The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act of 2009
On February 17th, 2009 President Obama signed The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) into law. The bill supports an infusion of new funds into the federal research funding agencies. Research, research infrastructure and education are slated to receive $21.5 billion dollars from federal agencies. Below is a detailed list of Recovery Act awards.
Bass, Richard, Mathematics
Stochastic Differential Equations: Potential Theory and Uniqueness
NSF/MPS, $359,997, August 2009 – July 2012
Bush, Andrew, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Paleoecologic Gradient Analysis of the Frasnian/Famennian Extinction and Recovery
NSF/GEO, $182,411, September 2009 – August 2011
Chandy, John, Electrical & Computer Engineering
CI-ADDO-NEW: Storage System Trace Collection
NSF/CISE, $86,284, August 2009 – July 2011
Chen, Ming-hui, Statistics
Inference in Regression Models with Missing Covariates
PHS/NIH/National Cancer Institute/University of North Carolina, $49,842, July 2009 – June 2010
Chrobak, James, Psychology
Theta and Gamma Coherence: Entorhinal Cortical Influences on the Septotemporal Axis of the Hippocampus
NSF/BIO, $332,306, September 2009 – August 2012
Cole, James, Molecular and Cell Biology
Mechanism for Activation of the Antiviral Kinase PKR
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Aging, $299,724, June 2009 – May 2011
Colwell, Robert, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Collaborative Research: Extending Lifemapper to Enable Macroecological Research
NSF/BIO, $151,415, August 2009 – July 2011
Defranco, Thomas, Curriculum and Instruction
Teachers for Tomorrow
NSF/EHR, $899,819, June 2009 – May 2014
Fei, Yunsi, Electrical & Computer Engineering
CAREER: Architectural Enhancement and Design Methodologies for Secure Processing in Embedded Systems
NSF/CISE, $405,000, September 2009 – August 2014
Fein, Deborah, Psychology
Early Detection of Pervasive Developmental Disorders
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $193,155, September 2009 – September 2010
Fenteany, Gabriel, Chemistry
Mechanism of Action of New Inhibitors of Cell Migration
PHS/NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $200,451, September 2009 – August 2010
Financial Aid, Office for Sponsored Programs
Federal Work-Study
ED/Department of Education, $267,227, July 2009 – June 2010
Fitch, Roslyn, Psychology
Early H-I Brain Injury and Behavioral Outcome in Rats
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $78,804, September 2009 – September 2010
Frank, Harry, Chemistry
The Role of Xanthophylls in the Mechanism of Nonradiative Energy Dissipation in Photosynthesis
NSF/BIO, $545,346, July 2009 – June 2010
Gascon, Jose, Chemistry
CAREER: Scalable Moving-Domain QM/MM Methods for the Computation of Protein Electrostatics
NSF/MPS, $600,000, July 2009 – June 2014
Goffinet, Bernard, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
Reduction and Reversal in the Funariaceae: Phylogenetic Perspective on Sporophyte Complexity and Role of the Calyptra
NSF/BIO, $599,242, July 2009 – June 2012
Goldhamer, David, Molecular and Cell Biology
Satellite Cell Development and Potential
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, $266,726, September 2009 – September 2011
Howell, Amy, Chemistry
Harnessing NKT Cell Activation by Glycolipids
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, $267,750, September 2009 – August 2011
Ilies, Horea, Mechanical Engineering
Geometric Skeletons for Topologically Evolving Domains
NSF/ENG, $319,933, August 2009 – July 2012
Kalichman, Seth, Psychology
Alcohol Beliefs and HIV Adherence
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, $461,131, September 2009 – August 2011
Kazerounian, Kazem, Mechanical Engineering
A Mechanics Framework for the Analysis and Design of Protein Based Nano Machines
NSF/ENG, $325,108, August 2009 – July 2012
Kendall, Debra, Molecular and Cell Biology
Redesign of Structural Regions of Alkaline Phosphatase
PHS/NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $277,650, September 2009 – August 2011
Knecht, David, Molecular and Cell Biology
Molecular Genetics of the Cytoskeleton
PHS/NIH/National Institute of General Medical Sciences, $170,880, September 2009 – August 2010
Kotha, Shiva, Mechanical Engineering
CAREER: Hierachies of Repair in Damaged Bone - A Role for Osteocytes
NSF/ENG, $430,000, July 2009 – June 2014
Leadbeater, Nicholas, Chemistry
CAREER: Developing Microwave Heating as a Tool for Synthetic and Mechanistic Chemistry
NSF/MPS, $575,000, August 2009 – July 2014
Lillo-martin, Diane, Linguistics
Development of Bimodal Bilingualism
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, $600,880, September 2009 – August 2011
Lillo-martin, Diane, Linguistics
Emergence, Structure and Neurobiological Basis of Typical and Atypical Language
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, $668,387, September 2009 – August 2011
Loturco, Joseph, Physiology and Neurobiology
Dyslexia Susceptibility Genes and Mechanisms of Neuronal Development
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, $8,414, June 2009 – October 2009
Loturco, Joseph, Physiology and Neurobiology
Reversibility of Neocortical Malformation
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, $8,424, July 2009 – October 2009
Lu, Tianfeng, Mechanical Engineering
Collaborative Research: Petascale Computing, Visualization and Science Discovery of Turbulent Sooting Flames
NSF/OD, $262,437, September 2009 – August 2012
Naigles, Letitia, Psychology
Language Development and Outcome in Children with Autism
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, $299,918, August 2009 – July 2011
O'Neill, Michael, Molecular and Cell Biology
Genomic Conflict and Placentation in Poeciliid Fishes
NSF/BIO, $800,000, August 2009 – July 2013
Papadimitrakopoulos, Fotios, Chemistry
Holistic Separation of High Purity Metallic and Semiconducting Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes
NSF/ENG/Selah Technologies, LLC, $75,565, July 2009 – June 2010
Papke, Robertson, Molecular and Cell Biology
Toward Comprehending Prokaryotic Species Using Halorubrum sp. as a Model
NSF/BIO, $479,660, July 2009 – June 2012
Pescatello, Linda, Kinesiology
Motivational Intervention for Exercise in Hazardous Drinking College Students
PHS/NIH/National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism/University of CT Health Center, $110,273, June 2009 – May 2010
Polifroni, Elizabeth, Nursing Instruction and Research
ARRA - Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students
PHS/HRSA/Bureau of Health Professionals, $31,925, September 2009 – June 2010
Polifroni, Elizabeth, Nursing Instruction and Research
ARRA - Nurse Faculty Loan Program
PHS/Health Resources and Services Administration, $130,359, August 2009 – June 2010
Renfro, James, Physiology and Neurobiology
Recruitment of Neurobiology Faculty at the University of Connecticut
PHS/NIH/National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, $662,567, September 2009 – August 2011
Rusling, James, Chemistry
Electrochemical Studies of Redox Cofactors in Photosynthetic Reaction Centers
NSF/BIO, $475,171, August 2009 – July 2012
Shumway, Sandra, Marine Sciences
Collaborative Research: Phenotypic Plasticity in Feeding: Ontogenetic Solutions to Scaling Limitations
NSF/BIO, $313,029, September 2009 – August 2012
Stwalley, William, Physics
Formation and Applications of Ultracold Molecules
NSF/MPS, $400,000, August 2009 – July 2012
Swadlow, Harvey, Psychology
Cortical Processing of Visual Information During Alert and Non-Alert Brain States
PHS/NIH/National Eye Institute, $260,249, September 2009 – August 2011
Willis, Brian, Chemical, Materials & Biomolecular Engr
Epitaxial Oxides by ALD
NSF/ENG, $259,059, September 2009 – August 2012