Faculty Seed Grants Prior to 2005
2004
Anderson, Ken B.
Geology
"Ultra-Trace Analytical Spectroscopy of Environment and Energy-Related Organic Compounds"
Balkansky, Andrew K.
Anthropology
"Characterization of Ancient Mexican Ceramics Through Petrographic and Chemical Analysis"
Brazley, Michael D.
Architecture and Interior Design
"Assessing the Capacity of Employer-Assisted Housing in Southern Illinois"
Byrd, Mark S.
Physics
"Identifying and Using Entangled Quantum States in Quantum Computing and Quantum Cryptography"
Dunn, Jennifer L.
Sociology
"Victim Advocacy in Criminal Justice and Community-Based Organizations"
Fakhoury, Ahmad M.
Plant, Soil, and Agricultural Systems
"Using a REMI Approach to Identify Genes Involved in Ochratoxin A Biosynthesis by Aspergillus ochraceus"
Fuller, Janet M.
Linguistics
"From the Community to the Classroom: Spanish-English Bilinguals in Southern Illinois"
Ge, Qingfeng
Chemistry
"Density Functional Theory Studies of Ti-Doped Complex Hydrides as Potential Hydrogen Storage Materials"
Kelly, Anita M.
Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Ctr.
"The Effects of Soy Isoflavones on Vitellogenin Production and Male Gamete Quality in Channel Catfish"
La Garce, Melinda
Architecture and Interior Design
"Influence of Visible Light Wavelengths on Photobiological Production of Enzymes and Hormones That Affect Human Behaviors"
Mathias, James A.
Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes
"Electrical Generation from Low-Grade Energy"
Neumann, Robert M.
Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center
"Development and Evaluation of Methods for Sampling Asian Carps"
Oyana, Tonny
Geography
"A Spatial Characterization of Sleeping Disorders Using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in Densely Populated Urban Neighborhoods of Buffalo City, New York"
Paul, Souren
Management
"A Study on Cultural Diversity, Intragroup Conflict, and Performance of Groupware Supported Virtual Teams"
Podber, Jacob J.
Radio/Television
"Connecting to the World: Internet Usage in the Melungeon Communities of Rural Appalachia"
Shih, Stephen C.
Information Management Systems
"Designing a Simulation Laboratory Environment for Service-Oriented Supply Chain Information Management"
Steinle, Jena J.
Physiology
"Effects of Aging on Eph B4 and Ephrin B2 Expression in Rats"
Stojanowski, Christopher
Anthropology
"Social Complexity, Mobility, and Phenotypic Variation: A Population Genetic Perspective on Florida Prehistory"
Sun, Wanxiao
Geography
"Improving Remote Sensing Image Classification Accuracies by Using Texture Analysis and Artificial Neural Networks"
Tate, Ralph F.
Information Management Systems
"Analysis and Demonstration of an Optical Microphone"
Wang, Haibo
Electrical and Computer Engineering
"Dynamic Reconfiguration Techniques for Mixed-Signal VLSI Systems"
Wang, Xiaoxin
Finance
"Information and Liquidity in Price Discovery"
Weston, Rebecca
Psychology
"Sexual Violence in Childhood and Adulthood: Effects on Physical and Mental Health Among Low-Income Women"
Zang, Ling
Chemistry
"Fabrication of Molecular Electronic Devices and Investigation at theSingle-Molecule Level"
Zhang, Wei
Electrical and Computer Engineering
"Compiler and Hardware Cooperative Branch Prediction"
Fall 2003
Balasubramanian, Siva
Marketing
"Understanding How Strategic Marketing Actions Change Shareholder Value: Research Gaps and Lessons from Past Event Studies"
Bartholomew, Blaine
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
"Higher Ordered Chromatin Structure and Its Relation to Gene Expression"
Eichholz, Michael
Cooperative Wildlife Research Laboratory
"Development of a Technique to Estimate Breeding Propensity of Free-Living Waterfowl"
Griswold, Kenneth
Animal Science, Food & Nutrition
"Use of Biofuel By-Products to Produce Alternative Agricultural Products"
Haniotakis, Themistoklis
Electrical Engineering
"Advance VLSI Design and Test"
Hooper, Bruce
Geography
"The Performance Evaluation of River Basin Organizations for IWRM"
Jacobs, Eric
Psychology
"Self-Control and Traumatic Brain Injury: A Feasibility Study of a Rodent Model of Injury-Induced Changes in Sensitivity to Delayed Consequences of Behavior"
Jiang, Tao
Philosophy
"The Subliminal Consciousness: The Problematics of Transcendence and Immanence"
Savage, Mandara
Technology
"An Analysis of Surface Quality Relating to Machine Tool Vibration"
Smith, Richard
Art and Design
"Forge-Welded Decorative Surfaces on Large-Scale Sculpture"
Vallath, Chandrasekhar
Radio-Television
"Bridging the Digital Divide: Multimedia Development Tool for K-12 Teachers"
Whitehead, Vagner
Cinema and Photography
"'LOVE: An Experimental Video'"
Wildrick, Christopher
Art and Design
"Here and There"
Spring 2003
Aouadi, Samir
Physics
Nanocomposite and Nanolaminate Coatings for Orthopedic Implants
Ban, Dubravka
Mathematics
Generic Representations in Langlands' Program
Barabas, Jason
Political Science
The Fairness Doctrine and Media Content Diversity in the United States*
Che, Dunren
Computer Science
Storing and Querying XML Data in Relational Databases*
Comparato, Scott
Political Science
State Supreme Court Compliance with Supreme Court Precedent*
Dhali, Shirshak K.
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Application of Plasma Processing in Food Industry
Dilley, Patrick
Educational Administration and Higher Education
Non-Heterosexual Students in Midwestern Universities: A Historical Review
Feldman, Joel
School of Art and Design
An Estranged Environment: Juxtapositions in the Southern Illinois Landscape
Ferre, Eric
Geology
Test of the "Clutch Tectonics" Model by Mapping Deformation Gradients in an Ophiolite
Foster, Kevin
Black American Studies
A Vindicationist Study of the Old Slave House near Equality*
Gilbert, Scott / Lahiri, Sajal
Economics
Human Development Indicators: Predictability and Robustness
Goodson, Boyd
Chemistry and Biochemistry
"Lighting Up" NMR Signals from Molecules and Materials with Optical/Nuclear Double Resonance*
Jones, Karen / King, Sheryl S.
Animal Science, Food and Nutrition
Identification of Dopamine and Dopamine Receptors in Mare Ovaries: Components of a Mechanism Disrupted by Tall Fescue Consumption
Kolb, Gary
Cinema and Photography
Digital Post-Visualization
Mahajan, Ajay / Chu, Tsuchin C. / Pendakur, Manjunath / Jaehnig, Walter
Mechanical Engineering and Energy Processes / College of Mass Communication and Media Arts
A Multidisciplinary Approach to Develop Web-Based Smart Tutors Within a Seamless Learning Environment
Markus, Zoltan
English
Shakespeares at War: Cultural Appropriations of Shakespeare in London, Berlin, and Budapest During World War II
McCall, John
Anthropology
The Video Coup in African Cinema: An Ethnographic Documentary on the Nigerian Popular Movie Industry
Murdock, Arnold
Workforce Education and Development
Online Course Development in Technical Teacher Education Programs: The Role of Organizational Culture and Support*
Rahimi, Shahram
Computer Science
Intelligent Mobile Agents for Geospatial Data Integration and Conflation
Rupp, Gerald
Anatomy
Regulation of Axonemal Motility
Schafer, Joseph
Center for Study of Crime, Delinquency and Corrections
The Etiology and Management of White Supremacist Identities*
Schurz, Henri
Mathematics
Analysis and Simulation of Randomly Perturbed Logistic Equations
Vratil, Dru
Cinema & Photography
Grave Matters . . . Buried in America*
Wang, Lichang
Chemistry and Biochemistry
First Principle Calculations of Hydrogen Bonding Network in Self-Assembled Thiols on Gold Substrates
Williams, Heidi
School of Music
Heidi Louise Williams, Piano/Michael Barta, Violin: Promotional Compact Disc Recording*
Xiao, MingQing
Mathematics
Numerical Simulation of Control of Fluid Dynamics
Fall 2002
Batinski, Michael C.
History
"Historical Consciousness in Jackson County,
Illinois"
Bond, Jason P.
Plant, Soil, and General Agriculture
"Plant-Parasitic Nematodes of Peach in Illinois"
Fagan, Jody C.
Library Affairs
"Instant Messenging Reference"
Gao, Yong
Chemistry and Biochemistry
"Mechanistic Studies of VanA and D-Ala-D-Ala Ligase"
Howell, Jason W.
Art and Design
"A Digital Multimedia Record of the Exhibition
'A Modern Institution: Design at SIU During the Delyte Morris Era,
1948-1970'"
Hsiao, Jen-kan Kent
Civil Engineering
"Optimal Configuration of Steel Gusset Plate"
Ibrahim, Kamal M.
Zoology
"Genetic Markers for the Study of the Population Dynamics and Genetics of the African Armyworm"
Kline, Kim N.
Speech Communication
"Interpretive/Critical Analysis of Health, Illness, and Medicine in Feature Films"
McClurg, Scott D.
Political Science
"Campaign Strategy and Voter Turnout: A Study of Mobilization in the 2002 Illinois Gubernatorial Election"
Patrylo, Peter R.
Physiology
"Seizure Susceptibility in Hippocampal Slices from Reeler -/- Mice, an Animal Model of Human Lissencephaly"
Schlesinger, Matthew
Psychology
"Microanalytic Approaches to Studying Infants' Attention"
Underwood, Stephen J.
Geography
"An Investigation of the Spatial and Temporal Patterns of Cloud-to-Ground Lightning Prior to Initiation of Hazardous Debris Flows in Mountain Areas of the Western United States"
Wilhelm, Frank M.
Zoology
"The Ecology and Lipid Dynamics of Amphipods in Lakes of Southern Illinois"
Spring 2002
Blinde, Elaine M.
Physical Education
"Historical Examination of Women's Relationship to Baseball in the United States"
Boulukos, George E.
English
"The Grateful Slave: Race and Plantation Slavery in 18th-Century British Fiction"
Cox, Thomas C.
Physiology
"Pressure-Sensitive Sodium Channels Expressed in Xenopus Frog Oocytes"
Fletcher, Anne
Theater
"Completion of a Book-Length Study of the Theatre Union, an American Political Theatre Company of the 1930s"
Harackiewicz, Frances J. / Electrical Engineering
Wright, Mary H. / Mathematics
Shea, Sandra / Family and Community Medicine
"Needs Assessment Analysis of SIUC's Undergraduate Engineering Program"
Higginbotham, D. Allan
Animal Science, Food and Nutrition
"Hypothalamic Neuropeptide Gene Expression Prior to Dietary-Induced Obesity"
Hurlburt, Holly S.
History
"First Ladies: The Dogaresse of Venice, 1200-1600"
Levia, Delphis F., Jr.
Geography
"The Development of a Methodology to Detect Farmland Prone to Residential Development Near Small Towns"
Lydy, Michael J.
Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center
"Use of Critical Body Residues for Improved Interpretation of Biomonitoring Data"
Marikunte, Shashidhara S.
Civil Engineering
"Performance of Composites Reinforced with Fibers, Mesh, and Mats"
McCarroll, Matthew E.
Chemistry and Biochemistry
"Fluorescence Anisotropy as a Tool for Investigating Chiral Recognition"
Miles, Steven B.
History
"Becoming Cantonese: Migration Along the West River Basin, 1500-1900"
Miller, Michelle Hughes
Sociology
"Motherhood Ideologies in Judicial Discourse: An Update and Assessment of Change, 1980-2001"
Rehfeldt, Ruth Anne
Rehabilitation Institute
"The Generalization of Functional Classes by Persons with Autism"
Stadler, Shane
Physics
"The Fabrication and Characterization of Ferrite Thin Films"
Steinbock, Anthony J.
Philosophy
"Verticality and Idolatry"
Wang, Lichang
Chemistry and Biochemistry
"Studies of Proton Transfer in Gramicidin A Helical Trans-Membrane Channel"
Welch, Paul D.
Anthropology
"Inventorying the Kincaid Archaeological Site Collection"
Young, Michael E.
Psychology
"Eye Movement and the Perception of Causality"
Fall 2001
Adams, Jane H.
Anthropology
"Memory and Judgment: Race and Civil Rights in Mississippi"
Andes, Linda J.
Sociology
"Competitive Strategies and Organizational Effectiveness in Three Industries"
Bond, Jason P.
Plant, Soil, and General Agriculture
"The Impact of Plant-Parasitic Nematodes on Peach Production in Illinois"
Bradley, Rebekah G.
Psychology
"Group Psychotherapy for Women with a History of Interpersonal Violence: A Pilot Study"
Dixon, Mark R.
Rehabilitation Institute
"Investigating Gambling Behavior Under Conditions of Perceived Control"
Felleman, Susan
Cinema and Photography
"Film and the Idea of Art"
Fix, Douglas F.
Microbiology
"HPLC Analysis of Genistein in Escherichia coli"
Garvey, James E.
Fisheries and Illinois Aquaculture Center
"Bioenergetics and Survival of Largemouth Bass During Winter: Are Community Interactions Important?"
Hammig, Bart J.
Health Education and Recreation
"Differences in Injury Deaths in Rural and Urban Areas, Illinois 1992-1998"
Hanes, Michael D.
Music
"Create a University Band Archive"
Roddy, Jan Peterson
Cinema and Photography
"In the Bones: An Interpretation of Ozark Place Through Photographs and Text"
Schreiber, James B.
Educational Psychology and Special Education
"Mathematics Achievement: Hierarchical and Structural Equation Models"
Spring 2001
Atkinson, William A.
Physics
"A Computational Study of Impurities in High-Temperature Superconductors"
Brown, Philip
Music
"Jazz Recording Project"
Coulson, L. Richard
Physiology
"Cognitively Flexible Problem-Based Learning for Teacher Education"
Gao, Yong
Chemistry
"Mechanistic Studies of VanA and D-Ala-D-Ala Ligase"
Gorman, Carma R.
Art and Design
"Henry Sargent (1770-1845) and the Marketing of Art in the United States, 1795-1845"
Hahn, Robert A.
Philosophy
"'Knowledge' in Archaic Greece"
Head, Larry D.
Aviation Technologies
"Meeting the Workforce Needs in Aviation Maintenance"
Kaplan, Louis P.
Cinema and Photography
"Imaging America, Imagining Community: A Twentieth-Century Photographic Inquiry"
Kapur, Jyotsna
Cinema and Photography
"Global Fantasies/Local Realities: Global Television, Hollywood, and the Transformation of Childhood in India"
Krajewski, Carey
Zoology
"Testing the Impact of Past Climate Change and Habitat Fragmentation on the Evolution of Dasyurid Marsupials"
McCarroll Matthew E.
Chemistry
"Fluorescence Anisotropy as a Tool for Investigating Chiral Recognition"
McEathron, Scott J.
English
"English Labouring-Class Poets, 1800-1830"
Meksem, Khalid
Plant, Soil, and General Agriculture
"VIGS: Tool Development for High Throughput Functional Analysis of Legume Genes"
Overturf, Daniel V.
Cinema and Photography
"The Great Loop: A Journey Down the Illinois River"
Reeve, John D.
Zoology
"Biogeography and Evolution of Diet Breadth in Predatory Arthropods"
Renn, Kristen A.
Educational Administration and Higher Education
"Testing and Emerging Ecology Theory of College Student Development Through the Experience of Bi-and Multiracial Students"
Sengupta, Raja R.
Geography
"Prioritizing Mangrove Swamp Fragments for Ecological Preservation Using Remote Sensing and GIS"
Sharma, Subhash C.
Economics
"Estimating Efficiency and Risk of U.S. Commercial Banks: Using Stochastic Frontier Panel Models"
Strickland, Donna G.
English
"The Rhetorical Limits of Democracy in John Dewey's Educational Philosophy"
Sutton, David
Anthropology
"Inheritance, Gender Power and State Law"