Grant Awardees
Current Grant Awardees
Fiscal Year June 1, 2011, to May 31, 2012
Note: This list represents awards received in this fiscal year. Some proposals may have been submitted in a previous fiscal year.
Jeanne Colleran, Ph.D., Arts & Sciences
Awarded $236,000 from the McGregor Foundation; June 2011
Jeff Dyck, Ph.D., Physics
Awarded $24,337 from the National Science Foundation through Case Western Reserve University for Year 2 of the project “Fundamental Studies of Novel Nitride Semiconductors”; June 2011
Jerry Sgro, Ph.D., Biology
Awarded $32,288 from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency for the two-year project to provide analytical services for the Ohio Nearshore Monitoring Program; July 2011
Awarded $18,000 from the US Environmental Protection Agency through fiscal agent the University of Minnesota for Year 1 of the project “Great Lakes Biological Monitoring Phytoplankton;” May 2012
Graciela Lacueva, Ph.D., Physics
Awarded $19,146 from the National Science Foundation in collaboration with Gonzaga University for the project “Advancing the Careers of Women in STEM at Predominantly Undergraduate Institutions through Professional Networks”; November 2011
Peggy Finucane, Ph.D., Center for Service & Social Action
Awarded $9,350 from the Council of Independent Colleges for the NetVUE mini-conference “Emerging Adulthood and the Ignatian Vision: Vocation Discernment for College Students;” December 2011
Received two AmeriCorps Summer Associates awards from the Ohio Campus Compact for an estimated $6,000; May 2012
Tom Short, Ph.D., Mathematics & Computer Science
Awarded $11,250 from the US Department of Veterans Affairs in collaboration with the Wm. S. Middleton Memorial Hospital for the project “Reducing Nosocomial Infections in ICUs by Active Screening Surveillance;” January 2012
Susan Long, Ph.D., East Asian Studies
Awarded $32,288 from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership for the project “Popular culture in Times of Crisis: Japan 2012”; February 2012
John Milam, CMSETT
Awarded $41,688 from the Ohio Department of Education for the project “Using Technology to Develop the Standards for Mathematical Practice”; March 2012
Jerry Weinstein, Ph.D.; Mariah Webinger, Ph.D.; and Robert Bloom, Ph.D., Accountancy
Awarded $10,00 from PricewaterhouseCoopers for the project “Utilizing Technology in Managerial Accounting;” May 2012
Peifang Tian, Ph.D., Physics
Awarded a $35,000 grant from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement for the project “Modeling the Light Propagation in Brain Tissues Using Monte Carlo Simulation with a Dynamic and Heterogeneous Tissue Model;” May 2012
Archived Grant Awardees (PDF Files)
