June 2013 Awards

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE
Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H.(CHE), Stokes, Robert W.(CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A. (AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

ARCHITECTURAL ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION SCIENCE
Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H.(CHE), Stokes, Robert W.(CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A.(AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING
Hadley, Gregg L. (Agriculture and Natural Resources), and Ebert, Kerri L. (BAE), US Department of Agriculture, $32,750, "Kansas SARE - Kansas 2013 State PDP Chapter 3 Program."

Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H.(CHE), Stokes, Robert W.(CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A.(AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

Maghirang, Ronaldo G., and Steichen, James M., US Department of Agriculture, $59,992, "Measurement and Modeling of Fugitive Dust from Off-Road DOD Activities”

Maghirang, Ronaldo G., US Department of Agriculture, $23,750, "Mechanistic Modeling of Wind Barriers and Grain Commingling Using CFD and DEM."

Slocombe, John W., US Department of Agriculture, $162,000, "Kansas AgrAbility Project."

Sun, X. Susan (GSI), and Wang, Donghai (BAE), Kansas Soybean Commission, $63,872 "Optimization of Dihydroxylized Soybean Oil (DSO) Derivatives for Pressure Sensitive Adhesives."

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

Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H. (CHE), Stokes, Robert W.(CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A.(AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

CIVIL ENGINEERING
Dissanayake, Sunanda, US Department of Transportation, $49,962, "Highway Work Zone Capacity Estimation using Field Data from Kansas."

Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H.(CHE), Stokes, Robert W. (CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A. (AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES
Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H.(CHE), Stokes, Robert W.(CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A.(AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

DEAN OF ENGINEERING
Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H.(CHE), Stokes, Robert W.(CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A.(AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING
Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H.(CHE), Stokes, Robert W.(CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A.(AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

Thomson, Daniel U. (Clinical Sciences), Hulbert, Lindsey E. (Animal Sciences and Industry), Dikeman, Michael E. (Animal Sciences and Industry), Reinhardt, Christopher D. (Animal Sciences and Industry), Olson, K C (Animal Sciences and Industry),Gonzalez, John M. (Animal Sciences and Industry), Warren, Steven (ECE), Renter, David G. (Diagnostic Medicine/Pathobiology), Bartle, Steven J. (Clinical Sciences), National Cattlemen's Beef Association, $25,394, "Animal Health and Animal Welfare Implications of Beta Adrenergic Agonists (BAA) in Feedlot Cattle."

ENGINEERING RESEARCH AND GRADUATE PROGRAMS (ENGINEERING EXPERIMENT STATION)
Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H.(CHE), Stokes, Robert W.(CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A.(AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING
Ben-Arieh, David H., Via Christi Regional Medical Center, Inc., $96,017, "Modeling Core Processes at Mercy Regional Manhattan and Wamego Campuses."

Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H.(CHE), Stokes, Robert W.(CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A.(AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH
Jones, Byron W.(NGML), and Eckels, Steven J. (IER)US Department of Transportation, $64,800, "Phase III: Sensors and Prognostics to Mitigate Bleed Air Contamination Events."

KANSAS INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICES(ENGINEERING EXTENSION)
Larson, Nancy J., Kansas Department of Health and Environment, $229,000, "Small Business Environmental Assistance Program 2014."

MECHANICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING
Cai, Liang-Wu, US Department of Defense, $10,397, "Metamaterials for Acoustic Cloaking."

Clark, Gary A. (Dean of Engineering), Harner III, Joseph P.(BAE), Yunk, Raphael A. (ARE-CNS), Edgar, James H.(CHE), Stokes, Robert W.(CE), Singh, Gurdip (CIS), Gruenbacher, Don M. (ECE), Schulz, Noel N. (ERGP), Kramer, Bradley A. (IMSE), Fenton, Donald L. (MNE), and Kramer, Bradley A.(AMI) Kansas Department of Commerce, $7,000,000, "University Engineering Initiative Act (UEIA)."

McGregor, Douglas S., US Department of Defense, $382,406, "Microstructured Semiconductor Neutron Detector."

McGregor, Douglas S., US Department of Defense, $234,442, "Replacement Technology for 3He-Gas Filled Neutron Detectors."

NATIONAL GAS MACHINERY LABORATORY
Jones, Byron W., Pipeline Research Council International, Inc., $11,049, "The Role of Fuel Borne Metallic Catalysts in Inhibition of Nox Formation During the Combustion of Hydrocarbon."

Jones, Byron W. (NGML), and Eckels, Steven J. (IER), US Department of Transportation, $64,800, "Phase III: Sensors and Prognostics to Mitigate Bleed Air Contamination Events."