January 2015 Awards

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Ambrose, R. P. Kingsly (Grain Science & Industry), Boac, Josephine M. (Grain Science & Industry)and Bhadra, Rumela, The Andersons, Inc., $50,000, “Modeling Time, Aeration, and Loading Cycle Effects on Grain Compaction with Relevant Field Data Calibration.”

He, Mei, Kansas State University Foundation, $27,500, “Cancer Research – Olathe.”

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Hohn, Keith and Erickson, Larry, National Science Foundation, $118,903, “REU Site: Earth, Wind, and Fire: Sustainable Energy in the 21st Century.”

Hohn, Keith, Pipeline Research Council International, Inc., $58,308, “Modeling of NSCR Performance with Exhaust Mixtures from Natural Gas-Fueled Engines”.

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Fitzsimmons, Eric, Kansas Department of Transportation, $5,500, “Developing a Decision Matrix to Improve Rural Road Safety by Investigating Roadside Countermeasure Potential Benefits and Costs.”

Hossain, Mustaque, US Department of Transportation, $555,000, “Implementation of the AASHTO Mechanistic-Empirical Design Guide (AASHTOWare Pavement me Design) for Pavement Rehabilitation.”

Steward, David, National Science Foundation, $21,973, “RAPID: Toward an Improved Understanding of Reactive Organic Carbon Sources and Arsenic Mobility in Reducing Aquifers.”

KANSAS INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICES

Snead, Bruce, US Environmental Protection Agency, $2,700, “Training for the Nebraska State Radon Program 2014-15.”

MECHANICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

Singh, Gurpreet, National Science Foundation, $500,000, “CAREER: Scalable Liquid Exfoliation Processing of Ultrathin Two-Dimensional Metal Dichalcogenides Nanosheets for Energy Storage Devices.”