UCR Research and Economic Development Newsletter:  August 3, 2013

Michael Pazzani

Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development

http://research.ucr.edu

Back Issues of Newsletter: http://or.ucr.edu/vcr/newsletters.aspx

 


·         NSF and Political Science

·         Big Data, Big Network Workshop

·         Former UCR Chancellor Nominated to Head NSF

·         Elements of Sustainable Companies

·         UCR grants for Spring Quarter

·         Puerto Rican Stripe-headed Tanager


NSF and Political Science

Less than one month before an annual mid-August application deadline, the funding agency has scrapped new political-science funding for the rest of 2013. The NSF declines to explain its reasons for eliminating the grant call, one of two that typically take place each year. But leaders in the field are blaming Congress, which on 21 March passed a bill requiring that NSF-funded political-science research benefit either national security or economic interests.

From: http://www.nature.com/news/nsf-cancels-political-science-grant-cycle-1.13501

 

Please let me know If you were planning on submitting a political science grant in August.  It’s important that the impact of this policy be understood.  Furthermore, while political science is impacted this year, other field may be next. There are reports that some members of Congress are opposed to research on anti-gravity.

 


 

Big Data, Big Network Workshop

I’ve recently been added to the board of the Corporation for          Education            Network Initiatives in California, which designs, implements, and operates CalREN, the California Research and Education Network, a high-bandwidth, high-capacity Internet network used by UC.   The workshop below may be of interest to UCR faculty interested in collaborations with Mexico. (Discussion are underway with UC-MEXUS as well).

 

CALL FOR ABSTRACTS: AmLight, Calit2, CENIC, CICESE, and CUDI have invited you to submit an abstract at the
Big Data, Big Network Workshop!

 

WHERE:
CICESE
Carretera Ensenada-Tijuana 3918
Zona Playitas, 22860 Ensenada Municipality
Baja California, Mexico
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WHEN:
October 10-11, 2013

WEBSITE:
www.cenic.org/bdbn/

Currently, a 10 Gigabit per second network link has been established between advanced research and education networks in the United States and in Mexico. Broadly, this wide-bandwidth network link aims to enhance science and engineering research and education activities between the U.S. and Mexico.

In order to promote the use of this network link to stimulate cross-border collaboration in data-intensive sciences, the Big Data, Big Network workshop is being held at the Centro de Investigación Científica y de Educación Superior de Ensenada (Ensenada Center for Scientific Research and Higher Education, CICESE, www.cicese.edu.mx) on October 10-11, 2013.

The Big Data, Big Network Conference Committee is seeking abstracts for panel discussions on data-intensive applications and research that could potentially benefit from this 10 Gigabit connection. Examples of focus areas of interest include but are not limited to the following:

Sessions will be introduced by brief presentations describing cross-border collaborative efforts which could potentially benefit from the 10 Gigabit link. At the conclusion of these short presentations, a panel of experts will discuss current collaborative research and ways in which it can utilize the connectivity, with input and questions from an audience.

Once again, the conference committee's interest is not limited to the above research areas! Abstracts that focus on other research areas and collaborative possibilities are welcome!

Priority will be given to abstracts which consists of active and potential US-Mexican collaborations.

Abstracts need not be focused on current uses of the cross-border 10 Gigabit network connection! The purpose of this workshop is to enhance cross-border collaborations through the use of the network link. As a result, we are especially interested in current research collaborations that are not necessarily using the link but which could benefit from its use.

How to Submit an Abstract

Abstracts may be submitted via e-mail to abstracts-bdbg-workshop@amlight.net, in either MS Word, PDF, or plain text format. Abstracts should be no longer than one page and should include the following information:

The deadline for abstracts is August 30, 2013.

 


Former UCR Chancellor Nominated to Head NSF

 

President Obama has nominated former UCR Chancellor France Cordova to head the National Science Foundation.  The White House announced Cordova’s nomination Wednesday, July 31. An astrophysicist, Cordova headed UCR from 2002-2007.  She is president emerita of Purdue University, where she served as president from 2007 to 2012.

FROM http://www.pe.com/local-news/riverside-county/riverside/riverside-headlines-index/20130731-nation-former-ucr-chancellor-picked-for-top-science-post.ece

 


 

Elements of Sustainable Companies

 

If you are thinking of forming a company to commercialize your technology, this advice from Sequoia Capital may be useful (from http://www.sequoiacap.com/us/ideas).

 

Start-ups with these characteristics have the best chance of becoming enduring companies.

 

·         Clarity of Purpose: Summarize the company’s business on the back of a business card.

 

·         Large Markets: Address existing markets poised for rapid growth or change. A market on the path to a $1B potential allows for error and time for real margins to develop.

 

·         Pain Killers:  Pick the one thing that is of burning importance to the customer then delight them with a compelling solution.

 

·         Think Differently: Constantly challenge conventional wisdom. Take the contrarian route. Create novel solutions. Outwit the competition.

 

·         Team DNA: A company’s DNA is set in the first 90 days. All team members are the smartest or most clever in their domain. “A” level founders attract an “A” level team.

 

·         Frugality:  Focus spending on what’s critical. Spend only on the priorities and maximize profitability.

 

 


UCR grants for Spring Quarter

 

 

 

PI

Department

Title

Prime Sponsor

Amount

Abdulrazak, Khaleel

Psychology

Effects of minocycline treatment on vocal production and auditory processing in a mouse model of Fragile X Syndrome

FRAXA RESEARCH FOUNDATION INC.

$40,000

Adaskaveg, Jim

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Disease Forecasting and Management of Septoria Spot of Citrus

CITRUS RESEARCH PROGRAM

$48,100

Adaskaveg, Jim

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Efficacy and Crop Safety Program - Western Region IR-4

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

$4,000

Adaskaveg, Jim

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Epidemiology and Management of Olive Knot Caused by Pseudomonas Syringae pv. Savastanoi

CALIFORNIA OLIVE COMMITTEE

$44,000

Adaskaveg, Jim

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Epidemiology and Management of Walnut Blight

CALIFORNIA WALNUT BOARD

$58,500

Adaskaveg, Jim

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Evaluation of New Bactericides for Control of Fire Blight of Apples Caused by Erwinia Amylovora and Evaluation of New Postharvest fungicides for Pome

CALIFORNIA APPLE COMMISSION

$16,000

Adaskaveg, Jim

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Management and Epidemiology of Pre and Postharvest Foliar & Fruit Diseases of Sweet Cherry

CALIFORNIA CHERRY MARKETING PROGRAM

$37,500

Adaskaveg, Jim

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Management of Brown Rot, Powdery Mildew and Peach Leaf Curl Diseases of Peach in California

CALIFORNIA CLING PEACH ADVISORY BOARD

$20,500

Aguilar, Guillermo

Mechanical Engineering

Transparent Cranial Implant for Laser Based Therapy and Imaging of Brain (Yasaman Damestani)

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR LASER MEDICINE AND SURGERY

$5,000

Allen, Michael

Ctr for Conservation Biology

EAMR:  Enhanced Minirhizotron and Image Analysis System

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY/MISCELLANEOUS OFFICES AND PROGRAMS

$45,000

Allison, Juliann E

CSSD-Edward Blakely Center

New Urbanism in Action - Creating 'Walkability' Plans for Riverside Neighborhoods

CALIFORNIA TRANS, PROJECT DEVELOPMENT, DIVISION OF

$226,962

Anderson, Michael A

Environmental Sciences

Acquisition of Goods and Services

US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (

$4,002

Anderson, Michael A

Environmental Sciences

Acquisition of Goods and Services

US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (

$5,000

Arpaia, Mary Lu Lu

Botany and Plant Sciences

Evaluation of Table Grape Selections - 2013

CALIFORNIA TABLE GRAPE COMMISSION

$14,946

Atkinson, Peter

One Health Center

IGERT: Water SENSE - Water Social, Engineering, and Natural Sciences Engagement

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$443,109

Atkinson, Peter

One Health Center

IGERT: Water SENSE ? Water Social, Engineering, and Natural Sciences Engagement

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$121,639

Baird, James H

Botany and Plant Sciences

Annual Carbon Fluxes and Water Use Efficiency Among Cool and Warm Season Turfgrasses

CALIFORNIA TURFGRASS & LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION

$4,000

Baird, James H

Botany and Plant Sciences

Evaluation of Products to Alleviate Turf Salinity Stress

CALIFORNIA TURFGRASS & LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION

$4,000

Baird, James H

Botany and Plant Sciences

EVALUATION OF TURF COLORANTS IN NORTHERN AND SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

CALIFORNIA TURFGRASS & LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION

$3,000

Baird, James H

Botany and Plant Sciences

Kikuyugrass Management and Improvement

CALIFORNIA TURFGRASS & LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION

$4,000

Baird, James H

Botany and Plant Sciences

Leaching Requirements for Turfgrass Salinity Management

CALIFORNIA TURFGRASS & LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION

$4,000

Baird, James H

Botany and Plant Sciences

Management of Rapid Blight Disease on Putting Greens in Southern California

CALIFORNIA TURFGRASS & LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION

$8,164

Baird, James H

Botany and Plant Sciences

Turfgrass Research in Northern California

CALIFORNIA TURFGRASS & LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION

$4,000

Balandin, Alexander A

Electrical Engineering

Graphene Synthesis and Suspended Graphene Windows Microfabrication Studies for Acceleration Applications

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON, D.C.

$9,994

Baldwin, James G

Nematology

ARTS: Overcoming the nematode taxonomic impediment through integration of novel tools for species discovery and phylogeny: Cephaloboidea as a case-stu

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$74,512

Barrows, Cameron W

Ctr for Conservation Biology

Multivariate evaluation of desert tortoise (Gopherus agassizii) density and distribution in relationship to soil, terrain and climate variation at the

ARMY ENGINEERS/SOUTHWESTERN DIVISION FORT WORTH DISTRICT, CO

$75,760

Bartels, Ludwig

Chemistry

Collaborative Research: Properties and Synthesis of Atomically Thin Molybdenum Disulfide

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$75,000

Bartels, Ludwig

Chemistry

Collaborative Research: Properties and Synthesis of Atomically Thin Molybdenum Disulfide

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$54,502

Bartels, Ludwig

Chemistry

Collaborative Research: Surface Coordination Chemistry: Toward Novel Functionality via Understanding of Substrate Charge Transfer and Oxidation State

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$242,000

Barth, Matthew J

CE-CERT

AERIS - Identification and Evaluation of Transformative Environmental Applications and Strategies

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

$300,000

Barth, Matthew J

CE-CERT

Technical Support for AERIS International Joint Research Activities

FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

$10,000

Bazhenov, Maksim V

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

CRCNS: Multiple roles of inhibition in the olfactory system

DEAFNESS & OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS, NATIONAL INSTITUTE

$260,846

Bazhenov, Maksim V

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

The role of heterosynaptic plasticity in achieving stable yet adaptable memory storage

MENTAL HEALTH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF (NIMH)

$86,160

Bhanu, Bir

Ctr for Res in Intelligent Sys

Continuous Learning for Unified Segmentation, Grouping and Recognition

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH

$75,000

Blacher, Jan B

School of Education

Successful Transition in the Early School Years for Children with Autism

SPECIAL EDUCATION & REHABILITATION SERVS, ASSISTANT SECRETAR

$1

Bockrath, Marc

Physics and Astronomy

Correlated Electronic Phenomena in Ultra-Clean Carbon Nanotubes and Bilayer Graphene Devices

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$115,000

Borneman, James

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Effects of Intestinal Microflora on high - LET radiation mediated toxicity and genomic instability

NASA AMES RESEARCH CENTER

$21,888

Braver, Sanford

Sociology

Effects and Meaning of Fathers for Adolescents

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH CENTER FOR SCIENTIFIC REVIEW

$205,346

Cardullo, Richard

CNAS Dean's Office

Mini-Grant RFP 2013 California Science Project Statewide Office

UC CALIFORNIA SCIENCE PROJECT

$33,000

Chappell, Mark A

Biology

What determines elevational distributions of Andean birds?  The relative importance of species interactions and physiology

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$93,651

Chen, Xuemei

Botany and Plant Sciences

Mechanisms governing floral stem cell maintenance and miRNA functions in Arabidop

GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$16,446

Christidis, Evangelos

Computer Science & Engineering

CAREER: A Collaborative Adaptive Data Sharing Platform

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$14,000

Christidis, Evangelos

Computer Science & Engineering

CAREER: A Collaborative Adaptive Data Sharing Platform

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$101,271

Christopher, Phillip

Chemical/Environ. Engineering

SusChEM:Mechanistic examination and design of multifunctional heterogeneous photocatalysts for artificial photosynthesis

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$100,000

Christopher, Phillip

Chemical/Environ. Engineering

SusChEM:Mechanistic examination and design of multifunctional heterogeneous photocatalysts for artificial photosynthesis

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$5,000

Cockerham, Stephen T

Agricultural Operations

NTEP 2007 National Seashore Paspalum Test

NATIONAL TURFGRASS FEDERATION, INC.

$500

Cockerham, Stephen T

Agricultural Operations

NTEP 2007 National Zoysiagrass Test

NATIONAL TURFGRASS FEDERATION, INC.

$500

Coss, Djurdjica

Biomedical Sciences

The Role of AP-1 in the Gonadotrope

CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$272,176

Costello, Kevin

Mathematics

Asymptotic behavior of discrete random structures and randomized algorithms

NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY

$19,772

Crohn, David M

Environmental Sciences

Managing the pest and disease risk of compostable wastes

UC AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

$50,000

Curras-Collazo, Margarita C

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

Glial Control of Physiological Responses: Glial-Neuronal Interactions within the Supraoptic Nucleus

SIGMA XI, THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY

$400

Curras-Collazo, Margarita C

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

Glial neuronal communication in the supraoptic nucleus and it's role in neuroendocrine function:  D-serine and its effect on vasopressin release (Joe

AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

$500

Curras-Collazo, Margarita C

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

PACAP involvement in elevated excitatory drive in the PVN

SIGMA XI, THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY

$800

Curras-Collazo, Margarita C

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

Participation of cyclic nucleotide-gated channels in hypothalamic vasopressin responses (Khachaturov)

AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

$500

Curras-Collazo, Margarita C

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

Role of herbal (organic) nitrate present in cardamom and fennel seeds to reduce chronic stress induced hypertension (Jha)

AMERICAN PHYSIOLOGICAL SOCIETY

$300

Curras-Collazo, Margarita C

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

Studies Examining the Requirement of D-Serine for Vasopressin Release from HNS Explants

SIGMA XI, THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY

$400

Curras-Collazo, Margarita C

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

The extent of SNS ganglionic blockade in prevention of systolic BP response to hyperosmoticstress in PBDE exposed rats

SIGMA XI, THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY

$500

Cutler, Sean

Botany and Plant Sciences

Improving plant stress tolerance with PYR/PYL genes and ligands

SYNGENTA AG

$49,602

Dahanukar, Anupama Arun

Entomology

CAREER: Mechanisms of Feeding Behavior Regulation

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$346,400

Dahanukar, Anupama Arun

Entomology

CAREER: Mechanisms of Feeding Behavior Regulation

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$3,600

Dahanukar, Anupama Arun

Entomology

Receptors and Neurons Mediating Acid Taste in Drosophila

DEAFNESS & OTHER COMMUNICATION DISORDERS, NATIONAL INSTITUTE

$211,012

Dahanukar, Anupama Arun

Entomology

The Role of Insect Sweet Taste Receptors in Detecting Sweet and Bitter Compounds

NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

$37,458

Daugherty, Matt

Entomology

Temecula Area-wide GWSS Monitoring

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

$45,765

Ding, Shou-wei

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Gene Silencing as an Antiviral Defense in Animal Cells

NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

$332,901

Ding, Shou-wei

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Gene Silencing as an Antiviral Defense in Animal Cells

NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

$14,794

Ding, Shou-wei

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Genetic dissection of the RNAi-mediated antiviral immunity in C. elegans

GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$253,580

Ding, Shou-wei

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Genetic dissection of the RNAi-mediated antiviral immunity in C. elegans

GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$18,314

Droser, Mary L

Earth Sciences

Tracking the Pace of Seafloor Colonization at the Beginning of the Age of Animals: A Case Study from the Cambrian of the Death Valley Region, W. U.S.A

EVOLVING EARTH FOUNDATION

$2,900

Droser, Mary L

Earth Sciences

Tracking the Pace of Seafloor Colonization at the Beginning of the Age of Animals: A Case Study from the Cambrian of the Death Valley Region, Western

COMMUNITY FOUNDATION SERVING RIVERSIDE AND SAN BERNARDINO CO

$2,890

Dumer, Ilya

Electrical Engineering

Three-dimensional Magnetic Recording for Areal Densities Above 1 Terabit/in2

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$195,101

Ellison, John

Physics and Astronomy

Single Top Quark Studies in the D0 Experiment

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON, D.C.

$9,531

Eskalen, Akif

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Polyphagous shot hole borer and Fusarium dieback monitoring

CALIFORNIA AVOCADO COMMISSION

$69,748

Ethell, Iryna

Biomedical Sciences

EphB Signaling in Dendritic Spine Development

MENTAL HEALTH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF (NIMH)

$334,125

Ethell, Iryna

Biomedical Sciences

EphB Signaling in Dendritic Spine Development

MENTAL HEALTH, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF (NIMH)

$22,275

Ezcurra, Exequiel

UC MEXUS

Capacity Building Program for improving collaborative relationships among fishermen, scientists and decision makers in the Upper Gulf of California, M

WALTON FAMILY FOUNDATION INC.

$25,000

Federici, Brian A

Entomology

Molecular Improvement of Bacterial Mosquito Larvicides

NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

$346,300

Fiacco, Todd A

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

Astrocyte volume-regulated control of neuronal excitability

NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS & STROKE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$416,316

Fischer, John Martin

Philosophy

The Science, Philosophy, and Theology of Immortality

JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION

$37,662

Fischer, John Martin

Philosophy

The Science, Philosophy, and Theology of Immortality

JOHN TEMPLETON FOUNDATION

$63,000

Flegal, James Marshall

Statistics

Collaborative Research:  Developing a theoretical and methodological framework for high-dimensional Markov chain Monte Carlo

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$32,773

Franco, Elisa

Mechanical Engineering

Design and synthesis of robust and tunable biochemical oscillators for  in vitro nanotechnology

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$350,000

Friedman, Howard S

Psychology

EXP:  Collaborative Research:  A System of Animation Gestures for Effective Teaching Avatars.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$13,000

Funder, David

Psychology

The Construal of Situations

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$81,148

Gan, Jay

Environmental Sciences

Source Evaluation and Mitigation of Off-site Movement of Pesticides from Residential Homes

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGULATION

$240,000

Garay, Javier

Mechanical Engineering

Controlling the properties of bulk ceramic heterostructures using external electromagnetic fields.

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$82,479

Ge, Xin

Chemical/Environ. Engineering

Design Novel Paratope for Highly Selective Antibodies Inhibiting Tumorigenic MatrixMetalloproteinases

UC CANCER RESEARCH COORDINATING COMMITTEE

$52,500

Gill, Sarjeet S

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

Mosquitocidal Action of Bacillus thuringensis Toxins

NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

$464,127

Grafton-Cardwell, Elizabeth

Entomology

Spider Mite Management in Walnuts

CALIFORNIA WALNUT BOARD

$22,222

Gudis, Catherine

History

Jitneys, Buses, and Public Transportation in Twentieth Century Los Angeles

JOHN RANDOLPH HAYNES AND DORA HAYNES FOUNDATION (THE)

$22,000

Haddon, Robert C

Ctr for Nano Sci & Engr

Solid State Electronic Structure & Properties of Neutral Carbon-Based Radicals

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE

$242,000

Hanson, Gail G

Physics and Astronomy

Physics Research with the CMS Experiment at CERN - Energy Frontier Experiment

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE

$228,000

Hayashi, Cheryl

Biology

Comparative study of spider and silkworm silk properties and expression systems

Nike Inc

$815

Hoddle, Mark

Entomology

Biological Control of Arthropod Pests in California Agriculture:Future Prospects with Special Emphasis on its Role in Managing Invasive Species

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

$28,264

Hoddle, Mark

Entomology

Foreign Exploration for Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Pakistan for biocont

CITRUS RESEARCH PROGRAM

$11,587

Hoddle, Mark

Entomology

Foreign Exploration for Tamarixia radiata (Hymenoptera: Eulophidae) and Diaphorencyrtus aligarhensis (Hymenoptera: Encyrtidae) in Pakistan for biocont

UC AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

$25,000

Huang, I-Chueh

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

The Functions of IFITM Proteins in Control of Influenza A Virus Infection

NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

$340,092

Jung, Heejung

CE-CERT

Control Strategies and Technologies for Particulate Matter Under 2.5 Microns (PM2.5) and Ultrafine Particulate Emissions from Natural Gas-Fired Gas Tu

SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT

$94,855

Kahn, Tracy L

Botany and Plant Sciences

Acquisition and Evaluation of Citrus and Citrus Relatives in the Citrus Variety Collection

US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (

$12,441

Kawakami, Roland

Physics and Astronomy

Center for Spintronic Materials, Interfaces and Novel Architectures (C-SPIN)

MICROELECTRONICS ADVANCED RESEARCH CORPORATION (MARCO)(SRC S

$474,000

Keogh, Eamonn

Computer Science & Engineering

III: Medium:Hardware/Software Accelerated Data Mining for Real-Time Monitoring of Streaming Pediatric ICU Data

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$387,050

Kisailus, David

Chemical/Environ. Engineering

Organic Matrix Templating and Function in an Ultrahard Biological Composite

DEPARTMENT OF ARMY RESEARCH, DURHAM, N.C. OFFICE

$123,584

Krishnamurthy, Srikanth

Computer Science & Engineering

Jana: Confidential Communications on Social Networks

DEPARTMENT OF ARMY RESEARCH, DURHAM, N.C. OFFICE

$499,123

Lake, Roger

Electrical Engineering

Coupled Charge and Spin Transport in Topological Insulators

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$127,652

Lau, Jeanie Cn

Physics and Astronomy

Graphene photonics and nano-plasmonics

OFFICE OF NAVAL RESEARCH

$118,712

Liu, Jianlin

Electrical Engineering

Investigation of p-type Sb-doped ZnO Thin Films for Solid State Lighting

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE

$120,000

Liu, Jianlin

Electrical Engineering

Nanotechnology Training with the San Bernardino Community College District

CALIFORNIA COMMUNITY COLLEGES & CHANCELLOR'S OFFICE

$18,000

Lo, David

Biomedical Sciences

Genes regulating M cell differentiation

NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

$15,200

Lovatt, Carol J

Botany and Plant Sciences

Mitigating Alternate Bearing in 'Nules' Clementine and 'Pixie' Mandarin in Ventura County-Models for mid-and -late harvested mandarin cultivars

UC AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

$33,757

Lukaszewski, Adam J

Botany and Plant Sciences

Improvement of Turfgrasses for Water Conservation and Stress Resistance

CALIFORNIA TURFGRASS & LANDSCAPE FOUNDATION

$3,960

Ma, Wenbo

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Identification of key components in HLB using effectors as probes

CITRUS RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT FOUNDATION, INC.

$299,781

Madhyastha, Harsha

Computer Science & Engineering

CAREER: Cost-effective Application Deployments Spanning Multiple CloudServices

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$105,134

Mangolini, Lorenzo

Mechanical Engineering

Non-equilibrium effects in the processing of materials using plasmas

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WASHINGTON, D.C.

$100,000

Mauk, Peggy

Agricultural Operations

Acquisition of Goods and Services

US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (

$12,280

Mauk, Peggy

Agricultural Operations

Acquistion of Goods and Services

US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (

$1,917

Mauk, Peggy

Agricultural Operations

Acquistion of Goods and Services

US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (

$61,554

Messaoudi Powers, Ilhem

Biomedical Sciences

Impact of immune senescence on herpes zoster in a nonhuman primate model of VZV infection

AGING, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON

$52,266

Messaoudi Powers, Ilhem

Biomedical Sciences

Impact of immune senescence on herpes zoster in a nonhuman primate model of VZV infection

AGING, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON

$15,632

Messaoudi Powers, Ilhem

Biomedical Sciences

Impact of immune senescence on herpes zoster in a nonhuman primate model of VZV infection

AGING, NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON

$312,626

Millar, Jocelyn G

Entomology

Chemical mediation of aggregation by brown marmorated stink bug

WASHINGTON TREE FRUIT RESEARCH COMMISSION

$20,000

Millar, Jocelyn G

Entomology

Development of an "Early Warning" Monitoring Tool for Potato Psyllid, the Vector of Zebra Chip Disease in Potatoes.

WASHINGTON STATE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

$30,000

Millar, Jocelyn G

Entomology

Identification and optimization of sex pheromones of Lygus bugs as practical lures for pheromone-bated traps.

CALIFORNIA COTTON GROWERS ASSOCIATION

$37,496

Mills, Allen P

Physics and Astronomy

Laser Spectroscopy of Dense Positronium

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$5,000

Mohideen, Umar

Physics and Astronomy

Investigating the Role of Ferromagnetic Materials in the Casimir Force

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE

$54,803

Morse, Joseph G

Entomology

Optimizing Chemical Control of Asian Citrus Pysllid in California

CITRUS RESEARCH PROGRAM

$14,769

Myung, Nosang V

Chemical/Environ. Engineering

Electrochemical Nanomaterials Synthesis and Their Application

KOREA RESEARCH COUNCIL FOR INDUSTRIAL SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

$88,410

Myung, Nosang V

Chemical/Environ. Engineering

Synthesis and Characterization of High Performance Thermoelectric Nanodevices

KOREA, GOVERNMENT OF (KOREA)

$44,078

Najjar, Walid

Computer Science & Engineering

SHF: Small: Automatic Generation of Hardware Threads on Programmable Fabrics

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$16,000

Ng, James

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Virus-vector interactions mediating the whitefly transmission of foregut-borne viruses

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$201,353

Orozco-Cardenas, Martha

Botany and Plant Sciences

Genetic Engineering of Canola

DOW AGROSCIENCES LLC

$160,000

Ozkan, Mihri

Electrical Engineering

New Strategies to Lower the Cost of Si-solar Cells

RIVERSIDE, CITY OF

$95,000

Park, Chan Seung

CE-CERT

Evaluation of Gasification Processing of Municipal Solid Waste to Generate Electricity

adaptiveARC

$189,158

Parvin, Bahram

Electrical Engineering

III: Travel Grant: International Symposium on Biomedical Imaging

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$16,000

Ploeg, Antoon T

Nematology

Integrated pesticide reduction strategies for insect and disease management in cole crops

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PESTICIDE REGULATION

$25,818

Prager, Sean

Entomology

Resistance to pesticides commonly used for management of potato psyllids

TEXAS AGRILIFE RESEARCH

$31,500

Pryadko, Leonid

Physics and Astronomy

Lattice codes with built-in dynamical protection for solid-state quantum computation

DEPARTMENT OF ARMY RESEARCH, WASH D.C. OFFICE

$35,765

Raikhel, Alexander S

Entomology

Molecular Basis of Ecdysterois Action in the Mosquito

NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

$22,413

Ramakrishnan, Subramanian K

Political Science

How DACA Works: A National Study of DACA Applicants and USCIS Decision Making Using Data Obtainted from the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA)

CENTER FOR AMERICAN PROGRESS

$4,701

Ravishankar, Chinya

Engineering - Dean's Office

Enhancing STEM Transfer and Success Through the STEM Pathways Program

OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

$781,616

Ray, Anandasankar

Entomology

Disruption of Host-Seeking Behavior in Aedes and Culex Mosquitoes using Odorants

NATIONAL INST OF ALLERGY AND INFECTIOUS DISEASES

$14,852

Reddy, Naveen

Physics and Astronomy

Impact of Environments on Lyman Alpha Emitting Galaxies at High Redshift (z~2.7)

ASSOCIATION OF UNIVERSITIES FOR RESEARCH IN ASTRONOMY

$18,315

Reddy, Naveen

Physics and Astronomy

Sloan Research Fellowship 2013

ALFRED P. SLOAN FOUNDATION

$50,000

Reznick, David

Biology

Linking Phenotype to Genotype: the Genetics of Adaptive Coloration in the Guppy

SIGMA XI, THE SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH SOCIETY

$500

Riedinger, Natascha

Earth Sciences

Metal cycling and its relevance in the biogeochemical processing of carbon and sulfur in deep subsurface marine sediments off Shimokita, Expedition IO

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$14,972

Roberts, Philip A

Nematology

Blackeye Varietal Improvement

CALIFORNIA DRY BEAN ADVISORY BOARD

$19,960

Roberts, Philip A

Nematology

Carrot - Root-knot Nematode Resistance Evaluations

MONSANTO COMPANY

$7,600

Roberts, Philip A

Nematology

Genetic Dissection and Application of Resistance to Root-knot Nematode and Fusarium Wilt in Diverse Cottons

COTTON INC

$60,000

Roberts, Philip A

Nematology

Identification of Gene Sources for Resistance to Root-Knot of Nematodes Attacking Carrots in California

CALIFORNIA FRESH CARROT ADVISORY BOARD

$46,351

Roberts, Philip A

Nematology

Modern Cowpea Breeding to Overcome Critical Production Constraints in Africa and the U.S.

U.S. AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

$44,360

Roose, Mikeal L

Botany and Plant Sciences

Identifying genetic relationships among citrus and citrus relatives using molecular markers

US DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE (

$30,000

Roper, Caroline

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

Characterization of Xylella Fastidiosa Lipopolysaccharide and its Role in Key Steps of the Disease Cycle in Grapevine

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

$263,200

Rotenberry, John

Natural Reserves

Boyd Deep Canyon Desert Research Center Improvements

CALIFORNIA WILDLIFE CONSERVATION BOARD

$1,182,000

Rudolph, Conrad

History of Art

FACES: Faces, Art, and Computerized Evaluation Systems, Phase II

NFAH HUMANITIES, NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE

$60,000

Russell, Robert

CE-CERT

Conventional and Hybrid heavy duty on-highway chassis evaluation

AIR RESOURCES BOARD

$239,409

Saltzman, Wendy

Biology

Energetic and Immune Consequences of Fatherhood in a Biparental Mammal

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$560,000

Saltzman, Wendy

Biology

Metabolic and Energetic Consequences of Fatherhood

CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$198,360

Schwabe, Kurt

Environmental Sciences

Economic Evaluation of the High Efficiency Sprinkler Nozzle Programs

WESTERN MUNICIPAL WATER DISTRICT OF RIVERSIDE COUNTY

$30,768

Shelton, Christian

Computer Science & Engineering

Estimating Models of Patient Response to Ventilation Treatment

WHITTIER FOUNDATION

$24,940

Shyy, John J-Y

Biomedical Sciences

MicroRNA in Functional Regulation of Endothelial Cells in Response to Flow

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEART, LUNG & BLOOD

$114,912

Shyy, John J-Y

Biomedical Sciences

Shear Stress, SIRT1, and Arterial Stiffening

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEART, LUNG & BLOOD

$358,142

Siana, Brian

Physics and Astronomy

Ultra-Faint Galaxies at the Peak Epoch of Star Formation

NASA/MISCELLANEOUS CENTERS

$130,798

Siana, Brian

Physics and Astronomy

WFC3 Infrared Spectroscopic Parallel Survey (WISP): A Survey of Star Formation Across Cosmic Time

NASA/MISCELLANEOUS CENTERS

$27,921

Sladek, Frances M

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

Nuclear Receptor DNA Binding in Human Physiology and Disease

DIABETES, DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$24,700

Stouthamer, Richard

Entomology

Attraction and Detection of Polyphagous Shot Hole Borer (PSHB), Euwallacea sp.

ANIMAL AND PLANT HEALTH INSPECTION SERVICE

$30,000

Tan, Xiang-dong

Electrical Engineering

SHF:Small:Variational and Bound Performance Analysis Nanometer of Mixed-Signal/Analog Circuits

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$12,800

Traugh, Jolinda A

Biochemistry

UC Riverside MARC U Star Undergraduate Research Program

GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$459,604

Trumble, John T

Entomology

Characterization of potato breeding clones to determine mechanisms conferring observed resistance/tolerance to zebra chip disease

TEXAS AGRILIFE RESEARCH

$31,271

Tsai, Shan-Wen

Physics and Astronomy

Quantum Engineering of Dynamical Gauge Fields on Optical Lattices

DEPARTMENT OF ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND

$410,043

Vahid, Frank

Computer Science & Engineering

CSR: Small:Collaborative Research: Synthesis of Time-Controllable Digital Mockups of Physical Systems

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$16,000

Varma, Chandra

Physics and Astronomy

Microscopic Theory of High Temperature Superconductivity induced by Electronic Flucuations

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$110,000

Velazquez, Alicia

Office of TRIO Programs

UC Riverside, Office of TRiO Programs, UB Oasis

OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

$228,782

Velazquez, Alicia

Office of TRIO Programs

UC Riverside, Office of TRiO Programs, UB Oasis

OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

$19,989

Velazquez, Alicia

Office of TRIO Programs

UC Riverside, Office of TRiO Programs, Upward Bound Classic

OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

$30,650

Velazquez, Alicia

Office of TRIO Programs

UC Riverside, Office of TRiO Programs, Upward Bound Classic

OFFICE OF POSTSECONDARY EDUCATION

$307,063

Venkatram, Akula

Mechanical Engineering

Identifying Urban Designs and Traffic Mangement Strategies for Southern California that Reduce Air Pollution Exposure

AIR RESOURCES BOARD

$127,460

Vidalakis, Georgios

Plant Pathology & Microbiology

From the Cooperative Registration Testing of Nursery Owned Citrus Scion and Seed Source Trees to the Citrus Nursery Stock Pest Cleanliness Program

CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF FOOD AND AGRICULTURE

$140,625

Walker, Ameae M

Biomedical Sciences

Immune Development: Role of Milk Cell Transfer and Recipient Gender

CHILD HEALTH & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$15,556

Walker, Sharon

Chemical/Environ. Engineering

Support for Student and Invited Speakers to participate in the 87th ACS Colloid and Surface Science Symposium at UCR, June 23-26, 2013

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$10,000

Walton, William E

Entomology

Conservation of Native Fishes in the Prado Wetlands

MOSQUITO RESEARCH FOUNDATION

$19,000

Wang, Yinsheng

Chemistry

An LTQ Orbitrap Elite with ETD for the Keck Proteomics Facility

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR

$600,000

Wang, Yinsheng

Chemistry

Chemistry and Biology of DNA Carboxyalkylation

DIABETES, DIGESTIVE & KIDNEY DISEASES, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$305,614

Wang, Yinsheng

Chemistry

Oxidative DNA Damage and CpG Mutagenesis

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

$115,818

Wang, Yinsheng

Chemistry

Oxidative DNA Damage and CpG Mutagenesis

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

$28,631

Wang, Yinsheng

Chemistry

Oxidative DNA Damage and CpG Mutagenesis

NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE

$83,418

Weirauch, Christiane

Entomology

ARTS: Litter Bugs ? revisionary and phylogenetic research on the least studied True Bug infraorder (Insecta: Hemiptera: Dipsocoromorpha)

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$155,919

Wilson, Emma H

Biomedical Sciences

Cell Migration in the Infected Brain

NEUROLOGICAL DISORDERS & STROKE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$21,613

Wilson, Gillian

Physics and Astronomy

Constraining the star formation activity in very high redshift clusters:Herschel observations of SpARCS clusters at z = 1.6

NASA/MISCELLANEOUS CENTERS

$27,396

Wilson, Gillian

Physics and Astronomy

Constraining the Star-formation Activity in 10 SpARCS Clusters:  Star Formation in the Densest Regions at z=1

NASA/MISCELLANEOUS CENTERS

$28,580

Wimpenny, Stephen

Physics and Astronomy

High Energy Physics - Energy, Intensity, Theoretical Frontier

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE

$97,000

Wimpenny, Stephen

Physics and Astronomy

High Energy Physics - Energy, Intensity, Theoretical Frontier

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE

$825,000

Wyman, Charles

CE-CERT

Identification of Optimal Pretreatment and Conversion Conditions (Activity leader: C. Wyman, UCR)

DOE OAKRIDGE OPERATIONS OFFICE

$261,916

Wyman, Charles

CE-CERT

Identification of Optimal Pretreatment and Conversion Conditions (Activity leader: C. Wyman, UCR)

DOE OAKRIDGE OPERATIONS OFFICE

$52,417

Xu, Feng

Mathematics

Subfactors and Conformal Field Theory

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$60,592

Yang, Zhenbiao

Botany and Plant Sciences

Mechanisms behind Rapid Tip Growth

GENERAL MEDICAL SCIENCE, NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF

$17,921

Yarmoff, Jory

Physics and Astronomy

Low Energy Ion Scattering Studies of Topological Insulator Materials

DEPARTMENT OF ARMY MATERIEL COMMAND

$140,000

Yin, Yadong

Chemistry

Career: Magnetically Tunable Photonic Crystal Structures

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$140,000

Zaera, Francisco

Chemistry

Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) of Metal and Metal Oxide Films: A Surface Science Study

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE

$200,000

Zaera, Francisco

Chemistry

SISGR: Design and Characterization of Novel Photocatalysts with Core-Shell Nanostructures

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY CHICAGO FIELD OFFICE

$250,000

Zaera, Francisco

Chemistry

Structure Sensitivity in Mild Catalytic Hydrocarbon Conversions

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$165,000

Zidovetzki, Raphael

Cell Biology & Neuroscience

Elucidation of Novel Gene Variants Predisposing to Childhood and Adult-Onset SLE

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

$30,103

Ziemann, Paul J

APRC

Integrated experimental and modeling studies of the chemistry of organic aerosol formation from the atmospheric oxidation of hydrocarbons

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

$130,544

 


Puerto Rican Stripe-headed Tanager

Here’s a photo of the national bird of Puerto Rico, known locally as Reina Mora (Spindalis portoricensis).

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Michael Pazzani

Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development 

Professor,  Computer Science & Engineering

University of California, Riverside

200 University Office Building

Riverside, CA 92521

pazzani@ucr.edu

 

Assistant:  Toni Graham

Toni.Graham@ucr.edu 

951-827-4800