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      AWARDS RECEIVED IN AUGUST 2008                                                                           
COLLEGE DEPARTMENT PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR SPONSOR PROJECT TITLE START DATE END DATE DIRECT INDIRECT AWARD AMOUNT
CALS Animal Science Lock, Adam L New England Dairy Promotion Board Comparison of the Effects of Vaccenic and Elaidic Acids on Plasma Lipoprotein Cholesterol Concentrations 12/1/2007 11/30/2008 $20,000 $0 $20,000
CALS College of Agriculture Dean's Office Downer, Patricia S Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture Improve the Effectiveness of CRIS to CSREES Cooperating Institutions through Enhanced Computer Processes 9/1/2008 8/31/2009 $190,000 $0 $190,000
CALS Community Development and Applied Economics Bauer, Kenneth  Peace Corps (PC) Peace Corps Strategy Contract 9/1/2008 5/31/2009 $16,204 $1,296 $17,500
CALS Community Development and Applied Economics Moulaert, Azur  Blue Moon Fund Blue Moon Fund 8/1/2008 7/31/2010 $272,727 $27,273 $300,000
CALS Community Development and Applied Economics Schmidt, Frederick E Winrock International Conservation Innovation Grant 8/15/2006 7/31/2009 $30,435 $4,565 $35,000
CALS Community Development and Applied Economics Wagner, Helen  Vermont Attorney General's Office Consumer Assistance Program 7/1/2008 6/30/2010 $139,558 $0 $139,558
CALS Nutrition and Food Sciences Berlin, Linda  Vermont AHS Department of Health Nourishing Families' Appetite for Fruits and Vegetables 11/1/2007 9/30/2008 $3,500 $500 $4,000
CALS Nutrition and Food Sciences Harvey-Berino, Jean R Cooperative State Research, Education, & Extension Service/Department of Agriculture Childhood Obesity and Nutrition, VT 8/1/2008 7/31/2009 $104,637 $0 $104,637
CALS Plant & Soil Science Parker, Bruce L Agricultural Research Service/Department of Agriculture Entomopathogenic Fungi for IPM of Pear Thrips and Western Flower Thrips in Forests and Greenhouses 6/2/2005 6/1/2009 $150,000 $0 $150,000
CALS Plant Biology Hughes, Jeffrey W Various Individual Sponsors Field Naturalists Sponsored Masters Project Research Program 5/15/2008 12/31/2008 $9,000 $0 $9,000
CAS Biology Schall, Joseph J National Science Foundation Clonal Diversity and Sex Ratio of a Malaria Parasite 8/1/2008 7/31/2010 $73,695 $33,580 $107,275
CAS Chemistry Landry, Christopher C Apollo SRI, LLC UVM Improving Transfer of ERK 1/2 siRNA Constructs Using Nanoporous Silica 8/1/2008 7/31/2009 $33,064 $16,697 $49,761
CAS Economics Sharpe, Rhonda V Duke University Obstacles to Achieving Faculty Diversity: Implications for Affirmative Action Policies 3/1/2008 9/30/2008 $40,450 $4,045 $44,495
CAS Geology Bierman, Paul R U.S. Geological Survey/Department of the Interior Potomic River Basin Erosion Rates 10/1/2008 9/30/2009 $19,675 $9,936 $29,611
CAS Geology Klepeis, Keith A National Science Foundation COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Lithospheric Weakening, Deep Crustal Flow and the Initiation of Orogenesis at a Noncollisional Convergent Margin in the Andes 9/1/2007 8/31/2009 $13,540 $3,520 $17,060
CAS Physics Rankin, Joanna M National Science Foundation Understanding the Physics of Pulsar Core Radiation and Supernova "Kicks" 6/1/2008 5/31/2011 $172,379 $33,311 $205,690
CAS Psychology Forehand, Rex L Vermont State Hospital Clinical Internships 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $8,000 $0 $8,000
CAS Psychology Miller, Carol T Society for the Psychological Study of Social Issues HIV Prevention in the Context of the Terror Management Health Model 5/16/2008 5/15/2009 $2,500 $0 $2,500
CEMS Mathematics & Statistics Lakin, William D National Aeronautics & Space Administration Active Surface Technologies for Dust Mitigation in Martian and Lunar Environments 9/1/2008 8/31/2011 $498,338 $251,661 $749,999
CEMS School of Engineering Fletcher, Douglas G Air Force Office of Scientific Research Development of a 30kW Inductively-Coupled Plasma Torch Facility for Advanced Aerospace Material Investigations 8/1/2008 11/30/2008 $133,162 $48,444 $181,606
CEMS School of Engineering Fletcher, Douglas G National Aeronautics & Space Administration Investigation of CN Production from Carbonaceous Materials in Air and Nitrogen Plasmas 1/1/2008 12/31/2009 $27,655 $3,535 $31,190
CEMS School of Engineering Fletcher, Douglas G National Aeronautics & Space Administration Investigation of Surface Catalyzed Reactions for Mars Atmosphere Missions 7/28/2008 2/28/2010 $13,817 $6,977 $20,794
CEMS School of Engineering Hines, Paul D Pennsylvania State University Identifying and Mitigating Risk and Vulnerability in PJM with Tools from Complex Networks: Task 1: Load Delivery Assessment 6/1/2008 5/31/2009 $18,625 $9,406 $28,031
CESS Center for Disability and Community Inclusion Ryan, Susan M University of Alaska Anchorage Alaska Early Intervention Low Incidence Training Program 7/1/2008 12/31/2008 $1,000 $80 $1,080
CESS Center for Disability and Community Inclusion Ryan, Susan M Vermont Department of Education BEST Team Grant 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $228,759 $18,301 $247,060
CESS Center for Disability and Community Inclusion Ryan, Susan M Vermont AHS Department of Health CSHN Nutritionist Consultant 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $98,805 $7,904 $106,709
CESS Center for Disability and Community Inclusion Ryan, Susan M Vermont Department of Education Vermont Homeless Children and Youth Project 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $36,092 $2,887 $38,979
CESS Center for Disability and Community Inclusion Ryan, Susan M Vermont Department of Education Vermont Educational Surrogate Parent Program (VESPP) 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $144,949 $11,596 $156,545
CESS Center for Disability and Community Inclusion Ryan, Susan M Vermont Department of Education Vermont Integration Instruction Model (VIIM) Training and Technical Assistance 7/1/2008 9/30/2008 $60,185 $4,815 $65,000
CESS Center for Disability and Community Inclusion Ryan, Susan M Vermont Department of Education The Technical Assistance and Resources for the Early Childhood Project of the VT SIG 3 2/1/2008 9/30/2008 $7,407 $593 $8,000
CESS Education Hasazi, Susan E Vermont Agency of Human Services (AHS) Vermont Research Partnership 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $25,000 $0 $25,000
CESS Education Hasazi, Susan E Vermont AHS Department of Health Vermont Research Partnership FY09 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $25,000 $0 $25,000
CESS Education Jewiss, Jennifer L National Park Service/Department of the Interior Design and Conduct an Evaluation of the Superintendent's Leadership Roundtable, a Public Sector Leadership Program 8/8/2008 12/31/2009 $63,830 $11,170 $75,000
CNHS Nursing Maltby, Hendrika J Princeton University Building Partnerships through Community-Based Participatory Research: An Interdisciplinary Model 1/1/2008 12/31/2008 $7,500 $0 $7,500
COM Anatomy & Neurobiology Nishi, Rae  Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation TrkB Signaling in the Genesis of Murine Neuroblastoma 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $50,000 $0 $50,000
COM Medicine - Cardiology LeWinter, Martin M University of Arizona Role of Titin in Heart Function and Disease 12/1/2007 11/30/2008 $110,945 $56,582 $167,527
COM Medicine - Cardiology Schneider, David John PlaCor, Inc. Platelet Function Testing with the PlaCor Device 6/4/2008 8/31/2008 $5,000 $1,000 $6,000
COM Medicine - Endocrinology Jetton, Thomas L American Diabetes Association, Inc. Signaling Mechanisms Underlying Beta-Cell Mass Compensation During Insulin Resistance 7/1/2008 12/31/2008 $43,478 $6,522 $50,000
COM Medicine - Immunobiology Teuscher, Cory  University of Utah Molecular Genetics of Lyme Arthritis 6/1/2008 5/31/2009 $93,918 $48,838 $142,756
COM Medicine - Pulmonary Irvin, Charles G National Center for Research Resources/NIH/DHHS National IDeA Symposium of Biomedical Research Excellence (NISBRE) 8/1/2008 7/31/2009 $60,877 $0 $60,877
COM Medicine - Pulmonary Irvin, Charles G American Lung Association ALA-Asthma Clinical Research Center-CORE Award 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $150,000 $0 $150,000
COM Microbiology & Molecular Genetics - Medicine Ward, Gary E. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases/NIH/DHHS Small Molecule Approaches to Studying T. gondii Invasion 6/1/2008 5/31/2009 $262,191 $49,338 $311,529
COM Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Miller, Mark S National Institute on Aging/NIH/DHHS Single Skeletal Muscle Fiber Mechanics and Myosin Kinetics in Human Aging 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $106,736 $8,539 $115,275
COM Molecular Physiology & Biophysics Ruiz, Teresa  National Institute of General Medical Sciences/NIH/DHHS Eukaryotic Phosphofructokinase: Structure/Function 8/1/2008 7/31/2009 $151,709 $78,889 $230,598
COM Neurology Bingham, Peter M National Institute of Nursing Research/NIH/DHHS Assessment and Promoting of Feeding in Premature Infants 7/15/2008 6/30/2009 $305,786 $94,724 $400,510
COM Neurology Langevin, Helene M National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine/NIH/DHHS Soft Tissue Biomechanical Behavior During Acupuncture in Low Back Pain 9/1/2008 8/31/2009 $237,895 $123,705 $361,600
COM Neurology Langevin, Helene M National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine/NIH/DHHS Connective Tissue Mechanotransduction 8/1/2008 4/30/2009 $250,000 $126,250 $376,250
COM Neurology Vizzard, Margaret A National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases/NIH/DHHS Cystitis-Induced Plasticity of Micturition Reflexes 8/1/2008 5/31/2009 $212,501 $107,313 $319,814
COM Office of Health Promotion Research Geller, Berta M. National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS Vermont Breast Cancer Surveillance System 8/1/2008 7/31/2009 $13,096 $6,613 $19,709
COM Office of Health Promotion Research Geller, Berta M. National Cancer Institute/NIH/DHHS Vermont Breast Cancer Surveillance System 8/1/2008 7/31/2009 $252,004 $131,043 $383,047
COM Pathology Van der Vliet, Albert  National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute/NIH/DHHS Dual Oxidase in Airway Epithelial Repair and Remodeling 8/5/2008 4/30/2009 $250,000 $118,675 $368,675
COM Pediatrics Wasserman, Richard C American Academy of Pediatrics Consortium to Advance the Pediatric Research Infrastructure 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $81,224 $0 $81,224
COM Pediatrics - General Abramson, Leslie S Duke University Multicenter Prospective Registry of Infliximab Use for Childhood Uveitis 6/24/2008 12/31/2999 $0 $0 $0
COM Psychiatry Hughes, John R National Institute on Drug Abuse/NIH/DHHS Research on Tobacco and Marijuana Cessation and Reduction 9/1/2008 8/31/2009 $128,250 $10,260 $138,510
EXT Extension - Program and Faculty Support Steen, M. Dale D Vermont Department of Education Food Safety and Sanitation Classes 1/22/2008 8/15/2008 $2,000 $0 $2,000
EXT Extension Sustainable Agriculture Center Wollenberg, Eva K Vermont Agency of Agriculture, Food, and Markets Sustainable Agriculture Council 10/1/2007 9/30/2008 $7,500 $0 $7,500
OTHER Transportation Research Center Watts, Richard A Vermont Agency of Transportation (AOT) Cooperative Agreement for Advancement of Research Grants 8/8/2008 8/14/2009 $0 $0 $0
RSENR Rubenstein School Dean's Office Bowden, William B National Park Service/Department of the Interior Thermokarst Distribution and Characterization in the National Park Service Arctic Network (ARCN)/Noatak River Project for the Arctic Network (ARCN) Inventory and Monitoring Program 4/1/2007 12/31/2008 $9,300 $1,628 $10,928
RSENR Rubenstein School Dean's Office Bowden, William B National Science Foundation Spatial and Temporal Influences of Thermokarst Failures on Surface Processes in Arctic Landscapes 9/1/2008 8/31/2012 $746,175 $327,035 $1,073,210
RSENR Rubenstein School Dean's Office Bowden, William B Marine Biological Laboratory Arctic LTER Stream Research Coordinator Support 3/20/2008 11/30/2008 $29,137 $7,576 $36,713
RSENR Rubenstein School Dean's Office Manning, Robert E National Park Service/Department of the Interior Research to Support Management of Cumberland Island National Seashore 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $16,051 $2,809 $18,860
RSENR Rubenstein School Dean's Office Parrish, Donna L Vermont Department of Fish & Wildlife ANR Vermont Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Funding 7/1/2008 6/30/2009 $40,000 $0 $40,000
RSENR Rubenstein School Dean's Office Pontius, Jennifer A University of New Hampshire Using Remote Sensing to Quantify and Understand Trends in Northeastern Forest Health Over the Past 25 Years. 7/18/2008 9/30/2010 $73,579 $0 $73,579
RSENR Rubenstein School Dean's Office Troy, Austin R Forest Service/Department of Agriculture Development of Advanced Spatial Analyses for Examining the Relationships Among Social Groups, Land Management, and Vegetation Structure and Processes at the Parcel Level In Urban Areas. 6/23/2006 10/31/2008 $40,000 $0 $40,000
TOTAL 64           $6,418,840 $1,819,431 $8,238,271