Grants and Contracts Awarded in April, 2012

Listed by College, Department and PI


Agriculture, Food & Env Sciences
Architecture & Env Design
Business
Engineering
Liberal Arts
Science & Mathematics
Student Affairs
Other


College of Agriculture, Food & Env Sciences

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Gaudi, Franklin
Agricultural consulting services at Lancaster Eastern Agricultural Sites (EAS) and Palmdale Effluent Management Site (EMS)
Sanitation Districts of Los Angeles County
09-119
$27,000
02/01/09 - 06/30/12

Dairy Science

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Tong, Phillip
Cal Poly Dairy Ingredients Applications Program 2012
Dairy Research Institute
12-252
$150,000
02/01/12 - 12/31/12

Horticulture & Crop Science

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Wong, Jeffrey C.
Identification of Genetic Variability in Lettuce for Nutrient Uptake
CA Leafy Greens Research Program
12-175
$10,000
04/01/12 - 03/31/13

College of Business

Economics

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Hamilton, Stephen
Estimating residential water demand functions in urban California regions
University of California Office of the President via Univ. of Calif. Davis
12-200
$10,000
01/01/12 - 12/31/12

College of Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Abercromby, Kira
Multi-discipline elctronmagnetic rail gun and space environments lab upgrades
NASA via Jet Propulsion Lab
12-243
$10,000
03/05/12 - 09/30/12
Puig-Suari, Jordi
Cal Poly CubeSat telemetry system for Analex
NASA via a.i. solutions
12-065
$24,074
10/03/11 - 05/31/12

Biomedical and General Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
Various Sponsors
12-037
$45,000
07/01/11 - 06/30/12

Civil & Environmental Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Moss, Robb
ROA: Shear wave velocity testing in support of the “Performance of deep and wide excavations in congested urban areas” GOALI award.
National Science Foundation via University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
11-296
$40,471
04/15/11 - 03/31/14

Mechanical Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Mello, Joseph D.
Engine oil level monitor project
Mercedes Benz
12-155
$2,500
09/27/11 - 06/30/12
Westphal, Russell
Cal Poly Laminar flow technology development program - Internal research and development (IRAD) - 2012
Northrop Grumman
12-201
$43,532
03/22/12 - 12/31/12

College of Liberal Arts

Cal Poly Arts

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Lerian, Steve
JumpBrush Pacific Coast Dance Conversion 2012
Hind Foundation
12-253
$15,000
06/29/12 - 09/30/12

College of Science & Mathematics

Biological Sciences

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Moline, Mark
Hydrodynamic controls on acoustical and optical water properties in tropical reefs
U.S. Dept of the Navy, Office of Naval Research
12-090
$27,122
01/01/12 - 12/31/13

College of Science & Mathematics

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Wendt, Dean
Integrating the MLMA and MLPA - Developing new ways to manage California’s nearshore fisheries using catch data from marine protected area monitoring
California Coastal Conservancy via California Sea Grant via University of California, San Diego
11-341
$159,735
02/01/12 - 01/31/13

Kinesiology

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
McDermott, Ann
STRIDE Community Outreach
Catholic Healthcare West - Arroyo Grande Hospital
12-082
$2,000
12/01/11 - 03/31/13

Physics

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Holtzapple, Robert
RUI: Cornell Electron-Positron Storage Ring Beam Physics Research at the California Polytechnic State University at San Luis Obispo
National Science Foundation (RUI)
11-086
$90,000
05/15/11 - 04/30/12
Keller, John
Science teacher and researcher (STAR) national pilot proposal
National Science Foundation
10-001
$107,351
09/01/09 - 08/31/13
Keller, John
NOAA Teacher at Sea Program Support
National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
12-172
$34,848
01/01/12 - 06/30/13
Keller, John
CSU science teacher and researcher (STAR): Strengthening K-12 science teaching in California
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
12-285
$265,000
03/01/12 - 02/28/13

Statistics

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Chance, Beth L.
Developing an innovative randomization-based introductory statistics curriculum
National Science Foundation (TUES) via Dordt College
11-338
$83,603
01/01/12 - 12/31/13

Other

Continuing Education

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Sullivan, Elaine
Task #1 under Weatherby Inc. Master Services Agreement 12-298 - Competitive Product Matrices I
Weatherby Inc.
12-301
$3,344
04/10/12 - 05/01/12

Research & Graduate Programs

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Awarded
Project Dates
Opava, Susan
Cal Poly SBDC for Innovation (2012)
U.S. Small Business Administration via UC Merced
12-016
$156,000
01/01/12 - 12/31/12
Opava, Susan
Cal Poly SBDC for Innovation 2012 (Jobs Bill Program)
U.S. Small Business Administration (Jobs Bill Act) via UC Merced
12-128
$45,000
01/01/12 - 12/31/12

Totals for April, 2012: 22 Projects, $1,351,580