November 2013 Awards

ADVANCED MANUFACTURING INSTITUTE

Kramer, Bradley A., Jones, Taylor S., and Tucker, Jeffrey W., Multi- Sponsor, $35,000, "Advanced Manufacturing Institute - Manufacturing Learning Center."

Tucker, Jeffrey W., and Kramer, Bradley A. (Industrial and Manufacturing Systems Engineering), Kansas State University Olathe, $120,000, "Kansas State University Olathe Innovation Accelerator University Center Program Grant Matching Funds."

CENTER FOR HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE RESEARCH

Erickson, Larry E., and Pahwa, Anil (Electrical and Computer Engineering), Black & Veatch Corporation, $40,000, "Building a World of Difference with Solar Powered Charge Stations for Electric Vehicles."

Erickson, Larry E., Roozeboom, Kraig L. (Agronomy), Hettiarachchi, Ganga M.(Agronomy), andDavis, Lawrence C. (Biochemistry), North Atlantic Treaty Organiztion (NATO), $6,717, "Phytotechnology with Biomass Production for Cleaning Up Former Military Sites."

CHEMICAL ENGINEERING

Edgar, James H., and Geuther, Jeffrey A. (Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering), US Department of Homeland Security, $190,510, "ARI-MA: Collaborative Research: Hexagonal Boron Nitride Based Neutron Detectors."

CIVIL ENGINEERING

Mladenov, Natalie, Land Institute, $54,940, "Non-legume Sources of Nitrogen Fixation."

Riding, Kyle, and Peterman, Robert J., Logan Structural Research Foundation, $10,000, "Determination of Acceptance Criteria for Prestressing Strand."

COMPUTING AND INFORMATION SCIENCES

Neilsen, Mitchell L., Sandia National Laboratories, $50,000, "Interface Development for Thermal Battery Models."

ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER ENGINEERING

Erickson, Larry E. (Center for Hazardous Substance Research), and Pahwa, Anil, Black & Veatch Corporation, $40,000, "Building a World of Difference with Solar Powered Charge Stations for Electric Vehicles."

INDUSTRIAL AND MANUFACTURING SYSTEMS ENGINEERING

Tucker, Jeffrey W. (Advanced Manufacturing Institute), and Kramer, Bradley A., Kansas State University Olathe, $120,000, "Kansas State University Olathe Innovation Accelerator University Center Program Grant Matching Funds."

MECHANICAL AND NUCLEAR ENGINEERING

Edgar, James H., and Geuther, Jeffrey A. (Mechanical and Nuclear Engineering), US Department of Homeland Security, $190,510, "ARI-MA: Collaborative Research: Hexagonal Boron Nitride Based Neutron Detectors."