Sponsored Research
Compiled by Larry Smith, Director of Research Administration and Technology Management
In fiscal year 2001-2002, SMU received $11,010,791 for direct and indirect costs of research and sponsored projects.
A total of 117 awards were made to 70 principal and co-principal investigators.
Funding sources were: federal agencies, $7,079,042 (64.29 percent); corporations, $760,917 (6.91 percent); foundations, $1,280,516 (11.63 percent); state and local government agencies, $1,865,818 (16.97 percent); and miscellaneous, $24,498 (0.22 percent).
Dedman College received $6,543,655 in 64 awards and the School of Engineering received $3,233,955 in 42 awards. Cox School of Business, Meadows School of the Arts, and Perkins School of Theology each received one award, with Cox receiving $143,472, Meadows receiving $15,000, and Perkins receiving $342,953. Nonacademic departments reporting to the Provost's Office received eight awards for a total of $731,756.
Of the 70 project directors/investigators, 37 received $100,000 or more in aggregate funding as principal or co-principal investigator. These investigators, in alphabetical order, are:
Diane Berry, Psychology, "Exploring the Interpersonal Component of Affectivity, " National Institutes of Health (NIH).
David Blackwell, Geological Sciences, "Geothermal Resource Analysis and Structure of Basin and Range Systems, Especially Dixie Valley Geothermal Field, Nevada," Department of Energy; "Aquifer Temperature Variations and Implications for Aquifer Geometry and Flow Characteristics," Bechtel BWXT Idaho, LLC (BBWI).
Caroline Brettell, Anthropology; Dennis Cordell, History; and James Hollifield, Political Science, "Immigrants, Rights, and Incorporation in a Suburban Metropolis," NSF.
Jerome Butler, Electrical Engineering, "RF Gyro System Design and Experiments," C.S. Draper Laboratory, Inc.; "Efficient Monolithic WDM Components @ 1550 nm," Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
John Buynak, Chemistry, "Antibiotics Designed to Defeat Resistant Organisms," Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; "Broad Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Inhibitors," AlamX Pharmaceutical; "Rational and Combinatorial Approaches to Protease Inhibition," Welch Foundation.
Zeynep Celik-Butler, Electrical Engineering, "Research on Thermal Annealing of Si3N4 Thin Films for Investigation of Charging in MEMS Switches," Raytheon Co.; "Measurements and Modeling of Noise in Advanced Bipolar Technologies," Semiconductor Research Corp.; "Compact, Scalable Computer Models for Noise in Advanced CMOS and Bipolar Technologies," Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Thomas Chen, Electrical Engineering, "Quality of Service in Internet 2," Alcatel USA; "Measurement-Based Traffic Characterization and Resource Allocation," NSF.
Zhangxin Chen, Mathematics, "Innovative Finite Element Methods for Modeling Multiphase Contaminant Flows in Porous Media," Texas Engineering Experiment Station (NSF subcontract); "New Developments for Reservoir Simulations," PDVSA-Intevep.
George Chrisman, Information Technology Services, "Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board (TIFB) HE3 Grant," TIFB.
Thomas Edwards, Teacher Preparation, "Upward Bound," Department of Education; "Upward Bound Supplement," Department of Education.
Hesham El-Rewini, Computer Science and Engineering, "On the Design and Operation of Mobile Computing and Communication Systems with Hybrid Backbones," Department of Defense.
Gary Evans, Electrical Engineering, "Laser Diode Packaging," Photodigm, Inc. (with Gemunu Happawana); "Grating Outcoupled Telecom Lasers," Photodigm, Inc.; "Commercialization of Low-Cost Surface-Emitting Semiconductor Lasers at 1310 and 1550 nm," Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Jerry Gibson, Electrical Engineering, "Spectral Entropy and Adaptive, Lossy Source Coding," NSF.
Richard Helgason, Engineering Management, Information and Systems, "Maximizing Profitability of QoS-Based Packet-Switched Telecommunications Networks," Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Steven Henning, Accounting, "IPA Agreement," Securities and Exchange Commission.
Eugene Herrin, Geological Sciences, "TXAR Operations Quote," U.S. Air Force; "Lajitas Transition Services," CACI Technologies, Inc.; "Operation and Maintenance of TXAR Array," U.S. Air Force.
Richard Jones, Biological Sciences, "Polycomb-Group Genes and Gene Regulation," NIH.
Jeffery Kennington and Eli Olinick, Engineering Management, Information and Systems, "Optimization-Based Techniques for Designing Optical Networks," U.S. Navy.
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| Funding Sources in 2002 ($11,010,791 total) |
Radovan Kovacevic, Mechanical Engineering, "Research Experience for Teachers Supplement," NSF; "Combined Research-Curriculum Development: Nontraditional Manufacturing," Columbia University (NSF subcontract); "Development of Information System for Hybrid Rapid Manufacturing Process," Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board; "NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates – Stability Control of Weld Formation in Variable Polarity Plasma Arc Welding," NSF; "Research Experience for Undergraduates Supplement: Controlled Heat and Metal Transfer in Gas Metal Arc Welding – Base for New Rapid Prototyping Technique," NSF.
Choon Sae Lee, Electrical Engineering, "Compact Antenna System for Mobile Satellite Communication," Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Robin Lovin, Theology, "Program to Enhance Theological Schools Capacities to Prepare Candidates for Congregational Ministry," Lilly Endowment Inc.
Michael McCullough, Psychology, "Forgiveness and Health: Development and Application of a Laboratory Paradigm," John Templeton Foundation/The Terman Spirituality and Health Project; "Perspectives and Dimensions of Gratitude," John Templeton Foundation.
William Orr, Biological Sciences, "Cellular Aging and Oxygen-Free Radicals," University of Southern California; "Protein Targets of Oxidative Damage During Aging," NIH; "Glutathione, Oxidative Stress, and Aging," NIH.
Connie Peters, Provost, "Learning Therapy Program," Texas Education Agency; "Learning Therapy Program," Head Start of Greater Dallas, Inc.; "Head Start Project," Texas Instruments Foundation.
William Pulte, Anthropology, "Bilingual Education – Professional Development," Department of Education.
Mary Queyrouze, Libraries, "SMU Libraries TIFB – LB8," Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund Board (TIFB).
Lawrence Ruben, Biological Sciences, "Eicosanoic Acids in Trypanosoma Brucei," NIH.
Carolyn Sargent and Dennis Cordell, Anthropology, "Reproduction and Representations of Family Among Malian Migrants in Paris, France," NSF.
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| Distribution of Awards |
David Son, Chemistry, "New Inorganic/Organic Hybrid Architectures Containing -SINSi- Linkages – Dendrimers, Hyperbranched Polymers, Stars, and Cyclics," NSF; "Synthesis and Modification of New Inorganic-Organic Hybrid Hyperbranched Polymers," Welch Foundation.
Ryszard Stroynowski and Fredrick Olness, Physics, "High Energy Physics – Theory," Department of Energy.
Brian Stump, Geological Sciences, "Calibration of Source and Propagation Path Effects In and Around the Korean Peninsula," Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA); "A Comparative Study of Natural and Man-Induced Seismicity in the Yanqing-Huailai Basin and the Haicheng Area, China," DTRA.
Vigdor Teplitz, Physics, "Interagency Personnel Agreement," Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Jeff Tian, Computer Science and Engineering, "CAREER: Techniques and Tools for Early Measurement and Improvement of Software Reliability," NSF (with Nortel Industry Match); "A Word Sense Disambiguation Algorithum for a Distributed Java Virtual Machine," NSF; "Ensuring and Maximizing Reliability and Safety for Embedded Software Systems," Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
Steven Vik, Biological Sciences, "Structure/Function Studies of E. coli F1 F0 ATPase," NIH; "Chemical Proteolysis and Cross-Linking of Membrane Proteins, " Welch Foundation.
Fred Wendorf, Anthropology, "Archaeological Techniques in Pre-Historic Saharan Excavation Program," American Research Center in Egypt, Inc.
Patty Wisian-Neilson, Chemistry, "Micromachined Infrared Sensors on Flexible Substrates," NSF; "Studies of Grafts and Blends of Poly (alkyl/arylphosphazenes) with Organic and Inorganic Polymers," NSF; "Cyclic Alkyl/Aryl Substituted Phosphazenes: Control of Molecular Shape," Welch Foundation.
Crayton Yapp, Geological Sciences, "Ancient Atmospheric Carbon Dioxide, Paleoclimates, and the Stable Isotope Geochemistry of Low Temperature Iron (III) Oxides," NSF.
Foundation to Help SMU Commercialize Promising Research
Because of a growing portfolio of potentially viable technologies, SMU has established a new legal entity to help it commercialize promising research.
The new SMU Foundation for Research will help the University identify promising faculty inventions, patent and market faculty inventions accepted for commercialization, and seek partnerships and capital to develop SMU inventions.
"In the past seven or eight years our technology transfer program has grown to the point where we need to take it to the next level," says U. Narayan Bhat, dean of research and graduate studies. "The SMU Foundation for Research will be able to more effectively manage SMU's portfolio of intellectual property."
The foundation will be led by an internal board of directors as well as an external advisory board.
For more information: Narayan Bhat
214-768-3268
nbhat@mail.smu.edu
Incubating Geoscience Research
Some budding oil and gas industry entrepreneurs are putting vacant space at the SMU-in-Legacy facility to good use.
The entrepreneurs have signed an agreement with SMU to use space in the Plano facility to set up an "incubator" for new businesses. To date, five companies have joined the incubator, called the Geoscience and Energy Research Lab.
The incubator is a "win-win" situation for both them and SMU, the entrepreneurs say, because the companies benefit from the proximity to each other and from access to SMU's geological sciences professors. SMU geological science students benefit from the opportunity to work for the start-up companies, either as interns or after they graduate.
Space is still available in the incubator. Entrepreneurs who work out of their homes can join the incubator as associates and use the space for meetings.
For more information: Bonnie Jay
bonniejay@innexenergy.com