$3,570

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Keller, D. Steven• Georgia Pacific Corporation

Mapping the Web Structural Properties ofFabric Creped Base Sheets

$32,812


School of Fine Arts $18,729

Performing Arts Series $18,729

Liberatore, Patti H.• National Endowment for the Arts

Performing Arts Series 2008-2009 Season $5,000

Liberatore, Patti H.• Ohio Arts Council Performing Arts Series 2007-2008 Season $13,729

Theatre

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Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship $1,747,158

Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship $69,153

Cochrane, Bruce J.• Oxford Physical Therapy Graduate Assistantship in Physical Therapy

$34,673

Frymier, Ann B.• Ohio Board of Regents Miami University STARS (Student Achievement in Research and Scholarship)Mentoring Program

$34,480

Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship $101,697

Oris, James T.• Ohio Board of Regents Research Incentive Program $101,697

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Scripps Foundation and Gerontology Center $1,576,308

Applebaum, Robert A.• Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio

Study the Eligibility Criteria Used in the Hamilton County Elderly Services Program

$50,582

Applebaum, Robert A.Kunkel, Suzanne R.

• Illinois Department of Aging

Evaluation of the Cash and Counseling Pilot Program in Illinois

$27,658

Applebaum, Robert A.• Ohio Department of Aging ODA Evaluation of Ohio’s Assisted Living Medicaid Waiver Program: Phase II

$113,840

Applebaum, Robert A.Mehdizadeh, Khadijeh A.

• Ohio Department of Aging Tracking Long-Term Care Utilization in Ohio: July 2007 - June 2009

$101,297

Applebaum, Robert A.Kunkel, Suzanne R.

• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation

Quality Management Tasks for TechnicalAssistance Center on Self-Directed Services

$10,843

Kunkel, Suzanne R.• Ohio Board of Regents Long Term Care Research $295,084

Kunkel, Suzanne R.Ciferri, William B.

• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Preparing the Aging Network for AOA’sChoices for Independence Initiative

$474,269

Kunkel, Suzanne R.Ciferri, William B.


Promoting State-of-the-Art Management Practices at the State and Regional Level of the Aging Network

$200,000

Lokon, Elizabeth J.• Cedar Village Open Minds through Art (OMA): An ArtProgram for People with Dementia

$79,477

Lokon, Elizabeth J.• MetLife Foundation MindAlert Training for Older Adults $1,200

Nelson, Ian M.Chow, Karl

• Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio

Partnership for the Preparation of ProviderQuality Reports

$61,547

Straker, Jane K.Nelson, Ian M.

• Cuyahoga County Department of Senior & Adult Services

Cuyahoga County Department of Senior &Adult Services Options Program Evaluation

$45,126

Straker, Jane K.• Ohio Department of Aging 2008 ODA Nursing Home Family Satisfaction Survey

$115,385

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Other Offices $1,175,396

Center for American and World Cultures

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Center for the Enhancement of Learning and Teaching $80,000

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

$80,000

Intercollegiate Athletics $307,222

Lener, Jason A.• National Collegiate Athletic Association

Academic Enhancement $62,438


Academic Enhancement 2008-09 $60,255


Special Assistance Fund 2008-2009 $26,955


Special Athlete Opportunity Fund $157,574

Lifelong Learning $36,298

Hoffmann, Nancy A.• Ohio Department of Education

B the Change (U Wish 2 C) $10,344

Hoffmann, Nancy A.• Ohio Department of Education

B the Change (U Wish 2 C) $25,954

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Office of Business Services $181,186

Allen, Paul S.• Federal Emergency Management Agency

Public Assistance Grant Program $181,186

Office of Health Education $25,000

McNeill, Leslie H.• Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services

Grant to Reduce High Risk Drinking at Institutions of Higher Education

$25,000


Office of the Provost $311,794

Herbst, Jeffrey I.• Office of Chinese Language Council International (Haban)

Confucius Institute at Miami to Create Chinese Language and Cultural Opportunities

$311,794

Recycling and Waste Reduction Program $14,760

Glover, Alicia M.Vaughn, Gregory D.

• Ohio Department of Natural Resources

2008 College and University Recycling and Waste Reduction Program

$14,760

Student Financial Aid $20,000

Johnson, Elizabeth M.• Scioto County Area Foundation

Student Assistance Scholarships $20,000

University Libraries $3,500

Brinkman, Stacy N.• Academic Library Association of Ohio

First Generation College Students: Their Information-Seeking Behavior and Experiences of the Academic Library

$500

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Wright, Deborah K.• American Philosophical Society/ Bibliographical Society of America

The Correspondence of Matthew Prior, anElectronic Edition

$3,000

University Libraries/ Western College Memorial Archives $15,000

Johnson, Jacqueline• Ohio Humanities Council The Digitization of the Mississippi Freedom Summer Collection

$15,000

WMUB $180,636

Callison, Cleve T.• Corporation for Public Broadcasting

Radio Community Service Grant- Fiscal Year 2009

$146,542

Callison, Cleve T.• ETech Ohio ETech Ohio $34,094

Regional Campus - Hamilton $697,371

Art- Hamilton $500

Wilson, Roscoe L.• Butler County Commission of a Sculpture for the 2008 Recycle to Win Challenge

$500

Botany- Hamilton $20,237

Gladish, Daniel K.• Ohio Plant BiotechnologyConsortium

Gene Expression Patterns of ProgrammedCell Death During Vascular AerenchymaFormation in Seedling Roots of Glycine max (Soybean)

$20,237

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Corporate and Community Institute- Hamilton $341,164

Weber, Kathleen M.• Various Business Sources Continuing Education Classes $341,164

Engineering Technology $60,000

Speckert, Robert E.• Ohio Board of Regents CT2 Validation Center $60,000

Hamilton Center for Civic Engagement $14,567

Vascik, George S.Moyer, Johanna B.

• Library of Congress America’s Journey: Using the “AmericanMemory Project” to Meet Ohio Content Standards

$14,567

History- Hamilton $210,003

Johnson, Martin P.Carrafiello, Michael L.


Journey to Freedom: A History and CivicsSummer Academy

$210,003

Zoology- Hamilton $50,900

Berg, David J.Sei, Makiri


RUI: Patterns of Biodiversity of Benthic Invertebrates in Chihuahuan Desert Springs

$15,000

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

Continuing Mark-Recapture Studies of theTexas Hornshell Popenaias popeii

$19,900

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

Survey of Invertebrate Diversity at Blue Spring New, Mexico

$16,000


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Regional Campus - Middletown $1,986,845

Applied Research Center $630,410

Seufert, Robert L.• Butler Technology and Career Development Schools

Butler Tech Core Standard Interviews 2009

$16,000

Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services

Parents Who Host Lose the Most Survey 2008

$20,000

Seufert, Robert L.• Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services

Parents Who Host Lose the Most: Don’t Be a Party to Teenage Drinking Program Evaluation

$10,600

Seufert, Robert L.• Positive Approach to TeenHealth (PATH)

Pathblazer Evaluation $5,000

Seufert, Robert L.• The RIDGE Project Project Abstinence Education Evaluation 2008-09

$35,000

Seufert, Robert L.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

ATM Education (Abstinence Til Marriage)Evaluation

$25,000

Seufert, Robert L.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

ThinkSmart Program Evaluation $68,810

Seufert, Robert L.• U.S. Department of Transportation

Highway Traffic Safety Evaluation and Action Planning

$450,000


Center for Chemistry Education $907,178

Sarquis, Arlyne M.• National Petrochemical andRefiners Association

National Petrochemical and Refiners Association NPRA Science Teacher Education Project, Years 2009-2014

$449,000

Sarquis, Arlyne M.Hogue, Lynn M.


Advancing Ohio’s Physical Science Proficiency 2009-10

$224,977

Sarquis, Arlyne M.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Phase II: Health RICH: Health, Risks, Information and Choices

$233,201

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Corporate and Community Institute- Middletown $346,257

Jesse, Edel M.• Various Business Sources Continuing Education Classes $298,335

McNab, Patricia L.• Various Business Sources Continuing Education Classes $47,922

English- Middletown $9,000

Casey, Moira E.• Center for Lesbian and GayStudies

The Lesbian in the House: Language, Domesticity, and Desire in Twentieth-Century Irish Lesbian Fiction

$7,500

Cotugno, Marianne• Middletown Community Foundation

GED Writing Contest $1,500

Office of Dean - Middletown Campus $84,000

Schorman, Rob• Cincinnati State Technicaland Community College

Tech Prep $84,000

Office of the Dean / Campus-Community Connection/ Miami Middletown Downtown $10,000

Melbye, Eric E.• United Way of Cincinnati-Middletown Area

Miami Middletown Downtown $10,000

Zoology- Middletown

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University Multiple Units $2,297,961

Applied Research Center/ Sociology and Gerontology- Oxford $10,000

Seufert, Robert L.Muschert, Glenn W.Peguero, Anthony A.

• Butler County Juvenile Court

Butler County Disproportionate MinorityContact (DMC)

$10,000

Center for American and World Cultures/ Theatre/ History $40,000

Berman, Mary JaneArmstrong, Ann E.Frazier, Nishani

• National Endowment for the Humanities

Finding Freedom Summer in Oxford, Ohio $40,000

Computer Science and Systems Analysis/ Center for Writing Excellence $865

Burge, Janet E.Anderson, Paul V.


The Software Communication ChautauquaSeries

$865

Computer Science and Systems Analysis/ Psychology $300,000

Bachmann, Eric R.Waller, David A.


Realistic Simulation of Environments of Unlimited Size in Immersive Virtual Environments

$300,000

Mathematics and Statistics/ School of Education, Health and Society $100,000

Skillings, John H.Johnson, Iris D.

• Ohio Board of Regents Choose Ohio First: Improving STEM Teacher Preparation: A Long Term Investment

$100,000

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Mathematics and Statistics/ Teacher Education $190,679

D’Ambrosio, Beatriz S.Edwards, Michael T.Harper, Suzanne R.Johnson, Iris D.


Miami University Partnership for Enhancing Teaching of Mathematics (MUPET)

$190,679

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

$75,878

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


Miami University CCAMPIS Grant - a.k.a.Miami University Three Campus Childcare Centers

$75,878

Office of Health Education/ Kinesiology and Health $100,000

Urra, Daniel E.Zullig, Keith J.Murray, Karen A.


Drug Free Communities Support Program $100,000

Paper and Chemical Engineering/ Chemistry and Biochemistry $135,299

Kerr, Lei L.Sommer, André J.

• U.S. Department of Energy Defect Chemistry Study of Nitrogen Doped ZnO Thin Films

$135,299

The Discovery Center/ Teacher Education/ Physics $576,593

McCollum, Terry L.Blue, Jennifer M.


Southwest Ohio Science Institutes, Grades3-6

$576,593

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The Discovery Center/ Teacher Education/ School of Education, Health and Society/ Zoology/ Geography/College of Arts and Science

$276,947

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


iDiscovery: Sustaining Professional Development Through Web-Based Learning Communities

$276,947

Zoology- Hamilton/ Ecology Research Center $148,700

Berg, David J.Rypstra, Ann L.


Research Experiences for UndergraduatesSite: Ecology in Human-Dominated Landscapes

$148,700

Zoology- Hamilton/ Zoology- Oxford/ Zoology- Middletown $130,000

Keane, BrianSolomon, Nancy G.Harding, Paul A.


Investigation of Genes and Complex Social Behavior Under Ecologically Relevant Conditions

$130,000

Zoology- Middletown/ Center for Neuroscience $213,000

Janik, James M.• U.S. Department of Healthand Human Services

Role and Mechanisms of Prolactin on HPA Axis Activation Following Stress

$213,000

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TABLE III MIAMI UNIVERSITY FACULTY, STAFF, AND STUDENTS

SUBMITTING PROPOSALS July 1, 2008 – June 30, 2009

From July 1, 2008 through June 30, 2009, a total 276 University faculty, staff, and students prepared and submitted 539 proposals to outside organizations for funding of academic projects. Their affiliations and last names appear in the table below. Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of proposals, if more than one, for which an individual was listed as (one of) the Principal Investigator(s).

Arts and Science, College of

American Studies Program Hamlin (2), Quinn

Anthropology Hay-Rollins, Klumbyte, Peterson

Botany Edelman, Gorchov, Kiss, J. (4), Li (5), Liang (10), Meicenheimer, Money, Moore (2), Schussler, Stevens, Vincent, Xing

Center for Bioinformatics and Hawes Functional Genomics

Center for Environmental, Education, Eshbaugh (2), Kaufman (4) Natural History, and Conservation

Center for Nepal Studies Subedi (2)

Center for Neuroscience Isaacson (2)

Center for Public Management and Russo (2) Regional Affairs/Political Science

Center for School-based Mental Elfstrom, Flaspohler (3), Green (2), Meehan, Paternite (8) Health Programs

Chemistry and Biochemistry Bretz (2), Crowder (12), Dabney-Smith, Danielson, Gung (9), Hagerman (3), Hartley (2), Kennedy, M. (10), Lorigan (2), Makaroff (6), Novak (2), Pacey (17), Sommer (21), Spendel (6), Steinecker (2), Taylor (5), Wang (3), Zou (2)

Classics Nimis

Communication Patterson, Ryan

Comparative Religion Wilson

Ecology Research Center Rypstra, Vanni (3)

English Fuller, Klestinec, Mandell, Palozzi, Schoolman (2), Tuma

Geography Cummins, England, Henry, Klak, Maingi, Medley, Prytherch (3), Renwick (3), Skryzhevska

Geology Brudzinski, Currano, Currie, Dong (7), Hart (2), Levy, McWilliams, Pradhan, Rakovan, J. (3), Widom

German, Russian, and East Asian Languages DiDonato (2), Ganeva

History Cobb, Frazier, Frederickson, Osterloh (2), Prior

Institute of Environmental Sciences* Boardman (4), Rakovan, M. (2), Woy-Hazelton

Mathematics and Statistics Davenport (2), Dowling (2), Randrianantoanina N., Smith, R., Waikar (2), Wright, Zhang

Microbiology Actis (4), Balish (3), Bollmann (8), Cheng, Friedberg, Morgan-Kiss (9)

Myaamia Project Baldwin

Philosophy Fennen

Physics Bali, Bayram, Clemens, Eid, Pechan, Yarrison-Rice

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Political Science Dawisha (2), Oliver, Schenk (3), Sharafutdinova

Psychology Biran, DeCaro, Elfstrom, Flaspohler (5), Fritz (3), Gibbs (2), Green (3), Johnson (2), Kerig (3), McConnell, Messman-Moore (2), Olzak, Quinn, Summerville (2), Wolfe

Sociology and Gerontology Brown, Lippmann, Muschert, Peguero, Subedi

Speech Pathology and Audiology Glaspey, Scarborough (2)

Vision Center Kiss, A.

Women’s Studies Program Detloff

Zoology Berg, C., Callahan, Costanzo, Crist, Distel (2), Eshbaugh, Fernandes (3), Fisk (4), Gonzalez (2), James (2), Kaufman (2), Killian, Knoll, Lee, Mabry, Meikle, Moeller (2), Myers, Oris, Schaeffer (5), Solomon (3), Tomoyasu, Vanni (3), Williamson (7)

Business Administration, School of

Center Business Excellence Ballou, Heitger

Economics Davis, Elliott, Lyons

Interactive Media Studies Platt

Marketing Coyle, Greenlee, Oakenfull Education, Health and Society, School of

Center for Human Development, Abbitt, Bergen, Peterson Learning & Technology

Educational Leadership Badiali

Educational Psychology Wang

Family Studies and Social Work Bush (2), Kuvalanka, Newsome (2)

Kinesiology and Health Alessio, Cox (2), Ubbes, Ward (2)

Ohio’s Evaluation & Assessment Center Woodruff (20) for Mathematics and Science in Ohio

Teacher Education Baustista, Feyten, Johnson (3), Misco, Shiveley, Wanko (2)

The Discovery Center McCollum, T. (10) Engineering and Applied Science, School of

Computer Science and Systems Analysis Burge (3), Cross, Frikken (3), Gannod (3), Karro, Sobel, Troy (2)

Electrical and Computer Engineering Cheng (4), Graessle, Morton (6), Zhou

Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering Bailey-Van Kuren, Dollar (2), Carter, Khan, Koo, Moller, Shukla (2), Singh (4), Sommers (2)

Paper and Chemical Engineering Keller, Kerr (4), Thrash (4)

Fine Arts, School of

Miami Design Collaborative Johnston (2)

Music Averbach

Performing Arts Series Liberatore (2)

Theatre Armstrong, Blanning Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (GSOARS)

GSOARS Cochrane, Frymier (2) Oris (2)

Scripps Foundation and Gerontology Center Applebaum (5), Carr, Chow, Ciferri (2), Kart, Kinney (3), Kunkel (3), Lokon (2), Mehdizadeh, Nelson, Rahman

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Other Offices

Career Services Froude, Hearin

Center for American and World Cultures Berman (2)

Center for Writing Excellence Anderson

Intercollegiate Athletics Lener (4)

Lifelong Learning Hoffmann (2)

Office of Business Services Allen (2)

Office of Health Education McNeill, Urra

Office of the Provost Skillings

Student Affairs Shanley

Student Financial Aid Johnson

University Libraries Brinkman, Hurst, Johnson (2), Michel, Resnis (2), Stuckey (2)

William Holmes McGuffey Museum Sheumaker

WMUB Callison (2) Regional Campus- Hamilton

Art- Hamilton Wilson

Campus Kids Anderson, Jones, Leader, Kochensparger, Haislar

Corporate and Community Institute Weber (36)

Engineering Technology Abatan (3), Hergert, Seifried, Speckert (3)

Center for Civic Engagement Dienno (2), Miller, Moyer, Sepela, Vascik

History Carrafiello, Johnson

Placement Office Cassady

Zoology Berg (3), Keane (2), Sei Regional Campus- Middletown

Applied Research Center Seufert (12)

Center for Chemistry Education Hodge, Sarquis, A. (4)

Chemistry and Biochemistry Marine, Marshall

Computer and Information Technology Bishop-Clark, Han

Corporate and Community Institute Jesse (28), McNab (5)

Engineering Technology Ranatunga

English Casey, Cotugno, Melbye

French and Italian Camara (2)

Geography Kisanga (2)

Humanities Program Allen, Bowyer, Burke, Heyda

Mathematics & Statistics Attanayake

Office of the Dean Schorman

Philosophy Domino (2)

Zoology Harding

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Undergraduate Research and Mentoring: Achieving Success in Science through Undergraduate Research Experiences URM: ASSURE, A program funded by the National Science Foundation

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During the past academic year, six students (cohort 1) participated in individual research projects and took a seminar course on proposal writing; all of them successfully competed for funding from the Undergraduate Research Award program. Seven freshmen (cohort 2) participated in laboratory rotations hosted by 11 labs. As students advance through the program, they will have the opportunity to participate in advanced seminars, and workshops on topics such as research-based careers, preparing for graduate school, writing a senior thesis.

The URM: ASSURE program has successfully collaborated with the Office of Admissions to involve faculty, graduate students and undergraduate researchers in existing recruitment programs such as BRIDGES (Fall 2008) and Multicultural Leadership Program (Summer 2008). Several participating labs have developed posters for high school students to communicate the significance of ongoing research. In the coming year, area high schools with high enrollments of underrepresented groups will be included in educational outreach to publicize the program. Each year the program hosts its own research poster session to showcase the research projects of participating faculty labs. This year, first year science students as well as area high schools were invited to attend. Dr Joyce Fernandes, Associate Professor of Zoology and Principal Investigator of the URM program says that it was very encouraging to have projects from Talawanda High School represented at the session.

With the goal of sustaining this program beyond the NSF funding period, two faculty learning communities were facilitated last year by the Project Directors. These learning communities were supported by CELT and CWE, and focused on strategies to enhance retention in the Biological Sciences and most importantly, to foster the development of research skills in undergraduates.

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Dr. Emy Monroe

Students as Scholars – The Value of Undergraduate Research

Dr. Emy Monroe was the keynote speaker at the 15th Annual Miami University Undergraduate Research Forum. Dr. Monroe is interested in the conservation and management of biodiversity in aquatic ecosystems. She came to Miami University in 2003 to do her doctoral work with Dr. David Berg in the Department of Zoology. At Miami she studied the conservation genetics of native freshwater mussels in Midwestern rivers and finished her PhD on that topic in 2008. She is currently a postdoctoral fellow in conservation genetics at the University of South Dakota.

As part of her assistantship duties while a graduate student, Emy coordinated Miami’s NSF supported Research Experiences For Undergraduate Students (REU) program on “Ecology in Human Dominated Landcapes”. Part of her role was to work closely with students on their

transition into a fully immersed research setting. Her experience as a mentor of undergraduate students and having the opportunity to watch students develop personally and professionally as a result of their research projects provides Emy with insights on the benefits of undergraduate research that go well beyond the laboratory.

As an alumna, Emy is a great example of what makes Miami an outstanding university. Her dedication to student-centered learning in a strong, experiential program is commendable and will serve her well in her career. The following paragraphs are excerpts from her keynote address.

“As a Miami Graduate student, collaborating and mentoring undergraduate student scholars has had an extremely positive effect on my success and I am convinced that the model of teaching and scholarship at Miami is outstanding. Today, I’ll highlight some of the reasons that your research experience here is just the beginning of your professional development. I’ve learned that my professional development has been a journey that has been greatly enriched by undergraduate scholars. Prior to coming to Miami University, I limited exposure to undergraduate research. I had no idea before I came here that undergraduate student scholars would play such a large role in my endeavors as a graduate student. However once I was here, I noticed that each faculty member was committed to working with undergraduate scholars and the University followed through with amazing support for undergraduate research. As all of you know, there are countless benefits to all members of the university community when undergraduates engage as student scholars, but I’ll just highlight three of them that students may not have considered, and hopefully students engaged in undergraduate research will be inspired to continue on their journey as scholars and go onto graduate or professional school.

“Ultimately, undergraduate research experiences help students learn about the journey each person takes along the path to enlightenment. In reflecting on my own journey as a student and then a mentor, it seems to me that a difficult lesson to learn is that the pursuit of knowledge through scholarship might feel like you are stepping off of a cliff and you don’t have a parachute with you, because the quest for new knowledge is a step into the unknown. I think this happens because traditional coursework commonly trains students to work on problems where there is a guaranteed solution. In contrast, research puts students into the real world, where the solution is unknown and requires hard work and dedication to achieve. Sometimes, this means learning from your mistakes, even though making mistakes is sometimes painful. This kind of life-lesson is one of the most important lessons that has prepared you to go onto graduate school. Even if you switch the focus of your studies, the realization that you can be successful by applying yourself will enable you to meet the challenges of graduate school to eventually become mentors for the next generation of undergraduate scholars.

“Another life lesson that undergraduate research teaches students is the value of team work. In contrast to most course work, student scholars are dependent on faculty, graduate students, and other undergraduates to accomplish their goals and integrate their research into a larger framework that can be applied to the real world. Hopefully, you’ve realized that no one can accomplish research on their own, and each part of the team has vital contributions to the overall success of the team. In my case, teamwork with colleagues outside Miami, my faculty advisor, and the undergraduate scholars I worked with at Miami were key to my success. The first undergraduate I collaborated with actually taught me how

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to sequence DNA in our laboratory! I will forever be grateful to her, and I hope that our collaboration on her research project was part of the reason she was successful in completing a graduate degree and is now happily employed conducting ecological research. The ability to work as part of a team to reach common goals is a key to being successful in graduate school and professional careers. Of the eight students I’ve directly mentored, three are still undergraduate students, one will be entering a professional program next year, and four have gone onto graduate school. I’ve been interviewing for jobs over the last year, and each interview included questions about how I might involve teams of undergraduates in my research. Based on my experience at Miami, I was easily able to answer these questions and provide concrete examples of how I’d be able to include undergraduate students in my research. You too, will be able to use your Miami research experience to highlight your abilities as a productive collaborator.

“As students that are working at the cutting edge in your field, hopefully you have been inspired to continue your quest to learn and, since you have developed the ability to think creatively, you are ready to go on to graduate school. You’ve gained insight into where ‘knowledge’ comes from, and this has hopefully motivated you to work towards a career in research. One way I’ve seen students get inspired is to attend regional or national meetings where they present their research and learn the latest and greatest results being generated in their field. I saw this sort of experience generate excitement and spur students onto graduate school with great success when I helped coordinate our NSF REU summer program. Overall, the total research experience and attending scientific meetings helped motivate students to continue their journey in research. Eight four percent of all participants in that program have gone onto graduate or professional school or are working in a biology related field. Furthermore, I am sure that the success of Miami graduates in around the world today is due in large part to the undergraduate scholarship that has been perfected over the years and that is ingrained in our culture here.

“In these hard economic times, it may be challenging for people to find employment, and the situation recent graduates find themselves in where you need experience to get a job and need a job to get experience may be more important than ever. All of you out there today have real-world experience that you can put on your CV or resume. I encourage you to reflect on your experience and emphasize the skills you have learned from your student as scholar experience. If you explain and highlight the benefits of this experience I am certain it will help you obtain a position in graduate school or to start your career.

“Like the seniors that will be graduating this year, I too will soon be moving on to the next step in my journey. I know that implementing the model of undergraduate scholarship I learned here at Miami will be a key to my success as a biologist. I look forward to continuing to involve undergraduate students in my postdoctoral research and eventually as a college professor. I hope that you too will carry on this tradition as you journey forward to meet your own career goals.

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Interdisciplinary Technology Development Challenge

Undergraduate student teams develop and demonstrate a technology at the laboratory scale, provide fiscal projections that indicate financial viability, and identify policy issues that incorporate esthetic and societal concerns.

The program, funded by the University President and Provost and administered by the Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship, brings together interdisciplinary teams of 5-8 undergraduates, (requiring a student from each of these fields: engineering, science, business, design, and a department that studies societal acceptance/concerns of new technology). Teams must seek out a faculty mentor who will be responsible for oversight of the project. Individual departments or programs may consider providing independent study credit for this project.

Team applications are due early in fall semester to allow time for contestants to develop their ideas, work on viability of their projects, and with guidance from their mentors and the MUITDC steering committee, envision a prototype apparatus and write up a project report for presentation. The MUITDC steering committee provides funds for prototype construction, provides advice and guidance throughout the course of the project, judges the final presentations, and provides a monetary award for the top contestants.

At the 2008 Undergraduate Research Forum President David Hodge offered these remarks,

“This challenge required students to organize their efforts outside the friendly confines of a course and necessitated self-motivation and an exceptional degree of interdisciplinary collaboration. The research problem was broadly defined, leaving students to wrestle with great opportunity but also facing great uncertainty. Building a team strategy that addressed both issues was critical to the learning process. At that point, students needed to see themselves as having moved beyond the curriculum. In achieving this fundamental leap, students became, in the truest sense of the term, scholars. They now possess the habits of mind - critical thinking, research skills, initiative, and self-discipline - that provide full preparation for an inquiry-based life. They can look to the future and the endless possibilities outlined by their own work.”

Three teams created projects to meet the 2008-09 Challenge “Recovered Energy Systems” and two teams addressed the 2007-08 challenge “Biomass: Promising Energy and Chemical Raw Material Supply Industry.” The 2008-09 Challenge was profiled on a recent “Our Green Valley” series report on the National Public Radio Station WYSO (Yellow Springs, OH) (http://www.publicbroadcasting.net/wyso/news key word: Miami University Competition).

Given the Ohio Governor’s, the Ohio Third Frontier’s, and the U.S. President’s emphasis on the development of alternative energy, Miami announces the topic for the 2009-10 competition will be “Clean and Alternative Energy Systems”.

Program Benefits The MUITDC program addresses one of Miami’s Strategic Goal I.A.51embracing our desire to increase the proportion of undergraduate students involved in direct, meaningful research experiences with faculty and staff. Current program guidelines previous participant information are available on Miami’s undergraduate research website www.muohio.edu/undergradresearch hosted by the Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship.

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Miami University Undergraduate Research Award Program

Miami University Senate support for small-scale undergraduate independent scholarly activities

Miami’s Undergraduate Research Award Program encourages students to initiate and carry out small-scale, independent research projects in any discipline. Students can develop and implement either a practical or a creative study under the supervision of a faculty member. Individual awards or group project awards usually range from $150 to $1,000 and are made available through the University Senate Undergraduate Research Committee. Throughout the academic year, committee members (six faculty, one graduate student and five undergraduates) focus on these goals:

promote quality research experiences for undergraduate students•advocate policies and procedures encouraging undergraduate research•increase quality and recognition of undergraduate research accomplishments•encourage faculty/student research•

This program encourages students to begin the process of becoming a researcher, develop critical thinking skills and gain effective strategies for life-long learning with a Miami faculty researcher as guide. Students have reported their undergraduate research program experiences as a starting point for developing larger scale research projects.

Other Program Benefitsprovide hands on experience working with a faulty researcher•engage the student as active research agent•provide a meaningful activity to utilize real research practices•learn how to propose a grant•offer students the opportunity to become part of a research environment•introduce students to professional interaction with graduate students/ faculty•validate talented undergraduates with a chance to add ideas to faculty research interest•focus on scholarly activity early on in the undergraduate career•provide an educational opportunity shown to increase student intellectual maturity•improve Miami’s ability to attract talented students•

The Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (OARS) provides logistic support for the undergraduate research program, which has been sponsored by the University Senate since the early 1970’s. The program has continued to be a valued introduction for undergraduate students to the benefits of research.

Current program guidelines and a complete listing of past program participants by year are available on Miami’s undergraduate research website (www.muohio.edu/undergradresearch) hosted by the Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship.

Andrew Allbee Examination of a Gene Encoding a Putative Methylamine Permease in a Methanogen

Aimi Toyama Identifying the Role of the mtmP Gene in Methylotrophic Methanogenesis

Lindsey Bullinger Investigating First Year Chemistry Major Students’ Ideas About Chemicals

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Miami University Undergraduate Summer Scholars (USS)

Program of Individual Faculty Mentorship for Miami University Sophomores and Juniors

The Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (OARS) hosts this premier undergraduate summer research program, which has been sponsored by the Provost office since 1995. Each Summer the USS program offers over 100 student researchers the opportunity to create and conduct a 12-credit hour research project or other creative activity with a Miami faculty mentor.

The USS program encourages students to develop a thorough understanding of the processes of scholarship—through discovering the way one asks questions, collects, and organizes information, reflects on the experience, and communicates the results of that synthesis to others. Miami offers two opportunities during the year for USS students to participant in a poster presentation session to share research results. During these poster sessions, many students reported understanding how this experience pushed them towards development of critical thinking skills (e.g., adaptability, insightfulness, and problem solving).

Program Benefits This one-on-one mentored relationship encourages students to hone critical thinking skills and gain effective strategies for life-long learning with a Miami faculty researcher as a touchstone. Students have often rated their USS program experience to be academically and intra-personally challenging.

adds a distinctive educational experience to the undergraduate education of a significant •number of Miami studentsengages students as active research agents•encourages students to become organized in time management in research areas•immerses participants in the discipline required to take on graduate level type work•offers students the opportunity to include global awareness in the learning experience•increases interaction between faculty and students•enhances faculty research programs by the participation of talented undergraduates•clearly links scholarship and teaching at the University•provides an educational opportunity shown to increase student intellectual maturity•improves Miami’s ability to attract talented students•

Contact Martha E. Weber, Undergraduate Research Coordinator and USS program Coordinator for more information. Current program guidelines and a complete listing of past program participants by year are available on Miami’s undergraduate research website (www.muohio.edu/undergradresearch) hosted by the Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship.

Esther A. Cheng Recombinant Production and Purification of HB-EGF DN in Mammalian Cells

Tyler Brest Studies of Giant Magnetoresistance in GaMNAs Microstructures

Louis R. Troll Spatial Mapping of Fibrous Web Density by Laser Profilometry and Beta Ray Transmission Radiography

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Miami University Senate Committee on Faculty Research

The Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship (OARS) provides administrative support and ex officio representation by both the Associate Provost for Research and Scholarship and the Associate Dean for Research and Scholarship on the Committee on Faculty Research (CFR).

Miami’s University Senate appoints CFR members and charges them with supporting and encouraging the development of externally funded research. CFR supports five awards: summer research awards, grants to promote research, research graduate assistantships, Publication, Reprint, Exhibition, and Performance Costs (PREP) Program, and the Miami University Distinguished Scholar Award. Each year, the University President honors Distinguished Scholar awardees at Faculty Assembly to recognize the sustained excellence in research or other creative activity has brought them prominence in their fields.

All continuing tenure eligible or tenured faculty, including librarians holding the M.S.L.S. Degree or equivalent, may apply as specified in the guidelines. The committee recognizes that research varies from discipline to discipline and interprets research as creative endeavors that seek to add to the sum of human knowledge. Previous awardees and program guidelines are available on the OARS website (www.muohio.edu/oars).

Applications and Awards (2008-2009)

Faculty Research Grants Program

Requested Awarded

Summer Research Appointments

Applied and Natural Sciences (ANS) 16 6

Business, Education, and Social Sciences (BESS) 14 5

Fine Arts and Humanities (FAH) 23 9

Research Graduate Assistantships




Grants to Promote Research




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Year Awarded Name Faculty Department2007–2008 Paul B. Larson Mathematics & Statistics

2007–2008 Patrick J. Haney Polticial Science

2007–2008 James T. Oris Zoology

2006–2007 Hailiang Dong Geology

2006–2007 Tao Jiang Mathematics and Statistics

2005–2006 John Z. Kiss Botany

2005–2006 Hongcai Zhou Chemistry & Biochemistry

2005–2006 Margaret Ziolkowski German, Russian and East Asian Languages

2004–2005 James A. Cox Chemistry & Biochemistry

2004–2005 Stephen Tuck Classics

2004–2005 Robert Weinberg Physical Education Health & Sport Studies

2004–2005 Judith Zinnser History

2003–2004 Ann L. Rypstra Zoology

2003–2004 Garold L. Stasser Psychology

2003–2004 Jane Butler Kahle Teacher Education

2003–2004 Katia Del–Rio Tsonis Zoology

2002–2003 Gary A. Lorigan Chemistry & Biochemistry

2002–2003 Yildirim Dilek Geology

2001–2002 Allen R. McConnell Psychology

2001–2002 Britton J. Harwood English

2001–2002 Gilbert Gordon Chemistry & Biochemistry

2001–2002 John M. Rothgeb Political Science

2000–2001 A. John Bailer Mathematics and Statistics

2000–2001 Narcisse Randrianantoanina Mathematics and Statistics

2000–2001 Susan R. Ewing Art

2000–2001 William B. Stiles Psychology

1999–2000 Doris Bergen Educational Psychology

1999–2000 Michael W. Crowder Chemistry & Biochemistry

1999–2000 Sheldon I. Guttman Zoology

1999–2000 Susan J. Morgan English

The Miami University Distinguished Scholar Award honors faculty whose sustained excellence in research or other creative activity has brought them prominence in their fields

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Associate Provost’s Perspective


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by Bruce J. Cochrane,Asssociate Provost for Research and Scholarship

I am pleased to introduce and present the 2009 Annual Report of the Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship. One of the cornerstones of Miami University’s Strategic Plan is the infusion of research and scholarly activity into the framework of the university. The teacher/scholar model is at the heart of Miami’s model for faculty, and discovery is at the heart of the Miami student experience. Professors who are at the intellectual frontiers of their respective disciplines make important contributions to knowledge, and they provide exceptional learning and discovery opportunities that define the educational experience at Miami.

President David Hodge has challenged the University to meet the needs of the State and the Nation by increasing the role of research and scholarly activities both within and outside of the classroom setting. Meeting this challenge requires that we extend our resources by seeking and obtaining external sources of funds. This has now become particularly critical as we face today’s economic and social realities. The faculty, staff, and student profiles presented within this report highlight a few outstanding examples of our approach toward meeting these goals. I congratulate everyone at Miami who played a role in our successes.

We are proud of our long-standing tradition of combining strong liberal education goals with outstanding research and scholarly activities. This annual report highlights our activities over the past year. We had another great year, and we expect to have more years of growth in opportunities provided by these extramural sources of funds.

Sincerely,

Bruce J. Cochrane, Ph.D.Associate Provost for Research and Scholarship

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Bruce J. Cochrane, Ph.D. Dean of the Graduate School and Associate Provost for Research & Scholarship [email protected]

James T. Oris, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Research & Scholarship [email protected]

Terri Brosius, A.A.B. Master Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Tricia L. Callahan, M.A. Assistant Director [email protected]

Helen G. Kiss, Ph.D. Assistant Director and Information Coordinator [email protected]

Anne P. Schauer, M.A. Assistant Director [email protected]

Rachel L. Shelley, B.A. Administrative Assistant [email protected]

Neal H. Sullivan, Ph.D. Research Compliance Officer [email protected]

Martha E. Weber, M.S. Undergraduate Research Coordinator Assistant to the Associate Provost for Research and Dean of the Graduate School [email protected]

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“Providing Enriching Opportunities for Students, Faculty, Staff, Ohio, and the Nation”

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Compliments of the Graduate School and Office for the Advancement of Research and Scholarship

The mission of the Office for the Advancement of Research & Scholarship (OARS) is to encourage, facilitate, and support the Miami University community in its effort to obtain external funding for all forms of research, education, scholarly, creative, service, and outreach activities.

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