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Sponsored Research Awards

In academic year 2006-07, sponsors awarded a record $20,534,253 to SMU...

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In academic year 2006-07, sponsors awarded a record $20,534,253 to SMU for direct and indirect costs of research and sponsored projects. Totals in previous years were $15,454,165 in 2005-06; $14,675,605 in 2004-05; and $19,658,689 in 2003-04.

Funding sources were federal agencies, $17,874,721; foundations, $2,103,071; corporations, $408,425; and state and local governments, $148,036.

Dedman College received $9,949,804 in 56 awards; the School of Engineering (SoE) received $5,764,143 in 31 awards; the School of Education and Human Development (SEHD) was awarded $2,775,855 in nine awards; Dedman School of Law received $1,636,380 in two awards; Perkins School of Theology received $383,071 in one award; and Meadows School of the Arts received $20,000 in two awards. Non-academic departments reporting to the Provost Office and others received a total of $5,000.

Of the 77 project directors/investigators, the following faculty members received $100,000 or more in aggregate funding. They are listed in alphabetical order.

Tracy Allred and Tonya Burton, Theology, Perkins Youth School of Theology, Lilly Endowment Inc.	Jerome Butler and Gary Evans, Electrical Engineering, “Laser Diode Modeling Software Development at SMU” and “Laser Diode Modeling Development and Measurements,” Northrop Grumman	Richard Gunst and William Schucany, Statistical Science, “Biostatistical Research Interns,” University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center; “Gulf War Illness Research Program,” Department of Defense
Alfredo Armendariz, Environmental and Civil Engineering, “Control of Workplace Diesel Exhaust Particulate,” Department of Health and Human Services	Zhangxin Chen, Mathematics, “Mathematical Foundation and Numerical Simulation for Foamy Oil Flow in Porous Media,” National Science Foundation (NSF)	Eugene Herrin and Paul Golden, Earth Sciences, “Infrasound Propagation in the ‘Zone of Silence’ (U.S. Army Space and Missile Command),” “Continuing Efforts at Midway Atoll,” “Site Selection, Preparation, Construction, Installation and Operation of Infrasound Station in North Mississippi,” “Ongoing Operations and Maintenance of the International Monitoring System Primary Seismic Array PS47 located near Mina, NV (University of Mississippi/U.S. Army S&MDC),” “Ongoing Operation and Maintenance of the Infrasound Data Acquisition Stations TXIAR and NVIAR Imbedded in the US IMS Primary Seismic Arrays at Terlingua, TX TXAR (PS46) and Mina, NV NVAR (PS47) (University of Mississippi/U.S. Army S&MDC)” and “Ongoing Operations and Maintenance of the Mississippi Infrasound Array (MSIAR) at Camp McCain Army National Guard Training Center, Grenada, MS (University of Mississippi/Army),” Army; “Operation and Maintenance of TXAR Array,” Air Force; “e Operation and Maintenance of ree IMS Primary Seismic Arrays,” Comprehensive Testban Treaty Organization