| 2006-07 Faculty Research Proposals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Author(s) | Title | Department | Amount | Research Initiation or Research Development |
| Ablamowicz, Halina | 'In this Place even the Poor Little Birds do not Sing': Selected Poems about the Soviet Deportations of Poles to Forced Labor Camps in Siberia; Translation of Poetry by Andrzej Bursa (1932-57) | English | $8,000 | RD |
| Christianson, Kevin | English | |||
| Anthony, Holly | Investigating Pre-service Mathematics Teachers\' Beliefs About Teaching and Learning Mathematics in Context | Curriculum and Instruction | $3,650 | RI |
| Buchanan, George | Multi-Phase Characterization of Nano-Composites Using Computational Mechanics | Civil and Environmental Engineering | $4,000 | RD |
| Click, Steven | Investigating the Use of Variable Maximum Green Time to Improve Traffic Signal Operating Efficiency | Civil and Environmental Engineering | $4,000 | RI |
| Ding, Yun | Becoming the Dalai Lama: Rhetorical Dimensions of a Modern Self | English | $3,300 | RI |
| Elkeelany, Omar | High-Performance Stand-Alone Programmable Embedded Ethernet | Electrical and Computer Engineering | $4,000 | RI |
| Fidan, Ismail | The Development of a Rapid Prototyping Clearinghouse for P16 | Manufacturing and Industrial Technology | $4,000 | RD |
| Hadlock, Frank | A Computer Based Tutorial Assistant for Modeling and Solving Algebra Word Problems | Computer Science | $4,000 | RD |
| Hart, Evan | Effect of Septic System Discharge on Surface and Groundwater Quality in Putnam County, Tennessee | Earth Sciences | $4,000 | RI |
| Hauser, Joshua | Research and Recording of Works for Soloists with Brass Ensemble and Other Works Deserving of Wider Recognition | Music and Art | $6,245 | RD |
| Barham, Philip | Music and Art | |||
| Danner, Greg | Music and Art | |||
| Decker, Charles | Music and Art | |||
| McCormick, Chris | Music and Art | |||
| Hays, Colleen | Nineteenth-Century Medievalism and French National Identify Formation | Foreign Languages | $4,000 | RD |
| Hossain, Faisal | Investigating Improvements in River-Flow Forecasting through Land Surface Modeling of Soil Moisture and Satellite Rainfall Based Hydrologic Modeling | Civil and Environmental Engineering | $4,000 | RI |
| Kim, Jisook | Benzene Metabolites Target Cellular Amino Acids and Proteins | Chemistry | $4,000 | RI |
| Lisic, Edward | Gold and Platinum TSC Complexes as Potential Anti-Cancer Agents | Chemistry | $4,000 | RD |
| Liu, Y. Jane | Dynamic Analysis of Laminated Shell Panels with Bezier Curve Cross-Section Using Grorbner Bases | Civil and Environmental Engineering | $4,000 | RI |
| Mills, Hugh | Relation Between Physical Parameters of Bedrock and Topography in East Tennessee | Earth Sciences | $3,540 | RD |
| Mohr, Benjamin | Fractography of Fiber-Cement Composites via Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy | Civil and Environmental Engineering | $4,000 | RI |
| Northrup, Scott | Development of a Next-Generation Software Package for Macromolecular Diffusion and Docking | Chemistry | $4,000 | RD |
| Panchagnula, Mahesh | Smart Seed Particles for Flow Velocimetry | Mechanical Engineering | $4,000 | RI |
| Radman, Ghadir | Optimal Power Flow Analysis of Power Systems with FACTS-Controllers Using Advanced Optimization Techniques | Electrical and Computer Engineering | $4,000 | RD |
| Stapor, Frank | Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) dating of quartz sand deposited at Old Island, Beaufort Co., SC: A candidate for the oldest barrier island in the southeastern US formed at present mean sea level | Earth Sciences | $4,000 | RD |
| Stretz, Holly | Effect of Nanoparticle Packing Geometrics on Surface Roughness and Impact Properties of Fiber-Filled Composites | Chemical Engineering | $4,000 | RI |
| Swartling, Daniel | The Study of "Green" Chemical Oxidations Using Ionic Liquids as Environmentally Friendly Solvents | Chemistry | $3,300 | RD |
| Visco, Donald | The Development of an Approach to Determine Useful Blowing Agent + Polyol Mixtures for Polyurethane Foam: Experimentation and Modeling | Chemical Engineering | $4,000 | RD |
| Walker, Kristin | Researching Strategies for Teaching Immediacy Behaviors in Online Professional Communication Courses | English | $4,000 | RD |
| Young, Jed | Delayed Abscission of Fruits of Woody Ornamental Cut Branches | School of Agriculture | $4,000 | RI |