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List of Awards ReceivedFY2017 4th QuarterApril 1, 2017 – June 30, 2017
Volume 17.4
Office of the Vice President for Research
This report provides a detailed listing of the awards received during the reporting quarter. The report includes all sponsored program activity (both research and education/service) that is managed by Sponsored Program Services within the Office of the Vice President for Research. The report includes two lists of awards: 1) by the PI’s Academic Home Department; and 2) by the Managing Department or Center/Institute. This list includes all awards received in the reporting quarter, based on the date listed on the award letter from the sponsor, and reflects the total anticipated award amount over the entire project. The awards listed reflect the current status of data entered through the reporting quarter of the fiscal year in the InfoEd research administration system as of the date the report was created. For recently received awards, there may be some incomplete information until the data entry process is complete.
List of Awards Received
Quarterly Award List by Academic Home Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources $5,604,113 19 Awards
Agricultural and Resource Economics 119,467 2 Awards
Enhancing Nutrition Training of Child Care Providers in the State of ConnecticutCT Department of Public HealthAndreyeva, Tatiana 06/08/2017 8,170
Productivity and Profitability Growth in Peanut Production: A Farm Level Analysis
in Malawai, Mozambique and Zambia
U.S. Agency for International Development/University of
Georgia
Bravo-Ureta, Boris E 04/13/2017 111,297
Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean 2,331,827 2 Awards
FY2017 Capacity Infrastructure Program/McIntire-StennisUSDA/National Institute of Food and AgricultureFaustman, Larry C 05/19/2017 108,784
FY2017 Capacity Infrastructure Program/Smith Lever 3(b) and 3(c)USDA/National Institute of Food and AgricultureFaustman, Larry C 05/19/2017 2,223,043
Allied Health Sciences 2,037,052 2 Awards
Occupational Health ClinicsDOL/Department of Labor/University of Connecticut
Health Center
Bureau, Paul J 06/16/2017 35,691
Encouraging Industry and Government Action to Reduce Marketing Unhealthy
Foods to Children: Phase V
Johnson (Robert Wood) FoundationHarris, Jennifer L 04/03/2017 2,001,361
Animal Science 681,486 4 Awards
Preliminary Studies to Evaluate the Use of Ultrasound Technology to Reduce
Antibiotic Use for Mastitis Control in Dairy Cows
Walker (George) Milk Research FundAndrew, Sheila M 04/06/2017 15,824
Determining the Efficacy of Glycolipids to Control Listeria Monocytogenes in
Queso Fresco
Dairy Management Inc (DMI)D'Amico, Dennis 06/02/2017 25,863
The Effects of Nutrient Restriction and Realimentation on Offspring Liver and
Muscle Growth and Metabolism
USDA/National Institute of Food and AgricultureGovoni, Kristen E 05/15/2017 489,800
Identify and Target Pig CD163 Transcription Regulatory Signaling Pathways to
Prevent the Infection of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
USDA/National Institute of Food and AgricultureTang, Young 05/16/2017 149,999
Extension 147,700 3 Awards
Mapping Emergency Evacuation Information for Old LymeTown of Old Lyme, CTBarrett, Juliana 04/12/2017 1,200
Connecticut Trail Census CoordinationNaugatuck Valley Council of GovernmentsBrown, Laura E 05/24/2017 21,500
North Eagleville Road Green Street ImplementationEPA/Environmental Protection Agency/CT Department
of Energy and Environmental Protection
Dietz, Michael E 04/17/2017 125,000
Natural Resources and the Environment 75,000 1 Awards
NSink Tool and Outreach Two Watersheds New EnglandEPA/Environmental Protection AgencyArnold, Chester L 04/06/2017 75,000
Nutritional Sciences 149,801 1 Awards
Enhanced Stability and Bioavailability of Astaxanthin Encapsulated in
Multilayer-Coated Lipid Particles
USDA/National Institute of Food and AgricultureLuo, Yangchao 04/10/2017 149,801
Plant Science and Landscape Architecture 61,780 4 Awards
Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Survey for FY2017USDA/APHIS/Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service/CT Agricultural Experiment Station
Ellis, Donna R 05/15/2017 6,152
Leveraging NERTF Funding for the USGA Project: Solvita Soil Test Kits to
Categorize Golf Course Fairway Responsiveness to N Fertilization
New England Regional Turfgrass FoundationGuillard, Karl 05/15/2017 29,583
Determining Dislodgeable Foliar Residue Levels Following the Application of
Two Pesticides Used to Manage Sports Turf
New England Regional Turfgrass FoundationHenderson, Jason J 05/15/2017 16,045
Construction of Brinkman Athletic Field Traffic SimulatorNew England Regional Turfgrass FoundationRackliffe, Steven 05/08/2017 10,000
* Awards are listed according to the tenure home of the PI on each project.
3:33 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Academic Home Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences $5,340,731 23 Awards
Anthropology 51,732 2 Awards
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Human-Landscape Interactions and Response
to Holocene Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change in Coastal New Hampshire,
USA
NSF/National Science FoundationMcBride, Kevin A 05/10/2017 30,453
Doctoral Dissertation Research: Accounting for the Experiences of People with
Down Syndrome in Clinical Settings
NSF/National Science FoundationWillen, Sarah 05/24/2017 21,279
Chemistry 100,000 2 Awards
Conductive Films on Copper SubstratesGeneral Electric CompanySuib, Steven L 04/04/2017 50,000
UTAS Center of ExcellenceUnited Technologies-Aerospace SystemsSuib, Steven L 05/15/2017 50,000
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 42,798 1 Awards
REU Site Mystic Aquarium: Collaborative Research: Investigating the
Consequences of Global Change on Marine Animals and their Ecosystems
NSF/National Science FoundationFiniguerra, Michael B 05/02/2017 42,798
English 15,000 1 Awards
FASTTRACK: Leadership Institute to Invest in Developing New Teacher-LeadersED/Department of Education/National Writing Project
Corporation
Courtmanche, Jason C 04/06/2017 15,000
Human Development and Family Studies 174,880 2 Awards
Center for Behavioral Health - Research Assistant (Simpson).Connecticut Children's Medical CenterRussell, Beth S 04/11/2017 54,067
Evaluation of Home Visiting InnovationDHHS/HRSA/Health Resources and Services
Administration/CT Office of Early Childhood
Super, Charles M 05/02/2017 120,813
Integrative Geoscience 475,000 1 Awards
CAREER: Linking Land-use Dynamics with Anthropocene SedimentationNSF/National Science FoundationOuimet, William B 04/03/2017 475,000
Marine Sciences 519,418 3 Awards
LIS Mesozooplankton and Microzooplankton Identification and Analyses, 2017EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/CT Department
of Energy and Environmental Protection
Dam Guerrero, Hans G 05/22/2017 202,000
Collaborative EAGER: Detection Limit in Marine Nitrogen Fixation
Measurements: Constraints of Rates from the Mesopelagic Ocean
NSF/National Science FoundationGranger, Julie 05/08/2017 47,418
Stable-Isotope Labeled Tracers, an Innovation Way to Validate Natural
Attenuation of RDX in Groundwater
DOD/Department of the Navy/DOD/Navy/Naval
Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
Tobias, Craig R 06/08/2017 270,000
Mathematics 525,001 2 Awards
Probabilistic methods in geometry and analysisNSF/National Science FoundationGordina, Maria 04/25/2017 210,000
REU Site: Mathematics REU at UConnNSF/National Science FoundationRogers, Luke 04/21/2017 315,001
Molecular and Cell Biology 8,000 1 Awards
Determination of the Muscle Stem Cell Lineage by Single-cell TranscriptomicsNASA/National Aeronautics and Space
Administration/University of Hartford
Goldhamer, David J 06/02/2017 8,000
Physics 198,000 2 Awards
Computer Cluster for Ultracold Chemistry and Molecular IonsDOD/Department of the ArmyCote, Robin J 05/15/2017 66,000
Time-Dependent Kinetics and Collective Phenomena in Biological SystemsChaikin-Wile FoundationKharchenko, Vasili A 04/21/2017 132,000
Physiology and Neurobiology 2,004,350 2 Awards
* Awards are listed according to the tenure home of the PI on each project.
3:33 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Academic Home Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
Inhibitory Cell Types and Circuits in the Lateral HypothalamusDHHS/NIH/National Institutes of
Health/DHHS/NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
Jackson, Alexander C 04/20/2017 1,974,350
Role of Respiratory Control in Seizure Propensity and SUDEPAmerican Epilepsy SocietyMulkey, Daniel K 05/10/2017 30,000
Psychological Sciences 713,107 1 Awards
InCHIP Healthy Habits Systematic Review ProjectDHHS/NIH/National Institute on Aging/Columbia
University
Johnson, Blair T 04/12/2017 713,107
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences 474,113 2 Awards
Battery Life: A Qualitative and Quantitative Investigation of User ManagementDuracellCienkowski, Kathleen M 05/01/2017 10,110
Determinants of Phonetic Category Structure in Language ImpairmentDHHS/NIH/National Institutes of HealthTheodore, Rachel M 04/10/2017 464,003
Statistics 39,332 1 Awards
State Innovation Model/Round Two of Funding for Design and Test AssistanceDHHS/CMS/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services/University of Connecticut Health Center
Harel, Ofer 04/13/2017 39,332
NEAG School of Education $20,700 1 Awards
Educational Leadership 20,700 1 Awards
UCAPP Curriculum DesignHartford Foundation for Public GivingMichno, Jennifer A 04/06/2017 20,700
School of Engineering $5,812,501 23 Awards
Biomedical Engineering 1,252,482 2 Awards
Towards Clinical Translation of Penetrating Multisite Device for Cochlear
Nucleus
DHHS/NIH/National Institutes of HealthHan, Martin 05/18/2017 1,121,442
2017-2018 Clinical Engineering Internship at Geisinger Medical CenterInternational Shared Services (ISS) SolutionsKaputa, David F 04/20/2017 131,040
Civil and Environmental Engineering 1,166,735 6 Awards
University of Connecticut - USGS Cooperative Agreement: Cooperative
Hydrogeophysics and Water Resource Research
DOI/United States Geological SurveyBagtzoglou, Amvrossios C 05/31/2017 318,118
Connecticut Pedestrian Safety Study and Strategic Plan DevelopmentCT Department of TransportationJackson, Eric D 05/30/2017 79,306
Connecticut Pedestrian Safety Study and Strategic Plan DevelopmentDOT/Department of Transportation/CT Department of
Transportation
Jackson, Eric D 05/30/2017 317,222
Pavement Friction Tester Calibration and Research Project/CT Department of TransportationMahoney, James M 05/11/2017 9,036
Pavement Friction Tester Calibration and Research ProjectDOT/Department of Transportation/CT Department of
Transportation
Mahoney, James M 05/11/2017 36,146
Assessing Barriers to Use of Reclaimed Wastewater for Food Production in
Controlled Environment Agriculture
USDA/National Institute of Food and AgricultureVadas, Timothy M 05/08/2017 406,907
Connecticut Transportation Institute 988,116 2 Awards
The Third BridgeConnecticut InnovationsBozorgmanesh, Hadi 05/04/2017 90,000
Traffic Signal System Circuit Rider ProgramDOT/Federal Highway Administration/CT Department of
Transportation
Shea, Donna 04/12/2017 898,116
Electrical and Computer Engineering 1,806,021 8 Awards
2016-2017 Clinical Engineering Internship Program at the Boston VA Healthcare
System - Enderle IPA
VA/Boston Healthcare SystemEnderle, John D 04/20/2017 2,242
* Awards are listed according to the tenure home of the PI on each project.
3:33 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Academic Home Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
2016-2017 Clinical Engineering Internship Program at the Boston VA Healthcare
System - Painter IPA
VA/Boston Healthcare SystemEnderle, John D 04/20/2017 5,233
3D Human Gesture and Activity Recognition in the Presence of Degraded
Environments: Algorithms, Mathematical Models, and Performance Evaluation
DOD/NAVY/Office of Naval ResearchJavidi, Bahram 05/23/2017 390,000
Maritime Sensing Systems with Photon Information OptimizationDOD/NAVY/Office of Naval ResearchJavidi, Bahram 04/12/2017 762,718
Student Travel Support for the 2017 International Conference on Computer
Design (ICCD)
NSF/National Science FoundationKhan, Omer 05/15/2017 10,000
Machine Learning Approaches for Adaptive Prognostics and Diagnostics of IGBT
Failures
Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North
America/Toyota Research Institute
Pattipati, Krishna R 06/15/2017 50,906
GOALI: To understand crystallization and amorphization dynamics in
phase-change memories by linking electro-thermal models, electrical
experiments and TEM characterization
NSF/National Science FoundationSilva, Helena 06/09/2017 450,000
EAGER: Resilient Control Systems with respect to Instrumentation Attacks:
Theory and Testbed Verification
NSF/National Science FoundationZhang, Liang 05/05/2017 134,922
Engineering Diversity Program 33,000 1 Awards
Collaborative Research: Experiential Process Safety Training for Chemical
Engineers
NSF/National Science FoundationBurkey, Daniel D 06/06/2017 33,000
Materials Science and Engineering 110,107 1 Awards
3D Visualization Hardware for Analysis of Big Data Generated using Large-scale
Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Mesoscale Modeling Methods
DOD/Department of the ArmyDongare, Avinash M 05/25/2017 110,107
Mechanical Engineering 456,040 3 Awards
Studies on Premixed Reacting Jets in Vitiated Crossflow: Jet and Free Stream
Turbulence Effects
United Technologies-Pratt & WhitneyCetegen, Baki 04/21/2017 65,000
Micro-Liter Fuel Characterization and Property PredictionDOE/Department of Energy/Louisiana State UniversityLu, Tianfeng 06/02/2017 62,020
Computational Synthesis of Composable-Material Structures from
Manufacturing-Friendly Primitives
DOD/NAVY/Office of Naval ResearchNorato Escobar, Julian A 04/07/2017 329,020
School of Fine Arts $14,556 1 Awards
School of Fine Arts 14,556 1 Awards
Avatar Creation for Independent Science Learning through Serious Games with
Expert Avatars and Complementary Stories
NSF/National Science Foundation/TheBeamerThompson, Kenneth 05/05/2017 14,556
School of Pharmacy $270,000 2 Awards
Pharmaceutical Sciences 250,000 1 Awards
Herbicidal Versus Immunological Activity of Small Organophosphorus
Compounds
American Chemical SocietyWiemer, Andrew J 04/27/2017 250,000
Pharmacy Practice 20,000 1 Awards
Embedding a Geriatric Clinical Pharmacist (GCP) at Jefferson House and Cedar
Mountain Commons. Creating a New Model of Care that Focuses on
Comprehensive Medication Therapy Management, Reducing Medication Related
Problems and Improving Care Transitions.
Hartford HealthcareJeffery, Sean M 04/27/2017 20,000
Academic and Service Programs $1,225,485 2 Awards
Provost & Exec VP Academic Affairs 1,225,485 2 Awards
* Awards are listed according to the tenure home of the PI on each project.
3:33 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Academic Home Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
Receptor Mechanisms Mediating the Anergia/Fatigue Induced by 5-HT Uptake
Blockade
DHHS/NIH/National Institutes of HealthSalamone, John D 04/14/2017 154,001
Bridge to the Doctorate: Northeast LSAMP BD at the University of ConnecticutNSF/National Science FoundationTeitelbaum, Jeremy 04/12/2017 1,071,484
Vice President for Research $78,769 3 Awards
Northeast Undersea Research Technology and Education Center 22,269 2 Awards
NURTEC Support for ASD STEM Initiative ROV ProjectAmerican School for the DeafBabb, Ivar G 04/19/2017 4,233
Fabrication Services for the Development of a Pair of 18-Quiver Sample
Carousel Systems
Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation (CSIRO)
Babb, Ivar G 05/17/2017 18,036
Sea Grant College Program 56,500 1 Awards
Julia Luthringer - 2017 Knauss Marine Policy FellowshipDOC/NOAA/Oceanic and Atmospheric ResearchDeguise, Sylvain 04/13/2017 56,500
University of Connecticut - Storrs & Regional $18,366,855Awards 74
School of Dental Medicine $2,303,129 4 Awards
Craniofacial Sciences 25,000 2 Awards
Effects of Sustained Release of RANKL on Orthodontic Tooth MovementN/A/AAOFChang, Joy 05/03/2017 5,000
Long-term Effects of Botos Injection into the Muscles of Mastication in the
Mandibular Condylar Cartilage
N/A/American Assoc of Ortho Fnd (AAOF)Dutra, Eliane 04/05/2017 20,000
Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences 2,278,129 2 Awards
Improving the Identification of Patients at Risk of SuicideDHHS/NIH/NIMHAseltine, Robert 06/22/2017 1,839,504
Novel paradigm to improve inflammatory burden in ESRDDHHS/NIH/NIDDKIoannidou, Efthimia 06/16/2017 438,625
School of Medicine $13,873,413 39 Awards
Calhoun Cardiology Center - CCC 216,686 1 Awards
Human Cardiac Microtissues to Study Sex-Dependent Genetic Determinants of
Heart Failure
DODHinson, John T. 05/09/2017 216,686
Cell Biology 2,251,792 4 Awards
Regulation of Oocyte Meiosis by Calcium Signaling in Mouse Ovarian FolliclesFund for Science-Impact AssetsEgbert, Jeremy 05/17/2017 49,248
Neural Architecture of Emotion Regulation, Adolescent Development and
Depression
NIH/Hartford HospitalLaubenbacher, Reinhard 06/19/2017 159,077
Regulation of CNS leukocyte extravasationDHHS/NIH/NINDSPachter, Joel 06/08/2017 1,943,467
Therapy-Induced Tumor DormancyN/A/Owens (William and Ella) Medical Research
Foundation
Smilowitz, Henry 04/13/2017 100,000
Community Medicine and Health Care 292,787 2 Awards
Connecticut State Board of Education MOAUSDOE/CTDOEBruder, Mary 06/23/2017 290,787
Development of SBIRT Standardized Patient ScriptHRSA/Northwestern CT Community CollegeMcRee, Bonnie 06/06/2017 2,000
Dermatology 89,000 2 Awards
Fellowship SupportN/A/AbbVie, Inc.Strober, Bruce 04/13/2017 40,000
Research Fellowship GrantN/A/Jannsen Biotech, IncStrober, Bruce 04/26/2017 49,000
Genetics and Developmental Biology 169,594 2 Awards
* Awards are listed according to the tenure home of the PI on each project.
3:33 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Academic Home Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
Model of PWS in rhesus monkey embryonic stem cellsPrader-Willi Research FoundationLalande, Marc 05/31/2017 54,000
Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Study (LNS)University of PennsylvaniaLalande, Marc 06/12/2017 115,594
Immunology 53,688 1 Awards
Altered flow as a trigger for IL-36 driven T cell activation in early atheroscierosisAMAXu, Maria 06/21/2017 53,688
Medicine 3,880,006 10 Awards
Sicle Cell Diseaseand Trait Community Outreach ProgramStCT Dept of Public Health/Hospital for Special CareAndemariam, Biree 04/13/2017 25,462
Occupational Health Clinic - DOLCt Department of LaborCroteau, Marc 05/16/2017 86,933
Ryan White Part A Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) (2 parts/funds Outpt Ambulatory
and Tx Adherence)
HRSA/City of HartfordDieckhaus, Kevin 05/16/2017 93,325
MOU Between Center on Aging and Office of Policy and ManagementCT Office of Policy and ManagementKuchel, George 06/02/2017 59,125
A Phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group,
multicenter trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of abituzumab in subjects with
systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD)
EMD SeronoLakshminarayanan,
Santhanam
04/06/2017 185,959
Azithromycin Cardiac Safety StudyVERANNE, Inc.Mortensen, Eric 06/26/2017 26,250
Electronic Cigarette Use During PregnancyDHHS/NIH/NCIOncken, Cheryl 06/16/2017 3,089,088
TP-252 (EPA) to test regression of adenomatous polypsThetis PharmaceuticalsRosenberg, Daniel 06/14/2017 33,936
Editing Chief to ACGMEACGMESullivan, Gail 05/09/2017 149,982
Equal Coverage to Care CondditionN/A/CT Health FoundationVillagra, Victor 04/28/2017 129,946
Molecular Biology & Biophysics 1,638,370 2 Awards
Molecular Analysis of Flagellar Dynein FunctionDHHS/NIH/NIGMSKing, Stephen 04/27/2017 1,634,370
Farmington High School Cutting Edge Internship ProgramFarmington High SchoolWeller, Sandra 06/14/2017 4,000
Neuroscience 2,701,538 3 Awards
Embedded Ensemble EncodingDHHS/NIH/NIBIB/State University of New YorkAntic, Srdjan 04/04/2017 499,226
Near-Infrared Gentically Encoded voltage Indicators (NIR-GEVIs) for All Optical
Electophysiology (AOE)
DHHS/NIH/NINDS/Imperial College of Sci Tech & MedAntic, Srdjan 04/05/2017 882,312
Role of FGF-Signaling in MyelinogenesisDHHS/NIH/NINDSBansal, Rashmi 06/29/2017 1,320,000
Orthopaedic Surgery 20,000 1 Awards
Novel Source fro Cell Augmentation of Murine Patellar Tendon DefectOREFWolf, Jennifer 05/22/2017 20,000
Pediatrics 549,582 5 Awards
Easy Breathing ProgramDPH/CCMCCloutier, Michelle 05/09/2017 9,649
The role of G protein-coupled signaling in neurocognitive and psychosocial
abnormalities
DHHS/NIH/NICHDGermain-Lee 04/05/2017 21,081
Comparison of Vectors and Optimization of Dosages for Renal Vein Injection
method in GSD-la mice
Dimension TherapeuticsLee, Youngmok 05/11/2017 500,000
Ryan White A - 2016-17 Psycho Social ServicesCCMCSalazar, Juan 05/15/2017 8,852
Ryan White A 2016-17 Medical Case Management ServicesN/A/CCMCSalazar, Juan 04/26/2017 10,000
Psychiatry 1,940,371 4 Awards
* Awards are listed according to the tenure home of the PI on each project.
3:33 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Academic Home Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
Guanfacine Extended Release and Mindfulness in Traumatically Stressed
Children and Adolescents
ShireConnor, Daniel 05/31/2017 529,951
Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students (TAPES)US DOEGinsburg, Golda 05/17/2017 1,400,000
Payment for Start-up Costs in the absence of a Clinical Trial Agreement for
Protocol Number ESKETINTRD3004
Janssen BiotechKamath, Jayesh 05/26/2017 5,210
Payment for Start-up Costs in the absence of a Clinical Trial Agreement for
Protocol Number ESKETINTRD3005
Janssen BiotechKamath, Jayesh 05/26/2017 5,210
Surgery 64,999 1 Awards
Community Breast Navigation in the Greater Hartford AreaKomen (Susan G.) Breast Cancer FdnStevenson, Christina 05/23/2017 64,999
UConn Center on Aging 5,000 1 Awards
Examining the Effects of Senescent Cells on CD4 T Cell Effector FunctionsAmerican Federation for Aging ResearchLorenzo, Erica 04/24/2017 5,000
University of Connecticut Health $16,176,542Awards 43
Grand Total $34,543,396 117 Awards
* Awards are listed according to the tenure home of the PI on each project.
3:33 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Managing Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources Awards 16 $3,593,382
Agricultural and Resource Economics Awards 1 111,297
04/13/2017Bravo-Ureta, Boris E U.S. Agency for International Development/University of
Georgia
Productivity and Profitability Growth in Peanut Production: A Farm Level Analysis
in Malawai, Mozambique and Zambia
111,297
Agriculture and Natural Resources Dean Awards 2 2,331,827
05/19/2017Faustman, Larry C USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture FY2017 Capacity Infrastructure Program/Smith Lever 3(b) and 3(c) 2,223,043
05/19/2017Faustman, Larry C USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture FY2017 Capacity Infrastructure Program/McIntire-Stennis 108,784
Allied Health Sciences Awards 1 35,691
06/16/2017Bureau, Paul J DOL/Department of Labor/University of Connecticut
Health Center
Occupational Health Clinics 35,691
Animal Science Awards 4 681,486
05/15/2017Govoni, Kristen E USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture The Effects of Nutrient Restriction and Realimentation on Offspring Liver and
Muscle Growth and Metabolism
489,800
04/06/2017Andrew, Sheila M Walker (George) Milk Research Fund Preliminary Studies to Evaluate the Use of Ultrasound Technology to Reduce
Antibiotic Use for Mastitis Control in Dairy Cows
15,824
06/02/2017D'Amico, Dennis Dairy Management Inc (DMI) Determining the Efficacy of Glycolipids to Control Listeria Monocytogenes in
Queso Fresco
25,863
05/16/2017Tang, Young USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture Identify and Target Pig CD163 Transcription Regulatory Signaling Pathways to
Prevent the Infection of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome Virus
149,999
Extension Awards 3 221,500
05/24/2017Brown, Laura E Naugatuck Valley Council of Governments Connecticut Trail Census Coordination 21,500
04/17/2017Dietz, Michael E EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/CT Department
of Energy and Environmental Protection
North Eagleville Road Green Street Implementation 125,000
04/06/2017Arnold, Chester L EPA/Environmental Protection Agency NSink Tool and Outreach Two Watersheds New England 75,000
Nutritional Sciences Awards 1 149,801
04/10/2017Luo, Yangchao USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture Enhanced Stability and Bioavailability of Astaxanthin Encapsulated in
Multilayer-Coated Lipid Particles
149,801
Plant Science and Landscape Architecture Awards 4 61,780
05/15/2017Guillard, Karl New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation Leveraging NERTF Funding for the USGA Project: Solvita Soil Test Kits to
Categorize Golf Course Fairway Responsiveness to N Fertilization
29,583
05/15/2017Ellis, Donna R USDA/APHIS/Animal and Plant Health Inspection
Service/CT Agricultural Experiment Station
Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) Survey for FY2017 6,152
05/08/2017Rackliffe, Steven New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation Construction of Brinkman Athletic Field Traffic Simulator 10,000
05/15/2017Henderson, Jason J New England Regional Turfgrass Foundation Determining Dislodgeable Foliar Residue Levels Following the Application of
Two Pesticides Used to Manage Sports Turf
16,045
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Awards 21 $4,681,625
Anthropology Awards 2 51,732
05/24/2017Willen, Sarah NSF/National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research: Accounting for the Experiences of People with
Down Syndrome in Clinical Settings
21,279
3:34 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Managing Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
05/10/2017McBride, Kevin A NSF/National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research: Human-Landscape Interactions and Response
to Holocene Sea-Level Rise and Climate Change in Coastal New Hampshire,
USA
30,453
English Awards 1 15,000
04/06/2017Courtmanche, Jason C ED/Department of Education/National Writing Project
Corporation
FASTTRACK: Leadership Institute to Invest in Developing New Teacher-Leaders 15,000
Human Development and Family Studies Awards 2 174,880
04/11/2017Russell, Beth S Connecticut Children's Medical Center Center for Behavioral Health - Research Assistant (Simpson). 54,067
05/02/2017Super, Charles M DHHS/HRSA/Health Resources and Services
Administration/CT Office of Early Childhood
Evaluation of Home Visiting Innovation 120,813
Integrative Geoscience Awards 1 475,000
04/03/2017Ouimet, William B NSF/National Science Foundation CAREER: Linking Land-use Dynamics with Anthropocene Sedimentation 475,000
Marine Sciences Awards 4 562,216
06/08/2017Tobias, Craig R DOD/Department of the Navy/DOD/Navy/Naval
Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC)
Stable-Isotope Labeled Tracers, an Innovation Way to Validate Natural
Attenuation of RDX in Groundwater
270,000
05/08/2017Granger, Julie NSF/National Science Foundation Collaborative EAGER: Detection Limit in Marine Nitrogen Fixation
Measurements: Constraints of Rates from the Mesopelagic Ocean
47,418
05/02/2017Finiguerra, Michael B NSF/National Science Foundation REU Site Mystic Aquarium: Collaborative Research: Investigating the
Consequences of Global Change on Marine Animals and their Ecosystems
42,798
05/22/2017Dam Guerrero, Hans G EPA/Environmental Protection Agency/CT Department
of Energy and Environmental Protection
LIS Mesozooplankton and Microzooplankton Identification and Analyses, 2017 202,000
Mathematics Awards 2 525,001
04/25/2017Gordina, Maria NSF/National Science Foundation Probabilistic methods in geometry and analysis 210,000
04/21/2017Rogers, Luke NSF/National Science Foundation REU Site: Mathematics REU at UConn 315,001
Molecular and Cell Biology Awards 1 8,000
06/02/2017Goldhamer, David J NASA/National Aeronautics and Space
Administration/University of Hartford
Determination of the Muscle Stem Cell Lineage by Single-cell Transcriptomics 8,000
Physics Awards 2 198,000
04/21/2017Kharchenko, Vasili A Chaikin-Wile Foundation Time-Dependent Kinetics and Collective Phenomena in Biological Systems 132,000
05/15/2017Cote, Robin J DOD/Department of the Army Computer Cluster for Ultracold Chemistry and Molecular Ions 66,000
Physiology and Neurobiology Awards 2 2,004,350
05/10/2017Mulkey, Daniel K American Epilepsy Society Role of Respiratory Control in Seizure Propensity and SUDEP 30,000
04/20/2017Jackson, Alexander C DHHS/NIH/National Institutes of
Health/DHHS/NIH/National Institute of Mental Health
Inhibitory Cell Types and Circuits in the Lateral Hypothalamus 1,974,350
Psychological Sciences Awards 1 154,001
04/14/2017Salamone, John D DHHS/NIH/National Institutes of Health Receptor Mechanisms Mediating the Anergia/Fatigue Induced by 5-HT Uptake
Blockade
154,001
Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences Awards 2 474,113
04/10/2017Theodore, Rachel M DHHS/NIH/National Institutes of Health Determinants of Phonetic Category Structure in Language Impairment 464,003
3:34 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Managing Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
05/01/2017Cienkowski, Kathleen M Duracell Battery Life: A Qualitative and Quantitative Investigation of User Management 10,110
Statistics Awards 1 39,332
04/13/2017Harel, Ofer DHHS/CMS/Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services/University of Connecticut Health Center
State Innovation Model/Round Two of Funding for Design and Test Assistance 39,332
NEAG School of Education Awards 1 $20,700
Educational Leadership Awards 1 20,700
04/06/2017Michno, Jennifer A Hartford Foundation for Public Giving UCAPP Curriculum Design 20,700
School of Engineering Awards 20 $4,174,045
Biomedical Engineering Awards 3 138,515
04/20/2017Enderle, John D VA/Boston Healthcare System 2016-2017 Clinical Engineering Internship Program at the Boston VA Healthcare
System - Painter IPA
5,233
04/20/2017Enderle, John D VA/Boston Healthcare System 2016-2017 Clinical Engineering Internship Program at the Boston VA Healthcare
System - Enderle IPA
2,242
04/20/2017Kaputa, David F International Shared Services (ISS) Solutions 2017-2018 Clinical Engineering Internship at Geisinger Medical Center 131,040
Civil and Environmental Engineering Awards 1 318,118
05/31/2017Bagtzoglou, Amvrossios C DOI/United States Geological Survey University of Connecticut - USGS Cooperative Agreement: Cooperative
Hydrogeophysics and Water Resource Research
318,118
Connecticut Transportation Institute Awards 5 1,339,826
05/11/2017Mahoney, James M DOT/Department of Transportation/CT Department of
Transportation
Pavement Friction Tester Calibration and Research Project 36,146
05/11/2017Mahoney, James M /CT Department of Transportation Pavement Friction Tester Calibration and Research Project 9,036
05/30/2017Jackson, Eric D DOT/Department of Transportation/CT Department of
Transportation
Connecticut Pedestrian Safety Study and Strategic Plan Development 317,222
05/30/2017Jackson, Eric D CT Department of Transportation Connecticut Pedestrian Safety Study and Strategic Plan Development 79,306
04/12/2017Shea, Donna DOT/Federal Highway Administration/CT Department of
Transportation
Traffic Signal System Circuit Rider Program 898,116
Electrical and Computer Engineering Awards 6 1,798,546
05/05/2017Zhang, Liang NSF/National Science Foundation EAGER: Resilient Control Systems with respect to Instrumentation Attacks:
Theory and Testbed Verification
134,922
06/09/2017Silva, Helena NSF/National Science Foundation GOALI: To understand crystallization and amorphization dynamics in
phase-change memories by linking electro-thermal models, electrical
experiments and TEM characterization
450,000
06/15/2017Pattipati, Krishna R Toyota Motor Engineering and Manufacturing North
America/Toyota Research Institute
Machine Learning Approaches for Adaptive Prognostics and Diagnostics of IGBT
Failures
50,906
05/15/2017Khan, Omer NSF/National Science Foundation Student Travel Support for the 2017 International Conference on Computer
Design (ICCD)
10,000
05/23/2017Javidi, Bahram DOD/NAVY/Office of Naval Research 3D Human Gesture and Activity Recognition in the Presence of Degraded
Environments: Algorithms, Mathematical Models, and Performance Evaluation
390,000
04/12/2017Javidi, Bahram DOD/NAVY/Office of Naval Research Maritime Sensing Systems with Photon Information Optimization 762,718
Engineering Dean Awards 1 90,000
3:34 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Managing Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
05/04/2017Bozorgmanesh, Hadi Connecticut Innovations The Third Bridge 90,000
Engineering Diversity Program Awards 1 33,000
06/06/2017Burkey, Daniel D NSF/National Science Foundation Collaborative Research: Experiential Process Safety Training for Chemical
Engineers
33,000
Mechanical Engineering Awards 3 456,040
04/07/2017Norato Escobar, Julian A DOD/NAVY/Office of Naval Research Computational Synthesis of Composable-Material Structures from
Manufacturing-Friendly Primitives
329,020
06/02/2017Lu, Tianfeng DOE/Department of Energy/Louisiana State University Micro-Liter Fuel Characterization and Property Prediction 62,020
04/21/2017Cetegen, Baki United Technologies-Pratt & Whitney Studies on Premixed Reacting Jets in Vitiated Crossflow: Jet and Free Stream
Turbulence Effects
65,000
School of Fine Arts Awards 1 $14,556
School of Fine Arts Awards 1 14,556
05/05/2017Thompson, Kenneth NSF/National Science Foundation/TheBeamer Avatar Creation for Independent Science Learning through Serious Games with
Expert Avatars and Complementary Stories
14,556
School of Pharmacy Awards 2 $270,000
Pharmaceutical Sciences Awards 1 250,000
04/27/2017Wiemer, Andrew J American Chemical Society Herbicidal Versus Immunological Activity of Small Organophosphorus
Compounds
250,000
Pharmacy Practice Awards 1 20,000
04/27/2017Jeffery, Sean M Hartford Healthcare Embedding a Geriatric Clinical Pharmacist (GCP) at Jefferson House and Cedar
Mountain Commons. Creating a New Model of Care that Focuses on
Comprehensive Medication Therapy Management, Reducing Medication Related
Problems and Improving Care Transitions.
20,000
Academic and Service Programs Awards 1 $1,071,484
VP Student Affairs Awards 1 1,071,484
04/12/2017Teitelbaum, Jeremy NSF/National Science Foundation Bridge to the Doctorate: Northeast LSAMP BD at the University of Connecticut 1,071,484
Vice President for Research Awards 12 $4,541,063
Center for Environmental Sciences and Engineering Awards 1 406,907
05/08/2017Vadas, Timothy M USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture Assessing Barriers to Use of Reclaimed Wastewater for Food Production in
Controlled Environment Agriculture
406,907
Institute for Collaboration on Health, Intervention and Policy Awards 3 2,722,638
04/12/2017Johnson, Blair T DHHS/NIH/National Institute on Aging/Columbia
University
InCHIP Healthy Habits Systematic Review Project 713,107
06/08/2017Andreyeva, Tatiana CT Department of Public Health Enhancing Nutrition Training of Child Care Providers in the State of Connecticut 8,170
04/03/2017Harris, Jennifer L Johnson (Robert Wood) Foundation Encouraging Industry and Government Action to Reduce Marketing Unhealthy
Foods to Children: Phase V
2,001,361
Institute of Materials Science Awards 4 1,331,549
05/15/2017Suib, Steven L United Technologies-Aerospace Systems UTAS Center of Excellence 50,000
04/04/2017Suib, Steven L General Electric Company Conductive Films on Copper Substrates 50,000
3:34 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Managing Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
05/18/2017Han, Martin DHHS/NIH/National Institutes of Health Towards Clinical Translation of Penetrating Multisite Device for Cochlear
Nucleus
1,121,442
05/25/2017Dongare, Avinash M DOD/Department of the Army 3D Visualization Hardware for Analysis of Big Data Generated using Large-scale
Molecular Dynamics Simulations and Mesoscale Modeling Methods
110,107
Northeast Undersea Research Technology and Education Center Awards 2 22,269
05/17/2017Babb, Ivar G Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research
Organisation (CSIRO)
Fabrication Services for the Development of a Pair of 18-Quiver Sample
Carousel Systems
18,036
04/19/2017Babb, Ivar G American School for the Deaf NURTEC Support for ASD STEM Initiative ROV Project 4,233
Sea Grant College Program Awards 2 57,700
04/13/2017Deguise, Sylvain DOC/NOAA/Oceanic and Atmospheric Research Julia Luthringer - 2017 Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship 56,500
04/12/2017Barrett, Juliana Town of Old Lyme, CT Mapping Emergency Evacuation Information for Old Lyme 1,200
University of Connecticut - Storrs & Regional Awards 74 $18,366,855
School of Dental Medicine Awards 4 $2,303,129
Craniofacial Sciences Awards 2 25,000
04/05/2017Dutra, Eliane N/A/American Assoc of Ortho Fnd (AAOF) Long-term Effects of Botos Injection into the Muscles of Mastication in the
Mandibular Condylar Cartilage
20,000
05/03/2017Chang, Joy N/A/AAOF Effects of Sustained Release of RANKL on Orthodontic Tooth Movement 5,000
Oral Health and Diagnostic Sciences Awards 2 2,278,129
06/16/2017Ioannidou, Efthimia DHHS/NIH/NIDDK Novel paradigm to improve inflammatory burden in ESRD 438,625
06/22/2017Aseltine, Robert DHHS/NIH/NIMH Improving the Identification of Patients at Risk of Suicide 1,839,504
School of Medicine Awards 39 $13,873,413
Calhoun Cardiology Center - CCC Awards 1 216,686
05/09/2017Hinson, John T. DOD Human Cardiac Microtissues to Study Sex-Dependent Genetic Determinants of
Heart Failure
216,686
Cell Biology Awards 3 2,092,715
04/13/2017Smilowitz, Henry N/A/Owens (William and Ella) Medical Research
Foundation
Therapy-Induced Tumor Dormancy 100,000
06/08/2017Pachter, Joel DHHS/NIH/NINDS Regulation of CNS leukocyte extravasation 1,943,467
05/17/2017Egbert, Jeremy Fund for Science-Impact Assets Regulation of Oocyte Meiosis by Calcium Signaling in Mouse Ovarian Follicles 49,248
Center for Molecular Medicine Awards 1 33,936
06/14/2017Rosenberg, Daniel Thetis Pharmaceuticals TP-252 (EPA) to test regression of adenomatous polyps 33,936
Center for Quantitative Medicine Awards 1 159,077
06/19/2017Laubenbacher, Reinhard NIH/Hartford Hospital Neural Architecture of Emotion Regulation, Adolescent Development and
Depression
159,077
Community Medicine and Health Care Awards 1 2,000
06/06/2017McRee, Bonnie HRSA/Northwestern CT Community College Development of SBIRT Standardized Patient Script 2,000
Dermatology Awards 2 89,000
3:34 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Managing Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
04/26/2017Strober, Bruce N/A/Jannsen Biotech, Inc Research Fellowship Grant 49,000
04/13/2017Strober, Bruce N/A/AbbVie, Inc. Fellowship Support 40,000
Family Medicine Awards 1 129,946
04/28/2017Villagra, Victor N/A/CT Health Foundation Equal Coverage to Care Conddition 129,946
Genetics and Developmental Biology Awards 2 169,594
05/31/2017Lalande, Marc Prader-Willi Research Foundation Model of PWS in rhesus monkey embryonic stem cells 54,000
06/12/2017Lalande, Marc University of Pennsylvania Lesch-Nyhan Syndrome Study (LNS) 115,594
Immunology Awards 1 53,688
06/21/2017Xu, Maria AMA Altered flow as a trigger for IL-36 driven T cell activation in early atheroscierosis 53,688
Medicine Awards 5 3,481,555
05/16/2017Croteau, Marc Ct Department of Labor Occupational Health Clinic - DOL 86,933
05/16/2017Dieckhaus, Kevin HRSA/City of Hartford Ryan White Part A Minority AIDS Initiative (MAI) (2 parts/funds Outpt Ambulatory
and Tx Adherence)
93,325
06/26/2017Mortensen, Eric VERANNE, Inc. Azithromycin Cardiac Safety Study 26,250
04/06/2017Lakshminarayanan, Santhanam EMD Serono A Phase II, randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, parallel-group,
multicenter trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of abituzumab in subjects with
systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease (SSc-ILD)
185,959
06/16/2017Oncken, Cheryl DHHS/NIH/NCI Electronic Cigarette Use During Pregnancy 3,089,088
Molecular Biology & Biophysics Awards 2 1,638,370
06/14/2017Weller, Sandra Farmington High School Farmington High School Cutting Edge Internship Program 4,000
04/27/2017King, Stephen DHHS/NIH/NIGMS Molecular Analysis of Flagellar Dynein Function 1,634,370
NEAG Cancer Center (SOM) Awards 2 90,461
05/23/2017Stevenson, Christina Komen (Susan G.) Breast Cancer Fdn Community Breast Navigation in the Greater Hartford Area 64,999
04/13/2017Andemariam, Biree StCT Dept of Public Health/Hospital for Special Care Sicle Cell Diseaseand Trait Community Outreach Program 25,462
Neuroscience Awards 3 2,701,538
06/29/2017Bansal, Rashmi DHHS/NIH/NINDS Role of FGF-Signaling in Myelinogenesis 1,320,000
04/04/2017Antic, Srdjan DHHS/NIH/NIBIB/State University of New York Embedded Ensemble Encoding 499,226
04/05/2017Antic, Srdjan DHHS/NIH/NINDS/Imperial College of Sci Tech & Med Near-Infrared Gentically Encoded voltage Indicators (NIR-GEVIs) for All Optical
Electophysiology (AOE)
882,312
Orthopaedic Surgery Awards 1 20,000
05/22/2017Wolf, Jennifer OREF Novel Source fro Cell Augmentation of Murine Patellar Tendon Defect 20,000
Pediatrics Awards 5 549,582
05/11/2017Lee, Youngmok Dimension Therapeutics Comparison of Vectors and Optimization of Dosages for Renal Vein Injection
method in GSD-la mice
500,000
04/26/2017Salazar, Juan N/A/CCMC Ryan White A 2016-17 Medical Case Management Services 10,000
3:34 pm
Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated:
Quarterly Award List by Managing Department
Total
Anticipated
AwardAward DateProject TitleSponsorPI Name
05/09/2017Cloutier, Michelle DPH/CCMC Easy Breathing Program 9,649
04/05/2017Germain-Lee DHHS/NIH/NICHD The role of G protein-coupled signaling in neurocognitive and psychosocial
abnormalities
21,081
05/15/2017Salazar, Juan CCMC Ryan White A - 2016-17 Psycho Social Services 8,852
Psychiatry Awards 5 2,231,158
05/26/2017Kamath, Jayesh Janssen Biotech Payment for Start-up Costs in the absence of a Clinical Trial Agreement for
Protocol Number ESKETINTRD3005
5,210
05/31/2017Connor, Daniel Shire Guanfacine Extended Release and Mindfulness in Traumatically Stressed
Children and Adolescents
529,951
06/23/2017Bruder, Mary USDOE/CTDOE Connecticut State Board of Education MOA 290,787
05/26/2017Kamath, Jayesh Janssen Biotech Payment for Start-up Costs in the absence of a Clinical Trial Agreement for
Protocol Number ESKETINTRD3004
5,210
05/17/2017Ginsburg, Golda US DOE Teacher Anxiety Program for Elementary Students (TAPES) 1,400,000
UConn Center on Aging Awards 3 214,107
05/09/2017Sullivan, Gail ACGME Editing Chief to ACGME 149,982
04/24/2017Lorenzo, Erica American Federation for Aging Research Examining the Effects of Senescent Cells on CD4 T Cell Effector Functions 5,000
06/02/2017Kuchel, George CT Office of Policy and Management MOU Between Center on Aging and Office of Policy and Management 59,125
University of Connecticut Health Awards 43 $16,176,542
Grand Total Awards 117 $34,543,396
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Report for Quarter Ending: 06/30/2017
10/25/2017Report Generated: