In academic year 2005-06, sponsors
awarded $15,454,165 to SMU for direct and indirect costs of research
and sponsored projects. Totals in previous years were $14,675,605 in
2004-05, $19,658,689 in 2003-04, and $13,752,118 in 2002-03.
Funding
sources for the $15,454,165were federal agencies, $13,346,356 (86.4%);
foundations, $1,152,456 (7.5%); corporations, $748,690
(4.8%) ; state and local governments, $82,528 (0.5%) ; and other,
$124,135 (0.8%).
Dedman College received $9,583,820 in 7
awards; the School of Engineering, $3,428,675 in 40 awards; the School
of Education and Human Development, $1,576,562 in eight
awards; Dedman School of Law, $742,108 in one award; and Meadows School
of the Arts, $18,000 in two awards. Nonacademic
departments reporting to the Provost Office and others received a total
of $105,000.
Of the 86 project
directors/investigators, 52 received $100,000 or more in aggregate
funding. They are listed in alphabetical order.
Alfredo
Armendariz, Environmental and Civil Engineering, “Control of Workplace
Diesel Exhaust Particulate, National Institutes of
Health
John Attanasio, Law, “Rule of Law Forum, U.S. Small Business
Administration
Bruce Ayati, Mathematics,
“Computational Methods and Software for StructuredMultiscaleModels of
Tumor Invasion, National Science Foundation (NSF)
Edward
Biehl, Chemistry, “Investigation of Certain Aspects of Benzyne
Chemistry and “Synthesis of New Poly-Sulfur-Nitrogen
Heterocycles via the Reaction of Trithiadiazapyne with
Heterodienes,The Welch Foundation
David Blackwell, Geological Sciences,
“Dixie Valley Nevada Geothermal System Report and “Geothermal Resource
Studies, Department of Energy
Jerome Butler,
Electrical Engineering, “Nano-Patterned, Phase Shift Insensitive,
2-Dimensional Photonic Lattice Out coupler for Grating
Surface Emitting Lasers, NSF
Jerome Butler and Marc Christensen,
Electrical Engineering, “Quantum Well Intermixing for
Reduction of Absorption, Air Force
Jerome Butler and Gary Evans,
Electrical Engineering, “SMU Laser Diode Modeling
Development, Northrop Grumman; and “Grating Out coupler and Quantum well
Optimization for GSE Lasers, NSF
John Buynak,
Chemistry, “Design and Synthesis of Small Molecule Inhibitors
of Medicinally Important Enzymes and “Rational and Combinatorial
Approaches to Protease Inhibition, The Welch Foundation
Marc
Christensen, Electrical Engineering, “Quantum Cryptography STTR,
Photodigm Inc., Air Force; “Processing Arrays of Nygiost-Limited
Observations to Produce abin Electro- Optic Sensor, Navy;
and “Quantum Encryption Phase II STTR/ Photodigm Inc., NSF
Marc
Christensen and Jerome Butler, Electrical Engineering,
“Dispersion Guided Photonic Crystal Backgound, Photodigm Inc./Air
Force
Scott Douglas, Electrical Engineering, “Source
Separation (also, Modification I), Central Intelligence Agency;
“Launching the Texas Engineering Education Pipeline: Deploying
the Infinity Project Statewide, Texas Higher Education Coordinating
Board
Ping Gui, Electrical Engineering, and Jingbo Ye,
Physics, “be U.S. Atlas Research Program: Empowering U.S. Universities
for Discoveries at the Energy Frontier, NSF
Richard
Gunst and William Schucany, Statistical Science, “Gulf War Illness
Research Program, Department of Defense; “Biostatistical
Research Interns, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Eugene Herrin and Paul Golden, Geological Sciences,
“Ongoing Operations and Maintenance of the International Monitoring
System Primary Seismic Array PS47 (NVAR) Located
Near Mina, NV USA (Subcontract between University of Mississippi and SMU),
Army; “Operation and Maintenance of the TXAR Array,
Air Force; “The Operation and Maintenance of bree IMS Primary Seismic
Arrays, Comprehensive Testban Treaty Organization
Richard
Jones, Biological Sciences, “Polycomb-Group Genes and Gene
Regulation,” National Institutes of Health
Ernest Jouriles and Renee McDonald, Psychology, “Domestic Violence and Child Aggression,”
National Institutes of Health; “Family Violence and the
SMU Family Research Center” and “Project SUPPORT: Reducing Mental
Health Problems Among Children Exposed to Domestic
Violence,” Department of Justice
Jeffery Kennington and Eli Olinick,
Engineering Management, Information and Systems, “Discrete
Optimization Models and Efficient Algorithms for Designing Reliable
Optical Networks,” Navy
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Funding Sources |
Distribution Of Funds |
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A Federal $13,346,356 (86.4%)
B Foundations $1,152,456 (7.5%)
C Corporations $748,690 (4.8%)
D State Local/$82,528 (0.5%)
E Other $124,135 (0.8%) |
A Dedman College $9,583,820
B Engineering $3,428,675
C Education and Human
Development $1,576,562
D Law $742,108
E Provost Office $105,000
F Arts Local/$18,000 |
Radovan Kovacevic, Mechanical
Engineering, “Collaborative Research Proposal for Industry/University
Cooperative Research Center for Lasers and Plasmas for
Advanced Manufacturing,” NSF; “Development of Multi-Fabrication
Manufacturing Technology,” National Aeronautics and Space
Administration; “Fellowship Program in Lasers and Plasmas for Advanced
Manufacturing,” Department of Education
Paul Krueger, Mechanical Engineering, “Collaborative Research:
Ontogenetic Changes in Swimming Squid: An Integrative
Examination of Jet Structure and Muscular Mechanics (collaborating
with New York Institute of Technology)” and “Hydro
and Aerodynamic Pulsed Jet Micro propulsion,” NSF
Patricia Mathes,
Institute for Reading Research, “NCEE-English Language
Acquisition Evaluation Research Program (Project ELLA),” Department of
Education
Patricia Mathes, Jill Allor, and Ian Harris,
Institute for Reading Research, “Maximizing Literacy Learning Among
Children with Mild to Moderate Mental Retardation
(ProjectMaximize),” Department of Education
Patricia Mathes and
Deborah Diffily, Institute for Reading Research, “Texas
Instruments Model Demonstration 2005-06,” Texas Instruments Foundation
Peter Moore, Vladimir Ajaev, Zhangxin Chen, Bruce Ayati,
and Johannes Tausch, Mathematics, “Acquisition of Scientific Computing
Equipment: Enhancing Research in Applied Mathematics and
Computation,” NSF
Sukumaran Nair, Computer Science and Engineering,
“Nano-Security Initiative with a Focus on Nano-Sensors,”
Department of Commerce; “Traffic Engineering and Security for Metro-
Ethernet,” Alcatel USA
William Orr, Biological Sciences,
“bioredoxin Peroxidases, Oxidative Stress, and Aging” and
“Glutathione, Oxidative Stress, and Aging,” National Institutes of
Health
Geoffrey Orsak and Tammy Richards, Electrical Engineering, “To
Create a Larger, More Diverse, and Better Prepared Pool
of Students Pursuing and Completing Engineering Degrees,” National
Instruments Foundation; “To Create a Larger, More Diverse,
and Better Prepared Pool of Students Pursuing Math, Science, and
Engineering Degrees,” Houston Indowment Inc.
Geoffrey Orsak and Betsy Willis, Electrical Engineering,
“High Heels- High Tech Workshop,” Dallas Women’s Foundation
William Pulte, Literacy/Language Acquisition, “Master’s Program
in Bilingual Education with Gifted and Talented Focus” and
“Supplemental Certification in Bilingual Education,” Department of
Education
Svetlana Radyuk, Biological Sciences, “The Role of
Peroxiredoxins in Immunity and Aging,” National Institutes of Health
Dinesh Rajan, Electrical Engineering, “Power efficient design
of wireless networks with delay guarantees,” NSF
Lawrence Ruben, Biological Sciences, “TRACK Regulates
Cytokinesis in Trypanosoma brucei,” National Institutes of Health
David Son, Chemistry, “NewMulti- Purpose Reagents for the
Synthesis of Conjugated Polymers and Macrocycles” and “Multidentate
Tioether and Ethynylpyridine Ligands for Supramolecular Assembly, ”The
Welch Foundation
Jerrell Stracener, Stephen Szygenda, and Richard Barr,
Engineering Management, Information and Systems, and Mitchell Jornton,
Computer Science and Engineering, “Re-engineering Not-for-profit
Technical Organizations for Transition to Market- Driven Enterprises:
Strategies, Models, and Application to the Technical Information
Center,” Army
Jerrell Stracener and Stephen Szygenda, EMIS, and
Mitchell Jornton, CSE, “Product Development Process Improvement
Research,” Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company
Ryszard Stroynowski, Physics, “High Energy Physics
(Experimental),” Department of Energy;“ The U.S. Atlas Research
Program: Empowering U.S. Universities for Discoveries at the Energy
Frontier,” NSF; “ATLAS
Commissioning Maintenance and Operations” and “G-Link System,”
Brookhaven Science Associates, LLC
Ryszard Stroynowski and Ping Gui, Physics, “Development
of Fast Optical Data Links (Memorandum of Understanding between SMU
and U.S. ATLAS Project Office
for Upgrade R&D for April through September 2005),” Department of
Energy
Ryszard Stroynowski and Fredrick Olness, Physics,
High Energy Physics (beory),” Department of Energy Brian Stump,
Geological Sciences, “Field Studies to Quantify Natural and
Man-Induced Events in NE China and Korea Using Seismic and Infrasound
Observations” and “Seismic Acoustic Monitoring
(AF/AFTAC),” Air Force
Brian Stump and Christopher Hayward, Geological
Sciences, “Seismic and Infrasound Energy Generation and Propagation at
Local and Regional Distances: Active Experiments in the Western United
States,” Air Force
Steven Vik, Biological Sciences, “Interactions of Membrane
Proteins” and “Analysis of Super complexes of Membrane- Bound
Enzymes,”The Welch
Foundation; “Structure-Function Studies of E. coli Fo-ATPase,”
National Institutes of Health; “Quinone Binding Sites Complex
I and their Possible Role in Disease,” American Heart Association
Pia Vogel, Biological Sciences, “be Stator Subunits of the
ATP Synthase,” NSF; “Investigating the Structure and Functions of the
Nucleotide Binding Sites of the Ryanodine Receptor
Using ESR and Photo affinity Approaches,” American Heart Association
James Waddle, Biological Sciences, “Longevity
and Metabolism Mediated by Fasting,” National Institutes of Health
R. Hal Williams, Research and Graduate Studies, “Graduate
Research Fellowship Program (for three students),” NSF
Patty Wisian-Neilson, Chemistry, “Cyclic Phosphazenes,” The
Welch Foundation
Jingbo Ye, Physics, and Ping Gui, Electrical
Engineering, “be U.S. Atlas Research Program: Empowering U.S.
Universities for Discoveries at the Energy Frontier,” NSF
Compiled
by Larry Smith,
Director of Research and Technology
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