In March, Colorado State University researchers received funding for nearly 80 projects ranging from research involving the 2019 novel coronavirus to water management strategies. Take a look back at all of the awards and a few of the top research stories from SOURCE.
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Recent research awards
(Between March 1-31, 2020; organized by amount of award)
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology
Project Title: Metabolic Basis of Mosquito-Endosymbiont-Virus Interactions
Sponsor: HHS-NIH-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Amount: $2,760,485
Primary Principal Investigator: Rushika Michelle Perera
Department of Clinical Sciences
Project Title: Localized Gene Therapy for Prolonged Anti-inflammatory Treatment to Prevent or Delay PTOA in an Equine Model
Sponsor: Stanford University
Amount: $1,148,380
Primary Principal Investigator: Laurie R Goodrich
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Project Title: Arid Climate Water Management Strategies
Sponsor: Platte River Water Development Authority
Amount: 953,816
Primary Principal Investigator: Daniel F. Mooney
Department of Biology
Project Title: Preparation of the Atlas of Zoonotic Infections in South Caucasus – Revised
Sponsor: National Center for Disease Control and Public Health
Amount: $855,380
Primary Principal Investigator: Colleen T. Webb
Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition
Project Title: Blueberries and Cardiovascular Health in Postmenopausal Women: Exploring the Role of the Gut Microbiome
Sponsor: USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture
Amount: $500,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Sarah Ardanuy Johnson
Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering
Project Title: Ultra High Energy Density Relativistic Plasmas by Ultrafast Laser Heating of Nanostructures
Sponsor: Mission Support and Test Services LLC
Amount: $320,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Jorge G. Rocca
Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences
Project Title: Properties and Mechanisms of Punctuated Genome Instability
Sponsor: HHS-National Institutes of Health
Amount: $209,995
Primary Principal Investigator: Juan Lucas Argueso
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project Title: Validated Engineering Tools For Thin-Ply Composites
Sponsor: Opterus R&D Inc.
Amount: $209,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Donald W. Radford
Center for Environmental Management Military Lands
Project Title: CESU-CP: Rare, Threatened and Endangered Plant Surveys and Invasive Plant Management for Natural Resources Branch, Fort Drum, New York
Sponsor: Department of Defense-Army Corps of Engineers, Fort Worth
Amount: $205,583
Primary Principal Investigator: Melinda Clarke
Center for Environmental Management Military Lands
Project Title: IPA Malcolm Ponte
Sponsor: Department of Defense-Army National Guard
Amount: $183,088
Primary Principal Investigator: Calvin F. Bagley
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Project Title: Assessing the Effectiveness of Soil Health Practices in Enhancing Soil Organic Carbon in Maryland
Sponsor: University of Maryland
Amount: $161,852
Primary Principal Investigator: Keith H. Paustian
Department of Clinical Sciences
Project Title: Evaluation of the modified BEAR scaffold in a porcine ACL model
Sponsor: Miach Orthopaedics Inc.
Amount: $156,513
Primary Principal Investigator: Jeremiah T. Easley
Department of Biology
Project Title: Improving Efficiency of Leak Investigations
Sponsor: Con Edison
Amount: $155,545
Primary Principal Investigator: Joseph Charles von Fischer
Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit
Project Title: TO 2002 Field Examination of Wastewater Treatment Effluent Thermal Regimes and Effects on Reproduction of Johnny Darter Etheostoma Nigrum
Sponsor: Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife
Amount: $134,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Dana Winkelman
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Title: Task A38 Establishment of Small Animal Models for Screening MCMs for the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)
Sponsor: HHS-NIH-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Amount: $128,408
Primary Principal Investigator: Richard A. Bowen
Center for Environmental Management Military Lands
Project Title: Cultural Resource Study at the Naval Reactors Facility – NHPA Evaluation for the S1W Complex
Sponsor: Fluor Marine Propulsion LLC
Amount: $123,288
Primary Principal Investigator: Amanda Zeman Wallander
Department of Atmospheric Science
Project Title: Improving Understanding of Near-Cloud Aerosol Properties From A-Train Observations and Large Eddy Simulations
Sponsor: NASA
Amount: $120,842
Primary Principal Investigator: Jui-Yuan Chiu
Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics
Project Title: Estimating the Potential Impact of Expanded Healthy Food Incentives Exploring Food System Impacts
Sponsor: San Francisco Bay Area Planning and Urban Research Association
Amount: $120,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Dawn D. Thilmany
Department of Geosciences
Project Title: CESU-CP: Collect Baseline Geomorphology Data to Aid in Deadman Wash Site Preservation
Sponsor: Department of the Interior-National Park Service
Amount: $115,753
Primary Principal Investigator: Sara L. Rathburn
Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Project Title: Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Mapping in Colorado
Sponsor: Colorado Division of Wildlife
Amount: $115,718
Primary Principal Investigator: Jeremy Siemers
Department of Atmospheric Science
Project Title: Air Quality Impacts of O&NG Emissions in Boulder County
Sponsor: Boulder County, Colorado
Amount: $109,210
Primary Principal Investigator: Emily V. Fischer
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology
Project Title: TerumoBCT Robustness Study
Sponsor: Terumo BCT Inc.
Amount: $102,273
Primary Principal Investigator: Christine S. Olver
Cooperative Institute for Research in the Atmosphere
Project Title: SToRM SAR, Modeling and Testing
Sponsor: BAE Systems Inc.
Amount: $100,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Chandrasekaran Venkatachalam
CSU Energy Institute
Project Title: Cleantech Entrepreneurship and Startup Development at Colorado State University
Sponsor: Alliance for Sustainable Energy-NREL
Amount: $100,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Jeffrey David Muhs
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Project Title: Superior in Vivo Activity of Apramycin, in Mycobacteria Lung Infection
Sponsor: University of Zurich
Amount: $95,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Diane Ordway
Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratories
Project Title: NAHLN Enhancement: Novel Approach to Diagnose Characterize High Consequence Pathogens
Sponsor: USDA-Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
Amount: $93,404
Primary Principal Investigator: Christie E. Mayo
Department of Clinical Sciences
Project Title: Evaluation of Interferon Alpha-2b as a Novel Treatment For Ocular Surface Squamous Neoplasia in the Horse
Sponsor: Morris Animal Foundation
Amount: $92,247
Primary Principal Investigator: Kathryn L. Wotman
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Project Title: A Bottom-Up, Stakeholder-Driven CMS for Fegional Biomass Carbon Dynamics: Phase 2 (Original KRPD 142787)
Sponsor: USDA-USFS-Forest Research
Amount: $88,583
Primary Principal Investigator: Jody Vogeler
School of Social Work
Project Title: Ensuring the Sustainability of Colorado’s SORNA Program
Sponsor: CDPS – Division of Criminal Justice
Amount: $80,933
Primary Principal Investigator: Jamie R. Yoder
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project Title: Direct Electromagnetic Coupling for Diagnostic Monitoring of Fracture Healing
Sponsor: Colorado Office of Economic Development and Intl Trade
Amount: $75,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Christian M. Puttlitz
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Project Title: Development of a Cryopreservation Process for Mosquito Vectors of Human Pathogens
Sponsor: HHS-NIH-National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
Amount: $73,932
Primary Principal Investigator: Karen Marie Dobos
Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship
Project Title: Creating a Sustainable, Diverse and Self-Perpetuating Plant Community on Reclaimed Tailing Piles at the Idarado Mine: Initial Field Survey
Sponsor: Newmont Mining Corp.
Amount: $73,503
Primary Principal Investigator: Mark W. Paschke
CSU Energy Institute
Project Title: Electrical System Analysis of Fort Collins
Sponsor: Alliance for Sustainable Energy-NREL
Amount: $71,923
Primary Principal Investigator: Jerry Duggan
Department of Chemistry
Project Title: Composite Carbon Electrodes for Sensing and Energy Storage Applications
Sponsor: Colorado Office of Economic Development and Intl Trade
Amount: $71,500
Primary Principal Investigator: Charles S. Henry
Department of Clinical Sciences
Project Title: Development of a Novel Topical Ocular Immunotherapy for Treatment of Viral and Neoplastic Diseases of the Cornea
Sponsor: Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Amount: $71,500
Primary Principal Investigator: Kathryn L. Wotman
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project Title: Stimuli-Responsive Polymerization of Thermosets for Advanced Manufacturing
Sponsor: Colorado Office of Economic Development and Intl Trade
Amount: $67,464
Primary Principal Investigator: Mostafa Yourdkhani
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project Title: Aerosol Filter Analysis Related Services for Jet Proposal Laboratories
Sponsor: California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Lab
Amount: $66,707
Primary Principal Investigator: Christian Colin Per L’Orange
Department of Sociology
Project Title: Iowa: Increasing Cover Crop Adoption Through Better Understanding of Social Context as a Driver of Change
Sponsor: Environmental Defense Fund
Amount: $65,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Jennifer Eileen Cross
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Project Title: Mapping Chronic Wasting Disease Prion Strains Across the US
Sponsor: DOI-U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Amount: $60,138
Primary Principal Investigator: Mark D. Zabel
Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology
Project Title: Definition of Neuron-Derived Surface Protein Markers Indicative of Dementia
Sponsor: Ajinomoto Amino Acid Research Program
Amount: $60,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Nicole Ann Kruh-Garcia
CSU Extension
Project Title: P2S Project
Sponsor: Iowa State University
Amount: $55,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Joy Lynn Akey
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
Project Title: Management Strategies to Maximize Colorado Peach Orchards Productivity and Fruit Quality Potential
Sponsor: Colorado Department of Agriculture
Amount: $53,897
Primary Principal Investigator: Ioannis Minas
Department of Clinical Sciences
Project Title: Smart Sensor Technology to Monitor Fracture Healing
Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco
Amount: $45,728
Primary Principal Investigator: Nicole P. Ehrhart
Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Project Title: Using Genetic and Chemical Technologies to Target Cytochrome P450 Reductase
Sponsor: Cotton Inc.
Amount: $45,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Franck E. Dayan
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Title: Molecular Markers for Embryo Quality and Embryo Transfer Success
Sponsor: Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Amount: $45,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Thomas Hansen
Department of Systems Engineering
Project Title: Ground Vehicle Intrusion Defense System Prototype
Sponsor: Dearborn Group Inc.
Amount: $44,972
Primary Principal Investigator: Jeremy Daily
Center for Environmental Management Military Lands
Project Title: Ecosystem and Heritage Resource Management
Sponsor: USDA-USFS-Rocky Mountain Research Station – CO
Amount: $43,478
Primary Principal Investigator: Christine M. Bern
Department of Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Project Title: Different Futures, Different Strategies for Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Sponsor: Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife
Amount: $39,715
Primary Principal Investigator: Michael J. Manfredo
San Luis Valley Research Center
Project Title: Colorado Potato Tuber Quality Project
Sponsor: Colorado Potato Administrative Committee
Amount: $33,649
Primary Principal Investigator: Sastry SSGM Jayanty
Department of Microbiology, Immunology, and Pathology
Project Title: LAM and M.tb Whole Cell Reagents for FIND
Sponsor: FIND
Amount: $31,530
Primary Principal Investigator: Karen Marie Dobos
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project Title: Analysis of High Brightness Laser Diode Packages
Sponsor: DOE-NNSA-Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Amount: $30,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Todd M. Bandhauer
Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Project Title: Western IPM Kochia Work Group
Sponsor: University of California, Davis
Amount: $29,993
Primary Principal Investigator: Todd A Gaines
Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Project Title: Feral Swine Field Studies
Sponsor: University of Georgia
Amount: $28,146
Primary Principal Investigator: George Wittemyer
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project Title: Laser Measurement of Erosion Product Densities in Barium Oxide (BaO) Cathodes
Sponsor: California Institute of Technology/Jet Propulsion Lab
Amount: $27,500
Primary Principal Investigator: Azer P. Yalin
Department of Chemistry
Project Title: (CSA 5302088 – 5302067) Composite Carbon Electrodes for Sensing and Energy Storage Applications
Sponsor: Devode Ltd.
Amount: $23,834
Primary Principal Investigator: Charles S. Henry
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Project Title: fNIRS as an Outcome Measure of the Prefrontal Hemodynamic Response in Down Syndrome
Sponsor: Drexel University
Amount: $22,862
Primary Principal Investigator: Deborah Fidler
Department of Geosciences
Project Title: CESU-RM: Resolving Spatial and Temporal Variability of Snow Accumulation in Mountain and Glacier Environments
Sponsor: DOI-USGS-Geological Survey
Amount: $20,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Daniel McGrath
Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Project Title: Land Cover Classification Map for Fisher’s Peak Ranch
Sponsor: Colorado Division of Parks and Wildlife
Amount: $20,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Paul H. Evangelista
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Project Title: Understanding the Impact of Residue Management and Other Soil Practices to Improve Soil Health and Water Use in Irrigated Corn Production
Sponsor: Colorado Corn Administrative Committee
Amount: $20,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Steven John Fonte
Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Project Title: Investigating Neonicotinoid Insecticide Resistance in Populations of Beet Leafhoppers
Sponsor: Snake River Sugarbeet Research and Seed Alliance
Amount: $19,637
Primary Principal Investigator: Punya Nachappa
Department of Statistics
Project Title: Updating Measles Vaccine Impact Estimates – Round 2017
Sponsor: Pennsylvania State University
Amount: $19,588
Primary Principal Investigator: Kirsten Elise Eilertson
Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Project Title: Disrupting BCTV Transmission by Targeting the Molecular Interaction Between the Virus and its Insect Vector
Sponsor: Western Sugar Cooperative
Amount: $17,500
Primary Principal Investigator: Punya Nachappa
Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Project Title: Management of Hairy Galinsoga, a Troublesome Weed for Corn Producers, Especially in Corn Grown for Silage along the Front Range of Colorado
Sponsor: Colorado Corn Administrative Committee
Amount: $15,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Philip Westra
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Project Title: 2020 BI Veterinary Scholars Program Funding
Sponsor: Boehringer Ingelheim Animal Health Inc.
Amount: $15,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Mark D. Zabel
Department of Human Development and Family Studies
Project Title: Campus Connections Youth Mentoring (Community Impact: Kids on Track)
Sponsor: United Way of Larimer County
Amount: $14,420
Primary Principal Investigator: Jennifer Lynn Krafchick
Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Project Title: Image Classification and Analysis for Real-Time Precision Weed Management
Sponsor: Colorado Corn Administrative Committee
Amount: $12,167
Primary Principal Investigator: Todd A Gaines
Department of Systems Engineering
Project Title: Gas Component Characterization Modeling In Support of the Y12 Novel
Purification Technology Efforts
Sponsor: Dynetics
Amount: $9,500
Primary Principal Investigator: Steven John Simske
College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Project Title: CVMBS Veterinary Outreach – Alaska
Sponsor: Petsmart Charities
Amount: $8,500
Primary Principal Investigator: Danielle Michele Frey
Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management
Project Title: Herbicide Wicking Efficacy on Palmer amaranth and Kochia Seed Production in Sugar Beets
Sponsor: Western Sugar Cooperative
Amount: $8,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Todd A. Gaines
Department of Chemistry
Project Title: Commercialization of Dihydroacridine Organic Photocatalysts for Light-Driven Manufacturing by Demonstrating Suitability and Ease-of-Use in Medicinally Important Small Molecule Transformations
Sponsor: Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade
Amount: $7,500
Primary Principal Investigator: Garret Morgan Miyake
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Project Title: Evaluation of Fresh and Cryopreserved Cartilage Implants (Prochondrix) in Explant Conditions
Sponsor: AlloSource
Amount: $7,045
Primary Principal Investigator: Kirk McGilvray
Health Network Medical
Project Title: Point of Distribution Supplies
Sponsor: Northeast Region Healthcare Coalition
Amount: $6,025
Primary Principal Investigator: Beverly Renee Earley
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Title: Evaluation of the Mirasol Pathogen Reduction Technology for Platelets treated in Plasma Against SARs-CoV-2
Sponsor: Terumo BCT Inc.
Amount: $5,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Richard A. Bowen
Department of Biomedical Sciences
Project Title: Boettcher Collaboration Grant, Spring-Summer 2020
Sponsor: Boettcher Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Seonil Kim
CSU Extension
Project Title: Annual Grant Program
Sponsor: Colorado Garden Foundation
Amount: $5,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Katie Anne Dunker
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Project Title: Maintenance, Support and Further Development of the WOCAT Global SLM Database and WOCAT Website
Sponsor: University of Bern
Amount: $5,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Kevin Dwayne Brown
Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
Project Title: Evaluation of Cowpea and Common Bean Germplasm for Colorado Cropping Systems
Sponsor: Colorado Dry Bean Administration Committee
Amount: $4,000
Primary Principal Investigator: Maria Munoz Amatriain
Department of Clinical Sciences
Project Title: Assessment of Examination Room Staphylococcus Contamination Following Use by Canine Patients with Superficial Staphylococcal Pyoderma and Efficacy of a Quaternary Ammonium Disinfectant and a Hydrogen
Sponsor: American College of Veterinary Dermatology
Amount: $3,774
Primary Principal Investigator: Jennifer Ruth Schissler
Health Network Medical
Project Title: Stop the Bleed
Sponsor: Northeast Region Healthcare Coalition
Amount: $2,090
Primary Principal Investigator: Beverly Renee Earley