President's Research Investment Fund Award Recipients

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President's Research Investment Fund
Award Recipients

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Spring 2004 Award Recipients

Esther Beneish
Department of Mathematics
Project Title: The Center of the Generic Division Ring

Matthew Burns
Department of Counseling & Special Education
Project Title: Effectiveness of Using Computer Technology to Efficiently Increase Opportunities to Respond Among Elementary-Aged Students

Tracy Galarowicz
Department of Biology
Project Title: Predation of Lake Sturgeon (Acipenser fulvescens) by a Non-Native Species

Philip Hertzler
Department of Biology
Project Title: Cloning and Expression of Vasa in Shrimp Embryos and Larvae

George Kaminski
Department of Chemistry
Project Title: Accurate Prediction of Protein Side-Chain Conformations

Mark Reilly
Department of Psychology
Project Title: The Ontogeny of Alcohol Reinforcement

Michael Sandstrom
Department of Psychology
Project Title: Neurotrophic Factor Support of Age-Dependent Plasticity in Movement Deficit Expression in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease

Michael Shields and Bharati Basu
Department of Economics
Project Title: Education Immigration and Outsourcing

Mona Liza Sirbescu
Department of Geology
Project Title: Role of Volatiles in the Petrogenesis of Rare-Element Pegmatites

Fall 2003 Award Recipients

Estelle Lebeau
Department of Chemistry
Project Title: PLTL Incorporation into General Chemistry

Mark Lung
Department of Biology
Project Title: The Influence of Sex and Predation Risk on Habitat Use and Behaviors of Elk in Yellowstone National Park

Ahmet Ugur
Department of Computer Science
Project Title: Cellular Automata, Evolutionary Learning and Adaptation

Peter Vermeire
Department of Mathematics
Project Title: Calculating the Dimension of the Space of Global Sections of Powers of Ideal Sheaves

2002 Award Recipients

Brian Becker
Department of Geography
Project Title: The Role of In-situ Spectroradiometric Data in Mapping Great Lakes Coastal Wetland Plant Communities Using Airborne Hyperspectral Imagery

Gregory Colores
Department of Biology
Project Title: Contaminant-Degrading Microorganisms from Yellowstone National Park

Mark Cox
School of Music
Project Title: Genesis of Nationalistic Low Brass Sound Through Applied Studio Music Lessons

Bradley Fahlman
Department of Chemistry
Project Title: Synthesis of Single-Source Precursors for the Chemical Vapor Deposition of GaN Thin Films

Felix Famoye & Carl Lee
Department of Mathematics
Project Title: The Class of Generalized Beta Distributors

Joana Finegan
Department of Industrial and Engineering Technology
Project Title: Modeling and Characterization of Damping in Carbon Nanofiber/Polypropylene Composites

Mihai Horoi
Department of Physics
Project Title: Extending the Capabilities of Central Michigan Shell Model Code (CmichSM)

George Kaminski
Department of Chemistry
Project Title: Novel Fast and Accurate Method of Computing Many-Body Interactions in Proteins and Other Biomolecular Systems

Stuart Quirk
Department of Psychology
Project Title: Visual Exploration and Emotional Responses in Psychosis-prone Individuals

Leela Rakesh & Stanley Hirschi
Department of Mathematics & Physics
Project Title: Polymer Fluid Suspension Rheology: Experiment and Computer Simulation

Jennifer Schisa
Department of Biology
Project Title: Comparative Analysis of pos-1 RNA Localization

Cynthia Simmons & Sally Westmoreland
Department of Geography
Project Title: The Social Drivers of Fire in Amazonia: A Study Combining Analysis of Satellite Imagery and Household Surveys

Bradley Swanson
Department of Biology
Project Title: The Influence of Reintroduction, Dispersal and Population Size on Genetic Variation

2001 Round Two Award Recipients

Kathleen Benison
Department of Geology
Project Title: The Geology, Geochemistry, and Biology of Modern Extremely Acid
Environments

Joanne Dannenhoffer
Department of Biology
Project Title: Development of the Sugar Transport Cells in Plants

Donna Ericksen and Dennis St. John
Department of Mathematics
Project Title: Building Central Michigan University's Mathematics Program
for Elementary Mathematics Majors and Minors and Inservice Teachers

Marco Fornari
Department of Physics
Project Title: Structural and Electronic Properties of Disordered Perovskite
Alloys: A Tight-Binding Investigation

Thomas Gehring
Department of Biology
Project Title: Predicting the Spatial Distribution of Wild Felids in Landscapes of
the Northern Great Lakes Region

Roschelle Heuberger
Department of Human Environmental Studies
Project Title: Assessment of Health and Nutritional Status in Older Adults

Jeff Inungu, Eileen MaloneBeach and Reid Skeel
Department of Health Sciences, Human Environmental Studies
and Psychology
Project Title: Adherence to Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Among
HIV-Positive Older Adults

Koblar Jackson
Department of Physics
Project Title: Theoretical Investigations of Structural Order in Glasses

David Kinney
Department of Sociology, Anthropology & Social Work
Project Title: The Multiple Layers of Mentoring Project: A Pilot Study

Amy Lobben
Department of Geography
Project Title: Using Functional MRI to Detect Neurological Influences
on Map-Reading and Navigation

Donald Marks
Department of Computer Science
Project Title: Development of Forensic Cryptographic Capabilities for
Law Enforcement

Dillip Mohanty
Department of Chemistry
Project Title: Preparation of a Novel Initiator and of Controlled
Chain-Growth Polymer Reactions

John Monahan, Kirsten Fleming and Sandra Morgan
Department of Psychology and Mathematics
Project Title: Gender Differences in Spatial Ability and Its Relation to
Mathematics Achievement

Larissa Niec
Department of Psychology
Project Title: Parental Representations, Parenting Behavior, and Children's
Behavioral Functioning

Justin Oh-Lee
Department of Psychology
Project Title: Effects of Bone Marrow Stem Cell on Levodopa-Induced
Dyskinesia in a Rat Model of Parkinson's Disease

Sudha Srinivas
Department of Physics
Project Title: Structural, Thermal and Electronic Properties of Lithium Hydride
Clusters

2001 Round One Award Recipients

Richard Backs
Department of Psychology

Project Title: Psychophysiological Response During Auditory Attention to Affective
Stimuli Following Unilateral Frontal Lobe Lesions

Elaine Betts and Jeffery Betts
Department of Health Promotion & Rehabilitation

Project Title: Effects of Strength Training on Indicators of Glucose Intolerance, Insulin
Resistance, and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Obese Caucasian and Native American
Adults

Aydin Cecen
Department of Economics

Project Title: Privatization, International Trade and Exchange Rate Dynamics in
Uzbekistan

Gary Dunbar
Department of Psychology

Project Title: Use of Marrow Stromal Stem Cells for Treating Neuroanatomical and
Behavioral Deficits in a Rodent Model of Huntington's Disease

David Gillingham and Nico Schuler
Department of Music

Project Title: International Center for New Music (ICNM)

Philip Hertzler
Department of Biology

Project Title: Cloning and Characterization of Mesoderm-Specific Genes from Marine
Shrimp

James Hill
Department of Political Science

Project Title: Making Courts More Efficient: Judge Health Thyself

Bob Howell
Department of Chemistry

Project Title: Dual-Functional and Green Flame Retardants for Polymeric Materials

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Anton Jensen
Department of Chemistry

Project Title: Chiral Catalysis with Oxygen and Light

Sharon Johnson and Carl Johnson
Department of Psychology

Project Title: Development of an Adapted Version of the Cognitive Abilities Scale-Second
Edition for Infants, Toddlers, and Preschoolers Who are Visually Impaired or Blind

Estelle Lebeau
Department of Chemistry

Project Title: Active Site Modeling of Iron Containing Metalloenzymes in Silica Sol-Gel
Matrices

Bin Li
Department of Geography

Project Title: Usage Rights Management of Geospatial Databases

Azita Manouchehri
Department of Mathematics

Project Title: The Practice and Research of Mathematics Reform: Listening to Teachers'
Voices

Sonya Sheffert
Department of Psychology

Project Title: Learning in Video-Mediated Environments

Barkley Sive
Department of Chemistry

Project Title: Development of an Automated, Miniaturized Analytical System for in situ
Measurement of Atmospheric Trace Gases at the Hawaii Volcanoes National Park

Paul Visich and William Saltarelli
Department of Health Promotion & Rehabilitation

Project Title: Changes in Physical Activity and Dietary Habits in 5th Graders Following
a School Based Intervention Program

Daniel Wang and Carl Lee
Department of Mathematics

Project Title: Statistical Inferences for Shape Comparisons with Applications to Medical
Diagnosis

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