List of Proposals Submitted in January, 2013

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

Animal Science

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
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
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

College of Agriculture

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Shelton, Mark
Field trial of Vermicompost surface application in a Pinot Noir vineyard
VermiVision
13-174
$17,945
1/1/13 - 11/30/13

Dairy Science

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
Lascano, Gustavo
Building a Dairy Nutrition Research Program in the California Polytechnic State University
CSU - Agricultural Research Initiative
13-172
$5,000
7/1/12 - 6/30/13
Tong, Phillip
Dairy Smoothie for School Lunch
Dairy Management Inc.
13-160
$7,150
1/1/12 - 12/31/12

Horticulture & Crop Science

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
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
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

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

College of Architecture & Env Design

Architectural Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
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

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
Customer side smart grid installations - preparing for the future
ELECTRI International
13-164
$44,975
7/1/13 - 6/30/14
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

Industrial Technology

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
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 (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
Characterizing CubeSat deployer dynamics in a microgravity environment
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
13-222
$0
3/1/13 - 12/31/14

Biomedical and General Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
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
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

Electrical Engineering

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
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
Taufik, NFN
Post secondary technology learning centers
USAID via Electricore Inc.
13-223
$640,000
6/1/13 - 5/31/17

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)
13-210
$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
LoCascio, James
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Quatro Composites Corporation
13-135
$2,500
9/1/12 - 8/31/13
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

College of Science & Mathematics

Biological Sciences

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
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
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

Chemistry and Biochemistry

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
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

Education

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
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

Kinesiology

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Project Dates
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

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
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

Other

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

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

Total Proposals Submitted in January, 2013: 42 Proposals, $3,920,658 Requested