Emerging Ideas - Biosciences -

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

James Harwood

Entomology Department

University of Kentucky

A molecular approach to elucidate the role of invasive mollusk pests in Kentucky agriculture

$95,733

Trevor Creamer

Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry Department

University of Kentucky

Using calmodulin to probe the role of intrinsic disorder in biomolecular recognition.

$69,999

Steven Jones

Department of Medicine

University of Louisville

O-GlcNAc Signaling in the Heart

$100,000

Peter Nagy

Plant Pathology Department

University of Kentucky

Identification of anti-prion drugs active against plant viruses

$98,010

Emerging Ideas - Environmental and Energy Technologies -

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Haluk Karaca

Mechanical Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Experimental Investigation of Near-Field Radiative Transfer for High-Efficiency Thermophotovoltaic Power Generators

$100,000

Emerging Ideas - Human Health and Development -

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Qunwei Zhang

Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Department

University of Louisville

Oxidative stress and endothelial cell dysfunction in animals exposed to ultrafine particles and cigarette smoke

$100,000

Robert Shapiro

Kinesiology and Health Promotion/Biomedical Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

A Novel Biomechanical Approach for Preventing Spinal Disorders

$97,264

Emerging Ideas - Information Technology and Communications -

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Olfa Nasraoui

Computer Engineering and Computer Science Department

University of Louisville

Architecture Analysis of Peer-to-Peer Data Exchanges

$99,413

Emerging Ideas - Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing -

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

J. Zach Hilt

Chemical and Materials Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Imaging for Microscale Spatial Analysis of Hydrogel Patterning Reactions

$99,656

Thomas John Balk

Chemical and Materials Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Nanoporous Nickel As an Alternative to Raney Nickel

$99,930

J. Todd Hastings

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Liquid Phase Electron-Beam Induced Processing

$100,000

Emerging Ideas - Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing - Astrobiology

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Gerard Williger

Physics and Astronomy Department

University of Louisville

Transitional Proto-planetary Disks

$49,963

Emerging Technologies - Biosciences -

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Sergey Artiushin

Veterinary Science Department, GERC

University of Kentucky

Rapid test for S. equi and L. interrogans in clinical specimens from horses

$42,393

Ayman El-Baz

Bioengineering Department

University of Louisville

A Novel Image-Based Diagnostic System for Early Diagnosis of Lung Cancer

$100,000

Steve Mims

Mathematics, Sciences, Technology and Health Department

Kentucky State University

Reuse Technology at a Wastewater Treatment Plant for Fish Culture Implementation

$80,861

Emerging Technologies - Environmental and Energy Technologies -

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Bruce Kessler

Ogden College/Mathematics Department

Western Kentucky University

The Development of a Prototype for the Algorithmic Classification of Active/Inactive Unexploded Ordnance

$94,595

Emerging Technologies - Materials Science and Advanced Manufacturing -

Names of Principal Investigator (PI) and Co-PI(s)

PI’s Department  

 PI’s Affiliation

Research Project Title

 Amount Awarded ($)

Daniel Lau

Electrical and Computer Engineering Department

University of Kentucky

Integral Lens Array Imaging as an Anti-Counterfeit Marker

$46,562