Proposals Funded 1995-2003
2003 Full Proposals
Hypersonic Aerospace Vehicle Propulsion
Principal Investigator: Rodney Burton, Aeronautical & Astronautical EngineeringCo-Investigators: Anthony Jacobi, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Robert Moser, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
Dynamic Imaging of Brain Physiology Using Novel Optical Methods
Principal Investigator: David F. Clayton, Cell & Developmental BiologyCo-Investigators: Monica Fabiani, Psychology/Beckman
Albert Feng, Molecular & Integrative Physiology/Beckman
Michael Gabriel, Psychology/Beckman
Enrico Gratton, Physics
Gabrielle Gratton, Psychology/Beckman
William Greenough, Psychology/Beckman
Joseph Malpeli, Psychology
Bruce Wheeler, Bioengineering
Korean American Mental Health in its Familial Context
Principal Investigator: Sumie Okazaki, PsychologyCo-Investigators: Nancy Abelmann, East Asian Language & Culture Studies
Angela Wiley, Human & Community Development
2003 Planning Proposals
* No Planning Proposals Funded2002 Full Proposals
Tissue Engineering the Next Generation of Human Skin Replacement
Principal Investigator: Stephen Boppart, Electrical & Computer EngineeringCo-Investigators: Thomas Eurell, Veterinary Biosciences
Lester Farner, College of Medicine
Mark Shannon, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Silicon-Based Optoelectronic Circuits
Principal Investigator: Kent Choquette, Electrical & Computer EngineeringCo-Investigators: Paul Bohn, Chemistry
Jim Coleman, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Gregory Timp, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Center for Restoration Econology
Principal Investigator: Anton Endress, Natural Resources & Environmental SciencesCo-Investigator: Jeffrey D. Brawn, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Prosody in Speech Recognition
Principal Investigator: Mark Hasegawa-Johnson, Beckman Institute/ECECo-Investigator: Jennifer Cole, Linguistics
An Interdisciplinary Postgenomic Approach to the Design of Specific Antimicrobial Drugs
Principal Investigator: Eric Jakobsson, Molecular & Integrative PhysiologyCo-Investigators: Philip Best, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Robert Gennis, Biochemistry
Stanley Maloy, Microbiology
Next Generation of Ultrabright Nonorganic Markers for Ultrasensitive Fluorescence Analysis in Living Cells
Principal Investigator: Munir Nayfeh, PhysicsCo-Investigators: Paul Braun, Materials Science & Engineering
Sahrawi Chaieb, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
Robert Clegg, Physics
Vladimir Gelfand, Biology
Enrico Gratton, Physics
William Mantulin, Biochemistry
Paul Selvin, Physics
Saif Taher, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Creating Immortalized Stem Cell Lines: Tools and Technologies
Principal Investigator: Lawrence Schook, Animal SciencesCo-Investigators: H. Rex Gaskins, Animal Sciences
Paul Kenis, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Deborah Leckband, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
James F. Zachary, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Renaissance Nation: Modernism in the Celtic and Harlem Revivals
Principal Investigators: Joseph Valente, EnglishCo-Investigators: William Maxwell, English
2002 Planning Proposals
* No Planning Proposals Funded2001 Full Proposals
Manipulation of Carbon Nanotubes for Integrated Nanoelectromechanical Systems (NEMS)
Principal Investigator: Narayana Aluru, Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringCo-Investigators: A. Bezryadin, Physics
J.P. LeBurton, Electrical & Computer Engineering
J. Lyding, Electrical & Computer Engineering
S. Rotkin, Beckman Institute
L. Rotkina, Beckman Institute
Directed Evaluation and Potential Economic Applications of Enhanced Antifreeze Proteins
Principal Investigator: Christina C.H. Cheng, Animal BiologyCo-Investigators: Daniel Bush, Plant Biology
Arthur DeVries, Ecology, Ethology & Evolution/Physiology
Schuyler Korban, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Huifang Huang, Biochemistry
Huimin Zhao, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Segregation in Granular Materials-An Integrated Experimental, Theoretical and Computational Approach
Principal Investigator: Elliott Fried, Theoretical & Applied MechanicsCo-Investigators: Hassan Aref, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
Gustavo Gioia, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
Paul Braun, Materials Science & Engineering
Jennifer Lewis, Materials Science & Engineering
Leslie Struble, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Marcelo Garcia, Civil & Ennironmental Engineering
Charles Zukoski, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
High-Temperature Microchemical Systems
Principal Investigator: Paul J.A. Kenis, Chemical & Biomolecular EngineeringCo-Investigators: Richard Masel, Chemical & Biomolecular Engineering
Mark Shannon, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Genome-Enabled Comparisons of Specialist Fiber-Degrading and Solvent-Producing Anaerobic Bacteria
Principal Investigator: Roderick Mackie, Animal SciencesCo-Investigators: Bryan White, Animal Sciences
Rustam Aminov, Animal Sciences
Hans Blaschek, Food Science & Human Nutrition
@ Art, Exploration of Technologies to Support the Emergence of New Art Forms
Principal Investigator: Joseph Squier, Art & DesignCo-Investigators: Nan Goggin, Art & Design
Kevin Hinders, School of Architecture
Guy Garnett, School of Music
Christian Cherry, Dance
Self-Powered, Untethered, Nanometer-scale Integrated Circuits for Biotelemetry
Principal Investigator: Gregory Timp, Electrical & Computer EngineeringCo-Investigators: Harris Lewin, Biotechnology Ctr., Animal Sciences
Ilesanmi Adesida, Microelectronics
Milton Feng, Microelectronics
Stephen Boppart, Bioengineering
Kyekyoon Kim, Materials Science & Engineering
2001 Planning Proposals
* No Planning Proposals Funded2000 Full Proposals
Laboratory for Nanoscale Science and Engineering
Principal Investigator: Robert Averback, Materials Science & EngineeringCo-Investigators: Pascal Bellon, Materials Science & Engineering
D.G. Cahill, Materials Science & Engineering
Ralph Nuzzo, Chemistry
M.B. Salamon, Physics
Long Term Durability of Thermal Barrier Coatings
Principal Investigator: K. Jimmy Hsia, Theoretical & Applied MechanicsCo-Investigators: Tai Chiang, Physics
Joe Greene, Materials Science & Engineering
Young Huang, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Darrell Socie, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Scanning the Proteome of Methanoccus Jamaschii for Novel Post-Translational Modifications
Principal Investigator: Neil Kelleher, ChemistryCo-Investigators: Gary Olsen, Microbiology
Ralph Wolfe, Microbiology
Aging, Fitness, and Neurocognitive Function
Principal Investigator: Arthur Kramer, Beckman Institute & PsychologyCo-Investigators: Marie Banich, Psychology
Neal Cohen, Psychology
William Greenough, Psychology
Zhi-Pei Liang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Edward McCauley, Kinesiology
Automatic Language Acquisition
Principal Investigator: Stephen Levinson, Electrical & Computer EngineeringCo-Investigators: Adele Goldberg, Linguistics
David Kriegman, Computer Science
Dan Roth, Computer Science
The Intelligent Virtual Ensemble (IVE): Creating an Infrastructure for Natural Interactive Skills Acquisition
Principal Investigator: Karen Ruhleder, Library and Information ScienceCo-Investigators: Rachel Brady, Beckman Institute
Guy Garnett, Music
Hank Kaczmarski, Beckman Institute
Klara Narstedt, Computer Science
Fred Stoltzfus, Music
2000 Planning Proposals
* No Planning Proposals Funded1999 Full Proposals
Cryptography as Applied Arithmetic Geometry
Principal Investigator: Nigel Boston, MathematicsCo-Investigator: Richard E. Blahut, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Functional Consequence of Herbivory and Defense for Photosynthesis
Principal Investigator: Evan DeLucia, Plant BiologyCo-Investigators: May Berenbaum, Entomology
Antony Crofts, Microbiology
Jason Hamilton, Plant Biology
Arthur Zangerl, Entomology
Raymond Zielinski, Plant Biology
Development of an Intense Source of Matastable Hydrogen Atoms
Principal Investigator: Roy J. Holt, PhysicsCo-Investigators: Douglas H. Beck, Physics
J. Gary Eden, Engineering
Jeffrey White, Materials Research Lab
Genome Analysis of Salmonella Enteritidis
Principal Investigator: Stanley Maloy, MicrobiologyCo-Investigators: Rob Edwards, Microbiology
Richard Isaacson, Veterinary Pathobiology
Harris Lewin, Animal Sciences
Gary Olsen, Microbiology
James Slauch, Microbiology
Sociogenomics: From Society to Genes with the Honey Bee
Principal Investigator: Gene E. Robinson, EntomologyCo-Investigators: Ira Carmen, Political Science
David Clayton, Cell & Structural Biology
Susan Fahrbach, Entomology
Harris Lewin, Animal Science
Hugh Robertson, Entomology
Shankar Subramaniam, Physiology
Application of Novel Micro-Channel Systems to Study the Fundamental Biology of Single Mammalian Embryos and Cells
Principal Investigator: Matthew B. Wheeler, Animal ScienceCo-Investigator: David J. Beebe, Electrical and Computer Engineering
Center for the Analysis, Assessment and Mitigation of Regional Impacts from Climate Change
Principal Investigator: Donald J. Wuebbles, Environmental CouncilCo-Investigators: Kieran P. Donaghy, Urban & Regional Planning
J. Wayland Eheart, Civil & Environmental Engineering
Edwin E. Herricks, Civil & Environmental Engineering
1999 Planning Proposals
Normativity and Breakdowns in Distributed Information Systems
Principal Investigator: Adrian Cussins, PhilosophyCo-Investigators: Geoffrey Bowker, Library and Information Sciences
Patty Jones, Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
United States Gambling Research Initiative
Principal Investigator: Earl Grinols, EconomicsCo-Investigators: John Kindt, Business
Bruce Wicks, Leisure Studies
Assessing Biodiversity to Sustain Human Needs
Principal Investigator: Michael Irwin, Natural Resources & Environmental SciencesCo-Investigators: Val Beasley, Veterinary Biosciences
Geoffrey Bowker, Library and Information Sciences
Michael Goldman, Sociology
Gary Rolfe, Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences
HIV/AIDS in Africa: Reviewing the Past, Understanding the Present, and Charting the Future
Principal Investigator: Ezekiel Kalipeni, GeographyCo-Investigator: Ibulaimu Kakoma, Veterinary Pathobiology
1998 Full Proposals
Neuropsychiatric Analysis of Transgenic Mice - Establishment of a Campus Resource
Principal Investigator: David F. Clayton, Cell & Structural BiologyCo-Investigators: James Black, Psychology
Martha Gillette, Cell & Structural Biology
William Greenough, Psychology
Yu Wing Li, Physiology
Jeffrey Mogil, Psychology
Geological, Microbiological, and Biochemical Mechanisms of Microbial Fossilization: A Template for Interpreting the History of Life
Principal Investigator: Bruce W. Fouke, GeologyCo-Invesgtigators: Abigail A. Salyers, Microbiology
Jonathan V. Sweedler, Chemistry
Chemical Communication Between Cells and Engineered Bioscaffold Materials
Principal Investigator: Deborah E. Leckband, Chemical EngineeringCo-Investigators: T. Eurell, Veterinary Biosciences
D. Gross, Veterinary Biosciences
B. Wheeler, Electrical Engineering
The Molecular Basis of Insect Olfaction
Principal Investigator: Hugh M. Robertson, EntomologyCo-Investigators: May Berenbaum, Entomology
Stewart Berlocher, Entomology
Mike Gray, Crop Sciences
Robert Metcalf, Entomology
James Nardi, Entomology
George Ordal, Biochemistry
Gene Robinson, Entomology
David Seigler, Plant Biology
Robert Wiedenmann, Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences
Integrating Critical Technologies and Business Models for Electronic Commerce
Principal Investigator: Michael J. Shaw, Business AdministrationCo-Investigators: Andrew Bailey, Accountancy
Geneva Belford, Computer Science
Harry Cook, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Placid Ferreira, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
David Gardner, Business Administration
Thomas Huang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Charles Kahn, Finance
Alaina Kanfer, NCSA
Kent Monroe, Business Administration
Greg Oldham, Business Administration
Seymour Sudman, Business Administration
Howard Thomas, Commerce
Tilt Thompkins, NCSA
Stanley Wasserman, Psychology
Michael Welge, NCSA
Health Maintenance of Engineered Materials
Principal Investigator: Scott R. White, Aeronautical & Astronautical EngineeringCo-Investigators: Philippe H. Geubelle, Aeronautical & Astronautical Engineering
Jeffrey Moore, Chemistry
Nancy R. Sottos, Theoretical & Applied Mechanics
1998 Planning Proposals
Interdisciplinary Research Initiative in Mathematics and Physics
Principal Investigator: Steven Bradlow, MathematicsCo-Investigators: Robert Leigh, Physics
John D’Angelo, Mathematics
Structure and Evolution of Environmental Interfaces
Principal Investigator: Mark M. Clark, Civil EngineeringCo-Investigator: Steve Grannick, Materials Science & Engineering
1997 Full Proposals
Artificial Neural Network Model of Multisensory Integration in the Superior Colliculus
Principal Investigator: Thomas J. Anastasio, Molecular & Integrative PhysiologyCo-Investigators: Thomas Huang, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Sylvian R. Ray, Computer Sciences
Aircraft Icing Research Center
Principal Investigator: Michael B. Bragg, Aeronautical & Astronautical EngineeringCo-Investigators: William R. Perkins, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Nadine B. Sarter, Institute of Aviation
Quantum Circuits at High Frequencies
Principal Investigator: Russell W. Gianetta, PhysicsCo-Investigators: Ilesanmi Adesida, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Philip W. Phillips, Physics
Jeffrey O. White, Materials Research Laboratory
Comparative Genomics-A New Initiative to Explore the Fundamentals of Life
Principal Investigator: Harris Lewin, Biotechnology CenterCo-Investigators: May R. Berenbaum, Entomology
Stephen R. Downie, Plant Biology
H. Rex Gaskins, Animal Sciences
Gary J. Olsen, Microbiology
Hugh M. Robertson, Entomology
Gene E. Robinson, Entomology
Torbert Rocheford, Crop Sciences
Shankar Subramaniam, Molecular & Integrative Physiology
Sara L. Sunden, Animal Sciences
Carl R. Woese, Microbiology
New Concepts in Rational MRI Contrast in Agent Design
Principal Investigator: Peter A. Petillo, Organic ChemistryCo-Investigators: R. Linn Belford, Chemistry
Robert B. Carlson, Veterinary Clinical Medicine
Thomas E. Eurell, Veterinary Biosciences
William W. Matulin, Physics
Molecular Beacon Technology for Rapid Identification and Quantification of Microbial Populations in Complex Anaerobic Microbial Assemblages
Principal Investigator: Lutgarde Rasking, Civil EngineeringCo-Investigators: H. Rex Gaskins, Animal Sciences
Roderick Mackie, Animal Sciences
1997 Planning Proposals
Simulating Individual & Aggregate Outcomes in Accounting Settings: A Planning Grant Research Proposal
Principal Investigator: Jon Davis, AccountancyCo-Investigators: Ananda Ganguly, Accountancy
Dan Stone, Accountancy
Business Model and Critical Technology for Electronic Commerce
Principal Investigator: Michael J. Shaw, Business AdministrationCo-Investigators: Andrew Bailey, Accountancy
Geneva Belford, Computer Science
Harry Cook, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
David Gardner, Business Administration
Thomas Huang, Electrical Engineering
C. L. Liu, Computer Science
Kent Monroe, Business Administration
Howard Thomas, Commerce
1996 Full Proposals
Children's Discourse: How Talk and Social Interaction Shape Children's Learning and Participation in School and Society
Principal Investigator: Richard C. Anderson, Center for the Study of ReadingCo-Investigators: George Kamberlis, Speech Communications
William Nagy, Educational Psychology
Mental Prosthesis: Communication with a Computer Using "Brain Waves"
Principal Investigator: Emanuel Donchin, PsychologyCo-Investigators: Michael C.H. Coles, Psychology
Arthur F. Kramer, Psychology
Leonard Trejo, Psychology
Monitoring Protonation/Deprotonation Events within Proteins by Time-Resolved Fourier Transform Infra-red (FTIR) Spectroscopy
Principal Investigator: Robert B. Gennis, BiochemistryCo-Investigators: Antony Crofts, Microbiology
Thomas Ebreey, Cell & Structural Biology
G.U. Nienhaus, Physics
Colin Wraight, Plant Biology
Models for Networked Research in the Humanities
Principal Investigator: Robert A. Jones, FrenchCo-Investigators: Robert A. Jones, Religious Studies
Thomas Kilton, Modern Languages Library
Mobile Wireless Construction Documentation and Communication
Principal Investigator: Liang Y. Liu, Civil EngineeringCo-Investigators: Vaduvur Bharghavan, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Wen-mei Hwu, Electrical & Computer Engineering
A Novel Gene Knock-Out System Enabling Study of Dominant Genetic Disorders
Principal Investigator: Gary B. Sherman, Veterinary BiosciencesCo-Investigators: David Bunick, Veterinary Biosciences
Mathew B. Wheeler, Animal Sciences
Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Imaging Microscopy Incorporating High Temperature Superconductor Microcoils
Principal Investigator: Dale J. Van Harlingen, PhysicsCo-Investigators: Richard L. Magin, Electrical & Computer Engineering
1996 Planning Proposals
Zebrafish: An Exciting New System for Genetics and In Vivo Microscopy
Principal Investigator: Alan F. Horowitz, Cell & Structural BiologyCo-Investigators: Andrew S. Belmont, Cell & Structural Biology
Akira Chiba, Cell & Structural Biology
Chris Q. Doe, Cell & Structural Biology
Jonathan J. Henry, Cell & Structural Biology
Intelligent Grasping, Fixturing, and Manipulation of Workplaces for Flexible Manufacturing
Principal Investigator: Jean Ponce, Computer ScienceCo-Investigators: Seth Hutchinson, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Marayan Srinivasa, Electrical & Computer Engineering
1995 Full Proposals
Brain Mechanisms of Language, Memory, Perceptual, and Emotional Functions: Cognitive Neuroscience Exploration of the Temporal Lobes in Patients with Epilepsy
Principal Investigators: Neal Cohen, PsychologyMarie Banich, Psychology
Supramolecular Assemblies for Electronic and Optical Device Applications
Principal Investigator: Walter Klemperer, ChemistryCo-Investigators: Paul Bohn, Chemistry
Andrew Gewirth, Chemistry
David Payne, Materials Sciences
Fluorescence Lifetime Flow Cytometry for the Analysis of Heterogeneous Cell Populations
Principal Investigators: Jordan Konisky, MicrobiologyRobert Gennis, Biochemistry
Co-Investigators: Gary Durak, Biotechnology Center
Enrico Gratton, Physics
Bill Mantulin, Physics
Advanced Systems for Optical Remote Sensing in Atmospheric and Environmental Applications
Principal Investigators: Susan Larson, Civil EngineeringGeorge Papen, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Co-Investigators: Ilesanmi Adesida, Electrical & Computer Engineering
David Brady, Electrical & Computer Emgineering
James Coleman, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Chet Gardner, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Naihui Song, IL State Water Survey
Donald Wuebbles, Atmospheric Sciences
From Quantum Mechanics to Function: Advanced Simulations of Nanoscale Electronic Systems and Materials
Principal Investigators: Jean Pierre LeBurton, Electrical & Computer EngineeringRichard Martin, Physics
Co-Investigators: David Campbell, Physics
David Ceperley, Physics
Karl Hess, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Joseph Lyding, ECE
Project Lisp: Linguistic Influences on Symbolic Processes
Principal Investigator: Kevin Miller, PsychologyCo-Investigators: Chin-Chuan Cheng, Linguistics
Jennifer Cole, Linguistics
George McConkie, Educational Psychology
Jerome Packard, East Asian Languages & Cultures
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Center for Automotive Research: UIUC Car
Principal Investigator: James Peters, Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringCo-Investigators: Howard Birnbaum, Materials Science & Engineering
John Braden, Agricultural Economics
Harry Cook, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Muray Gibson, Physics
Fabrication of Micro-Miniature Devices and Micro-Electrical-Mechanical Systems
Principal Investigator: Mark Shannon, Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringCo-Investigators: Ilesanmi Adesida, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Thomas DeTemple, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Kuang-Chief Hsieh, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Mike Philpott, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Tsu-Chin Tsao, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering
Bruce Wheeler, Electrical & Computer Engineering
Toward Synthetic Life: Combinatorial Design and Preparation of Non-natural Self-organizing Molecules
Principal Investigator: Peter Wolynes, ChemistryCo-Investigators: Jeffery Moore, Chemistry
Samuel Stupp, Materials Science & Engineering
Kenneth Suslick, Chemistry
1995 Planning Proposals
Initiative in Applied and Environmental Microbiology
Principal Investigator: Hans Blascheck, Food ScienceCo-Investigators: Bruce Chassy, Food Science
Rex Gaskin, Animal Sciences
Roderick Mackie, Animal Sciences
Bryan White, Animal Sciences
Intelligent Transportation Systems Evaluation Laboratory
Principal Investigator: A.G. Alleyne, Mechanical & Industrial EngineeringCo-Investigators: R.F.Benekohal, Civil Engineering
J.V. Medanic, General Engineering
W.R. Perkins, Coordinated Science Lab
Research Program on the Restoration of River Ecosystems
Principal Investigator: John Braden, Water Resource CenterCo-Investigators: Misganaw Demissie, Illinois State Water Survey
Eric DeVuyst, Agricultural Economics
Robert Hornbaker, Agricultural Economics
Gerrit Knaap, Urban & Regional Planning
Daniel Schneider, Urban & Regional Planning
Richard Sparks, Natural History Survey
Ben Chi Yen, Civil Engineering