CETA Faculty awarded some of the $6 Million in Grants at the University
University of Hartford faculty and staff were awarded
$6,213,174 in grants and contracts in 2011-12. Additionally, awards for the
NASA space grant totaled
$37,000 and the
Hartford Scholars program totaled
$18,700. The recipients of those awards, and the funding organizations, were honored recently at the annual
External Funding Recognition Reception
held at the President’s home (Russell House). The reception was
sponsored by the Office of the President, the Office of the Provost,
and the Office of Sponsored Programs. Support for the event was also
provided by
Morton Handel, a University regent, and
Irma Handel. Following is a list of the recipients, the grants they received, and the funding organizations.
Barney School of BusinessAnn CostelloRisk Manager in Residence
Spencer Educational Foundation – $3,000
Marilyn Risi• Community Development Block Grant – Year 38
City of Hartford – $100,000
• Tenant Automated Litter Vacuum
City of Hartford – $7,665
• Upper Albany Main Street Technical Grant Assistance
Bank of America – $7,500
College of Arts and Sciences Michael AndersonDeveloping a General Ethical Dilemma Analyzer
National Science Foundation – $66,061
Joanna Borucinska• Connecticut Sea Grant
University of Connecticut – $3,500
• Morphological Studies of Bioindicators in Sharks
Quebec-Labrador Foundation – $500
Albert DiChiaraWeed and Seed Evaluation – Year 5
City of Hartford – $4,000
Marcia Hughes• Help Me Grow: National Technical Assistance Center 2012
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center – $49,267
• Help Me Grow: National Technical Assistance Center 2013
Connecticut Children’s Medical Center – $16,400
• Program Evaluation of Connecticut Department of Correction Initiatives:
Residential Substance Abuse Treatment Program
Connecticut Department of Correction – $69,000
• Research and Evaluation of Community Based Programs
Connecticut Department of Social Services – $899,741
Jean McGivney-Burelle, John Tapper and Larissa Schroeder• PROMISE: Promoting Mastery in STEM Education
Connecticut Office of Financial and Academic Affairs – $134,074
• PROMISE: Promoting Mastery in STEM Education
Connecticut Center for Advanced Technology – $56,033
Karin Tusinsky MiofskyBuilding a Prevention Framework to Address Teen “Sexting” Behaviors
University of Massachusetts, Lowell – $11,167
Anne PidanoPediatric Behavioral Health in Primary Care
Child Health and Development Institute of Connecticut – $1,500
College of Education, Nursing and Health Professions
Barbara CraneDevelopment of a Clinical Guide to Standardized Wheelchair Seating Measures
University of Colorado – $5,171
Mary Christensen
Educational Main Street Tutoring Program – Ensworth Charitable Foundation – $10,000
– Elizabeth Carse Family Foundation – $3,000
– George and Grace Long Foundation – $3,000
– Jumoke Academy – $5,000
– TD Bank Charitable Foundation – $5,000
– The Barnes Foundation – $12,500
Adam GoodworthVestibular Contribution to the Control of Human Upright Stance
Oregon Health and Science University – $101,216
Beth Parker The Effect of High-Dose Atrovastatin on Neuronal Activity and Cognition in Humans
Hartford Hospital – $76,154
College of Engineering, Technology, and Architecture Mary AricoBiomedical Engineering Senior Design Project
Covidien – $5,000
Robert CelmerJust Noticeable Difference of Reverberation Time
Veneklasen Research Foundation – $15,000
Thomas Filburn• Collaborative Nuclear Fellowship Program Applied Research in Radiation Damage and Mitigation
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission – $340,805
• Compact, Regenerable Microlith Adsorber for Spacesuite CO2, Humidity and Trace Contaminant Control
Precision Combustion – $45,446
• Internship Development and Talent Directory
Connecticut Innovations – $100,000
• Miniaturization of Underwater Life Support Rebreathers
U.S. Department of the Navy – $115,125
• Model See-Through Reactor
Westinghouse Charitable Giving Program – $5,000
Thomas Filburn and Mary AricoNational Space Grant College and Fellowship Program 2013–2017
National Aeronautics and Space Administration – $2,380,000
Thomas Filburn and Cy YavuzturkUse of Physical and Computer Models to Enhance Learning for Nuclear Power Plant Design and Operation
U.S. Regulatory Commission
– $121,560
Louis Manzione
CETA FSAE Race Team
Newman’s Own Foundation – $25,000
David Pines and Marcia Hughes
Promoting Entrepreneurial Development and Sustainable Agribusiness in Rural Western Kenya
National Colleagiate Inventors and Innovators Alliance – $37,061
Chittaranjan Sahay
Task 14: Modeling of Oxidation-Depletion Kinetics and Material Surface Degradation
United Technologies, Pratt & Whitney Division – $25,000
Michelle Vigeant
Importance of Late-Sound-Field Properties and Listener Envelopment to Room Acoustic Quality and Design
National Science Foundation – $422,814
Hartford Art School
Nancy Stuart and Robert Calafiore
Pre-Collegiate Workshop
SBM Charitable Foundation – $19,997
The Hartt School
Aaron Flagg and Steve Metcalf
2012-13 and 2013-14 Richard P. Garmany Chamber Music Series
Hartford Foundation for Public Giving – $106,000
Hilary Respass• ENCORE Program at Rawson Middle Grades Academy
Hartford Board of Education – $225,000
• Fund for Access Scholarships– Ellen Jeanne Goldfarb Memorial Charitable Trust – $5,000– People’s United Bank – $1,500
Hillyer College
David Goldenberg• Bridge to the Future – Bank of America $5,000 – The Hartford Financial Services Company – $6,000
• Bridge to the Future
Travelers Foundation – $30,000
Michael Robinson
Exploration: A Critical & Creative Folio & Performance
Hartford Consortium for Higher Education – $1,500
Sharon Shepela
Road Scholars for Peace
Hartford Consortium for Higher Education – $1,800
Athletics
Jim Keener
Soccer Excellence Fund
Newman’s Own Foundation – $5,000
Human Resources Development
Kathe Snow and Jamie Harlow
Shape Up Cigna! – $20,00
Student Affairs
Matthew Blocker-Glynn
2012 SWEET Day
Newman’s Own Foundation – $5,000
Mary Norris
Health Services Education
Consolidated Health Plans – $2,000
John Ramsey
WWUH Radio Program
Beatrice Fox Auerbach Foundation Fund at the Hartford Foundation for Public Giving – $10,000
University Libraries
Randi Ashton-Pritting
Mobile Technology Pilot Project
William and Alice Mortensen Foundation – $5,000
University Relations
Sandra Cahill
• Community Development Block Grant – Year 37
City of Hartford – $63,750
• Community Development Block Grant – Year 38
City of Hartford – $75,000
• Entrepreneurial Center
Prudential Foundation – $75,000
• DECD Entrepreneurial Center
Connecticut Department of Economic and Community Development Foundation – $100,000
• Women’s Business Center Program
U.S. Small Business Administration – $123,367
Christine Grant
Lest We Forget: Images of the Black Civil Rights Movement
First Niagara – $5,000
Eleta Jones• Scholarships for Adult Career Counseling Center
Charles Nelson Robinson Fund – $2,000
• Career Planning, Job Search Assistance for the Community College Community
Connecticut Board of Regents for Higher Education – $22,000
Eileen Peltier
TD Bank Business Leadership Series
TD Bank – $10,000
Total – $6,213,174
(Excluding Hartford Scholars program and NASA space grant awards)
Space Grant Consortium
Ivana Milanovic
Computational Fluid Dynamics Investigation of Coherent Structures in Jets in Cross-Flow
National Aeronautics & Space Administration – $16,000
Michael Robinson
Lessons from the Last Frontier
National Aeronautics & Space Administration – $15,000
Cy Yavuzturk
Space Suite Life Support Development
National Aeronautics & Space Administration – $6,000
Space Grant Total – $37,000
Hartford Scholars Program
Fuss & O’Neill – $975
Greater Hartford Automobile Dealers Association – $1,500
HCC Global – $1,000
JCJ Architecture – $900
Northeast Utilities Service Company – $5,000
People’s United Community Foundation – $2,500
Reid & Reige – $750
Robinson & Cole LLP – $1,100
Shipman & Goodwin LLP – $1,650
Tecton Architects – $75
The Simon Konover Company – $3,000
Waterford Group Charitable Foundation – $250
Hartford Scholars Program Total – $18,700
