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Individual Research Grants and Contracts M - Z

Received November 20, 2008 through January 30, 2009; Accepted by the Board of Trustees February 13, 2009

Information provided includes PI, PI’s primary department, co-PIs, amount (rounded to nearest dollar), title, agency 

A - L, M - Z

Maciel Nunes, Filomena Maria; NSCL; $64,887; Center of Excellence for Radioactive Ion Beam Studies for Stewardship Science; Rutgers, the State University

Mahoney, Edward; Community, Ag, Recreation & Res Studies; $69,501; Recreation Marine Research Center; OSH Complete Home & Garden

Maiti, Tapabrata; Statistics & Probability; $55,497; Collaborative Research: Empirical and Hierarchical Bayesian Methods with Applications to Small Area Estimation; NSF

Majid, Arshad; Neurology & Ophthalmology COM; $11,054; Protocol NTI-ASP-0502, Study of Acute Viprinex for Emergency Stroke: a Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo Controlled Study of Ancrod in Acute Stroke; Neurobiological Technologies, Inc

Malouin, Rebecca; Family Medicine; $35,325; Patient-Centered Medical Home (PCMH) External Evaluation; Priority Health

Maredia, Karimbhai; International Agriculture Institute CANR; Weebadde, Cholani Kumari; $85,592; Functional Plant Biosafety Systems; Intl Food Policy Research Institute

Maredia, Karimbhai; International Agriculture Institute CANR; Landis, Douglas A; Pett, Walter Lee; Bird, George W; $163,494; Ecologically Based Participatory and Collaborative IPM Research and Capacity Building Program in Central Asia; Virginia Technology

Mason, Andrew J; Electrical & Computer Engineering; $51,588; Au-Thiolate Nanoparticles as Interfacial Layers on Microsensor Arrays for Trace Explosive Vapor Detection; University of Michigan

Mason, Andrew J; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Worden, Robert Mark; $75,000; Electronic Biosensor Interfaces for Odorant Recognition; Science Applications Inc

McCullough, Deborah; Entomology CANR; $17,530; Developing Improved Multi-Stimuli Trapping Techniques for Emerald Ash Borer Detection and Survey; USDA Forest Service

McDonough, Maureen; Forestry; $5,000; Dialogue on Diversity Workshop; USDA Forest Service

Merritt, Richard W; Entomology CANR; Stevenson, Robert; Qi, Jiaguo; $40,000; Ecology of Mycobacterium Ulcerans Infection: Evaluating Landscape Relationships; NIH/PHS

Morelli, Donald T; Chemical Engineering & Materials Science; Sakamoto, Jeff S; $460,390; Bulk Nano Composites with Enhanced Thermoelectric Properties for Power Generation; University Research Corridor

Mueller, Norbert; Mechanical Engineering; Engeda, Abraham; $75,000; Wave Disc Engine (WDE)- Proof of Concept and Prototype Development; MI Univ Comm Initiative

Mukherjee, Ranjan; Mechanical Engineering; $58,640; A Hybrid Actuation Approach for Vibration Control of Space Structures; Air Force Office of Scientific Research

Mukherjee, Ranjan; Mechanical Engineering; $150,000; High-Fidelity Haptic Interface for Tele-Operation; University of Michigan

Mutka, Matt; Computer Science & Engineering; $150,000; Supermedia Enabled Human/Machine Interfacing for Teleoperation of UGV's; University of Michigan

Ng, Perry; Food Science & Human Nutrition CANR; $2,000; MSU Wheat Quality Testing; Star of the West Milling Co

Nzokou, Pascal; Forestry CES; $3,215; Christmas Tree Production; Mich Christmas Tree Assn

Ohlrogge, John B; Plant Biology CNS; Pollard, Michael R; $193,978; The Role of Glycerol in Structure and Biosynthesis of Plant Extracellular Lipid Polymers; NSF

Orth, Michael; Animal Science CANR; Karcher, Darrin; $14,180; The Use of Phytase to Improve Skeletal Development in Commercial Turkeys; JBS United Inc

Oweiss, Karim G; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Jin, Rong; $285,774; Mining Large-Scale Neural Ensemble Recordings; NIH/PHS

Paneth, Nigel; Epidemiology; Gewolb, Ira H; $35,631; Prevention of Diarrhea Using Synbiotics (PODS Study); Univ of Maryland School of Medicine

Paneth, Nigel; Epidemiology; Breslau, Naomi; Holzman, Claudia B; Lovejoy, Stephen; $1,000,000; Michigan Alliance for National Children’s Study (MANCS); NIH/PHS

Penner, Donald; Crop & Soil Sciences; $3,000; Weed Research; Adjuvants Plus Inc

Penner, Donald; Crop & Soil Sciences MAES; $7,500; Herbicide Research; Summerdale Inc

Pestka, James J; Food Science & Human Nutrition CANR; $216,628; Dietary Lipids and Experimental IGA Nephropathy; NIH/PHS

Peterson, H Christopher; Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics; $200,000; Assisting Michigan Rural Residents with Cooperative Development; USDA Rural Bus Coop Ser

Pett, Walter; Entomology CANR; $6,000; Potato Research; Arysta Life Science

Pinnavaia, Thomas J; Chemistry; Tepe, Jetze P M; LaPres, John J; $226,805; New Methods in Phosphoproteomics; NIH/PHS

Post, Lori A; CAS Dean; Lillie, Janet K; $67,884; Sexual Assault Forensic Evidence (SAFE) Project; MI Community Health

Potchen, E; Radiology COM; $116,000; Advanced Magnetic Resonance Applications Development; General Electric Co

Powers-Schilling, Wendy Jean; Biosystems & Ag Engineering MAES; $348,140; Development of Matrix Tool for Livestock Emissions Mitigation; USDA ES

Qi, Jiaguo; Global Change & Earth Observations, Ctr for; $58,038; MAIRS Project Scientist; NASA

Reardon, Thomas; Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics; $172,367; Access to Modernizing Value Chains by Small Farmers in Indonesia and Nicaragua; Univ of Wisconsin

Reeves, Mathew; Epidemiology; $17,694; The Michigan Stroke Registry Consultation Project; MI Community Health

Reguera, Gemma; Microbiology & Molecular Genetics CNS; Worden, Robert Mark; $276,041; Novel Mechanism of Uranium Reduction Via Microbial Nanowires; Natl Inst of Environ Health Sci NIH/PHS

Reusch, Rosetta; Microbiology & Molecular Genetics CNS; $115,000; Physiological Functions of Polyhydroxybutyrates; Metabolix Inc

Riley, Shawn; Fisheries & Wildlife; $3,000; A Literature Review and Compilation on Barasingha (Cervus Duvauceli Brand); Safari Club Intl

Robertson, G Philip; Crop & Soil Sciences; Gehl, Ronald J; $207,750; Developing GHG Emissions Offsets by Reducing Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Emissions; Electric Power Research Institute

Robertson, G Philip; Kellogg Biological Station CANR; Gage, Stuart H; Landis, Douglas A; Schmidt, Thomas M; Swinton, Scott M; Hamilton, Stephen K; Gross, Katherine; $820,000; Long Term Ecological Research in Row-Crop Agriculture; NSF

Rogers, John; Crop & Soil Sciences MAES; $8,950; Turfgrass Research; Mich Turfgrass Foundation

Roloff, Gary J; Fisheries & Wildlife; $130,816; Effectiveness of Residual Structure Retention in Clearcut Harvest Units for Conserving Biodiversity and Wildlife Habitat; MI Natural Resources

Rose, Joan B; Fisheries & Wildlife; Todd, Ewen; Bolin, Carole Ann; Hashsham, Syed Anwar; $4,029,500; Center for Advancing Microbial Risk Assessment; EPA

Rothstein, David E; Forestry; $95,328; Career: Composition, Internal Cycling and Losses of Dissolved Organic Nitrogen along a Temperate Forest Fertility Gradi; NSF

Rothwell, Edward J; Electrical & Computer Engineering; Kempel, Leo C; $74,732; Nondestructive Evaluation Technology Initiative; Boeing Company

Rowe, Dana; Horticulture MAES; Schutzki, Robert; Cregg, Bert; Fernandez, Rodney T; Behe, Bridget K; $14,876; Quantifying Carbon Sequestration from Landscape Systems; Mich Nursery And Landscape Association

Rubino, Maria; Packaging; Harte, Janice B; Harte, Bruce R; Auras, Rafael; Dolan, Kirk David; $162,251; FSR: Breakfast Components that Include Eggs, Part 1 - 3 Project No 2032; Defense Supply Center Philadelphia

Runkle, Erik; Horticulture MSUE; Warner, Ryan; $10,000; Unrestricted Gift in Support of Floriculture Research; Kalamazoo Specialty Plants LLC

Runkle, Erik; Horticulture MSUE; Warner, Ryan; $30,000; Support of the Floriculture Research and Extension Activities; Henry Mast Greenhouses

Runkle, Erik; Horticulture MSUE; Warner, Ryan; $4,000; Unrestricted Gift in Support of Floriculture Research; C Raker & Sons

Ryser, Elliot T; Food Science & Human Nutrition CANR; Todd, Ewen; Marks, Bradley P; $57,087; Quantifying the Risk of Transfer and Internalization of Escherichia Coli O157:H7 During Processing of Leafy Greens; Fresh Express Produce Safety Resch
Safferman, Steven; Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering; $24,525; Waste Biomass Anaerobic Digestion Biogas Potential in Support of Renewable Energy Development; MI Dept of Labor and Economic Growth

Safferman, Steven; Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering; $114,198; Waste Biomass Energy Inventory to Support Renewable Energy Development; MI Dept of Labor and Economic Growth

Safferman, Steven I; Biosystems & Agricultural Engineering; $10,000; Treatment of Agricultural Runoff Using Filter Strip; Univ of Minnesota

Sakamoto, Jeff S; Chemical Engineering & Materials Science; $20,000; Templated Scaffolds for Spinal Cord Regeneration; Veterans Administration

Sambamurthy, Vallabh; Eli Broad College of Business Dean; $50,000; CLODE Corporate Partnership Dues; Chrysler Corporation

Schilder, Annemiek; Plant Pathology CANR; $9,500; Epidemiology and Integrated Management of Small Fruit Diseases; Makhteshim-Agan of North America Inc

Schilder, Annemiek; Plant Pathology CANR; Rothwell, Nikki; $11,820; Timing of Powdery Mildew Cleistothecium Production in the Fall and Ascospore Release in the Spring Under Michigan Conditions; Mich Grape & Wine Industry Council

Schilder, Annemiek; Plant Pathology CANR; $13,004; Evaluating Environmentally Friendly Treatments for Management of Sour Rot and Botrytis Bunch Rot in Wine Grapes; Mich Grape & Wine Industry Council

Schilder, Annemiek; Plant Pathology CANR; $9,900; Determination of the Relationship between Soil Nutrients, Mycorrhizae, and Plant Health in Organic Blueberry Production; Univ of Minnesota

Schmidt, William H; Counseling, Educ Psych & Special Education; Tatto, Maria Teresa; $149,899; Developing Subject Matter Knowledge in Math Middle School Teachers; NSF

Schneider, Barbara L; Education Dean; $9,529; Data Research and Development Center (DRDC); University of Chicago

Schock, Harold; Mechanical Engineering; Hogan, Tim; Peng, Fang Zheng; Case, Eldon D; Sakamoto, Jeff; $171,405; Thermoelectric Conversion of Waste Heat to Electricity in an IC Engine Powered Vehicle; US Dept of Energy

Schock, Harold; Mechanical Engineering; $100,000; Experimental and Numerical Investigations of Advanced Clean Diesel Combustion Systems; EPA

Schwallier, Philip; Extension Southwest Region; $2,500; Unrestricted Gift in Support of Research; Valent

Scribner, Kim; Fisheries & Wildlife MAES; $64,728; Effects of Exploitation and Fisheries Management on Genetic Diversity of Fish Stocks in Inland and Great Lakes Waters of; MI Natural Resources

Scribner, Kim; Fisheries & Wildlife MAES; $64,728; Development and Implementation of Conservation Genetic Initiatives for Michigan Inland and Great Lakes Fisheries; MI Natural Resources

Scribner, Kim; Fisheries & Wildlife MAES; $82,692; Lake Sturgeon Acipenser Fulvescens Population Status in the Cheboygan River Watershed Lakes, Michigan; MI Natural Resources

Selke, Susan; Packaging; Bix, Laura; $9,000; 2009 Dues for MSU School of Packaging Center for Food and Pharmaceutical Packaging (CFPPR); Newpage Corporation

Simpson, Brent; CANR Dean; $7,260; Toolkit for Carbon Finance Opportunities; USDA Foreign Ag Ser

Simpson, Brent; CANR Dean; Maredia, Karimbhai; Weebadde, Cholani; $65,960; Norman E. Borlaug International Agricultural Science & Technology Fellows Program; USDA Foreign Ag Ser

Skidmore, Mark; Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics; Bradshaw, Nicole; $12,000; On the Relationship Between Taxation and Economic Activity: a Literature Review; Show–Me Institute

Smitley, David; Entomology CANR; $71,443; Aerial Application of Spinosad for Emerald Ash Borer in 2009; USDA Forest Service

Snapp, Sieglinde S; Crop & Soil Sciences; $41,851; Legume Best Bets to Acquire Phosphorus and Nitrogen and Improve Family Nutrition; McKnight Foundation

Sordillo-Gandy, Lorraine Marie; Animal Science MAES; $8,100; Glucose Flux in Macrophages and Inflammation in Transition Dairy Cows; Mich Milk Producers Association

Spence, Dana Michael; Chemistry; $208,763; Monitoring Red Cell Metabolism Using a Lab on a Chip; NIH/PHS

Sprague, Christy; Crop & Soil Sciences MAES; $4,000; Weed Research - Acct 71-3692; Bayer CropScience

Sprague, Christy; Crop & Soil Sciences MAES; $5,000; Weed Research - Acct #71-3692; E I DuPont de Nemours

Sprague, Christy; Crop & Soil Sciences MAES; $9,250; Weed Research - Acct # 71-3692; Land O Lakes Inc

Staatz, John; Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics; Dembele, Niama; Crawford, Eric; $1,070,617; Strengthening Regional Agricultural Integration in West Africa; Syngenta Foundation for Sustainable Agriculture

Stein, Robert F; Physics-Astronomy; $13,158; Solar Surface Magneto-Dynamics; NASA

Stone, John V; Sociology; Busch, Lawrence M; Thompson, Paul B; Grabill, Jeffrey T; $198,870; Public Perceptions of Agrifood Nanotechnologies: Using Extension to Assess and Link Stakeholder Knowledge with Public; USDA ES

Tan, Xiaobo; Electrical & Computer Engineering; $70,631; Highly Maneuverable Robotic Fish Based on Biological Principles and Biomimetic Materials; US Office of Naval Research USDN

Thomas, Jennifer; Pathobiology & Diagnostic Investigation CVM; $4,257; Acquisition of Goods and Services; USDA Agri Research Serv

Thornsbury, Suzanne; Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics; $10,000; Philippine Bakery Industry Distribution Channels; MI Agriculture

Thornsbury, Suzanne D; Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics; $116,516; Minimizing Microbial Food Safety Hazards of Fresh and Fresh-Cut Fruits and Vegetables; Cornell Univ

Tschirley, David L; Agricultural, Food, & Resource Economics; Weber, Michael T; $200,000; Strengthening Mozambican Capacity to Harness Technology, Markets and Policies for Accelerated Productivity Growth and Po; USAID

Vargas, Joseph; Plant Pathology CANR; $2,100; Management of Turfgrass Disease; Advan LLC

Vargas, Joseph; Plant Pathology CANR; $2,200; Management of Turfgrass Diseases; Agraquest Inc

Vargas, Joseph; Plant Pathology CANR; $600; Management of Turfgrass Diseases; Agraquest Inc

Vargas, Joseph; Plant Pathology CANR; $8,400; Management of Turfgrass Diseases; BASF Corporation

Vargas, Joseph; Plant Pathology CANR; $2,800; Management of Turfgrass Disease; BASF Corporation

Vargas, Joseph; Plant Pathology CANR; $4,900; Management of Turfgrass Diseases; Gowan Company

Voice, Thomas; Institute of International Health; Long, David T; $168,250; Training and Research in Environmental Health in the Balkans; Fogarty Intl Center NIH/PHS

Voice, Thomas; Civil & Environmental Engineering; Tarabara, V V; Bruening, Merlin L; $460,761; USA-Ukraine-France-Russia Partnership New Generation Synthetic Membranes: Nanotechnology for Drinking Water Safety; NSF

Walker, Edward; Entomology MAES; Merritt, Richard; $18,615; Arbo-Viral Disease Testings of Sero Samples and Mosquito Pools for SLE, EEE, WNV and CA Group; County of Saginaw

Walters, Michael; Forestry; $30,000; Effects of EAB and Harvest Pattern on the Diversity and Productivity of Northern Hardwood Forests; USDA Forest Service

Walton, Jonathan; Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Ctr VPRGS; $2,595,000; Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Center; Bd of Regents of the Univ Wisconsin Sys

Weerts, Hendrik; Physics-Astronomy; $9,795; Argonne National Lab Grad Support for Rahmi Unalan; Argonne Natl Laboratory

Weliky, David P; Chemistry; $242,515; Solid-State NMR of Viral Fusion Peptides and Proteins; NIH/PHS

Wilcox, Kim; Provosts Office; Gray, James; $1,700,000; Capacity Building/Leverage Grants (61-6504, 61-6597); MSU Foundation

Wilcox, Kim; Provosts Office; Gray, James; $1,700,000; Capacity Building/Leverage Grants (61-6504, 61-6597); MSU Foundation

Wilcox, Kim; Provosts Office; Gray, James; $1,649,942; Strategic Partnership Grants (61-6533); MSU Foundation

Wilcox, Kim; Provosts Office; Gray, James; $877,113; Facilitation Grants 71-2997; MSU Foundation

Williams, Karen Patricia; Obstetrics Gynecology & Reproductive Bio; $238,645; Reducing Health Disparities: Survey Validation for Black, Latina and Arab Women; NIH/PHS

Wise, John; Entomology MAES; Isaacs, Rufus; $4,000; A Strategic Grape-Pest Chemical Screening Program for IR-4 Registration of Promising New Insecticides; Mich Grape & Wine Industry Council

Wise, John; Entomology MAES; Isaacs, Rufus; $9,908; Impact of Precipitation on the Performance of Insecticides; Mich Grape & Wine Industry Council

Wise, John; Entomology MAES; $4,000; Laboratory Bioassays with Valent Insecticides; Valent

Xagoraraki, Irene; Civil & Environmental Engineering; $124,523; Applying Advances in Pathogen Risk Assessment to Land; Drexel University

Xi, Ning; Electrical & Computer Engineering; $8,000; 2008 IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Biomimetics; US Dept of Air Force

Xi, Ning; Electrical & Computer Engineering; $20,000; General Research Gift; Li Creative Technologies Inc

Xi, Ning; Electrical & Computer Engineering; $150,000; Heterogeneous Human/Machine Cooperative Control for Multiple AGV's; University of Michigan

Xi, Ning; Electrical & Computer Engineering; $40,000; General Research Gift; PPG Industries Inc

Xiao, Xinran; Mechanical Engineering; $50,000; Research Gift; General Motors Corporation

Xiao, Xinran; Mechanical Engineering; $25,000; A Methodology to Establish Composite Material Models for Crash Simulations Phase 1; General Motors Corporation

Yokoyama, Melvin; Animal Science MAES; Von Bernuth, Robert; $9,302; Boron Treatment of Stored Swine Manure to Reduce Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions; US Borax Inc

Yun, Sang Seon; Fisheries & Wildlife MAES; $29,637; Development and Application of Field and Laboratory Protocols for Measurement of Migratory and Mating Pheromones in Stre; Great Lakes Fishery Commission

Yuzbasiyan-Gurkan, V; Small Animal Clinical Sciences; $21,193; ARS Goods and Services; USDA Agri Research Serv

Zabadal, Thomas J; Southwest Mich Research & Extension Center; $4,000; Development and Evaluation of Crown Gall-Free (Agrobacterium Vitis) White Riesling, Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc Grapevines; Mich Grape & Wine Industry Council

Zhong, Shiyuan; Geography; $66,970; Collaborative Research: the Diurnal Evolution of Stable Boundary Layers in an Enclosed Basin; NSF

Zhong, Shiyuan; Geography; $39,000; Development of Local-Scale Dispersion Models for Short-Term Prediction of Smoke Dispersion from Prescribed and Wildland; USDA Forest Service

Zhu, David; Psychology; $4,056; Carotid Plaque Characteristics by MRI in AIM-HIGH; University of Washington

Zwiernik, Matthew; National Food Safety/Toxicology Center; $30,000; General Research in the Area of Ecotoxicology; Entrix Inc