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| Author(s) | Title | Department | Amount |
Type |
| Airhart, Douglas | High Tunnel and Field Production of Organic Cut Flowers | Agriculture | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Albu, Titus | Understanding Biological Activity of Thiosemicarbazones Using Molecular Modeling | Chemistry | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Baker, Julia K. | Family Matters-Representations of Family in Recent German and Austrian Literature and Film | Foreign Languages | $5,000 |
Research Initiation |
| Baker, Julie C. | An Interpretive Study of Adolescents' Pleasure Reading Habits and the Opportunity to Read for Pleasure in School | Curriculum and Instruction | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Belkacemi, Rabie | Multi-Agent System Control Architecture for Autonomous Power System Operation | Electrical and Computer Engineering | $5,000 | Research Initiation |
| Berk, Sharon | An Alternative to Algae as Biofuel Organisms | Water Center | $4,811 | Research Development |
| Best, Michael | Economic Impact of Trunk Flare Excavation of Field-Grown Nursery Trees | Agriculture | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Boles, Jeffrey | Proteomic Analysis of the Aquatic Organism Tetrahymena Sp. When Exposed to Gold Nanoparticles | Chemistry | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Carrick, Jesse | Wacker-Type C-H Oxidation of Olefins to Regioselectively Afford Functionalized Sily Enol-Ethers | Chemistry | $5,000 | Research Initiation |
| Christen, Scott | Investigating Social Presence: The Affects of Social Presence on Interpersonal and Instructionsl Communication | English and Commuications | $2,450 | Research Development |
| Cloutier, Robert | *haitan in early Germanic | English and Communications | $5,000 | Research Initiation |
| Danner, Greg | Recording of Original Compositions for Symphonic Band | Music and Art | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Fidan, Ismail and Elsawy, Ahmed | TTU Online Renewable Energy Education Initiative | Manufacturing and Industrial Technology | $10,000 | Research Development |
| Gunderson, John | Simultaneous Identification of Copepods and the Metacestodes Parasitizing Them | Biology | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Kalyanapu, Alfred | Quantifying Uncertainty Using Monte Carlo Based Flood Hazard Framework | Civil and Environmental Engineering | $5,000 | Research Initiation |
| Hall, Rachel | Measuring Outcomes Across the Curriculum | Nursing | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Hasan, Syed | Towards Process Variation and Radiation Aware Designs in FPGA | Electrical and Computer Engineering | $5,000 | Research Initiation |
| Hays, Colleen | To Teach or Not to Teach: The Algerian War in French Manuels d'Histoire | Foreign Languages | $4,500 | Research Development |
| Hellman, Ann | Comparing the Students' Stories: Student Perspectives of Community Action and Participation (C.A.P.S.) Projects | Nursing | $4,900 | Research Development |
| Isbell, Janet | Lessons from the Park: Preservice Teachers Use Community Resources to Build On-Site Learning Lab | Curriculum and Instruction | $4,457 | Research Development |
| Jiang, Xiaohua | Functional Studies of Human DNA Polymerase η | Chemistry | $5,000 | Research Initiation |
| Norden, Jeffrey | Fixed Points and Commuting Functions on the Interval | Mathematics | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Radman, Ghadir | Improving Frequency Control of Power Systems Integrated with Increased Level of Wind Energy Generation | Electrical and Computer Engineering | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Rice-York, Cynthia | Advanced Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell Fixture Development | Chemical Engineering/ Manufacturing Center | $5,000 | Research Initiation |
| Sanders, Jonathan | Assessment of the Structure and Function of "Dendrimer-Plasmid Complexes": A Platform for Increasing Collaborations with the Oak Ridge National Lab | Chemical Engineering | $5,000 | Research Initiation |
| Shibakov, Alexander | Applications of Probability to Nonlinear Models of Uncertainty | Mathematics | $4,500 | Research Development |
| Suter, Leslie and Comer, Melissa | Exploring Uses of the iPad2 for Problem-Based Learning in College Pre-Service Education Methods Courses | Curriculum and Instruction | $9,986 | Research Development |
| Terneus, Sandra | Revisiting Body Image Dissatisfaction | Counseling and Psychology | $4,227 | Research Development |
| Ting, Kwun-Lon | Compensated Conjugation for Wind Turbine Transmission and High Performance Gearing | Mechanical Engineering/ Manufacutring Center | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Yoon, Hwan-Sik | Aerosol-printed Polymeric Actuator for Biomedical Applications | Mechanical Engineering | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Zagumny, Matthew and Wilcox, Zachary | Religious Identity as a Mediator of Health Behaviors Among Congruent and Incongruent Religious Groups | Counseling and Psychology | $10,000 | Research Development |
| Zhu, Jiahong | High-Performance Cathode Development for Rechargeable Zn-Air Batteries | Mechanical Engineering | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Author(s) | Title | Department | Amount |
Type |
| Albu, Titus* | A Computational Study on the Nucleophilic Attack on the C=C Double Bond of Quinones | Chemistry | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Badoe, Daniel |
Investigating the Impact Receipt of Travel-Survey Advance-Letter has on Reported Trips and the Number of Phone-Calls for Survey Completion in Transportation Surveys |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Biernacki, Joseph* |
A Multi-Scale Environmental-Kinetic Study on the Pyrolysis of Sustainable Biomass Feedstock |
Chemical Engineering | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Boles, Jeffrey |
Analysis of Differentially Expressed Proteins via Proteomics When Telluromethionine Replaces Methionine in Growing Cell Cultures for Protein Structural Studies |
Chemistry | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Brashears, Kathy and Kolodziej, Nancy |
Using Technology to Promote Knowledge of Literacy and Teaching Pedagogy |
Curriculum and Instruction | $10,000 |
Research Development |
| Callender, Andrew |
Microfluidic Sensors for Simultaneous Determineation of Nitrite and Nitrate |
Chemistry | $5,000 |
Research Initiation |
| Groundland, Mark |
Edition of Lope de Vega's Arte nuevo de hacer comedias en este tiempo (1609) |
Foreign Languages | $2,937 |
Research Development |
| Gutek, Andrzej |
Shift Operators and Homeomorphisms with Sebsequentially Dense Orbits |
Mathematics | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Henderson, Craig |
Steel Pile Bent Connections for Achieving Plastic Moment Capacity in High Seismic Zones |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $5,000 |
Reseaerch Development |
| Kamal, Ahmed |
Autonomic Function Assessment of Epileptic Patients Using Nonlinear Dynamics Method |
Manufacturing and Industiral Technology | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Lisic, Edward |
Heavy Metal Extraction from Water Using New Trianex Chelating Resins |
Chemistry | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Machida, Motoya |
Imputation Methodology for Case-referent Scheme using Markov Chain Monte Carlo Technique with Applications in Medical Signal Detection |
Mathematics | $4,500 |
Research Development |
| McQuail, Josephine |
Persistence of Vision: William Blake and James Joyce |
English | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| McQuiston, Linda and Hanna, Kim |
Peer Coaching Between Graduating Seniors and Incoming Junior Nursing Students in the Clinical Setting |
Nursing | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Norden, Jeffrey |
Commuting Functions on a Finite Set |
Mathematics | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Smith, David D. |
Statistical Modeling of Extreme Events |
Mathematics | $3,250 |
Research Development |
| Stearman, Kim |
Compost Operation and Analysis |
Water Center | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Sullivan, Judith* |
Musical Playground, Millard Oakley STEM Center |
Music and Art | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Swartling, Dan** |
The Synthesis of Stable Isotops Analogs of Gamma Amino Butyric Acid as Potential Therapeutic Agents |
Chemistry | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Talbert, Douglas |
Computerized Decision Support to Facilitate Crisis Management by Ad Hoc Groups |
Computer Science | $4,800 | Research Development |
| Ting, Kwun-Lon |
Free-Form Conjugation Synthesis and Applications |
Mechanical Engineering/ Manufacturing Center | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Watlington, Deborah |
Interactive White Board Impact on Students' Engagement in Classroom |
Curriculum and Instruction | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Author(s) | Title | Department | Amount |
Type |
| Ablamowicz, Halina and Christianson, Kevin |
Translation of Poems included in 'Sybirackie Refleksje'" and Translations of Poems by Selected Polish Poets |
English and Communications | $10,000 |
Research Development |
| Badoe, Daniel |
Modeling the Interrelationship between Trip generation and Household Vehicle Ownership |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Best, Michael | An Economic Analysis of Yield and Quality Differences Associated with Two Different High-Tunnel Production Techniques for Heirloom Tomatoes | Agriculture | $5,000 |
Research Development |
| Click, Steven |
Applicability of Bluetooth-Based Traffic Data Collection in Rural Areas: Market Penetration Study |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Combs, Daniel |
Field-Testing a Habitat Model for Predicting the Presence of Green Salamandars on Rock Outcrops |
Biology | $4,840 | Research Development |
| Ding, Yun |
Between Confucianism and Pragmatism: Rhetorical Positioning of the Confucious Institute |
English and Communications | $4,500 | Research Development |
| Eberle, William |
Using Data Mining and Machine Learning for Retention of College Students |
Computer Science | $4,380 | Research Initiation |
| Greene, Bruce and Baier J. W. | Study of Effect of Genetic Variability and the Use of an Organically Approved Mitacide for Control of Varroatosis in Honey Bees | Agriculture | $9,562 | Research Development |
| Gutek, Andrzej |
Shift Operators on Banach Spaces of Continuous or Holomorphic Functions and their Generalizations |
Mathematics | $5,000 | Research Development |
|
Dating Marine Terrace Deposits of the Coquimbo Bay Area, Chile using Optically Stimulated Luminescence (OSL) |
Earth Sciences | $10,000 | Research Development | |
|
Estimation of Organic Pollution Source Loads by LC-MS/MS |
Chemistry | $5,000 | Research Development | |
|
Hauser, Joshua; Decker, Charles; McCormick, Chris; Danner, Greg; Morris, Winston* |
Research and Recording of Significant New and Existing Works for Brass Ensemble |
Music and Art | $14,744 | Research Development |
| Hays, Colleen |
French National Identity and the "Mission Civilatrice" in Pierre Dupont's Sur L'Algerie |
Foreign Languages | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Hayslette, Steven | Distribution and Activity Patterns of Allegheny Woodrats (Neotoma magister) at Catoosa Wildlife Management Area | Biology | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Liu, Jane |
Application of Groebner Basis Methodology to Vibration Control Problems with Geometrically Nonlinear Hygrothermal-Elastic Composite Plates |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Mohr, Benjamin |
Development of Leachate Test for Identifying the Potential for Delayed Ettringite Formation in Cement-Based Material |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Morgan, Shannon |
Visual Processing and Attentional Focus in Typically Developing Individuals and Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders |
Counseling and Psychology | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Qiu, Robert |
Control Techniques for Cognitive Radio Network and Smart Grid |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Shibakov, Alexander | Probablity Models in Extreme Uncertainty | Mathematics | $4,500 | Research Development |
| Siraj, Ambareen |
Towards the Development of a Community Information Infrastructure for Smart Grid Security Resources (CII-SGSR) |
Computer Science | $5,000 | Research Initiation |
| Stearman, Kim | Soil Carbon and Nitrogen Relationships in Composed Organic Vegetable Plots | Water Center | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Wells, Martha |
Development Hyphenated Chromatographic-mass Spectrometric Techniques for Analysis of Endogenous and Exogenous Microconstituents |
Water Center | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Zagumny, Lisa |
(Re)presenting "the Muslim world": An Analysis of High School World Geography Textbooks (2008-2014 adoption cycle-Tennessee) |
Curriculum and Instruction | $5,000 | Research Development |
| Author(s) | Title | Department | Amount |
Type |
| Bettoli, Phillip |
Monitoring a Lake Sturgeon Re-introduction Program in the Upper Tennessee River |
Biology | $3,813 |
Research Development |
| Click, Steven |
Using Existing Video Detection to Estimate Signalized Intersection Volumes and Delay |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $4,000 |
Research Initiation |
| Cui, Jie | Numerical Modeling of Pressure Losses Caused by Bends in Pneumatic Conveying Pipelines | Mechanical Engineering | $4,000 |
Research Development |
| Cunningham, Glenn |
Development of Educational Materials and Basic Analysis Tools for Alternative and Renewable Energy Sources |
Mechanical Engineering | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Elkeelany, Omar |
Embedd High-Quality Video Streaming System in the Heterogeneous Multicast Network Technologies |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | $4,000 | Research Initiation |
| Ghafoor, Sheikh |
Modeling and Simulation of an Adaptive Parallel System |
Computer Science | $4,000 | Research Initiation |
| Gunderson, John |
Identification of Intermediate Stages in the Life Cycles of Marine Cestodes |
Biology | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Kamal, Ahmed |
Autonomic Function Assessment in Chronic Kidney Failure Patients Before and After Hemodialysis Using Nonlinear Method and Entrainment Techniques |
Manufacturing and Industrial Technology | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Kolodziej, Nancy and Brachears, Kathy |
Learning About Literature Circles: An Online Professional Development for Teachers |
Curriculum and Instruction | $6,912 | Research Development |
| Qiu, Robert |
Towards An Integration of Cognitive Radio and Cognitive Radar |
Electrical and Computer Engineering/ Manufacturing Center | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Radman, Ghadir |
A New Approach for Static Voltage Stability Control of Power Systems with Multiple Static Voltage Compensators (SVCs) |
Electrical and Computer Engineering | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Rice-York, Cynthia and Subramanian, Venkat |
Direct Formic Acid Fuel Cell-Modeling and Optimizing Fuel Mass Transport |
Manufacturing Center | $8,000 | Research Initiation |
| Setliff, Deborah |
International Reading Association Team Tennessee Children's Choice Awards: 2008-10 Project |
Curriculum and Instruction | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Ting, Kwun-Lon |
A Unified Mobility Analysis of Complex, Planar, Spherical, and Spatial Linkages and Manipulators |
Mechanical Engineering | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Wendt, Jeremy and Owens, Carl |
Integrating Music into the Elementary Curriculum using iPods |
Curriculum and Instruction | $8,000 | Research Development |
| Wilson, Christopher |
Cyclic Fatigue Properties of Two Metals: 2024-T851 Aluminum and 4340 Steel |
Mechanical Engineering | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Author(s) | Title | Department | Amount |
Type |
| Albu, Titus |
Direct Dynamics Studies of Hydrogen Abstraction from Hydroflouropropanes |
Chemistry | $4,000 |
Research Development |
| Badoe, Daniel |
Synthesizing Reliable Trip-Rates for Cross-Classification Cells in Trip Generation Modeling |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $4,000 |
Research Development |
| Brown, Chris | Assessment of Predation Risk by the Use of Chemical Cues in the Riparian Wolf Spider Pardosa valens | Biology | $3,350 |
Research Development |
| Eberle, William |
Graph-Based Anomaly Detection in Real-World Domains |
Computer Science | $2,890 | Research Initiation |
| Hajdik, David |
Use of Tennessee electronic Library (TCL) to Increase Science and Mathematics Test Scores of K-12 Students |
Volpe Library | $3,250 | Research Development |
| Hauser, Joshua and Willie, Eric |
Research and Recording of Works for Trombone and Percussion Deserving Wider Recognition as well as New Contributions to the Extant Literature |
Music and Art | $8,000 | Research Development |
| Henderson, Craig |
Behavior and Capacity of Masonry Infilled Frames Under Out-of-Plane Loads |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Hossain, Faisal |
Investigating Spatial Downscaling of Coarse Resolution Satellite Rainfall Data for Application in High Resolution Hydrologic Models |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Kline, Eugene |
Reactions in Mass Spectroscopy and Thermal Reactors |
Chemistry | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Knox, Larry |
Evolution of Two Species of Amphissites from the Upper Paleozoic |
Earth Sciences | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Le Borne, Sabine |
Numerical Groundwater Flow Modeling: A Novel Nullspace Solver |
Mathematics | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Lisic, Ed |
Planar Tridentate Ligands: Synthesis, Coordination Chemistry, and Catalytic Studies of New Water-Soluble Thiosemicarbazone Ligands |
Chemistry | $4,000 | Research Development |
| McQuail, Josephine |
Research African American Literature and Culture to Encourage Diversity |
English | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Northrup, Scott |
Advanced Electrostatic Modeling in Protein Electron Transfer Reactions |
Chemistry | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Panchagnula, Mahesh |
A Model to Calculate the Shape of a Sessile Drop |
Mechanical Engineering | $4,000 | Research Initiation |
| Ramirez, Guillermo |
Micromechanics of Piezoelectric Composite Materials Reinforced with Nanotubes |
Civil and Environmental Engineering | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Stapor, Frank |
5000 Years of Episodic Barrier Island Formation in the St. Helena Marshes, Beaufort Co., SC: An Interplay between Sand Supply and Changing Sea Level |
Earth Sciences | $4,000 | Research Development |
| Stretz, Holly |
Effect of Responsive Nanoparticles Embedded in a Polymer Gell on Solute Transport |
Chemical Engineering | $4,000 | Research Initiation |
| Swafford, Melinda and Southward, Leigh |
The Relationship Between Dress and Behavior Among High School Students |
Human Ecology | $5,703 | Research Development |
| Wendt, Jeremy |
Podcasting in Education |
Curriculum and Instruction | $3,427 | Research Development |
| Yoon, Hwan-Sik |
Development of a Thin-Film Strain Sensor Using an Inkjet Printing System |
Mechanical Engineering | $4,000 | Research Initiation |
| Zagumny, Lisa |
Constructing Islam and the Middle East: An Analysis of World Geography Textbook Representations |
Curriculum and Instruction | $4,000 | Research Initiation |