Awardees At A Glance

2007-2008

AHPEG:

• John Corrigan (Religion), “Humanities and GIS”
• Ladislav Kubik (Music), “Concerto No. 3 for Solo Piano, Orchestra and Electronics (to the Memory of Bohuslav Martinu) with co-PIs Alexander Jimenez and James Nalley, both Music
• John Raulerson (Art), “Florida Family Farm Project” with co-PI Daniel Kariko, also Art
• Joe Sanders (Art), “Printmaking 2009”
• Lori Walters (Modern Languages), “Royal Dialogues: Christine de Pizan, Jean Gerson and the Book”

SSPEG:

• Jennifer Jerit (Political Science) “Laboratory, Survey & Field Experiments Testing Voter Turnout Mobilization Messages” with co-PIs Jason Barabas, Charles Barrilleaux, Robert Crew, Jens Grosser, Robert Jackson, Cherie Maestas (all Political Science) and Carl Schmertmann, Economics.

2006-2007

AHPEG:

• Francis Cairns (Classics) “Points, Pointers and Meaning: A Methodological Study of Graeco-Roman Epigram (c.300BC-c.AD 100)
• Daniel Kariko (Art) “A Multimedia Project for Awareness of America’s Wetlands”
• Terri Lindbloom (Art), “The Evolution of Contemporary Drawing, An Exhibit"
• Lauren Weingarden (Art History), “Ut Poesis Architectura”: Louis H. Sullivan and a 19th Century Poetics of Naturalized Architecture, a book”
• Jawole Willa Jo Zollar (Dance), “Urban Bush Woman/JANT-BI African Dance Research Project,” with co-PIs John Perpener III and Russell Sandifer, also from Dance.

SSPEG:

• William Berry (Political Science) “Establishing a Center for the Study of Democratic Performance at Florida State University,” with co-PIs Charles Barrilleaux, John Scholz, HeeMin Kim, Matthew Golder, Sona Golder, Cherie Maestas, Christopher Reenock, David Siegel, Mark Souva and Jeffrey Staton, all Political Science.

2006 AHPEG -- up to $24,000 for one year:

• Valliere Richard Auzenne (Film School) “Documentary Film & Research on Amazonian Folktales in the Peruvian Amazon: Pink Dolphins, Anaconda & The Chullachaki”, with co-PI Juan Carlos Galeano (Modern Languages & Linguistics)
• Matthew Lata (Music/Opera) “Expansion of Collaboration Between FSU Opera & Regional School Systems,” with co-PI Anne Hodges (Arts Management)
• Roald Nasgaard (Art), “Abstract Painting in Canada”
• Nancy Warren (English), “Medieval Female Spirituality in Early Modern Europe: Affect, Identity & Politics”

2006 SSPEG -- up to $100,000 over two years:

• Jonathan Michael Spector (Learning Systems Institute) “International Center for Learning, Education & Performance Systems (ICLEPS), with co-PIs Tristan Johnson, Laura Lang (LSI), Norbert Seel, Abbas Darabi (Educational Psychology & Learning Systems) and Dale Lick (Educational Leadership & Policy Studies); a math education faculty member likely will be added to this group.

2005 PEG -- up to $100,000 over two years

• Chin, Wei-Chun et al, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, “Premature Activation of Trypsin in Acute Pancreatitis”
• Huettel, Markus et al, Oceanography, Decomposition of Organic Matter in Permeable Apalachicola Bay Sand Sediments”
• Locke, Bruce, Chemical & Biomedical Engineering, “Laboratory for Advanced Chemical Reaction Engineering”
• Logan, Tim et al, Molecular Biophysics, “Glycoprotein Structural Biology”
• Outlaw, William et al, Biological Science, “Microarray Analysis of Sugar-Regulated Gene Expression in Leaves and Tissues of Arabidopsis Thaliana”
• Tyson, Gary et al, Computer Science, “Expanding the Use of Registers in Embedded Systems”
• Zou, Xiaolei et al, Meteorology, “Toward Establishing a Research and Educational Center for Data Assimilation”

2005 AHPEG -- up to $24,000

• Blakeley, George, Art, “Heartfelt: A Photography Exhibition”
• Groeniger, Scott, Art, Envirochina.Net: An On-line Design Project for Awareness of a Sustainable China”
• Odita, Donald, Art, “The Color Line: The African Body in a Global Context”
• Pohl, Mary, Anthropology, “Social Hierarchy and the Sacred Origins of Writing in Precolumbian Mesoamerica”

2005 SSPEG (New This Year!) -- up to $100,000 over 2 years

• Turner, Jay et al, Sociology, “Center for Health Disparities Research: Epidemiological and Cultural Dimensions”

2004 PEGs -- up to $100,000 each

• Krothapalli, Anjaneyulu, Mech Engr, Solar-Hydrogen Energy System
• Olcese, James, Biomedical Science, Clock Gene Expression in Hypothalamic GnRH Neurons
• St.Laurent, Louis,et al., Oceanography, New Instrumentation for Measuring Mixing Rates in the High Latitude Oceans
• Schlenoff, Joe, Chemistry/Biochemistry, Ultrahydrophobic Thin Films
• Wang, Zouxin, et al., Psychology, Dopamine and Reward Circuitry
• Xiong, Peng, Physics, Nanoscale Hybrid Spintronic Devices Using Molecular Links
• Yang, Kun, Physics, Theoretical Study of Spintronics in Nanometer Scale Systems and Other Novel Materials

2004 AHPEGs -- up to total of $70,000

• deGrummond, Nancy, Classics, Ancient Burials of the Scythians of Ukraine
• Edmondson, Laura, Theatre, Ugandan Theatre and the Performance of War
• Palladino-Craig, Allys, Fine Arts, Museum Press Projects 2004-2005
• Sommer, Sally, et al., Dance, Year Two: Library Without Walls: Partnership Between FSU and New York Public Library, George Washington Project

2003 COE -- up to $1,000,000

• Ching-Jen Chen, et al., Mechanical Engineering, Center for Applications of Magnetic Nanoparticles in Biotechnology

2003 PEGs -- up to $100,000 each

• Altmann, Curtis, Medicine, Genomic Analysis of Eye Development in Xenopus laevi
• Erlebacher, Gordon, et al., Mathematics, Use of Commodity Graphics Hardware for the Visualization of Large-Scale, Time-Dependent Datasets in the Applied Sciences
• Xin, Yan, et al., National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Monolithic Integration of Strongly Correlated Transition Metal Oxides w/Complementary Functionalities Through Thin Film Nano-Engineering
• Zhao, Yun-Ge, et al., Chemistry/Biochemistry, Targeting MMP-26 in Human Breast Cancer by MMP Inhibitors

2003 AHPEGs -- up to $100,000 each

• Berry, Ralph, English, FSU's 29th Annual Conference on Literature & Film: The Persistence of Form: Culture, History & the Aesthetic
• Kubik, Ladislav, et al., Music, New Musical Works for FSU Soloists & Ensembles/CD Recording: Year Three
• Lata, Matthew, Music, Opera Outreach: A Collaboration Between FSU & Regional School Systems
• Palladino-Craig, Allys, Art, Trevor Bell: British Painter in America
• Poey, Delia, et al., Modern Languages, From Undistant Shores: Cuban & Cuban-American Fiction Since 1959
• Pullen, Daniel, Classics, Landscapes & Complex Societies in the Mediterranean: Year Two
• Sommer, Sally, et al., Dance, Library Without Walls: Partnership Between FSU & New York Public Library

2002 COEs -- (this year no $1 M Centers were awarded, but two Center Development Awards in the amount of $125,000 for 9 months were given)

• Namas Chandra, et al., Mechanical Engineering, Computational Mechanics
• Ching-Jen Chen, et al., Nanotechnology in Micro Total Analysis Systems

2002 PEGs -- up to $100,000 each

• Yassir Abdelrazig, et al., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Emerging Imaging & GPS/CIS Civil Technologies Applications for Civil Infrastructure Assessments & Management
• Michael Blaber, et al., Chemistry, Role of a Newly-Identified Enzyme in Multiple Sclerosis & Spinal Cord Damage
• David Banks, et al., Computer Science, Developing Techniques in 3D Neural Imaging
• Louis-Claude Brunel, et al., NHMFL, Quantum Computing with Biomolecules
• Jianming Cao, et al., Physics, The Study of Nanomaterials & Strongly Correlated Systems with Femtosecond Spectroscopy & Electron Diffraction.
• Thomas Keller, Biological Sciences, Molecular Analysis of Smooth Muscle & Nonmuscle Cell Contractile Apparatus Proteins.
• Teng Ma, et al., Chemical Engineering, Development of a 3D Vascularized Human Breast Model for Drug Testing.
• Anke Meyer-Baese, et al., Electrical Engineering, Intelligent Computer-Aided Diagnosis Systems in Biomedical Imaging.
• Jill Quadagno, et al., Pepper Institute, Center for Long Term Care Research.
• Ken Roux, et al., Biological Sciences, Id & IgE Binding Site Mapping of Allergenic Tree Nut Peptides: Potential Immunoassay & Immunotherapy Candidates.
• Walter Tschinkel, Biological Sciences, Why Do Fire Ants Have Large Workers?
• Steven Van Sciver, et al., Mechanical Engineering, Particle Image Studies of High Reynolds Number Liquid Helium Flows.
• Ben Wang, et al., Industrial Engineering, Investigation & Development of Bucky Paper Preforms & Nanocomposites with Carbon Nanotubes.
• Jim Zheng, et al., Electrical Engineering, Integrated Catalyst & Membrane for Fuel Cell Applications.

2002 AHPEGs -- up to $100,000 each

• Susan Baldino, et al., Museum Studies, Museum Studies at FSU: Museum Laboratory Year Two.
• Frances Cairnes, Classics, The Elegies of Sextus Propertius
• Davis Houck, Communication, "By Any Means Necessary": Malcolm X's Rhetorical Trajectory
• David Johnson, English, The Old English Dialogues of Gregory the Great: A Critical Edition
• Ladislav Kubik, Music, New Musical Works for FSU Soloists Ensembles/CD Recording Year Two
• Joseph McElrath, English, A Biography of Frank Norris
• Daniel Pullen, Classics, Landscapes & Complex Societies in the Mediterranean
• Laura Rosenthal, English, Infamous Commerce: Prostitution in 18th Century British Literature & Culture (book) and Strange Women: Prostitute Narratives from the 18th Century (edition)

2001 AHPEGs -- up to $100,000 each

• Susan Baldino, et al., Museum Studies, FSU Museum Lab
• Stan Gontarski, English, Sam & Barney: Letters of Samuel Beckett & His American Publisher, Grove Press (1953-1989)
• Ladislav Kubik, et al., Music, New Musical Works for FSU Soloists & Ensembles/CD Recording
• Marcy North, English, Culture of Manuscripts in the Age of Print: A Re-Evaluation of Early Modern Media & Modern Critical Paradigms
• Christopher Pfaff, Classics, Architectural Survey of the Argive Heraion (Greece)
• James Sickinger, Classics, Literacy, Law & the Uses of Writing in Classical Athens
• Jeffrey Tatum, Classics, Commentariolum Petitionis: Translation & Commentary

2001 PEGs -- up to $100,000 each

• Amy Chan-Hilton, et al., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Evolutionary Algorithms for Decision-Making Processes & Design Optimization in Civil & Environmental Engineering
• Ching-Jen Chen, et al., Mechanical Engineering, Magnetic Micro Mechanical Systems
• James Elsner, Geography, Climate Change & The Hurricane Risk
• Piotr Fajer, et al., Biological Sciences, Interdisciplinary Program in Real-Time Electron Paramagnetic Resonance for the Life & Chemical Sciences
• Thomas Houpt, et al., Biological Sciences, The Behavioral & Neural Effects of High-Strength Static Magnetic Fields
• Cathy Levenson, et al., Nutrition, Food & Exercise Sciences, Trace Metal Neurobiology: An Integrative Program for the Study of Neuronal Function & Regulation
• Amy Sang, et al., Chemistry, Discovery & Structure-Function Analysis of Endometase, a Novel Cancer Proteinase

2001 COE -- up to $1,000,000

• David Furbish, et al., Geological Sciences, Earth Surface Processes

2000 PEGs -- up to $100,000 each

• Yousef Haik, et al., Mechanical Engineering, Magnetic Blood Separating Device
• William Landing, et al., Oceanography, Chemical Sensor for Measuring Heavy Metals in Natural & Contaminated Sediments
• Timothy Moerland, et al., Biological Sciences, Drug Delivery Probes
• Primus Mtenga, et al., Civil & Environmental Engineering, Early Detection & Assessment of Structural Deterioration of Aging
• Vincent Salters, et al., National High Magnetic Field Lab, Determining the Speciation of Metals & Nutrients in Natural Waters

2000 COE -- up to $1,000,000

• Michael Chapman, et al., Structural Biology, Center for Bio-Molecular Computer Modeling & Simulation

1999 PEGs -- up to $100,000 each

• Hank Bass, Biological Sciences, Cytogenetic Map of Maize
• Riqiang Fu, et al., National High Magnetic Field Lab, High-Power, High-Energy Electrochemical Capacitors
• Michael Overton, et al., Nutrition, Food & Exercise Sciences, Integrative Cardiovascular and Nutritional Neurobiology Lab
• John Teem, et al., Biological Sciences, Novel Gene Therapy Treatments for Cystic Fibrosis

1999 COE -- up to $1,000,000

• Bill Dewar, et al., Oceanography, Climate Prediction Institute

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