Iowa Space Grant Consortium's

SEED GRANTS

1. Investigation of the Role of Melanomacrophages in the Immune Systems of Cold Blooded Vertebrates

   Principal Investigator:	James L. Christiansen	Biology, Drake University Christiansen's Home Page
   $10,000 Award

2. Cation Radical and Free Radical Clock Reactions: Development and Application to P-450 Catalyzed Epoxidation

   Principal Investigator:	Gholam Mirafzal	Chemistry, Drake University Mirafzal's Home Page
   $10,000 Award

3. An Assessment of the Efficacy of Using GPS for Biological Monitoring of the Effects of Deer Herbivory on Forest Vegetation

   Principal Investigator:	Thomas Rosburg	Biology, Drake University Rosburg's Home Page
   $10,000 Award

4. Remote Sensing of Soil Moisture - A Feasibility Study

   Principal Investigator:	T. Al Austin (Deceased)	Civil, Construction and Environmental Engr., Iowa State University
   Co-Investigator:	Larry L. Northup (Retired)	Civil, Construction and Environmental Engr., Iowa State University
   $10,000 Award

5. Monitoring the Influence of Microgravity on the Cardiovascular System

   Principal Investigator:	Alison Flatau	Aerospace Engr., Iowa State University
   $10,000 Award

6. Origin of Sulfide-Rich Meteorites

   Principal Investigator:	Alfred Kracher	Ames Laboratory of US DOE, Iowa State University
   $10,000 Award

7. Program for Integrating NDE Technologies as Applied to Aerospace into the High School Science Curriculum

   Principal Investigator:	Anita Ousley	Center for Nondestructive Evalauation, Iowa State University
   $10,000 Award

8. Activity-based Modern Physics Instruction and Implementation (AMPII)

   Principal Investigator:	Lawrence T. Escalada	Physics, University of Northern Iowa Escalada's Home Page
   $10,000 Award

9. Effect of Exchange Anisotropy on Spin Freezing in Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors

   Principal Investigator:	Paul M. Shand	Physics, University of Northern Iowa Shand's Home Page
   $10,000 Award

10. Sensing and Positioning Technologies for Planetary Nanorobot Teams

    Principal Investigator:	Winston Chan	Electrical and Computer Engr., University of Iowa
    $10,000 Award

11. Development of High Performance Ambient-Temperature Molten-Metal Batteries (ATMMB)

    Principal Investigator:	Ravindra Datta	Chemical and Biochemical Engr., University of Iowa
    $10,000 Award

12. A Priori Testing of a Subgrid Scale Model in Buoyancy Driven Flow

    Principal Investigator:	Ching-Long Lin	Mechanical and Industrial Engr., University of Iowa Lin's Home Page
    $10,000 Award

1. Evaluating the Use of Photonic Band-Gap Technology in Space-Infrared Astronomy

   Principal Investigator:	Philip Appleton	Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University
   Co-Investigator:	Rana Biswas	Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University Biswas' Home Page
   Co-Investigator:	Kai-Ming Ho	Physics and Astronomy, Iowa State University Ho's Home Page
   Co-Investigator:	Anthony Marston	Physics and Astronomy, Drake University
   Co-Investigator:	Gary Tuttle	Microelectronics Research Center, Iowa State University Tuttle's Home Page
   $26,400 Grant

2. Customized Injectable Pluronic Gels for Sustained Drug Delivery to Astronauts

   Principal Investigator:	Nita Pandit	Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Drake University Pandit's Home Page
   Co-Investigator:	Surya Mallapragada	Chemical and Biological Engr., Iowa State University Mallapragada's Home Page
   $30,000 Grant

3. Planar-Surfaces Icings: A Preliminary Evaluation of Topologic Features, Slush Formation, and Thermal De-Icing

   Principal Investigator:	Robert Ettema	Civil and Environmental Engr., University of Iowa Ettema's Home Page
   Co-Investigator:	Alric Rothmayer	Aerospace Engr., Iowa State University Rothmayer's Home Page
   $30,000 Grant

4. Use of Remote Sensing to Quantify the Impact of Plant Disease Epidemics on Plant Biomass and Productivity

   Principal Investigator:	Forrest Nutter, Jr.	Plant Pathology, Iowa State University Nutter's Home Page
   Co-Investigator:	John Basart	Electrical and Computer Engr., Iowa State University
   Co-Investigator:	Charisse Buising	Drake University Buising's Home Page
   Co-Investigator:	Thomas R. Rosburg	Biology, Drake University Rosburg's Home Page
   $30,000 Grant

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Last Update: 15 June 2007