SCIENCE@PURDUE         VOL. II Issue 9 September 2003

 

A monthly E-newsletter from the Dean's office in the School of Science at Purdue University, Mathematical Sciences Building, 150 North University Street, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-2067. Inquiries can be addressed to news@science.purdue.edu.

IN THIS ISSUE

 

 

SCIENCE NEWS

 

PURDUE SCIENTIST DISCOVERS WE'RE ALL LEFTIES DEEP DOWN: It may be a right-handed world, but recent Purdue research indicates that the first building blocks of life were lefties - and suggests why, on a molecular level, all living things remain southpaws to this day. In findings that may shed light on the earliest days of evolutionary history, R. Graham Cooks and a team of Purdue chemists have reported experiments that suggest why all 20 of the amino acids that comprise living things exhibit "left-handed chirality," which refers to the direction these basic biological molecules twist - and how a single amino acid might be the reason. http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/030805.Cooks.chiral.html

 

PURDUE PHYSICISTS HONE RULES FOR NANOTECH GAME: Nanotechnologists could have a firmer handle on the forces at play in their microscopic world thanks to recent physics research at Purdue University . The latest in a series of experiments aimed at revealing fundamental knowledge of the universe has yielded precise measurement of the so-called Casimir force – a force that could make tiny machines behave erratically, causing a thorn in the side of nanotechnology manufacturers. http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/030811.Fischbach.casimir.html

 

PURDUE INSTRUMENT TO FASHION CUSTOM-MADE PROTEOMICS CHIPS: Purdue scientists are developing an instrument that can fabricate custom-made biochips for protein analysis, offering a potentially powerful new tool for drug development and basic medical research. The instrument makes use of a new method to remove and isolate the tangle of proteins found within cells, a process necessary to reveal protein function within an organism. In contrast to other labor-intensive separation methods, the Purdue team's technique allows proteins with similar chemical properties to be separated in the gas phase based on their mass so that analysis can be accomplished in far fewer steps than previously required. http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/030814.Cooks.chip.html

 

PURDUE RESEARCHERS EXPOSE DOCKING BAY FOR VIRAL ATTACK: Imagine a virus and its cellular target as two spacecraft – the virus sporting a tiny docking bay that allows it to invade its victim. Purdue University researchers have taken a close-up picture of one virus' docking bay, work that could have implications for both medicine and nanotechnology.

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html4ever/030818.Rossmann.baseplate.html

 

GRADUATE ASSISTANCE IN AREAS OF NATIONAL NEED (GAANN) AWARD PROCESS FOR FY 2004 ANNOUNCED: Graduate Assistance in Areas of National Need (GAANN)The U.S. Department of Education has opened this year's competition for the GAANN program, which provides fellowships, through academic departments and programs of institutions of higher education, to assist graduate students with excellent records who demonstrate financial need and plan to pursue the highest degree available in a field designated as an area of national need. The areas of national need include biology, chemistry, computer and information science, engineering, geological science, mathematics, and physics. In the School of Science these awards were made to: Greg Frederickson, Department of computer sciences; Leonard Lipshitz, department of mathematics; Gabriela Weaver, department of chemistry. The Federal Register announcement of this competition may be found at

http://a257.g.akamaitech.net/7/257/2422/12aug20030800/edocket.access.gpo.gov/2003/pdf/03-20520.pdf

http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/HEP/iegps/gaann.html .

 

PURDUE NEWS

 

STUDENTS ATTEND FIRST DAY OF CLASSES MONDAY AUGUST 25TH: The first day of scheduled classes for students at Purdue's West Lafayette campus is Monday, Aug. 25. Of the approximately 38,000 students Purdue expects on its West Lafayette campus, approximately 11,500 undergraduate and graduate students will live in University Residences.

 

PURDUE LEADERS PLAN TO WEAVE CYBER COMMUNITY: Once you have the tools for world-class research, how do you best use them to benefit both your university and the outside community? That was the main issue addressed at Purdue University 's Cyber-Infrastructure Workshop, a gathering that organizers say has generated encouraging response from the high-tech and pharmaceuticals industries. http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/030904.Vitter.workshop.html

 

OPEN DINING CARD OFFERED BY PURDUE UNIVERSITY RESIDENCES: A dining plan is available for Purdue faculty, staff, students and visitors who wish to occasionally eat at Purdue University Residences' dining facilities. The University Residences Open Dining Card, valid at any University Residences dining location, provides 25 meal swipes for $165, plus tax for non-Purdue students. Cards are valid through Aug. 8, 2004 , and can be purchased at Cary Quadrangle, Earhart Hall, Hillenbrand Hall, Meredith Hall, Owen Hall, Tarkington Hall, Windsor Hall and Smalley Center . http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/030820.Hutton.opendine.html

 

PEOPLE NEWS

 

APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS: The School of Science announced several promotions, which were effective July 1: Joann J. Otto, to associate dean for academic affairs; Christie L. Sahley, to associate dean for undergraduate education; Jonathan M. Harbor, to associate dean for research and graduate education; Alan H. Welch , to assistant dean for undergraduate students; Barbara S. Clark, to director of diversity (in addition to her current position as director of multicultural programs in science); Regina Todd Hicks, to associate director of diversity (in addition to her current position as director of multicultural programs in science); Beth A. Burnett, to director of counseling; and Allan A. Konopka, to interim head of the Department of Biological Sciences.

 

ROBERTO COLELLA RETIREMENT SYMPOSIUM: A one-day symposium to celebrate Professor Colella's contribution to the fields of diffraction physics, condensed matter science and x-ray crystallography. http://erl.chess.cornell.edu/Colella_day.htm

http://www.physics.purdue.edu/faculty/colella/

 

THE FOLLOWING FACULTY OF THE SCHOOL OF SCIENCE WILL BE INDUCTED INTO THE BOOK OF GREAT TEACHERS: David J. Asai, Biological Sciences; Bharat Bhargava, Computer Sciences; Nicholas J. Giordano, Physics; Joann J. Otto, Biological Sciences; Ian P. Shipsey, Physics; Eugene H. Spafford, Computer Sciences. The induction ceremony will take place August 28, 3:30-5:00 p.m. outside Hovde Hall.

http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/030815.Rowe.greatbook.html

 

JUE CHEN, ASSISTANT PROFESSOR OF BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES, HAS BEEN NAMED A 2003 PEW SCHOLAR: Each year since 1985, the organization has selected 20 junior researchers in the biomedical sciences who show outstanding promise in the basic and clinical sciences. Chen will receive $240,000 over the next four years to support her research, which includes an investigation into the structural biology of membrane proteins. http://futurehealth.ucsf.edu/press_releases/pewscholars2003.html

http://www.biology.purdue.edu/about/faculty/chen/index.html

 

TERRY WEST RECEIVES AWARD: Terry R. West was presented with a PGI Professional Geologists of Indiana) Distinguished Service Award at the 2003 annual gathering.

 

JEAN A. CHMIELEWSKI, professor of chemistry in the School of Science , is scheduled to receive the Arthur C. Cope Scholars Award at the American Chemical Society national meeting on Sept. 7-11 in New York City . Cope award recipients are recognized for contributions of major significance to the field of organic chemistry. Chmielewski's accomplishments include the novel integration of molecular-based switches with self-assembling peptides. These designs have impacted areas as diverse as peptide self-replication and cell-specific drug delivery. During the past few years, Chmielewski's group has synthesized a wide range of unique agents to modulate protein-protein interactions, which may lead to potent classes of anti-AIDS or anticancer therapeutic agents. [cb]

 

CALENDAR

 

HOMECOMING, OCTOBER 4

Homecoming 2003 will feature the Purdue Boilermakers battling the Fighting Illini AT 3:30 P.M. on Saturday, October 4. Last year more than 10,000 alumni returned to campus for the football game and traditional festivities associated with homecoming: a Friday evening parade, school tents and displays, live entertainment, and of course a victory marches after the game. http://www.purdue.edu/oop/events/homecoming_2003/homecoming_events.html

 

THE DEPARTMENT OF COMPUTER SCIENCES WILL HOLD ITS BIANNUAL CORPORATE PARTNER PROGRAM MEETING ON SEPTEMBER 15 AND 16, 2003: The meeting coincides with the Computer Science Job Fair the evening of September 15th. The job fair is open to member companies and computer science majors. For more information on the Computer Science Corporate Partner Program please see http://www.cs.purdue.edu/corp/ or contact Jean Jackson, Manager of Corporate Relations at (765) 494-6180 or jackson@cs.purdue.edu.

 

DISTINGUISHED BIOLOGIST TO SPEAK ON GENOMICS AT PURDUE: Leroy Hood, recognized as one of the world's leading scientists in molecular biotechnology and genomics, will speak at Purdue at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 3 in Loeb Playhouse. Hood's presentation, "The Human Genome: The Next Generation," is part of the Sigma Xi Distinguished Lecture Series. The talk is aimed at the general public, and is geared toward anyone interested in genomics, which is thought to be one of the great frontiers of contemporary science. http://news.uns.purdue.edu/UNS/html3month/030822.Hood.lecture.html

 

MIDWEST-JAPAN BIOTECHNOLOGY SUMMIT : September 10th, 2003 , Chicago Hilton and Towers 12:30 - 6:00PM . Organized by the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) a non-profit organization funded by the Japanese government. The Chicago office of JETRO has been promoting mutually beneficial trade with the Midwest since 1959. The Midwest-Japan Biotechnology Summit is part of KAMBI (Kansai-Midwest Biotechnology Initiative), an initiative undertaken by JETRO Chicago to build an infrastructure of interaction between the dynamic biotechnology industries of the Midwest and the Kansai region of Japan . For more information contact: David Peterson at 312-832-6000 or by email at David_Peterson@jetro.go.jp. Register online at www.jetrocgo.org .       

 

JULY RESEARCH FUNDING

 

J. N. Anderson, P. T. Gilham, and C. O. Rutledge, biological sciences, vice president for research, from Showalter Trust, $75,000, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, “Synthesis and Characterization of a Novel Drug that Displays Specificity for the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Other Pathogens."

D. V. Arapura, S. Archava, K. Matsuki, and J. Wlodarczyk, mathematics, from National Science Foundation, $124,100, July 15, 2001 through June 30, 2004, “Birational Geometry and Hodge Theory."

A. I. Aronson, biological sciences, from National Institutes of Health, $218,750, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, “Strategies for Inactivating Bacillus Anthracis Spores."

C. J. Bailey-Kellogg, M. Laskowski, and C. O. Rutledge, computer science, chemistry, vice president for research, from Showalter Trust, $774,800, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, “Distribution Functions of Standard Free Energies of Protein-Protein Association."

B. Bhargava, computer science, from National Science Foundation, $12,148, October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2004, “Itr: Scalable Edge Router for Differentiated Services Networks."

B. Bhargava, computer science, from National Science Foundation, $15,000, October 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003, “Reu: Itr-Scalable Edge Router for Differentiated Services Networks."

B. Bhargava, computer science, from University of California-Irvine, $35,842, August 1, 2001 through May 23, 2004, “Time-Based Coordination of Networked Embedded Nodes."

C. W. Bingham, W. G. Aref, A. K. Elmagarmid, A. Ghafoor, and S. K. Prabhakar, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, from EgandG Services, $185,000, October 18, 2002 through September 30, 2003, “Technical Services for High Performance Knowledge Base, Data Mining, and Non-Traditional Data Interfaces."

J. T. Bolin, biological sciences, from Public Health Service, $163,594, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, “Biophysical Studies of Proteins Nucleic Acids and Viruses."

B. D. Burrell, and C. L. Sahley, biological sciences, from National Science Foundation, $97,801, August 1, 2002 through July 31, 2004, “Cellular Mechanisms of Intrinsic and Extrinsic Sensitization."

E. Calais, and A. M. Freed, earth and atmospheric sciences, from National Science Foundation, $50,187, May 15, 2003 through April 30, 2004, “Collaborative Research: Mechanisms of Posteismic Deformation Following the 2002 Denali Fault Earthquake Sequence."

 

J. A. Chmielewski, chemistry, from National Institutes of Health, $235,696, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, “Dimerization Inhibitors of HIV-1 Protease and Integrase."

R. G. Cooks, chemistry, from Sandia National Laboratories, $66,637, January 30, 2003 through August 31, 2003, “Sandia National Laboratories - Revision 2 of Contract #112613."

W. A. Cramer, biological sciences, from Public Health Service, $314,771, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, “Structural Analysis of Integral Membrane Proteins."

J. C. Creighton, biological sciences - Calumet Campus, from Forest Service, U.S., $11,346, June 16, 2003 through September 30, 2004, “Survey for the American Burying Beetle, Nicrophorus Americanus, on the Hoosier National Forest."

A. K. Elmagarmid, A. Ghafoor, J. T. Korb, K. Park, and E. H. Spafford, computer science, electrical and computer engineering, from National Science Foundation, $7,500, September 15, 1999 through August 31, 2004, “Msi: A Research Infrastructure for Integrated Quality of Service Management in Multimedia Computing Environments."

D. Elmore, physics, from Freemam Publishers, $10,000, May 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004, “Review of Text for Physics."

G. N. Frederickson, A. Y. Grama, S. E. Hambrusch, and J. Palsberg, computer science, from U.S. Department of Education, $229,572, August 15, 2003 through August 14, 2004, “Fellowship Initiative in the Development of the Next-Generation Computing Infrastructure."

R. Giere, and J. K. Tishmack, earth and atmospheric sciences, agricultural and biological engineering, from Indiana Department of Commerce, $23,552, September 1, 2002 through August 1, 2004, “Additional Proposed Testing for: Commercialization of Germanium Extraction from Indiana Coal Combustion by-Products."

J. S. Haase, and R. L. Nowack, earth and atmospheric sciences, from Indiana Department of Transportation, $4,141, January 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004, “Analysis of Seismic Hazard Assessments for Indiana."

E. N. Houstis, computer science, from National Science Foundation, $32,000, June 15, 2003 through November 30, 2004, “Travel Support for Young Scientists to Attend the Eurosco 2003 Conference on Advanced Environments and Tools for High Performance Computing."

D. J. Kovenock, L. A. Sherman, W. H. Stevenson, and W. R. Woodson, School of Management - administration and instruction, biological sciences, schools of engineering admin and engineering exp sta, from National Science Foundation, $496,448, August 1, 2000 through July 31, 2004, “Innovation Realization Lab: a New Educational Model."

S. G. Lasher-Trapp, earth and atmospheric sciences, from National Science Foundation, $103,387, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004, “Supercooled Large Drop Formation by Giant and Ultra-Giant Particles in Stratiform Clouds During Airs II."

Z. Li, computer science, from National Science Foundation, $7,500, May 15, 2003 through June 30, 2005, “Reu Supplement-Compiler Schemes for Server- Assisted Energy-Efficient Mobile Computing on Handheld Devices."

L. M. Lipshitz, and S. R. Bell, mathematics, from U.S. Department of Education, $196,776, August 15, 2003 through August 14, 2004, “Increasing the Participation of U.S. Citizens, Especially Women and Minorities, in Mathematics Doctoral Programs."

D. W. Margerum, B. M. Applegate, D. E. Gerrard, and R. H. Linton, food sciences, from National Science Foundation, $100,000, June 15, 2003 through May 31, 2004, “Mechanism of Chlorine Dioxide Inactivation of Bacteria and Spores."

S. A. McLuckey, chemistry, from U.S. Department of Energy, $115,000, June 1, 2003 through May 31, 2004, “The Dynamics and Thermodynamics of Gaseous Macro-Ions."

A. Mustafa, biology - Fort Wayne Campus, from Indiana Academy of Science, $2,000, April 15, 2003 through April 15, 2004, “Disease Resistance and Heat Shock Proteins in Farmed Fish."

E. I. Negishi, chemistry, from National Science Foundation, $185,000, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004, “Carbon-Carbon Bond-Forming and -Cleaving Stoichiometric and Catalytic Organometallic Reactions."

J. Palsberg, computer science, from National Science Foundation, $270,000, September 1, 2003 through August 31, 2006, “Foundations of Ilp-Based Static Analysis."

J. Palsberg, computer science, from National Science Foundation, $155,000, September 1, 2001 through August 31, 2004, “Itr: Static Timing of Interrupt-Driven Software."

A. K. Ramdas, and S. Rodriguez, physics, from National Science Foundation, $130,000, September 1, 2001 through August 31, 2004, “Raman, Brillouin, Infrared and Modulation Spectroscopy of Collective and Localized Excitations in Tetrahedrally Coordinated Semiconductors and Their Heterostructures."

J. R. Rice, and E. N. Houstis, computer science, from National Science Foundation, $124,160, September 15, 2001 through August 31, 2004, “Collaborative Research: Performance-Driven Adaptive Software Design and Control."

P. B. Shepson, earth and atmospheric sciences, from Western Michigan University, $49,681, September 1, 2003 through April 30, 2005, “Bart-Igert Fellowship - Douglas Martins."

J. L. Smith, biological sciences, from Saic-Frederick, Inc., $126,553, April 12, 2002 through April 11, 2004, “Directorship of Gm/Ca Cat."

D. H. Thompson, chemistry, from Northwestern University, $73,720, May 12, 2003 through April 30, 2004, “Bioinspired Syntheses of In-Situ Gelling Biomaterials."

C. C. Tseng, biological sciences - Calumet Campus, from Air Force Office of Scientific Research, $148,099, June 1, 2003 through May 31, 2004, “Equipment for Muri 2 Project "Rf Bio-Effects for Homeland Defense."

C. C. Tseng, biological sciences - Calumet Campus, from Trask Trust Fund, $2,500, April 1, 2003 through October 31, 2003, “Isolation of Novel Full-Length Cdnas from Cancers."

B. Ulrich, mathematics, from National Science Foundation, $63,924, June 1, 2002 through May 31, 2004, “Integrality, Blowup Algebras and Multiplicities."

F. Wang, physics, from U.S. Department of Energy, $37,000, July 15, 2002 through July 14, 2004, “Systematic Studies of Heavy Ion Collisions to Search for Quark-Gluon Plasma."

A. Wei, chemistry, from American Cancer Society, $720,000, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2007, “Glycosylated Nanoparticles as Inhibitors of Receptor Dimerization."

T. S. Zwier, chemistry, from U.S. Department of Energy, $110,000, June 15, 2002 through June 14, 2004, “The Chemistry and Spectroscopy of Combustion Species: Isomer-Specific Excitation and Detection."

 

AUGUST RESEARCH FUNDING

 

W. G. Aref, computer science, from National Science Foundation, $58,630, September 15, 2001 through August 31, 2004, “Research and Development of Database Technologies for Modern Applications."

R. Banuelos, mathematics, from National Science Foundation, $134,502, July 15, 2003 through June 30, 2006, “Brownian Motion with Killing and Reflection Stable Processes and Projections of Martingales."

D. Bortoletto, and I. P. Shipsey, physics, from Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, $184,929, November 1, 2002 through September 30, 2008, “State of Work by the Us Cms Group at Purdue University for Activities Related to the Us Cms Forward Pixels Subsystem During Fiscal Year 2003."

L. W. Braile, earth and atmospheric sciences, from Incorp. Res. Institute for Seismology, $15,000, December 15, 2002 through August 31, 2003, “Development of New Entries for the Scec Electronic Encyclopedia of Earthquakes."

A. M. Chang, and R. Bashir, physics, electrical and computer engineering, from National Science Foundation, $97,345, June 15, 2001 through May 31, 2004, “Notice Spectroscopy for the Investigation and Characterization of Ultra-Thin Dielectrics."

J. Chen, biological sciences, from Pews Scholars Program, $240,000, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2007, “Molecular Mechanism of Abc Transporters."

C. C. Cowen, and J. S. Vitter, mathematics, School of Science - administration, from National Science Foundation, $99,999, September 1, 2003 through August 31, 2004, “Mathematical Modeling of the Nervous System of the Leech."

R. W. Doerge, statistics, from University of Vermont, $26,543, December 1, 2001 through June 30, 2004, “Susceptibility and Resistance Loci in Mouse Eae."

S. M. Durbin, physics, from National Science Foundation, $93,800, June 15, 2003 through May 31, 2004, “Research Experience for Undergraduates Program in Physics at Purdue University."

D. Elmore, physics, from Rutgers, the State University, $19,000, February 1, 2002 through January 31, 2004, “Cosmogenic Radionuclides in Extraterrestrial Materials."

Z. J. Feng, F. A. Milner, and D. J. Minchella, mathematics, biological sciences, from National Science Foundation, $389,013, July 15, 2003 through June 30, 2006, “Towards More Realistic Host-Parasite Models."

A. M. Freed, earth and atmospheric sciences, from National Science Foundation, $39,905, April 1, 2003 through December 31, 2003, “Freed, Transfer of NSF from Uc Berkely."

A. Gabrielov, mathematics, from National Science Foundation, $130,501, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2006, “Topological Complexity and Quantitative O-Minimality."

S. B. Gelvin, biological sciences, from National Science Foundation, $940,669, September 1, 1999 through August 31, 2004, “Identification of Plant Genes Involved in Agrobacterium-Mediated Transformation."

E. R. Grant, chemistry, from National Science Foundation, $181,748, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2005, “Molecular Structure and Dynamics Beyond the Born- Oppenheimer Approximation."

C. Gu, statistics, from National Institutes of Health, $130,607, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004, “Comprehensive Software for Flexible Statistical Models."

H. I. Kenttamaa, chemistry, from National Science Foundation, $405,000, July 15, 2003 through June 30, 2006, “Gas-Phase Studies of Charged Aromatic Biradicals."

S. F. Konieczny, and Y. Zhao, biological sciences, from American Heart Association, $37,500, July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2004, “Loss of Muscle Lim Protein Causes Severe Cardiomyopathy and Premature Death in Mdx Mice."

Y. J. Lee, mathematics, from National Science Foundation, $123,441, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2006, “Floer Theories in Gauge Theory and Simplistic Geometry."

L. Lempert, mathematics, from National Science Foundation, $99,999, July 1, 2002 through June 30, 2004, “Research in Several Complex Variables and Applications."

P. S. Low, chemistry, from Optical Therapeutic Technologies, $4,452, May 15, 2003 through October 30, 2003, “Ott-Karim Jallad."

J. G. Ogg, earth and atmospheric sciences, from National Science Foundation, $49,999, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004, “Collaborative Research: Chronos Network for Earth System History: Development of Integrated Databases and Toolkits Accessible through a Common Portal."

R. G. Reifenberger, biological sciences, from Office of Naval Research, $6,000, September 15, 2003 through September 14, 2004, “Trends in Nanotechnology 2003 Conference in Salamanca, Spain."

M. G. Rossmann, T. S. Baker, J. Chen, A. M. Friedman, R. J. Kuhn, and C. B. Post, biological sciences, medicinal chemistry and molecular pharmacology, from Public Health Service, $1,253,900, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004, “Virus Assembly and Transmission."

D. A. Sanders, biological sciences, from American Cancer Society, $720,000, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2007, “Mechanism and Regulation of Leukemia Virus Entry into Cells."

J. Shen, mathematics, from National Science Foundation, $180,482, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2006, “Fast Spectral-Galerkin Methods and Their Applications."

P. B. Shepson, and S. A. McLuckey, chemistry, from National Science Foundation, $535,000, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2006, “Development of a Proton Transfer Reaction Linear Ion Trap for Fast Atmospheric Pollutant Detection."

P. B. Shepson, earth and atmospheric sciences, from National Science Foundation, $399,959, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2006, “Studies of the Impact of Emission of Reactive Gases from Arctic Snowpacks and Sea Ice."

G. J. Simpson, chemistry, from National Science Foundation, $133,000, August 1, 2003 through July 31, 2004, “Second Harmonic Ellipsometry and Spectroscopy of Biological Interfaces."

J. S. Vitter, computer science, from National Science Foundation, $163,000, September 1, 2002 through September 30, 2003, “External Memory Algorithms: Dealing with Massive Data."

P. M. Waser, and J. D. Cooper, biological sciences, from Hanover College, $1,260, April 1, 2003 through June 30, 2003, “Using Molecular Techniques to Address Issues to Western Lowland Gorilla Socioecology and Conservation: Preliminary Training Initiative."

G. C. Weaver, chemistry, from American Association for Advancement of Science, $3,845, May 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004, “Collaboration Between Purdue University and the University of Concepcion, Chile, to Develop a Chemistry Curriculum to Increase Literacy Among Non-Scientists."

A. Wei, chemistry, from National Science Foundation, $327,500, July 15, 2003 through June 30, 2006, “Self-Assembly and Collective Properties of Resorcinarene-Stabilized Nanoparticles."

D. Zhou, biological sciences, from Public Health Service, $225,000, July 1, 2003 through June 30, 2004, “Germination of Bacillus Anthrcis Spores in Macrophages."

T. S. Zwier, chemistry, from American Chemical Society, $53,668, May 1, 2003 through April 30, 2004, “Journal of Physical Chemistry."

 

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