Title
Award Number Program(s) Start Date Last Amendment Date State
NSF Organization Principal Investigator Organization
EAR INSTRUMENTATION & FACILITIES|GEOLOGY &DC
1-Feb-02 17-Dec-07 Baker, James PALEONTOLOGY|BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CO
Howard University
125009 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Evolutionary History of Holarctic and Ethiopian Horses: Systematics, Lineage Extensi
ECCS |CCLI-ADAPTATION AND System Using an Interdisciplinary MATERIALS DEV|CONTROL, NE
1-Oct-02 25-Aug-08 Johnson, James DC Howard University
224873 EPNES: Designing an Efficient and Secure PowerIMPLEMENTA|CCLI-EDUCATIONALResearch and Education Approa
ECCS CONTROL, NETWORKS, & Control of Space Solar
1-Sep-02 9-Sep-08 Johnson, James STUDIES Management
Howard University
233339 JIETSSP: Cost Effective, Efficient Monitoring andCOMP INTE|SPECIALDC Power AND ANALYSES
DRL REESE|RESEARCH ON LEARNING & EDUCATI DC of
1-Feb-03 to Advance Understanding Howard University
238485 CAREER: Using Multimedia Digital Technology 21-Feb-07 Winston, Cynthia the Achievement Motivation and the
HRD CENTERS Characterization Science and Processing
RSCH EXCELL IN S&T DC
317607 CREST Center for Nanomaterials FOR1-Sep-03 29-Aug-08 Mitchell, James Technology Howard University
Technology Research GRANTS
331586 InformationATM 1-Oct-03 29-Aug-08 Joseph, Atmospheric Discovery University
DC
ITR LARGE (ITR): Linked Environments for Everette Howard (LEAD)
HRD ALLIANCES-MINORITY PARTICIPAT.
1-Nov-04 Alliance
401723 LSAMP- Washington Baltimore Hampton Roads 22-Jul-08 English, Richard DC Howard University
DBI BROADENING PARTICIPATION|UNGRAD MENTORING IN ENVIR BIOL
1-Aug-04 28-Jun-07 McKenna, Mary
405151 UMEB: Howard University Environmental Biology Scholars DC Howard University
HRD HIST BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIV (HUSEM) Program
1-Sep-04 21-Aug-08
410328 Howard University Science, Engineering and MathematicsTaylor, Orlando DC Howard University
Mathematics for All
433819 Science andDUE 1-Sep-04 16-Aug-08 Irving, Marilyn
ROBERT NOYCE SCHOLARSHIP PGM DC Howard University
Ion |ENG NNI Dendritic Nanoscale Ligands: Fundamental RESRCH T|GRANT OPP FOR ACAD LIA
1-Aug-05 28-Aug-07 Diallo, INTRDISCPL
DC Howard University
506951 NIRT: MetalCBETComplexation by SPECIAL STUDIES|NANOSCALE:Mamadou Investigations and Applications to W
Approach to Ethics for S&E REGULATORY SYS CL|HIST BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIV|Hist & Philosophy o
530068 A Narrative SES & Graduate Students
FUNCTIONAL 1-Oct-05 20-Oct-08 Broome, Taft DC Howard University
DGE PROGRAM EVALUATION|GRAD TEACHINGMarcus
1-Jun-06 11-Jun-08 Alfred, forDC Middle K-12
538383 Track One GK-12: Interdisciplinary Science Research ExperiencesFELLOWS INSchools Howard University
MCB BROADENING PARTICIPATION
15-Apr-06 24-Apr-06 Ullah, Hemayet DC Howard University
542312 RIG: Arabidopsis Receptor for Activayed C Kinase1 (RACK1) Proteins: Role of Protein-Protein Interaction in Envi
SES BROADENING1-Oct-05 21-Oct-08 Taylor, GRADUATE EDUC ACTIVIT|PHYSICAL ANTHROPO
PARTICIPATION|MINORITY Orlando DC Howard University
548986 SBE Collaborative Program: Atlantic Coast Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences Alliance
OISE EAPSI|OPPORT FOR ENHANCING GraduateGregory during CHEMISTRY
1-May-06 ######## Jenkins, StudentsDC Howard University
553959 IRES: US-Senegal International Research Experiences for DIVERSITY|ATMOSPHERIC the AMMA-Senegal 2006 Field
DMS FOUNDATIONS|ALGEBRA,NUMBER THEORY,AND COM Howard University
1-Jul-06 24-Apr-06 Hindman, Neil DC
554803 Algebra in Stone-Cech Compactifications and its Combinatorial Applications
ECCS for Enhancing1-Jun-06 27-Aug-07Stability Margin (VSM) ADAPTIVE NET|COLLABORATIVE R
Real-Time Voltage Momoh CONTROLS & Howard University
DC
601636 Optimization Methods INT'L RES & EDU IN ENGINEERING|POWER,(Director), James
DMR CENTERS FOR RSCH EXCELL IN - Partnership for Research Howard University
15-Jun-06 8-May-08 Halpern, Joshua DC and Education in Materials
611595 Howard/Hopkins/Prince George's Community CollegeS&T|MATERIALS RSCH SCI & ENG CENT|OFFICE OF MULTIDI
IOS ASSEMBLING THE TREE 15-Sep-06
15-Sep-06 OF
618930 Gene Expression in Intercalary Limb Regeneration LIFE Eckberg, William DC Howard University
of an Diffractometer for Research and Teaching Raymond
1-Aug-06 24-Jul-06 Butcher, DC
619278 Acquisition CHE X-ray MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION Howard University
ATM ENG DIVERSITY the Eastern Tropical Atlantic and West Africa during Summer 2006/Winter
15-Sep-06 15-Jul-08 Jenkins, GregoryDC Howard University
621529 Tropospheric Ozone and Aerosols overACTIVITIES|COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH|ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY
HRD HIST BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIV Fleming, Lorraine
1-Sep-06 21-Aug-08 DC Howard University
624693 Education Research Grant: Examining the Post-Baccalaureate Decisions of High Ability Black STEM students
of Fungal Endophytes in Rubber Trees: Towards Understanding theirINVENT Plant Protection Agents
641450 BiodiversityDEB 15-Apr-07 6-Apr-07 Chaverri, Priscila
DC Role as
BROADENING PARTICIPATION|BIODIVERSITY SURVEYS & Howard University
ATM ATMOSPHERIC Induced28-Apr-08 Stockwell, William
1-Jul-07 Nighttime Air Chemistry
653997 Collaborative Research: Nitrate (NO3)CHEMISTRY DC Howard University
HRD HIST BLACK COLLEGES AND UNIV Freeman, Kimberley Howard Teachers
1-Sep-07 21-Aug-08 DC
714958 Education Research Grant: What Works in Producing African-American Science and MathUniversityat Historically
DBI MAJOR RESEARCH Microscope to Enhance Biology and Materials Sciences Research
1-Sep-07 8-Aug-07 Anderson, Winston
721223 MRI: Acquisition of Transmission Electron INSTRUMENTATION DC Howard University
CNS MAJOR RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION
1-Aug-07 14-Aug-07 Research inClay the Howard University
723060 MRI: Acquisition of Tera-Scale Data Analytic Platforms forGloster, Jr., DC Combinatorial and Graph Sciences Cons
DEB PARTNER TO 1-Sep-07 EXP IN Nectria, Cosmospora,
ENHANCE 8-Jul-08 DC Howard University
731510 Monographic Studies in the Nectriaceae, Hypocreales:TAXChaverri, Priscila and Neonectria
DMS INFRASTRUCTURE PROGRAM
Water Waves-Theory Mahmood, DC
735260 NSF-CBMS Regional Conference on ######## 24-Oct-07 and Experiment Mohammad Howard University
750198 ConferenceDRL PROGRAM EVALUATION 26-Jul-08 Thomas, Veronica
15-Sep-07 DC Howard University
Training Grant: Broadening Participation of MSI Faculty in Evaluation Training and the Profession
SES BROADENING Atlantic Coast Social, Behavioral and Economic Sciences
15-Jun-08 12-Jun-08 Taylor, Orlando
750683 SBES Alliance Collaborative Research:PARTICIPATION DC Howard University
OCI CI-TEAM 1-May-08 29-Apr-08 for Real-Time Howard University
753385 Collaborative Research: CI-TEAM Demonstration ProjectHarris, GaryDC Interactive and Collaborative Cyberinfras
ENgineers In the US: GENIUS Scholarship Program
807259 Graduating DUE 1-Aug-08 21-Jul-08 Warner, Grant
S-STEM:SCHLR SCI TECH ENG&MATH DC Howard University
DUE CCLI-Phase 3 (Comprehensive)
15-Aug-08 16-Aug-08 Fleming, Lorraine
DC Howard University
817521 COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Expanding and sustaining research capacity in engineering and technology education
IOS to Developmental Systems STRUCS & INTEGRITY|PHYLOGENETICUniversity
1-Sep-08 11-Aug-08 Byrnes, Symposium Honoring Ernest Everett Just, in the
830114 Symposium: From CellsORGANIZATION|PROCESSESand Beyond: AWalton DC Howard SYSTEMATICS|MINORIT
CNS RES IN NETWORKING TECH
1-Sep-08 20-Aug-08
832000 XPLR: Scheduling and Routing in Pigeon Networks& SYS Li, Jiang DC Howard University
HRD ALLIANCES-MINORITY Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation - Bridge to the Docto
1-Aug-08 24-Oct-08
832923 2008 Washington-Baltimore-Hampton Roads PARTICIPAT.Thornton, Alvin DC Howard University
HRD CENTERS FOR Research 3-Sep-08
RSCH EXCELL Education Center DC
833127 CREST Nanoscale Analytical Sciences1-Sep-08 and IN S&T Mitchell, James Howard University
Project: Graduating ENgineers In the U.S. (GENIUS) Summer ProgramHoward University
835968 ExploratoryEEC EDUCATION
ENGINEERING1-Jan-09 21-Aug-08 Warner, Grant DC
DUE Student Design-Build Experiences Warner, Grant Innovation Lab University
1-Jan-09 25-Aug-08 via the GENIUS
837234 CCLI Phase I: IncreasingCCLI-Phase 1 (Exploratory) DC Howard
DMR METALLIC MATERIALS & NANO
1-Sep-08 19-Sep-08 Nanoscale
839955 SGER: Adiabatic Magnetization Transport in Metals at the Huber, Tito DC Howard University
ECCS POWER, CONTROLS & ADAPTIVE NET
1-Oct-08 26-Aug-08 Momoh (Director), James
DC Nigeria, August 17-19, 2009.
842386 International Workshop on Power System Operation and Planning. To be Held inHoward University
DMR CONDENSED MATTER 19-Sep-08 Huber, Tito DC
1-Oct-08
849285 SGER: Surface and Bulk-Like States in BismuthPHYSICS Howard University
Program Expiration Date
Award Instrument Manager Co-PI to Date
PI Organization Street Address
Awarded AmountName(s)Email Address Organization State
Organization City
H. Richard Lane
Continuing grant 31-Jan-09 150175 2400 Sixth Washington
jbaker@howard.edu Street N W DC
Dagmar Niebur
Standard Grant 30-Sep-09 796753 2400 Sixth Washington
jj@scs.howard.edu Street N W DC
Paul 3
Continuing grantWerbos 1-Aug-09 211896 2400 Sixth Washington
jj@scs.howard.edu Street N W DC
Celestine Pea 1-Jan-09
Continuing grant 3 799997 2400 Sixth Washington
cewinst@umich.edu Street N W DC
Patrick F. Mensah
Cooperative Agreement 31-Dec-08 4598840 Clayton Bates
jwm@msrce.howard.edu
2400 Sixth Street N Richardson
|StevenWashington
W DC |Gary Harri
Stephan P. Nelson
Cooperative Agreement30-Sep-09 760358 2400 Sixth Washington
ejoseph@howard.edu Street N W DC
Dr. A. James Hicks
Cooperative Agreement31-Oct-09 8030500 Clara Adams
renglish@howard.edu Street N W DC
2400 Sixth Washington
|Clarence Lee |W. Eric Thomas
Sally 31-Dec-08
Continuing grantE. O'Connor Petersen2400 Sixth Street N W DC
493228 Raymond mmckenna@howard.edu WashingtonMiddendorf
|George |Michael
Marilyn 31-Aug-09 2540733 Lorraine otaylor@howard.edu Street N W DC
Continuing grant J. Suiter |
Fleming 2400 Sixth Washington
Joan 3
Standard Grant T Prival 1-Aug-09 352938 Leon Dickson, Jr. 2400 Sixth Washington
|
mirving@howard.edu Street N W DC
Rosemarie D.31-Jul-09 1223000 James
Standard Grant Wesson diallo@wag.caltech.edu M. J.N W DC
Johnson 2400 Sixth Street
|JeanWashingtonFrechet |William God
Laurel 30-Sep-09
Standard Grant A. Smith-Doerr 199999 Segun Gbadegesin 2400 Sixth Washington
|
TaftBroome@aol.com Street N W DC
Sonia
Continuing grant Ortega ######## 1776209 Gregory maralfred@howard.edu
Jenkins 2400 Sixth Street N WHughes
|Gerunda
Washington DC |Hemayet U
Elizabeth S. 31-Mar-09
Standard Grant Sztul 174374 2400 Sixth Washington
hullah@howard.edu Street N W DC
Patricia White
Standard Grant 30-Sep-09 Bonner 2400 Sixth Washington
|Angela
365833 Florence otaylor@howard.edu Street N W DC Cole |
Elizabeth Lyons
Standard Grant 30-Apr-09 164840 2400 Sixth Washington
gjenkins@howard.eduStreet N W DC
Tomek 30-Jun-09
Standard Grant Bartoszynski 146856 2400 Sixth Street N W DC
nhindman@howard.edu Washington
Dagmar Niebur
Standard Grant ######## 288000 2400 Sixth Washington
jmomoh@howard.eduStreet N W DC
Rama
Continuing grant Bansil######## 1650000 Gary Harris
jhalpern@howard.eduStreet ReichDC
2400 Sixth Washington
|Daniel NW |Scott Sinex
Steven
Standard Grant L. Klein 31-Aug-09 150000 2400 Sixth Street N W DC
weckberg@howard.edu Washington
Carlos
Standard Grant A. Murillo 31-Jul-09 309480 Greg rbutcher@howard.eduStreet N W DC
Brewer |Oladapo
2400 Sixth WashingtonBakare |Jason Matth
Eric J.
Continuing grant Hintsa 31-Aug-09 491712 2400 Sixth Washington
gjenkins@howard.eduStreet N W DC
Jessie
Standard Grant A. Dearo 31-Aug-09 1018792 Dawn Williams 2400 Sixth Washington
|
lfleming@howard.edu Street N W DC
Maureen M. Kearney
Standard Grant 31-Mar-09 196411 2400 Sixth Washington
pchaverr@umd.edu Street N W DC
Eric J.
Continuing grant Hintsa30-Jun-09 78173 2400 Sixth Street N W DC
wstockwell@howard.edu Washington
Jessie
Standard Grant A. Dearo 31-Aug-10 1036636 Cynthia Winston 2400 Sixth Street N W DC
kefreeman@howard.edu | Washington
Robyn 31-Aug-10
Standard Grant E. Hannigan 86900 2400 Sixth Street N W DC
wanderson@howard.edu Washington
Rita 31-Jul-09
Standard Grant V. Rodriguez 150000 Murali cgloster@howard.edu Street N WZacharski
Ramanathan |Ron
2400 Sixth Washington DC |Kevin Boy
Maureen M. Kearney
Continuing grant 31-Aug-09 299100 Amy pchaverr@umd.edu Street N W DC
Rossman 2400 Sixth Washington
|Gary Samuels |
Dean
Standard Grant M Evasius30-Apr-09 32999 2400 Sixth Street
mmahmood@howard.edu N W DCWashington
Elmima C. Johnson
Standard Grant 31-Aug-09 59879 2400 Sixth Washington
vthomas@howard.eduStreet N W DC
Patricia
Continuing grant White ######## Bonner 2400 Sixth Washington
|Angela
278839 Florence otaylor@howard.edu Street N W DC Cole |
Diana
Standard Grant R. Rhoten30-Apr-10 50000 2400 Sixth Street
Washington
gharris@msrce.howard.edu N W DC
Lesia 31-Jul-13
Standard Grant L. Crumpton-Young 600000 Legand Burge
g_warner@howard.edu
2400 Sixth Street NGanley
|JasonWashington
W DC |Alicia Washin
Russell L. Pimmel
Standard Grant 31-Jul-11 163349 2400 Sixth Washington
lfleming@howard.edu Street N W DC
Steven
Standard Grant L. Klein 31-Aug-09 18382 Stuart Newman 2400 Sixth Washington
|
wbyrnes@howard.eduStreet N W DC
Darleen L. Fisher
Standard Grant 31-Aug-11 224999 2400 Sixth Washington
lij@scs.howard.edu Street N W DC
Dr. 31-Jul-10
Standard GrantA. James Hicks Lee 2400 |
987000 Clarence athornton@howard.edu Washington
Sixth Street N W DC
Patrick F. Mensah
Cooperative Agreement 31-Aug-13 1999785 Clayton Bates
jwm@msrce.howard.edu
2400 Sixth Street N W DC
|GaryWashington
Harris |Charles Hosten
Sally Wood
Standard Grant Louise 31-Dec-09 99336 Legand g_warner@howard.edu
Burge |Alicia
Washington
Washington
2400 Sixth Street N W DC |
Lesia 30-Jun-11 Mosleh 2400 Sixth Street N W DC
Standard Grant L. Crumpton-Young 149438 Mohsen g_warner@howard.edu | Washington
Harsh Chopra
Continuing grant Deep 31-Aug-09 120921 2400 Sixth Washington
thuber@howard.edu Street N W DC
Dagmar Niebur
Standard Grant 30-Sep-09 49999 2400 Sixth Washington
jmomoh@howard.eduStreet N W DC
Wendy W. Fuller-Mora
Standard Grant 30-Sep-09 70000 2400 Sixth Washington
thuber@howard.edu Street N W DC
Total 33446659
Organization Phone Program Element Code(s) Of Application(s) Abstract
Organization Zip NSF Directorate Field Award
Program Reference Code(s) Number
20059 2.03E+09 GEO OTHR|00000000099 Other Applications NECare an extinct group of three-toe
1580|1571|1197 125009 Hipparions |
20059 2.03E+09 ENG OTHR|9251|9231|7238|1238|0000 & Resources
0306000 224873 The |0510403 Enginee
W512|7428|7427|1518|1360 Energy Researchnational need for improving the security
20059 2.03E+09 ENG 0306000 Energy
233339 Power Resources |0510403 Enginee
1518|1385 OTHR|9251|9231|7238|0000Research & distribution voltages and insulation ar
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 0116000 Human Subjects |
7625|1666 SMET|9177|1187|1045 238485 The primary goal of the proposed project is t
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 9131 SMET|9179|9178 317607 HRD- 0317607 CREST Center for Nanomate
20059 2.03E+09 GEO 0104000 InformationEach year across the |
331586 Systems
1688 HPCC|9216|1688|1661|1652 United States, floods, to
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 9133 SMET|9179|9178|7204 401723 Program Summary Over the past three ye
20059 2.03E+09 BIO 7487|1135 BIOT|9184|1228|1135 405151 The Howard University Environmental Biolog
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 0000099 Other Applications NEC
1594 SMET|9178|7582 |0116000 Human Sub
410328 Howard University is committed to establish
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 433819 Science and |
1795 SMET|91780000099 Other Applications NEC Mathematics for All (SMA) is a H
20059 2.03E+09 ENG OTHR|1674|1417|054E|0000 Technology
0308000 Industrial Title: NIRT: Metal Ion C
7681|1674|1504|1417|1414|1179 506951 Abstract Proposal|0313040 Water Pollu
20059 2.03E+09 SBE SMET|9152|7491|1228 530068 This award is made under Ethics Education in
7473|1594|1353|1340
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 0000099 Other Applications NEC describes a Track 1 project tha
7261|7179 SMET|9179|7179 538383 This proposal |
20059 2.03E+09 BIO 542312 Signal transduction networks are very compl
7487 BIOT|9183|7465|1136|1114
20059 2.03E+09 SBE SMET|OTHR|9179|9178|0000 ... SES-0548858 Henry Frierson University
548986
7487|1515|1392|13310000099 Other Applications NEC |
20059 2.03E+09 O/D SMET|OTHR|9179|7393|5976|4444|0000 will support U.S. students to enga
7316|1697|1524 553959 This award
0000099 Other Applications NEC |
20059 2.03E+09 MPS 554803 The principal |
1268|1264 OTHR|00000000099 Other Applications NEC investigator proposes to study
20059 2.03E+09 ENG OTHR|9102|7641|7298|5993|5976|1066|104E|0000US electricity system has
7641|7607|7298 601636 Deregulation of the
0306000 Energy Research & Resources |
20059 2.03E+09 MPS SMET|AMPP|9178|9162|7608|7237
9131|1735|1253 611595 Howard the
0106000 Materials Research University, | Johns Hopkins Unive
20059 2.03E+09 BIO 0000099 Other Applications NEC |
7689 BIOT|9183|7689|7487 618930 Humans and many other animals lack the ab
20059 2.03E+09 MPS 1189 OTHR|9161|0000 619278 With support from the Major Research Instru
20059 2.03E+09 GEO SMET|EGCH|9251|9178|7393|5976|4444|1309
7680|7298|1524 621529 This project |
0000099 Other Applications NEC addresses an important unresolv
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 624693 Howard University | conduct research tha
1594 SMET|91780116000 Human Subjects will
20059 2.03E+09 BIO 7487|1198 EGCH|9169|7487|1198 641450 Abstract Understanding the role of fungi in
20059 2.03E+09 GEO 653997 Although normally rapidly removed through
1524 EGCH|13090000099 Other Applications NEC |
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 0116000 Human Subjects
1594 SMET|9178|1594 714958 Howard University,|through the HBCU-UP Ed
20059 2.03E+09 BIO 1189 BIOT|9184|1189 721223 This award is for the acquisition of two ultram
20059 2.03E+09 CSE 723060 Proposal |
1189 HPCC|92180000912 Computer Science #:CNS 07-23060 PI(s):Gloster, Jr., C
20059 2.03E+09 BIO 7376 EGCH|9169|7376 731510 The Nectriaceae (Hypocreales, Ascomycota)
20059 2.03E+09 MPS 0000099 Other Applications NEC of water waves has a long and dis
1260 OTHR|7556|0000 735260 The theory |
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 750198 This |
7261 SMET|91770116000 Human Subjects proposal is submitted with the acknowle
20059 2.03E+09 SBE 7487 OTHR|0000 750683 SES-0750385 Henry Frierson Anne Donnelly
20059 2.03E+09 O/D 753385 This project to
7477 HPCC|92160000099 Other Applications NEC proposes| demonstrate a new
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 807259 The |
1536 SMET|91780116000 Human Subjects GENIUS Scholarship Program provides sc
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 817521 Engineering - Other (59) The project, a coll
7493 SMET|91780116000 Human Subjects |
20059 2.03E+09 BIO BIOT|9183|7712|7658|1228|1171|1127|1114 W. Malcolm Byrnes, PhD (Co-P
0000099 Other ApplicationsName:
830114 PI Full NEC
7712|7658|1171|1157|1127|1119|1114 |
20059 2.03E+09 CSE 0000912 Computer Science 0832000 Li, Jiang Howard University
7363 HPCC|9218|7749 832000 CNS ? |
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 9133 SMET|9179 832923 The Washington-Baltimore-Hampton Roads L
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 9131 SMET|9179 833127 Howard University is requesting CREST resou
20059 2.03E+09 ENG 0116000 Human Subjects exploratory effort will address the challe
1340 OTHR|110E|0000 835968 This |
20059 2.03E+09 EHR 837234 Engineering Mechanical - (56) The GENIUS
7494 SMET|91780116000 Human Subjects |
20059 2.03E+09 MPS 0106000 Materials Research |
1771 AMPP|9237|9161|7237 839955 TECHNICAL: This is an SGER project focused o
20059 2.03E+09 ENG 0306000 Energy Research & Resources |
7607 OTHR|9102|104E|0000 842386 The intent of this proposal is to organize the
20059 2.03E+09 MPS 0106000 Materials Research
1710 AMPP|9237|9161 |
849285 ****NON-TECHNICAL ABSTRACT**** This S
are an extinct group of three-toed horses that flourished widely in the Old world shortly after their first occurrence there in the late Mioc
al need for improving the security of the electric power networks and efficiently has been articulated by several government policies inclu
ribution voltages and insulation are areas of critical importance to the study of SSP systems. Due to the importance of the mass and cost
y goal of the proposed project is to use digital technology to construct the life stories of successful African American STEM professors at H
607 CREST Center for Nanomaterials Characterization Science and Processing Technology Howard University PI - James W. Mitchell
across the United States, floods, tornadoes, hail, strong winds, lightning, and winter storms cause hundreds of deaths and result in annual
ummary Over the past three years of Phase II of the Washington-Baltimore-Hampton Roads Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Partici
d University Environmental Biology Scholars (HU-EBS) Project is designed to engage minority undergraduates in environmental biology re
niversity is committed to establishing an infrastructure that coordinates STEM education campus-wide with a focus on producing graduate
d Mathematics for All (SMA) is a Howard University School of Education and College of Arts and Sciences scholarship program funded by t
Proposal Title: NIRT: Metal Ion Complexation by Dendritic Nanoscale Ligands: Fundamental Investigations and Applications to Water Puri
is made under Ethics Education in Science and Engineering (NSF 05-532). This research project addresses cross-cultural and cross-discipli
sal describes a Track 1 project that recognizes that middle school students are at an age when they lose a sense of scientific curiosity and
sduction networks are very complex and comprised of many interconnecting pathways. Scaffold proteins in signal integration are emergin
8858 Henry Frierson University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill SES-0549031 Robert Schwab University of Maryland, College Park
will support U.S. students to engage in international research collaboration focused on understanding precipitation processes in and arou
al investigator proposes to study questions dealing with the algebraic structure of the Stone-Cech compactification of a discrete semigro
on of the US electricity system has resulted in significant increases in transactions among players in the power market. An efficient tool is
niversity, the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) and Prince Georges Community College (PGCC) are joining together in this Partnership for Re
nd many other animals lack the ability to regenerate (replace by new growth) lost body parts, but salamanders can. When a salamander lim
ort from the Major Research Instrumentation (MRI) Acquisition Program, the Department of Chemistry at Howard University will acquire a
t addresses an important unresolved topic regarding the spatial and temporal distribution of tropospheric ozone over the tropical Atlantic
niversity will conduct research that contributes to the basic understanding of how students navigate their undergraduate STEM education
Understanding the role of fungi in ecosystems has been hampered by little sampling and characterization of fungal diversity. Fungal endop
ormally rapidly removed through daytime photolysis, aqueous phase and aerosol sorption, the reactive NO3 radical plays an elusive role i
niversity, through the HBCU-UP Educational Research Project grant, aims to discover the institutional, instructional and individual factors t
is for the acquisition of two ultramicrotomes for cutting thin sections of biological material for imaging by Transmission Electron Microsc
CNS 07-23060 PI(s):Gloster, Jr., Clay Boyack, Kevin W.; Davidson, George S.; Ramanathan, Murali; Zacharski, Ron Institution:Howard Un
aceae (Hypocreales, Ascomycota) includes some of the most conspicuous and ubiquitous microfungi in natural ecosystems. These fungi ar
of water waves has a long and distinguished history, with important contributions from Euler, Stokes, Kelvin, Zakharov and others. The s
sal is submitted with the acknowledgement that there is an urgent need to build the capacity of the national education evaluation enterp
85 Henry Frierson Anne Donnelly Carolyn Tucker University of Florida SES-0750663 Kim Nickerson Johnetta Davis Robert Schwab Un
t proposes to demonstrate a new real-time interactive and collaborative cyberinfrastructure for teaching and training hands-on nanotech
S Scholarship Program provides scholarship support for incoming academically talented freshman engineering students with unmet financ
g - Other (59) The project, a collaboration among Alverno College, Colorado School of Mines, Howard University, Madison Area Technic
me: W. Malcolm Byrnes, PhD (Co-PI: Stuart A. Newman, PhD) Proposal Number: IOS-0830114 Proposal Title: "From Cells to Development
2000 Li, Jiang Howard University XPLR: Scheduling and Routing in Pigeon Networks The project applies the concept of pigeon post wit
ngton-Baltimore-Hampton Roads Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation (WBHR LSAMP) Bridge to the Doctorate (BD) Program is a
niversity is requesting CREST resources for proposed CREST Phase 2, operation as the CREST Nanoscale Analytical Sciences Research and E
atory effort will address the challenge of increasing the number of African-American high school graduates prepared to matriculate in eng
g Mechanical - (56) The GENIUS Innovation laboratory project is working to increase the engineering design and build skill sets of Mecha
: This is an SGER project focused on energy/entropy transport in nanostructured conductors. PI plans to investigate electronic transmissio
of this proposal is to organize the first international workshop devoted to evaluate options for "Expanding Renewable Energy to Reduce G
TECHNICAL ABSTRACT**** This Small Grant for Exploratory Research enhances research opportunities for minority students at a Historic
occurrence there in the late Miocene, at about 11 Ma. Once established, hipparions evolved into a multitude of lineages with chronolog
several government policies including President Bush's energy policy that calls for the creation of a national energy grid, and the eliminat
e importance of the mass and cost of the SSP system, most designs for the SSP operate at high voltages in order to reduce transmission lo
an American STEM professors at Howard University, the largest producer of African American STEM Ph.D.s in the nation, in order to deve
niversity PI - James W. Mitchell Howard University (HU) will establish the CREST Center for Nanomaterials Characterization Science and
eds of deaths and result in annual economic losses of more than $13B. Their mitigation is stifled by rigid information technology framewo
tokes Alliance for Minority Participation (WBHR-LSAMP), three new state-based institutions were added. The original four partners for P
uates in environmental biology research projects that are creative, intellectually challenging and of high scientific merit. Faculty members
with a focus on producing graduates of excellent quality who can assume leadership roles in the engineering and scientific community. Thr
s scholarship program funded by the National Science Foundation. The program is ameliorating the shortage of qualified science and ma
ons and Applications to Water Purification Proposal Number:CTS-0506951 Principal Investigator: Mamadou Diallo Institution: Howar
es cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary perspectives of faculty and graduate students on ethical issues relevant to the graduate education
a sense of scientific curiosity and excitement (National Research Council, 2003). The student foci of the project will be 1) to engage stude
s in signal integration are emerging as dominant components of signal transduction mechanisms. Several lines of evidence indicate that R
ersity of Maryland, College Park SES- 0548909 Steven Ullmann University of Miami SES-0549057 Anne Donnelly University of Flor
precipitation processes in and around Senegal, West Africa, and using numerical modeling to explore the relationship between precipitatio
pactification of a discrete semigroup and the combinatorial applications of that structure. Some of the questions, while easy to state, ar
power market. An efficient tool is needed to monitor and control the performance of this critical infrastructure to avoid catastrophic failu
together in this Partnership for Research and Education in Materials (PREM). The shared goal is to systematically identify and support stu
anders can. When a salamander limb is amputated, the skin expands to cover the wound and cells in the vicinity loose their normal featur
at Howard University will acquire a single crystal X-ray diffractometer. The instrument will be used in the structural characterization of ma
ric ozone over the tropical Atlantic. The goals are to observe tropospheric ozone mixing ratios through in situ measurements, to character
r undergraduate STEM education and eventually make the transition into STEM graduate study. While a number of studies describe the t
n of fungal diversity. Fungal endophytes reside inside living plant tissues and form beneficial or harmful relationships with plants. Studies
NO3 radical plays an elusive role in the oxidation of volatile organic compounds such as biogenic hydrocarbons (e.g. terpenes, alcohols) e
structional and individual factors that are related to success in producing African American science and mathematics teachers at HBCUs. T
by Transmission Electron Microscopy. These ultramicrotomes will benefit research in cell interfaces and cell functions. The ultramicroto
arski, Ron Institution:Howard University Washington, DC 20059-0001 Title: MRI/Acq.: Terascale Data Analytic Platforms for Research in
natural ecosystems. These fungi are common in soils, decaying plant material, insects, and other fungi. While most species are saprobes, o
elvin, Zakharov and others. The subject has had practical application throughout history; its recent significance was demonstrated drama
onal education evaluation enterprise and, more specifically, to increase the presence and participation of culturally attuned and minority
ohnetta Davis Robert Schwab University of Maryland, College Park SES-0750657 Steven Ullmann University of Miami SES-0549057
g and training hands-on nanotechnology. The approach is based on the recent advances in Internet and robotics technologies to enable n
eering students with unmet financial need for a duration of 2 years. The scholarship awards range from $4,000 to $10,000 based on indiv
University, Madison Area Technical College, and Purdue University, is developing engineering education research capacity in the engineer
Title: "From Cells to Developmental Systems and Beyond: A Symposium Honoring Ernest Everett Just" Abstract: This NSF award is for a o
es the concept of pigeon post with extension to computer networking. Such networks, called pigeon networks, are formed by autonomou
o the Doctorate (BD) Program is a collaborative effort between the National Science Foundation and higher education institutions in Wash
nalytical Sciences Research and Education Center. In Phase 2 the CREST Center focuses on four basic Subproject areas including: (1) the c
tes prepared to matriculate in engineering and computer science university programs, by implementing the GENIUS Summer program. Th
esign and build skill sets of Mechanical Engineering students in the College of Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Sciences at Howar
investigate electronic transmission through constrictions, under ballistic conditions and with an applied non-homogeneous magnetic fiel
ng Renewable Energy to Reduce Global Emissions - A Case Study for US and Africa". The workshop will involve energy experts, researcher
for minority students at a Historically Black University. It will allow them to contribute to the discovery process, including experimental re
ltitude of lineages with chronologic ranges extending to the middle Pleistocene in China and the late Pleistocene of Africa. The paleobiolo
onal energy grid, and the elimination of regulatory provisions that limit investment in transmission and curtail power generation. This re
in order to reduce transmission losses and mass. Some design concepts even use no insulation. Use of these high voltages will present c
D.s in the nation, in order to develop psychological theory about motivation and achievement. It can be argued that, within the field of p
erials Characterization Science and Processing Technology. The Center will advance the chemical knowledge base underpinning the deter
d information technology frameworks that cannot accommodate the unique real time, on-demand, and dynamically-adaptive needs of we
ed. The original four partners for Phase I included Howard University (HU), Hampton University (HAU), Morgan State University (MSU) an
scientific merit. Faculty members mentor students in projects that span the full range of ecological interactions from populations to ecos
ring and scientific community. Through the NSF Historically Black Colleges and Universities Undergraduate Program (HBCU-UP), Howard w
rtage of qualified science and mathematics teachers in urban, high-need areas by producing thirty teachers with exceptional content kno
madou Diallo Institution: Howard University This proposal was received in response to Nanoscale Science and Engineering initiative, N
levant to the graduate education of scientists and engineers. The research team, composed of an engineer, a philosopher and a psycholo
project will be 1) to engage students in hands-on interdisciplinary science activities to spur their excitement in scientific exploration and 2
al lines of evidence indicate that RACK1 (Receptor for Activated C Kinase) family of protein can play a major role in coordinating different
Anne Donnelly University of Florida SES-0548986 Orlando Taylor Howard University The goal of the Atlantic Coast Social, Behavio
relationship between precipitation and tropical monsoon formation in West Africa. In an average year approximately 90-100 weather fr
questions, while easy to state, are notoriously difficult. For example, is there a nontrivial continuous homomorphism from the Stone-C
ructure to avoid catastrophic failure events. This research aims to develop a decentralized Optimal Power Flow (OPF) with real-time voltag
matically identify and support students from under-represented minority communities. The PREM project will enable them to a) envisio
vicinity loose their normal features and form a blastema, which will ultimately produce the missing structures. Such an amputation resu
e structural characterization of materials including chemical vapor deposition (CVD) precursors, model compounds in bioinorganic chemis
n situ measurements, to characterize and quantify aerosol loading and its surface radiative forcing, and to examine the changes in the ver
a number of studies describe the trends and status of African American participation in STEM careers, more work is needed to understand
relationships with plants. Studies suggest that beneficial endophytes have evolved to protect plants from diseases. Trees in the wild have
carbons (e.g. terpenes, alcohols) especially at night, and additionally in the conversion of NOx species to nitric acid (HNO3). Investigators
mathematics teachers at HBCUs. Through application of mixed methods, the proposers seek to answer the following question: what fact
d cell functions. The ultramicrotomes will enhance the training of students from underrepresented minority groups at Howard, Catholic,
Analytic Platforms for Research in the Combinatorial and Graph Sciences Consortium Project Proposed: This project, acquiring analytic
While most species are saprobes, others are pathogenic on plants and insects or endophytes living in the leaves and trunks of living trees.
ificance was demonstrated dramatically by the tsunami of 2004, the storm surge that battered New Orleans in 2005, and "rogue waves" t
of culturally attuned and minority represented evaluators. Over the past several years, the Division of Research, Evaluation and Communi
iversity of Miami SES-0549057 Anne Donnelly University of Florida SES-0750683 Orlando Taylor Florence Bonner Angela Cole How
robotics technologies to enable new and innovative methods of teaching and training for university students and professionals involved w
$4,000 to $10,000 based on individual unmet student financial need. In totality, the GENIUS Scholarship program supports 3 cohorts of 12
n research capacity in the engineering and technician education communities. The goals of the project are to design and deliver a new gen
Abstract: This NSF award is for a one-day scientific symposium that coincides with the 125th anniversary of the birth of Dr. Ernest Everett
tworks, are formed by autonomous mobile wireless devices emulating pigeons. Each of these devices, called messengers, is dedicated to
her education institutions in Washington, DC and Virginia to increase the quality and quantity of underrepresented minorities matriculatin
bproject areas including: (1) the characterization and measurement of the molecular composition and structural factors dictating the uniq
the GENIUS Summer program. The month-long summer camp targets rising juniors in high schools located in the DC metropolitan area. T
and Computer Sciences at Howard University. This project integrates additional design-build experiences into the curriculum. The benefit
d non-homogeneous magnetic field, of charge carriers that have orbital and spin degrees of freedom. Heat removed at contacts that can p
nvolve energy experts, researchers, and university scholars / students as well as policy makers and market players as participants and invi
process, including experimental research and the exchange of ideas at the frontier of science. The project will attempt to elucidate wheth
istocene of Africa. The paleobiology of these horses within this great temporal (ca 10 m.y.) and geographic span has not been addressed
curtail power generation. This requires a new dynamic architecture that can sustain vulnerabilities under different perturbations to the
hese high voltages will present challenges of electrical breakdown and performance of insulators, insulation, and switchgear. As a resu
argued that, within the field of psychology, research on the achievement motivation of African Americans has failed to yield consistent s
edge base underpinning the determination of the chemical status of nanomaterials, providing the intellectual foundation for verification o
dynamically-adaptive needs of weather research. Linked Environments for Atmospheric Discovery (LEAD), the foundation of which is a s
Morgan State University (MSU) and the University of the District of Columbia (UDC). The new Phase II partners included Bowie State Uni
ractions from populations to ecosystems. The faculty mentors involved in this project provide specific expertise in animal, plant and micro
ate Program (HBCU-UP), Howard will form a coordinated, cohesive community of STEM scholars, thereby increasing STEM enrollment at a
hers with exceptional content knowledge in mathematics and the sciences. The SMA program recruits qualified graduate students who ea
ence and Engineering initiative, NSF 04-043, category NIRT. The fundamental mechanisms by which nanoscale ligands such as dendrime
eer, a philosopher and a psychologist, is qualitatively assessing the delivery of the research in the classroom by focusing on several questi
ment in scientific exploration and 2) through the GK-12 fellows, to provide the middle school students with scientific role models from bac
ajor role in coordinating different signal transduction pathways by acting as a scaffold protein. Though RACK1s in other organisms have be
the Atlantic Coast Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (AC-SBE) Alliance, consisting of Howard University, the University of Florida,
approximately 90-100 weather fronts known as African Easterly Waves emerge from the coast of West Africa, with approximately ten of
homomorphism from the Stone-Cech compactification of the positive integers to its remainder? Equivalently, is there a finite subsemigr
er Flow (OPF) with real-time voltage security constraints. This formulation will be based on an area-wise OPF that employs real-time Phaso
ect will enable them to a) envision, b) train for, and c) begin materials science and engineering careers. Each step is as important as the n
uctures. Such an amputation results in the regeneration of only the structures that were removed. However, if a discontinuity is created b
ompounds in bioinorganic chemistry, spin crossover and magnetic materials, and anticancer and anticonvulsant compounds. The X-ray
to examine the changes in the vertical distribution of ozone during dust events. The data will be obtained from short field intensives durin
ore work is needed to understand the mindset, thought processes and experiences of students who do pursue graduate degrees in STEM.
m diseases. Trees in the wild have less disease incidence than trees in plantations, and endophytes may play a role in their protection. Thi
nitric acid (HNO3). Investigators from University of Nevada DRI and Howard University will conduct a four week field measurement cam
the following question: what factors lead to success in producing African American science and mathematics teachers at HBCUs? The me
nority groups at Howard, Catholic, Hampton and Morgan State Universities. The ultramicrotomes will also benefit students in the cytolog
This project, acquiring analytic platforms for research in combinatorial and graph sciences, attacks a critical problem, that of extracting
leaves and trunks of living trees. This study will define the taxonomy of three major genera: Nectria, Cosmospora, and Neonectria. These
eans in 2005, and "rogue waves" that seem to appear and disappear mysteriously. In each of these cases, the large amplitudes of these w
esearch, Evaluation and Communication, within the National Science Foundation (NSF)'s Education and Human Resources Directorate has
orence Bonner Angela Cole Howard University The grant provides three years of continued support to the Atlantic Coast Social, Behavi
dents and professionals involved with nanotechnology. The goal of this proposed project is to demonstrate how our newly developed cyb
program supports 3 cohorts of 12 students for a total of 36 students over a five year period. The scholarship program supports students
e to design and deliver a new generation of effective, flexible, inclusive, and sustainable programs to educate engineering and engineerin
y of the birth of Dr. Ernest Everett Just, a pioneering African American biologist who was a faculty member at Howard University from 191
alled messengers, is dedicated to one or more other devices (called home devices) that are the ultimate senders and/or receivers of data
epresented minorities matriculating to completion of the doctoral degree in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields (STEM
tructural factors dictating the unique physicochemical properties of nanomaterials, (2) surface enhanced separation, identification and m
ted in the DC metropolitan area. The program will prepare students for academic success in university-based STEM programs and provide
es into the curriculum. The benefit of increased exposure to design-build activities has been demonstrated successfully by several consort
at removed at contacts that can potentially be used for cooling/power generation, would be evaluated by measuring the Seebeck coeffic
et players as participants and invited speakers at plenary and panel sessions. The venue for the workshop in Sub-Saharan Africa will provi
ct will attempt to elucidate whether an interpretation for the transport behavior of electrons in bismuth (Bi) nanowires when subjected t
phic span has not been addressed systematically heretofore. PIs believe that hipparions actually originated within the North American gen
der different perturbations to the system while remaining stable, secure and cost-effective. The Center for Energy Systems and Controls a
lation, and switchgear. As a result, there is a strong research motivation for technology geared towards enhancement of PMAD system
ans has failed to yield consistent support for existing achievement motivation theories, suggesting that new achievement motivation theo
ctual foundation for verification of directed synthesis, and development of methods for fabricating new nanomaterials with definable che
AD), the foundation of which is a series of interconnected virtual "Grid environments," allows scientists and students to access, prepare, p
partners included Bowie State University (BSU), Norfolk State University (NSU) and Virginia State University (VSU). The addition of these
xpertise in animal, plant and microbial systems as well as terrestrial and aquatic habitats including field, forest, bog and stream sites. We
y increasing STEM enrollment at all levels with a special emphasis on students of exceptional quality. Howard University will provide all
ualified graduate students who earned undergraduate degrees in the sciences or mathematics and who are dedicated to teaching in high
noscale ligands such as dendrimers bind metal ions will be elucidated through a combination of techniques: dendrimer synthesis and c
oom by focusing on several questions: Can cross-cultural and cross-disciplinary perspectives be readily discovered in individuals? If so, How
th scientific role models from backgrounds similar to their own. The graduate fellow focus of the program will be to provide graduate stu
ACK1s in other organisms have been studied extensively, much less is known about RACKs in plants. The repertoire of RACK1 interacting p
niversity, the University of Florida, the University of Maryland at College Park, the University of Miami, and the University of North Carolin
Africa, with approximately ten of these developing into named storms over the Atlantic. A number of studies have shown that Atlantic hu
alently, is there a finite subsemigroup of the remainder whose elements are not all idempotents? Among the applications of this algebr
OPF that employs real-time Phasor Measurement Units as well as traditional state estimation inputs. Optimization techniques to be cons
Each step is as important as the next. The PREM team combines sophisticated approaches for advanced materials science and engineeri
ever, if a discontinuity is created by grafting a distal-level blastema to a more proximal limb stump, the stump tissues are instructed to fil
nvulsant compounds. The X-ray diffractometer allows the determination of accurate and precise distances and angles between atoms
d from short field intensives during 2006 and 2007, specifically from shipborne measurements during an Atlantic cruise, and from wintert
pursue graduate degrees in STEM. We know little about the factors that lead students to pursue STEM graduate degrees. Nor do we truly
play a role in their protection. This project will characterize fungal endophytes in rubber trees (Hevea brasiliensis) to evaluate their poten
our week field measurement campaign together with a series of analysis and modeling efforts to evaluate NO3 radical chemistry in an urb
matics teachers at HBCUs? The methodology will include case study of teacher preparation programs, interview study of current African A
so benefit students in the cytology and electron microscopy course.
ritical problem, that of extracting information from massive sets of data. The requested instrumentation, a large system for production (Ne
smospora, and Neonectria. These genera are significant because they include several species that are widespread plant pathogens and po
es, the large amplitudes of these waves were predicted poorly or not at all and caused enormous damage. For these reasons and others, m
Human Resources Directorate has supported broadening participation activities focused on capacity building in the field. One specific initi
o the Atlantic Coast Social, Behavioral, and Economic Sciences (AC-SBE) Alliance. AC-SBE, comprised of Howard University, University of F
ate how our newly developed cyberinfrastructure will enable people at different geographic locations to work or learn together and be ab
arship program supports students majoring in any of the discipline departments that comprise the College of Engineering, Architecture, an
ucate engineering and engineering technology faculty and graduate students to conduct and use educational research and to foster a virt
ber at Howard University from 1910-1941. The symposium is to be held in the fall of 2008 on the campus of Howard University, a historica
senders and/or receivers of data. Like pigeons, messengers move back and forth between home devices, carrying and forwarding data, b
ering and mathematics fields (STEM) fields. The program at Howard University prepares students to meet the challenges of completing do
d separation, identification and metrology of nanomolecular species in complex systems, (3) the fabrication and characterization of nanos
ased STEM programs and provide students and their families with additional insight on the college application process. The GENIUS progr
ed successfully by several consortiums of universities including the MEEP consortium (Learning Factory model), and the CDIO Initiative sta
by measuring the Seebeck coefficient. The project is inspired by the thermodynamic process of adiabatic demagnetization that is the basi
op in Sub-Saharan Africa will provide the US participants with knowledge of renewable energy issues and related environmental problems
h (Bi) nanowires when subjected to high magnetic fields is also valid for the recently observed behavior exhibited by charge carriers in bul
ed within the North American genus Cormohipparion, but the actual species involved has not been demonstrated. Their proposed resear
or Energy Systems and Controls at Howard University (CESaC) will develop a multidisciplinary perspective, to attain an integrated sustaina
s enhancement of PMAD systems exposed to electrical breakdown and corona type faults. In harsh environments (aerospace), economi
new achievement motivation theory development is warranted. Although life stories have been widely used in psychology to understand
nanomaterials with definable chemical identities and technologically useful properties. In collaborations with investigators at Lucent Tec
and students to access, prepare, predict, manage, analyze, and visualize a broad array of meteorological information independent of form
rsity (VSU). The addition of these three partners expanded the diversity of student populations served by the WBHR-LSAMP programs a
forest, bog and stream sites. We provide year-round research mentoring, and help students tackle the difficult transition from undergrad
Howard University will provide all STEM students with access to a number of coordinated, multidisciplinary activities that will expose the
are dedicated to teaching in high need schools in Prince George's County Public Schools (PGCPS). These graduate students receive intens
ques: dendrimer synthesis and characterization, bench scale measurements of proton and metal ion binding, spectroscopic measure
iscovered in individuals? If so, How? Can they be brought together with ethical theories into a coherent and justifiable whole? If so, How?
m will be to provide graduate students in STEM disciplines with opportunities to improve skills in communication and pedagogy for divers
repertoire of RACK1 interacting proteins now includes almost 50 physical interactors and is steadily growing. Although RACK1A from Ara
nd the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is to increase the number of under-represented minority students receiving PhD degree
udies have shown that Atlantic hurricane activity is positively correlated to rainfall levels in the West Africa. During the summer of 2006,
ng the applications of this algebraic structure have been results establishing that certain infinite matrices are image partition regular. It
ptimization techniques to be considered include adaptive dynamic programming, quadratic interior point optimization, and integer interio
d materials science and engineering research with demonstrated success in recruiting, supporting and training African-Americans for ma
stump tissues are instructed to fill in the gaps or intercalate the missing limb elements. Normally intercalary regeneration does not occur
tances and angles between atoms in a molecule. It essentially maps out the three dimensional structure of a molecule, and the spatial arr
n Atlantic cruise, and from wintertime measurements in a continental environment. The field campaign during the Northern Hemisphere w
raduate degrees. Nor do we truly understand the unique role of the HBCU experience that leads to that choice. Howard proposes to cond
asiliensis) to evaluate their potential role as plant protectors. Endophyte diversity will be evaluated in trees in native forests (Peru) and p
te NO3 radical chemistry in an urban desert setting. It is hypothesized that in low humidity conditions, prevalent in arid regions additiona
terview study of current African American science and mathematics teachers who are recent graduates of HBCUs, and a longitudinal stud
, a large system for production (Netezza Performance Server(s)), are to be housed at Howard and Sandia National Lab and serve scientific p
idespread plant pathogens and potential biological control agents. Even though these genera are ubiquitous and diverse in natural and ag
e. For these reasons and others, much of the emphasis in current research on water waves is on the dynamics of nonlinear waves, with f
lding in the field. One specific initiative has been an Evaluation Workshop for minority faculty members who teach evaluation, but are not
Howard University, University of Florida (lead institution), University of Maryland at College Park, University of Miami, and University of N
o work or learn together and be able to control a remote nanomanufacturing system or scientific instruments based on haptic feedback su
ge of Engineering, Architecture, and Computer Science. This program offers a suite of "best practices" to effectively address significant issu
tional research and to foster a virtual community of engineering and engineering technology education researchers through the use of we
s of Howard University, a historically black college or university (HBCU). A number of prominent biologists will be presenting lectures on a
s, carrying and forwarding data, but they can also do much more when they communicate between themselves and cache data intelligen
t the challenges of completing doctoral programs of study and for academic careers in higher education.In addition, the program develops
ion and characterization of nanostructured materials and films for nanoscale separation, high resolution microscopy and infrared detectio
cation process. The GENIUS program will address two critical inquiries that impact the rate of students applying to, matriculating in, and g
model), and the CDIO Initiative started by MIT. This project supports the purchase of Rapid Prototyping (RP) equipment and the integratio
c demagnetization that is the basis of a successful cooling technology and the process that PI aims to demonstrate can be denominated 'a
d related environmental problems on the African continent that may affect climate change on a global scale. In addition, it promotes inter
exhibited by charge carriers in bulk single crystal Bi. The observed effects in bulk Bi have been interpreted as being due to the electrons in
onstrated. Their proposed research will break new ground in 1. describing a complex pattern of speciation within Cormohipparion; 2. be
ve, to attain an integrated sustainable scalable and survivable power system in the context of a deregulated US market system. A multi-lay
vironments (aerospace), economic and effective fault management (maintenance and monitoring of electric power systems) is needed to
used in psychology to understand complex self and identity processes, life stories have not been used to generate new knowledge about t
ns with investigators at Lucent Technologies, HU faculty will innovate processes for converting nanomaterials into thin film structures for
information independent of format and physical location. A transforming element of LEAD is the ability for analysis tools, forecast mode
by the WBHR-LSAMP programs as well as expanding the numbers of programs available to students enrolled in science, technology, en
difficult transition from undergraduate study to graduate school. We foster a collaborative learning environment to encourage students t
ary activities that will expose the student to the culture, traditions and rewards of scientific and engineering careers through a program c
graduate students receive intensive summer training toward certification, are paid tuition for twenty-one credit hours towards a Master
n binding, spectroscopic measurements and analysis, and multiscale modeling. In addition to advancing the fundamental science of met
and justifiable whole? If so, How? Can that whole be applied to the ethical decision making of individuals seeking to function harmonious
unication and pedagogy for diverse audiences. The aim of the Howard University GK-12 program: Interdisciplinary Science for Middle Sch
wing. Although RACK1A from Arabidopsis appears to play a major role in environmental stress response related signal transduction pathw
rity students receiving PhD degrees in the social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences and ultimately entering the professoriate. All fiv
ica. During the summer of 2006, the students will participate, along with scientists and students from Africa, the U. S. and Europe, in a la
ces are image partition regular. It is hoped that progress will be made on the difficult question of characterizing which infinite matrices ar
nt optimization, and integer interior point optimization. Intellectual Merits: The proposed project will address an innovative approach to
training African-Americans for materials related careers. Scientific training occurs in the context of research. The PREM team will study na
alary regeneration does not occur when a mature limb structure, such as a wrist or hand is grafted to a proximal level stump. Drs. Eckberg
e of a molecule, and the spatial arrangement of the molecule relative to the neighboring molecules. The composition of a solid material is
during the Northern Hemisphere winter in Senegal will examine the direct linkage between winter season dust outbreaks and the vertical
choice. Howard proposes to conduct a research study to describe how some students at Howard University, an HBCU, make choices abou
rees in native forests (Peru) and plantations (Brazil) through fieldwork and laboratory work. The ability of these endophytes to protect pla
prevalent in arid regions additionally subject to strong urban sources of NO2 and O3, a more definitive measurement of NO3 and its loss p
of HBCUs, and a longitudinal study of a cohort of students majoring in science and mathematics at an HBCU. Analysis of the data will uti
National Lab and serve scientific projects on DNA binding mechanisms, protein structure prediction, data mining for computational scienc
tous and diverse in natural and agricultural ecosystems, none of them have received modern monographic treatment. This project will
namics of nonlinear waves, with finite amplitude. More abstractly, this subject is a prototype of a dynamical system that exhibits interest
who teach evaluation, but are not part of the American Evaluation Association (AEA) or the profession. The goal has been to bring them in
rsity of Miami, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, to complete a range of activities with the goal of increasing the number of
ments based on haptic feedback such as force refection in addition to video and audio feedback. As a result, safe, reliable and efficient Inte
effectively address significant issues facing students from underrepresented groups such as: 1) Effective academic integration into the ca
researchers through the use of web-based technology. The project involves three distinct but related faculty development efforts. The firs
ts will be presenting lectures on a variety of topics, including live cell imaging, the localization of RNA during egg development, fertilizatio
mselves and cache data intelligently. The research of the project will focus on the algorithm design for scheduling the movement of mess
In addition, the program develops leadership skills necessary for success in the STEM workforce nationally and internationally. Integrati
n microscopy and infrared detection, and (4) development and transfer of education technology utilizing nanomaterials and nanodevice te
applying to, matriculating in, and graduating from accredited STEM programs. To what extent can innovative and emerging ideas in techni
(RP) equipment and the integration of this equipment into core courses, particularly within the Mechanical Engineering curriculum. The In
monstrate can be denominated 'adiabatic demagnetization in a wire'. The project is experimental. The nanostructures are made of bismu
cale. In addition, it promotes interaction and collaboration of US participants with colleagues from Africa. The intellectual merits of the p
ed as being due to the electrons in bulk Bi behaving like electrons constrained to moving only in a thin layer (i.e., exhibiting the fractional
ion within Cormohipparion; 2. better resolving the Old World hipparion immigration and subsequent evolutionary radiation; and 3. unrav
ted US market system. A multi-layered network inculcating system technology, financial network within the context of various market str
ctric power systems) is needed to ensure high performance. In the effective fault management of the aerospace environment, the main
generate new knowledge about the achievement motivation of African Americans, a group for whom identity, particularly identity relate
erials into thin film structures for device applications. HU efforts involve the formation of a core group of research faculty that focuses on
y for analysis tools, forecast models, and data repositories to function as dynamically adaptive, on-demand systems that can change confi
nrolled in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) within the Alliance. Intellectual and Technical Merit The principal
ronment to encourage students to participate in the community of science and to learn from each other. One recruiting tool we use to s
ering careers through a program called Howard University Science, Engineering and Mathematics Program (HUSEM). The ultimate goal is
ne credit hours towards a Master of Arts in Teaching degree at Howard University School of Education, and commit to a two-year teachin
g the fundamental science of metal ion chelation by nanoscale ligands, this research could provide insight and guidance to scientists a
ls seeking to function harmoniously in multi-cultural and multi-disciplinary communities? If so, How? These research questions are being e
disciplinary Science for Middle Schools (ISMS) will be to expose GK-12 fellows, teachers, and students to new perspectives and skills in STE
e related signal transduction pathways, the molecular mechanisms of RACK1A mediated stress signaling responses are not known. Key pre
y entering the professoriate. All five universities are among the nation's leaders in awarding PhDs in the SBE fields to underrepresented m
Africa, the U. S. and Europe, in a large international research project called AMMA (African Monsoon Multidisciplinary Activities). The team
cterizing which infinite matrices are image partition regular. The study of the algebraic structure of the Stone-Cech compactification
address an innovative approach to preventive control of power systems using real time data for computing a Voltage Stability Margin (VSM
arch. The PREM team will study nanowire growth and phenomenology in three areas which join together established research efforts in
roximal level stump. Drs. Eckberg and Crawford have determined that regeneration in the latter condition can be restored by introducing
e composition of a solid material is fully described by analyzing the diffraction pattern. This equipment will allow Howard University to be
on dust outbreaks and the vertical distribution and changes in tropospheric ozone. The measurements will include ozonesonde launches fr
rsity, an HBCU, make choices about their post-baccalaureate careers. This study will lead to a better understanding of the common traits
f these endophytes to protect plants will be evaluated. Disease has limited the production of rubber trees in the Americas. Many fear t
measurement of NO3 and its loss processes will be practicable than can be observed in more humid environments. Both nighttime and da
BCU. Analysis of the data will utilize qualitative and quantitative techniques, including issue-focused analysis, cross-case displays and syn
a mining for computational science at Sandia, multi-dimensional visualization at SUNY-Buffalo, and natural language processing at NMSU.
hic treatment. This project will also increase the participation of minorities in biological sciences and advance graduate research at How
mical system that exhibits interesting nonlinear phenomena: resonant interactions, solitons, wave breaking and more. In a series of ten
The goal has been to bring them into the fold and through them alert their students to evaluation methodology and to evaluation as a po
goal of increasing the number of under-represented minority students receiving doctorate degrees in the social, behavioral, and econom
ult, safe, reliable and efficient Internet-based collaboration and learning environment can be achieved. The major components of this pro
e academic integration into the campus; 2) Effective social integration into the campus; 3) Appropriate financial support; and 4) Disillusion
culty development efforts. The first is a series of short courses to introduce faculty members and graduate students to various research to
uring egg development, fertilization in sea urchin, physical processes in development and in the evolution of developmental systems, non
cheduling the movement of messengers, their data pickup (from home devices) and the interactions between the two aspects. The conce
lly and internationally. Integrating research and education, the BD fellows will be nurtured over two years as a cohorted community tha
g nanomaterials and nanodevice technology as tools. This research has the intellectual merit of providing the basic knowledge for elucidat
ative and emerging ideas in technical entrepreneurship motivate students to embrace engineering? To what extent does exposure to univ
cal Engineering curriculum. The Innovation Lab combines established facilities such as the PACE Computer Aided Design Lab, the Mechan
nanostructures are made of bismuth, antimony, and their alloys because these semimetals exhibit low intrinsic dissipation. To fabricate th
a. The intellectual merits of the proposed workshop include (1) new understanding of renewable energy resource applications for achiev
ayer (i.e., exhibiting the fractional charge of a collective quantum state of 2 dimensional electrons). The transport behavior in Bi nanowire
olutionary radiation; and 3. unraveling the origin, evolutionary radiation, multiple geographic extensions and adaptation of species belon
n the context of various market structures and environmental soundness will employ modem control and optimization techniques. It will a
erospace environment, the maintenance cost of aging distribution cables is a major consideration. The installation and maintenanc
dentity, particularly identity related to race, is extremely complex and not well understood. The proposed project will be carried out usi
of research faculty that focuses on the chemical, rather than the physical, characterization research of nanomaterials. The research and t
nd systems that can change configuration rapidly and automatically in response to the evolving weather; respond immediately to user de
nd Technical Merit The principal objective for Phase III of the WBHR-LSAMP Alliance is to continue to institutionalize the . best practices
r. One recruiting tool we use to stimulate interest in our research program is a Field Biology Immersion Course at Mountain Lake Biologic
m (HUSEM). The ultimate goal is to retain these students in STEM disciplines, to have them graduate and to adequately prepare them to
and commit to a two-year teaching contract with the partnering school district, PGCPS. SMA also provides extensive induction support fo
ight and guidance to scientists and engineers interested in the use of dendrimers as high capacity chelating agents for industrial se
ese research questions are being examined with five objectives. First is the three-year research objective to produce study modules each
new perspectives and skills in STEM fields, and to create new opportunities in STEM fields for all participants. This project is a joint effort
responses are not known. Key preliminary observations indicate that all three family members are capable of interacting with each other
SBE fields to underrepresented minority students. The plan for the AC-SBE Alliance includes elements designed to help students at each s
ltidisciplinary Activities). The team of Senegalese faculty and student collaborators will be led by Dr. Amadou Gaye at the Cheikh Anta Dio
the Stone-Cech compactification of a discrete semigroup is important for two main reasons. First, many of the questions that remain o
ing a Voltage Stability Margin (VSM), and provide decentralized optimal power flow methods for alleviating the voltage instability problem
er established research efforts in the JHU Materials Research Science and Engineering Center (MRSEC) and at Howard. They are 1) transp
on can be restored by introducing certain protein growth factors between the grafted hand or foot and the stump. This creates a unique o
will allow Howard University to better train students across the chemical sciences at both the undergraduate and graduate levels with a m
ill include ozonesonde launches from the airport in Dakar, Senegal. The in situ data collected in this study will be compared to satellite de
derstanding of the common traits and characteristics of those students who choose to pursue STEM graduate degrees. The intellectual m
rees in the Americas. Many fear that the spread of this disease to plantations throughout the world could have severe economic and soci
ronments. Both nighttime and daytime chemistry of the urban study site (Reno, NV) will be characterized by a range of direct and indirec
nalysis, cross-case displays and synthesis, pattern matching and descriptive and multivariate statistics. The project aims to advance knowl
ral language processing at NMSU. The work responds to the data deluge/tsunami/explosion/avalanche that presently overwhelms the sci
advance graduate research at Howard University. In addition, this project will increase the available germplasm of fungi as cultures depos
ing and more. In a series of ten lectures, Professor Harvey Segur (University of Colorado at Boulder) will develop the mathematical theo
odology and to evaluation as a possible career choice. This proposal requests funds to continue efforts to broaden the understanding of f
he social, behavioral, and economic (SBE) sciences and ultimately entering the professoriate. All five universities are currently among the
The major components of this proposed project include (1) applying Internet-based robotics technology and collaborative learning metho
inancial support; and 4) Disillusionment with engineering.
ate students to various research topics such as theoretical frameworks, experiment design, and quantitative approaches. The second is a t
n of developmental systems, non-Mendelian aspects of inheritance, and ecological aspects of developmental biology. The aims of the sym
tween the two aspects. The concepts and results will be brought into related courses in the CS Department at Howard University to educa
ears as a cohorted community that will benefit from a program of academic and personal development activities as well as social support t
g the basic knowledge for elucidating chemistry at the nanoscale, and creates the analytical chemistry knowledge-base underpinning adva
what extent does exposure to university personnel and culture impact students? views of attending college? As the US population become
ter Aided Design Lab, the Mechanical Engineering Machine Shop, the Fine Arts Model Shop, and the newly formed Design and Manufactu
ntrinsic dissipation. To fabricate the samples, PI will employ a high pressure, high-temperature injection technique that uses nanochannel
gy resource applications for achieving its adaptation to Climate Change impacts; (2) development of fundamental understanding of compu
transport behavior in Bi nanowires has been interpreted as arising from electrons near the surface of the wire (i.e., the surface states). H
s and adaptation of species belonging to a distinctive Old World late Miocene Pleis
d optimization techniques. It will also invoke risk assessment strategies in cons
The installation and maintenance of the equipment on board the SSP is als
osed project will be carried out using an integrated education and research model develo
anomaterials. The research and technology objectives of the CREST Center at Ho
r; respond immediately to user decisions based upon the weather problem at hand; and st
nstitutionalize the . best practices. and . lesson-learned. from Phases I and II o
Course at Mountain Lake Biological Station in southern VA. Undergradua
nd to adequately prepare them to pursue advanced degrees (particularly the Ph.D.) in STEM fi
des extensive induction support for new teachers including in-school mentors and Howard University
chelating agents for industrial separations and templates for the
e to produce study modules each consisting of an ethical topic in eithe
pants. This project is a joint effort of Howard University Graduate Scho
ble of interacting with each other and the potential sumoylation site within RACK1 play a major
esigned to help students at each step as they move from undergradua
adou Gaye at the Cheikh Anta Diop University in Dakar, Senegal. In the second and
ny of the questions that remain open are very simple to sta
ting the voltage instability problems. Broader Impacts: This proposal will addre
and at Howard. They are 1) transport properties in Bi nanowires; 2) transport properties i
the stump. This creates a unique opportunity to decipher the molecular cues that dr
uate and graduate levels with a modern diffractometer system and software.
dy will be compared to satellite derived ozone products and ozone vertical profiles fro
duate degrees. The intellectual merit of this proposed research lies in understanding how HBCU STEM und
ld have severe economic and social implications. Findings from t
ed by a range of direct and indirect chemical measurement techniques allowing the ev
he project aims to advance knowledge on best practices for the supply and preparation
that presently overwhelms the scientific community. The data intensive comp
mplasm of fungi as cultures deposited in public institutions; increase biodiversity
ill develop the mathematical theory of water waves, starting from basic principles and
to broaden the understanding of faculty at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) regar
versities are currently among the nation's leaders in awarding PhDs in the S
and collaborative learning methods to tie new technologies and new scientific instruments
tive approaches. The second is a two-step, multi-day workshop for curriculum developers
mental biology. The aims of the symposium are to recognize Just's contributions to biolo
ent at Howard University to educate students (mostly minority) about the forefront of computer networki
activities as well as social support to sustain their commitment and success to the terminal
nowledge-base underpinning advances in nanotechnology. The rationale for the above focus
ege? As the US population becomes more diverse, the minority population will become an increasing s
wly formed Design and Manufacturing Studio. Establishment of the GENIUS Innovation labor
technique that uses nanochannel dielectrics as a template structure to fabricate dense a
damental understanding of computation methods for mitigation and control of energy us
e wire (i.e., the surface states). However, there are similarities