Seed Grants 2001

ISSO awarded the following to UH and UHCL faculty for the period of May to September 2001. A total of $91,000 was awarded for these seed-level projects.

University of Houston

III-Nitrides-on-Silicon Chips for Detection of Live Bacteria in Enclosed Space Environments

Abdelhak Bensaoula, Research Associate Professor, UH Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center

Timing Analysis and Scheduling of the X-38 Space Station Crew Return Vehicle and Other Space Vehicles

Albert M. K. Chang, Computer Science

Active Control of Vibration Isolation Systems for Microgravity Experiments

Karolos M. Grigoriadis, Professor, Dept. Mechanical Engineering

Noninvasive Whole Body Motion Capture for Space Applications

Ioannis A. Kakadiaris, Professor, Computer Science

Analysis of the Mars Odyssey MARIE Experiment Data

Lawrence Pinsky, Professor, Physics Department

Advanced Catalysts and Reactors for Mars Exploration Sabatier Processors

James Richardson, Professor, Dept. of Chemical Engineering

Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) of Human Organs Using HTS Surface Coils

Jaroslaw Wosik, Research Asst. Prof., Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

Magneto-Optical Imaging of rf and dc Flux in YBCO Thin Films; Correlation with the rf Power Handling Capability

Jaroslaw Wosik, Research Asst. Prof., Dept. of Electrical & Computer Engineering

University of Houston—Clear Lake

Determination of Risk in the Occurrence of Rare Event Such as Serious Decompression Sickness

Raj Chhikara, Professor, Natural & Applied Sciences

Investigation of Metal-Organic Polymers and Nanofibers

Jack Y. Lu, Professor, Dept. of Chemistry