January 2013 Awards

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE

Kramer, Bradley A., Case, Scott A., Jones, Taylor S., and Tucker, Jeffrey W., Multi-Sponsor, $160,000, "Advanced Manufacturing Institute - Manufacturing Learning Center."

Kramer, Bradley A., Jones, Taylor S., and Tucker, Jeffrey W., Multi- Sponsor, $145,000, "Advanced Manufacturing Institute - Manufacturing Learning Center."

Tucker, Jeffrey W., and Kramer, Bradley A., Kansas Department of Commerce, $980,000, "Project 17 Kansas Department of Commerce Matching Funds."

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Maghirang, Ronaldo G., Prairie Swine Centre, Inc., $17,370, "Investigation of Applications of Air Filtration in Swine Production to Reduce the Risk of Infection with Airborne Diseases."

Rogers, Danny H., US Department of Agriculture, $27,540, "Improving Water Productivity and New Water Management Technologies to Sustain Rural Economies

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Berry, Vikas, US Department of Defense, $50,000, "Tapered Graphene Nanoribbons of Controlled Tapering Angle: Structurally Tuning the Charge-carrier Properties."

Hohn, Keith L., INVISTA, $85,800, "Impact of Amines on Catalytic Dehydration of 2,3- butanediol to 1,3-butadiene."

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Hossain, Mustaque A., and Dissanayake, Sunanda, US Department of Transportation, $200,000, "Implementation of the 2002 AASHTO Design Guide for Pavement Structures."

Mladenov, Natalie, National Science Foundation, $107,754, "The Role of Dust on Snow and Other Aeolian Inputs in Soil Formation and Biogeochemical Cycling in Barren, Alpine Catchments."

Peterman, Robert J., and Riding, Kyle, Kansas Department of Transportation, $68,000, "Sustainable and Durable Bridge Decks (Phase 1)."

Stokes, Robert W., US Department of Transportation, $100,000, "Traffic Assistance Services for Kansas (TASK) Program (FY 2012 - 2014)."

COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

Hatcliff, John M., Amtoft, Torben, Banerjee, Anindya, Ou, Xinming (Simon), andRobby, -, US Department of Defense, $600,001, "Evidence-based Trust in Large-Scale MLS Systems."

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Kuhn, William B., Sandia National Laboratories, $71,812, "Phase V Research and Development at Kansas State University."

Kuhn, William B., US Department of Energy, $12,867, "Advanced Thin Films on

Kuhn, William B., US Department of Energy, $65,820, "High Frequency Characterization of Thin Film Metals on Low Temperature Co-fired Ceramic (LTCC)."

Kuhn, William B., US Department of Energy, $17,448, "Thin Film Hermetic Sealing and Compatibility for Ag TKN Paste."

INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Easton, Todd W., US Department of Defense, $53,669, "Part-Time M.S. Program in Industrial Engineering - Spring 2013."

KANSAS INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICES

Snead, Bruce C., and Hanson, Brian R., US Environmental Protection Agency, $124,041, "Radon Projects for Kansas."

MECHANICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

Cai, Liang-Wu, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $39,337, "Acoustically Tailored Composite Rotocraft Fuselage Panels."

McGregor, Douglas S., Schlumberger Technology Corporation, $30,000, "SIC Materials for Neutron Detectors."

McGregor, Douglas S., US Department of Defense, $200,000, "Microstructured Semiconductor Neutron Detector."

McGregor, Douglas S., US Department of Defense, $150,000, "Replacement Technology for 3He-Gas Filled Neutron Detectors."