Division of Research and Sponsored Programs 2014-2015 Annual Report DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS MESSAGE FROM THE DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS

Tuskegee University recognizes the importance of external support of research and sponsored programs and the impact these vital programs have on the development of its students, faculty and society in general. Tuskegee University has a long standing reputation of being among the Felecia Moss-Grant Associate Director nation’s premiere minority research institutions committed to the total development of its students of Compliance and faculty. In this annual report it is evident that through our centers of excellence, academic Brian Johnson, Ph.D. colleges and other institutional units, our faculty, staff and students are engaged in research that President is critical to address the needs of today’s citizens, industries and governments.

Since 1996, the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs has more than doubled its annual funding for research and other sponsored programs. The university concluded 2014-2015 with a total annual funding of $44.4 million, which represents a significant increase over the last year. Wanda Hairston Director of Grants Credit for this enormous success goes to faculty members and staff, who continue to search and Contracts for resources and write winning proposals. The staff members in the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs and various departments of Business and Fiscal Affairs are also to be commended for their enthusiastic support of the researchers in the grantsmanship process. These Cesar Fermin, Ph.D. grants and contracts not only allow us to fulfill the research mission of Tuskegee University but Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs also make a huge impact on our academic programs. Tuskegee University’s two Ph.D. programs in

Materials Science and Engineering and Integrative Biosciences are prime examples of programs Danette Hall Director of that are offered solely based on the expertise and resources developed by the faculty members. Sponsored Programs

Our long-term plan focuses on actively expanding Tuskegee University’s research in the areas of nanobiotechnology, information technology, environmental science and engineering, energy, astronomy, sensors and devices, molecular biology, immunology, public health, toxicology, epidemiology, reproductive and environmental biology, and modeling and simulations.

Lisa McMullin Shaik Jeelani, Ph.D., P.E., This report highlights only a few major grants received during the year 2014-2015, while all grants Division of Research Vice President for Research & and Sponsored Dean of Graduate Studies and contracts received are shown in our website www.tuskegee.edu/research Programs Manager DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND

SPONSORED PROGRAMS DOD - $583,854 DHS - $579,130 DOE - $295,000 DOT - $27,500 Federal Funding Fiscal Year 2014-2015 DOI - $50,000

U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) USDA - $10,943,611 U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) HHS - $9,856,214 U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) NASA - $20,880 National Science Foundation (NSF) Smithsonian Institute U.S. Department of Education (DOEd) DOEd - $5,569,206 U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) NSF - $7,258,562 U.S. Department of Interior (DOI) Smithsonian Institute - $4,000

ACADEMIC AREAS/CENTERS/OTHER MAJOR UNITS NO. OF AWARDS DOLLAR AMOUNT College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences (CAENS) 77 $15,359,131 College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) 13 $2,705,609 College of Business and Information Science (CBIS) 7 $250,663 College of Engineering (CE) 50 $10,106,322 College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health (CVMNAH) 23 $11,316,282 School of Architecture (SOA) 2 $12,000 School of Education (SED) 0 $0 Bioethics Center 5 $296,471 Center for Biomedical Research (CBR)/RCMI 1 $763,121 International Programs 2 $48,744 Health Disparities Institute for Research & Education (HDIRE) 0 $0.00 President’s Office 3 $3,032,125 Provost (Library) 3 $90,000 Student Affairs 1 $383,897 TOTAL 187 $44,364,365

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PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: Collaboration Research and Capacity Building of SoKoine University of Training the Next Generation-Y of Agricultural Agriculture and the National Agricultural Research System Professionals and Farmers Through Molecular Genetics and Breeding Curricula Funding Agency: USAID Award No.: 15-7100-0357-CA Principal Investigator: Conrad Bonsi Ph.D., Professor of Funding Agency: US Department of Agriculture-NIFA, Agricultural Science and Associate Dean, College of Agricultural, Grant No.: 2014-38821-22448 Environmental and Nutritional Sciences Principal Investigator: Marceline Egnin, Ph.D. Professor of Molecular Biotechnology and Genomics The Innovative Agricultural Research Initiative (iAGRI) is a USAID Tan- Co-Investigators: Desmond Mortley, Ph.D., Conrad Bonsi, Ph.D., Olga Bolden-Tiller, Ph.D., Guohao He, Ph.D. zania project funded through Ohio State University led consortium of six US Land Grant Universities and two Tanzania Institutions, Sokoine Plant Breeding is a and rapidly ex- University of Agriculture (SUA) and The Tanzania National Agricultural panding field with applications in Research System (NARS). The goal of this project to strengthen the all areas of food production. The Conrad Bonsi training and collaborative research capabilities of SUA and NARS. The objectives of this project are to re- objectives are to: Establish a program of collaborative agriculture re- design academic programs to re- search with SUA and NARS, foster leadership in training and research through building institutional shape minority students’ view and capacity at SUA to undertake long-term training in agriculture, strengthen the capacity of SUA and love of plant breeding and foster promote tripartite SUA –US University –/South University Cooperation. Under this project. To date, the awareness of opportunities 13 graduate students (12 MS and 1PhD) have been supported by the grant at Tuskegee University. and increase the number of mi- nority students in the field of plant PROJECT TITLE: breeding. A key program “Inno- Marceline Egnin vative plant molecular Breeding Integrative Propagation, production and product development of Research and Experiential Educa- Alternative Bioenergy and Fiber Crops in Alabama for Socially and tion” with the acronym ”iBREED” Historically Disadvantaged Farmers and Communities was designed to recruit and engage students with Plant Breed- ing experts in a discovery, creative, and imaginative manner to Funding Agency: USDA/NIFA Award No.: 2016-33100-08902 train the next generation of plant breeders. The students are Principal Investigator: Walter A. Hill, Ph.D., Professor and Dean of brought together in a collaborative environment (Claassroom, the College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences Lab, Grenhouse and Field) working in teams of peers. They car- Project Director: Desmond Mortley, Ph.D., Research Professor of ried out hands-on plant research, gained first-hand knowledge Plant and Soil Science. from distinguished scientists in true conventional research as well as modern molecular breeding techniques, tissue culture, The major goal of this is to use modern breeding, genetics, genomics transformation, seed development, genetics and biotechnolo- and bioinformatic tools to identify and develop highly productive cul- gy; and benefitted from visits and interactive engagement with tivars of and Miscanthus with the desirable characteristics, field and experts in the field, government agencies and agricultural cor- genetic screening for growth responses and develop and test small- porations. The success of this project in near-peer mentors role helped overcome students’ indifference to plant breeding and scale models of biofuel and biomass plants for on-farm use. The re- Walter Hill leverage research opportunity to envision themselves in their search team is also working with growers, youth, and communities to next generation career; thus, fostering a new appreciation for adopt the use and production of bioenergy and fiber. Biomass yield the meaning and relevancy of plant breeding and related pre- of Miscanthus are comparable to those reported elsewhere, with a 70% survival rate. Similarly, per- cision sciences. cent sucrose averaged 18% for sweet sorghum and 20% for sugar cane but declined as much as 25% with time in sweet sorghum.

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PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: Enhancement of Research and Alabama EPSCoR - Enhancing Alabama’s Research Capacity in Nano/Bio Science Educational Infrastructure in and Sensors, Funded by National Science Foundation, Grant # 1158862 Nanobiomaterials Science and Engineering at Tuskegee University Principal Investigator: Mahesh Hosur, Ph.D., ASME Fellow, Professor and Interim Head, Materials Science Engineering Funding Agency: National Science Project Manager: Felicia Jenkins Foundation Grant No.: FAIN-1459007 The Alabama Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program lead by Tuskegee Uni- Principal Investigator: Vijay K. Rangari versity is a statewide research, education and outreach activities program conducted at seven doctoral granting in- Ph.D., Professor of Materials Science and stitutions through four thrusts: Nano and Biomaterials, Biotechnology, Optics and Sensors, and Nanofabrication. The Engineering Nano and Biomaterials Research Thrust is centered on development of new nanostructured materials, synthesis and Co-Investigators: Shaik Jeelani, Ph.D., characterization of nanomaterials for drug delivery applications and advanced green composites. The Biotechnology Temesgen Samuel,Ph.D., Mahesh Hosur, Research Thrust focuses on developing and using organismal models to identify mechanisms of adaptation to natural Ph.D. and Shaik Zainuddin, Ph.D. and man-made environmental challenges. The Optics and Sensors Research Thrust involves research into a wide range This grant in- of new spectroscopy-based tools for analysis of organic and inorganic materials. The Nanofabrication Research Thrust cludes the follow- applies cutting-edge nano engineering to develop molecular sensors, regimented nanomaterials and nanostructures. ing three parts:: a) Each thrust area has established activities with focus on education, diversity, outreach/partnering and workforce de- enhancement of velopment efforts. In addition, the EPSCoR research activities have resulted in 16 patents and five startup companies. research capabili- ty in synthesis and PROJECT TITLE characterization of CREST: Center of Excellence in Nanobiomaterials Derived from nanobiomaterials Renewable and Waste Resources Funding Agency: National Science from natural waste for biomedical, Foundation, Grant # 1137681 food packaging and other industri- Principal Investigator: Mahesh Hosur, Ph.D., ASME Fellow, Professor and Interim Head, Materials Science Engineering Vijay K. Rangari al applications, b) development and Co-Investigators: Vijaya Rangari, Ph.D, Professor and Shaik Zainuddin, Ph. D. implementation of an undergraduate minor in Assistant Professor, Materials Science and Engineering Materials Science and Engineering for all STEM undergraduates. This will enable Tuskegee Uni- CREST center headed by Tuskegee University with partnership from Auburn University, versity to develop a cohort of students not only Cornell University and the University of Alabama at Birmingham and international collab- at the Master’s and the Ph.D., levels but also orators from India and Brazil is focused on the development of biodegradable nanofi- at the undergraduate level so that they can be bers, nanoparticles, nanobiopolymers and their characterization, processing and char- nurtured and motivated to continue their stud- acterization of advanced green composites which provide significant knowledge that ies at the graduate level, and c) seed funds for can be used to develop new applications in automotive and building industries. Natural young faculty members by continuing the very and waste materials like different plant fibers, egg shells, rice husk, mango and neem successful “Start-Up Funds for Junior Faculty” seeds are used to extract nanocelluloses, silica and calcium carbonate nanoparti- program, to enable them to become produc- cles and biopolymers which find applications in variety of fields like food packaging, tive in research and education in Materials Sci- pharmaceuticals, drug delivery, and as a replacement of petroleum based non de- ence and Engineering. Through this grant, the gradable polymers in structural applications. Thin films produced using nanoparticles researchers have also set a high aim to address derived from egg shells developed by Tuskegee University received wide media atten- the serious environmental issue of dealing with tion at American Chemical Society conference as well as WSFA news network. waste products, which is a rapidly advancing re- search field. Tuskegee’s students will be trained The CREST grant supports the outreach programs such as the FASTREC and the MITE to enter it when they graduate. programs offered by the College of Engineering, in addition to supporting research and Mahesh Hosur education of students at undergraduate, Master’s and the Ph.D. levels.

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PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: Conducting Risk Assessment and A Physiological Role of Gastric Releasing Peptide in the Control of Meal Size Risk Assessment Training and Providing Risk Assessment Training Funding Agency: HHS/NIH Award No.: 5SC1DK094972 Principal Investigator: Aymen Sayegh, DVM, PhD, FTOS, Professor and Head, Funding Agency: USDA/APHIS Department of Biomedical Sciences/ Associate Dean for Research and Advanced Studies Award No.: 15-5000-2061-GR Principal Investigator: Tsegaye Habtemariam, Treatment of obesity, a worldwide epidemic, requires thorough understanding of Ph.D., Professor of Epidemiology, the mechanisms that control food intake. Control of food intake is divided into Co-Investigator: Berhanu Tameru Ph.D., short and long-term controls. The short-term control of food intake consists of Professor of Mathematical Epidemiology mechanisms that regulate individual meal size (MS) and the length between two consecutive meals, also known as intermeal interval (IMI). This type of control can Dr. Habtemariam be achieved by gastrointestinal satiety peptides such as gastrin releasing peptide and his colleagues (GRP), which has been shown to reduce MS and prolong the IMI. The goal of our have developed work is to localize the peripheral, gastrointestinal, site(s) of action that regulate re- exceptional exper- duction of MS and prolongation of the IMI by this satiety gut peptide. We utilized tise in Sanitary and a microvascular technique to deliver very small doses of GRP into the specific areas Phytosanitary (SPS) in the gut e.g. stomach and upper small intestine. Then, we analyzed the min-to- regulations and in Aymen Sayegh min behaviors that led to feeding by an automated feeding center to determine applying risk analy- MS, IMI, satiety ratio number of meals, total food intake, duration of a meal and sis to promote ag- latency to the first meal. Currently the researchers are in the process of identifying ricultural develop- the possible neuronal pathways by which feeding behaviors take place by performing various surgeries. ment and trade in Africa and beyond. Tsegaye Habtemariam They have orga- PROJECT TITLE: nized and facilitat- ed training in more than 25 Sanitary/Phytosan- Feral Swine Outreach Activities Targeting Limited Resource Farmers itary workshops in Africa, the Caribbean, India and the USA. In these workshops, they have Funding Agency: USDA/FAS Award No.: 15-7100-0357-CA trained more than 600 government officials Principal Investigator: Pochana Reddy, Ph.D., Professor of Pathobiology and university faculty from 25 African countries, from 12 English-speaking Caribbean countries, Feral swine are spreading across the Unites States and the estimated numbers have funded by PAHO/WHO, one Food Safety Risk increased from 2 million in 17 states in 1982, to more than 6 million in 40 states in Assessment to Egypt funded by FAS, Two SPS 2014. They are causing extensive damage to property, agriculture (crops & livestock), and one Food Safety Risk Assessment to Indi- native species and ecosystems and cultural and historic resources. Feral swine also an and trained in the US eight selected partici- threaten the health of people, wildlife, pets and other domestic animals. In fact, this pants from India, funded by NIFA/USDA (U.S.– invasive species costs the U.S. an estimated $1.7 billion each year in damages and India Agricultural Knowledge Initiative), and control costs. Tuskegee University is providing leadership in implementing the Feral trained USDA/APHIS staff. The 2015 SPS ca- Swine Initiative (FSI) as related to Limited Resource Farmers. The FSI is to reduce, pacity building Workshop had 20 African partic- in some areas, eliminate the risks and damages inflicted by feral swine to property, ipants representing six countries. The 2nd Pan agricultural resources and human health. The Program Objectives: are: 1) to en- African Conference on SPS Regulation and Risk hance the understanding of how feral swine impact on Limited Resource Farmers, Analysis was attended by 50 scientists and reg- and 2) to provide outreach materials and technical assistance to manage problems Pochana Reddy ulators including several Chief Veterinary Offi- generally associated with feral swine. The College of Veterinary Medicine, in collab- cers and high-level African officials. The meet- oration with the George Washington Carver Experiment Station, is working closely ing concluded with a lively panel discussion on with the Extension Administrators at 1890 Land Grant Colleges and Universities to achieve nationally and locally strengthening SPS capacity in Africa. the objectives for managing feral swine.

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PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: Math and Science Partnership (MSP) Center for Ultra-Wide-Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks

Funding Agency: National Science Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Award No.: A12-0014-S003-A03 Foundation, Grant #DRL 1102997 Principal Investigator: Gregory Murphy, Ph.D., Professor and Head of Electrical Engineering Department Principal Investigator: Shaik Jeelani, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASME, Professor of Mechanical Dr. Gregory V. Murphy is the lead principal investigator of the Center for Ul- Engineering Vice President for Research and tra-Wide-Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Networks (CURENT), which is Dean of Graduate Studies a National Science Foundation Engineering Research Center (ERC). This center is Co-Investigators: Mahesh Hosur and funded jointly by NSF (National Science Foundation) and DOE (Department of En- Mohammed A. Qazi ergy). CURENT partner institutions include Northeastern University, Rensselaer Poly- Project Manager: Carol Banks technic Institute, and the University of Tennessee Knoxville. The goal of CURENT is the realization of a nationwide transmission grid that is highly efficient and reliable, The primary goal which is dynamically controlled in real time integrating renewable energy sources. of the MSP grant is to enhance the Tuskegee University has contributed to this goal by the innovative development of science achieve- a new distributive control strategy using Game Theory, a cooperative control tech- ment of middle Gregory Murphy nique, to stabilize the voltage and frequency of the grid. A unique approach has grade (6th, 7th and been developed to apply Game Theory to detect cyber intrusion in data networks 8th) students in the of power systems. The research and development work on this project has also re- Black Belt Region sulted in new signal processing algorithms for data compression and analysis of data for power systems. of Alabama, In this regard, the inter- PROJECT TITLE: vention Tuskegee Alliance for Graduate Education and Professoriate (AGEP) Carol Banks has adopted is for the STEM faculty in- Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Grant No.: HRD 1433005 volved in this grant Principal Investigator: Shaik Jeelani, Ph.D., P.E., Fellow ASME, Professor of Mechanical Engineering to work with the teachers in developing course Vice President for Research and Dean of Graduate Studies modules, training the teachers in delivering the Co-Investigators: Deloris Alexander, Ph.D., Chastity Bradford, Ph.D.., Michael Curry, Ph.D. modules to the students and presenting the and Mohammed A. Qazi Ph.D. modules to the students jointly with the teach- Executive Director: Mohammed A. Qazi ers. Under this MSP grant, Tuskegee is working with 26 STEM and education faculty, 90 middle AGEP (Nickname T-PAC) is a grant funded by the national Science Foundation grade science teachers, 10 district superinten- whose focus is to (1) facilitate doctoral degree production in STEM disciplines dents, 30 principals and 8,000 middle grade among groups that are underrepresented in STEM (underrepresented minorities students in the Black Belt. Students learning or URMs) at Tuskegee University, Alabama State University, and Auburn University; outcomes and attitudes towards science have and, (2) encourage these URM doctoral students to consider pursuing academic been favorably impacted by this project. careers in STEM. The AGEP model for STEM doctoral education consists of numerous virtual inter- ventions designed to assist students with critical aspects of their studies such as graduate course-work, preparation of qualifying examinations, technical writing and development of scientific proposals. Students also participate in strategic work- shops designed to create awareness of the STEM professoriate. STEAM Mohammed A. Qazi

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PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: MRI: Acquisition of an Accurate-Mass Quadrupole Time-Of-Flight (Q-TOF) LC/MS for A novel approach to produce Multidisciplinary Research, Research Training, and Education at Tuskegee University graphene for fabricating electronic devices Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Award No.: CHE-1427720 Principal Investigator: Marilyn Tourne, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Award No.: ECCS-1445858 A study of the exploration, identification, and detection of emulsion ex- Principal Investigator: Zengjun Chen, plosives and their residues. The family of emulsion explosives (EEs) has Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Physics traditionally been utilized for civil and commercial blasting, but their Co-Investigator: Prakash Sharma, Ph.D., widespread availability is making its way into criminal misuse. Real sam- Professor and Head, ples which contain these explosives are usually within complicated matri- Department of Physics ces and are at low concentrations, necessitating complicated methods of sample pretreatment/pre-extraction. The main objectives of the proposed Dr. Chen’s re- research are to (1) quantitatively determine preblast and postblast EE sam- search includes ples, and to (2) fully characterize both immiscible phases of targeted EEs. two areas. The Marilyn Tourne These types of analytes have never been studied on a quadrupole time-of- first one is the flight mass spectrometer. Establishing an understanding of rarely utilized characterization explosives can provide scientific information for their differentiation and of wide band- can aid in probing their origins. gap semicon- ductor materi- PROJECT TITLE: als. His primary Portable smart platforms for detection of biological pathogens and chemicals focus is to inves- Zengjun Chen tigate the elec- Funding Agency: U.S Department of Home Land Security Award No.: 2012-ST-062-000055 tric properties of Principal Investigator: Naga Korivi, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department Electrical Engineering silicon carbide Co-Investigator: Li Jiang, Ph.D,.Associate Professor of Electrical Engineering (SiC) by building and measuring MOS de- vices such as MOS-capacitors and MOS- Dr. Korivi’s research includes the development of portable detection and FETs. He is particularly interested in the sensing technologies for homeland security applications. These are based interface issues between SiC and silicon on micro- and nano-technologies intersecting with numerous interdisci- dioxide in the devices. The second area plinary fields including optics, polymer nanocomposites, microfluidics, that he is currently working with is two-di- among others. Dr. Korivi’s other research activities include the technology mensional materials such as graphene, development of germanium based photodetector integration for silicon which can be grown over SiC at high tem- photonics. Towards this, Dr. Korivi is working on developing novel process- peratures and in a vacuum in his furnace es to form epitaxial germanium films at a low growth temperature, with the system. The ultimate goal is to make elec- goal of investigating high mobility p-channel germanium on silicon. tronic devices (MOSFETs, waveguides, res- onators, etc) on graphene.

Naga Korivi

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PROJECT TITLE: PROJECT TITLE: MRI: Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR Research Initiation, Award: Enhancement of Research and Education in Computational Spectrometer for the Improvement Nanomechanics and Nanoscale Testing at Tuskegee University of Undergraduate and Graduate Research Capabilities Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Award No.: HRD-1409918 Principal Investigator: Shaik Zainuddin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Award No.: CHE-1427568 Through the NSF funded HBCU-RIA grant, Dr. Zainuddin initiated a new research area of computational nanomechan- Principal Investigator: Mohamed A. Abdalla, ics and nanoscale testing. He is investigating the interfacial and elastic properties of polymeric nanocomposites at the Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Chemistry nano level, using molecular dynamic simulations and nanoindentation test method. The outcome of this study will help Co-Investigator: Albert Russell, Ph.D., in gaining a much needed deeper understanding of these materials for optimizing their usage in numerous applica- Associate Professor and Head, Department of tions. Also, this new research area will provide opportunity to better prepare TU students who can compete globally. Chemistry PROJECT TITLE Dr. Abdalla’s re- Durability of Carbon Fiber Reinforced Nanocomposites for the Air Force Applications search focuses on polymer nano- Funding Agency: Air Force Research Lab, Award No. TUSK 13-S7700-01-C2 composite and Principal Investigator: Shaik Zainuddin, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering their processing, Co-Investigators: Mahesh Hosur, Ph.D., Professor and Interim Head, Department of Materials Science and properties and Engineering, Vijaya Rangari, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Materials Science and structure. His area Engineering of specialty is to combine novel Through this grant, Dr. Zainuddin is developing economical processing methods and processing meth- enhancing the performance of high-temperature bismaleimide polymer reinforced fi- ber composites for the Air Force applications. The goal is to replace the currently used ods with chemical expensive and high energy consuming autoclave mold process with energy efficient and Mohamed A. Abdalla and physical ap- cost-effective processing methods. In addition, efforts are underway to optimize the per- proach to develop formance and durability of these composites when exposed to hazardous conditions such polymer nanopar- as humidity and thermal shocks. using functionalized nanoparticles. ticles for various applications. Dr. Abdalla was able to assemble a university-wide team that PROJECT TITLE enabled him to acquire a NMR spectrometer, a REU Site: Research Experience for Undergraduates in Nanobio critical piece of equipment that the Chemistry Materials Science and Engineering at Tuskegee University Department and Tuskegee University lacked. A collaborative USDA seed grant helped Dr. Funding Agency: National Science Foundation Award No.: DMR 1358998 Abdalla’s laboratory launch a new project that Principal Investigator: Shaik Zainuddin, Ph.D., focuses on the analysis of antibacterial prop- Assistant Professor of Materials Science and Engineering erties of three varieties of the plant Hibiscus Co-Investigators: Mahesh Hosur, Ph.D., Professor and Interim Head, sabdariffa. The H. Sabdariffa is a plant native Department of Materials Science and Engineering to West Africa and is widely used as a medici- nal herb for treatment of various diseases. The Through this NSF funded REU grant, Dr. Zainuddin is recruiting students from objective of this study is to extract and analyze four-year and community colleges in the state of Alabama and neighboring the chemical composition of three varieties of states, each summer to provide them hands-on research experience in ad- H. Sabdariffa and subsequently test them for vanced nanobio materials. The goal of this project is to provide these students their antimicrobial properties. research exposure and mentoring, so that they can be motivated to pursue Shaik Zainuddin higher studies in STEM fields at Tuskegee University or elsewhere.

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INVENTION TITLE: INVENTION TITLE: INVENTION TITLE: Detection of biothreat and foodborne Capillary Viscometers for Use With Chemokine Derived Peptides that bind pathogens Newtonian And Non-Newtonian Fluids with Chemokine Receptor CXCR3 and Inventors: Abdela Woubit, Temesgen Samuel, Inventor: Kyung C. Kwon Uses for Chronic Wound and Angigenesis U.S. Patent No.: 7,730,769 B1 Inhibition Treatments Teshome Yehualaeshet Patent Date: 6/8/2010 U.S. Patent No.: 8,883,488 Date of Patent: 11/11/2014 ABSTRACT: The present disclo- Inventors: Cecilia Yates-Binder, sure describes a viscometer for Timothy Turner, Alan Wells, measurements of both Newto- Jesse Jaynes, Richard Bodnar nian and non-Newtonian fluids. Patent Date: 5/27/2014 In one embodiment, the viscom- eter comprises (i) a storage res- U.S. Patent No.: US 8,734,775 B2 ervoir to store a test fluid, (ii) at least one drain tube assembly ABSTRACT: Disclosed are comprising a capillary drain tube, peptides having activity (iii) a collector for collecting said against receptor CXCR3 test fluid, and (iv) a detector. In Kyung C. Kwon are disclosed that exhibit addition, its novel viscosity equa- activity in preventing the tions suitable for the described formation of new vessels Abdela Woubit Temesgen Samuel viscometers are provided and illustrated for the applica- and activity in mediating tion to Newtonian fluids and non-Newtonian fluids. the dissociation of new- ABSTRACT: Disclosed INVENTION TITLE: ly-formed vessels and re- are novel primers for solving of wounds in the Recovery of Phosphorus from Poultry Litter Timothy Turner use in the molecular de- later stages of wound heal- tection of food-threat Inventors: Kokoasse Kpombluekou-A ing. Preferred peptides are agents and food-borne Patent Date: 1/20/2015 derived from the α-helix por- pathogens. The primers U.S. Patent No.: 8,936,663 B2 tion IP-10 (CXCL10) or from may be used in com- ABSTRACT: A chemical extract- IP-9 (CXCL11), are nontoxic, bination for the rapid, ant selected from solutions of and smaller than naturally high-throughput screen- K2SO4 and/or Na2SO4 can be occurring peptides, mak- Teshome Yehualaeshet ing PCR-based tech- used by contacting with untreat- ing them useful in therapies niques to simultaneous- ed broiler litter to selectively and against diseases or disease ly detect multiple food efficiently remove phosphorous states marked by unwanted safety biothreat agents. The multiplex-detection from the broiler litter. The broiler angiogenesis, including tu- methods have improved sensitivity and specificity litter and extractant solution mix- Jesse Jaynes morogenic diseases such as for the detection of multiple high-impact food- ture, after a suitable time, can be cancers, and in healing of separated, such as by filtration. borne pathogens simultaneously. Real-time PCR chronic wounds. assaying techniques using such primers include The resulting treated broiler lit- Kokoasse Kpombluekou-A ter is thus significantly lower in P microarrays and multiplex single-tube arrays, content without being lower by the latter optionally simultaneously with TaqMan an undesirable amount in more preferred minerals. The probes. treated litter so obtained is suitable for crop soil augmen- tation. Further, phosphorous can be thereafter precipitat- ed in the form of phytic acid. Since the precipitate is high in mineral content, it can be used for other purposes (e.g., plant food, etc.).

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INVENTION TITLE: INVENTION TITLE: Nanostructured Thermoplastic Polymide Films Lytic Peptideshaving Anti-Proliferative Activity Inventor: Heshmat Aglan Against Prostate Cancer Cells Patent Date: 5/19/2015 U.S. Patent No.: US 9,034,426 Inventors: Clayton Yates, Jesse Jaynes, Timothy Turner ABSTRACT: Structured films containing multi-walled carbon nanotubes Patent Date: 6/11/2013 (“MWCNTs”) have enhanced mechanical performance in terms of strength, U.S. Patent No.: 8,461,118 B2 fracture resistance, and creep recovery of polyimide (“PI”) films. Preferably, the loadings of MWCNTs can be in the range of 0.1 wt % to 0.5 wt %. The ABSTRACT: Lytic strength of the new PI films dried at 60° C. increased by 55% and 72% for 0.1 peptides, including wt % MWCNT and 0.5 wt % MWCNT loadings, respectively, while the fracture fusion peptides of resistance increased by 23% for the 0.1 wt % MWCNTs and then decreases lytic peptides conju- gated with luteinizing at a loading of 0.5 wt % MWCNTs. The films can be advantageously be hormone-releasing created by managing a corresponding shift in the annealing tem- hormone or modi- perature at which the maximum strength occurs as the MWCNT fied versions thereof loadings increase. to target luteinizing hormone-releasing Clayton Yates hormone receptors, INVENTION TITLE: are disclosed. The lytic peptides show Railroad Rail Head Repair anti-proliferative ac- tivity against human Inventor: Heshmat Aglan prostate cancer cell Patent Date: 6/7/2016 lines, but are nontox- U.S. Patent No.: 9,358,628 ic to normal primary human prostate ep- ithelial cells or to ABSTRACT: A multi-pass gas metal arc weld (“GMAW”) bone marrow stro- approach is used for in-situ repair of railhead defects. mal cells in co-cul- A defect is removed via machining a perpendicular Jesse Jaynes ture. The lytic pep- slot or grove in the railhead leaving the web and base tides have specificity unaltered. A sufficient number of GMAW passes are for and anti-prolifer- used to fill the slot using a weld material suitable for ative activity against prostate cancer tu- the particular type of parent steel, and excess weldment mor cells, and low can be removed. Optionally, for pearlitic steel rails post- toxicity for normal weld heat treatment can be used to cause austenization prostate cells, mak- and/or quenching of the weld. The weld heat inputs and ing the peptides other parameters are controlled to avoid ductile and brittle useful in therapies fracture related morphologies. for prostate cancer.

Timothy Turner Heshmat Aglan

Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report | 9 AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

MRI: Acquisition of a 400 MHz NMR Spectrometer for the Improvement of Undergraduate NSF Abdalla, Mohammad A. $285,500 08/01/14-07/31/17 and Graduate Research Capabilities

NUCOR Aglan, Heshmat Education & Research Center (NERC) $100,000 07/01/09-07/31/15

Raytheon Aglan, Heshmat Test and Validation of Connector Hardware for Use in Extreme Environments $200,000

The Boeing Company Aglan, Heshmat Effectiveness of Conformal Coarings to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Tin Whiskers $30,000 03/18/13-06/06/15

Reverse Engineering: Curriculum Development and Integration in the Mechanical P&G Akasheh, F. $10,000 01/01/15- No End Date Engineering Program at Tuskegee University

Joint Venture Agreement between Tuskegee University and the USDA/Forest Service, USDA/FS Ankumah, Ramble/Shange, R. $39,200 07/01/14-12/31/16 Southern Research Station

Lowndes County Baharanyi, Ntam Lowndes County Commission $6,450 No End Date

Virginia Polytech Institute and Baharanyi, Ntam CBAER Extension and Research $49,886 09/01/10-09/30/15 State University

Virginia Polytechnical /USAID Baharanyi, Ntam INNOVATE $113,903 09/30/12-09/29/17

CHS Foundation Bolden-Tiller, Olga Creating Cooperative Opportunity for a Better Tomorrow $55,000 01/01/15-12/31/15

Dow Chemical Company Bolden-Tiller, Olga Tuskegee University: Plotting for Success $30,000 12/18/14- No End Date

Cooperative Agreement Award between TU and USDA/APHIS to Support the Ag-Discovery USDA/APHIS Bolden-Tiller, Olga $52,000 03/01/14-11/14/14 Summer Enrichment Program

USDA/APHIS Bolden-Tiller, Olga Support for the Ag-Discovery Summer Enrichment Program $52,000 03/01/15-11/14/15

USDA/FS Bolden-Tiller, Olga Participating Agreement between TU, CAENS and USDA/FS, National Forests in AL $15,000 06/06/14-10/01/15

USDA/FS Bolden-Tiller, Olga 45th Anniversary Participation/Support $20,000 08/18/14-09/30/15

Cultivating 21st Century Workforce Diversity in Agricultural and Natural Resource USDA/NIFA Bolden-Tiller, Olga $300,000 09/01/14-08/31/17 Conservation

USDA/NIFA Bondi, Eunice Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) $21,529 10/01/14-09/30/19

USDA/NIFA Bondi, Eunice Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program (EFNEP) Amendment 1 $113,313 10/01/13-09/30/18

10 | Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Delaware State University/ Engage Students and Faculty in Latin American as a Model for Global Involvement and Bonsi, Conrad $26,410 09/01/14-08/31/15 USDA/NIFA Career Development

Collaboration Research and Capacity Building of SoKoine University of Agriculture and the Ohio State University/USAID Bonsi, Conrad $520,884 08/01/11-09/30/15 National Agriculture Research System

Miscellaneous Donations Bonsi, Eunice Youth Development Workshop $1,200 No End Date

Subcontract between TUFTS University and Tuskegee University for the USAID, Ugandu, TUFTS University/USAID Bonsi, Eunice $60,500 10/01/14-09/30/15 Africa CRSP Research Project

University of California-Davis/ Bonsi, Eunice Sustainable Technology of Orange and Purple Sweetpotato (STOPS) in Ghana $13,272 06/01/12-08/31/14 USAID

Chevron Burge, Legand Chevron FASTREC Program Scholarships $30,000 No End Date

Exxon Mobil Burge, Legand MITE/FASTREC $5,000 No End Date

Jacobs ESSA Group/NASA Burge, Legand Basic Task Order Agreement $5,799 09/16/14-07/31/17

Jacobs ESSA/NASA Burge, Legand Jacobs ESSA Group Delivery Order No. 0005 $118,771 08/01/13-04/28/14

Jacobs ESSA/NASA Burge, Legand Jacobs ESSA Group Delivery Order No. 0006 $159,138 06/16/14-09/26/14

Jacobs ESSA/NASA Burge, Legand Jacobs ESSA Group Delivery Order No. 0007 $2,500 11/01/13-09/30/14

Jacobs ESSA/NASA Burge, Legand Jacobs ESSA Group Delivery Order No. 0008 $73,140 04/07/14-09/26/14

Jacobs ESSA/NASA Burge, Legand Jacobs ESSA Group Delivery Order No. 0009 $(1,698) 10/07/13-09/30/14

Jacobs ESSA/NASA Burge, Legand Jacobs ESSA Group Delivery Order No. 0010 $30,030 07/01/14-09/30/14

Jacobs ESSA/NASA Burge, Legand Jacobs ESSA Group Delivery Order No. 0011 $(14,690) 08/01/13-09/26/14

Jacobs ESSA/NASA Burge, Legand Jacobs ESSA Group Delivery Order No. 0012 $3,316 09/08/14-12/19/14

Lockheed Martin Burge, Legand Support of Aerospace Engineering Department $95,000 11/18/14 - No End Date

NRC Burge, Legand Tuskegee University Nuclear Policy and Technology Program $50,000 09/30/09-09/30/17

Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report | 11 AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Nuclear Regulatory Burge, Legand Tuskegee University Nuclear Policy & Technology Program $140,000 09/30/09-09/30/17 Commission

USDA/FAS Carter, Eloise Food Safety Regulations $23,465 09/01/14-09/02/15

USDA/FAS Carter, Eloise Food Safety Standards and Quality $25,279 04/08/15-04/08/16

Interwoven Stories: How Archives can be used to Bolster Black History Month Programs and UNCF/Mellon Foundation Chandler, Dana $30,000 09/01/14-05/01/15 Beyond

NSF Chen, Z. EAGER: A Novel Approach to Produce Graphene for Fabricating Electronic Devices $80,000 09/15/14-08/31/15

Camille and Henry Dreyfus Collier, Willard Chemistry for the Future of Water Sustainability $45,000 03/24/15-No End Date Special Grant Program

4-H Int’l Exchange Program Doamekpor, Prosper 4-H International Exchange Japan Summer $3,500 No End Date

4-H National Council Doamekpor, Prosper 4-H National Mentoring Program $123,000 12/01/14-01/31/16

National 4-H Council Doamekpor, Prosper Global Clover Network for Development of Nutrition Toolkit $24,284 02/02/15-06/30/15

Training the Next Generation Y or Agricultural Professionals and Farmers Through Molecular USDA/NIFA Egnin, Marceline $300,000 09/01/14-08/31/17 Genetics and Breeding Curricula

Northeastern University/NSF Floyd-Smith, Tamara IGERT Nanomedicine Science & Technology $48,840 07/01/10-06/30/15

The Japan Foundation Center Flucker, Roderick Cultural Understanding through Design: A Joint Project for Kagoshima and Tuskegee $10,000 01/15/15-05/31/15 for Global Partnership

John C. Ames Fluker, Roderick Cultural Understanding through Design $2,000 01/15/15-05/31/15

University of Alabama/NIH Gayle, Catherine Higher Education Consortium on Child Welfare $43,550 10/01/14-09/30/15

HHMI Griffin, Gerald Howard Hughes Institute 2012 College Initiative $250,000 09/01/14-08/31/15

Indiana University/NIH Griffin, Gerald Bridges to the Doctorate at IU School of Medicine $64,963 09/01/12-08/31/15

AFOSR Griffin, Gerald/Fermin, Cesar Role of the S100B Biomarker in Activity-Induced Neuronal Remodeling $192,304 09/15/14-09/14/15

Houston Jewish Community Habtemariam, T. Stanford & Joan Alexander Family Fund $125,000 No End Date Foundation

12 | Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Conducting Risk Assessment and Risk Assessment Training and Providing Risk Assessment USDA/APHIS Habtemariam, T/Tameru, B.) $383,700 09/22/14-09/21/15 Training

University of Alabama Hannon, Lonnie Power Lunch Program $5,000 08/01/14-07/31/15

USDA/NRCS Hargrove, Tasha 72nd Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC) $25,000 09/08/14-03/03/15

USDA/Rural Development Hargrove, Tasha Tuskegee University Small Socially Disadvantaged Producer Grant (SSDPG) $188,899 09/25/14-09/30/15

University of Wisconsin/NSF He, Guohao Development of a Genome-wide Enhancer map in Arabidopsis thallana $241,203 09/01/14-06/30/18

An Integrated Systems Engineering Approach to the Modeling of Cellular Dynamics and Auburn Uni/NSF He, Qinghua $32,787 04/01/13-03/31/16 Bioreactors

Auburn University/ Univ. TN/ He, Qinghua Southeastern Partnership for Biomass Supply Systems $20,000 08/01/11-07/31/15 USDA

Identification of DNA Markers linked to Disease Resistance Genes in Peanut for Molecular USDA/NIFA He. Guohao $299,987 09/01/14-08/31/17 Breeding

Miscellaneous Donation Hill, Walter TU/CAENS Annual Goat Day $3,894 05/24/94 - No End Date

Miscellaneous Donations Hill, Walter Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC) $109,047 No End Date

Miscellaneous Donations Hill, Walter Deer Management Assistance Program $3,690 No End Date

Tuskegee University Hill, Walter Tuskegee University/CAENS Forest Lands Programs $30,415 06/20/83-No End Date

USDA/APHIS Hill, Walter Cooperative Agreement Award between TU and the APHIS, ES, and NWRC $1,260 09/01/14-08/31/15

Cooperative Agreement Award between TU and USDA/APHIS, Wildlife Services, and USDA/APHIS/WS/NWRC Hill, Walter $35,500 09/01/14-08/31/15 National Wildlife Research Center for Student Career Experience Program (SCEP)

USDA/FS Hill, Walter 1890 National Initiative Scholars Program $27,384 No End Date

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter TU Renewable Resources $11,000 10/01/12-09/30/14

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter Federal Retirement Systems (FERS) $9,197 10/01/12-09/30/14

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter Federal Retirement Systems $970 10/01/14-09/30/19

Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report | 13 AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter Tuskegee University Renewable Resources Program $2,779 10/01/14-09/30/16

USDI/National Park Service Hill, Walter Agreement between the United States Department of Interior, National Park Service and TU $50,000 09/06/14-09/30/15

Sustainable Meat Goat and Alternative Poultry Productions Systems for Limited Resource USDA/NIFA Evans-Allens Hill, Walter/Ankumah, Ramble $196,037 10/01/14-09/30/15 Producers Assessment of Global Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Crop and Forest USDA/NIFA Evans-Allens Hill, Walter/Ankumah, Ramble Productivity and Adaptations by Limited Resource Farmers and Forestland Owners in the $88,081 10/01/14-09/30/15 Black Belt Region of Alabama

State of Alabama Hill, Walter/Baharanyi State Match 10/01/14-09/30/15 $1,484,788

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi Administrative $541,331 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi County Offices $905,669 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi On Campus Specialist $718,112 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam Administrative Budget $100,000 10/01/13-09/30/14

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam County Offices $82,499 10/01/13-09/30/14

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam On-Campus Specialists $45,000 10/01/13-09/30/14

AALGA/State of Alabama Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad State of Alabama 1890 Matching for USDA/NIFA McIntire-Stennis Forestry Formula Funds $134,881 10/01/14-09/30/15

AALGA/State of Alabama Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad AALGA Matching Funds for USDA/Evans-Allen Research Projects 10/01/14-09/30/15 $2,348,344

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad Administrative Budget $(3,232) 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad Administrative Budget $82,748 10/01/13-09/30/14

USDA/NIFA Evans-Allens Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad Administrative Budget 10/01/14-09/30/15 $1,504,614

USDA/NIFA McIntire Stennis Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad Administrative of Research Supported by McIntire-Stennis Forest Research Program Funds $64,766 10/01/14-09/30/15

14 | Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Integration of Meat Goat into Pine Silvopasture Systems in a Sustainable Forest Vegetation USDA/NIFA McIntire Stennis Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad $128,927 10/01/14-09/30/15 Management

USDA/NIFA McIntire-Stennis Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad Administrative Budget supported by McIntire-Stennis Forest Research Program Funds $28,448 10/01/13-09/30/14

Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad/ Assessing the Impact of Forest Management Practices by Limited Resource Forestland USDA/NIFA McIntire Stennis $128,927 10/01/14-09/30/15 Ankumah, R. Owners on Above and Below Ground Ecosystems in Alabama Black Belt Counties

Integrative Approach to Prevention and Reduction of Overweight and Childhood Obesity in USDA/NIFA Evans-Allens Hill, Walter/Dawkins, Norma $183,190 10/01/14-09/30/15 the Alabama Black Belt

USDA/FSA Hill, Walter/Hodge, William 2014 Farm Bill Producer Education $10,218 09/17/14-06/30/15

Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Production, Product Development and Marketing Strategies USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Mortley, Desmond $146,400 10/01/13-09/30/14 for Socially and Historically Farmers and Cooperatives (SHDFC) in Alabama

Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Production, Product Development and Marketing Strategies USDA/NIFA Evans-Allens Hill, Walter/Mortley, Desmond $330,862 10/01/14-09/30/15 for Socially and Historically Disadvantaged Farmers and Cooperatives (SHDFC) in Alabama

Sustainable Meat Goat and Alternative Poultry Productions Systems for Limited-Resource USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Okere, $16,952 10/01/13-09/30/14 Producers Integrative Propagation, Production and Product Development of Alternate Bioenergy USDA/NIFA Evans-Allens Hill, Walter/Prakash, C.) and Fiber Crops in Alabama for Socially and Historically Disadvantage (SHD) Farmers and $362,004 10/01/14-09/30/15 Communities Assessment of Global Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources and Crop and Forest USDA/NIFA Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Quansah, Joseph Productivity and Adaptions by Limited Resource Farmers and Forestland Owners in the Black $13,540 10/01/13-09/30/14 Belt Region of Alabama Hill/Bonsi, Eunice/Bonsi, USDA 1890 Facilities Grant Program at TU $953,002 09/01/13-08/31/15 Conrad/ Baharanyi, Ntam

USDA/FAS /Rural Utilities Holeman, Doris RUS Grant $363,869 08/08/14-04/10/17 Services

Department of Air Force Hossain, M. Development and Characterization of Nanophased Advanced Materials $50,000 04/01/15-03/31/18

Alabama Commission on Hosur, Mahesh Graduate Research Scholars Program (GRSP) $123,333 08/16/14-08/15/16 Higher Education (ACHE)

Alabama Commission on Hosur, Mahesh Graduate Research Scholars Programs (GRSP) $101,719 08/16/15-08/15/16 Higher Education (ECHE)

Alabama NSF EPSCoR RII: Enhancing Alabama’s Research Capacity in Nano/BioScience & NSF Hosur, Mahesh 09/01/11-08/31/15 Sensors $1,500,000

CREST: Center of Excellence in Nanobiomaterials Derived from Biorenewable and Waste NSF Hosur, Mahesh $100,000 10/01/11-09/30/16 Resources

Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report | 15 AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

NSF Jeelani, Shaik The NanoBioScience Partnership for Alabama Black Belt Region 09/01/11-08/31/16 $2,043,562

Collaborative Research: Tuskegee Alliance to Develop, Implement & Study a Virtual NSF Jeelani, Shaik $993,353 09/01/14-02/28/18 Education Model for Underrepresented Minorities in STEM

NSF Jeelani, Shaik The NanoBio Science Partnership for Alabama Black Belt Program $407,144 09/01/11-08/31/16

Brigham Young University/The Khan, M.J. Aerospace Design Build Fly Project $6,500 09/02/14-12/15/14 Boeing Company

The Boeing Company Khan, M.J. Student Engineering Design Project $3,000 No End Date

The University of Arizona/NSF Korivi, N. Thrust 2: Subsystem Integration and Silicon Nanophonics $100,000 09/01/08-08/31/15

DHS Korivi, Naga Portable Smart Platforms for Detection of Biological Pathogens & Chemicals $579,130 09/01/12-08/31/18

Integrative Training in Soil Fertility Management and Seed Production Technology in Face of USDA/FAS Kpomblekou-A, A. $19,985 09/15/14-09/29/14 Climate Change in Burkina Faso and Senegal

Purdue University Kpomblekou-A, K CNH-RCN: A Global Sustainable Soundscapes Network $3,750 09/01/12-08/31/16

Studies of Atomic and Nanostructure Developments in Nuclear Materials under Extreme DOE Mbah, J. (Formerly Egiebor) $105,000 10/01/14-09/30/15 Service Environments

On-Farm Evaluation and Use of Sunn Hemp (Crotalaria Juncea L.) Legume to improve University of GA/USDA Min, Byeng Ryel $15,000 03/15/15-03/14/17 Sustainable Meat Goat Production and Health in Southern USA

Building Capacity in Port-Harvest and Food Processing Technology for Limited Resource USDA/NIFA Mortley, Desmond $566,122 09/01/14-08/31/17 Farmers

USDOEd Moss-Smith, Jeanette Academic Enhancement Core Curriculum and Retention Strategies for Students - Activity 1 $677,521 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDOEd Moss-Smith, Jeanette Library Enhancement - Activity 2 $428,918 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDOEd Moss-Smith, Jeanette Faculty Development - Activity 3 $70,000 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDOEd Moss-Smith, Jeanette Renovation of Instructional Facilities - Activity 4 $323,660 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDOEd Moss-Smith, Jeanette Enhancing the Curriculum through Technology - Activity 5 $550,594 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDOEd Moss-Smith, Jeanette Program Administration $123,820 10/01/14-09/30/15

16 | Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

USDOEd Moss-Smith, Jeanette SAFRA: (ODEOL) $287,586 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDOEd Moss-Smith, Jeanette SAFRA: TU One Stop Central - Activity 2 $194,290 10/01/14-09/30/15

USDOEd Moss-Smith, Jeanette SAFRA: Renovation of Instructional Facilities - Activity 3 $375,736 10/01/14-09/30/15

Howard University/NSF Murphy, Greg Experimental Centric Based Engineering Curriculum for HBCU’s $72,333 09/01/13-08/31/15

Chevron Murphy, Gregory Engineering Design Project & Scholarships $44,000 No End Date

The Boeing Company Murphy, Gregory Student Engineering Design Project $3,000 No End Date

Scholarships, Fellowships, Education Outreach Program under NASA Space Grant UAH/NASA Murphy, Gregory $11,000 05/06/10-05/05/15 Consortium

NSF Engineering Research Center for Ultra-Wide Area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission University of TN/NSF Murphy, Gregory $370,001 08/15/11-07/31/15 Network Rutgers University/U.S. Department of Homeland Narang, Hira Center of Excellence for Command, Control and Interoperability $12,000 07/01/14-06/30/15 Security

Egyptian Cultural Bureau Nashar, Toufic Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt Cultural and Education Bureau $8,000 No End Date

HHS/HRSA Nnedu, Cordelia Nursing Diversity Workforce $(335,942) 07/01/13-06/30/14

HHS/HRSA Nnedu, Cordelia Nursing Diversity Workforce $335,942 07/01/13-06/30/14

HRSA Nnedu, Cornelia Nursing Workforce Diversity $332,455 07/01/15-06/30/16

Egyptian Cultural & Odemuiwa, Solomon Support of Karima Wlnaggar Research Bench Fee $10,000 No End Date Educational Bureau

FAMU/NNSA Oni, Ben Consortium for Materials and Energy Studies $153,931 10/01/14-09/30/15

HHS/HRSA Perry, Ruby Centers of Excellence 07/01/14-06/30/15 $1,723,740

HHS/NIH/NCRR Perry, Ruby Endowment Fund 07/01/14-06/30/15 $2,678,242

HRSA Perry, Ruby Centers of Excellence 07/01/15-06/30/16 $2,339,598

Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report | 17 AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

U.S. Department of Education Perry, Ruby Academic Reinforcement & Instruction - Activity 1 $760,530 10/01/14-09/30/15

U.S. Department of Education Perry, Ruby Student Support Services - Activity 2 $197,387 10/01/14-09/30/15

U.S. Department of Education Perry, Ruby Virtual Biomedical Learn Resource - Activity 3 $208,690 10/01/14-09/30/15

U.S. Department of Education Perry, Ruby Strengthening the Infrastructure in Graduate and Research Education - Activity 4 $140,830 10/01/14-09/30/15

U.S. Department of Education Perry, Ruby Development of Teaching Modules for Computer-Assisted Learning - Activity 5 $110,064 10/01/14-09/30/15

U.S. Department of Education Perry, Ruby Maintenance and Renovation of Instruction Facilities - Activity 6 $441,562 10/01/14-09/30/15

U.S. Department of Education Perry, Ruby Purchase and Installation of Laboratory and Classroom Equipment - Activity 7 $30,000 10/01/14-09/30/15

U.S. Department of Education Perry, Ruby Improvement and Maintenance of the Development/Public Relations Office - Activity 8 $184,447 10/01/14-09/30/15

U.S. Department of Education Perry, Ruby Administrative $79,673 10/01/14-09/30/15

Prakash, C./Jackson, Iowa State University Trangenic Approached Managing Sudden Syndrome in Soybean $(28,752) 01/01/14-12/31/14 Jacqueline

Prakash, C./Jackson, Iowa State University Transgenic Approached Managing Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybean $117,071 01/01/13-12/31/15 Jacqueline

4-H International Exchange Japan Summer Inbound Prosper, Doamekpor 4-H International Exchange Japan Summer Inbound Program $2,408 No End Date Program

Alabama 4-H International Prosper, Doamekpor 4-H International Exchange Japan Summer Inbound Program $30,000 No End Date

National 4-H Council Prosper, Doamekpor 2013 Youth Voice: Youth Choice (YVYC) $55,000 06/02/14-04/30/15

STEM Grant, TU Enhancing Geospatial Research, Teaching, and Outreach Capabilities at NGA Quansah, Joseph $290,886 06/01/15-05/31/17 Tuskegee University

Demonstrating Best IPM Methods of Methods of Managing the Cowpea Curculio and Other Auburn University/USDA Quarcoo, Franklin $10,000 09/01/14-08/31/15 Selected Major Insect Pest of Southern Peas

ALDOT Quinn, Gary DBE Supportive Services Program $197,063 11/01/14-10/31/15

18 | Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

NSF-RISE: Enhancement of Research and Educational Infrastructure in Nanobiomaterials NSF Rangari, V. 4/1/15-03/31/18 Science & Engineering at TU $1,000,000

Chevron Ray, Pradosh Engineering Design Project & Scholarships $44,000 No End Date

The Boeing Company Ray, Pradosh Student Engineering Design Project $3,000 No End Date

Egyptian Cultural & Reddy, Gopal Epidemiological Studies on Environmental Pollution of Poultry Farms $10,000 No End Date Educational Burear

Inter-American Development Reddy, Gopal International Collaboration for Teaching & Research in Fish Diseasses $42,800 No End Date Bank

Merial Reddy, Gopal Veterinary Scholars Program $5,000 04/01/15-10/31/15

USDA/FAS Reddy, Gopal Food Safety Systems in Haiti $18,000 08/25/14-09/30/15

USDA/FAS Reddy, Gopal Food Safety Systems in Haiti $18,000 08/25/14-09/30/15

USDA/FAS Reddy, Gopal Food Safety Systems in Haiti $72,194 08/25/14-09/30/15

Lyrasis Roberts, J. HBCU Photograph Preservation Project $56,000 04/01/15-10/30/16

Smithsonian Institute Roberts, Juanita Student Internship $4,000 06/01/15-08/01/15

NASA/Shared Services Center Russell, Albert MUREP Scholarship 2014-2015 Cohort $20,880 10/01/14-09/30/17

NIH Samuel, Temesgen Quercetin as an Enhancer of the Efficacy of 5-Fu in Mouse Models of Colon Cancer $110,250 02/01/15-01/31/16

Samuel, Temesgen/Tiwari, CA Grape Commission Effects of Whole Grape Powder on NF-kB Driven Inflammatory Signaling $30,000 08/01/14-07/31/15 Amit

Chevron Sara, T. Friends of Business $21,000 No End Date

3M Corporation Sara, Tejinder Frontline Travel $10,000 No End Date

C.E. Davis Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $250 No End Date

C.E. Davis Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $350 No End Date

Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report | 19 AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

P&G Sara, Tejinder The Proctor & Gamble Fund $10,000 No End Date

HHS/NIH Sayegh, A. A Role of Gastric Releasing Peptide in the Control of Meal Size $330,750 09/01/14-08/31/15

University of Agriculture, Solomon, Odemuyiwa Research Bench Fee for Eunice Babaolas $6,500 No End Date Abeokuta Ogun State Nigeria

Federal Highway Tcherbi-Narteh, Alfred The Dwight David Eisenhower Transportation Fellowship Program $27,500 09/01/14-09/01/15 Administration (FHWA)

MRI: Acquisition of an Accurate-Mass Quadruple Time-of-Flight (Q-TOF) LC/MS for NSF Tourne, Marilyn $420,800 08/01/14-07/31/17 Multidisciplinary Research, Research Training and Education at TU

Morehouse School of Medicine/TU/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy $574,054 09/01/14-08/31/15 Planning and Evaluation Core

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Turner, Timothy Administrative Core $128,615 07/01/14-06/30/15

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Turner, Timothy Shared Instrumentation Facility (TURSIF) $180,943 07/01/14-06/30/15

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Turner, Timothy Infrastructure Development in Computational Biology and Formatics $155,466 07/01/14-06/30/15

University of Pittsburgh/ Turner, Timothy Pittsburgh-Tuskegee Prostate Training Program $19,426 05/15/14-05/14/15 USAMRC

Morehouse School of Medicine/TU/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Cancer HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy/Carter, Vivian $104,645 09/01/14-08/31/15 Education Program

Morehouse School of Medicine/TU/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Shared HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy/He, Peter $49,517 09/01/14-08/31/15 Resources

Turner, Timothy/Martinez, HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Thymic Nurse Cell Environment in the Pathogenesis of Systemic Lupus Erythematosis $97,345 07/01/14-06/30/15 Marci

Turner, Timothy/Sodeke, Morehouse School of Medicine/TU/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - HHS/NIH/NCI $97,801 09/01/14-08/31/15 Stephen Bioethics Shared Resource Core

Turner, Timothy/Tameru, Pilot 2: Community Based Epidemiology Research to address HIV/AIDS in Black Belt HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI $69,841 07/01/14-06/30/15 Berhanu Counties in Alabama

Morehouse School of Medicine/TU/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy/Troy, Roberta $104,571 09/01/14-08/31/15 Administrative Core

Morehouse School of Medicine/TU/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Cancer HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy/Troy, Roberta $97,263 09/01/14-08/31/15 Outreach Program

Morehouse School of Medicine/TU/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Cancer HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy/Troy, Roberta $76,286 09/01/14-08/31/15 Training Program

20 | Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2014-JUNE 30, 2015

SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR TITLE OF PROJECT TOTAL PERIOD OF PERFORMANCE

Pilot 1: Identification of Molecular Targets for African American Prostate Cancer using NIRNA HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Turner, Timothy/Yates, Clayton $130,911 07/01/14-06/30/15 Profiling

Chevron Vahdat, Nader Engineering Design Project & Scholarships $44,000 No End Date

The Boeing Company Vahdat, Nader Student Engineering Design Project $3,000 No End Date

CDC Warren, Rueben Tuskegee University Apology Commoration Activities $114,936 01/01/15-12/31/15

CDC Warren, Rueben Tuskegee University Commemoration Activities $114,936 01/01/15-12/31/15

CDC Warren, Rueben Tuskegee University Commemoration Activities $15,000 01/01/15-12/31/15

Miscellaneous Donation Warren, Rueben Gift to the Bioethic Center $1,599 No End Date

PHS/HHS/CDC Warren, Rueben Bridge Over Troubled Water (Supplement) $50,000 10/01/14-12/31/14

USDA/APHIS Wilson, Saul Feral Swine Outreach $225,000 04/06/15-04/05/16

USDA/FAS Wilson, Saul Feral Swine Outreach Activities Targeting Resource Farmers $325,000 09/04/14-09/03/15

UAB/NSF Windham, Herman Alabama LSAMP Student Transitions - Phase V (Yr 4) $54,778 09/01/13-08/31/15

Wirtu, Gemechu/Samuel, Alpha Cord, LLC Veticell and TU Veterinary Research Agreement $5,000 05/01/15-09/09/15 Temesgen

US DOEd Woodson, Edna Upward Bound $383,897 06/01/15-05/31/16

HHS/NIH Yates, Clayton Transcriptional Regulation of Breast Cancer Metastasis within the Tumor Microenvi $174,049 09/01/14-08/31/15

Securing the Land for Agricultural and Community Development: Addressing Heir Property USDA/NIFA/AFRI Zabawa, Robert $499,998 02/15/15-02/14/20 as an Asset Building Strategy

USDA/OAO Zabawa, Robert Tuskegee University Small Outreach, Training and Technical Assistance Project $200,000 09/26/14-09/30/15

Clarkson Aerospace Corp/ Zainuddin, Shaik AFRL Collaboration Program - Materials and Manufacturing Research $31,238 09/03/13-12/31/15 AFRL

REU Site: Tuskegee University Research Experience of Undergraduates in Nano-Bio Materials NSF Zainuddin, Shaik $87,000 03/01/14-02/28/17 Science and Engineering

Jacobs ESSSA Group/NASA Jacobs RFQ 140080 dated 09-27-2014 Delivery Order 013 $906,867 08/01/13-10/02/15

Tuskegee University Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Annual Report | 21 Brian Johnson, Ph.D. President Wanda Hairston, B.S. Phone: 334-727-8501 Director, Grants and Contracts Accounting Fax: 334-727-5276 Phone: 334-724-4500 Email: [email protected] Fax: 334-727-8247 Email: [email protected] Cesar Fermin, Ph.D. Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Danette Hall, B.S. M.S. Kresege Center Floor 2 Director, Sponsored Programs Phone: 334-727-8164 Phone: 334-727-8233 Email: [email protected] Fax: 334-724-4221 Email: [email protected] Shaik Jeelani , Ph.D., P.E. Vice President for Research & Lisa McMullin, B.S., M.S. Dean of Graduate Studies Manager, Research and Sponsored Programs Phone: 334-727-8970 Phone: 334-727-8975 Fax: 334-724-4224 Fax: 334-724-4224 [email protected] Email: [email protected]

Felecia Moss-Grant, B.S., M.S. Associate Director, Grantmanship and Compliance Phone: 334-727-8985 Fax: 334-724-4224 Email: [email protected]

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