Research Gazette - February 2015
Dr. Truell Hyde, vice provost for academic affairs / research; $125,000 (additional funding); Baylor University (CASPER) REU/RET Site Proposal; National Science Foundation
Dr. David Jack, mechanical engineering; $24,999; Developing Ultrasonic Signal Analysis Tools for Composite/Metal Bonded Joints; Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. David Jack, mechanical engineering; $50,000; Phase 3: Development of Cement in Casing Collapse Analysis Tool; Hess Corporation
Dr. Scott James, geology; $25,000; Current Energy Converter Model Development and Application; Sandia National Laboratories
Dr. Kathy Krey, social work; $2,200,000; Walmart Foundation Summer Meals; Walmart Foundation
Dr. Joaquin Lugo, psychology and neuroscience; $415,000; Signaling Mechanisms Underlying Epilepsy and Autism Comorbidity; National Institute of Health
Dr. Kevin Shuford, chemistry; $119,920 (additional funding); Plasmon Enhanced Photovoltaics: Modeling Energy and Charge Transfer in Solar Nanoassemblies; Department of Energy
Dr. Tany Sudia, nursing; $462,135; Competency Validation Toolbox for New Nurse Graduates: Utilization of DEU’s and Collaborative Clinical Partnerships for Development and Validation; Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Dr. Ken Van Treuren, mechanical engineering; $9,800 (modification); Propulsion System Improvement for Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems; USAF Academy
Dr. Jeremy Uecker, sociology; $77,000; Religion and Science Beliefs: Antecedents and Consequences in Longitudinal Perspective; The Issachar Fund
Dr. Joseph White, biology; $41,267 (additional funding); Collaborative Research: Integrated Data Model Analysis of CO2-Climate-Vegetation Feedbacks in a Dynamic Paleo-Icehouse; National Science Foundation