| Andrei Slavin Department of Physics |
National Science Foundation | Collaborative Research: Signal Processing Devices Based on Spin-Torque Oscillators. The objective of this project is to develop new nano-sized microwave signal processing devices based on spin-torque nano-oscillators. The proposed nano-sized signal processing devices will qualitatively change the microwave signal processing in the future nano-spintronics. |
$88,279 |
| Yang Xia Department of Physics |
National Institutes of Health | Adaptability of Articular Cartilage to External Loading by Microscopic Imaging. To detect the early changes in the in-situ molecular architecture of diseased articular cartilage. We hypothesize that the load-induced changes in cartilage at the structural and molecular levels can be detected by a combination of microscopic imaging modalities and that the degradation in cartilage due to diseases or mechanical injury could affect load-induced ultra structural changes. |
$412,310 |
| Michael Sevilla Department of Chemistry |
National Institutes of Health |
Mechanisms of Radiation Damage to DNA. This project will study free radical mechanisms of radiation damage to DNA. |
$14,698 |
| Bradley Roth Department of Physics |
National Institutes of Health |
Magneto-Acoustic Effects in Imaging. Detecting and imaging the electrical behavior of nerves and muscles underlies important diagnostic techniques in medicine. This project analyzes new imaging techniques that make use of magnetic forces on electrical currents. |
$86,907 |
| Bradley Roth Department of Physics |
Henry Ford Health System | Graduate Student Support for Medical Physics Research at Henry Ford Hospital. The objective of this funding is to support Biomedical Sciences. This support allows many of our best and brightest graduate students to work in the world-class laboratory of Distinguished Professor Michael Chopp and his colleagues, many of whom are adjunct faculty in our Physics Department. | $14,000 |
| Charles Lindemann Department of Biological Sciences |
National Science Foundation | An Investigation of the Mechanism that Produces Rhythmic Beating in Cilia and Flagella. The main objective of this project is to gather vital physical information about the flagellum and to incorporate it into a theoretical and a computer model of flagellar mechanics. |
$210,151 |
| Laila Guessous Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Michigan Space Grant Consortium |
A Numerical Investigation of the Effects of Flow Pulsations on the Drag Force Over Bluff Bodies. The objective is to investigate the effect of flow pulsations on bluff bodies such as cylinders through systematic numerical simulations. | $5,000 |
| Mohammad Siadat Department of Computer Science and Engineering |
Michigan Space Grant Consortium |
Accuracy Analysis of Augmented Reality for Teleoperaton and Telemedicine. The goal of this project is prototype development, accuracy evaluation and validation of an Augmented Reality (AR) system. | $5,000 |
| Ishwar Sethi Department of Computer Science and Engineering |
General Motors Corporation |
Rationalizing Physical and Perceptual 2D Shape Similarities. The goal is to refine a current 2D shape-space representation of cars to predict consumer-perceived shape similarities from images of car outlines in side-view. | $53,994 |
| Lianxiang Yang Department of Mechanical Engineering |
United States Automotive Materials Partnership (prime awardee of US Department of Energy) | Draw Die Measurement Using DIC Technique. The goal of this project is to measure draw die strain distribution. |
$41,804 |
| Julie Ricks-Doneen Department of Human Development and Child Study |
National Inclusion Project |
Let's ALL Play. Our goal is to implement the Let's ALL Play program, which focuses on the inclusion of children and youth with special needs in programs with their typically developing peers. | $8,000 |
| Xiangqun Zeng Department of Chemistry |
National Institutes of Health |
ScFv Piezoimmunosensor Detection of Therapeutic Antibodies in Human Serum. The proposed research will focus on developing scFv recombinant antibodies and scFv-based piezoimmunosensor assays for use in detecting therapeutic antibodies in human serum samples. |
$188,423 |
| Andrew Goldberg Eye Research Institute |
Midwest Eye Bank |
Understanding Delayed Pathogenesis in Retinal Degenerations. Our goal is to use a widely cited mouse model to investigate intrinsic neuroprotective mechanisms that act to preserve photoreceptor viability and delay retinal degeneration. | $15,000 |
| Kerry Vachta Department of Psychology |
East Michigan Environmental Action Council |
A Participatory Evaluation of EMEAC's Food Justice Task Force Planning Grant. The objective of this project is to evaluate efforts of the Detroit Food Justice Task Force to address inequitable control, distribution, access to and benefits derived from the Detroit food system at all levels through community education, instruction, support for community growers and entrepreneurs among other activities. | $75,000 |
| Gerard Madlambayan Department of Biological Sciences |
Aastrom Biosciences, Inc. |
The Mechanisms of TRC Activity in the Treatment of CLI. Aastrom Biosciences has developed a patented manufacturing process to produce a human cell-based therapy product called Tissue Repair Cells (TRCs). Clinical trials suggest that TRCs can be used to treat critical limb ischemia. The goal of this project is to determine how TRCs induce this therapeutic effect. | $423,308 |
| Kerry Vachta Department of Psychology |
Pharaoh Industries |
Evaluation of Pharaoh Industry's Detroit Civic Agriculture Network (D-CAN). D-CAN is an effort to contribute to the ecological and economic sustainability of Detroit's Hope District by creating career path and entrepreneurial opportunities in agricultural production, creation of value-added products using community-grown produce and wholesale and retail distribution. The proposed research will evaluate the D-CAN process and outcomes. | $20,000 |
| Mildred Taylor Public School Academies/Urban Partnership |
Kellogg Foundation |
Freedom School Summer Program - Nsoroma Institute. The goal of this project is to establish Freedom School Summer Program at Nsoroma Institute in Detroit, Michigan. | $97,129 |
| Frank Giblin Eye Research Institute |
National Institutes of Health | Proteins of Normal and Cataractous Lenses. The objective of this project is to evaluate the role of oxidative stress in the development of human nuclear cataract, the most common type of lens opacity in older adults, and the type most likely to require surgery. |
$24,314 |
| Zissimous Mourelatos Department of Mechanical Engineering |
University of Michigan |
Accelerated Testing and Preventive Maintenance in Acquisition, Maintenance, and Operation of Vehicle Systems. The goal of this project is to assess and improve the reliability/durability and maintenance schedules of vehicle systems. |
$70,000 |
| Gopalan Srinivasan Department of Physics |
Office of Naval Research |
Ferrite-Ferroelectric Heteroepitaxial Structures and Frequency Agile Multiferroic RF Components. This objective is growth of heterostructure composites and studies on high frequency excitations. Such composites have the potential to be useful for radio frequency signal processing. | $60,000 |
| Gopalan Srinivasan Department of Physics |
National Science Foundation | Functionally Graded Ferroics and Magnetoelectric Interactions. With this project we will study electromagnetic properties of composite materials with an outcome of new materials for sensors and RF devices. | $170,000 |
| Susmit Suvas Department of Biological Sciences |
National Institutes of Health | Role of Corneal Neuropeptides in the Development of Herpetic Stromal Kearatitis. The objective of this project is to understand the role of corneal neuropeptides in regulating herpetic stromal keratitis (HSK) and to discover new treatment to control HSK. | $11,100 |
| Bradley Roth Grants, Contracts and Sponsored Research |
Beaumont Hospitals |
OU-Beaumont Multidisciplinary Research Initiative. This initiative promotes joint research collaboration between Oakland University and Beaumont Hospitals. Multidisciplinary research projects are sponsored by this initiative. |
$72,759 |
| Lorenzo Smith Department of Mechanical Engineering |
Battelle | Develop and Validate Numerical Modeling Results for Electrohydraulic Forming. The purpose of this work is to verify and further develop a finite element model of the EHF process for sheet metal. | $35,000 |
| Kerry Vachta Department of Psychology |
US Department of Agriculture |
Detroit Child Health Incubator Project (CHIRP). The goals of this project include identifying knowledge among partner organizations to improve understanding of the socio-environmental causes of childhood obesity. Also, to identify effective strategies to mitigate those causes. | $780,000 |
| Carolyn O'Mahoney Department of Teacher Development and Educational Studies |
US Department of Agriculture | Fulbright-Hays: Artful Teaching of/across Cultures in New Zealand & Australia. This award will provide support for twelve newly graduated teachers in the summer of 2012 to study abroad in New Zealand and Australia. The teachers will gain insight into talking and teaching cross-culturally through their involvement in service learning. | $96,694 |
| Gwendolyn McMillon Department of Language Arts |
Michigan Department of Education | Whom Are We Serving: Utilizing Students' Out-of-School Experiences to Improve In-School Teaching and Learning. This project will provide urban elementary teachers opportunities to reflect on classroom practice, acquire in-depth knowledge about their students, learn about research-based teaching techniques specifically designed for urban learners, and implement data-driven instruction that matches their students' specific literacy needs. | $22,000 |