June 2008

June Awards Received:
60 totalling $7,141,841.32
June Proposals Submitted:
51 from 34 Principal Investigators
FY08 Year-to-Date Active Sponsored Projects:
635 as of June 30, 2008
FY08 Year-to-Date Active Investigators:
246 as of June 30, 2008

Awards Received in June 2008

External funding awards listed on this page are drawn from database records maintained in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. An award is recorded as “received” on the date when the UM Accounting Office notifies the Principal Investigator (PI) and the ORSP that a grant account has been established for the project.

PI Name PI Department/Unit Sponsor Name Proposal Title Co-PI Name/s
Angle, TimothyDivision of Outreach and Continuing EducationMississippi Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning/US Department of EducationReading Institute: Integrating Literacy Skills in the Content Areas for Middle School TeachersLove, Fannye E
Brewer, John StephenBiologyNational Audubon Society, Inc.Ecological Restoration of Natural Fire Regimes in Oak-Hickory Forests at the Strawberry Plains Audubon Center
Burnham, ThomasOffice of the Dean of EducationMississippi Department of EducationMississippi Teacher Corps
Burnham, ThomasOffice of the Dean of EducationMississippi Department of EducationMississippi Teacher Fellowship Program (FA 09)Webb, Whitney Thompson
Chambers, JamesJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsU.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research ServiceAcoustic Technologies for Evaluating Catfish Production
Chambers, JamesJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsSouthern Regional Aquaculture Center/U.S. Department of AgricultureDevelopment and Evaluation of Pond Inventory Methods
Clark, AliceOffice of Research and Sponsored ProgramsMississippi State University/National Science FoundationInnovations through Computational SciencesDavis, Steven R
Doerksen, Robert
Ritchie, Jason E
Sukanek, Peter
Tschumper, Gregory S
Wadkins, Randy Mack
Wells, Amy
Cremaldi, Lucien MPhysics and AstronomyU.S. Department of EnergyExperimental Study of Electroweak and Heavy Flavor Physics (2008-2009)Kroeger, Robert S
Quinn, Gene
Summers, Don
Cremaldi, Lucien MPhysics and AstronomyFermi National Accelerator Laboratory/U.S. Department of EnergyPixel M & O 2008
Cutler, StephenMedicinal ChemistryNational Center for Research ResourcesCenter of Research Excellence in Natural Products Neuroscience (CORE-NPN) Year 3
Davidson, Gregg RGeology and Geological EngineeringMississippi State University/U.S. Geological SurveyNatural Enhanced Transport of Agricultural Pb and AS through Riparian Wetlands
Davis, CynthiaMississippi Judicial CollegeMississippi Division of Public Safety Planning/U.S. Dept of JusticeJuvenile Justice Training Grant
Day, ElaineBiologyMississippi Functional Genomics Network/National Institutes of HealthREO Program: Summer Research Opportunities for Undergraduates-Joshua Hamer
Denley, TristanMathematicsMississippi Institutions of Higher Learning/State of MississippiNCAT-MS Course Redesign Proposal-Business Calculus
Dyer, DonaldModern LanguagesNational Security AgencyMississippi StarTalk II-Student Training
Easson, Gregory LUniversity of Mississippi Geoinformatics CenterWorld Vision MexicoWorld Vision Mexico-Disaster Training
ElSohly, MahmoudNational Center for Natural Products ResearchNational Institute on Drug AbuseProduction, Analysis and Distribution of Cannabis, Marijuana Cigarettes and Related MaterialsKhan, Ikhlas
Gilbert, KennethJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsMiltec Corporation/U. S. Army Space and Missile DefenseNCPA Support for Miltec Acoustic Technology Development
Gilbert, KennethJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsNational Institute of Aerospace/NASA Langley Research CenterNCPA Support for National Institute of Aerospace Acoustic ResearchDavis, Sara
Di, Xiao
Gilbert, KennethJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsMiltec Corporation/U. S. Army Space and Missile DefenseMiltec ATD NCPA Machine Shop Order
Gilbert, KennethJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsMiltec Corporation/U. S. Army Space and Missile DefenseNCPA Support for Miltec Acoustic Technology Development
Gladden, JosephPhysics and AstronomyNational Aeronautics and Space AdministrationElastic Constants of Zintl and Other Selected Thermoelectrics at Elevated Temperatures
Gross, Alan MPsychologyNorth Mississippi Regional CenterClinical Psychology Training Program Agreement between North Mississippi Regional Center and The University of Mississippi
Gross, Alan MPsychologyBaptist Children's VillageClinical Psychology Training Program Agreement between Baptist Childrens Village and The University of Mississippi (FY 08-09)
Gross, Alan MPsychologyCommunicareClinical Psychology Training Program Agreement between Communicare and The University of Mississippi (FY 08-09)
Gross, Alan MPsychologyLeBonheur Children's Hospital/Center for Pediatric NeuropsychologyClinical Psychology Training Program between Center for Pediatric Neuropsychology, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center and University of Mississippi (Sean Hollis)
Gross, Alan MPsychologyLeBonheur Children's Hospital/Center for Pediatric NeuropsychologyClinical Psychology Training Program between Center for Pediatric Neuropsychology, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center and University of Mississippi (Maureen Flynn)
Gross, Alan MPsychologyLeBonheur Children's Hospital/Center for Pediatric NeuropsychologyClinical Psychology Training Program between Center for Pediatric Neuropsychology, LeBonheur Children's Medical Center and University of Mississippi (Carrie Ambrose)
Gross, Alan MPsychologySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraduate Student Research Hospital Assistantship Agreement between St. Jude's Research Hospital Division of Behavioral Medicine and University of Mississippi (Elizabeth Kolivas)
Gross, Alan MPsychologySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraduate Student Research Hospital Assistantship Agreement between St. Jude's Research Hospital Division of Behavioral Medicine and University of Mississippi (Summer-Katherine Moyer)
Gross, Alan MPsychologySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraduate Student Research Hospital Assistantship Agreement between St. Jude's Research Hospital Division of Behavioral Medicine and University of Mississippi (Summer-John Christopher Young)
Gross, Alan MPsychologySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraduate Student Research Hospital Assistantship Agreement between St. Jude's Research Hospital Division of Behavioral Medicine and University of Mississippi (John Christopher Young)
Gross, Alan MPsychologySt. Jude Children's Research HospitalGraduate Student Research Hospital Assistantship Agreement between St. Jude's Research Hospital Division of Behavioral Medicine and University of Mississippi (Katherine Moyer)
Gross, Alan MPsychologyBaddour CenterClinical Psychology Training Program between the Baddour Center and The University of Mississippi
Guo, GangPolitical ScienceChiang Ching-kuo Foundation for Inter. ScholarlyLocal Political Business Cycles in China
Haley, BryanSociology and AnthropologyUniversity of Illinois/U.S. Department of the InteriorNew Philadelphia Aerial Survey
Hamann, MarkPharmacognosyMedicines for Malaria VentureThe Isolation and Characterization of Antimalarial Agents from Marine Organisms
Holland, Marjorie MBiologyU.S. Department of Agriculture/Agricultural Research ServiceEnvironmentally Sound Practices for TMDLS and Water Quality ImprovementHighsmith, Ray
Jekabsons, MikaBiologyNational Institutes of HealthRegulation of the Pro-apoptotic Protein Bax During Neuronal Apoptosis
Johnson, JaySociology and AnthropologyOregon Public BroadcastingTime Team AmericaHaley, Bryan
Johnson, JaySociology and AnthropologyPoint Clear Cemetery Association, Inc.A Geophysical Survey of the Point Clear Cemetery
Johnson, JaySociology and AnthropologyCoastal Environments, Inc.Data Analysis and Write Up of a Geophysical Survey of a Portion of Safety Rest Area (0508-03-075)
Jones, BradleyBiologyNational Science FoundationTranscriptional Regulation of Glial Cell Differentiation in Drosophila
Lawhead, Pamela BComputer and Information SciencesNational Science FoundationALICE and the Virtual Portal
Lombardo, ThomasPsychologyUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center/State of Mississippi"ACT Now" Tobacco Intervention Program (FY 08)Bentley, John P
Bentley, Sandy
Oakley, CharlotteNational Food Service Management InstituteU.S. Department of AgricultureFY 2008 Cooperative Agreement-General Education
Ownby, Ted MCenter for the Study of Southern CultureMississippi Department of Archives & HistoryMississippi Encyclopedia
Prasad, S NCivil EngineeringU.S. Department of AgricultureInfiltration into Gypsum Amended Swelling/Shrinking/Cracking Soils
Repka, Michael APharmaceuticsHealth Resources and Services AdministrationEquipment for the Center for Thermal Pharmaceutical ProcessingMajumdar, Soumyajit
Repka, Michael APharmaceuticsElSohly Laboratories/National Institutes of HealthTransmucosal Intra-Oral Drug Delivery Systems for THCMajumdar, Soumyajit
Rutherford, DavidPublic Policy LeadershipNatl Geog Soc Educ Fndtn/MS Geog Educ FundMississippi Geographic Alliance
Seiner, JohnJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsCombustion Research and Flow Technology Inc./US Air Force Research LaboratoryStore Trajectory Response to Unsteady Aerodynamic Loads-SBIR Phase 1
Shelton, EllenDivision of Outreach and Continuing EducationNational Writing ProjectNational Writing Project 2008-2009
Slattery, MarcPharmacognosyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationNew Ocean Resources: Exploration and Drug Discovery in the Twilight ZoneGochfeld, Deborah
Speth, RobertPharmacologyUniversity of FloridaInhibition of Angiotensin II-Induced Cardiac Fibrosis
Vaughan, James GMechanical EngineeringNorthrop Grumman Ship Systems, Inc.Screening Tests for Improved Affordability for Composite StructuresLackey, Ellen
Vaughan, James GMechanical EngineeringUnited Soybean BoardPultrusion Characterization for Polyurethane Soy-Based CompositesLackey, Ellen
Ward, Joseph PHistoryMcGill University/Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of CanadaMaking Publics: Media, Markets and Association in Early Modern Europe, 1500-1700
Weber, EricPublic Policy LeadershipMississippi Humanities Council/National Endowment for the HumanitiesMississippi Philosophical Association Medical Ethics Conference
Williamson, John SMedicinal ChemistryUniversity of Southern Mississippi/National Institutes of HealthMississippi Functional Genomics Network

Proposals Submitted in June 2008

External funding proposals listed on this page are drawn from database records maintained in the Office of Research and Sponsored Programs. A proposal is recorded as “submitted” on the date when the approval signature of the University’s Authorizing Institutional Representative is affixed.

PI Name PI Department/Unit Sponsor Name Co-PI Name/s
Brewer, John StephenBiologyNational Audubon Society, Inc.
Brewer, John StephenBiologyU.S. Forest Service
Brewer, John StephenBiologyNational Science FoundationJackson, Colin
Brewer, John StephenBiologyU.S. Forest Service
Burnham, ThomasOffice of the Dean of EducationMississippi Department of Education
Burnham, ThomasOffice of the Dean of EducationMississippi Department of EducationWebb, Whitney Thompson
Carpenter, BrianJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsU.S. Department of AgricultureChambers, James
Chambers, JamesJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsFibre Craft CorporationHickey, Craig
Chambers, JamesJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsU.S. Department of Agriculture
Dasmahapatra, Asok KNational Center for Natural Products ResearchNational Institutes of HealthIlias, Muhammad
Khan, Ikhlas
Davidson, Gregg RGeology and Geological EngineeringMississippi State University/U.S. Geological Survey
Day, ElaineBiologyMississippi Functional Genomics Network/National Institutes of Health
Denley, TristanMathematicsMississippi Institutions of Higher Learning/State of Mississippi
Dougherty, BarbaraCenter for Educational Research and EvaluationNational Science FoundationHarper, Maxine
Gilbert, KennethJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsMiltec Corporation/U. S. Army Space and Missile Defense
Gilbert, KennethJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsMiltec Corporation/U. S. Army Space and Missile Defense
Gross, Alan MPsychologyLeBonheur Children's Hospital/Center for Pediatric Neuropsychology
Gross, Alan MPsychologyLeBonheur Children's Hospital/Center for Pediatric Neuropsychology
Gross, Alan MPsychologyLeBonheur Children's Hospital/Center for Pediatric Neuropsychology
Gross, Alan MPsychologySt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Gross, Alan MPsychologySt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Gross, Alan MPsychologySt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Gross, Alan MPsychologySt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Gross, Alan MPsychologySt. Jude Children's Research Hospital
Hickey, CraigJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsU.S. Army Research Office
Higdon, Carolyn WilesCommunication Sciences and DisordersMississippi Department of Education/U.S. Department of Education
Highsmith, RayNational Institute of Undersea Science TechnologyNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationLutken, Carol
Slattery, Marc
Hussey, CharlesChemistry and BiochemistryNational Science FoundationWadkins, Randy Mack
Jackson, ColinBiologyNational Science Foundation
Lawhead, Pamela BInstitute for Advanced Education in Geospatial SciencesNational Science Foundation
Lombardo, ThomasPsychologyUniversity of Mississippi Medical Center/State of MississippiBentley, John P
Bentley, Sandy
Lu, ZhiquJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsU.S. Army Research Office/Office of Naval Research
Lutken, CarolMississippi Mineral Resources InstituteMinerals Management ServiceMcGee, Thomas M
Lutken, CarolMississippi Mineral Resources InstituteU.S. Department of EnergyMcGee, Thomas M
Metcalf, MichaelModern LanguagesInstitute of International Education/National Security Education ProgramDyer, Donald
Oakley, CharlotteNational Food Service Management InstituteU.S. Department of Agriculture
Robinson, DouglasEnglishMississippi Humanities Council
Rutherford, DavidPublic Policy LeadershipNatl Geog Soc Educ Fndtn/MS Geog Educ Fund
Rutherford, DavidPublic Policy LeadershipNatl Geog Soc Educ Fndtn/MS Geog Educ Fund
Sabol, Karen EPsychologyNational Institute on Drug Abuse
Seiner, JohnJamie Whitten National Center for Physical AcousticsFlorida State University/Office of Naval Research
Shelton, EllenDivision of Outreach and Continuing EducationNational Education Association
Speth, RobertPharmacologyAmerican Heart Association
Surbeck, CristianeCivil EngineeringMississippi Water Resources Research Institute
Taylor, JimNutrition and Hospitality ManagementDarden Restaurants FoundationCarithers, Teresa
Ruetzler, Tanya
Uddin, WaheedCivil EngineeringMississippi Department of Transportation
Uddin, WaheedCivil EngineeringU.S. Agency for International DevelopmentKendricks, Marni
Vaughan, James GMechanical EngineeringUnited Soybean BoardLackey, Ellen
Wadkins, Randy MackChemistry and BiochemistryNational Institutes of Health
Weber, EricPublic Policy LeadershipAmerican Philosophical Society
Weber, EricPublic Policy LeadershipSmith Richardson Foundation

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