Award Summary for June, 2003

Principal Investigator

Department

Collaborators

Title

Agency

Award Amount

Period

Thomas L. Casavant

Center for Bioinformatics and Computational Biology

 

A Bioinformatics Approach to the Identification of Gene Mutations Causing Age-related Macular Degeneration

ALCON LABORATORIES, INC.

$ 150,000

5/1/2003

to

4/30/2004

Allan Guymon

Chemical & Biochemical Engineering

 

Polymerization Kinetics During Photopolymerization of Holographic Polymer Dispersed Liquid Crystals

ANTEON CORPORATION

$ 100,000

5/15/2003

to

5/30/2004

Jeffrey S. Marshall

IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering

 

Investigation of Intake Vortex-Impeller Interaction in a Pump

HITACHI INDUSTRIES COMPANY, LTD.

$ 91,856

4/1/2003

to

3/31/2004

Tatsuaki Nakato

IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering

 

Collection & Processing of Surface Water Data for the Des Moines River Basin

MISSMAN, STANLEY & ASSOCIATES

$ 69,424

5/15/2003

to

5/14/2004

Sharif Rahman

Center for Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

 

Predictive and Analytical Methods for Rapidly Assessing the Reliability of Commercial Electronic Packaging for Military/Industrial Environments

ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

$ 207,500

2/1/2003

to

1/31/2004

Geb W. Thomas

Center for Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

 

Using Force Feedback Devices to Train and Assess Recognition of Force Signals as a Component of Professional Skill

US NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$ 330,225

9/1/2003

to

8/31/2004

Sharif Rahman

Center for Computer-Aided Design (CAD)

 

Large-Break Loss-of-Coolant Accident (LB-LOCA) Probabilistic Code Development

BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE

$ 50,000

7/1/2003

to

5/14/2004

Theodore F Smith

Mechanical Engineering

 

Validation of Energy-Efficiency Measures

IOWA ENERGY CENTER

$ 130,100

7/1/1996

to

6/30/2004