Research Development Award Recipients
2008
Title: “Data Collection and Analysis of Iris Scan for Biometric Studies”
Sharam Latifi, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Title: “Evaluation of Gravity Load-Carrying Capacity of Flat-Plate Structures Using Artificial Neural Networks”
Aly Said, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Title: “High-Performance Numerical Simulation on 3-D Direct Methanol Fuel Cell (DMFC) Modeling”
Pentao Sun, Mathematical Sciences
Title: “Plasma Ghrelin Levels Following Diet-Induced Weight Loss”
Sally Miller, Nursing
Title: “Human Papillomavirus Modulation of Breast Cancer Growth”
Karl Kingsley, Dental Medicine
Title: “Assessment of Computational and Informational Tools Methods and Usage in Urban Design Practice in U.S Cities: Comparative Case Studies in Five U.S. Cities”
Firas Al-Douri, Architecture
Title: “Friends Like You Are Really Oscar Winners: Tibetan Exile Orphans, Literacy, and Social Change”
Heidi Swank, Anthropology and Ethnic Studies
Title: “Effects of Training on Auditory Perceptual and Neural Processing”
Joel Snyder, Psychology
Title: “Stress-Induced Translocation of Glucocorticoid Receptors in Rat Dopamine Neurons”
Laurel Prichard, Psychology
Title: “Examining the Impact of Interactive Journals Among Federal Probationers: A Pilot Study”
Deborah Schaffer, Criminal Justice
Title: “Do Therapeutic Alliance and Satisfaction Affect Client Retention and Termination Status?”
Katherine Hertlein, Marriage and Family Counseling
Title: “A Model of Expertise in College Physics”
Gita Taasoobshirazi, Educational Psychology
Title: “Language and Tool Development for Multicore Architectures”
Jan Pedersen, Computer Science
Title: “Developing an Interpersonal Conflict Intervention Program for Nurses”
Cheryl Bowles, Nursing
Title: “Disclosure and Deployment”
Erin Sahlstein, Communication Studies
Title: “Quantifying the Mobility of Gold in Volcanic Gases to Build an Improved Exploration Model for Nevada's Hidden Gold Deposits”
Adam Simon, Geoscience
Title: “Imperial Borderlands: Britain, the Ottoman Empire, and the Making of the Modern Near East”
Michelle Tusan, History