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Emerging Ideas
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Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s) |
PI’s Department |
PI’s Affiliation |
Research Project Title |
Amount Awarded ($) |
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Suketu Bhavsar
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Physics and Astronomy |
University of Kentucky |
Planning a Remotely Operated Astronomical Observatory in Australia |
$15,000 |
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James Rogers
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Physics & Engineering |
Murray State University |
Design of a MEMS Sensor for High Speed Temperature Measurement |
$14,993 |
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Theresa Chen ,
Walter Williams
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Dept. of Pharmacology & Toxicology, |
University of Louisville |
Glutathione Intervention in Diabetes Mellitus |
$16,500 |
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Czarena Crofcheck ,
Rodney Andrews
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Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering |
University of Kentucky |
Utilization of Nickel Nanoparticles to Facilitate the Recovery of Histidine Tagged Proteins |
$15,000 |
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Dusan Sekulic ,
Fuqian Yang
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Center for Manufacturing |
University of Kentucky |
Innovative Approach to Materials Joining in a Microwave Field |
$14,935 |
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Peter Hardy
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Center for Biomedical Engineering |
University of Kentucky |
Evaluating the severity of spinal cord injury with manganese-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging |
$15,070 |
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Pradeep Kachroo
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Plant Pathology |
University of Kentucky |
Characterization of signaling pathway(s) required for resistance to viral and oomycete pathogens. |
$14,960 |
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Ruigang Yang ,
Hank Dietz
,
Jun Zhang
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Computer Science |
University of Kentucky |
Supercomputing using Commodity Graphics Processing Units with Applications to Information Retrieval |
$14,977 |
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Exploratory Advanced Research
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Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s) |
PI’s Department |
PI’s Affiliation |
Research Project Title |
Amount Awarded ($) |
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Mahendra Sunkara
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Chemical Engineering |
University of Louisville |
Self-Oriented Crystal Growth of Gallium Nitride on Molten Gallium |
$100,000 |
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Asit Ray
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Chemical Engineering |
University of Kentucky |
Application of light scattering techniques to study microdroplet based processes for tailored particles and thin films synthesis |
$96,398 |
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Mark Crocker
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Center for Applied Energy Research |
University of Kentucky |
Development of New Catalysts for NOx Emission Control Based on Bismuth Oxide |
$49,575 |
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M. Michele Pisano ,
Robert Greene
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Molecular, Cellular and Craniofacial Biology |
University of Louisville |
Molecular Analyses of Cranial Embryonic Stem Cells |
$101,200 |
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Kozo Saito ,
Tianxiang li
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Mechanical Engineering |
University of Kentucky |
Counter Flow Flame Synthesis of Multi-Walled Carbon Nanotubes |
$99,999 |
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Kent Price
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Physical Sciences |
Morehead State University |
Relation of Voltage Decay and Stability in CdTe Solar Cells |
$31,354 |
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Robert Esterhay ,
Peter Walton
,
Judah Thornewill
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Health Management and Systems Science |
University of Louisville |
Advancing the Knowledge of Managing Integrated Electronic Health Network Organizations |
$98,945 |
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Ram Pakath
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Decision Science and Information Systems |
University of Kentucky |
Assessing the Evolutionary Behavior of Alternate Learning Classifier System Architectures in the Iterated Prisoner's Dilemma Environment |
$95,483 |
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Thandi Buthelezi
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Chemistry |
Western Kentucky University |
Time Resolved Fluorescence Studies of Supramolecules: Cyclophanes and Chlorophyll |
$37,400 |
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Purpose Driven Research
Emerging Technologies
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Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s) |
PI’s Department |
PI’s Affiliation |
Research Project Title |
Amount Awarded ($) |
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John Stencel
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Tribo Flow Separations |
Instrumentation for the Control of Foam Fractionation Columns |
$47,108 |
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Thomas Robl ,
Kamyar Mahboub
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Center for Applied Energy Research |
University of Kentucky |
Superpozzolanic Concrete for Sustainable Construction and CO2 Emissions Reduction |
$83,943 |
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Larry Wells ,
Lloyd Murdock
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Biosystems and Agricultural Engineering |
University of Kentucky |
Developing a System to Reconstruct Severely Disturbed Soil |
$88,736 |
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James Griffioen ,
Kenneth Calvert
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Computer Science |
University of Kentucky |
Enhancing Network Layer Services |
$86,706 |
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Edward Essock ,
Joern Soltau
,
Philip Chen
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Psychological and Brain Sciences |
University of Louisville |
Improving Glaucoma Treatment Based on Wavelet-Fourier Analysis of Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness |
$80,001 |
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David Atwood ,
Amitabha Mitra
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Department of Chemistry |
University of Kentucky |
New Reagents for the Destruction of Nerve Gas Agents and Pesticides |
$40,000 |
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Mark Wilson ,
Michael Moylan
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Research and Development |
ECM Biosciences |
Development of Antibody-based Technologies for Axon Regeneration after Spinal Cord injury |
$43,250 |
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Kenneth Litwak ,
George Pantalos
,
Fairfield Bain
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Surgery |
University of Louisville |
ECMO for the treatment of equine neonatal distress syndrome |
$66,034 |
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Bhupendra Parekh ,
Daniel Tao
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Center for Applied Energy Research |
University of Kentucky |
A Novel Approach of Controlling Acid Mine Drainage |
$79,114 |
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Michael Jay
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Pharmaceutical Sciences |
University of Kentucky |
Environmentally-Safe Scintillation Media Composed of Fluor-Containing Nanoparticles |
$40,000 |
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