MAY GRANTS from the division of sponsored research

In the final issue of each month, the Register publishes grants in excess of $25,000 that were awarded the previous month. The Division of Sponsored Research received notification in May that the following grants had been awarded:

Robert J. Bayuzick, Department of Chemical Engineering in the School of Engineering, has been awarded a grant of $79,993 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for "Investigation of the Relationship Between Undercooling and Solidification Velocity."

Bharat L. Bhuva, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the School of Engineering, has been awarded a grant of $125,000 by the Semiconductor Research Institute for "An All-Silicon-Based Technology for Optical Interconnects in Advanced VLSI Circuits." Co-principal investigator is David V. Kerns Jr.

Frank E. Carroll, Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded a grant of $500,000 by the Department of Defense for an X-ray source.

Charles R. Chappell, Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded a grant of $70,000 by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for "A Multi-Spacecraft Study of the Flow of Ionospheric Plasma into the Plasmasheet."

Mark A. Cohen, Owen Graduate School of Management, has been awarded a grant of $60,092 by National Institute of Justice for "Measuring Public Perceptions of Appropriate Prison Sentences."

Angelo Collins, Department of Teaching and Learning in Peabody College, has been awarded a grant of $44,000 by the Council of Chief State School Officers for "Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC)." Collins and co-principal investigator Paul Cobb have been awarded a grant of $209,278 by the Department of Education for "Designing Learning Environments and Assessment Practices to Support Development of Mathematical and Scientific Understanding."

Ford F. Ebner, John F. Kennedy Center at Peabody College, has been awarded a grant of $245,734 by the Public Health Service for "Receptive Fields of Layer IV (Barrel Field) Neurons."

David Ernst, Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded a grant of $127,000 by the Department of Energy for "Microscopic Heavy-Ion Theory." Co-principal investigator is Volker E. Oberacker.

Sherre Florence, Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded a grant of $187,147 by the Public Health Service for "Mechanisms of Recovery from Sensory Disorders."

Gina Frieden, Department of Psychology and Human Development in Peabody College, has been awarded a grant of $39,000 by the Daughters of Charity for "Creed Stress Reduction Program Evaluation." Brian Griffith is co-principal investigator.

Kenneth F. Galloway, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science in the School of Engineering, has been awarded a grant of $107,406 by the Department of Defense for the IPA appointment of Kenneth Hunt. Kenneth Hunt is co-principal investigator.

Robert L. Galloway Jr., Department of Biomedical Engineering in the School of Engineering, has been awarded a grant of $64,500 by the National Science Foundation for "REU for Technology-Guided Therapy." Benoit Dawant is co-principal investigator.

Michael Goldfarb, Department of Mechanical Engineering in the School of Engineering, has been awarded a grant of $240,679 by the Department of Defense for "An Elasto-Dynamic Ornithoptic Flying Robotic Insect."

Carl H. Johnson, Department of Biological Sciences in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded a grant of $94,005 by the Public Health Service for "Molecular Genetic Analysis of Biological Clocks."

Jon H. Kaas, Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded a grant of $340,875 by the Public Health Service for "Functional Organization of the Somatosensory System."

Ann P. Kaiser, Department of Special Education in Peabody College, has been awarded a grant of $581,312 by the Public Health Service for "Preventing Problems in Children's Social Behavior."

David Kosson, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering, has been awarded a grant of $171,783 by the Department of Energy for "CRESP: Remediation and Mitigation."

Eugene LeBoeuf, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering in the School of Engineering, has been awarded a grant of $28,150 by the Department of Defense for "Design Guidance for Containment Facilities for Dredged Material." Co-principal investigator is Edward L. Thackston.

Charles M. Lukehart, Department of Chemistry in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded a grant of $127,500 by the Department of Education for "Program on Graduate Opportunities in Chemistry."

Thomas J. Palmeri, Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded a grant of $108,387 by the National Science Foundation for "Perceptual Categorization and Memory." Palmeri has also been awarded a grant of $107,471 by the Public Health Service for "Rules and Instances in Perceptual Categorization."

Jeffrey D. Schall, Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded grants of $161,558 and $357,104 by the Public Health Service for "Neural Control of Voluntary Movement" and "Saccade Target Selection -- Frontal Cortex," respectively.

Teris K. Schery, Department of Special Education in Peabody College, has been awarded a grant of $276,735 by the Department of Education for "Multidisciplinary Personnel Training for Work with Deaf Children with Cochlear Implants in Rural Settings." Co-principal investigator is Anne Marie Tharpe.

Janos Sztipanovits, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, has been awarded a grant of $274,700 by the Department of Defense for "Model-Integrated Computing Environment."

Thomas J. Weiler, Department of Psychology in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded a grant of $125,000 by the Department of Energy for "Theoretical Investigations in Elementary Particle Physics." Co-principal investigator is Thomas W. Kephart.

Bahr H. Weiss, Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, has been awarded a grant of $679,222 by the Public Health Service for "Enhancing Children's Mental Health Services' Outcome."

John P. Wikswo Jr., Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Science, has been awarded a grant of $101,970 by the Public Health Service for "Ultra-High Resolution SQUID Magnetometer."

Mark L. Wolraich, Vanderbilt Institute for Public Policy Studies, has been awarded a grant of $476,012 by the Public Health Service for "Enhancing ADHD Rx Effectiveness in Pediatrics and Schools."