Grants Announced during Summer 2000 Date: Aug. 17, 2000 The following list includes the largest grants awarded during Summer 2000, compiled from the Sponsored Programs database in the Division of Research and Advanced Studies. The grant awards were entered into the database from May 1 to June 30, 2000. Grants awarded to researchers on UC's medical campus were note available when this list was compiled. COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES Department: Biological Sciences Title: Differences in Swallow Mechanics in Infants Faculty: Rebecca German Funding Agency: National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Amount: $ 226,879 Department: Chemistry Title: Synthesis, Structures, Properties, and Applications of Some Novel Elastomers Faculty: James E Mark Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Amount: $ 135,000 Department: Geography Title: OhioView Undergraduate Distance Learning Prototype Faculty: Richard Beck Funding Agency: NASA Amount: $ 360,000 Department: Mathematical Science Title: Hamiltonian Dynamical Systems and N-Body Problem Faculty: Kenneth R. Meyer Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Amount: $ 85,185 Department: Physics Title: Simulations of Strongly Correlated Materials Faculty: Mark S. Jarrell Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Amount: $ 104,000 Department: Physics Title: Three-Dimensional Josephson Junction Arrays Faculty: Richard S. Newrock Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Amount: $ 120,000 COLLEGE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION Department: Accounting Title: Local Learning-Global Growth: A Strategic Education for Global Learning Faculty: Stephen B. Salter Funding Agency: Department of Education Amount: $ 86,232 COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING Department: Aerospace Engineering Title: Airbag Simulation Using Fluid Structure Interaction Faculty: Ala Tabiei Funding Agency: Delphi Automotive Systems Amount: $ 100,000 Department: Chemical Engineering Title: Critical Interfacial Issues for Emerging Electronic Photonic and Magnetic Polymer Based Materials Faculty: Vadim Guliants Funding Agency: Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute Amount: $ 96,490 Department: Chemical Engineering Title: Acquisition of an Environmental Scanning Electron Microscope Faculty: William B. Krantz Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Amount: $ 165,853 Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering Title: Training Program for the National Risk Management Research Laboratory Faculty: Steven G. Buchberger Funding Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Amount: $ 289,408 Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering Title: Implementation and Testing of the Travel Time Prediction System Faculty: Prahlad D. Pant Funding Agency: Ohio Department of Transportation Amount: $ 202,619 Department: Civil and Environmental Engineering Title: Ecosystem Restoration of Oil-Contaminated Coastal Salt Marshes: Field Study Faculty: Makram T. Suidan Funding Agency: Environmental Protection Agency Amount: $ 300,000 Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science Title: Plastic-Based Structurally Programmable Microfluidic Bio-Chips for Clinical Diagnostics Faculty: Chong H. Ahn Funding Agency: Department of the Air Force Amount: $ 578,947 Department: Electrical and Computer Engineering and Computer Science Title: Technology for Semiconductor Devices Operating Under Extreme Conditions Faculty: Samir R. Das Funding Agency: Amount: $ 595,100 Department: Materials Science and Engineering Title: Critical Interfacial Issues for Emerging Polymer Films Faculty: Stephen J. Clarson Funding Agency: Dayton Area Graduate Studies Institute Amount: $ 99,990 COLLEGE OF EDUCATION Department: Administration Title: "Ohio Reads" Grants Analysis Faculty: Lawrence Johnson Funding Agency: Ohio Department of Education Amount: $ 30,321 Department: Criminal Justice Title: Drug Courts: Research Development and Data Collection Faculty: Edward J. Latessa Funding Agency: The Supreme Court of Ohio Amount: $ 108,189 Department: Curriculum and Instruction Title: Comprehensive Educational Restructuring, Technology Infusion Initiative (CERTI) Faculty: Joyce Pittman Funding Agency: Department of Education Amount: $ 420,944 CLERMONT COLLEGE Department: Clermont Student Affairs Title: Upward Bound Faculty: Barbara C. Williams Funding Agency: Department of Education Amount: $ 246,867 COLLEGE OF APPLIED SCIENCE Department: Mathematics Title: Development of Educational Materials for Undergraduate Online Programs in Information Engineering Technology Faculty: Vladimir L Uskov Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Amount: $ 249,838 COLLEGE OF DESIGN, ARCHITECTURE, ART AND PLANNING Department: School of Planning Title: Community Development Work Study Program Faculty: David P. Varady Funding Agency: Department of Housing and Urban Development Amount: $ 79,446 SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK Title: Specialized Mental Health Training Program Faculty: Joyce Borkin Funding Agency: Ohio Department of Mental Health Amount: $ 90,586 INSTITUTE FOR POLICY RESEARCH Title: Anatomical Gift Family Survey Faculty: Kimberly Downing Funding Agency: Ohio Department of Health Amount: $ 78,379