List of Proposals Submitted in 2013 to 2/28/13

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Agriculture, Food & Env Sciences
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College of Agriculture, Food & Env Sciences

Agribusiness

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Cai, Xiaowei
Enhancing the Multidisciplinary Supply Chain Risk Management Education for Agriculture Students
U.S. Dept of Agriculture (NIFA)
13-203
$150,000
8/1/13 - 7/31/16

Agricultural Education

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Swan, Benjamin
Evaluating the quality and efficacy of course materials
U.S.Dept. of Agriculture (SPECA) via University of Idaho
13-119
$600
11/15/12 - 6/30/13

Animal Science

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Campos-Chillon, Fernando
Establishment of Bovine Embryo SNiP Analysis Technology at Cal Poly
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-061
$40,000
7/1/12 - 6/30/14
Campos-Chillon, Fernando
Establishment of Equine Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Procedures at Cal Poly
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-106
$5,000
7/1/12 - 6/30/13
Carlin, Andrew
Horse barn, beef center complex, and ROTC's outdoor diversified multi-station exercise facility enhancement
CA Dept of Resources Recycling and Recovery
13-103
$53,320
4/1/13 - 4/1/14
Livingston, Kimberly
Salmonella Enteritidis clearance by HD11 and fresh chicken macrophages pre-treated with prebiotics and probiotics in vitro
CSUPERB: New Investigator
13-229
$15,000
7/1/13 - 7/1/14
Peterson, Daniel
Characterization of induced pluripotent stem cells from equine placenta
Morris Animal Foundation
13-002
$133,824
12/1/12 - 11/30/14
Peterson, Daniel
A collaborative systems approach to understanding mammary differentiation using proteomics and bioinformatics.
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-059
$31,777
7/1/12 - 6/30/13
Peterson, Daniel
Characterization of Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells from Equine Placenta
American Quarter Horse Foundation
13-122
$73,249
10/1/13 - 9/30/14
Peterson, Daniel
Moving from description to prediction: An analytical resource for mining transcriptome data to predict central regulators of cell function.
National Science Foundation -- (MCB) Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
13-170
$496,787
8/1/13 - 7/31/16
Plummer, William
Effect of feeding probiotics on the incidence of seminal vesiculitis in young bulls on Test
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-185
$56,366
7/1/12 - 6/30/15

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Burt, Charles
Integrated assessment and system optimization
State of Colorado via Colorado River Water Conservation District
13-013
$271,600
7/15/12 - 12/31/14
Burt, Charles
Central Asia irrigation efficiency
World Bank Group
13-120
$147,763
11/1/12 - 4/30/13
Burt, Charles
Water conservation through improved nutrient management
CA Dept of Water Resources
13-129
$200,000
10/1/13 - 9/30/16
Burt, Charles
Water agency efficiency technology assessment
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
13-130
$149,942
12/1/12 - 11/30/13
Burt, Charles
Low pressure agricultural irrigation systems
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
13-169
$149,105
12/1/12 - 10/31/13
Burt, Charles
Energy reduction study at Seven Rivers well field in Pecos River Basin
State of New Mexico, Interstate Stream Commission
13-175
$50,000
1/1/13 - 6/30/14
Howes, Daniel
Faculty Research Incentive Award
CSU Chancellor's Office via CSU Fresno
13-095
$6,630
9/1/12 - 12/31/12
Howes, Daniel
Flow measurement support of SB x7-7
CA Dept of Water Resources
13-148
$416,537
7/1/13 - 6/30/15
Styles, Stuart
San Joaquin River Restoration Program Seepage Management Support
U.S. Dept of Interior, Bureau of Reclamation, Mid Pacific Region via CDM Federal Programs Corporation
13-033
$15,814
8/1/12 - 9/30/12
Styles, Stuart
Technical assistance to areas serving disadvantaged communities
CA Dept of Water Resources
13-114
$199,000
10/1/13 - 9/30/16
Styles, Stuart
Irrigation Evaluation Program 2013-2016
CA Dept of Water Resources
13-141
$223,500
7/1/13 - 6/30/16
Styles, Stuart
Strawberry Irrigation Methods: Effects on Distribution Uniformity and Fertigation
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute System Wide
13-159
$510,000
7/1/13 - 6/30/16

College of Agriculture

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Shelton, Mark
Investigation into the potential use of vermipost and vermipost tea as a replacement for synthetic fertilizer and pesticidal inputs in golf turf
VermiVision
13-032
$7,791
8/1/12 - 12/1/12
Shelton, Mark
Field trial of Vermicompost surface application in a Pinot Noir vineyard
VermiVision
13-174
$17,945
1/1/13 - 11/30/13
Shelton, Mark
Investigation into the potential use of vermipost and vermipost tea as a replacement for synthetic fertilizer and pesticidal inputs in golf turf
VermiVision
13-204
$7,332
2/1/13 - 7/1/13

Dairy Science

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Farkye, Nana
Production of a natural anti-mold fermentate for use in preventing mold in food products
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-024
$81,548
7/1/12 - 6/30/13
Farkye, Nana
Optimization of Antimycotic Fermenate Production and Drying
Kraft Foods Group, Inc.
13-146
$82,768
11/1/12 - 6/30/13
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael
Monitoring effects of YieldMAX® on the MFGM components and their partition between cheese and whey
Chr. Hansen Inc.
13-030
$51,323
8/1/12 - 2/28/13
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael
Production of a high MFGM dairy ingredient for nutrition study.
Dairy Research Institute via Texas A & M University (Texas Agrilife Research)
13-031
$8,800
9/1/12 - 12/31/12
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael
Production of novel ingredients with modified biological activity from the partial hydrolysis of milk protein under supercritical (SC)-CO2.
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-056
$134,270
7/1/12 - 6/30/15
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael
Production and SFE treatment of a high MFGM dairy ingredient for nutrition study.
Dairy Research Institute via Utah State University
13-087
$14,999
10/15/12 - 3/30/14
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael
Process to enhance bioactive milk phospholipid content in dairy ingredients derived from dairy by-products
U.S. Dept of Agriculture (NIFA)
13-191
$454,821
8/1/13 - 7/31/16
Lammert, Amy
Linking Emotion and Texture: A New Consumer Perspective on Sensory Properties of Cheese
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-113
$137,974
7/1/12 - 6/30/15
Lascano, Gustavo
Improving the efficiency of nitrogen utilization in growing precision fed dairy heifers by altered rumen protein degradability.
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-045
$40,000
7/1/12 - 6/30/14
Lascano, Gustavo
Using Yeast Culture To Enhance the Utilization of Alternative Non-Structural Carbohydrates Sources in Dairy Cattle
Diamond V Mills, Inc..
13-118
$51,000
5/1/13 - 4/30/15
Lascano, Gustavo
Building a Dairy Nutrition Research Program in the California Polytechnic State University
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-172
$5,000
7/1/12 - 6/30/13
Tong, Phillip
2012 Cal Poly industry continuing education and information communication program
CA Dairy Research Foundation
12-351
$109,986
1/1/12 - 12/31/12
Tong, Phillip
Master Agreement:
Dairy Research Institute
13-123
$0
1/1/13 - 12/31/13
Tong, Phillip
Dairy Smoothie for School Lunch
Dairy Management Inc.
13-160
$7,150
1/1/12 - 12/31/12

Food Science & Nutrition

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Coleman, Brandon
Walnut-based product formulation
Limerock Orchards
13-062
$1,248
9/5/12 - 9/7/12
Hall, Laura
Effects of Pistachio Consumption on Body Composition, Blood Lipids, Bone Density, Satiety, Inflammatory Markers, and Erythrocyte Membrane Incorporation of Fatty Acids
Confidential
13-052
$77,709
7/1/12 - 6/30/14
Hall, Laura
Effects of Pistachio Feedings on Body Composition, Bone Density and Erythrocyte Membrane Incorporation of Fatty Acids
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-138
$52,563
7/1/12 - 6/30/14
Lammert, Amy
Updating Food Analysis Laboratory Equipment
Southern California Institute of Food Technologists Section (SCiftS)
13-208
$47,093
7/1/13 - 6/30/14
Lathrop, Amanda
Training masters level students to develop healthy foods
U.S. Dept of Agriculture (NIFA)
13-021
$246,000
1/14/13 - 1/13/18
Lathrop, Amanda
Use of an enzyme and mechanical treatment for reduction of Listeria monocytogenes in fresh-cut produce and in the processing enviornment.
U.S. Dept of Agriculture (NIFA)
13-109
$424,984
7/1/13 - 6/30/16
Lathrop, Amanda
Acquisition of Analytical Equipment To Improve Research Capabilities and Student Education in Food Safety and Food Analysis
Southern California Institute of Food Technologists Section (SCiftS)
13-209
$15,075
6/1/13 - 3/31/14
Nazmi, Aydin
PolyFit Kids Club
General Mills Foundation
13-139
$9,990
9/1/13 - 3/30/14
Reaves, Scott
Fee-for-Service Agreement, Nutrition and Health Assessment Laboratory – Food Science and Nutrition Department (NHAL-FSN)
Various Sponsors
13-001
$0
8/1/12 - 12/31/13
Reaves, Scott
Vitamin D Status of Obese Adult Women and the Effectiveness of Vitamin D Supplementation on Improving Vitamin D Status, Insulin Sensitivity and Markers of Inflammation
Tethys Bioscience Inc.
13-168
$200,070
7/1/11 - 6/30/13

Horticulture & Crop Science

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Brown, J Wyatt
Comparison of the Efficacy of the PEAKfresh Bag to the Tectrol System
PEAKfreshUSA
13-085
$20,217
9/10/12 - 9/30/12
Brown, J Wyatt
Development of Novel, Antimicrobial Plant Essential-Oil Treatments to Reduce the Postharvest Incidence and Severity of Botrytis cinerea on Fresh Strawberries
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-124
$34,784
7/1/12 - 6/30/13
Brown, J Wyatt
Packaging Consortium Task #15: Travel and Administrative Support
Various Sponsors (Packaging Consortium)
13-152
$43,430
12/1/12 - 11/30/13
Brown, J Wyatt
Packaging Consortium Task #16: Shelf-life extension of fresh-cut produce using a novel anti-browning and anti-microbial formula
Various Sponsors (Packaging Consortium)
13-153
$44,660
12/1/12 - 11/30/13
Brown, J Wyatt
Packaging Consortium Task #17: Open lab: packaging materials
Various Sponsors (Packaging Consortium)
13-154
$50,649
12/1/12 - 11/30/13
Costello, Michael J
Plant defense responses to pesticides and spider mites on grapes: from genetics to wine quality
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-086
$76,561
7/1/12 - 6/30/14
Costello, Michael J
Do fungicides have effects other than disease prevention? Effects on yield, spider mites, genetics and wine quality.
American Vineyard Foundation
13-205
$32,191
7/1/13 - 6/30/14
Lewis, Jason
Turfgrass seed funding
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-025
$5,000
7/1/12 - 6/30/13
Shortell, Robert
A systems approach to vermicompost as a transformative agent for agricultural sustainability
U.S. Dept of Agriculture (NIFA)
13-228
$499,891
8/1/13 - 7/31/16

Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Camilli, Kim
Southern Area Sudden Oak Death Monitoring Plan
U.S. Dept of Agriculture (Forest Service)
13-179
$29,352
7/1/13 - 6/30/14
Reimer, Jeff
SelecTree Connection to California Nursery Outlets
CA Dept of Forestry
13-065
$90,000
7/1/13 - 6/1/15
Vaughan, Karen
Soil science seed funding
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-026
$5,000
7/1/12 - 6/30/13
Verma, Priya
Seed funding for environmental policy
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-027
$5,000
7/1/12 - 6/30/13

Recreation, Parks, & Tourism Administration

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Hendricks, William
2012 California Public Opinions and Attitudes Survey on Outdoor Recreation
CSU - Agricultural Research Institute
13-051
$99,132
7/1/12 - 6/30/14

College of Architecture & Env Design

Architectural Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Guthrie, James
California vital infrastructure vulnerability assessment (Cal VIVA) - Phase III
U.S. Dept of Homeland Security, Federal Emergency Management Agency via Earthquake Engineering Research Institute
13-098
$72,250
10/3/12 - 7/31/13
Lawson, John
Developing design provisions for rigid wall-flexible diaphragm buildings
National Institute of Building Sciences
13-195
$24,150
1/1/13 - 9/29/13

City & Regional Planning

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Boswell, Michael
Master Agreement with Navigant Consulting Inc.
Navigant Consulting Inc.
12-372
$0
8/1/12 - 7/31/14
Del Rio Nascimento, Vicente
Urban design conceptual plans for the Los Osos Valley road and Baywood commercial areas, Los Osos, San Luis Obispo county
County of San Luis Obispo
13-035
$3,240
9/17/12 - 12/17/12
Greve, Adrienne
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Fellowship Award (for Alice Zanmiller)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
13-230
$5,000
8/28/12 - 5/27/14
Greve, Adrienne
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Fellowship Award (for Alice Zanmiller)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
13-243
$25,000
8/28/12 - 5/27/14
Nuworsoo, Cornelius
Clearlake General Plan - Circulation Element
City of Clearlake
13-075
$40,000
9/1/12 - 6/30/13
Nuworsoo, Cornelius
Field trip and study tour of emerging transportation technologies in San Francisco Bay Area
U.S. Dept of Transportation via University of California Berkeley
13-115
$21,836
10/1/12 - 1/31/14
Nuworsoo, Cornelius
Workforce development through attracting K-12 students into transportation planning and engineering, extended effort
U.S. Dept of Transportation via University of California Berkeley
13-121
$60,300
11/1/12 - 1/31/16

Construction Management

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Hauck, Allan
Construction Management Education Account 2012-13
CA Contractors State License Board
13-219
$36,231
1/1/13 - 12/31/13
Korman, Thomas
Guidebook for airport terminal restroom planning and design
Transportation Research Board
13-046
$249,820
12/20/12 - 4/20/14
Korman, Thomas
Customer side smart grid installations - preparing for the future
ELECTRI International
13-164
$44,975
7/1/13 - 6/30/14
Simonian, Lonny G.
Airport building operations and maintenance (O&M) optimization and recommissioning: a whole-systems approach
Transportation Research Board
12-365
$250,000
11/19/12 - 3/18/14
Simonian, Lonny G.
Quality in construction - improving productivity and reducing rework by establishing a built-in quality (BIQ) program
ELECTRI International
13-165
$44,926
7/1/13 - 6/30/14

College of Business

Economics

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Hamilton, Stephen
Economic impact analysis of the proposed California Flats Solar Project
Element Power US, LLC
13-094
$25,000
10/1/12 - 3/31/13
Hamilton, Stephen
Master Agreement with Element Power US, LLC
Element Power US, LLC
13-102
$0
10/1/12 - 9/30/15
Hamilton, Stephen
The impact of AB32 on the competitiveness of California food-processing industries
California Air Resources Board
13-163
$249,983
3/1/13 - 8/31/14

Industrial Technology

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Singh, Jagjit
Air distribution environmental condition mapping, RFID hazard assessment, & lithium battery packaging performance
Federal Aviation Administration
12-354
$111,984
9/1/12 - 8/31/13
Singh, Jagjit
Packaging Consortium Task #19: Development of a database of LCA based studies conducted worldwide for packaging applications
Various Sponsors (Packaging Consortium)
13-193
$39,785
12/1/12 - 11/30/13
Singh, Jagjit
Packaging Consortium Task #20: Open lab - packaging design and testing
Various Sponsors (Packaging Consortium)
13-194
$40,215
12/1/12 - 11/30/13
Vorst, Keith
Packaging Consortium Task #18: Use of a novel HBA (Hops Beta Acid) + enzyme (Endolysin) formulation to preventthe growth of Listeria in fresh-cut produce and deli-meat
Various Sponsors (Packaging Consortium)
13-155
$36,144
12/1/12 - 11/30/13
Vorst, Keith
Rapid concentration/detection of foodborne pathogens from wash water for enhanced safety of fresh fruits and vegetables
U.S. Dept of Agriculture (NIFA) - NIFSI via University of South Florida via Michigan State University
13-201
$30,000
8/1/15 - 7/31/16

Orfalea College of Business

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Christy, Dave
Cal Poly SBDC for Innovation 2012 (Jobs Bill Program) - 2011 carry forward funding
U.S. Small Business Administration (Jobs Bill Act) via UC Merced
12-371
$15,000
1/1/12 - 12/31/12
Christy, Dave
Cal Poly SBDC for Innovation (2013)
U.S. Small Business Administration via University of California, Merced
13-171
$41,500
1/1/13 - 3/31/13

College of Engineering

Aerospace Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Abercromby, Kira
Electromagnetic Rail Gun
Raytheon Company, Space & Airborne Systems
12-355
$20,000
6/30/12 - 12/15/12
Abercromby, Kira
CubeSat nano launcher deployer system
NASA via Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC
13-037
$55,760
9/17/12 - 3/15/13
Abercromby, Kira
Reflection, absorption, and emittance laboratory measurements of spacecraft materials for non-imaging space object identification
U.S. Air Force (DURIP)
13-088
$177,642
6/15/13 - 12/30/13
Abercromby, Kira
Optical characteristics of orbiting objects
NASA via Jacobs Technology
13-105
$16,942
11/5/12 - 1/31/13
Abercromby, Kira
Characterizing CubeSat deployer dynamics in a microgravity environment
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
13-222
$0
3/1/13 - 12/31/14
Puig-Suari, Jordi
Autonomous Mission Management Demonstration
Air Force Research Lab via TRACLabs
13-048
$271,457
8/1/13 - 7/31/15
Puig-Suari, Jordi
IDIQ Delivery Order #005: Launch services provider of mission support for the National Reconnaisance Office L-39 Mission
National Reconnaissance Office via NASA - Kennedy Space Center
13-049
$188,436
7/27/12 - 10/31/13
Puig-Suari, Jordi
IPEX phase 2
NASA via Jet Propulsion Laboratory
13-081
$125,000
10/1/12 - 4/30/13
Puig-Suari, Jordi
Test POD procurement and refurbishment
Air Force Research Laboratory
13-093
$25,000
9/21/12 - 10/21/13
Puig-Suari, Jordi
IDIQ Task Assignment TA9-016: Auxiliary payload integration contractor task descriptions for fiscal year 2013 for the Office of Space Launch Aft Bulkhead Carrier (ABC) mission on NROL-39 launch
National Reconnaissance Office via NASA - Kennedy Space Center
13-100
$855,074
10/1/12 - 9/30/13
Puig-Suari, Jordi
IDIQ Delivery Order #007: Launch services provider for a to be determined mission.
NASA - Kennedy Space Center
13-150
$21,841
9/27/12 - 4/24/13
Puig-Suari, Jordi
IDIQ Task Assignment TA9-017: Federal Communication Commission (FCC) licensing support for educational launch of nanosatellites ELaNa IV, ELaNa V, and ELaNa VII
NASA - Kennedy Space Center
13-237
$38,943
3/1/13 - 9/30/13

Biomedical and General Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Clague, David
Efficient frame forward osmosis membrane element with high packing density
NASA STTR via Porifera Inc.
13-143
$12,170
2/1/13 - 7/31/13
Clague, David
A non-fouling, multi-mode microfluidic bio-separator
CSUPERB: Faculty-Student Collaborative Research: Development Grant
13-221
$15,000
7/1/13 - 12/31/14

Civil & Environmental Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Fiegel, Gregg
REU Site: Sustainable management and beneficial reuse of residual wastes and byproducts
National Science Foundation (REU)
13-058
$375,235
3/1/13 - 2/29/16
Lundquist, Trygve
Air capture of CO2 for algae biofuels production
U.S. Department of Energy via MicroBio Engineering
13-009
$300,000
1/1/13 - 1/1/16
Lundquist, Trygve
Enhanced sustainability through algae-based wastewater treatment and biofuel production
U.S. Dept of Defense via Cal Poly Pomona
13-011
$135,000
12/19/12 - 12/18/15
Lundquist, Trygve
Fertilizer and biofuels production with microalgae
U.S.Dept. of Agriculture (SBIR) via MicroBio Engineering
13-063
$29,567
5/1/13 - 12/31/13
Lundquist, Trygve
Algae for conversion of manure nutrients to animal feed: Evaluation of advanced nutritional value, toxicity, and zoonotic pathogens
U.S. Department of Agriculture (NIFA) via Cal Poly Pomona
13-212
$169,640
9/1/13 - 8/31/16
Muleta, Misgana
The value of rain: Benefit cost analysis of rainwater harvesting programs
CSU WRPI Faculty Research Incentive Award Program
13-064
$6,630
1/7/13 - 3/26/13
Muleta, Misgana
Collaborative Research: The value of rain: Social benefit cost analysis of rainwater harvesting programs
National Science Foundation via CSU Long Beach
13-190
$72,110
9/1/13 - 8/31/16
Nelson, Yarrow M.
Testing the efficacy of the fermentation of food waste for the production of fuel ethanol
E-Fuel Corporation
13-173
$3,900
12/15/12 - 6/1/13
Pal, Nirupam
Task #6: Characterizing BiOWiSH Product Activation
Biowish Technologies
13-014
$12,736
8/1/12 - 8/31/12
Pal, Nirupam
Task #7: Test for New Bio Wish Product
Biowish Technologies
13-017
$67,900
10/1/12 - 2/28/13
Qu, Bing
Collaborative Research: A resilient solution for steel gravity framing systems vulnerable to disproportionate collapse
National Science Foundation (HMSE)
13-084
$150,909
4/1/13 - 3/30/16

College of Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Mowrer, Fred
Photovoltaic panel installation best practices review and all hazard proposal
Fire Protection Research Foundation
13-015
$30,000
7/27/12 - 12/31/12
Mowrer, Fred
Best practices for emergency response to incidents involving electric vehicle battery hazards
Fire Protection Research Foundation
13-039
$333,145
8/28/12 - 8/30/13

Computer Science

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Assal, Hisham
Telemedicine Project - Phase 0
New Vision Telemedicine and Medical Consulting, Inc.
13-010
$5,064
8/1/12 - 10/15/12
Assal, Hisham
Platform for teaching robust coding and security analysis
National Science Foundation (DUE)
13-022
$900,594
4/1/13 - 3/31/16
Bellardo, John
Proximity Operations Nano Satellite (PONSat) Support
NASA via Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC
13-050
$175,000
10/15/12 - 3/31/16
Khosmood, Foaad
Enchant.js review project
Ubiquitous Entertainment Inc.
13-227
$545
1/1/13 - 3/15/13
Wood, Zoe
Intelligent search and mapping of submerged cultural heritage ancient shipwrecks using autonomous underwater vehicles
National Science Foundation (IRES) via Harvey Mudd College
13-043
$116,458
9/1/13 - 8/31/16

Electrical Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Benson, Bridget
Collaborative Research: ABI Development: Electronic Transponder Analysis Gateway (ETAG) in Animals
National Science Foundation
13-057
$144,057
2/1/13 - 1/31/17
Dolan, Dale
Task Order #5: Load Transient Response and Efficiency Test Automation Phase 2
Western Digital Corporation
13-162
$37,200
11/1/12 - 6/30/13
Oliver, John
Task Order #4: Workload "Center of Excellence" year 3
Western Digital Corporation
13-161
$60,450
9/1/12 - 12/31/13
Saghri, John A.
Synthetic Aperture Radar Automatic Target Recognition (SAR ATR) for Ground Targets
Raytheon Company
13-079
$20,000
1/1/13 - 12/31/13
Smilkstein, Tina
Power reduction of clock distribution and signal transmission
Semiconductor Research Corporation
13-076
$114,647
3/1/13 - 2/29/16
Taufik, NFN
Post secondary technology learning centers
USAID via Electricore Inc.
13-223
$640,000
6/1/13 - 5/31/17
Taufik, NFN
Dual high-voltage power supply: Design and simulation
NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory
13-224
$5,000
1/25/13 - 8/31/13

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Colvin, Kurt
Optimization of Fuel Cell Combined Heat and Power
The Boeing Company
13-091
$25,000
10/1/12 - 11/15/12
Javadpour, Roya
Collaborative Research: Global Challenges in Science and Engineering Ethics Education
National Science Foundation (EESE)
13-249
$34,064
8/15/13 - 8/14/16
Pan, Jianbiao
Task Order #6: Hard defect pattern analysis
Western Digital Corporation
13-189
$31,200
10/1/12 - 6/30/13

Materials Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Chen, Katherine C.
Cal Poly PEEPS: Program for engineering excellence for partner schools
National Science Foundation (S-STEM)
13-016
$601,110
7/1/13 - 6/30/18
Chen, Katherine C.
RET in Engineering & Computer Science Sites: Connecting national laboratories research and engineering education with California State University pre-service teachers
National Science Foundation (RET)
13-097
$515,527
2/1/14 - 1/31/17
Harding, Trevor
RUI-BMAT: Development of fatigue-resistant arabanin cellulose nano-composites (ArCC)
National Science Foundation (RUI)
13-099
$145,236
4/1/13 - 3/31/16
Vanasupa, Linda
WIDER: EAGER - Catalyzing wide scale innovation: Creating the conditions for viral transformation
National Science Foundation (WIDER/EAGER)
13-029
$294,241
10/1/12 - 9/30/14

Mechanical Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Chen, John
Use of self-explanations for developing expert-like competencies
National Science Foundation (REE)
13-083
$193,854
4/1/13 - 3/31/16
Chen, John
Use of self-explanations for developing expert-like competencies
National Science Foundation (REE)
13-210
$174,034
7/1/13 - 6/30/16
Harding, Sarah
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Liquid Ideas, Inc.
13-158
$500
9/11/12 - 8/31/13
Klisch, Stephen M.
MRI: Acquisition of a motion analysis system for shared research and educational use in Cal Poly's predominantly undergraduate College of Engineering
National Science Foundation (MRI)
13-232
$160,716
9/1/13 - 8/31/16
Klisch, Stephen M.
Experimental and computational analyses of knee joint loading in weight control exercises
National Institutes of Health (Area R15)
13-233
$385,626
9/1/13 - 8/31/16
LoCascio, James
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Quatro Composites Corporation
13-135
$2,500
9/1/12 - 8/31/13
Mase, G. Thomas
Engine oil level monitor project 2
Mercedes Benz
13-101
$2,500
9/27/12 - 6/30/13
Mase, Tom
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
SRAM LLC
13-133
$2,500
9/1/12 - 8/31/13
McFarland, Lee
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Cisco Systems, Inc.
13-136
$2,500
9/1/12 - 8/31/13
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Clinical Supplies Management, Inc.
13-112
$2,500
9/1/12 - 8/31/13
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Specialized Bicycle Components
13-137
$2,500
9/1/12 - 8/31/13
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Quatro Composites Corporation
13-145
$2,500
9/1/12 - 8/31/13
Schuster, Peter
Subway rail car filter sampling tool
Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
13-225
$5,292
2/25/13 - 12/30/13

College of Liberal Arts

Cal Poly Arts

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Lerian, Steve
2012-13 Broadway Series
City of San Luis Obispo (PCC)
13-053
$10,000
9/1/12 - 9/30/13
Lerian, Steve
Poly arts for youth (PAFY) 2012-2013
The Moca Foundation
13-167
$20,000
10/1/12 - 9/30/13

Ethnic Studies

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Lehr, Jane
Development of a visualization literacy standard to guide undergraduate learn-by-doing projects in the digital humanities – a faculty/staff learning community at Cal Poly
National Endowment for the Humanities
13-080
$30,000
6/1/13 - 11/30/14
Yeh, Grace
Filipino Love Stories in San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa Barbara Counties, 1920-1970
National Endowment for the Humanities via California Story Fund
13-019
$10,000
1/1/13 - 6/30/14

Journalism

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Gearhart, Richard
NRC Public Meeting Taping Nov 2012
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission
13-023
$1,100
11/1/12 - 12/31/12

Philosophy

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Lin, Patrick
Collaborative Research: Cyberwarfare: Ethics and Policy in a Wired World
National Science Foundation (STS)
13-004
$139,971
1/1/13 - 12/31/15
Lin, Patrick
SBE: Small: Collaborative: Safeguarding Cyberspace with Ethical Rules for Cyberwarfare
National Science Foundation (SaTC)
13-142
$184,774
10/1/13 - 9/30/16

Political Science

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Latner, Michael
County of San Luis Obispo - Homeless Enumeration 2013
San Luis Obispo County
12-316
$4,480
9/1/12 - 3/31/13

Psychology & Child Development

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Caldwell, Roslyn
The Bakari© Mentoring Program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: A Prevention and Intervention Program for At-Risk Adolescents
San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Department
12-317
$35,000
1/1/12 - 12/31/12
Caldwell, Roslyn
The Bakari© Mentoring Program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: A Prevention and Intervention Program for At-Risk Adolescents (2013-2014)
San Luis Obispo County (Preventative Health Grant)
13-202
$117,019
7/1/13 - 6/30/14
Garcia, Julie
A multi-method investigation of the situational cues and contexts inhibiting women in STEM settings
National Science Foundation via Indiana University, Bloomington
13-008
$20,840
11/1/12 - 12/31/13

Social Sciences

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Zulfacar, Maliha
The Islamophobia Research and Documentation Project (IRDP)
National Endowment for the Humanities via California Story Fund
13-018
$9,345
1/1/13 - 12/31/13

Theatre & Dance

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Duffy, Susan
Langston Hughes and the CA Cotton Worker's Strike of 1933
National Endowment for the Humanities via Cal Hum Community Stories Program
13-005
$10,000
1/1/13 - 6/30/14

College of Orfalea College of Business

Orfalea College of Business

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Christy, Dave
Preparation of the final report on the economic impact of Diablo Canyon Power Plant, 2011
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
13-047
$2,788
8/27/12 - 9/30/12

College of Science & Mathematics

Biological Sciences

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Blank, Jason
Interactive effects of ethanol and exercise on rat skeletal muscle
CSUPERB: New Investigator
13-220
$14,968
6/1/13 - 11/30/14
Clement, Sandra
Characterization of protein phosphatase interactions with the mRNA binding protein tristetraprolin
CSUPERB: Faculty-Student Collaborative Research: New Investigator
13-197
$14,718
7/1/13 - 12/31/14
Clement, Sandra
Investigating the role of 14-3-3 in the p38 MAP kinase-dependent inactivation of TTP, a key mRNA binding protein regulating cytokine gene expression in mammalian cells
CSUPERB: Presidents' Commission Scholars Grant Program
13-241
$8,000
5/1/13 - 10/1/13
Curto, Michael
Caltrans Roadside Erosion Control and Management Study (RECM)
CA Dept of Transportation (Caltrans) via CSU Sacramento University Enterprises
13-040
$25,032
8/1/12 - 5/31/13
Fidopiastis, Pat
Evidence that quorum sensing is a regulator of wine spoilage by Brettanomyces
CSUPERB: Entrepreneurial Joint Venture Matching Grants Program
13-215
$16,156
6/15/13 - 9/14/14
Himelblau, Edward
RUI: Segregation of Homeologous Rearrangments in Allopolyploid Brassica napuse
National Science Foundation -- (RUI - MCB) Molecular and Cellular Biosciences
13-186
$104,539
9/1/13 - 8/31/15
Lema, Sean
Assessing Endocrine Disrupting Pollution in California’s Estuaries
Marisla Foundation
13-177
$98,000
7/1/13 - 6/30/14
Taylor, Emily
NIH-NIGMS Bridges to the Baccalaureate Program
National Institutes of Health (R25) via Allan Hancock College
13-092
$329,440
10/1/13 - 9/30/18
Tomanek, Lars
Signaling mechanisms in the crustacean molting gland
National Science Foundation via Colorado State University
13-006
$140,948
1/1/13 - 12/31/15
Tomanek, Lars
RUI: Collaborative Research: Back-to-nature: integrating physiological indices of the stress response kinetics in tidally-entrained owl limpets
National Science Foundation
13-007
$475,443
2/1/13 - 1/31/16
Tomanek, Lars
Meeting: Workshop on Comparative Proteomics of Environmental and Pollution Stress, Cal Poly Dec. 10-14, 2012
National Science Foundation (Conference)
13-012
$35,000
9/1/12 - 4/30/13
Tomanek, Lars
Proteomic responses in gill and liver tissues of rock fish (Sebastes malanops) to acidic ocean water
University of California, Davis
13-034
$7,000
8/31/12 - 12/31/12
Tomanek, Lars
Proteomic responses of the blue mussel Mytilus edulis to ocean acidification during development
Alfred Wegener Institute
13-054
$7,010
7/1/12 - 8/31/12
Tomanek, Lars
Proteomic responses of different populations of the spider crab to acidic ocean water under different temperature regimes
Alfred Wegener Institute
13-055
$7,010
7/1/12 - 8/31/12
Tomanek, Lars
Ocean Acidification Collaborative Research: Effects of ocean acidification on rockfish (Sebastes) species with different life history patterns: an integrative multi-stressor approach
National Science Foundation
13-128
$499,512
6/1/13 - 5/31/16
Tomanek, Lars
MRI: Acquisition of an ultra high resolution – quadrupole-time-of-flight (Q-ToF) mass spectrometer
National Science Foundation (MRI)
13-213
$850,839
8/1/13 - 7/30/16
White, Crow
Coastal SEES (Track 2), Collaborative: Sustainable fisheries management requires explicit consideration of the interactions among diverse ecological and social processes
National Science Foundation
13-126
$399,922
7/1/13 - 6/30/18
White, Crow
RUI: Collaborative Research: Integrating Independent Assignment Methods for Quantifying Marine Demographic Connectivity with Unprecedented Certainty
National Science Foundation (RUI)
13-127
$616,359
5/1/14 - 4/30/17
Yeung, Marie
Metagenomics approach to evaluate dairy products quality
CSUPERB: CSU Faculty-Student Collaborative Research: Development Grant
13-214
$15,000
6/15/13 - 9/14/14
Yeung, Marie
Virulence characterization of viable-but-nonculturable Vibrio parahaemolyticus
CSUPERB: Presidents' Commission Scholars Grant Program
13-242
$8,000
5/1/13 - 10/1/13

Chemistry and Biochemistry

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Bush, Seth
Investigating Academic Climates and Institutional Contexts for Science Faculty with Education Specialties (SFES) across the U.S.
National Science Foundation via University of California Los Angeles
12-315
$0
10/1/12 - 9/30/13
Bush, Seth
Science Model Academy for Reflective Teaching: SMART Teacher Preparation
National Science Foundation (MSP) via Chico State University
13-144
$594,792
8/15/13 - 8/14/18
Costanzo, Philip
Easily Processed Host-Guest Polymer Systems with High-Tg Characteristics
U.S. Dept of Defense - U.S. Army Research Laboratory
13-041
$24,000
9/15/12 - 9/14/13
Fernando, Raymond
Spectroscopic Non-destructive evaluation of polymer coatings
U.S. Dept of Defense - SBIR via Tanner Research, Inc.
13-187
$7,498
6/1/13 - 2/28/14
Jones, Dane
Fee-for-Service Agreement, Polymers and Coatings Laboratory
Various Sponsors
13-096
$0
10/1/12 - 12/31/13
Martinez, Andres
Using SPOT-synthesis to generate peptide epitopes for later flow immunoassays
CSUPERB - Faculty Student Collaborative Research: Development Grant Program
13-226
$14,777
6/10/13 - 10/9/14
Scott, Gregory
Characterization of defect stability in functionalized carbon nanotubes
American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund - Undergraduate New Investigator
13-117
$50,000
9/1/13 - 8/31/15
Scott, Gregory
Coordinate-dependent diffusion coefficients in Smoluchowski dynamics for fitting potential energy landscapes to low-barrier protein folding experiments
CSUPERB: Presidents' Commission Scholars Grant Program
13-240
$8,000
5/1/13 - 10/1/13
Zhang, Shanju
RUI: Liquid Crystalline Printing of Aligned Bulk Heterojuntions for Solar Cells
National Science Foundation
13-078
$299,811
6/1/13 - 5/31/16
Zhang, Shanju
Surfactant-Induced Multiscale Assembly of Aqueous Conjugated Polymers
American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund - Undergraduate New Investigator
13-116
$50,000
9/1/13 - 8/31/15

College of Science & Mathematics

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Wendt, Dean
Assessing the 5-year Impact of High Energy Seismic Surveys on Fishing Catch Rates in Central California
Pacific Gas & Electric Company
13-038
$2,539,476
9/15/12 - 9/14/17

Education

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Flushman, Tanya
POLLS: Points of Leverage In Literacy and Science
National Science Foundation (MSP)
13-125
$7,904,254
7/1/13 - 6/30/18
Meyer, Elizabeth
Initiating and Sustaining Educational Change: Implementing the FAIR Education Act and Seth’s Law
American Educational Research Association
13-072
$4,448
5/1/13 - 4/30/14
Meyer, Elizabeth
Supporting FAIR Education Act Implementation
San Luis Obispo County Community Foundation
13-147
$1,000
10/4/12 - 5/30/13

Kinesiology

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Tseng, Marilyn
Stress, social environment, and markers of diabetes risk in US Chinese women
National Institutes of Health (R01) via Fox Chase Cancer Center
13-020
$320,935
7/1/13 - 6/30/18
Tseng, Marilyn
Maternal acculturation and children’s obesity in New Zealand Pacific families
National Institutes of Health (R21)
13-068
$71,218
7/1/13 - 6/30/14
Tseng, Marilyn
Prospective study of SES, stress, and diabetes risk in Chinese immigrants
American Diabetes Association via The Research Institute of Fox Chase Cancer Center
13-176
$79,119
7/1/13 - 6/30/16

Mathematics

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Brussel, Eric
Arithmetic and the Brauer group
National Science Foundation
13-089
$160,597
8/1/13 - 7/31/16
Brussel, Eric
Arithmetic in the Brauer Group
U.S. Dept of Defense - National Security Agency (NSA) - Mathematical Sciences Program
13-090
$41,108
5/1/14 - 4/30/16
Pearse, Erin
RUI: Network-Based Methods for Imputation and Inferencing
National Science Foundation (RUI)
13-070
$165,046
4/1/13 - 3/31/16

Physics

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Bennert, Vardha
CAREER: The Origin of the Black Hole Mass Scaling Relations
National Science Foundation (CAREER)
13-003
$628,945
9/1/13 - 8/31/18
Bennert, Vardha
RUI: The Origin of the Black Hole Mass Scaling Relations
National Science Foundation (RUI)
13-071
$635,583
9/1/13 - 8/31/18
Granger, Brian
An Open Source Framework for Interactive, Collaborative, and Reproducible Scientific Computing and Education
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation via University of California, Berkeley
13-044
$258,171
1/1/13 - 12/31/14
Gutierrez, Thomas
RUI: A Program of Undergraduate Participation in CUORE and the Search for Neutrinoless Double Beta Decay
National Science Foundation (RUI)
13-069
$252,114
5/1/13 - 4/30/16
Keller, John
Finding the Right Fit in STEM; Expanding and enhancing support for student success and retention at Cal Poly (A Graduate 10K+ Initiative)
National Science Foundation - STEP
13-110
$1,999,965
9/1/13 - 8/31/18
Klay, Jennifer
RUI: Disentangling quark and gluon energy loss with heavy fl avor jets in the ALICE experiment at the CERN LHC
National Science Foundation (RUI)
13-066
$309,063
7/1/13 - 6/30/16
Reyes, Luis
RUI: VERITAS Observations of Gamma-ray Blazars, Nature’s Largest Accelerators
National Science Foundation (RUI)
13-104
$289,264
9/1/13 - 8/31/16
Schwartz, Peter
Solar Concentrator II
U.S. Dept of Energy via Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (University of California)
13-042
$19,964
9/1/12 - 6/30/13

Statistics

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Chance, Beth L.
Broadening the impact and evaluating the effectiveness of randomization-based curricula for introductory statistics
National Science Foundation (TUES) via Dordt College
13-178
$119,935
1/1/14 - 12/31/16
Potter, Gail
Containing Bioterrorist and Emerging Infectious Diseases
National Institutes of Health (U01) via Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
12-308
$17,037
9/1/12 - 4/30/13
Sklar, Jeffrey
The Impact of Change of Major on Time to Bachelor’s Degree Completion with Special Emphasis on STEM Disciplines: A Multilevel Discrete-Time Hazard Modeling Approach
Association for Institutional Research
13-067
$40,000
5/1/13 - 4/30/14

College of Student Affairs

Student Life & Leadership

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Harkins, Joy
Cal Poly's VIP (Volunteer Infrastructure Program) - Community Partners 2012-13
Various Non-Profit Organizations
13-077
$209,000
8/27/12 - 8/23/13

Other

Honors Program

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Alptekin, Sema E.
California's Call to Service Initiative (Allocation Process 2012-2013)
CSU Chancellor's Office Community Service Learning
13-060
$45,000
9/1/12 - 6/30/13

Library

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Ramirez, Marisa
Research legacies: an approach to preserving the research data sets of senior faculty
Institute of Museum and Library Services via Cornell University
13-157
$24,171
10/1/13 - 9/30/15

Office of Inclusive Excellence

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Conn, W. David
2013 California State Multi-Hazard Mitigation Plan Revision
California Emergency Management Agency
13-151
$626,666
12/1/12 - 6/30/15

Research & Graduate Programs

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Dunning, James
A consolidated program to test and validate airborne and satellite sensor technology for monitoring of pipelines
U.S. Department of Transportation
13-207
$999,891
7/1/13 - 6/30/15
Opava, Susan
Cal Poly SBDC for Innovation (2012) - 2011 carry forward funding
U.S. Small Business Administration via UC Merced
12-369
$12,500
1/1/12 - 12/31/12

University Police Department

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Cramer, Marlene
AVOID the 14 DUI Campaign - San Luis Obispo County
CA Office of Traffic Safety (OTS) via San Luis Obispo Police Department
13-198
$6,325
10/1/12 - 9/30/13

For Fiscal Year 2013 to 2/28/13, 219 proposals were submitted for a total requested amount of $39,597,297