Iowa Space Grant Consortium's

2002 Funded Research

SEED GRANTS

  1. Development of a Novel Technique for the Automatic Generation of Dynamic Atmospheric Models

    Principal Investigator: David Courard-Hauri Environmental Science & Policy, Drake University
    Courard-Hauri's Home Page
    $10,000 Award TECHNICAL REPORT (Adobe Acrobat File)

  2. Cellular Mediators of MODS: Neutrophil Priming, Activation and Apoptosis

    Principal Investigator: LaRhee L. Henderson Biochemistry, Cell & Molecular Biology, Drake University
    Henderson's Home Page
    $10,000 Award TECHNICAL ABSTRACT (Adobe Acrobat File)

  3. Investigating Bulges, Black Holes and Active Galactic Nuclei with Hubble Space Telescope

    Principal Investigator: Charles H. Nelson, III Physics & Astronomy, Drake University
    Nelson's Home Page
    $10,000 Award TECHNICAL ABSTRACT (Adobe Acrobat File)

  4. Testing of Satellite Remote Sensing for Analysis of Semi-aquatic Habitat for Salvage of a Threatened Species

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  5. Development of Robust Control Strategies for Aerospace Systems

    6. Principal Investigator: Fredric J. Janzen, II Zoology & Genetics, Iowa State University
    Janzen's Home Page
    $10,000 Award TECHNICAL REPORT (Adobe Acrobat File)
    Principal Investigator: Atul G. Kelkar Mechanical Engineering, Iowa State University
    Kelkar's Home Page
    $10,000 Award TECHNICAL REPORT (Adobe Acrobat File)

  6. Application of Hyperspectral Imaging for Remote Sensing of Maize Pollen Shed

    Principal Investigator: Mark E. Westgate Agronomy, Iowa State University
    Westgate's Research Home Page
    $10,000 Award TECHNICAL REPORT (Adobe Acrobat File)

  7. Leaf Orientation in Space: Phototropic Leaf Movements

    Principal Investigator: Virginia A. Berg Biology, University of Northern Iowa
    Berg's Home Page
    $10,000 Award TECHNICAL REPORT (Adobe Acrobat File)

  8. Geographic Information System Technology Used for Mosquito Surveillance in Northeastern Iowa

    Principal Investigator: David R. Mercer Biology, University of Northern Iowa
    Mercer's Home Page
    $10,000 Award TECHNICAL REPORT (Adobe Acrobat File)

  9. Mechanical Responses of Discontinuously Reinforced Aluminum Composites under Multi-Axial Loads for Aerospace Applications

    Principal Investigator: Lizhi Sun Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of Iowa
    $10,000 Award TECHNICAL REPORT (Adobe Acrobat File)

COOPERATIVE GRANTS

  1. Terrain Sampling Density and Texture Requirements for Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS): Year 2

    Principal Investigator: Thomas Schnell Industrial Engineering, University of Iowa
    Schnell's Home Page
    Center for Computer Aided Design,     Operator Performance Lab (OPL)
    Co-Investigator: Tim Etherington Rockwell Collins
    $30,000 Grant TECHNICAL REPORT (Adobe Acrobat File)

  2. A Molecular, Biochemical and Biophysical Study on Piezophilic Bacterial Adaptation to the Deep-Sea High Pressure Environment: Astrobiological Implications

    Principal Investigator: Jiasong Fang Geological & Atmospheric Sciences, Iowa State University
    Fang's Home Page
    Co-Investigator: Tonya L. Peeples Chemical & Biochemical Engineering, University of Iowa
    Peeples's Home Page
    $29,984 Grant TECHNICAL REPORT (Adobe Acrobat File)


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