Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Christina J. Watts Cell Biology/Biochemistry Alfred The Effects of Chamomile on Stress in Sheep University Corbin D. Ester Chemistry Appalachian Novel cobaloximes as electrocatalysts for State hydrogen production University Meghan Duell Behavioral Arizona State Do miniaturized bees have reduced capacities University for visual discrimination and learning? Rebecca E. Koch Auburn Experimental tests of the tradeoff University hypothesis for signal honesty Amanda B. Ecology Australian Impacts of climate and forest structure on Edworthy National parasite loads in an endangered songbird, the University forty-spotted pardalote. Marcella R. Ecology Boise State The HerbivoreÆs Dilemma: Obtaining Nutrition Fremgen University for Movement and Breeding in a Toxic Environment Nicole K. Reynolds Systematics/Evolutionary Boise State The Unicellular Relatives of Animals and Fungi: Biology University Toward a Multigene Phylogeny of an Order of Endosymbiont Protists, the Ichthyophonida Neda Shefa Cell Biology/Biochemistry Boise State Investigating the mechanism of PTHrP control of University growth plate maturation Tom C. Hogan Physics/Astronomy Boston College Construction of a Micro-Calorimeter for the Study of Meteorite Heat Capacities Derek S. Felli Physics/Astronomy Brigham Young The Morphology and Uniformity of Circumstellar University OH and H2O Maser Shells Surrounding OH/IR Stars Adam N. Spierer Systematics/Evolutionary Brown Surveying the genetic effects of exercise on Biology University mitochondrial heteroplasmy David B. Boerma Physiology/Functi onal Brown Scapular motion across a range of speeds in Morphology University Seba's Short Tailed Bat (Carollia perspicillata) School of Medicine David A. Sleboda Physiology/Functional Brown The Impact of Bulging on Skeletal Muscle Morphology University Performance School of Medicine Jang W. Cho Cell Biology/Biochemistry Carleton Understanding the mechanism of how BPA College reduces the expression of KC chemokine and IFN-gamma cytokine. Zachary J. Resch Cell Biology/Biochemistry Carthage Histone acetylation and decreased College transcriptional activation in PD brains Jesse J. Wilson Cell Biology/Biochemistry Carthage Immunoelectron Microscopy of Epileptogenic College Gap Junctions in Cerebral Cortical Tissue Tuopu Ma Cell Biology/Biochemistry Case Western Semaphorin3C in Glioblastoma Initiating Cell Reserve Survival and Invasion University Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Shannon M. Ecology Central Island connectivity and population structure of Torstrom Michigan terrestrial blue racer snakes (Coluber constrictor University foxii) Melissa A. Johnson Systematics/Evolutionary Claremont Testing the non-adaptive speciation hypothesis Biology Graduate on islands: Pacific Cyrtandra (Gesneriaceae) as a University model of species radiation decoupled from ecological diversification Kelly M. Diamond Physiology/Functional Clemson Modeling relationships of water velocity on Morphology University predator-prey interactions in Goby fish from Hawaiian streams Amanpreet Kaur Physics/Astronomy Clemson Modeling the Spectral Energy Distributions University (SEDs) of BL Lac objects to Probe the Opacity of the Universe Juliet S. Lamb Conservation Biology Clemson Comparing stress in Brown Pelican nestlings University across a gradient of oil development levels in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Emily C. Psychology College of A Brief Neurometric Battery: EEG Methods for Cunningham William and the Early Detection of Age-Related Changes in Mary Brain Function Cooper M. Farr Ecology Colorado State The Effects of Conservation Development Design University and Stewardship on Birds and Mammals in Northern Colorado Monica Kaushik Conservation Biology Colorado State Seed-dispersal dynamics among native and non- University native birds on Kauai Island Marissa G. Cardillo Physiology/Functional Cornell Developmental differences between social and Morphology University solitary spiders within the family Sparassidae. Erin M. Eggleston Ecology Cornell Tracking microbial respiration in a seasonally University anoxic bay Maya P. Lim Ecology Cornell Heavy Metal Uptake By Plants: An Inducible University Defense Against Herbivory? Michael L. Smith Behavioral Ecology Cornell How do worker honey bees sense the size of University their colony? Ciaran A. Physiology/Functional DePaul Gill ion transport protein localization in white Shaughnessy Morphology University sturgeon simultaneously acclimating to CO2 and salinity stressors Laura E. Bagge Physiology/Functional Duke Clearly camouflaged crustaceans: a newly Morphology University documented anti-reflective biofilm Fanny M. Besem Engineering Duke Preliminary Design Methods for Aerodynamics University Instabilities in Jet Engines Eleanor M. Caves Behavioral Ecology Duke Photosensitivity, Spectral Sensitivity, and University Temporal Resolution in Six Caribbean Cleaner Shrimp Species Brenna R. Forester Ecology Duke Evaluating the relative importance of local University and directed dispersal under global change Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Yeh-Hsing Lao Engin eering Duke Aptamer-Chemotherapeutic Drug-Polycation University Nanoconjugates Designed for Targeted Anticancer Therapy and Related Inflammation Control Kate N. Thomas Physiology/Functional Duke Do bioluminescent beetle larvae have private Morphology University searchlights on their heads? T. S. Viehman Ecology Duke Biophysical controls on coral reef recovery from University Dorothy L. Dobbins Cell Biology/Biochemistr y East Carolina Identification of Circulating miRNAs as University Biomarkers for Mild Traumatic Brain Injuries. Heather N. Petrology/Geochemistry East Carolina Genesis of the late Archean-early Proterozoic Lancaster University Valentines Iron Formation, Eastern Uruguay, and significance for redox conditions of early EarthÆs oceans. Erica Serna Petrology/Geochemistry East Carolina Geochemistry and genesis of 1.69 Ga iron University formations spatially associated with the giant Broken Hill Pb-Zn-Ag deposit, Curnamona Province, Australia Jason Yonts Petrology/Geochemistry East Carolina The composition of zincian spinel as an indicator University of magma evolution in granitic pegmatites. Yanqiong Zhang Cell Biology/Biochemistry East Carolina MicroRNA-mediated regulatory mechanisms and University biochemical pathways during crude oil- dispersant mixture induced reproductive toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans Parker B. Dabbs Cell Biology/Biochemistry East Tennessee Verification of the role of the Avocado State WRINKLED1-like gene in regulating oil University accumulation Erin S. Cubley Ecology Eastern Vegetation response following dam removal and Washington sediment release on the Elwha River, University Washington. Susanna C. Masecar Conservation Biology Elon University Effects on Small Mammal Diversity: Conventional versus Organic Agriculture Elizabeth Tapanes Anthropology Florida Atlantic A study of female mate recognition in a social University group of Red-Tailed monkeys (Cercopithecus ascanius), Blue Monkeys (C. mitis), and Hybrids (C. ascanius x C. mitis) at Gombe National Park. Amanda M. Conservation Biology Fordham Patterns of relatedness and genetic of diversity Makkay University North American AZA Snow Leopards (Uncia uncia) through non-invasive techniques Joel J. Credle Cell Biology/Biochemistry Georgetown Neurobiology of Parkinson's Disease University Leslie D. Moore Conservation Biology Georgia Canopy Structural Alterations to Nitrogen Southern Functions of the Soil Microbial in a University Quecus virginiana Forest Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Mitchell A. Ellison Cell Biology/Biochemistry Hood College Differential hsp70 expression in the symbiotic sea anemone Aiptasia pallida and its intracellular symbiont Symbiodinium sp. in response to salinity stress. John A. Whiting Hydrology/Geomorphology Idaho State Understanding plant water use across the snow- University rain transition in Idaho's wilderness watersheds in the Salmon River Basin. Lisa A. Treidel Physiology/Functional Illinois State The effect of variable incubation temperature on Morphology University antioxidants and oxidative in hatchling Red- eared Slider (Trachemys scripta elegans) turtles. Eric C. Shattuck Anthropology Indiana Behavioral Correlates of Vaccination in Travelers University - Bloomington Heather E. Ahrens Systematics/Evolutionary Johns Hopkins Diversity, Disparity, and the Evolution of North Biology University American Creodonta School of Medicine Susan E. Liao Cell Biology/Biochemistry Johns Hopkins Identifying novel factors in the endogenous University siRNA pathway School of Medicine Matthew Galliart Ecology Kansas State Long-term field selection of big bluestem University in reciprocal gardens planted across the Great Plains precipitation gradient: A novel test for the strength of local adaptation Alison R. Gerken Ecology Kansas State How do fluctuating environments impact the University rapid cold hardening response compared to stable environments? Melissa Edler Anthropology Kent State Are neurodegenerative disorders human- University specific? A study of Alzheimer's pathology in aged chimpanzees Cameron P. Ecology Lebanon Valley The effects of coarse woody debris on small Venable College mammal populations. Hongtian Yang Cell Biology/Biochemistry Louisiana State Determining of the molecular mechanism of University inhibitor-2 (I-2) in regulating protein Medical Center phosphatase-1 (PP1) in learning and memory Keo E. Corak Physiolo gy/Functional Macalester Quantification of differently expressed cold Morphology College responsive genes in pennycress lines isolated from different latitudes Ashkbiz Danehkar Physics/Astronomy Macquarie Evolution of planetary nebulae with WR-type University central stars Theresa M. Cantu Cell Biology/Biochemistry Medical Lipidomic analysis of eicosanoid signaling in University of inflammation and endometrial cancer South Carolina Anna K. Miller Ecology Miami Long-term Forest Dynamics of the Harvey N. Ott University Ohio Biological Preserve, Calhoun County, MI Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Adam F. Parlin Conservation Biology Miami Linking physiology to use: a turtle's University Ohio perspective Alida M. Bailleul Paleontology/Sedimentatio Montana State OSTEO-HISTOLOGY OF CRANIAL SUTURAL n University- FUSION IN THE ARCHOSAURIA: IMPLICATIONS Bozeman FOR MATURITY ASSESSMENT IN NON-AVIAN DINOSAURS Catalina I. Villamil Anthropology New York Variation in the Vertebral Canal of Extinct and University Extant Hominins Reed M. Brodnik Ecology Ohio State Regulation of phenotypic expression and University reproductive performance by climate warming and hypoxia: short- and long-term perspectives Dulcie A. Head Petrology/Geochemistry Pomona Investigating Diffusion and Dissolution of Garnet College in Fluid Rich Environments Brittney M. Davidge Cell Biology/Biochemistry Portland State Examining the role of the Cul3 ubiquitin ligase in University cell cycle progression and exit from quiescence Annette M. Ecology Princeton Biogeochemical controls of Mo and P availability Trierweiler University for N2-fixing trees across the Amazon Basin Kelly L. Ronald Ecology Purdue Estrogen and multimodal sensory processing: University- implications for mate-choice West Lafayette Bhagya K. Systematics/Evolutionary Purdue The role of genomic stress in the new world Wijayawardena Biology University- invasion by Schistosoma mansoni West Lafayette Lauren Blachorsky Cell Biology/Biochemistry Queens College Inflammation within the Mouse Hippocampus of The City Following Mold Exposure. University of New York Hyun-Seung Lee Cell Biology/Biochemistry Rutgers Pak4áináC2C12áskeletalámyoblastádifferentiatio University- n Graduate School Newark Charles A. Johnson Chemistry Saint Louis Identifying the specific binding site of University naphthalimide derivatives to DNA using DNase I footprinting assays Julia S. Nims Cell Biology/Biochemistry Saint Louis The role of glutathione in the virulence of Gram- University positive bacteria in a mouse model of sepsis Elena S. Favre Behavioral Ecology San Jose State Investigation of octopamine as a mediator of a University maternal effect in anti predator behavior Sarah A. Friedman Tectonics/Geophysics Southern Contrasting geothermal rate, tectonic setting Illinois plays a role in mantle contribution to satellite University- altitude magnetic anomalies Carbondale Lindley B. Ballen Ecology Southern Evaluating the success of bottomland forest Illinois restoration in the Upper Mississippi Valley University- Edwardsville Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Paul T. Le Ecology Southern Avian habitat use in a chronosequence of Illinois bottomland hardwood forest restoration sites University- Edwardsville Jamay L. Michael Physiology/Functional Southern A Comparison of Aquatic and Terrestrial Landing Morphology Illinois in Leiopelmatid and Lalagobatrachian Frogs. University- Edwardsville Carson E. Savrick Ecology Southwestern Determining the genetic diversity of native and University invasive populations of Pomacea maculata Claire T. Behavioral Ecology St. Edward's Adaptive behavioral syndromes as a potential Hemingway University mechanism of invasion and competitive abilities in two livebearing fishes Michael L. Satcher Conservation Biology St. Edward's Effects of Variable Flow Regimes on University for Resources in Gambusia geiseri and Gambusia nobilis. Jeries J. Al-Sahoury Ecology St. Xavier Effects of Metriocnemus knabi larvae on University Habrotrocha rosa Population Growth in Sarracenia purpurea Pitcher Leaves Simone Hoffmann Systematics/Evolutionary State New Cretaceous Mammals from Madagascar Biology University of and their implications for the systematics of New York at Mesozoic Mammaliaformes Stony Brook Ying Su Chemistry State Structural characterization of cellulose University of crystalline nanofibers by combined X-ray New York at scattering and electron microscopy techniques Stony Brook Nathan E. Anthropology State Function of the Lumbar Lordosis in Hominins Thompson University of New York at Stony Brook Laurel R. Yohe Systematics/Evolutiona ry State Vomeronasal Transcriptome Diversity and Biology University of Adaptation in Leaf-Nosed Bats New York at Stony Brook Lauren E. Graniero Petrology/Geochemistry Texas A&M Using nitrogen isotopes to characterize the University- nutrient conditions of coastal environments in College Station Panama M. Aaron Owen Behavioral Ecology The Graduate Deciphering evolutionary patterns in the invasive Center, The small Indian mongoose City University of New York Adrian M. Price- Physics/Astronomy The Graduate Measuring the Galactic Potential with Tidal Whelan Center, The Streams City University of New York Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Jason C. You Cell Biology/Biochemistry Thomas ?FosB, Neuroprotection at the Cost of Synaptic Jefferson Plasticity in AlzheimerÆs Disease University Lauren M. Davis Behavioral Ecology Trinity Neural and Behavioral Correlates of Invasive University Ability in Lizards Natasha Jhala Ecology Union College, Study of Effect of Environmental Mercury on New York Songbirds in Upstate New York Corey D. Cates Ecology University of Do Developmental Conditions Prepare Offspring Alabama at for Environments Later in Life? Birmingham Kathryn M. Ecology University of Climate change impacts on Antarctic macroalgae Schoenrock Alabama at Birmingham Julie B. Schram Ecology University of Investigation of the impacts of ocean Alabama at acidification and increasing temperature on Birmingham marine benthic mesograzers of the central western Antarctic Peninsula Paul C. Eskridge Systematics/Evolutionary University of Notch evolution and the loss of antennal Biology Arizona segmentation in paussine beetles Daigo Yamamura Paleontology/Sedimentatio University of Investigating the effects of concretion formation n Arkansas at on the isotopic composition of fossil bones from Fayetteville the Late Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation, eastern Montana Jesyka Melendez Behavioral Ecology University of MHC mediated mate choice in wild populations California- of two behaviorally distinct Peromyscus rodents Berkeley Taichi A. Suzuki Ecology University of Microbial variation and Bergmann's rule: clinal California- variation of gut microbes in house mice across Berkeley North America Andranik Cell Biology/Biochemistry University of Osmosensory activation may produce cGMP Khachaturov California- signals after TRPV1 activation Riverside Simon Kim Cell Biology/Biochemistry University of Investigating the Role of D-Serine in NMDAR- California- mediated Vasopressin Release Riverside Luke E. Miller Psychology University of The Neural Mechanisms Underlying Tool California-San Embodiment: An ERP Investigation Diego Rajarshi Dasgupta Petrology/Geochemistry University of Assessing vehicle-related pollution along the Cincinnati Manali-Leh Highway, northwestern Himalaya, India Kali E. Block Physiology/Functional University of Monk Parakeets Morphology Connecticut Holly K. Brown Behavioral Ecology University of Conquering air-water interfaces; successful Connecticut despite glare and refraction. Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Jeffrey N. Divino Ecology University of Evaluating physiological performance in salinity- Connecticut divergent populations of threespine sticklebacks Alison Melville- Anthropology University of Experimental Testing of Projectile Performance Mant Connecticut and Diagnostic Impact Fractures on Replica Middle Stone Age Basalt Points Vinu Krishnan Engineering University of Bioengineering Anticancer Nanomedicine to Delaware Alleviate Chemotherapy Induced Ocular Toxicity in Childhood Leukemia Therapy. Carissa G. Cell Biology/Biochemistry University of Analysis of neurite formation mediated by Rab35 McKinney Delaware and Arf6 in the sea urchin embryo. Kelly Speer Systematics/Evolutionary University of A fly on the cave wall: using parasite genetics to Biology Florida infer patterns of host dispersal Alex A. Blacutt Cell Biology/Biochemistry University of Transcriptional response of Fusarium Georgia verticillioides to antagonism by Bacillus mojavensis lipopeptides Shan Gao Systematics/Evolutionary University of Global Analysis of Horizontal Gene Transfer in Biology Georgia Fusarium verticillioides Eric W. Goolsby Ecolog y University of Transgenerational phenotypic plasticity of Georgia serpentine tolerance in Mimulus guttatus Rachael E. Ecology University of Examining the hoard-rot hypothesis in a boreal Derbyshire Guelph songbird: an experimental test of the food limitation assumption. Alex X. Wang Conservation Biology University of Dispersal of an Endangered Hawaiian Hawaii at Hilo Honeycreeper: An Ecological Trap Áki J. Láruson Systemati cs/Evolutionary University of Comparative phylogeny of the pan-tropical Biology Hawaii at urchin genus Tripneustes. Manoa John M. Maddux Ecology University of Mⁿllerian in Bumble Bees: Birds as Illinois at Selective Agents Urbana- Champaign Rachael F. Lane Chemistry University of Fate of Bisphenol A, Bisphenol F, and BADGE Kansas leached from epoxy coatings into chlorinated drinking water. Susanna K. Systematics/Evolutionary University of Testing For Female Song in the Newly Campbell Biology Maryland, Recognized Species: Puerto Rican Oriole Baltimore County Cora A. Johnston Ecology University of Species expansion in shifting : does Maryland, passive dispersal preempt active habitat College Park tracking? Saptaparni Cell Biology/Biochemistry University of To identify the role of transcription factor Cdx4 Bandyopadhyay Miami in tail bud progenitor cell movements, essential for development of vertebrate trunk and tail. Sharmila J. Giri Petrology/Geochemistry University of Determining the effect of seawater chemistry on Miami magnesium partitioning in scleractinian corals Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Kirk R. Amundson Cell Biology/Biochemistry University of High efficiency TILLING for targeted agronomic Minnesota, improvement of field pennycress (Thlaspi Twin Cities arvense L.) Jacob B. Anderson Chemistry University of Preparation of Fluorescent Squaramide-Based Minnesota, Chloride Sensors via ôClick Chemistryö Twin Cities Mayank Verma Cell Biology/Biochemistry University of Amelioration of the muscular dystrophy Minnesota, phenotype from an increase in angiogenesis Twin Cities through an inhibition of microRNA 92a. Cindy W. Kyi Physiology/Functional University of Axonal Regeneration of Reticulospinal(RS) Morphology Missouri- neurons after Chronic Spical Cord Injury(SCI) in Columbia Lamprey Shivani V. Jadeja Ecology University of Are invasive plant species better than natives? Nebraska at Comparing trade-offs in allocation of resources Lincoln to reproduction and survival Horacio P. Guerra Cell Biology/Biochemistry University of A Novel Approach for Targeting HIV Proviral DNA Nevada-Las Vegas Ashley D. Baker Physics/Astronomy University of Exploring the Dependence of Galaxy Properties North Carolina on Group Halo Environment in RESOLVE at Chapel Hill Lisa M. Bono Systematics/Evolutionary University of The genetic basis of viral adaptation to a novel Biology North Carolina host at Chapel Hill Thomas E. Petrology/Geochemistry University of The role of deep crustal anatexis in the Chapman North Carolina generation of high silica rhyolite. at Chapel Hill Ryan E. Frazer Petrology/Geochemistry University of Magma mush thermal history as revealed by North Carolina zircon-titanite thermochronology at Chapel Hill Sara L. Juengst Anthropology University of Community and Health in the Titicaca Basin 800 North Carolina BC-AD 200 at Chapel Hill Kelly W. Sheppard Psychology University of The relation of the omega-6 to omega-3 fatty North Carolina acid ratio to working memory and planning in at Chapel Hill children 7 to 9 years old Victor Lin Cell Biology/Biochemistry University of Characterizing iPSC Pluripotentency and North Texas Differentiation by Inorganic Elemental Health Science Concentration Profiles Center at Fort Worth Kirstin S. Meyer Ecology University of Does distance matter?: Community ecology and Oregon succession of intermittent hard substratum fauna Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Shilpaa Mukundan Engineering University of Fabrication and characterization of PCL- Pittsburgh at Graphene nanocomposite scaffolds for skeletal Titusville muscle tissue engineering Bikash KC Psychology University of Force modulation errors in object manipulation South Dakota following MCA stroke Eagappanath Engineering University of A Molecular Non-Fouling Coating For Thiruppathi South Dakota Cardiovascular Metallic Biomaterials. Martyna Boruta Behavioral Ecology University of Differential Developmental Stressors and South Florida Impacts on Female Preference in Zebra Finches (Poephila guttata) Claire K. Flannagan Paleontology/Sedimentatio University of The impact of the emergence of grasslands as a n South Florida major biome on terrestrial sediment mobility and global nutrient flux in terrestrial and marine ecosystems Christine M. McNiff Hydrology/Geomorphology University of Improved Understanding of Saline Water Cycling South Florida Through Mangroves Via Geophysical Surveys, With Implications for Anthropogenically Altered Wetland Evolution Shri Nageshvari A. Ecology University of Tidal restoration, rising sea-level, and the Verrill Southern influence of increased flooding frequency on Maine competitive interactions in a high marsh transition zone dominated by Typha angustifolia L. Joel B. Corush Ecology University of Effects of matrix heterogeneity on population Tennessee- structure and movement of freshwater and Knoxville estuarine fishes through marine systems. Renjie Zhou Tectonics/Geophysics University of Exhumation of the Laguna Blanca Mountain, Toronto southern Puna Plateau, central Andes Rachel L. Brunner Ecology University of Plant nutrition and 40 years of observed Wisconsin- vegetation changes on windward Haleakala. Madison Anna L. Williams Physics/Astronomy University of Disentangling Magnetic Fields in Spiral Galaxies Wisconsin- Madison Charlotte G. Ecology University of Climate change effects on wetland Gabrielsen Wyoming services across the Prairie Pothole Region Ryan J. Haupt Ecology University of Use of Dental Microwear as an Indicator of Wolf Wyoming Social Status Cassandra S. Koontz Anthropology Vanderbilt Biogeochemistry of Trophy Heads and Injured University Males from the Wari-era Site of Uraca, Majes Medical Center Valley, Arequipa, Peru (AD 600 - 1000) Courtney M. Curran Ecology Villanova How does Deepwater Horizon oil impact salt University marsh microbial communities? Jennifer A. Fjelsted Ecology Virginia A cross-disciplinary look at how changes in Commonwealt ploidy level effects development and response h University to environmental changes in Xenopus laevis. Grants-in-Aid of Research Awards October 15, 2013 Grant Cycle Alphabetical by Institution

Grant Recipient Research Field Institution Study Title Stephanie Y. Chin Ecology Virginia The effect of dietary methylmercury on parental Institute of care of a model avian species Marine Sciences, College of William and Mary Michael S. Painter Behavioral Ecology Virginia Magnetic guidance of predatory behavior in Polytechnic foxes? Institute and State University David W. Mixter Anthropology Washington Dating the Rate of Socio-political University in St. Transformations after the Maya Collapse Louis Miguel Correa Chemistry Willamette Exploring Pre-Transition Droplet Formation and University the Effect of Secondary Isotopomeric Percentage Meredith A. Ecology Yale University Temporary Pond Food Webs Atwood Josephine B. Smit Systematics/Evolutionary Yale University Multi-locus phylogenetics and the evolutionary Biology labiality of niche and shell shape through time in giant Galapagos tortoises