University of Delaware Research Foundation (UDRF) awards for 2001-02 totaling $347,243 were made to the following:
D. Janine Sherrier, plant and soil sciences, $30,000 for "Modification of the Legume Cell Surface by Parasitic Plant Nematodes";
Norman J. Karin, biological sciences, $29,988 for "Stimulation of Bone Formation by Sphingosine-1-Phosphate";
Yong Duan, chemistry and biochemistry, $30,000 for "Molecular Dynamics Simulation on the Folding of Small Proteins";
Tobin A. Driscoll, mathematical sciences, $21,042 for "Fast Time Stepping for the Computational Stimulation of Differential Equations";
James C. Galloway, physical therapy, $29,900 for "A Biomechanical Analysis of Arm vs. Leg Reaching in Infants";?
Travis B. Mitchell, physics and astronomy, $30,000 for "Experimental Studies of Collective Processes with Trapped Electron Fluids";
Jeremy S. Edwards, chemical engineering, $30,000 for "Directed Evolution of Escherichia coli Knockout Strains";
Daniel S. Weile, electrical and computer engineering, $30,000 for "Time-domain Method-of-Moments Using Signal Processing Techniques";
John E. Novotny, mechanical engineering, $30,000 for "Measurement of Microstrain within Articular Cartilage";
Todd D. Royer, health and exercise sciences, $29,350 for "Prosthetic Limb Inertia: Effects on Adolescent Energy Cost and Gait Symmetry";
Katharina Billups, marine studies, $30,000 for "Global Sea Level Changes during the Past 25 Million Years"; and
Adam Gray Marsh, marine studies, $26,963 for "Environmental Proteomics for Estimates of Metabolic Diversity and Complexity."
