2016-17 FACULTY-STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT

Faculty / Applicants / Department / Project Title / Award
King, Thomas / Sidney Eragene / Biomolecular Sciences / Fine-mapping the curly whiskers (cw) mutation in mice / $500
King, Thomas / Morgan Ricci
Malcolm Connor / Biomolecular Sciences / Is the mouserufmutation associated with an endogenous retroviral (ERV) element? / $481
Chakraborty, Sourav / Endora Abreu
Ashley Gould / Chemistry and Biochemistry / Detection and quantitation of carbohydrates and amino acids from Jaltomata and Fraxinusspp / $1,000
Leong, Chee-Hoi / Albino G. Schifino
Andrew J. Weiler / Physical Education and Human Performance / Effect of 8-weeks of eccentric cycling training on Running Economy and Maximum Cycling Power in Healthy Individuals. / $487
Chakraborty, Sourav / Justin Peschke
Ryan Funai / Chemistry and Biochemistry / Determination of specialized metabolites in pine tree phloem tissues in the wake of drought and southern pine beetle / $1,000
Davis, Michael / Elizabeth Gwara / Biomolecular Sciences / Investigation of Combination Therapies for the Skin Disease Acne / $500
Hammad; Khaled / Charles J. Valentino
Nicholas J. DiReda
Brian F. Messerschmidt
Remington J. Carle / Engineering / Analysis, Design, and Testing of a Horizontal Axis Wind Turbine / $2,000
Dobbs-McAuliffe, Betsy / Amanda Sudhoff / Biomolecular Sciences / Studying ethanol effects on thyroid development. / $500
Bray, Alicia / Erin McEwen / Biology / Survey of native an invasive wood-boring beetle species in Connecticut / $500
Fallon, Marianne / Rebecca McCarthy / Psychological Science / Mindset, Character Strengths, and Successful Aging / $500
Penniman, Clayton / Alexander J. Manos / Biology / Water quality assessment of the Hockanum River / $500.00
LeMaire, Peter; Singhal, Rahul / Amir Omidwar / Physics and Engineering Physics / Synthesis and Characterization of High Performance Super Capacitors using α- MnO_2/graphene nanocomposites. / $500
Maurer, Sarah / Mi Phan
Ruth Bowman / Chemistry and Biochemistry / Prevention of UV-‐degradation of amino acids using membrane bound absorbers / $650
Shibly, Hassan; Al-Masoud, Nidal / Vincent Clancy
Brenna Kaelyn Huizenga
Ibrahim Ahmad Badr
Wojciech Plachta
Yahya Paya / Manufacturing & Construction Management / Experimental Investigation of a Rigid Robot Wheel Interaction with Soft Soil / $2,500.00
Adams, Abigail / Miranda R. Velez / Anthropology / Food Justice, Community Security and Youth Development in CCSU’s Neighbor, the North/Oak Community of New Britain / $500
Hoopengardner, Barry / Sara Angelo
Chris Bedrin
Gabriel Benet
Devin Bickmore
Daniella Dennis
Jeffrey Feola,
Torie Radoff
Joey Sanchez
Ryan Walters / Biomolecular Sciences / The regulation of RNA editing in Dipteran and Hymenopteran insects / $2,011
Keazer, Lindsay / Molly Pritchard / Mathematical Sciences / Mathematics Manipulatives Fostering Mathematical Practices / $498
Rodriguez, Heather / Amanda Duenas / Sociology / An Analysis of Collective Behavior and Empowerment Strategies present in Latina-focused Service Agencies / $500
Clark, Linda / Allison Garris / Educational Leadership, Policy, and Instructional Technology / When the levee breaks: Using summer bridge programs to increase retention / $500.00
Maurer, Sarah / Taylor Zaniewski / Chemistry and Biochemistry / Insights into pre-‐Darwinian evolution through competition and survival between artificial cells / $500
Johnson, Steven / Tristian M. Sudac / Engineering / Characterization of Magnesium and Magnesium Alloy Powders for Potential Structural Application / $500
Boncoddo, Rebecca; Waite, Bradley / Victoria Galica / Psychological Science / Evaluating the Efficacy of a Physical Activity Intervention for Middle School Students / $500
Cohen, Diana / Vanesa Suarez / Political Science / The Birdcage of Oppression: Exploitation of Immigrant Workers in a Connecticut City / $494
Wolff, Robert / Kristen Hopewood / History / What was the public discourse occurring at Boston’s Faneuil Hall during the Reconstruction period (1861-‐1891)? / $500
Mione, Thomas / Katerina C. Hutchins / Biology / How does nectar removal, which occurs naturally when a pollinator visits, affect nectar sugar concentration in the genus Jaltomata? / $499
Williams, Chad / Nilay Bhatt / Computer Science / Developing Algorithms for Diverse Recommendations / $500
Halkin, Sylvia / Hayley M. Gustafson
Justin Butler / Biology / Do Eastern Gray Squirrels, Sciuruscarolinensis, Target Theft-Averting Responses to Recent Thieves? / $514
Anton, Marian / Landon Renzullo / Mathematical Sciences / Topological Data Analysis / $500
Phillips, Evelyn / Kenneth C. Plourd / Anthropology / An Examination of a Gullah/Geechee Culture: What is the role of Tourism-destruction or preservation? / $500

Total funds awarded: $20,634