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RESEARCH INITIATION AWARDS As a mechanism for recruiting new research projects, the Vermont-NASA EPSCoR program has developed its Research Initiation Awards. These minigrants assist Vermont faculty investigators who wish to develop promising research projects which may be included in future Vermont submissions to the NASA EPSCoR program. Research Initiation minigrants average $2,500, and up to four of these awards may be made yearly with EPSCoR Preparation Grant funding. Possible uses for minigrant awards include travel to visit a NASA Center to explore possible links with a NASA collaborator, summer support for a graduate student, and seed money for project initiation. The first of these potential uses is especially encouraged as developing and strengthening links between Vermont universities and NASA Centers and Enterprises is a mandate for the Vermont-NASA EPSCoR effort. Research Initiation minigrants are awarded on a competitive basis. Applicants should send a short proposal detailing the research project and its relevance to NASA priorities to the Vermont-NASA EPSCoR Project Director. VT-NASA EPSCoR  PROJECT AWARDS 09 Research Funding   Jane Hill Engineering, UVM Science PI Phone: (802) 656-9854 Email:  Jane.Hill@uvm.edu   2010 Milt Silveira Faculty Award Website: “The impact of microgravity-grown Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Haemophilus influenza on human lung cells Dr. Darren L. Hitt Website: The University of Vermont Research on Orbital Propulsion & Control of “Nanosats” Dr. William D. Lakin         Emeritus Professor The University of Vermont Applied Mathematics Director of VT-NASA Space Grant Consortium Research Principle Investigator “Investigation of Critical Aerothermodynamic Phenomena  for Hypersonic Vehicles THE  RESEARCH GROUP- CORE RESEARCH Medical Aspects of Human Health in Space Dr. Jun Yu Associate Dean of Research & Scholarship Associate Director of VT Space Grant Consortium University of Vermont Dept.of Mathematics & Statistics 16 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT  05401 802-656-2552 Jun.Yu@uvm.edu http://www.cems.uvm.edu/~jun/ "Sea Ice Dynamics in the Marginal Ice Zone" Dr. Darren L. Hitt Website: The University of Vermont Numerical Simulation of Bleeding in Microgravity Experimental, theoretical and computational  micro-fluid  mechanics;  bubble dynamics; multiphase flows; bio- fluid mechanics "Particulate Effects on Species Mixing of Converging Flows in Microchannels"   Vermont's New  Phase III CORE Research Infrastructure Development (RID) Vermont's Phase III RID Project Plan has been crafted to increase the National competitiveness of Vermont's academic researchers,  to increase the NASA-related research infrastructure, to develop new contacts and collaborative research ties with NASA Field Centers and Mission Directorates, to promote academic-industrial partnerships that support state goals for economic development, and to develop collaborations among Vermont's colleges and universities that enhance Vermont's ability to respond to the evolving research and technology needs of NASA. Proposal for EPSCoR Phase III RID funding to NASA National Space Grant College & Fellowship Program...3 years.   NASA EPSCoR Phase III Research Group "Investigation of Critical Aerothermodynamic Phenomena for Hypersonic Vehicles: Douglas Fletcher, PI College of Engineering/UVM Office: 201 Votey Phone: 656 9863 E-Mail: dfletche@cems.uvm.edu "Pyrolysis Gas Interaction with Shock-Heated Boundary Layer"   Dr. Darren L. Hitt Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering The University of Vermont 201D Votey Building, Burlington, VT  05405 802-656-1940 Daren.Hitt@cems.uvm.edu Website :"Particulate Effects on Species Mixing of Converging Flows in Microchannels"   Prof. Dryver Huston College of Engineering/UVM Office: 201E Votey Phone: (802)-656-1922 E-Mail: huston@cems.uvm.edu  http://www.cems.uvm.edu/capsel Yves Dubief College of Engineering/UVM Office: 201D Votey Phone: 802 656 1930 E-Mail: ydubief@uvm.edu  Website Frederick Sansoz Engineering, UVM Co-Investigator Office: 201B Votey Phone: 802-656-3837 E-Mail: frederic.sansoz@uvm.edu3  Website Contact plasticity and nanoindentation of nanocrystalline metals Thermo-mechanical properties of carbon nanofiber composites for extreme thermal environment R. Danner Friend NorwichUniversity, Student Mech.Engr Project Coordinator Phone: (802) 485-2279 Email: rfriend@norwich.edu   Jane Hill Engineering, UVM Science PI Phone: (802) 656-9854 Email:  Jane.Hill@uvm.edu 2010 Milt Silveira Faculty Award Website: “The impact of microgravity-grown Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Haemophilus influenza on human lung cells:  integration of virulence, lung cell immune responses, and the volatile metabolome”  See Videos link below http://www.cems.uvm.edu/~janehill/animation.php#marsbacteria   NASA EPSCoR Phase III Research Team "Active Surface Technologies for Dust Mitigation in Martian and Lunar Environments" Jeffrey Marshall (Team Leader) Office: 231A Votey Phone: (802) 656-3826 Fax Number: (802) 656-3358 E-Mail: jeffm@cems.uvm.edu3 Website   Jeff Frolik Office: 357 Votey Phone: 656-0732 E-Mail: jfrolik@uvm.edu  Website Dr. Darren L. Hitt Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering The University of Vermont 201D Votey Building, Burlington, VT  05405 802-656-1940 Daren.Hitt@cems.uvm.edu Website: Junru Wu, Ph.D. Professor of Physics Department of Physics Cook Physical Science Bldg. A526 OR University of Vermont Burlington, VT 05405-0125 (802) 656-8357 (802) 656-0817 [Fax] mailto:Jun-Ru.Wu@uvm.edu http://www.uvm.edu/~jwu/Wu.html   NASA EPSCoR Phase III Research Team "Improved Modeling of Coupled Ocean/Ice Dynamics in the Marginal Ice Zone" Dr. Jun Yu Associate Dean of Research & Scholarship Associate Director of VT Space Grant Consortium University of Vermont Dept.of Mathematics & Statistics 16 Colchester Ave. Burlington, VT  05401 802-656-2552 Jun.Yu@uvm.edu http://www.cems.uvm.edu/~jun/ "Sea Ice Dynamics in the Marginal Ice Zone"   Chris Danforth email: chris.danforth at uvm.edu office: 16 Colchester Ave, Rm 207B phone: (802) 656-3062 Website "Estimating and Correcting Systematic Model Errors in Climate Forecasts" Carl Brandon Vermont Technical College "VTC-UVM Sea Ice Buoy Project"   CORE RESEARCH INFRASTRUCTURE FACULTY MINIGRANTS, SMALL GRANTS Guiseppe Petrucci UVM, Chemistry phone: 802-656-0957 office: Cook Rm A218 Giuseppe.Petrucci@uvm.edu Website "Chemical Reactivity of Fatty Acids in Atmospheric Particles" Jianke Yang, Mathematics & Statistics University of Vermont New Ultrafast Optical Switching Devices Using Directional Couplers Light Propagation in Optically-Induced Photonic Lattices (SBIR) Xindong Wu, Computer Science Interactive Programming(for academic and Industrial applications) Dr. Darren L. Hitt, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering The University of Vermont Daren.Hitt@cems.uvm.edu Website: "Numercial Simulations of 3-D Supersonic Flow in Realistic MEMS Nozzle Geometrics with Heat Loss." James Iatrides SoE, UVM "Mechanics and Remodeling of the Injured Intervertebral Disc Under Simulated Hyper-and-Hypogravity Environments" Beverly Wemple,  Geography     and Jeff Frolik,SoE, UVM , "Understanding Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Snow and Water Equivalency in Mixed Hardwood-Conifer Forests" Jeff Frolik Office: 357 Votey Phone: 656-0732 E-Mail: jfrolik@uvm.edu  Website   Mandar Dewoolkar Office: 213A Votey Phone: (802) 656 1942 Fax Number: (802) 656 8446 E-Mail: mandar@cems.uvm.edu  Website Kurt Oughstun Electrical Engineer. UVM Principal Investigator “Shaped Programmable Ultrawideband Electromagnetic Pulse Applications:  Materials Assessment, Remote Sensing and Communications” Chris Danforth email: chris.danforth at uvm.edu office: 16 Colchester Ave, Rm 207B phone: (802) 656-3062 Website “Reducing Uncertainty in Weather & Climate Model Forecasts:  Diagnosing and Correcting Model Errors”   Christian Skalka Office: 379 Votey Phone: (802)656-1920 E-Mail: skalka@cs.uvm.edu Website "An in situ, snow water equivalent monitoring system with improved temporal and spatial resolution" Jeffrey Marshall Office: 231A Votey Phone: (802) 656-3826 Fax Number: (802) 656-3358 E-Mail: jeffm@cems.uvm.edu3 Website "Advanced Dust Suppression Technology for Long-Duration Martian and Lunar Habitation" Dr. Scott A. Stevens Associate Professor / Mathematics Division of Information Technology & Sciences Wick 203 (802) 865-6448, stevens@champlain.edu Website "Improving a Model for Intracranial Pressure Dynamics"    INDUSTRIAL PARTNERS INITIATIVE-IPI Junru Wu Physics, UVM "Analytical Modeling and Verification of Piezoelectronic Energy Harvester For Wireless Sensor Network Applications" Jie Yang "Developments of Capillary Technologies to use Intensified CCD Camera and Microscopic Imaging for Online Laser Light Scattering"    NEW NASA EPSCOR BIOMEDICAL(FUNDS) BGRADUATE RESEARCH ASSISTANTSHIP Kofi Asante “Micropropulsion and Control Technologies for On-Orbit NanoSat Positioning” Di Chen “Active Surface Technologies for Dust Mitigation in Martian and Lunar Environments” Ryan Crocker “Investigation of Critical Aerothermodynamic Phenomena for Hypersonic Vehicles Tingbo Fan “Active Surface Technologies for Dust Mitigation in Martian and Lunar Environments” Jingjun Gu “Characterization and Computational Modeling of Thermo-Mechanical Properties in Existing and Nano-Enhanced Ablator Composite Materials” Kristi Herzer The Impact of Microgravity-grown Psueudomonas Aeruginosa and Haemophilus influenze on Human Lung Cells:  Integration of Virulence, Lung Cell Immune responses, and the Volatile Metabolome” David Hurley "Investigation of Critical Aerothermodynamic Phenomena for Hypersonic Vehicles Liu, Guanqing “Active Surface Technologies for Dust Mitigation in Martian and Lunar Environments” Ryan McDevitt “Micropropulsion and Control Technologies for On-Orbit NanoSat Positioning” Sarah C. Miczek "Experimental Measurement of Mixing Lengths of Converging Particulate Flows in Microchannels Perez-Quezadas, "NoraInvestigation of Critical Aerothermodynamic Phenomena for Hypersonic Vehicles Qian, Dongmin “Active Surface Technologies for Dust Mitigation in Martian and Lunar Environments” Vachon, Nicholas “Active Surface Technologies for Dust Mitigation in Martian and Lunar Environments” Veselis, Meaghan “Active Surface Technologies for Dust Mitigation in Martian and Lunar Environments Zhu, Jiangjiang "The Impact of Microgravity-grown Psueudomonas Aeruginosa and Haemophilus influenze on Human Lung Cells:  Integration of Virulence, Lung Cell Immune responses, and the Volatile Metabolome”   Education History Mission Programs Who EPSCoR (Main Page)

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