Published by the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Vol. 4, No. 9, September 05

Grants Submitted August 2005

There were a total of 49 grant proposals for August 2005 and a total amount requested of $7,260,524.

PI/CoPIs Project Title Project Type Agency
Amount Requested
(Non-CAFNR PI)
•Fu Hung Hsieh
•Azlin Mustapha
(Non-CAFNR CoPI)
Improved Polyol Production through Bioprocessing of Soybean Oil Basic Research Cooperative State Research Education and Extension Service
$499,994
(Non-CAFNR PI)
•Thomas Johnson
(Non-CAFNR CoPI)
Highway Pricing and Public Transportation Basic Research Missouri Transportation Institute
$30,592
(Non-CAFNR PI)
•Thomas Johnson
(Non-CAFNR CoPI)
Public Information and Engagement Strategies for Informed Nuclear Technologies Decision Making Basic Research Department of Energy
$500,000
Thomas Clark Effect of weed and insect density on interactions of the western corn rootworm and transgenic corn Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$25,000
Mark Coggeshall
•Daniel Dey
•John Kabrick
•Jerry Van Sambeek
Survival and growth of planted oak seedlings in flooded environments Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$84,965
Daniel Dey Evaluating artificial and natural regeneration methods for oaks in bottom lands Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$23,222
Tracy Dranginis The Missouri Senior Report: Fostering Engagement and Leadership for Community Adaptation to Aging Issues Other Retirement Research Foundation
$171,203
Ronald Drobney Reducing sampling bias for acoustic monitoring of bats using Anabat detectors Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$42,550
William Elder DESE Educational Indicators/MSIP Other Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
$403,420
William Elder Missouri Census Data Center Other Missouri State Library
$142,605
William Elder Kids Count Other Citizens for Missouri Children
$18,000
William Elder Project Success Other Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
$206,604
Xudong Fan Microsphere Sensor Development Basic Research 3M Corporation
$80,080
Jeffre Firman
•Robert Hayward
Evaluating benefits of substituting poultry by-product meal for fish meal in diets of freshwater aquaculture fishes Applied Research US Poultry and Egg Association
$42,660
Gene Garrett
•Michael Gold
•Michele Warmund
An Analysis of Agroforestry's Physical, Biological, Ecological, Economic and Social Benefits Applied Research Agricultural Research Service
$1,707,628
Gene Garrett
•Daniel Dey
Developing and transferring science in support of agroforestry practices Applied Research Agricultural Research Service
$200,430
Sheila Grant
•Xudong Fan
(Non-CAFNR CoPIs)
Viral Load Detection using QD Nanoprobes Applied Research National Institutes of Health — National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease
$363,743
Thomas Guilfoyle Auxin Response Factors and Auxin-Regulated Gene Expression Basic Research National Science Foundation
$476,388
Robert Hayward Feed Training of Carnivorous Fishes Applied Research Michigan State University
$96,320
Mickey Heitmeyer Missouri Department of Conservation — Big Rivers/Wetlands Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$122,010
Mickey Heitmeyer Population ecology of wood ducks and hooded mergansers in southern forested habitats Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$12,600
Richard Hessler A Multilevel Longitudinal Evaluation of the Missouri Re-Entry Process: Social Capital and Behavioral Change in a High-Stakes Context Applied Research National Science Foundation Division of Social and Economic Science
$123,186
Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes AAEA Unitized Agreement 4/05-3/06 Year 3 Other American Agricultural Economics Association
$36,000
Andy Kendig Weed Management in Roundup Ready Flex Cotton Applied Research Monsanto Corporation
$10,000
Monty Kerley
•Hari Krishnan
Identification of soy proteins which are allergenic to young pigs Applied Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$64,400
Monty Kerley
•Kristin Bilyeu
•Joseph Polacco
Development and Characterization of New Sources of Reduced Raffinose/Stachyose and Low Phyate Soybeans Basic Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$140,510
Patrick Market Field Investigation of U.S. Midwestern Thundersnow Events Applied Research National Geographic Society Education Foundation
$10,000
Joshua Millspaugh Deer Browse Data Entry and Analysis for Missouri State Parks Applied Research Missouri Department of Natural Resources
$3,097
Azlin Mustapha Proteomic Analysis of Escherichia coli O157:H7 Stress Response Biomarkers on Raw Beef Surfaces Applied Research American Meat Institute Foundation
$107,500
Nadia Navarrete Tindall Restoring prairie remnants in an agricultural setting Applied Research National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
$29,695
Kelly Nelson Proposed Label use rate validation in Roundup Ready Alfalfa Applied Research Monsanto Corporation
$7,500
Henry Nguyen National Center for Soybean Biotechnology Administrative Office Applied Research Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
$3,600
Charles Nilon Evaluation and Assessment of the Missouri Master Naturalist Program Other Missouri Department of Conservation
$23,246
Michael Nolan Meat Processing and Slaughterhouse Training Program for Armenian Participants Applied Research Foreign Ag Service
$24,189
Michael Nolan Special Training - Malyasia Trainee Applied Research Foreign Ag Service
$10,551
Melvin Oliver
•Paul Beuselinck
•Kristin Bilyeu
ARS-Plant Genetics Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$210,853
Stephen Pallardy
•Rose-Marie Muzika
National Atmospheric Deposition Program Other Geological Survey
$7,945
Bobby Phipps Demonstration of Cotton Varieties containing the Roundup Ready Flex Cotton Trait Applied Research Monsanto Corporation
$4,000
Bobby Phipps Early Season Insect Management in a Bollgard IITM/Roundup Ready Flex Cotton Applied Research Monsanto Corporation
$3,000
Bobby Phipps Protocol for Replicated Cotton Yield Trials Applied Research Monsanto Corporation
$12,915
Anthony Prato Decision Support System for Managing Landscape and Climate Changes in a Rocky Mountain Ecosystem Other NASA
$626,904
Charles Rabeni An ecological study of Brush Creek Basic Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$12,600
Charles Rabeni Cooperative Agreement, Missouri Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$54,640
Charles Rabeni Landscape influences on smallmouth bass populations Applied Research Missouri Department of Conservation
$228,804
John Sadler
•Earl Vories
Cropping Systems Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$2,520
Grover Shannon Identification and utilization of exotic germplasm to improve soybean productivity Basic Research Agricultural Research Service
$38,250
Gary Stacey
•Kristin Bilyeu
•James English
•James Schoelz
•Jinrong Wan
Construction of Fungal Resistant Soybean Basic Research Mid-America Research and Development Foundation
$164,605
William Wiebold Soybean Extension Applied Research Missouri Soybean Merchandising Council
$30,000
J. Allen Wrather Managing Frogeye Leaf Spot and Charcoal Rot in the North Central Region Applied Research Southern Illinois University
$20,000