Award Recipient Sponsor Title/Description Amount
Sandra Alber Michigan Maybury + OU = Mas Mathematics $ 168,387
School of Department of por Todos. Maybury Cultural School, a
Education and Education Detroit Public School, struggles with the
Human Services critical need to prepare poor,
underrepresented students for success
in business and industry. This project
couples Maybury School and Oakland
University to address the pressing
needs of teachers for high quality,
sustained, and focused professional
development to increase students'
mathematics achievement.
Sitamarayya Ari National Cyclic GMP Signaling Pathways in $ 355,000
Eye Research Institutes of Retina. The objective of this study is to
Institute Health understand how nitric oxide brings
about the changes in the permeability
of retinal gap junctions. Preliminary
studies have already established the
presence of nitric oxide and cyclic GMP-
activated phosphorylation of several
proteins in bovine retina, validating the
hypothesis. Successful completion of
this research will establish the
biochemical mechanism of cyclic GMP
action in light adaptation and identify
the proteins that mediate its effects.
Award Recipient Sponsor Title/Description Amount
Karen Bolak Central Arts Related to Teaching Standards. $ 19,079
School of Michigan This program will provide professional
Education and University development for 25 Pontiac Middle
Human Services School teachers during a one week
workshop in July 2003, and four follow-
up sessions in the fall of 2003. This
project is a joint program with Michigan
School in the Middle at Central
Michigan University. The summer
workshop will focus on increasing
teachers' content knowledge,
increasing their understanding of state
and national content standards in the
arts, social studies, mathematics,
language arts, and science, and
increasing their understanding of
utilizing the instructional strategies
which are most effective in teaching
young adolescents.
Shravan Chintala National Retinal Ischemia-Induced MMPs and $ 284,000
Eye Research Institutes of Ganglion Cell Death. The long-term
Institute Health goal of this project is to study the
molecular mechanisms underlying
ganglion cell death in an in vivo model
of retinal ischemia, focusing on the role
of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs)
and neuroprotective effects of MMP
inhibitors.
Award Recipient Sponsor Title/Description Amount
Frank Giblin National Proteins of Normal and Cataractous $ 373,744
Eye Research Institutes of Lenses. The overall goal of this project
Institute Health is to evaluate the role of oxidative
stress in the development of human
senile cataract. The hypothesis that a
breakdown in antioxidant defense
systems in the lens can lead to
increased levels of prooxidants,
irreversible modification of lens
proteins, and eventual loss of lens
transparency will be tested. Emphasis
will be placed on studying the
mechanism of formation of nuclear
cataract, a major cause of loss of lens
transparency in the aging human.
Frank Giblin National Protection Against UV and X-ray $ 50,000
Eye Research Aeronautics and Cataracts, Using Dynamic Light
Institute Space Scattering as Marker. Researchers
Administration will be collaborating with NASA
scientist, Dr. Rafat Ansari, who has
developed a dynamic light scattering
method for detection of cataracts. The
aims of this research are to use in vivo
dynamic light scattering to investigate
early aggregation of lens crystallins in
experimental animal models for X-ray
and UV induced cataracts, and to test
agents to prevent the X-ray and UV
induced effects on the lenses of the
experimental animals.
Award Recipient Sponsor Title/Description Amount
Andrew Goldberg National Peripherin/RDS in Photoreceptor $ 21,675
Eye Research Institutes of Renewal and Disease. Inherited
Institute Health defects in the rds gene product,
peripherin/rds, cause a variety of retinal
degenerations in humans. However,
neither the normal molecular function of
this protein nor its role in disease is well
understood. This project is based on
the hypothesis that pathogenic
mutations can affect particular
perpherin/rds domains and thereby
selectively inhibit photoreceptor disk
morphogenesis, disk stacking, or disk
shedding to contribute to a broad
heterogeneity of retinal disease. This
award provides additional funding for
this project.
Lynn United States GEAR-UP. The goal of this project is $ 330,926
Hockenberger Department of the transformation of a middle school
Learning Education educational environment to a student
Resources success model through the efforts of a
Jane Goodman city-wide collaborative resulting in
Counseling higher levels of student achievement,
Rhonda Blackwell- high school graduation, and college
Flanagan enrollment.
Curriculum,
Instruction, and
Leadership
Award Recipient Sponsor Title/Description Amount
Bo-Nan Jiang National Collaborative Research: The Least- $ 120,000
Mathematics and Science Squares Meshfree Particle Finite
Statistics Foundation Element Method. The objective of this
project is to enable numerical
simulations beyond current capabilities
in many important applications of
national interest. This project will also
serve as an important component of
the new PhD program on
computational mathematics at Oakland
University. The new method will be
immediately applied to emergent
problems in NASA and the automotive
industry.
Qingchong Liu National Investigations on CDMA Systems $ 67,477
School of Science Using Multiple Level Sequences and
Engineering and Foundation Partitioned Reduced Complexity
Computer Science Multi-User Detection Receivers.
CDMA systems have achieved great
commercial success in wireless
communications since first deployed in
1994. This project will address the
problem of demodulation in the
presence of multiple access
interference that remains as a
significant bottleneck for CDMA
systems. This research will be
conducted as a collaborative effort
between researchers at Oakland
University and Ohio University.
Award Recipient Sponsor Title/Description Amount
Lunjin Lu National INT: Backward Analysis of Logic $ 40,000
School of Science Programs. Backward analysis
Engineering and Foundation propagates information in the reverse
Computer Science direction of program execution and is
useful in deriving conditions under
which the execution of the program
meets certain demands. Though
backward analysis has been a subject
of intense research in functional
programming, it has rarely been applied
in logical programming. This research
project aims to research theoretical and
practical issues in backward logic
program analyis by 1) developing a
framework for designing, implementing,
and evaluating backward analyses, and
2) developing some specific backward
analyses that provide useful
information in program debugging,
compilation, and specialization.
Zissimos General Motors Optimal Design of an Automatic $ 25,000
Mourelatos Corporation Transmission Park System for
School of Engagement Speed Performance
Engineering and Considering Uncertainty. The
Computer Science primary function of an automatic
transmission park system is to prevent
the motion of a vehicle when it is
activated. This project will address the
following issues: 1) assessment of
reliability and sensitivity to component
variation, 2) percent contribution of
component variation for a given park
system design, and 3) calculation of a
park system design for optimal
engagement speed performance
considering component variations.
Award Recipient Sponsor Title/Description Amount
Zissimos General Motors Optimization of an Engine Head $ 23,000
Mourelatos Corporation Gasket Thermo-Structural
School of Performance Considering
Engineering and Uncertainty. The objective of this
Computer Science project is to demonstrate how
uncertainty can be considered in
optimizing the thermo-structural
performance of an engine head gasket.
Zissimos University of Reliability and Robustness in $ 50,000
Mourelatos Michigan Optimal Design. In this project,
School of Automotive researchers will use and extend
Engineering and Research existing reliability-based design
Computer Science Center optimization (RBDO) methods in
optimal design. Computationally
efficient "single-loop" RBDO
formulations will be developed in which
reliability terms are replaced by
deterministic functions. The RBDO
formulations will be also extended for
optimal robust design by including the
standard deviations as design
variables. Finally, a multidisciplinary
case study will be performed by
optimizing an I.C. engine piston
ring/liner system under uncertainty.
Michael Polis Altair Michigan Economic Development $ 3,259
School of Engineering, Corporation Economic Development
Engineering and Inc. Job Training - Altair Engineering,
Computer Science Inc. This funding will be used to train
employees of Altair Engineering, Inc.
This represents the company's share of
funding.
Award Recipient Sponsor Title/Description Amount
Alan Ruby National Age Related Eye Disease Study. This $ 301,883
Eye Research Institutes of project is a follow-up study to
Institute Health adequately assess the safety and
efficacy of study therapy and
understand better the clinical course of
macular degeneration and cataract.
Edzko Smid Collins & Technical Support for the Collins $ 42,500
School of Aikman and Aikman ACE. On-site support for
Engineering and Products Co. the Advanced Cockpit Enabler (ACE)
Computer Science Simulation Laboratory including
graphics simulation environment, data
acquisition, user manuals, architecture
design and support, Matlab/Simulink
modeling, and virtual vehicle system
simulation.
Uma National High Pressure Studies in Carbon $ 63,092
Venkateswaran Science Nanotubes. Researchers will conduct
Department of Foundation high pressure optical and electrical
Physics studies on carbon nanotubes to
elucidate fundamental physical
properties. This funding is for year
three of this project.
Douglas Wendell National Attenuation of Estrogen-Induced $ 144,500
Biological Sciences Institutes of Cell Proliferation. The goal of this
Health project is to determine the role of
Edpm3 in regulation of cell proliferation.
Specific aims are 1) to develop an in
vitro system, 2) to determine the effect
of Edpm3 on paracrine communication,
and 3) to identify gene products whose
expression is affected by Edpm3.
Award Recipient Sponsor Title/Description Amount
Lianxiang Yang Automated Software Development of 3D- $ 30,000
School of Precision, Inc. Contour Measurement Based on
Engineering and DMD Technique. The scope of this
Computer Science project includes the following: 1)
automatic recording of three or four
images, 2) create a phase map
according to the registered images, 3)
smoothing such a phase map by
developing a suitable filter algorithm,
4) demodulating the phase map to get
a continuous distribution, 5) evaluating
the demodulated image to get 3D-
contour, 6) displaying the result in a
manner of 3D and 2D, 7) displaying the
results of a large part in a manner of
3D and 2D, and 8) documentation of a
user handbook.
Lianxiang Yang Automated Proposal on 6D Laser Tracker $ 38,000
School of Precision, Inc. Modeling. This project will focus on 6D
Engineering and tracker modeling. It will include the
Computer Science following work: 1) algorithm for pitch,
yaw, and roll measurement, 2)
determination of encoder offset angle,
3) calibration of target encoder and
electronic level, 4) determination of
initial position of 6D target center, 5)
programming and simulation of 6D
measurement, 6) algorithm for 6D
measurement in object reference
frame, and 7) error analysis of 6D
measurement.
Award Recipient Sponsor Title/Description Amount
Jill Zeilstra-Ryalls National Regulation of 5-Aminolevulinic Acid $ 176,872
Biological Sciences Science Biosynthesis in Rhodabacter
Foundation Sphaeriodes 2.4.1. The goal of this
project is to develop an understanding
of how hemA and hemT, in response to
environmental conditions, can meet the
changing demands for 5-aminolevulinic
acid (ALA) in the model organism
Rhodobacter sphaeroides.
Researchers will examine the
regulation of expression of each of
these genes.
Total $ 2,728,394