May 2014 Awards

BIOLOGICAL AND AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING

Hadley, Gregg (Agriculture and Natural Resource), Ebert, Kerri L., US Department of Agriculture, $17,250, “Kansas SARE - Kansas 2014 State PDP Chapter 1 Program.”

Hutchison, Stacy L., Devlin, Daniel L. (KCARE), Middendorf, Jan B. (Dean of Education Office), Mladenov, Natalie (Civil Engineering), US Department of the Interior, $194,174, “Water Research for the Fort Riley Net Zero Initiative.”

CENTER FOR HARZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESEARCH

Leven, Blase A., US Environmental Protection Agency, $1,200,000, “Technical Assistance to Brownfield Communities in US EPA Regions 5, 6, 7, and 8.”

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Hohn, Keith L., Erickson, Larry E., National Science Foundation, $109,186, “REU Site: Earth, Wind, and Fire: Sustainable Energy in the 21st Century.”

Vadlani, Praveen V. (Grain Science and Industry), Hohn, Keith L., US Department of Defense, $180,000, “Novel Biomass Conversion Process for Production of Butylenes.”

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Hutchison, Stacy L. (Biological and Agricultural Engineering), Devlin, Daniel L. (KCARE), Middendorf, Jan B. (Dean of Education), Mladenov, Natalie, US Department of the Interior, $194,174, “Water Research for the Fort Riley Net Zero Initiative.”

COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

Gustafson, David A., GTM Sportswear, $7,661, “CIS Internship Program (GTM).”

Vasserman, Eugene, National Science Foundation, $74,902, “CAREER: Safety and Security for Next-generation World-scale Real-time Medical Systems.”

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Barstow, Thomas J. (Kinesiology), Warren, Steven, Schinstock, Dale E. (Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering), National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $163,096, “Standardized "Pre-flight" Exercise Tests to Predict Performance during Extravehicular Activities in a Lunar Environment.”|

KANSAS INDUSTRIAL EXTENSION SERVICES

Carter, David A., Snyder, Kristina E., US Department of State, $153,454, “Summer Institute on Environmental Stewardship- FY2014.”

Snead, Bruce C., US Environmental Protection Agency, $2,900, “Radon-Kit Project for KS Schools.”

MECHANICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

McGregor, Douglas S., Schlumberger Technology Corporation, $50,000, “SIC Materials for Neutron Detectors.”

Barstow, Thomas J. (Kinesiology), Warren, Steven (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Schinstock, Dale E., National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $163,096, “Standardized "Pre-flight" Exercise Tests to Predict Performance during Extravehicular Activities in a Lunar Environment.”