Funding


Vemuri Balakotaiah
"Studies of Heat & Mass Transfer, Flow Patterns and Flow Characteristics in the Entry Region of Two-Phase flows in Reduced Gravity," NASA-Lewis GSRP fellowship grant to L. Nguyen, 1996-1999, $66,000.
"Two-Phase Gas-Liquid Flows in Microgravity: Experimental and Theoretical Investigation of the Annular Flow." NASA-Lewis Research Center, 1996-2000, $320,000.

Harold E. Bedell
"A Versatile Low-cost, Binocular Head-Mounted Stimulation System for Visual and Visuo-motor Testing and Research." JSC Collaborators: M. Reschke and D. Harm, NASA RUG, March 1997; in review.

Raj S. Chhikara
"Goodness-of-Fit Tests and Other Statistical Criteria for Evaluating Decompression Sickness Models." NASA RUG, $60,000; pending.

Wei-Kan Chu
"An Advanced Momentum Wheel for Miniature Satellite." NASA-Langley Research Center, 2 years, $200,000.
"Basic Research Impacting Advanced Energy Generation and Storage in Space." Air Force Office of Scientific Research, 4.5 years, $800,000.
"Superconductor-Magnet Passive Vibration Isolation/Damping Mount for Space Station under Microgravity Conditions." Co-Investigators: K. B. Ma, J. H. Yu, and T. Wilson, NASA, Oct. 1996; submitted.

George E. Fox
"An Advanced Approach to Simultaneous Monitoring of Multiple Bacteria in Space." Co-Investigators: M. L. Eggers, M. Hogan, and R. C. Willson, NASA 1995-1997, $914,858 ($240,000 subcontract).
"DNA Probe Design for Pre-flight and In-flight Microbial Monitoring." Co-Investigator: R. C. Willson, National Space Biomedical Research Institute, Oct. 1, 1997-Sept. 1, 1998, $48,000.
"Microbial Monitoring with Artificial Stable RNAs" Co-Investigator: R. C. Willson, EPA, Jan. 1, 1997-Dec. 31, 1999, $335,701.

Carlos H. Pedemonte
8th Ann. Investigator's Workshop in Space Radiation Research. Travel award to P. K. Riggs, April 29-May 3, 1997, $2,000.
International Visiting Researcher's Scholarship (Radiation Science Research Group, Nat'l Institute of Radiological Sciences, Chiba, Japan), awarded to P. K. Riggs, Science and Technology Agency (STA) of Japan. Feb. 3-16, 1997.
Radiation Research Society 45th Ann. Mtg. Travel award to P. K. Riggs, May 3-7, $500.

Ramiro Sanchez
"A Fundamental Study Aimed at Providing the Foundation for the Development of a Novel Benign Technology for the Direct Fixation and Subsequent Re-Utilization Of Nitrogen Oxides (NO2 and N2O4)From Effluent Gas Streams Generated Upon Pyrolysis of Nitrogenous Containing Solids." NASA USRA Program, 1998-2000, $490,387.
"The Benign Removal Of Nitrogen Dioxide From Gas Streams Generated From The Pyrolysis of Nitrogenous Materials." Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, ATP, 1998-2000, $104,100.
"A Novel-Benign Method For the Removal and Re-Utilization of Nitrogen Oxides From Effluent Waste Streams." NASA RUG 1997-1998, $45,637.

Sharon A. White
"Automatic Graphical Interface Generation." Faculty Support Award, UHCL, March 15, 1996, $5337.
"Domain Analysis and Component Classification for reuse of shuttle components." NASA-JSC Regional Univ. Grant, Feb. 1996, $59,944; not funded.
"A Framework for Architectural Design Language Generation." NSF-SEL-EDCS, 1997, $199,676; not funded.
"Leveraging ADL Research and Software Engineering Career Facets." NSF-SEL POWRE program, 1997, $74,863; pending.
"A NASA-JSC Architecture Design Language" NASA-JSC Regional Univ. Grant, 1997, $59,917; pending.
"Software Architecture Design Languages." Faculty Support Award, UHCL, July 26, 1996, $6,250.
"A Software Architecture Design Reuse and Development Environment," Texas Advanced Research Program, 1997, $102,989; pending.

Larry C. Witte
"Convection and Boiling in Narrow Channels." Co-Principal Investigator: D. K. Hollingsworth, NSF, 1997-2000, $150,000.

David C. Zimmerman
"Cannon Wind Eagle 300 Rotor Subassembly Joint Modeling & Update with Test Data." Nat'l Renewable Energy Laboratory, May 1, 1997-Dec. 30, 1997.
"Integrated Software for Improving the Design and Performance of Advanced Aerospace Structures--Phase II," NASA-Langley Research Center (ACTA, Inc.), Jan. 1, 1997-Dec. 31, 1998, $140,400.
"Mir Structural Dynamics Experiment (MiSDE) Flight Project." NASA-JSC (McDonnell Douglas Aerospace), Oct. 1, 1996-March 31, 1998.
"Technical Support for Structural Health Monitoring, Model Correlation, and Ambient Vibration Analysis." Sandia Nat'l Laboratories, Oct. 1, 1996-Nov. 30, 1997.
"ZGRADE: Zero Gravity Damage Experiment," NASA Reduced Gravity Office, Dec. 1996-April 1997.


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