April 2013 Awards

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE
Kramer, Bradley A., Jones, Taylor S., and Tucker, Jeffrey W., Multi- Sponsor, $70,000, "Advanced Manufacturing Institute - Manufacturing Learning Center."

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Maghirang, Ronaldo G., Prairie Swine Centre, Inc., $872, "Investigation of Applications of Air Filtration in Swine Production to Reduce the Risk of Infection with Airborne Diseases."

Neilsen, Mitchell L. (CIS), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Zhang, Naiqian (BAE), Wallentine, Virgil E. (CIS), and Spears, Jacqueline D. (Dean of Education), National Science Foundation, $566,111, "Infusing System Design and Sensor Technology in Education."

CENTER FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESEARCH
Erickson, Larry E., Armbrecht Jackson, LLP, $6,687, "Research and Technical Evaluation for Mercaptans in Soil and Ground Water."

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING
Edgar, James H., National Science Foundation, $50,000, "I-Corps: Hexagonal Boron Nitride for Electronic Devices."

COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
Hsu, William H., iQ Gateway LLC, $20,000, "Computational Information and Knowledge Management: Data Mining, Analytics, and Information Extraction and Integration

Neilsen, Mitchell L. (CIS), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Zhang, Naiqian (BAE), Wallentine, Virgil E. (CIS), and Spears, Jacqueline D. (Dean of Education), National Science Foundation, $566,111, "Infusing System Design and Sensor Technology in Education."

Ou, Xinming (Simon), National Science Foundation, $12,712, "CAREER: Reasoning about Uncertainty in Cybersecurity."

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Kuhn, William B., Honeywell Federal Manufacturing & Technologies, LLC, $19,382, "Electrical Test/Characterization of Thin-Film Capacitors."

Pahwa, Anil, Miller, Ruth D., and Starrett, Shelli K., National Science Foundation, $12,000, "Student Travel Support for the 2013 North American Power

Garrett, Karen A. (Plant Pathology), Scoglio, Caterina M. (ECE), and Phillips, Thomas W. (Entomology), CRC Plant Biosecurity, $225,930, "Ecology of Sitophilus and Cryptolestes Species."

INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Easton, Todd W., Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company, $15,000, "Optimizing Energy Planning for Navajo Nation Oil and Gas Company."