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Research Awards

Dartmouth researchers were awarded $9.1 million during July, including $4 million in new and competing awards. Among the recipients of recent new and competing grants, as reported by the Office of Sponsored Projects:

Andrews, M. and L. Purvis - Medicine
Bureau of Maternal and Child Health
"Dartmouth-Hitchcock Family HIV Program"

Clifford, J. - Hopkins Center
New Hampshire Council on the Arts
"Global Eyes Program"

Cole, C. - Biochemistry
National Institute of General Medical Sciences
"Nucleocytoplasmic Transport of mRNA in Yeast"

Grubbs, R. - Chemistry
American Chemical Society, Petroleum Research Fund
"Block Copolymers for the Formation of Mono- and Multifunctional Metallic Nanoparticles"
Two-Year Award

Jack, T. - Biological Sciences
National Science Foundation
"Molecular And Genetic Characterization Of Apthree/Pi Pathway Components in Arabidopsis"
Three-Year Award

Jackson, B. - Earth Sciences
Ecosystems Research Group, Ltd.
"Hg Analyses on Rain Water Samples"

Kaplan, L. - Pediatrics
State of New Hampshire, Bureau of Special Medical Services
"NH Neuromotor Program"
Two-Year Award

Kotz, D. and  T. Henderson - Computer Science
National Science Foundation
"CRI: A Community Resource for Archiving Wireless Data at DC"
Three-Year Award

LaBelle, J. - Physics and Astronomy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
"Origins of Complex Structure in Auroral High-Frequency Plasma Waves:  Combining Data from Five Rocket Flights"
Three-Year Award

Lipson, J. - Chemistry
National Science Foundation
"Studies on Fluids and Fluid Mixtures: Connecting Theory with Experiment"
Three-Year Award

Lynch, K. - Physics and Astronomy
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
"ROPA-Rocket Observations of Pulsating Aurora-Dartmouth Co-I Proposal"
Three-Year Award

Murr, D. and  S. Shepherd - Engineering Sciences
National Science Foundation
"Predicting Geomagnetically Induced Fields Driven by Solar Wind Pressure Discontinuities"
Three-Year Award

Palac, R. and E. deMuinck - Medicine
Guidant
"Three-D Imaging and Handling Evaluation of IM Catheters"

Paulsen, K. - Engineering Sciences
Dept. of Defense, Army Research Office
"Fast Forward Modeling of EMI Responses from Subsurface Metallic Objects and Ambient Environments"
18-Month Award

Rzucidlo, E. - Surgery
Pfizer Inc.
"Statin Effect on Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Differentiation Through the mTOR Pathway"

Santos, E. - Engineering Sciences
Securboration, Incoporated
"Algorithmic Tools for Adversarial Games"

Von Reyn, C. and E. A. Talbot - Medicine
State of New Hampshire, Division of Public Health Services
"Infectious Disease Epidemiology Support"

Williams, B. - Radiology
The GEMI Fund
"Electron Paramagnetic Resonance Measurements of Brain Tissue pO2 and Oxidative Stress during Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy Following Stroke"
Two-Year Award

Award commitment from the sponsoring agency is for a single year unless otherwise indicated.

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