OSU RESEARCH
INCENTIVE PROGRAMS

FUNDED PROPOSALS

FRT Spring 2007-08 (Fall 2008-09 Release)

Akins, Scott (Department of Sociology, College of Liberal Arts): "The Etiology of Substance Use and Abuse Among American Indians in Washington State"
Proteau, Rosita (Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy): "Biological Mechanisms of Xanthohumol on Cholesterol Homeostasis"
Wildenschild, Dorthe (School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering): "Understanding the CO2-Brine Capillary Pressure-Saturation-Interfacial Area Relationship at the Pore Scale: Optimizing Geologic Carbon Sequestration Efforts"

FRT Winter 2007-08 (Spring 2007-08 Release)

Li, Hua-yu (Department of Political Science, College of Liberal Arts): "Hu Jintao and the Redefinition of the One-Party Rule in China"

FRT Winter 2006-07 (Spring 2006-07 Release)

Bokil, Vrushali (Department of Mathematics, College of Science): "Mathematical Modeling of the Emergence and Transmission of Infectious Diseases"
Minot, Ethan (Department of Physics, College of Science): "Nanoscale Transistors for Biological Sensing"

FRT Fall 2006-07 (Winter 2006-07 Release)

Loeb, Barbara (Department of Art, College of Liberal Arts): "The Woman Who Loved Mankind: The Life Story of Crow Indian Elder Lillian Bullshows Hogan"

FRT Spring 2005-06 (Fall 2006-07 Release)

Peltomäki, Kirsi (Department of Art, College of Liberal Arts): "The Human Element in Contemporary Art: Michael Asher's Social Relations"
von Germeten, Nicole (Department of History, College of Liberal Arts): "1) Chaos and Control in Colonial Cartagena de Indies; 2) Translation of 1627 Treatise by Alonso de Sandoval, De Instauranda Aethiopum Salute"

FRT Winter 2005-06 (Spring Release)

Chappell, Marisa (Department of History, College of Liberal Arts): "Constructing Citizenship: Community Organizations in Post-Movement America"

FRT Fall 2005-06 (Winter Release)

Burton, Robert M. (Mathematics): "Computational Models and Prediction in Genetic Function and Evolution"

FRT Spring 2004-05 (Fall 2005-06 Release)

McClelland, Megan (Human Development and Family Sciences): "The kindergarten Readiness Study"
Peszynska, Malgorzata (Mathematics): "Non-Deterministic and Multiscale Elements in Advanced Computational Models with Applications to Subsurface Hydrology"

FRT Winter 2004-05 (Spring Release)

Cramer, Lori (Sociology): "Resource Use and Social Change in Oregon Communities"
Kong, Wei (Chemistry): "NSF/NIH Scholar in Residence: An Adventure into a New Field"
Podolskiy, Viktor (Physics): "Non-Magnetic Left Handed Materials"

FRT Fall 2004-05 (Winter Release)

Baldridge, David (Management, Marketing and International Business): "Assistive Technologies and the Full Inclusion of People with Disabilities in the Workplace "
Manogue, Corinne (Physics): "Paradigms in Physics "

FRT Spring 2003-04 (Fall 2004-05 Release)

Arasaratnam, Lily (Speech Communication): "International Student Orientations: Evaluation and Directions for the Future"
Barker, Kristin (Sociology): "Electronic Self-Help and Mutual-Help Resources and Contested Chronic Illness: The Case of Fibromyalgia Syndrome"
Boudraa, Nabil (Foreign Languages and Literatures): "Publication of a Textbook for Teaching Francophone Film"
Bowker, Judith (Speech Communication): "Interpersonal Communication Honors Text"
Coolen, Michael (Music): "Researching New Software and Hardware Applications in Sound Design and Digital Video and Audio Editing"
Moore, Kathleen (Philosophy): "Metaphors and Marshes: The Meaning of Restoration"
Peszynska, Malgorzata (Mathematics): "Adaptive Multiscale Models with Applications to Subsurface Hydrology"

FRT Winter 2003-04 (Spring Release)

Becker, Laurence (Geosciences): "Devolving Natural Resource Management in Southern Mali"
Cardinal, Bradley (Exercise and Sport Science): "Predictors of Physical Activity Behavior Among Adults with Multiple Sclerosis"
Dickenson, Stephen (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering): "Program Development in Support of the OSU/OUS Federal Agenda Proposal for the Multidisciplinary Center for Port Operations, Risk, and Technology"
Gross, Joan (Anthropology): "Teaching Oregon Native Languages"
Shaw, Susan (Women Studies): "Competent Before God: Southern Baptist Women, Agency, and Autonomy"
Watkins, Patti (Women Studies): "Go Girls: Preventing Eating Disorders through Midia Awareness and Activism"
Wood, Brian (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering): "Developing Computational Capabilities in Support of Multi-Scale Materials and Devices (MMD)"

FRT Fall 2003-04 (Winter Release)

Ebbeck, Vicki (Exercise and Sport Science): "People in Transition and at Turning Points: Assessing How the Experience is Impacted by a Cognitive-Based Intervention Designed to Enhance the Physical Self"
Ferngren, Gary (History): "Medicine and Healing in Early Christianity"
Sulzman, Elizabeth (Crop and Soil Science): "Separation of Root and Rhizomicrobial from Heterotrophic Respiration in Soils: Quantifying Feedbacks in the Terrestrial Carbon Cycle"

FRT Spring 2002-03 (Fall 2003-04 Release)

Dragila, Maria Ines (Crop and Soil Science): "Mechanism for Transport and Precipitation of Salts in Fractures Under Evaporative Conditions"
Gross, Michael (Biochemistry and Biophysics): "Projection Patterns of Dorsal Horn Interneurons"
McClelland, Megan (Human Development and Family Science): "Learning-Related Social Skills in Preschool Children: Dynamic Pathways of Development"

FRT Winter 2002-03 (Spring Release)

Champeau, Donna (Public Health): "Building Educational Capacity to Assist with AIDS-Affected Children in South Africa"
Watkins, Patti Lou (Psychology and Women Studies): "Handbook of Self-Administered Therapies"

FRT Fall 2002-03 (Winter Release)

Gallagher, Sally (Sociology): "Shifting Traditions and Finding Connections: A Comparative Study of Religious Affiliation"
Tremblay, Carol (Economics): "Work Environment, Success, and Bipolar Illness"
Walls, Celeste (Communication): "Difference in the Self-Reported Frequency of Use of Influence Tactics in the Workplace by Double and Single Minorities as Compared to Members of the Dominant Culture"

FRT Spring 2001-02 (Fall 2002-03 Release)

Connor-Smith, Jennifer (Psychology): "The Relationship Between Personality, Stress-Reactivity, Coping and Symptoms of Depression and Anxiety"
Healy, Maureen (History): "WWI and the Collapse of the Habsburg Empire"
Scribner, Keith (English): "National Endowment of the Arts for The Oregon Experiment"
Wood, Brian (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering): "Investigation of Multiphase Process in Porous Media - Coupling Sub-Pore-Scale Experimental Measurements and Upscaling Theory"

FRT Winter 2001-02 (Spring Release)

Bernell, Stephanie (Public Health): "Examine the Employment Consequences of HIV"
Hua, Stella (Business): "Strategic Impact of Web-Based Exchange on Supply Chain Configuration"
Lee, Yun-Shik (Physics): "Terahertz Waveform Synthesis and its Applications"
Sklansky, Jeff (History): "Currency Crusaders: Money and American Political Culture in the Nineteenth Century"

FRT Fall 2001-02 (Winter Release)

Hackel, Steve (History): "Early California Population Project (ECPP)"
Hoffman, Mark (Exercise and Sport Science): "Fluctuations in Spinal Reflexes and ACL Laxity During the Menstrual Cycle"
Kingston, Deanna (Anthropology): "Anthropological, Archaeological, Geological, Scientific and Folkloric Study of King Island, AK"
Lee, Janet (Women Studies): "Examination of Experiences of First Aid Nursing Yeomanry during WWI"

FRT Spring 2000-01 (Fall 2001-02 Release)

Green, Julie (Art): "Development of Paintings for Out-of-state Exhibitions"
Ip, Hung-Yok (History): "Rethink the Chinese Literary Imagination of Modernities in the Twentieth Century"

FRT Winter 2000-01 (Spring Release)

No Requests for Funding

FRT Fall 2000-01 (Winter Release)

Moule, Jean (Education): "An Immersion Experience for Non-Minority Preservice Teachers in a Predominantly Minority School"

FRT Spring 1999-00 (Fall 2000-01 Release)

Fowler, John (Botany and Plant Pathology): "Roles That Small GTP-Binding Proteins of the Rho Family May Have in Cell Shape Change, or Morphogenisis"
Wolf, Aaron (Geosciences): "Develop Transboundary Freshwater Dispute Database"
Yu, Shiao-ling (Foreign Languages and Literature): "Introduction of Western Drama into China and Development of Modern Chinese Drama in the 20th Century"

GENERAL RESEARCH FUND (GRF)

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GRF Spring 2007-08

The Research Office received 24 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $222,374. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 6 proposals with combined budgets of $52,005.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Barbour, Richmond (English, Liberal Arts): "The Third Voyage: Journals of the London East India Company, 1607-10"
Green, Julie (Art, Liberal Arts): "Concept: East and West"
Hallett, Sascha (Microbiology, Agricultural Sciences and Science): "Emerging Myxozoan Infections in Waterfowl"
Murthy, Ganti (Biological and Ecological Engineering, Agricultural Sciences and Engineering): "Recovering Valuable Products from Gorse (Ulex europaeus)"
Ostroverkhova, Oksana (Physics, Science): "The Unanticipated Effects of Sunlight-Induced Fluorescence on Native Bee Pollinator Behavior"
Wildenschild, Dorthe (School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Engineering): "Three-Dimensional Imaging and Quantification of Biomass in Porous Media"

GRF Fall 2007-08

The Research Office received 21 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $204,620. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 6 proposals with combined budgets of $58,902.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Baker, C. Scott (Marine Mammal Institute and Fisheries and Wildlife): "So Remorseless a Havoc: Reconstructing the Decline and Recovery of Sourthern Right Whales"
Chung, Woon-Gye (Chemistry, Agricultural Sciences and Science): "Posttranslational Modifications of Zebrafish P450s"
DeBano, Sandra (Fisheries and Wildlife, Agricultural Sciences): "The Effect of Livestock Grazing on Native Bee Pollinators in a Northwest Bunchgrass Prairie"
Duringer, Jennifer (Biomedical Sciences, Veterinary Medicine): "Elucidating the Fate and Metabolism of the Grass Seed Toxin Lolitrem B in Cattle"
Felix, Joel (Malheur Experiment Station/Crop and Soil Science, Agricultural Sciences): "Marketable Sugar Loss in Sugar Beets Parasitized by Dodder (Cuscuta spp) in the Treasure Valley"
Leid, Mark (Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy): "The CTIP2 Transcriptional Network in Tooth Development"

GRF Spring 2006-07

The Research Office received 18 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $154,517. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 4 proposals with combined budgets of $40,000.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Indra, Gitali (Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy): "To Elucidate the Role of CTIP2 in Epidermal Homeostasis During Development"
Liu, Hong (Biological and Ecological Engineering, Agricultural Sciences and Engineering): "Nano-Enhanced Bio-Electrolysis for Renewable Hydrogen Generation from Waste Biomass"
Machado, Stephen (Crop and Soil Science, Agricultural Sciences): "Developing Organic Wheat Production Systems for Eastern Oregon"
Wong, Carmen (Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Health and Human Sciences): "The Role of Obesity in Autoimmune Disease Development"

GRF Fall 2006-07

The Research Office received 13 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $123,520. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 4 proposals with combined budgets of $39,954.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Kolluri, Siva Kumar (Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Agricultural Sciences): "An Affordable Clinically Approved Painkiller for Breast Cancer"
Kong, Wei (Chemistry, Agricultural Sciences and Science): "Synthesis of Polymer Nanocomposites Containing Aligned Fillers"
Kruzic, Jamie (Mechanical Engineering, Engineering): "Ductile B2 Intermetallic Compounds: Structural Materials for the 21st Century"
Proteau, Philip (Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy): "Diterpene Antibiotic Biosynthetic Studies"

GRF Spring 2005-06

The Research Office received 21 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $184,522. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 6 proposals with combined budgets of $52,003.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Flatt, Patricia (Phamaceutical Sciences): "Characterization of Pyralomicin Halogenases for Use in Drug Design"
Hardison, Linda (Botany and Plant Pathology): "Oregon Grasses: Identification Tools and Descriptions"
Lien, Mei-Ching (Psychology): "Aging and Attention: An Electrophysiological Investigation"
Pastey, Manoj (Biomedical Sciences): "Role of a New HIV Protein (NS2) in the Replication of the Virus"
Sherr, Barry (College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Programmed Cell Death (PCD) in Marine Phagotrophic Protists"
Sherr, Evelyn (College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Use of Sugar/Lectin Microarrays to Investigate the Biochemistry of Prey Selection in Marine Phagotrophic Protists"

GRF Fall 2005-06

The Research Office received 24 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $220,854. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 6 proposals with combined budgets of $58,307.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Bartholomew, Jerri (Microbiology): "DNA Sequencing of Myxozoan Parasites for Definitive Identification and Life Cycle Determination"
Chase, Zanna (College of Oceanic and Stmospheric Sciences): "Towards High Resolution Vertical Mapping of Iron Concentrations in the Coastal Ocean: Development of a Continuous Flow Analyzer for Iron in Seawater"
Draheim, Christopher (Nutrition and Exercise Sciences): "Markers of Inflammation and Vascular Function in Adults with Down Syndrome"
Ishmael, Jane (Phamaceutical Sciences): "A Role for Myosin II in NMDA Receptor Dynamics"
Podolskiy, Viktor (Physics): "Strongly Anisotropic Composites: New Types of Artificial Materials"
Wallin, Kimberly (Forest Science): "Improving Guidelines in Intermountain West for Slash Management to Minimize Ips pini Attack Following Thinning of Ponderosa Pine Stands"

GRF Spring 2004-05

The Research Office received 22 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $201,130. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 6 proposals with combined budgets of $56,856.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Cramer, Lori (Sociology): "Experiencing Outdoor Recreation by an Aging Society"
McClelland, Megan (Human Development and Family Sciences): "The Kindergarten Readiness Study"
Rivin, Carol (Botany and Plant Pathology): "Antagonistic Signaling Circuits Regulating Seed Maturation in Maize"
Sorensen, Jennifer (Fisheries and Wildlife): "Mechanisms that Regulate Absorption of Ingested Plant Toxins in the Brushtail Possums of New Zealand"
Yin, Xihou (Pharmaceutical Sciences): "Biosynthetic Gene Cluster for the Peptide Antibiotic Enduracidin"
Yin, Xinhua (Mid-Columbia Agriculture Research Center): "Assessment of an Integrated Nitrogen Fertigation and Drip Irrigation Production System for Economically and Environmentally Sound Pear Production"

GRF Fall 2004-05

The Research Office received 19 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $167,473. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 7 proposals with combined budgets of $64,363.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Benoit-Bird, Kelly (College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "The Way to a Whale's Habitat is Through His Stomach: Adding Prey to Sperm Whale Assessment"
Cui, Zhengrong (Pharmaceutical Sciences): "Novel Nano-Engineered Anthrax DNA Vaccine for Non-Invasive Immunization on Skin"
Gerwick, Lena (Zoology): "Precerebellin-Like Protein Expression in Zebrafish"
Lowry, Malcolm (Microbiology): "Analysis of Francisella Tularensis Virulence"
Merrill, Gary (Biochemistry/Biophysics): "Hydrogen Peroxide Signaling via a Peroxiredoxin Floodgate"
Muszynski, Lech (Wood Science and Engineering): "Application of XMT Imaging and Digital Volume Correlation for Quantitative Characterization of Micromechanical Performance and Governing Failure Mechanisms in Wood-Plastic Composites"
von Germeten, Nicole (History): "Race, Religion and Society in Cartagena De Indies"

GRF Spring 2003-04

The Research Office received 35 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $327,962. The following proposals, with combined budgets of $58,780 were selected for funding:

Bakalinsky, Alan (Food Science and Technology): "Control of Buoyancy in the Yeast Saccharomyces Cerevisiae"
Giebultowicz, Jadwiga (Zoology): "Regulation of Life Span and Reproduction in a Model Organism"
Gross, Joan (Anthropology): "Teaching Indigenous Languages in Oregon"
Hase, Claudia (Microbiology): "Role of the Primary Sodium Pump NQR in Yersinia Pestis"
Kent, Adam (Geosciences): "Development of Techniques for Laser-Ablation-ICP-MS Analysis of Sulfide and Carbonate Minerals and Applications to Studies of Giant Ore Deposits and Holocene Climate Change"
McIntyre, David (Physics): "Spectroscopic Detection of Trace Gases"
Tekin-Koru, Ayca (Economics): "Corruption and Foreign Direct Investment"

GRF Fall 2003-04

The Research Office received 29 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $265,887. The following proposals, with combined budgets of $60,170 were selected for funding:

Bowers, John (Art): "Creation and Installation of a One-Person Art Exhibition"
Collins, Anthony (Pharmaceutical Sciences): "Inward Rectifier Potassium Channels in Neuronal Excitoxicity"
Ho, Emily (Nutrition and Food Management): "Gene Expression Profiling and Antioxidant Status Following Zinc Supplementation"
Mahmud, Taifo (Pharmaceutical Sciences): "Biosynthetic Approaches to Novel Myxobacterial Origin Antibiotics"
Meigs, Andrew (Geosciences): "Glacier Dams and the Timescales of Sediment Filling and Evacuation of Reservoirs"
Miller, Jeffrey (Rangeland Resources): "Measures of Lepidoptera Biodiversity for Environmental Assessment and Long-Term Monitoring in Oregon, Taiwan, and Costa Rica"
Yokochi, Alex (Chemistry): "Aluminum Metal as Energy Storage Material for Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles (FCEV)"

GRF Spring 2002-03

The Research Office received 29 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $256,197. The following ten proposals, with combined budgets of $88,072, were selected for funding:

Cope, Rhian B. (Biomedical Sciences): Does Exposure to Topical Cis-Urocanic Acid Enhance Mycobacterium Ulcerans Infection in a Hairless Guinea Pig Model of Buruli Ulcer Disease
DeBano, Sandra J. (Entomology): Understanding the Role of Terrestrial Riparian Insects in Salmon Recovery and Stream Restoration
Hackel, Steven W. (History): Father Junipero Serra: California's Founding Father
Healy, Maureen (History): At the Gates of Western Civilization: Islam and the Turks in Central European Historical Memory
Heppell, Scott (Fisheries and Wildlife): Socio-Behavioral Analysis of Habitat Structure in Subtropical Red Groupers (Epinephelus morio)
Heppell, Selina (Fisheries and Wildlife): Assessment of Juvenile Rockfish Traps as a Tool for Essential Habitat Identification
Ishmael, Jane (Pharmaceutical Sciences): Localization of Nonmuscle Myosin RLC and NMDA Receptors in Isolated Hippocampal Neurons
Kioussi, Chrissa (Biochemistry and Biophysics): Molecular Mechanisms of Cardiac Outflow Tract Defects
Robinson, Tara R. (Fisheries and Wildlife): Bluebird of Happiness? Battles of the Sexes in Western Bluebirds
Wildenschild, Dorthe (Geosciences): Investigating Subsurface Pore Scale Flow Processes with OSU's X-ray Microtomography Facility

GRF Fall 2002-03

The General Research Fund Fall solicitation generated 31 proposals, with a total budget request of $217,767. The following proposals were funded, totaling $54,153:

Allen, George (Pharmacy): Comparative Evaluation of Two Antibiotic Dosing Measures, the AUC/MIC Ratio and AUC/MPC Ration, As Predictors of the Development of Flouroquinolone Resistance in Streptococcus Pneumoniae
Bernell, Stephanie (Public Health): The Role and Management of Tacit Knowledge in High Performing Health Care Teams
Brunner, Amy (Forest Science): DNA Microarray Expression Analysis for Studying Tree Maturation
Gross, Michael (BioChemistry/BioPhysics): Microarray Analyses of Pain-Gating Spinal Interneuron Progenitors
Kutzler, Michelle (Clinical Sciences): Effects of Under Nutrition During Pregnancy on Maternal Organ and Placental Blood Flow
Quian, Michael (Agricultural Sciences): Marionberry Flavor-Descriptive Analysis and Chemical Anchor
Widrick, Jeffrey (Exercise and Sports Science) Reactive Oxygen and Nitrogen Species and Muscle Atrophy

GRF Spring 2001-02

The Research Office received 35 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $268,061. The Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 6 proposals with combined budgets of approximately $47,614.

Bird, Karyn (Biomedical Sciences): Isolation and Enhanced Differentiation of Endothelial Progenitor Cells from Peripheral Blood
Chang, Chih-hung (Chemical Engineering): Pulse Nanocrystal Deposition by Thermal Ink Jet Technology and Applications to Fabrication of Flexible CuInSe2 Thin Film Photovoltaics
Marks, Andrea (Art): The Polish Poster: The Essence of Expression
Smith, Jennifer (Psychology): Predicting distress: Interactions of personality, stress-reactivity, and coping
Uttl, Bob (Psychology): Aging, Individual Differences and World Wide web Usability
Weis, Virginia (Zoology): Mechanisms Governing the Establishment and Breakdown of Cnidarian/Algal Mutualisms

GRF Fall 2001-02

Banks, Michael (Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station): Genetic Characterization of Pacific Northwestern Native Oysters: A Tool for Restoration
Green, Julie (Art): New Research in China"
Stotz, Henrik (Horticulture): Functional Analysis of Plant Resistance to the Fungal Pathogen Botrytis cinerea
Sulzman, Elizabeth (Crop and Soil Science): Assessing Mechanisms that Control Soil CO2 Release From Soils
Wooster, David (Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center): Impact of Riparian Vegetation Restoration on Aquatic Invertebrates in Eastern Oregon

GRF Spring 2000-01

Azarenko, Anita (Horticulture): Reduction of Nitrogen Pollution from Container Production Systems
Bakalinsky, Alan (Food Science and Technology): Genetic Analysis of Film Formation by a Wine Strain of the Yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae
Falkner, Kelly (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): Determining the Cause of Recent Large Freshwater Fluctuations in the Gulf of Alaska
Heppell, Scott (Fisheries and Wildlife): Migration of Blue Fin Tuna to the Central North Atlantic: Are these animals spawning?
Noller, Jay (Crop and Soil Science): Assessing Platonic Views of Soils and Land Use in Grecian Landscapes
Rockey, Daniel (Microbiology): Transcriptional Analysis of a Paralogous Gene Family of Chlamydia pneumoniae
Stone, Alexandra (Horticulture): Organic Matter-Mediated Foliar Disease Suppression: Soil and Plant Factors

GRF Fall 2000-01

Cherian, Gita (Animal Sciences): Immune-Powered Eggs
Farber, Vreneli (Foreign Language and Literature): Actor Training in Post-Soviet Russia
Forsberg, Neil (Animal Sciences): Nutritional Ecology of the Goat and Oryx Populations of the Al-Jaluuni Sanctuary in Oman
Hoffman, Mark (Exercise and Sport Science): Development of an Ankle Effusion Model
Li, Kaichang (Forest Products): Development of Formaldehyde-free Wood Adhesives
Maddalozzo, Gianni (Exercise and Sport Science): The Separate and Combined Effect of Estrogen Replacement Therapy and Resistance Training on the Musculoskeletal and Nervous System in Early Postmenopausal Women
Tornquist, Susan (Biomedical Sciences): T Cell and Cytokine Responses to Sarcocystis neurona Infection in Horses

KELLEY FAMILY FUND (KFF)

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KFF 2001-02

Tate, Janet (Physics): Pulsed Laser Deposition System

KFF 2000-01

Busch, Ralf (Mechanical Engineering): Differential Scanning Calorimeter
Gartner, Barbara (Forest Products): Fluorescence Microscope
Kong, Wei (Chemistry): A Laser System Tunable From the Infrared to the Ultraviolet
Warnes, William (Mechanical Engineering): Automatic Metallographic Polisher

MAJOR RESEARCH INITIATIVE (MRI)

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MRI 2001-02

No proposals funded

MRI 2000-01

Harmon, Mark, Forest Science: Development of a Pacific Northwest National Environmental Observatory

RESEARCH EQUIPMENT RESERVE FUND (RERF)

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RERF Spring 2007-08

The Research Office received 24 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $736,077.00. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 9 proposals with combined budgets of $154,293.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Dreher, Theo (Microbiology, Science): "Upgrade of FACSCalibur Flow Cytometer"
Goeckede, Mathias (Forest Science, Forestry): "Repair Atmospheric CO2 System at Marys Peak"
Goyer, Aymeric (Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center, Agricultural Sciences): "Sorvall Legend 23R Centrifuge"
Heppell, Scott (Fisheries and Wildlife, Agricultural Sciences): "Leica S8 APO Stereomicroscope, Imaging Software, and Dell Optiplex 755 Computer"
Higgins, Adam (School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Engineering): "High-Speed Video Thermal Microscopy System"
Mueller, Chad (Eastern Oregon Agricultural Research Center, Agricultural Sciences): "SpectraMax Plus 384 UV/Vis Microplate Spectrophotometer"
Philpott, Matthew (Environmental Health and Safety, Facilities Services): "Bioquell Z Hydrogen Peroxide Room Bio-Decontamination System"
Qian, Michael (Food Science and Technology, Agricultural Sciences): "Gerstel Multidimensional GC with Olfactometer"
Shellhammer, Thomas (Food Science and Technology, Agricultural Sciences): "High Performance Liquid Chromatograph with DAD and RI Detectors"

RERF Fall 2007-08

The Research Office received 30 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $1,043,001.00. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 10 proposals with combined budgets of $400,730.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Ciannelli, Lorenzo (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Digital Camera for Use with Stereo and Compound Microscopes"
Cowles, Timothy (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Environmental Chambers"
Goddik, Lisbeth (Food Science and Technology, Agricultural Sciences): "Soft Cheese Vat"
Muszynski, Lech (Wood Science and Engineering, Forestry): "Compact System for Fatigue Testing of Small Composite Samples"
Nason, Jeffrey (Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Engineering): "Brightwell Dynamic Particle Analyzer"
Owen, James (North Willamette Research Extension Center, Agricultural Sciences): "Irrigation Pump with Variable Frequency Controller"
Prahl, Fredrick (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "ME5 Balance Sartorius Gold ME"
Rochefort, Skip (Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering, Engineering): "TA Instruments AR2000ex Rotational Rheometer"
Stevens, Jan Frederik (Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy): "Tandem Mass Spectrometer for Small Molecule Analysis"
Strauss, Steven (Forest Science, Forestry): "Genesis Series Freeze Dryer 35L Model (VirTis)"

RERF 2006-07

The Research Office received 35 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $1,203,108.00. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 18 proposals with combined budgets of $617,666.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Barbar, Elisar (Biochemistry and Biophysics, Science): "Ultrasensitive Isothermal Titration Calorimeter"
Bay, Brian (Mechanical Engineering, Engineering): "Laser/Video Microscope Assembly for X-Ray MicroDiffraction"
Campana, Michael (Institute for Water and Watersheds): "Agilent 6890N Gas Chromatograph"
Frei, Balz (Linus Pauling Institute): "Dual Gradient and Data Processing Upgrade"
Givan, Scott (Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing): "Solexa 1G Machine (S1G)"
Ho, Emily (Linus Pauling Institute): "SprectraMax L Microplate Luminometer with Injection System"
Jander, Albrecht (Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, Engineering): "Zero Gauss Chamber"
Kioussi, Chrissa (Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy): "NanoDrop ND-1000 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer"
Kolluri, Siva Kumar (Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Agricultural Sciences): "Hypoxia Chamber to Grow Mammalian Cells"
Kosro, P. Michael (College of Oceanic and Atomospheric Sciences): "Upgrade Two GPIB SeaSondes to USB SeaSondes and Repair of SeaSonde Transmitter SN9920"
Marshall, Christopher (Zoology, Science): "Microptics Digital XLT - For Digitizing Insect Specimens"
Mata, John (Biomedical Sciences, Veterinary Medicine): "Fast Centrifugal Partition Chromatography (FCPC)"
Ostroverkhova, Oksana (Physics, Science): "Back-Illuminated Electron Multiplying Charge Coupled Device (EMCCD)"
Proteau, Philip (Pharmaceutical Sciences, Pharmacy): "Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) Spectrophotometer"
Ross, Andrew (Crop and Soil Science, Agricultural Sciences): "Agilent 2100 Bioanalyzer System"
Ruggiero, Peter (Geosciences, Science): "Platform for a Physical/Biological Sampling System for the Nearshore Ocean"
Schneider, Guenter (Physics, Science): "High Performance Computing Cluster for Advanced Simulations in Materials Science and Nanotechnology"
Tate, Janet (Physics, Science): "Ocean Optics UV-Visible-Nir Spectrometer"

RERF Spring 2005-06

The Research Office received 31 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $1,022,412.00. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 4 proposals with combined budgets of $124,910.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Apte, Sourabh (Mechanical Engineering): "An Integrated High Performance Computing Cluster to Facilitate High-Fidelity Simulation, Visualization, Education, and Innovation/Discovery Through Large-Scale Parallel Computing"
Gupta, Rakesh (Wood Science and Engineering): "An Impact Test System"
Kurapov, Alexander (Collge of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "A Multi-User 32-Processor Linux Cluster to Support Coastal Ocean Modeling and Data Assimilation Research"
Peszynska, Malgorzata (Mathematics): "High Performance Computing Cluster Nodes for Computational Science Research in College of Science"

RERF Fall 2005-06

The Research Office received 39 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $1,086,942.18. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 14 proposals with combined budgets of $330,759.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Abbott, Mark (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "An Integrated High Performance Image Processing and Analysis Server, Associated Storage, and Switching Fabric to Support the Creation of High Definition MPEG 7 Content-Based Searches"
Cann, David (Mechanical Engineering): "NorECS Probostat High Temperature Conductivity Cell"
Chase, Zanna (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Flow-Through Photochemical Oxidizer"
Haggerty, Roy (Geosciences): "Dionex ICS 1500 Ion Chromatograph"
Hibbs, David (Forest Science): "Drying Oven"
Keszler, Douglas (Chemistry): "CM Furnace 1706FL"
Kruzic, Jamie (Mechanical Engineering): "High Speed Precision Diamond Sectioning Saw"
Li, Kaichang (Wood Science and Engineering): "Density Profiler"
Narayanan, Vinod (Mechanical Engineering): "High Frequency Infrared Detector System"
Rorrer, Gregory (Chemical Engineering): "Beckman Z2 Dual Threshold Coulter Counter"
Simonsen, John (Wood Science and Engineering): "Differential Scanning Calorimeter"
Tepley, Frank (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Turbo-Pumped High Resolution Desktop Carbon Coating System"
Williams, David (Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Waters Alliance HPLC System"
Zabriskie, Mark (Pharmaceutical Sciences): "High Performance Liquid Chromatograph"

RERF Spring 2004-05

The Research Office received 16 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $345,850.70. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 7 proposals with combined budgets of $115,191.70.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Barbar, Elisa (Biochemistry and Biophysics): "Deuterium Decoupling Accessories for NMR Structure Determination of Large Biomolecules"
Cann, David (Mechanical Engineering): "HP/Agilent 4284A LCR Meter"
Chang, Chih-hung (Chemical Engineering): "Scrubber System"
Dhagat, Pallavi (Electrical Engineering): "Precision Gaussmeter with Standard and Low Field Probes"
Field, Jennifer (Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Agilent 1100 High-Performance Liquid Chromatography System"
Li, Qilin (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering): "Motorized Micromanipulating System"
Minc, Leah (Radiation Center): "Digital Signal Analyzer"

RERF Fall 2004-05

The Research Office received 43 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $1,153,063.47. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 16 proposals with combined budgets of $422,823.01.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Chaplen, Frank (Bioengineering): "Floor Centrifuge"
Crowe, Frederick (Central Oregon Agricultural Research Center): "Autoclave"
DeBano, Sandra (Fisheries and Wildlife): "Environmental Chamber System"
Dreher, Theo (Microbiology): "Biological Safety Cabinet"
Hoffman, Mark (Exercise and Sport Science): "Noraxon TeleMyo 2400 Electromyography System"
Kong, Wei (Chemistry): "Spectra Physics GCR 190"
Kruzic, Jamie (Mechanical Engineering): "Upgrade Instron 8501 Servohydraulic Dynamic Mechanical Testing Machine"
Maddalozzo, Gianni (Exercise and Sport Science): "Pneu-Vibe with Single Pneu-Lift"
Muszynski, Lech (Wood Science and Engineering): "Integrated Device for Full-Field, Non-Contact Measurement of Displacements and Strains Based on High-Resolution 3D Image Correlation"
Nolin, Anne (Geosciences): "An Energy-Balance Automated Weather Station"
Qian, Michael (Food Science and Technology): "Gerstel SPME/Twist Sampler for Flavor Analysis"
Rohrmann, George (Microbiology): "Sorvall Superspeed Centrifuge"
Shellhammer, Thomas (Food Science & Technology): "Small Particle Zeta Potential Analyzer"
Simonsen, John (Wood Science & Engineering): "Photon Correlation Spectrometer"
Stevens, Jan Frederik (Chemistry and Linus Pauling Institute): "Autosampler for Existing GC/MS Instrument"
Webb, Molly (Biochemistry/Biophysics): "Tissue Embedding Station"

RERF Spring 2003-04

The Research Office received 35 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $1,196,464. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 4 proposals with combined budgets of $44,795.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Hansen, Everett M. (Botany and Plant Pathology): "PTC-200 Thermocycler, Alpha Engine 96V, Alpha Engin 48/48 Dual, Alpha Engine 16/16 Engin Dual"
Maier, Claudia (Chemistry): "UV-VIS Spectrophotometer for Quantitative Proteomics"
Rochefort, Skip (Chemical Engineering): "DSC Cell and TGA Furnace for Thermal Characterization Facility"
Ross, Darrell (Forest Science): "Three Environmental Chambers"

RERF Fall 2003-04

The Research Office received 48 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $1,310,857. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 37 proposals with combined budgets of $1,098,179.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Altland, James (Horticulture): "Soil Mixer"
Barth, John (Jack) (College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Ocean Clider Autonomous Vehicle"
Bayne, C. J. (Zoology): "MicroArray Scanner"
Brunner, Amy (Forest Science): "Mx3000P Real-Time PCR System"
Buhler, Donald (Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Automatic Microplate Fluorescence and Absorbance Spectrophotometer"
Busch, Ralf (Mechanical Engineering): "Diamond TG/DTA Lab System"
Busov, Victor (Forest Science): "Allegra 25R Centrifuge with Rotors"
Costello, Mark (Mechanical Engineering): "Low Speed Wind Tunnel Sting Balance"
Dashwood, Rod (Linus Pauling Institute): "Ventilated Necropsy Workstation"
DelCurto, Timothy (EOARC Union Station): "Digital Imaging Microscope"
Filtz, Theresa (Pharmaceutical Sciences): "Ultracentrifuge Rotors"
Giovannoni, Stephen (Microbiology): "Millipore Pellicon 2 Filtration Assembly"
Greenwood, Jeffrey (Biochemistry and Biophysics): "Cell Culture Centrifuges"
Heidel, Jerry (Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory): "Dako Autostainer System"
Kent, Michael (Microbiology): "UV Sterilizer for Salmon Disease Lab"
Kosro, P. Michael (College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler"
Machado, Stephen (Crop and Soil Sciences): "No-Till Drill or Direct Seed Drill"
Maier, Claudia (Chemistry): "Multidimensional Separation/Fractionation System"
McReynolds, Robert (Horticulture): "Horizontal Flow Drying Oven"
Meigs, Andrew (Geosciences): "Two Trimble ProXR GPS Receivers, Accessories, and Recon Data Loggers"
Mix, Alan (College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Laser Ablation/Fusion Sampling/Pyrolysis System for Micro-Scale Isotopic and Chemical Analysis"
Narayanan, Vinod (Mechanical Engineering): "CCD Camera and Integration Module for Measurement of Scalar Transport in Microscales"
Orner, Gayle (Linus Pauling Institute): "Individually Ventilated Mouse Cage System and Laminar-Flow Change Station"
Paul, Brian K. (Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering): "CM Rapid Temp Model 1512 GSH2FL Inert Gas Furnace"
Paulenova, Alena (Radiation Center): "Finnigan LCQ Classic with Finnigan Surveyor HPLC"
Prahl, Fredrick (College of Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Zymark Turbo Vap II Concentration Workstation"
Qian, Michael (Food Science and Technology): "Autosampler for Agilent 5973 GC-MS"
Rochefort, Skip (Chemical Engineering): "Gel Permeation Chromatography System to Couple to Existing Laser Light Scattering Equipment"
Selker, John (Bioengineering): "Compressor for Pressure Extraction"
Shellhammer, Thomas (Food Science and Technology): "Malvern Mastersizer 2000 Particle Size Analyzer"
Shock, Clinton (Malheur Experiment Station): "Time Domain Reflectometer"
Simonsen, John (Wood Science Engineering): "Brabender Plasticorder"
Stevens, Jan Frederik (Chemistry): "Semi-Preparative HPLC Equipment"
Su, Yi-Cheng (Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station): "BIOLOG MicroStation Automated Microorganism Identification System"
VanBuskirk, Philip (Southern Oregon Research and Extension Center): "Blueline Accutec Sprayer with Orchard Tower"
Williams, David E. (Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Free Radical Analyzer"
Zhao, Yanyun (Food Science and Technology): "CHU-150 E Drying System for Food and Other Agricultural Materials"

RERF Spring 2002-03

The Research Office received 26 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $873,948. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 8 proposals with combined budgets of $276,182.

Busch, Ralf (Mechanical Engineering); "Diamond Differential Mechanical Analyzer Lab System"
Carter, Rich (Chemistry); "Solvent Purification Systems (SPS) for Gilbert Hall 3rd Floor Laboratories"
Gerwick, William (Pharmaceutical Sciences); "Bruker 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer"
Graham, David (Marine Geology & Geophysics); "MicroMill Sampler - Nu Wave Research
Ho, Emily (Nutrition and Food Management); "Fluorchem 8900-Fluorescence, Chemiluminescence and Visible Imaging System"
Proebsting, William (Horticulture); "UV-Vis Spectrophotometer"
Shellhammer, Thomas (Food Science and Technology); "LECO FP-528 Nitrogen/Protein Determinator"
Traber, Maret (Nutrition and Food Management); "5973N Gas Chromatograph/Mass Selective Detector"

RERF FALL 2002-03

The Research Office received 25 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $538,026. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 20 proposals with combinded budgets of $351,259.

Abbott, Mark (College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences) "Gigabit Computer Network Equipment for COAS Space in Weniger Hall, 5th Floor"
Brunner, Charles (Wood Science & Engineering) "Apogee Instruments AP47n Scientific Imaging Camera, Schneider Optics Xenoplane Near-infrared Lens, and PerkinElmer Optoellectronics MVS-5410 Flash Lamps"
Buhler, Donald R. (Environmental and Molecular Toxicology) "Sorvall Evolution RC Centrifuge, Upgraded Rotors"
Busch, Ralf (Mechanical Engineering) "Turbomolecular Pumping Station"
Chang, Chih-hung (Alex) (Chemical Engineering) "Acton SpectraPro 300i"
Dilles, John (Geosciences) "Digital Camera and Computer for Capturing High-Quality Microscope Images of Rock Samples"
Gross, Michael K. (Biochemistry and Biophysics) "Leica VT1000S Vibrating Microtome"
Gupta, Rakesh (Wood Science and Engineering) "Function Generator"
Hamm, Philip (Botany and Plant Pathology), Hane, Dan (Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center), Horneck, Don (Umatilla Extension Service), Clough, George (Hermistion Agricultural Research and Extension Center), Reed, Gary (Hermiston Agricultural Research and Extension Center) "6410 Used Tractor"
Heidel, Jerry R. (Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory) "Tissue-Tek TEC 5 Tissue Embedding Console System"
Ho, P. Shing (Environmental Health Science Center) "Confocal Mirrors for EHSC Biomolecular X-ray Diffraction Facility"
Hruby, Dennis (Microbiology) "HPLC System from Waters"
Kassner, M. E. (Mechanical Engineering) "Repair of Servo Hydraulic Test System and Pump"
Kioussi, Chrissa (Biochemistry and Biophysics) "Axiovert 25 CFL Inverted Microscope for Fluorescence and Phase Contrast"
Morrell, Jeffrey J. (Wood Science and Engineering) "New Brunswick Automated Agar Sterilizer and Petri Dish Filler"
Narayanan, Vinod (Mechanical Engineering) "Dual-head Nd:YAG Laser System and Digital Delay Generator"
Pence, Deborah (Mechanical Engineering) "High Speed Digital Camera"
Qian, Michael (Food Science and Technology) "Agilent 6890 GC-pulsed Flame Photometric Detector for Flavor Analysis"
Ream, Walt (Microbiology) "Plant Growth Incubator"
Widrick, Jeffrey (Exercise and Sport Science) "Muscle Lever System"

RERF Spring 2001-02

The Research Office received 28 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $463,436. After review and evaluation the Research Council provided this office with a prioritized list of proposals. The Vice President for Research has approved funding for 22 proposals with combined budgets of $410,437.

Anderson, Kim (Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Mass Spectrometry for Interfacing with Existing Ion Chromatograph System"
Bakalinsky, Alan (Food Science & Technology): "Agilent Technologies 1100 Flourescence Detector G1321A"
Barnes, Jeffrey (College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences): "Sun Blade 2000 900 MHz Workstation"
Chang, Chih-hung (Chemical Engineering): "Electrochemical Interface (potentionstat/gavanostat) for the Construction of an Electrochemical Teaching and Research System"
Delander, Gary (College of Pharmacy): "Large Capacity Autoclave Sterilization Chamber"
Fleming, Ian (Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station: Fisheries & Wildlife): "Leica MZ9.5 Steromicroscope with Lecia DC300 Digital Image Analysis Camera"
Heidel, Jerry (College of Veterinary Medicine): "Tissue-Tek VIP 5 Vacuum Infiltration Processor"
Heppell, Scott (Fisheries & Wildlife): "Lecia RM2155 Microtome"
Kong, Wei (Chemistry): "Turbo Molecular Pump"
Law, Beverly (Forest Science): "Two Multiple User Computer File Servers"
Letelier, Ricardo (College of Oceanic & Atmospheric Sciences): "Beckman/Coulter Z2 Counter System"
Li, Kaichang (Wood Science & Engineering): "Gel Permeation Chromatography System"
Lutcher, Larry (Crop and Soil Science): "Weigh Wagon Repairs"
Maddalozo, Gianni (Exercise & Sport Science): "Upgrade DXA to DELPHI System and Add a Second Work Station"
Manore, Melinda (Nutrition & Food Management): "Waters High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) Alliance System with 474 Detector"
McGuire, Joe (Chemical Engineering): "Computer Controlled Contact Angle Analyzer and Interfacial Tensiometer"
Narayanan, Vinod (Mechanical Engineering): "Microscope System for an Infrared Radiometric Imaging System"
Paul, Brian (Industrial Engineering): "ESI 4420 Laser Micromachining System"
Qian, Michael (Food Science and Technology): "Sulfur Detector for Flavor Analysis"
Ream, Walt (Microbiology): "Stratagene RoboCycler Gradient 96 Temperature Cycler with Hot Top"
Williams, David (Marine/Freshwater Biomedical Science Center): "Vacuum Infiltration Processor for Tissue Histology"
Zhao, Yanyun (Food Science & Technology): "Mocon PERMATRAN 3/33 MG Water Vapor Permeability Unit"

RERF Fall 2001-02

Banks, Michael (Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station): "Barnstead NANOpure Diamond Life Science Ultrapure Water System"
Busch, Ralf (Mechanical Engineering): "ISOMET 1000 Precision Saw"
Daeschel, Mark (Food Science and Technology): "Automated Dilutor/Plater for Microbial Counting and Antimicrobial Sensitivity Testing"
Dashwood, Rod (Linus Pauling Institute): "Single Cell Gel Electrophoresis Equipment (Comet Assay)"
Field, Jennifer (Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Micromass Quattro Micro Benchtop Triple Stage Quadruple Mass Spectrometer System"
Forsberg, Neil (Animal Science): "Proteomics Core Processing Facility"
Giebultowicz, Jadwiga (Entomology): "SPOT Digital Camera with Computer"
Higgins, Christopher (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering): "Load Cell for Large-Scale Structural Testing"
Hunter-Zaworski, Kate (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering): "IOtech LogBook Portable Data Acquisition System"
Klinkhammer, Gary (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Centrifuge and Rotors"
Meyers, Mark (Geosciences): "High Quality Large Format Printer for Research, Map Publication, and Presentation"
Narayanan, Vinod (Mechanical Engineering): "Radiometric Infrared Temperature Imaging System with Live Digital Imaging Recorder"
Ross, Andrew (Crop and Soil Science): "Ohtake Noodle Machine"
Sherr, Barry (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Digital Imaging System and Thermal Cycler"
Simonich, Staci (Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Dionex Accelerated Solvent Extrator"
Stotz, Henrik (Horticulture): "Growth Chambers"
Wilcox, Anthony (Exercise and Sport Science): "ParvoMedics TruMax 2400 Metabolic Measuring System"
Wood, Brian (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering): "Meso-scale Parallel-Computing Workstation"

RERF Spring 2000-01

Brower, Andrew (Entomology): "Auto-Montage System"
Field, Katharine (Microbiology): "Sorvall RC-2B Centrifuge"
Fowler, John (Botany and Plant Pathology): "Harvester Technology Inc. Matrix Mill"
Istok, Jonathan (Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering)
Jovanovic, Goran (Chemical Engineering): "Agilent 6890 Gas Chromotograph"
Li, Kaichang (Forest Products): "Fourier Transfer Infrared Spectrometer with a Golden Gate Single Reflection Heatable Diamond ATR Accessory and a Monolayer Grazing Angle Accessory"
Liston, Aaron (Botany and Plant Pathology): "High-Resolution Digital Camera and Stereomicroscope"
Mathews, Chris (Biochemistry and Biophysics): "Liquid Scintillation Flow Detector"
Proteau, Philip (Pharmaceutical Sciences): "Lyophyilizer (Freeze Dryer)"
Schreck, Carl (Fisheries and Wildlife): "Leica TP 1020 Automatic Tissue Processor"
Snow, Christine (Exercise and Sport Science): "Two Portable Force Platforms"
Stone, Jeffrey (Botany and Plant Pathology): "Thermocycler"
Strauss, Steven (Forest Science): "UV Spectrophotometer"
Taylor, Barbara (Zoology): "Consolidated Sterilizer SSR-3A-PB"
Trehu, Anne (Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "Sun Blade 100 with 436Gb Disk & 35Gb DLT Drive"
Wrolstad, Ronald (Food Science and Technology): "HPLC Autosampler"

UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH, INNOVATION, SCHOLARSHIP, CREATIVITY (URISC)

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URISC Summer 2007-08

There were a total of 26 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $30,990.00. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 11 submissions for funding totaling $18,600.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Bemer, Brett [Major, Biochemistry/Biophysics] (Sharon Krueger, Linus Pauling Institute): "Role of Flavin-Containing Monooxygenases on Sulindac Pharmokinetics"
Clement, Michael [Major, Biology] (Stephen Giovannoni, Microbiology): "Culturing Facultative Anaerobic Bacteria Native to the Oregon Coast"
Dray, Emily [Major, Anthropology/International Degree] (Deanna Kingston, Anthropology): "King Island Plant, Place, and Bird Names Project"
Gilroy, Caslin [Major, Biological Engineering] (Tyler Radniecki, School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering): "Correlation of NE 1545 Expression and Cell Size in N. europaea Exposed to a Suite of Aromatic Hydrocarbons"
Horner, Dan [Major, Microbiology] (Jerri Bartholomew, Microbiology): "Myxozoan Parasite Origin Unknown in Emerald Shiner (Notropis atherinoides) Population"
Lackey, Christina [Major, Zoology] (Robert T. Mason, Zoology): "The Harderian Gland Revealed: Regeneration and Recovery of Chemosensory Function"
McKenney, Melissa [Major, BioResource Research] (Sujaya Rao, Crop and Soil Sciences): "Comparison of Pollination by Native Bumble Bees in Oregon Cranberry"
Nguyen, Hong [Major, Microbiology] (Gary Merrill, Biochemistry and Biophysics): "Thioredoxin Redox State Determination"
Putnam, Anna [Major, Chemical Engineering] (Chih-Hung (Alex) Chang, School of Chemical, Biological and Environmental Engineering): "The Fabrication of a Nanoporous Electrode for a New Type of Lithium Ion Battery"
Tominey, Colin [Major, Biochemistry/Biophysics] (John Hays, Environmental and Milecular Toxicology): "Effect of Over-Expression of Ogg1 on Spontaneous GUSmr Mutation in Arabidopsis"
Winfield, Tammy [Major, BioResource Research Dual Options in Pest Mgmt. & Biology and Sustainable Ecosystems] (John Lambrinos, Horticulture): "Quantifying the Value of Native Plants for Improving Pollination and Biological Control in Agroecosystems"

URISC Winter/Spring 2007-08

There were a total of 21 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $28,898.00. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 13 submissions for funding totaling $18,434.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Cespedes, Nichole [Major, BioResource Research] (Roger Ely; Biological and Ecological Engineering): "Purification of a Thermotolerant Hydrogenase for Production of Biohydrogen as a Source of Alternative Energy"
Clark, Scott [Major, Mathematics, Physics and Computational Physics] (Malgorzata Peszynska; Mathematics): "Finite Element Modeling of Uncertain Interfaces"
Coppersmith, Jennifer [Major, Biochemistry/Biophysics] (Hiro Nonogaki; Horticulture): "Gene Regulation by miRNA in Arabidopsis"
Fisher, Sarah [Major, Zoology] (Sylvia Behrens Yamada; Zoology): "Prey Preference and Consumption Rates in European Green Crabs and Juvenile Dungeness Crabs"
Harada, Daniel [Major, Physics and Mathematics] (Ethan Minot; Physics): "Noise Mechanisms in Carbon Nanotube Biosensors"
Knoderbane, Marshall [Major, Zoology] (David Lytle; Zoology): "Analysis of Bateman's Principles in the Giant Water Bug Abedus herberi"
Lamb, Robert [Major, Biology, International Studies] (Bruce Menge; Zoology): "A Comparison of Community Structure Between Low Light, Rock Wall Overhangs and Sun-Exposed Surfaces in the Intertidal Zone"
McLean, Leigh [Major, Human Development and Family Sciences/Early Childhood Development and Education] (Megan McClelland; Human Development and Family Sciences): "Socioeconomic Status as a Factor in School Readiness"
Miles-Rockenfield, Kara [Major, Microbiology] (Lynda Ciuffetti; Botany and Plant Pathology): "Purification, Crystallization, and Mutagenesis of ToxB, a Host Selective Toxin in Pyrenophora tritici-repentis"
Pham, Duy [Major, Biochemistry/Biophysics] (Nancy Kerkvliet; Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Analysis of Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor-Dependent Gene Expression in Murine T Cells upon 2, 3, 7, 8-Tetrachlorodibenzo-p-dioxin (TCDD) Exposure in vitro"
Porter, Tania [Major, American Studies] (David McMurray; Anthropology): "One Mile from Civilization to Savage: American Attitudes towards French-Canadian Settlers in the Oregon Territory"
Tonsfeldt, Karen [Major, Psychology and Zoology] (Patrick Chappell; Zoology): "The Body's Clock on Steroids: Effects of Ovarian Steroid Hormone Exposure on Circadian Clock Function in Multiple Tissues Within the Reproductive Axis"
Wyckoff, Erin [Major, Environmental Science] (Barbara Bond; Forest Science): "Soil CO2 Efflux in DIRT Plots at Equilibrium (a DIRT-y job)"

URISC Fall 2007-08

There were a total of 8 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $15,670.00. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 5 submissions for funding totaling $8,642.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Bergh, Jennifer [Major, Horticulture] (Sujaya Rao; Crop and Soil Science): "Native Bee Pollinator Sharing Between Native and Agricultural Landscapes"
Brown, Kendra [Major, Environmental Engineering] (Dorthe Wildenschild, School of Chemical, Biological, and Environmental Engineering): "Dynamic Capillary Pressure in Porous Media"
Hoang, Jimmy [Major, Biology] (Erica Bakker, Horticulture): "Construction of a DNA Fragment Library Using Robotics"
Johnson, Ajeet [Major, Geology] (Andrew Meigs, Geosciences): "Fault Growth Modeling Along Oregon's Active Basin and Range Region, The Brother's Fault Zone"
Preston, Dan [Major, Biology] (Bruce Menge, Zoology): "Indirect Effects of Herbivory in the Galapagos Intertidal"

URISC Summer 2006-07

There were a total of 32 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $54,920.00. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 10 or 22 submissions for funding totaling approximately $17,790.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Chin, David (Jaga Giebultowicz; Zoology): "Circadian Variations in Physiological and Molecular Responses to Toxins in Drosophila"
Coffman, Erik (Chrissa Kioussi; Pharmaceutical Sciences): "Validation of the Pitx2 Muscle Precursor Cell Lineage Target Genes"
Dang, Tuyen (Christopher Mathews; Biochemistry and Biophysics): "The Effect of DNA Methylation on Deamination Rate and The Ribonucleotide Reductase Activity in Rat Mitochondria"
Donegan, Paul (Michael Freitag; Biochemistry and Biophysics): "Catching RIP in the Act: Hairpin Bisulfite PCR to Detect DNA Methylation"
Gobble, Timothy (Martin Schuster; Microbiology): "Exploring a Genome: The Hunt for Genes Controlling Quorum Sensing in Pseudomonas aeruginosa"
Jurling, Alden (Janet Tate; Physics): "Application of Impedance Spectroscopy to Measure Dielectric Constants in Thin Films and Bulk Materials"
Lamb, Robert (Mark Hixon; Zoology): "Effects of a Marine Reserve on the Abundance and Composition of Reef Fish Species"
Miles-Rockenfield, Kara (Lynda Ciuffetti, Botany and Plant Pathology): "Purification, Crystallization, and Mutogenesis of ToxB, a Host Specific Toxin in Pyrenophora tritici-repentis"
Perry, Jessica (Robert Tanguay; Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Screening for Drugs that Modulate Tissue Regeneration"
Puckett, Susan (Bruce Geller; Microbiology): "Gene-Specific Antibiotic Development"

URISC Winter/Spring 2006-07

There were a total of 27 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $43,488.00. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 7 submissions for funding totaling $11,948.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Adams, Vincent (Elizabeth Borer; Zoology): "Fecundity and Trophic Preference of Rhopalosiphum padi on Selected Oregon Annual and Perennial Grasses"
Bateman, Katherine (Dennis Hruby; Microbiology): "Sortase (SrtA) Inhibitors"
Cecchini, Nicole (Hal Koenig; Managemetn, Marketing and International Business): "Psychometric Properties of an Attitude Scale"
Davis, Andrew (Jadwiga Giebultowicz; Zoology): "Rhythmic Cellular Responses to Oxidative Stress"
Meredith, Nick (Yevgeniy Kovchegov; Mathematics): "Occupation Times and Learning Models"
Rieke, Erin (Christine Kelly; Chemical Engineering): "PAMAM Dendrimer Targeting to Tumor Microenvironment"
Rumore, Danya Lee (Larry Lev; Agricultural and Resource Economics): "Renewing Agriculture-of-the-Middle/Mid-Tier Food Value Chains"

URISC Fall 2006-07

There were a total of 21 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $39,887.00. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 8 submissions for funding totaling $15,799.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Cornett, Logan (Mei-Ching Lien, Psychology): "When the Eyes Have It, Does the Brain Have It Too? An Electrophysiological Study of the Attentional Blink"
Fawcett, Della Marie (Andrew Meigs, Geosciences): "Stress Changes and Interactions Associated with the 1944 San Juan, Argentina Earthquake"
Kempsell, Monica (Thomas Plant, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science): "Nanoporous Thin-Film Gas Sensors"
Mitchell, Gabriel (Viktor Podolskiy, Physics): "Chaotic Light Scattering from Dielectric Microparticles"
Reyna, Nicholas (Frank Bernieri, Psychology): "Validating Emotional Intelligence Scales"
Verba, Circe (Adam Kent, Geosciences/Martin Fisk, Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences): "The Search for Microbial Life in Freshwater Pillow Basalts"
Warkentin, Rachel (Julie Green, Art): "Traditional Pigments and Paint Making Research"
Whitham, Athena Erin (Adam Kent, Geosciences): "Atmospheric Release of Sulfur, Chlorine and Fluorine During Eruption of the Parkdale Lava Flow, Mt. Hood: A Case Study of the Effects of Volcanic Degassing in the Columbia River Basin and Comparison to Volcán de Colima, Mexico"

URISC Summer 2005-06

There were a total of 38 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $63,600.00. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 15 submissions for funding totaling $25,132.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Capri, Gina (Daniel Rockey, Biomedical Sciences): "Genomics of Clinical Chlamydia trachomatis"
Castle, John (Thomas Shellhammer, Food Science and Technology): "Hop-Derived Polyphenols as a Clarifying Agent in Hot Wort"
Fife, Gabriel (Rod Harter, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences): "A Comparison of Concussion Assessment and Management Protocols in the United States and the Republic of Korea"
Goldner, Aaron (Edward Brook, Geosciences): "Development of Methane Concentration Measurements for Small Ice Samples"
Haidar, Sara (Tory Hagen, Linus Pauling Institute): "The Age-Related Changes in Nrf2-Mediated y-Glutamylcysteine Ligase Transcription"
Kuhta, Nicholas (William Hetherington, Physics): "Surface Polarization Reflection Studies of Benzene and Methanol"
Leinen, Samuel (Andrea Marks, Art): "Freedom on the Fence DVD"
Mankaney, Gautam (Andrew Buermeyer, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Effect of Cancer-Associated Mutations on MLH1 Interaction with Exonucleases"
Mazurier, Mark (Oksana Ostroverkhova, Physics): "Photophyscial Properties of Organic Semiconductors"
Murphy, Caitlin (Fred Stormshak, Animal Sciences): "Estrogen-Induced Membrane Signals Affecting Protein Synthesis and Glucose Oxidation in the Ovine Endometrium"
Nguyen, Andrew (Andrew Buermeyer, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Biochemical Defects Associated with Pathogenic Mutations in Human MLH1"
Rieke, Erin (Christine Kelly, Chemical Engineering): "Bifunctional Nanoparticles in Internal Radiotherapy of Cancer"
Swander, Ashley (Michael Pavol, Nutrition and Exercise Sciences): "Effects of Age on the Landing Techniques of Boys and Girls"
Taylor, Kenneth (Roy Haggerty, Geosciences): "Gyre Contribution to Breakthrough Curve Data"
Turner, John (Mark Zabriskie, Pharmaceutical Sciences): "Identification of Antibiotics Produced by Microorganisms from the Indonesian Black Water Ecosystem"

URISC Winter/Spring 2005-06

There were a total of 28 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $46,133.00. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 7 submissions for funding totaling $11,690.00.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Bradford, Emma (Aaron Liston, Botany and Plant Pathology): "The Origin and Geographic Distribution of Polyploid Populations in Kincaid's Lupine: A Threatened Plant Species"
Cellerini, Kathryn (Jennifer Connor-Smith, Psychology): "Developing an Observational Measure of Early Adolescent Personality"
Cho, Dongbin (Mei-Ching Lien, Psychology): "An Electrophysiological Study of Word Recognition: Assessing the Role of Attention in Word Reading"
Danielson, Bryan (Mahfuzur Sarker, Microbiology): "Characterization of a Sporulation-Specific Kinase in Clostridium perfringens"
Fawcett, Kelly (Michelle Inderbitzin, Sociology): "Impact of School Climate on Students Aspirations and Performance"
Grossman, Jennifer (Michelle Kutzler, Clinical Sciences): "Effects of Castration in Llamas on Human-Directed Aggression"
Hsu, Peter (Jane Ishmael, Phamaceutical Science): "Characterization of a Previously Undescribed Calmodulin Binding Site on the NMDA Receptor"

URISC Fall 2005-06

There were a total of 12 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $21,580.14. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 7 submissions for funding totaling $13,290.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Chan, Sandy (Nancy Kerkvliet, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Influence of Ah Receptor Gene in T Cell Responses"
Ford, Neil (Milo Korestsky, Chemical Engineering): "Low-Temperature Plasma Assisted Growth of Carbon Nanotubes in Flexible Substrates"
Goodin, Zachary (Mei-Ching Lien, Psychology): "Involuntary Attention Capture: An Electrophysiological Study"
Hamblen, Emily (Selina Heppell, Fisheries and Wildlife): "Nursing Duration and Frequency in Determining Steller Sea Lion Pup Weaning"
Lim, Rhonda (Megan McClelland, Human Development and Family Sciences): "The Importance of Parental Warmth for Children's Early School Success"
Majors, Shawn (Roy Haggerty, Geosciences): "Chemical Variability Comparisons of Springs and their Relationships to Local Lithologies"
Winkelman, Nick (Mark Hoffman, Exercise and Sports Science): "The Effect of Unilateral Pre-Training on Maximal Bilateral Force"

URISC Summer 2004-05

There were a total of 50 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $80,745.56. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 17 submissions for funding totaling $26,379.56.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Blanding, Mark (David McIntyre, Physics): "Optical Tweezers"
Czajka, Alissa (Frank Bernieri, Psychology): "When Interactions End Badly"
Dutcher, Kendall (Douglas Barofsky, Envronmental and Molecular Toxicology and Chemistry): "Selenosulfide Bonds and Phosphorylation Sites on the Native Form of Selenoprotein W"
Friesen, Christopher (Robert Mason, Zoology): "The Effects of Chronically Elevated Glucocorticoids on Reproductive Success in Red-Sided Garter Snakes"
Kitamura, Brian (Fred STormshak, Animal Sciences): "Characterization of Nongenomic Response to Estrogen in the Ovine Endometrium"
Kortlever, Jeremy (Yuji Hiratsuka and Julie Green, Art): "Of Haikus and Objects"
McGregor, Mary (Emily Ho, Nutrition and Food Managerment): "Novel Dietary Chemoprotective Agents in Prostate Cancer"
O'Brien, Caitlin (Megan McClelland, Human Development and Family Sciences): "Profiles of Children with Poor Learning-Related Social Skills in Preschool"
Paoletti, David (Andrew Blaustein, Zoology): "Rapid Evolution of Behavioral Antipredator Response: How Larval Pacific Treefrog Populations Differ in Their Response to an Introduced Predator"
Phan, Linda (Theresa Filtz, Pharmaceutical Sciences): "Effects of Hawthorn Plant Extracts on Endothelial Cells in Culture"
Rieke, Erin (Christine Kelly, Chemical Engineering): "Effect of Irradiation Dose of Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation"
Smith, Ryan (Janine Trempy, Microbiology): "Functional Detection of Bacterial Pathogens"
Strawn, Sarah (Jaga Giebultowicz): "Role of Clock Gene Period in Starvation Resistance"
Strycker, Noah (W. Douglas Robinson, Fisheries and Wildlife): "Variation in the Size and Shape of Eggs, Clutch Sizes and Incubation Times in Temperate Bird Species"
Tan, Tari (Theo Dreher, Microbiology): "Variation in the 5' and 3' Cyclization Sequences of West Nile Virus"
Taylor, MacKenzie (Megan McClelland): "Relations Between Learning-Related Social Skills and Early School Success"
Tisdale, Emily (Skip Rochefort, Chemical Engineering): "An Agricultural Economics Analysis of Biodiesel Production in the Willamette Valley"

URISC Winter/Spring 2004-05

There were a total of 15 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $9,895.80. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 11 submissions for funding totaling $7,505.80.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Dudoit, Chana (Yamad, Sylvia; Zoology): "Documenting the Spread of Zostera Japonica Within the South Slough at Coos Bay"
Garbarino, Angelina (Waldkirch, Andreas; Economics): "Information Technology Change in Mexico Since the Implementation of NAFTA"
Lo, Pachida (Williams, David; Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Determination of the Flavin-Containing Monooxygenase (Fmo) Distribution in Mouse Lung and Liver"
Motamedi, Nima (Bermudez, Luiz; Biomedical Sciences): "Genetic Analysis of Mycobacterial Resistance to Cationic Anti-Microbial Peptides"
O'Brien, Caitlin (McClelland, Megan; Human Development and Family Sciences): "Profiles of Children with Poor Learning-Related Social Skills in Preschool"
Read, Wolf (Bond, Barbara; Forest Science): "Wind Effects on an Old Growth Stand at the T. T. Munger Research Natural Area, Gifford Pinchot National Forest, Washington"
Sorensen, Erik (Ferngren, Gary; History): "The Numidians in the Second Punic War"
Starnes, Trevor (Barbar, Elisar; Biochemistry and Biophysics): "Interactions of the Intermediate Chain Subunit of the Motor Protein Dynein"
Taylor, Amber (Spitsbergen, Jan; Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Influence of Selected P450 Isozymes on the Carcinogenesis Process in Carcinogen Sensitive and Resistant Lines of Zebrafish"
Yarbrough, Lacey (Parke, Jennifer; Botany and Plant Pathology/Crop and Soil Science): "Effectiveness of Barley Straw in Reducing the Survival of Phytophthora ramorum in Water"
Zielinski, Christopher (Bartholomew, Jerri; Microbiology): "Myxozoan Parasites of Pet Shop Goldfish and Their Dispersal in the Wild"

URISC Fall 2004-05

There were a total of 16 submissions, with requests for funding from the Research Office in the amount of $14,052. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice Provost for Research awarded the top 13 submissions for funding totaling $12,052.

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Bell, Jason (James Kennedy, Food Science and Technology): "Analysis of Variation of Chemical Composition in Pinot Noir Grape Clusters by Digital Imagery"
Birdsong, Nita (Kim Anderson, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Determination of Azinophosphate Metabolities on Apples from Hood River, Oregon"
Brunner, Jill (Kate Field, Microbiology): "Prevalence of tetQ Gene in Wild Animal Feces"
Chung, Yin-Lai Brenda (Sally Gallagher, Sociology): "Being 'Mainline': The Social Re-Formation of White Ethnicity Among Mainline Protestants"
Jennings, Tara Nicolle (Jane E. Smith, Forest Science): "Life in Red Soils: Investigating Forest Recovery After Wildfire"
Lee, Kalin (George Boehlert, Hatfield Marine Science Center): "Interactions Between the Marine and Terrestrial Ecosystems of the Pacific Northwest"
Lester, James (Jage Giebultowicz, Zoology): "Relationship Between the Period Gene, Melatonin and Aging in Drosophila Melanogaster"
Meyer, Lora (Carol Rivin, Botany and Plant Pathology): "Evolution of Metabolic Regulation Through Gene Duplication"
Pham, Tuyen (Andrew Blaustein, Zoology): "Effects of Ultraviolet Radiation on Amphibians Schooling Behavior"
Scholz, Ryan (Howard Meyer, Animal Sciences): "Efficiency of Pre-Weaning Exposure to Brachypodium Sylvaticum on the Grazing Habits of Ovis Aries"
Strubb, Adrienne (Daniel Edge, Fisheries and Wildlife): "U.S. - France Comparison of Public Perception of Wolf Depredation on Livestock"
Uhrig, Andrew (Anita Grunder, Geosciences): "Structural Controls of North Sister Volcano"
Williamson, Emily (Dennis Hruby, Microbiology): "Over-Expression and Purification of the Vaccinia Virus G1L Protein"

URISC Summer 2003-04

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Aguilar, Sandra (Jennifer Connor-Smith, Psychology): "Coping with Social Stress"
Barnes, Connelly (Milo Koretsky, Chemical Engineering): "Virtual Chemical Vapor Decomposition Reactor"
Brooks, Michael (Alex Chang, Chemical Engineering): "Investigation of Epitaxial Growth of Compound Semiconductor by STM"
Cease, Arianne (Robert Mason, Zoology): "Behavioral Responses to Capture Stress in Female Red-Sided Garter Snakes"
Fallahi, Anahita (Tory Hagen, Biochemistry and Biophysics): "Carnitine Palmitoyltransferase 1 Function in Aging Rat Heart"
Farrell, Kathleen (Aaron Liston, Botany and Plant Pathology): "Common Ancestry of Genes Among Three to Five Species of North American White Pines"
Guyler, Susan (Janet Tate, Physics): "P-Type Conductivity in Thin Films"
Jansik, Danielle (Adam Kent, Geosciences): "Understanding the Magmatic Composition of Mt. Hood through the Examination of Mt. Hood Andsites"
McKinnis, Alexzandra (Sandra DeBano, Entomology): "The Distribution of Collembola Populations in Riparian Areas in the Patawa and Tutuilla Watershed"
Mohamed, Aly (John B. Hays, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "The Importance of DNA Mismatch Repair (MMR) Proteins, and Their Direct Effects in Plants"
O'Donnell, Edmond (Andrew Buermeyer, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Pathogenic Mechanisms of Cancer-Causing hMLH1 Mutations"
Page, Jessica (Claudia Maier, Chemistry): "Proteomics of Protein Glutathionylation in Mitochondria of an Aging Heart"
Porter, Spencer (Douglas Keszler, Chemistry): "Materials Preparation for Transparent Electronics"
Raskauskas, Nancy (Judith Li, Fisheries and Wildlife): "Use of Temperature Refuges by Coho Salmon in the West Fork Smith River"
Read, Wolf (Barbara Bond, Forest Science): "Wind Effects on Trees in a Northwest Oregon Forest"
Riley, Emily (Joan Gross, Anthropology): "Teaching Oreogn Native Languages"
Scholz, Ryan (Howard Meyer, Animal Sciences): "Efficiency of Pre-Weaning Exposure to Brachypodium Sylvaticum on Grazing Habits of Adult Sheep"
Sechrest, Robin (Andrew Blaustein, Zoology): "The Synergistic Effects of UV-B Radiation and Disease on Feeding Rate in Long-Toed Salamanders (Ambystoma macrodactylum)"
Tong, Tony (Fred Stevens, Chemistry): "Aging and Oxidative Damage to Mitochondrial Protein Subunits of Complex IV"
Tracy, Sara (Skip Rochefort, Chemical Engineering): "Sodium Hyaluronate (HA) for the Treatment of Lameness in Horses and the Effects of the Mechanical Properties of Joint Synovial Fluid"
Vu Dinh, Amy (Janine Trempy, Microbiology): "Investigation of Lon Protease and Discriminatory Activity with SulA in Escherichia coli"

URISC Winter/Spring 2003-04

The following proposals have been selected for funding:

Deskin, Lisa Marie (Staci Simonich, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Conifer Needles as Passive Air Samplers of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in High Elevation Ecosystems"
Ehlers, Nick (Bruce Menge, Zoology): "Mangrove Forests, Seagrass Beds, and Coral Reef Interactions"
Frasier, Kaitlin (Bruce Menge, Zoology): "Linking Larval Survival to Root Density and Water Turbidity in South American Mangroves"
Geleto, Gemedi (Michael Gross, Biochemistry and Biophysics): "Immunohistochemistry of Unex4.1 Protein During Development of Mouse Spinal Cord"
Hager, Werner (Ken Krane, Physics): "Determination of Nuclei Characteristics through Coincidence Sum Peak Analysis"
Hancock, Sandra (Elaine Pedersen, AIHM): "Contemporary Ethnic Knit Textile and Clothing of the Amayara in Bolivia"
Hanslovan, Cheryl (Dennis Hruby, Microbiology): "Development of Coronavirus Antiviral Drugs"
Hasson, Rachelle (Robert Tanguay, Toxicology): "Zebrafish Fin Regeneration"
Hinson, Mona (Loretta Rielly, OSU Libraries): "Valley Library Pacific Northwest Art Collection: Annotated Bibliography"
Hinton, Rachel (Willie Rochefort, Chemical Engineering): "An Investigation into the Use of Fuel Cell Technology for Electric Power Generation from 'Off-Gas' at the Coffin Butte Landfill (Benton County, OR)"
Hsu, Anna (John Hays, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Mismatch Repair in Vivo"
Jagannath, Harish (Andreas Waldkirch, Economics): "Are You Next? How is Outsourcing of White-Collar Jobs Affecting the American Economy?"
Johnson (Palmer), Jennifer (Michelle Inderbitzin, Sociology): "In The Eyes of The Beholder"
Klune, J. Robert (Dan Rockey, Microbiology): "An E. coli System for Examining a Novel Chlamydial Insertion Sequence"
Kneeland, Darla (P. D. Whanger, Environmental and Molecular Toxicology): "Selenium Bioavailability and Distribution in Human Plasma from Selemium-Enriched Foods"
Nguyen, Binh (Tory Hagen, Biochemistry and Biophysics): "Age-Related Changes in Cardiac Mitochodrial Uncoupling Protein"
Plame, Rachel (Barbara Taylor, Zoology): "Role of Genes in Male Genital Innervation"
Rudel, Nicole Marie (Jerri Bartholomew, Microbiology): "Myxozoan Parasites of Marine Oligochaetes from the Oregon Coast"
Sabrowski, Nicholas (Mark Hoffman, Exercise and Sports Science): "Effects of Acute Exercise on Hamstring Flexibility and Knee Laxity"
Youngblood, Derek (P. Andrew Karplus, Biochemistry and Biophysics): "X-Ray Crystallographic Studies of a Peroxide Reducing Enzyme"
Younger, Melissa (Katharine Field, Microbiology): "Rapid Estimation of Fecal Bacteroidetes with a Quantitative PCR Assay"

URISC Fall 2003-04

The solicitation generated 28 proposals, with a total budget request of $24,853. The URISC Advisory Panel recommended funding the top 14 proposals totaling $12,881.

Breck, Erin (Menge, Bruce; Zoology): "The Effect of Site on the Physiological Condition of Barnacle Larvae"
Camp, Elizabeth (Carter, Rich; Chemistry): "Diels-Alder Approach to the Synthesis of Biaryls"
Ferguson, Laura (Beatty, Bess; History): "Gender Defined and Defied: Masculinity and Femininity During the Civil War"
Fitzpatrick, Jennifer (Savage, Thomas; Animal Sciences): "Genetic Characterization of a Teratology Condition in Embryonic Quail"
Foster, Kaylea (Shields, Barbara; Fisheries and Wildlife): "Demographics and Seal Worm Infestation in American Shad of the Columbia River"
Gagnier, Cliff (Hruby, Dennis; Microbiology): "Pox Proteomics"
Hewett, Erin (Peattie, Robert; Chemical Engineering): "A Comparison of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Alone Versus A Combination of Keratinocyte Growth Factor (KGF) and VEFG for Stimulating Angiogenesis in the Mouse Ear"
Keppinger, Jaime (Rivin, Carol; Botany and Plant Pathology): "The Evolution of New Gene Functions by Focusing on the Evolution of an Unusual Gene in Maize, CPX2"
Koslofsky, Adam (Meigs, Andrew; Geosciences): "ELA Change of Chugach/ST Elias Glaciers Over the Past Three Decades"
Miyazoe, Mikio (Stone, Alex; Horticulture): "Management of Root Rot of Sweet Corn with Biofumigant Cover Crops"
Pokorny, Katherine (Cohen, LeoNora; Education): "Secondary TAG Student Perceptions of Feasible Improvements in Their Oregon Public School Learning Experience"
Probst, Kelly (Gross, Michael; Biochemistry/Biophysics): "Detection of the Location of Neurons in the Adult Spinal Cord of Mice Formed From dI5 and dI6 Embryonic Precursor Populations"
Silver, Alissa (Zhao, Yanyun; Food Science and Technology): "Use of Edible Coatings to Improve Quality and Extend Shelf-Life of Sweet Fresh Cherries"
Tinnesand, Kathryn (Dreher, Theo; Microbiology): " Enhanced Translation From TLS-5' Interaction in Turnip Yellow Mosaic Virus RNA"

URISC Summer 2002-03

The Undergraduate Research Innovation Scholarship Creativity (URISC) Summer 2003 solicitation generated 23 proposals, with a total budget request of $34,671. The URISC Advisory Panel recommended funding the top 18 proposals, totaling $26,980.

Asato, Karisa, Food Science and Technology/Bioresource Research, "The Effect of Alkali on Wheat Proteins in Asian Noodle Making"
Baumann, Denise C.; Bioresource Research/Crop and Soil Science, A Multitrophic Interaction Between a Fly, a Fungus and Orchardgrass in the Willamette Valley"
Bell, Shannon M.; Bioengineering, "Changes in Gene Expression in the Epistatic Interaction Between the Genes for Hooded and Short Awns in the Oregon Wolfe Barleys"
Coble, Matthew A.; Geosciences, "Fingerprinting Pacific Northwest River Sediments as Tracers for Climate Change"
Colombo, Mary; Geosciences, "Hydrothermal Links Between Ocean Plateau Formation and Ocean Anoxic Events"
Darr, Cristina; Environmental Science, "Water Content in Primary Cascade Lavas"
Gray, Zeitel; Geology, "Mapping Valley Deposit Surface Ages with Dendrochronology"
Hill, Stacy S.; Biology, "PhIP-Induced Mutation in Mlh1-Deficient Mice"
Iltis, Gabriel; Environmental Engineering, "Aerobic Degradation of Trichloroethane by Unidentified Microorganisms"
Jacobsen, Matthew K.; Physics, Investigation of Interface Reflections of Titanium Oxide"
Lee, Nancy Jade; Biochemistry and Biophysics, "Mutagenesis by Expanded DNA Precursor Pools of Mammalian Cells"
Lulay, Allison; Exercise and Sport Science, "Effects of One Year of Jumping Exercises on Maximum Jump Height"
Madani, Tala; Visual Arts/Political Science, "New Paintings in Berlin"
Miller, Kellan; Exercise and Sport Science, "Knee Kinematics in Prepubertal Boys and Girls"
Schmidt, Heidi; Bioengineering, "Effects of Hyaluronic Acid Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Joint Fluid in Horses"
VanWormer, Kathy; Botany and Chemistry, "Origin and Implications of Pigmentation and Related Chemistry in Naturally Colored Cotton"
Walczak, Paul S.; Environmental Science, "Searching for Microbial Association with Olivine"
Walker, Ashley; Exercise and Sport Science, "Calpain Activity in Multiple Sclerosis"

URISC Winter/Spring 2002-03

Shannon Bell - BioEngineering
James Paul Durnin Jr. - Microbiology/Biology
Michinao Hashimoto - Chemistry
Katie James - Environmental Science/Forestry
Brett Palama - BioChemistry/Biophysics
Takashi Suyama - Chemistry
Darlow Zimmerman and Jeremy Christopher - Business Administration

URISC Fall 2002-03

The Research Office received 16 proposals for this solicitation with requests totaling $14,262. Based on the recommendation of the URISC Advisory Panel, the Vice President for Research awarded the top 11 proposals for funding with combined budgets of $9,870.

Anable, Sara (Gallagher, Sally, Sociology): Religious Community: Processes of Affiliation
Barrow, Breanne (Field, Katharine, Microbiology): Assessment of Tetracycline Resistance in the Environment
Chiba, Marin (Dolja, Valerian, Botany & Plant Pathology): Monitoring Viral Gene Interactions in a Closterovirus by Using -Glucuronidase Reporter Gene
Dutton, Jennifer (Mix, Michael, Biology): Communities in Crisis
Huot, Rebecca (Cronn, Richard, Botany & Plant Pathology): Intracellular N2-Fixation in Roots of Lodgepole Pine (Pinus contorta)
Janke, Alexis (White, Karen, Exercise & Sport Science): The Effects of Hormone Replacement Therapy History on the Bone Mineral Density of Post-Menopausal Women
Keis, Joa (Cardinal, Brad, Exercise & Sport Science): Psychosocial Analysis of Muscular Fitness Promoting Behaviors: A Cross Cultural Comparison of College Students in France and the United States
Miller, Jamie (Wong, Isaac, Biochemistry & Biophysics): Direct Detection of Protein-Protein Interactions Between MutY and MutS
Regan, Andrew (Dreher, Theo, Microbiology): Dengue Viral Gene Expression: Is There A Role for Circularization Sequences?
Takagi, Akihide (Dreher, Theo, Microbiology): Dengue Virus Gene Expression: Could Initiation Site Mutations Increase Gene Expression From Vaccine Strains?
Young, Thomas (Menge, Bruce, Zoology): Effects of Nearshore Oceanography on Temporal and Spatial Patterns of Reef Fish Recruitment in Oregon

URISC Summer 2001-02

Aubert, Jolene (Moore, Frank, Zoology): Localization of the CB1 Receptor in the Brain of Taricha granulosa
Bastian, Erin (Giovannoni, Stephen, Microbiology): Characterization of microbial communities living in deep ocean waters
Beck, Mathew (Peterson, Richard, Mechanical Engineering): Microtechnology-based Heat Engine Development
Borstel, Melinda (Filtz, Theresa, Pharmaceutical Sciences): Estrogen regulation of muscarinic cholinergic receptor-mediated signaling in human astrocytoma cells
Camp, Elizabeth (Horne, David, Chemistry): The Synthesis of Bisindole Marine Alkaloids Possessing Anti-Cancer Properties
Corgan, Anne (Greenwood, Jeffrey, Biochemistry/Biophysics): Phosphoinositides
Fadel, Tarek (Rochefort, Skip, Chemical Engineering): Effects of Hyaluronic Acid Treatment on the Mechanical Properties of Joint Fluid in Horses
Hashimoto, Michinao (Horne, David, Chemistry): Synthesis of DBH (debromohymenialdisine) analogs
Horrell, Jessica (Rao, Sujaya, Entomology): Development of degree-day model for European crane fly
Huddleston, James (Connor-Smith, Jennifer, Psychology): Personality, Coping, and Stress-Reactivity
Kea, Bory (McGuire, Joseph, Bioengineering): Analysis of Cytokine and Sialidase Levels as Mediators of Preterm Delivery
Liu, Ying-show (Taylor, Barbara (Zoology): Characterizing male and female sterile mutants in Drosophila melanogaster
Llewellyn, Michael (Roberts, Tom (Zoology): Dynamics of Acceleration in Running Dogs
Miller, Kelsey (Judd, Darlene, Entomology): Phylogenetic analysis of basal Dipteran relationships based on a nuclear protein-encoding gene
Nash, Coral (Greenwood, Jeffrey, Biochemistry/Biophysics): The characterization of phoshoinositides binding to alpha-actinin in vitro
Nebergall, Nathan (Hetherington, William, Physics): Surface Polarization Spectroscopy
Newman, Christina (Uttl, Bob, Psychology): Decision Making and Aging
Obermeyer, Angela (Azarenko, Anita, Horticulture): Impacts of Alternative Orchard Floor Management Systems on Vesicular Arbuscular Mycorrhiza
Osborne-Gowey, Cathleen (Kingston, Deanna, Anthropology): The Eastern Shawnee Oral History Research Project
Osborne-Gowey, Jeremiah (Menge, Bruce, Zoology): Effects of Nearshore Oceanography on the Reproductive Output of Tidepool Fishes
Peoples, Mike (Menino, Fred, Animal Sciences): Effects of Phosphatase Inhibitors on Plasminogen Activator Activity in Bovine OocyteCumulus Cell Complexes
Reed, Jonathan (Dolja, Valerian, Botany and Plant Pathology): Screening of a Closterovirus Genome for Suppressors of RNA Silencing
Reid, Kristine (Steiner, Jeffrey, Crop and Soil Science): Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Soil Mesofauna in a Managed Grassland Ecosystem
Scott, Mathew (Rockey, Dan, Microbiology): IncA and Host Cell Protein Interactions
Wolf, Vernon (Law, Beverly, Forest Science): Role of Soil Heavy-and Light-Fractions in Carbon Cycling by Forested Ecosystems Across Disturbance and Climatic Gradients
Yoshinaga, Aloha (Eberhart, Joyce, Forestry Department): Matching of Mycorrhizae with Sporocarps through the use of Molecular Techniques

URISC Winter/Spring 2001-02

Andrews, Simeon S. (Gerwick, William, Pharmacy): Isolation and Structure Determination of Novel Compounds from Algae
Deloy, Michael R. (Shindler, Bruce, Forest Resources): Evaluating the Effectiveness of Environmental Education Programs for Wildland Fire Management
Hiatt, Julia R. (Plantinga, Andrew, AREC): Consumer Motivations and Willingness to Pay for Certified Wood Products
Schenk, John (Liston, Aaron, Botany and Plant Pathology): A Biosytematic treatment of Synthyris stellata
Visalli, Solyssa (Anderson, Kim, Env. & Mol. Tox): Impact of Episodic Stormwater Events on the Bioavailability of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the Portland Harbor.

URISC Fall 2001-02

Davis, Kelsay (Meigs, Andrew, Geosciences): Characteristics of a Slide Due to Glacier Erosion
Davis, Sara (Meyer, Howard, Animal Science): Prediction of Lambing Number in Mid and Late Gestation Ewes by Fecal Hormonal Analyses
Feldhaus, Joseph (Markle, Douglas, Fisheries and Wildlife): Fishes of Rickreall Creek
Hackett, Michelle (Binney, Stephen, Radiation Center): Design of an Automatic Sample Changer for Neutron Activation Analysis Research
Ko, Andrew (Uttl, Bob, Psychology): Using Statistical Software: User Strategies and Influence of Individual Differences
McCombs, Avery (William, Ray, Horticulture): Direct Seeding and Integrated Weed Management Strategies to Suppress Annual Weeds for Cucurbits
Nelson, Dylan (Rockey, Dan, Microbiology): Transcriptional Analysis of a Paralogous Gene Family of Chlamydia pneumoniae
Reid, Kristine (Steiner, Jeffery, Crop and Soil Science): Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Soil Mesofauna in a Managed Grassland Ecosystems
Sinn, Scott (Stockwell, Virginia, Botany and Plant Pathology): Control of Crowngall Using Pseudomonas Fluorescens Strain A506
Thauland, Timothy (Mathews, Chris, Biochemistry and Biophysics): Elucidation of the Physiological Substrate for the mutT Gene Product

URISC Summer 2000-01

Arguello, Jacob (Arnold, Stevan, Zoology): Hybridization and the Origin of Evolutionary Novelties
Banta, Marie (Hruby, Dennis, Microbiology): Indentification of a 14KDa Internally Myristylated Protein in Vaccinia Virus
Carlyle, Calvin (Trempy, Janine, Microbiology): The Correlation of Toxicity and Antibiotic Resistance to Antibacterial Soaps in Natural Bacterial Isolates
Gillen, Jonathan (McIntyre, David, Physics): Diode Laser Cavity Absorption Spectroscopy
Haddix, Kori (Campbell, Courtney, Philosophy): Facts, Fear, and Food: Health and Ethical Issues of Genetically Modified Foods
Jones, Zebulon (McGuire, Joseph, Bioengineering): Drug Delivery from Safe, Implatable Solid Supports
Long, Kendra (Hruby, Dennis, Microbiology): Up Regulation of SrtA in S. gordonii - Effects on Protein Secretion
Ludwick, Tasha (Muir, Pat, Environmental Science): Evaluation of Sanitation Project in Rural South Africa
Lui-Kwan, Erica (Widrick, Jeffery, Exercise and Sport Science): Effect of Estrogen Therapy on Skeletal Muscle Myosin Isoform Expression in Postmenopausal Women
Mattsen, Amy (Rockey, Dan, Microbiology): Intracellular Development of Tetracycline Resistant Chlamydia
Nash, Laura (Bryant, Nancy, Apparel, Interiors, Housing and Merchandising): Exploration of Vionnet's Draping Techniques
Oesch, Nick (Bechert, Ursula, Biomedical Sciences): Geographic Variations of Cervid Serum and Tissue Concentrations of Seleniurm and Vitamin E in Oregon: Correlations with Productivity
Samson, Anna (Rockey, Daniel, Microbiology): Determination of the Region Chlamydial Inclusion Membrane Protein C Responsible for the Formation of Plasma Membrane Extensions on Host Cells
Simpson, Emily (Chen, H.L., Apparel, Interiors, Housing and Merchandising): Origin and Implications of Pigmentation and Related Chemistry in Naturally Colored Cotton
Staten, Annie (Merrill, Gary, Biochemistry and Biophysics): Purification of Recombinant Mouse Thioredoxin for Antibody Production
Streeler, Stuart (Karplus, P.A., Biochemistry and Biophysics): Crystallographic Structure Determination of L-infinity-glycerophosphate oxidase
Ultman, Shari (Watson, Philip, Chemistry): The Study of Biomineralization Through Atomic Force Microscopy
Young, Thomas (Hixon, Mark, Zoology): Demography and Mechanisms of Population Dynamics in a Marine Fish

URISC Winter/Spring 2000-01

Cooper, Rebecca (Field, Katharine, Microbiology): Antibiotic Resistance in Oysters as a Result of Fecal Pollution
Skaggs, Dale (Brunet, Johanne, Botany and Plant Pathology): The Influence of Plant Architecture on the Mean Selfing Rates Among Two Populations of a Mixed Mating Plant Aguilegia coerula

URISC Fall 2000-01

Armstrong, Rachel (Klingeman, Pete, Civil, Construction and Environmental Engineering): Water Art - Morandi Art Sculpture for Delano Grape Producer
Hayashi, Rei (Li, Judith, Fisheries and Wildlife): Channel characteristics influence on invertebrate drift in Thomas Creek, OR
Holly, Dennis (Li, Judith, Fisheries and Wildlife): Organic matter retention by large wood in Thomas Creek, OR
Mayfield, Joyce (Winner, Bill, Botany and Plant Pathology): Gap significance of salal (Gaultheria Shallon) in the carbon balance of a Pacific Northwest old growth forest
Olson, Melissa (Liston, Aaron, Botany and Plant Pathology): Characterization and molecular phylogenetic analysis of the PISTILLATA gene in the plant genus Thalictrum
Rains, Derek (Fowler, John, Botany and Plant Pathology): Molecular and biochemical characterization of a putative calcium-binding receptor
Ravichandran, Sathya (Hagen, Tory, Linus Pauling Institute): The role of iron in oxidative stress in Parkinson's Disease
Reed, Jonathan (Dolja, Valerian, Botany and Plant Pathology): Functional specificity of beet yellows closerovirus heat shock protein
Reid, Clay (Yun, Joonkoo, Exercise and Sport Science): Validity and reliability estimation of three different dynamic balance assessments
Weng, Mie-Ning (Chang, Chih-hung, Chemical Engineering): Thin film deposition of compound semiconductor AnS by chemical bath deposition for the application of electroluminescent display

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