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[Jllffljilll 11 ~ vVRIGI-IT STATE SEARCH EWS UNIVERSITY From the Office ofResearch and Sponsored Programs - Serving the Research Community of Wright State University Winter 2009 Vol 40 No 1 201J University Hall Telephone 775-2425 What's Inside NOTES from the A VP Pg.2 PreAWARD News Pg.2 PostAWARD News Pg.3 Sponsor Alerts Pg.4 External Awards Pg. 7 Early/Start Auginentationft WSU Internal Awards Announced -- We are pleased to announce the selection of awardees of support basic and applied research projects that have high po­ the Research Challenge Early Start/Augmentation pro­ tential for attracting external support. Congratulations to those gram. Of 50 proposals submitted, 13 projects were funded receiving an award (listed below) from the November 2008 call for a total of $246,000. The primary objective of the for applications. More information on this program may be Research Challenge program is to furnish seed funding to found at our website:http://www.wright.edu/rsp/internal.html. Alvarez-Leefinans, F. JavierBoonshoft School of Medicine Jon Regulation in Primary Sensory Neurons 16,628 Leffak, I. Michael Boonshoft School of Medicine Mechanism ofReplication Inhibition Following DNA Damage 20,625 Lucot, James B. Boonshoft School of Medicine Chemical Warfare agent therapies: neuroprotectants and enzyme reactivators. 13,125 Putnam, Robert W. Boonshoft School of Medicine The Role ofJon Channels and Reactive Oxygen Species in the Control ofBreathing 21,925 Chen, Keke College of Engineering and CloudVista: Cloud-Based Interactive Visual Computer Science Cluster Exploration for Ultra Large Datasets 22,000 Wu, Yanhua College of Engineering and Experimental Studies ofGround Effects on Computer Science Aerodynamics ofMA V During Takeoff 22,000 Zhuang, Yan College of Engineering and Integrating Sensing and Modeling for Haibo Dong Computer Science Bio-inspired Micro Flights 22,000 Cipollini, Donald F. College of Science and Mathematics Exploring the risks and benefits ofa powdery mildew fangus for the management ofgarlic mustard, Alliaria petiolata 18,852 Goldstein, David L. College of Science and Mathematics In vitro studies ofaquaporinfimction during cold andfreezing tissues from a freeze­ tolerant amphibian 20,000 Hammerschmidt, Chad R. College of Science and Mathematics Wet Atmospheric Deposition ofMercury in Ohio 14,200 Higgins, Steven R. College of Science and Mathematics Acquisition ofa Surface Area Analyzer for Characterization ofNanopartic/es and Microcrystalline Materials 25,645 Jeyaraj, Anand Raj Soin College of Business Adoption and Implementation ofInformation Systems for Supply Chain Collaboration with Geographically Dispersed Partners 16,000 Allen, Jeffery B. School of Professional Psychology The Impact ofEducation Quality on Cognitive Status in Older Adults 13,000 by the federal government to find and apply for grants. The Post-Award staff will offer a module on "cost transfers" that should be of interest to faculty and staff who oversee expenditures on restricted accounts. In addition, we are pleased to be able to present a "Proposal Writing Workshop,'' which will be led by Dr. Robert Lucas of the Institute for Scholarly Productivity. Back by popular demand, Dr. Lucas 's Workshop will be held on April 1, 2009. The application form is available at: http:// We can probably all agree that 2008 in seeking likely sources of funding. www. wright. edulrsplproposal. html was an extraordinary year. From the The database is available to all WSU We urge you to take advantage financial meltdown to the Presidential employees and may be accessed at: of these opportunities, all of which election, events of the last year have http://www.wright.edu/rsp/ are designed to support the proposal left their mark. resources. html development process and the successful Budgets are on everyone's minds, Not certain how to management of grants and contracts. too, as the State of Ohio grapples with get started in COS? You may, of course, call upon the staff inevitable cuts. Faculty may now, Make plans to attend of Research and Sponsored Programs at more than ever, be weighing their the upcoming "Funding any time to ask questions and request options for attracting external funding Opportunities Workshop,'' assistance. to help supply much-needed resources one of several training COS™ Best wishes to all for a productive for their research efforts. events planned by Research and successful 2009! Here is a good way to get started: and Sponsored Programs in We at Wright State University are 2009. In addition, in another workshop, fortunate to hold a subscription to RSP staff will provide specific training the Community of Science (COS) on the use of Grants.gov, a tool offered database, an extremely valuable tool PreAward NEWS____ There have been many staffing changes as the Technical Grant Writer. Brandy Medicine: Departments of Biochemistry in Pre Award in the last several months. earned her Master's ofArts in English and Molecular Biology; Center for Brain Jackie Frederick, who served RSP from Wright State in 2008 and will be the Research; Center for Healthy Communi­ eight years as Associate Director of Pre Pre-Award contact for all schools/colleges ties; Dermatology; Emergency Medicine; Award, has been named the new Director. and non-academic departments other than Family Medicine; Geriatrics; Internal Bringing her experience and expertise those mentioned. Medicine; Neurology; Neuroscience, Cell to the position, she is a valuable leader. Sheila Schloss, is Biology, and Physiology; Obstetrics and Jackie is the RSP contact for the College our new Assistant Di­ Gynecology; Pathology; Pediatrics; Phar­ of Engineering and Computer Science rector. After earning macology and Toxicology; Psychiatry; and oversees the Research Incentive Pro­ her Bachelor ofArts de­ and Surgery. gram. gree at The Ohio State Assistant Director Marianne Shreck Brandy Foster University, she worked will continue to assist all departments in is our new Associ­ as a Senior Sponsored the College of Science and Mathematics ate Director. She Projects Officer for the and the College of comes to RSP from Research Institute at Liberal Arts in addi­ the WSU College Nationwide Children's tion to the Depart­ of Engineering and Hospital in Columbus. ments of Community Computer Sheila will be the Health, Obstetrics Science, ' RSP Pre-Award and Gynecology, where she contact for Boon­ and Pathology in the served shoft School of Boonshoft School of Medicine. Research News Winter 2009 Page 2 Post Award NEWS_____ Technical Reports ( +Jed when. these reports by RSP before the report is submitted to the Required reports have become r~$..,.I~ are submitted, so the sponsor. Remember that RSP is responsible a new area of compliance that the r~==t?~ reporting event can be for all fiscal reporting to the sponsor. auditors have been looking at more ~ marked as satisfied in Ifyou have any questions about the closely over the past few <.. __..ner. RSP is asking that technical reports required on your grar ~ years. Therefore, it is impera­ a copy of all final reports submitted be please contact the Director of Post ~ tive that RSP is copied on all sent to RSP for the grant file, so we will Award, Glen Jones at glen.jones@ ~~ ~ technical reports submitted have it available to submit to other spon­ wright.edu. He will either answer ~ to the sponsor. Some grants sor personnel that may require a copy of your question, or direct you to the Post require periodic progress reports the report. Award staff member who can. as well as a final technical report. At Ifany financial information is needed a minimum, RSP needs to b~- on the technical report, please make sure that it has been reviewed and approved Microsoft Office 2007/NSF Fastlane Compatibility Microsoft Office 2007 file types are currently not support- 2. Users with the full version ofAdobe Acrobat 8.0 ed by FastLane. For the Microsoft Word 2007 .docx, there Professional can convert files directly from Microsoft Office are two ways to upload the files: ~1 1_, 2007 .docx to PDF. Continue with your file transfer in 1. Use the File, Save As option to save the file " FastLane using the PDF fi le. as Word 97-2003 .doc file type. Use this approach " / j ,, More details at: only for basic documents, without equations, https:www.fastlane.nsfgov graphics, etc, which may be lost in the conver­ sion. Continue with your file transfer in FastLane From MinerandAssociates.com with changes. using the .doc file. Find Funding Sources Using COS A hands-on session that will pro­ available on the RSP homepage, vide an introduction to the elec­ www.wright.edu/rsp. tronic resources available to faculty Registration is limited to the first 15 and staff for matching participants so that ev­ research interests with eryone is assured access funding opportu­ to a computer. We as!:? nities will be held that those wishing to attend in 005 Llll•a•p please register by Fell•aa•p 10, Annex on Z009. For additional information Fell•aa•p 17, Z009, or to register, please contact Brandy from 12-1 P.M.. The focus of this Foster by email at: ll•anclp.fos• worl:?shop is the electronic database te•@w•l9ht.eclu or by telephone at ext.