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Division of Research and Sponsored Programs2013-2014 Annual Report

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2015 marks the 100th anniversary of the death of Booker T. Washington, our founder.

Wanda HairstonDirector of Grants and Contracts

Felecia Moss-GrantAssociate Director of Compliance and Laboratory Safety

DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS

MESSAGE FROM THE DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS

Tuskegee University recognizes the importance of external support of research and sponsored programs and the impact these vital programs have on the development of its students, faculty and society in general. Tuskegee University has a long standing reputation of being among the nation’s premiere minority research institutions committed to the total development of its students and faculty. In this annual report it is evident that through our centers of excellence, academic colleges and other institutional units, our faculty, staff and students are engaged in research that is critical to address the needs of today’s citizens, industries and governments. other sponsored programs. The university concluded 2013-2014 with a total annual funding of $43.5 million, which represents an increase of 9% over the previous year. Credit for this enormous success goes to faculty members and staff, who continue to search for resources and write winning proposals. The staff members in the Division of Research and Sponsored Programs are also to be commended for their enthusiastic support of the researchers in the grantsmanship process. These grants and contracts not only allow us to fulfill the research mission of Tuskegee University but also make a huge impact on our academic programs. Tuskegee University’s three Ph.D. programs in Integrative Biosciences, Materials Science and Engineering and Multidisciplinary Pathobiology are prime examples of programs that are offered solely based on the expertise and resources developed by the faculty members.

Our long-term plan focuses on actively expanding Tuskegee University’s research in the areas of nanobiotechnology, information technology, environmental science and engineering, energy, sensors and devices, molecular biology, immunology, public health, toxicology, epidemiology, reproductive and environmental biology, and modeling and simulations.

This report highlights only a few major grants received during the year 2013-2014, while all grants and contracts received are shown towards the end.

Shaik Jeelani, Ph.D., P.E.,Fellow ASME - Vice President for Research and Sponsored Programs

Cesar Fermin, Ph.D.Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs

Brian Johnson, Ph.D. President

Lisa McMullin Division of Research and Sponsored Programs Manager

Danette Hall Director of Sponsored Programs

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DIVISION OF RESEARCH AND SPONSORED PROGRAMS

Grants Received By Colleges and Centers July 1, 2013 – June 30, 2014

ACADEMIC AREAS/CENTERS/OTHER MAJOR UNITS NO. OF AWARDS DOLLAR AMOUNT

College of Agriculture, Environmental and Nutrition Sciences (CAENS) 64 $14,144,757

College of Arts and Sciences (CAS) 19 $2,744,890

College of Business and Information Science (CBIS) 21 $1,049,705

College of Engineering (CE) 75 $13,819,756

College of Veterinary Medicine, Nursing and Allied Health (CVMNAH) 25 $5,937,615

School of Architecture (SOA) 2 $52,400

School of Education (SED) 1 $0.00

Bioethics Center 7 184,996

Center for Biomedical Research (CBR) 1 1,446,954

International Programs 2 75,094

Provost 2 $3,111,090

President’s Office 2 $441,509

Student Affairs 3 $524,974

TOTAL 224 $43,533,740

U.S. Department of Defense

U.S. Department of Energy

U.S. Department of Transportation

U.S. Department of Education

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

National Science Foundation

National Endowment for the Humanities

U.S. Department of Agriculture

U. S. Agency for International Development

DOD - $847,931

USAID - $991,000

USDA - $8,940,689

DOE - $1,028,672 DOT - $94,446

DOEd - $3,454,987

EPA - $54,000

NASA - $36,385NSF - $9,539,520

NEH - $99,999

HHS - $7,736,741

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PROPAGATION, PRODUCTION AND PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT OF ALTERNATE BIOENERGY AND FIBER CROPS FOR THE ALABAMA FARMING COMMUNITYPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Walter Hill, PhD CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Channapatna S Prakash PhD, Jacquelyn Jackson PhD, Conrad Bonsi PhD, Ellene Kebede PhD, Errol Rhoden PhD, Marceline Egnin PhD, Guohao He PhD, Desmond MortleyPhD, Raymond Shange PhD, Deloris Alexander PhD, Nii Tackie PhD, Jesse Jaynes PhD, Prosper Doamekpor PhD, Jeffrey Martin, Byungjin Min PhD, K. Kwon PhD, Janet Sullen, Nar Gurung PhD, Robert Zabawa PhD, Alphonzo Elliott, Nik Jefferson PhD, P. K. Biswas PhD, William Hodge, Jeffery Moore and Rodney Stone

This project aims to identify and develop alternate fiber and bioenergy crops as cost efficient and eco-logically sustainable source of feedstock for etha-nol production from its starch (sweetpotato), sugar (sugarcane; energy cane) and cellulosic (Miscanthus, Moso bamboo); develop an efficient and effective outreach to the Alabama farming community, espe-cially the disadvantaged farmers in the Black Belt region; and develop effective educational tools/proj-ects for students. We plan to develop novel alternate crops as environmentally-sustainable source of biofu-el and fiber, without impacting our food supply while training future scientists in green energy..

Project goals include: (1) crop improvement using modern breeding, genetics, genomics and bioinfor-matic tools to develop productive cultivars of bioen-ergy and fiber crops such as sweetpotato, sugar and energy cane, bamboo and Miscanthus with the desir-able characteristics; (2) identify sustainable approach-es to educate growers, youth, and communities in

bioenergy and fiber crops (3) Develop methods for screening of bioenergy crops for growth, adaptability, and delayed flowering; (4) Identify improved means of harnessing energy from biomass; Develop and test small-scale models of biofuel and biomass plants for on-farm use (5) perform economic impact analyses on growers (6) develop experiential learning modules for youth involvement and community outreach (7) pilot projects for proof of concept; and (8) develop oppor-tunities for job creation and enterprise development.

Success of this project will help Southern US farm-ers especially in Alabama, by increasing the acreage planted and providing alternative uses/markets for the bioenergy crops. We will also train under-served K-12 youth and educators, and undergraduate/grad-uate students for energy career. The project will ad-vance the potential of genomics and computational biology in improving agricultural products as energy source.

We will also increase awareness of green energy among the local community. Project collaborators at schools in the Black Belt region will pursue edu-cational activities using instructional modules. We will also educate and assist growers in best manage-ment practices for implementing bioenergy crops as a staple of their enterprises, and also assist growers in adopting alternative but sustainable forms of bio-energy for everyday farm usage. What is the outcome of this project? Deliverables from the project include enhancing the knowledge

base for growing, management, harvest, marketing and energy production issues related to bioen-ergy and fiber crops. There will be an improved understanding of genetic, physiologic, and agronomic issues related bioenergy crop productivity through our research. A strong emphasis will be on public outreach and ex-tension of bioenergy and fiber crop issues. We anticipate that the project would also re-sult in an improved understanding of econom-ics and social issues related to bioenergy and fiber crops. Emphasis on education would ensure ‘hands-on’ experien-tial learning by undergraduate graduate students along with increased aware-ness and appreciation of larger societal per-spectives on green energy and sustain-ability issues. Our long-term goal is enable grower-led enterprise system development for bioenergy crops across the Black Belt region of Al-abama leading to greater develop-ment of sustain-able green energy.


Walter Hill, PhDDean of Agricultural, Environment and Nutrition Science

HBCU-UP IMPLEMENTATION GRANT: DEVELOPMENT OF MULTIDEPARTMENTAL, MULTIDISCIPLINARY CONCENTRATION AT TUPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Walter Hill, PhD CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: John Davidson, PhD and Gregory Pritchett, PhD

The HBCU-UP program focused on development of multi-departmental and multidisciplinary STEM en-

richment.

The biology department is the largest de-partment at Tuskegee University, represent-ing about 10 percent of the total student

population. About 70 percent of biolo-gy majors seek careers as health profes-sionals. Thus, the biology curriculum was

modified to accomplish two goals: (1) in-crease performance in the STEM disciplines

and (2) increase the number of students that enter graduate and professional schools. The

biology/pre-health major’s curriculum includes chemistry through organic I and II; mathematics

at least through calculus I; calculus-based physics and at least one computer sci-ence course. The various departments were tasked with development of new teaching innovations and intensive tu-torials.

The new biology curriculum requires that all entering majors take the intro-ductory chemistry class in their first year. The performance of the students in the past year indicates that students with a score of 20 or above on ACT or 500 or above on SAT mathematics do well in both chemistry and biology courses. Students that fell below these scores faired poorly in these courses. Over-all, the results agree with a previous report, that most entering freshmen

that have chosen to major in biology are capable of handling the introductory chemistry course. One problem with the previous approach of delaying the freshman chemistry class is that this practice effec-tively delayed the schedule of pre-medical students for the balance of their undergraduate program. The result was that most were not ready to take the MCAT examination until the end of their senior year.

In the new curriculum, those freshman students inter-ested in medicine are placed in an MCAT prepara-tory class. HBCU-UP helped to offset the initial cost of these classes. Subsequently, students have been assessed a laboratory fee that covers the extra cost of conducting these courses. The course provides instructors from various STEM departments (Physics, Chemistry & Biology) who lecture on topics perti-nent to the MCAT examination. In addition, students are counseled on test taking skills, study skills, dress codes and provided a three-year schedule of activi-ties to follow in order to increase their MCAT scores and medical school preparation. These students are also provided a number of MCAT practice tests. An evaluation of these test scores along with the over-all performance of students may be used to advise students of their potential for the medical profession. This academic year was the first year for the pre-health program and already the number of students accepted into medical school increased. A new batch of students entered courses in the Fall 2014-2015 term. This group of students not only doubled our pool size but also enabled us to follow the progress of all students from the previous term through their sophomore year.

The third component of this project is to provide a true research experience for all biology undergrad-uates. In biology, laboratory classes are designed so as to introduce actual research experience in the core biology curriculum starting with the freshman year.

The freshman biology courses are Cell and Genetic Biology in the fall semester, and Organismic Biolo-gy the spring semester. The Cell and Genetic Biolo-gy course focuses on the level of organization at the cellular and subcellular level. The Organismic Biology course is a structural biology course that covers tis-sues, systems and higher levels of biological organi-zation.

In an introductory course it is necessary that the re-search question to be investigated be defined by the instructor for the entire class. Furthermore, students are required to write a report for submission to a jour-nal for publication.

An interdisciplinary laboratory has been developed for student laboratory experiments. This laboratory is also available to faculty teaching more advances course in which students can design experiments to address a specific research question. Students in advanced courses are required to pres-ent findings at some venue outside of the classroom such as our Joint Annual Research Symposium (JARS). JARS is an annual symposium held at Tuskegee that features research presentations from all STEM areas.


STRENGTHENING FOOD SCIENCE THROUGH EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING BY MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTSPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Eunice Bonsi, PhD, Department of Foods and Nutritional Sciences CO PI: Byungjin Min, PhD, Department of Foods and Nutritional Sciences and Prosper Doamekpor, PhD, Cooperative Extension Program

The project goal is to spark and sustain youth inter-ests in science careers particularly in Food and Nu-tritional Sciences (FNS) using inquiry-based science. Through experiential learning activities and visits to related food industries, youth will associate and inter-pret those experiences through investigative learning approach. Specific objectives to the project are to: (1) offer students an opportunity to comprehend re-al-world food and nutrition laboratory skills develop-ment and those skills applied in industries as careers; (2) enable students to predict trends in food science careers and possible application in food industries; (3) assist youth in acquiring information on what to do to pursue careers in a field of Food and Nutrition Sciences and (4) assist science teachers, specifically Family and Consumer Science (FCS) teachers to in-corporate food and nutrition science activities into their existing curriculum.

Family and Consumer Science teachers will be recruited and trained using “The Science and Scientists Behind the Food” curriculum. Teachers will use the “flash-based interac-tive” pizza model pro-gram, identify Food Scientists as resource persons to learn career ropes from. Musical approach to teaching and learn-ing will dominate various activities in the process. Working in teams, youth will conduct edible food ex-periments; prepare products; learn sensory science and apply to products from concept to consumption

in food product development. Us-ing the GIS/GPS application, each youth team selects profiles and maps out food deserts and select-ed food industries in the commu-nities. Students learn about the history of pizza, its ingredients and nutritional composition, and food processing and chemistry.

Each year, students will visit one of the food company profiled. Youth graduates will be continual-ly monitored and supported with seminars, online resources and ex-change visits to spark, capture and sustain their interest in science ca-reers until they leave high school. All these cumulative activities will bring awareness and excitement to middle school youth who will

Eunice Bonsi, PhD, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Foods and Nutritional Science

eventually kindle the love of science in their daily life, if not as a career. Supporting the science pipeline, this project is one of the key players to increasing en-rollment of students pursuing food science at a time when the nation’s economy is becoming increasingly dependent on STEM literate workforce.

Food and Nutrition Science Youth, Counselors and Project Assistant at the 4-H Center, Colombiana, Alabama for hands-on science activities.

A student learning how to titrate during an experiment with a Food Science graduate student’s help.


TRANSCRIPTIONAL REPRESSOR KAISO PROMOTES METASTASIS THROUGH EPITHELIAL TO MESENCHYMAL TRANSITION

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Clayton Yates, PhD

In the United States (US), prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in males and it results in approximately 30,000 deaths per year. This num-ber of cases of prostate cancer and the deaths sec-ondary to prostate cancer are likely to increase as the population of the US ages. Because many prostate cancers would not kill patients if left untreated (called indolent prostate cancers), it would be very import-ant to identify features of prostate cancers that can separate more aggressive prostate cancers from the indolent cancers. We have identified a molecule, Kai-

so, which may identify some prostate cancers that are more aggres-sive and thus, are more likely to kill patients. This molecule seems to be especially important in African Americans, who have more aggres-sive forms of prostate cancer. This proposal seeks to expand our ini-tial observation so that patients diagnosed with prostate cancer by bi-opsy can be separated into those who should be treated from those who might just be fol-lowed carefully (watchful waiting) without initial therapy with its associ-ated severe side effects. This approach would aid all patients diagnosed with prostate cancer and could be in clinical use within 5 to 10 years. If prostate cancer is re-

moved by surgery or is treated by radiation before it has spread outside the prostate, most cases of even aggressive prostate cancer can be cured; however, if the prostate cancer has spread beyond the prostate at the time of diagnosis, prostate cancer cannot by cured, although such prostate cancers can be tem-porarily treated by removing the male hormones needed by typical prostate cancers for survival and growth. Subsequent to depriving the tumor of male hormones, the prostate cancer becomes resistant to

the need for the male hormones and again begins to grow and disseminate. Of importance, this same molecule, Kaiso, may increase the number of patients who initially respond to the deprivation of male hor-mones by chemical castration as well as increase the time before these tumors become resistant to the need for male hormones. Similarly, Kaiso may aid in controlling the metastatic spread of prostate cancer. Therefore, if Kaiso can be reduced in prostate can-cers, the response of prostate cancer to withdrawal of male hormones may be greatly improved and the metastatic spread of prostate cancer can be reduced. Thus, our studies will demonstrate that Kaiso is an important molecule leading to aggressive features in prostate cancer and that treatment to reduce Kaiso in prostate tumors will improve patient survival.

Clayton Yates, PhD, Associate ProfessorDepartment of Biology and Center for Career Research


MATERIALS SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING RESEARCH EXPERIENCE FOR UNDERGRADUATES (MSE-REU)

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Shaik Zainuddin, PhD CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Mahesh V. Hosur, PhD

The Tuskegee University Materials Science and Engineering Research Experience for Undergraduates (MSE-REU) site funded by the National Science Foundation for a period of three years starting March 2014 provided research opportunity to undergraduates (primarily rising juniors and seniors) from various four-year and community colleges in Alabama and Georgia. The site provided support for ten undergraduate underrepresented minority students (5 males, 5 females), representing ten different colleges who were selected from over 100 applicants to participate in the 10-week research program in the area of materials science and engineering. The site provided students a unique opportunity by integrating a multidisciplinary cutting-edge research and educational activities in the MSE program at TU. Involvement of students in challenging and meaningful projects where the continued integration of two or more STEM disciplines such

as “Development of bio fibers and polymers for engineering applications” and “Synthesis of nanoparticles for biomedical and engineering applications” will have a significant impact on their decision to pursue graduate studies and STEM based careers. The objectives of this site were to: 1) increase the number of minority students who do not have access to research opportunities, involved in materials science and engineering research in a diverse and nurturing environment, 2) broaden the recruitment pipeline for the MSE master’s and Ph.D. programs at Tuskegee University and similar programs at institutions across the country, and 3) provide students opportunities to experience co-mentoring, research safety training and certification, improve technical writing and presentation skills, introduce research ethics, prepare for Graduate Record Exam (GRE), and meet with minority science role models/mentors and larger scientific community through seminars, workshops, conferences and field trips. During the first year of MSE-REU site, students conducted research in six different projects under the mentorship of multidisciplinary faculty and their graduate students from chemistry, biology, veterinary medicine and materials science. Of the ten REU participants, one received travel award, another an internship at NASA, and one more an offer to join master’s program in chemistry with full scholarship upon completion of BS requirements. Beside these, a faculty member

has used the research data produced by one of the participants in the program to obtain a research grant and at least 10 peer reviewed journal/conference papers are expected to be published before the end of academic year. The success of the program is best highlighted by the comments received from the participants noted below.

“People at Botanical Society of America Conference in Boise, Idaho were very fascinated about my research at Tuskegee. They were truly impressed with the quality and diversity of my project. I am very grateful for this internship. I worked so hard on my research, even during the July 4th holiday and worked in the lab July 4- 6th. My mentors have been excellent. Thank you for all that you do for us- Marylyn Creer.”

Shaik Zainuddin, PhD, Associate ProfessorMaterial Science and Engineering


Year-round forage availability is the basis for a sustainable ruminant-livestock production. Ruminant livestock species are important in Alabama agriculture. Alabama has 1.23 million cattle and calves, which accounts for the second topmost farm commodity with cash receipts of $395.8 million in 2011. Goats for met products are another important livestock species for limited resource producers in Alabama, with 49 thousand head present in the state in January 2014. Most of the cattle and goat producers are small-scale, limited resource producers with 76 percent of the cattle producers having a herd size of less than 50, and the median goat meat product herd size being 18 with average pasture acreage of 10. Both

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Uma Karki, PhD

of these livestock productions are based on pastures. However, most pastures, especially those belonging to limited resource producers, have low productivity, and are poorly managed. So, these producers have to spend significantly on purchased feed, and end up with no or very low profits. To help improve this situation, some research and Extension activities have been ongoing and further work is needed to enhance the sustainable livestock production systems in Alabama.

The goal of this project is to enhance the sustainability of small-scale livestock farming through the improved management of pastures and grazing land. Project objectives are to 1) identify suitable browse species for extending grazing/browsing duration, 2) evaluate the performance of selected forage species and associated soil quality changes in silvopasture systems, 3) assess the goats’ performance on and preference for selected forages, and their grazing behavior and distribution patterns, 4) develop Extension program centers by improving the existing demonstration sites, and 5) conduct curricula-based, hands-on training and demonstrations for Extension educators and producers on sustainable livestock production.

Selected browse species are planted, and their productivity and quality will be determined. Moreover, goats’ preference for and performance (including the effects on internal parasites) on these browse species will be evaluated. Both cool-season and warm-season forage species that are well adapted and found productive in open-pastures will be evaluated in the silvopasture system in terms of productivity, quality, production duration, and goats’ preference and performance. Goats’ grazing/browsing behavior and distribution patterns in the silvopasture system and in pastures containing browse species will be

ENHANCING SUSTAINABLE LIVESTOCK PRODUCTION THROUGH PASTURE IMPROVEMENT AND GRAZING/BROWSING MANAGEMENT

CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Nar Gurung, PhD, Byeng Min,PhD, Anthony Kumi,PhD, Mr. Alphonso Elliott (Tuskegee University), Susan Bambo, PhD, and Ms. Pamela Madzima (The Federation Of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistant Fund)

Uma Karki, PhD, Associate ProfessorState Extension, Livestock Specialist

evaluated. Soil quality modifications associated with the production and grazing management of browse species in pastures and forage species in silvopasture will be evaluated. Existing year-round forage production and sustainable grazing management sites in the counties will be upgraded to program centers and utilized for demonstration and hands-on training for local producers. Research findings will be disseminated to the target audiences by conducting workshops, training sessions, and field days. New training curricula on the cultivation and management of browse species will be developed and used to educate the livestock producers and professionals. Existing training curricula on silvopasture practice and integrated management of internal parasites in small ruminants will be updated based on the research findings of this project and the training and education program will be continued using these materials.


NSF-CREST was established at Tus-kegee University (TU) with the funding from NSF for a period of five years starting October 2011. Collaborators from within the USA include Auburn University (AU), Cornell University (CU), the University of Alabama at Bir-mingham (UAB), and several industry and national laboratories. Interna-tional collaboration is built upon the existing relationships with researchers from Brazil and India. The research focus areas of the proposed center include: (a) synthesis of plant based nanofibers through electrospinning and forcespinning™ methods; (b) pro-duction of bacterial cellulose fibers from soy waste products; (c) synthesis of nanoparticles from biodegradable sources such as egg shells and their use as nano-fillers in advanced com-posites; (d) synthesis of biopolymers; (e) development and characterization of advanced green nanocomposites using these materials with natural fi-bers; and (f) product design, prototyp-ing and commercial feasibility studies.

These efforts are being carried out through three subprojects; 1) Synthesis and characterization of nanobiomaterials, 2) Synthesis and characterization of biopolymers and nanobiocomposites, and 3) Processing, performance evaluation and technology transition of green nanobiocomposites to products.

Development of biodegradable nanofibers, nanopar-

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Mahesh Hosur, PhD CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Vijaya Rangari, Shaik Zainuddin, PhD and Anil Netravali (Cornell University)

ticles, nanobiopolymers and their characterization, processing and characterization of advanced green composites will provide significant knowledge that can be used to develop new applications in automo-tive and building industries. At Tuskegee University, efforts are focused on processing and characterizing natural fiber reinforced composites using bio-based resin systems. Currently flax and jute fibers are being considered. Work has been initiated to extract cel-lulose from local weeds, kenaf, flax, and cotton and wheat plants. A new eco-friendly polymer based on Tung-oil has been developed. Synthesis of CaCO3 nanoparticles from egg-shells is in progress. At Au-

NSF CREST: CENTER OF EXCELLENCE IN NANOMATERIALS DERIVED FROM BIORENEWABLE AND WASTE RESOURCES

burn University (AU), research is fo-cused on the synthesis of biopoly-mers from fatty acids derived from Tung and linseed oil. University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) re-search is investigating the effects of carbonization temperatures on the pore structures of activated carbons derived from eggshells as well as car-bonized sandwich composite chars for filter applications. Cornell Univer-sity (CU) has recently set up a special cell culture room (CCR) to grow bacterial cellulose (BC) based on Acetobacter xyli-num. Membrane-like thin composites have been made using BC and bio-degradable resins including soy pro-tein based resin and polyvinyl alco-hol. Their prop-erties have been promising.

The program supports – Minori-ty Introduction To Engineering (MITE) and Freshman Acceler-ated Start- up and Training for Retention in Engineering Curric-ula (FASTREC) to high school stu-dents completing 10th, 11th, and 12th grades, respectively, to pre-pare and motivate them to choose and enter college programs in en-gineering.


NSF EPSCOR: ENHANCING ALABAMA’S CAPACITY IN NANO/BIO SCIENCE AND SENSORSPRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Mahesh Hosur, PhD CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Skip Bartol (Auburn Univ.), Chris Lawson (Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham), Anup Sharma (Alabama A & M Univ. ), and Karen Boykin (Univ. of Alabama Tuscaloosa)

NSF-EPSCoR: Enhancing Al-abama’s Capacity in Nano/

Bio Science and Sensors The Alabama Experimen-tal Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (ALEPSCoR) Research In-frastructure Improvement

(RII) award from the Na-tional Science Foundation (NSF) (2008-2013 perfor-

mance period) has created an integrated, state-

wide partnership among multi-ple academic institutions, including: Al-abama A&M

University (AAMU), Auburn University (AU), Tuske-gee University (TU), the University of Alabama (UA), the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), the University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH), and the University of South Alabama (USA). ALEPSCoR-RII-3 aims to enhance research capacity and competitive-ness in the emerging, interdisciplinary area of nano/bioscience and sensors. This focus was developed via statewide efforts over the past several years aimed at identifying strengths and opportunities in Alabama that could be best built upon to enhance research capacity and competitiveness. A set of coordinated research and education activities, and capacity-build-ing strategies are conducted by four interrelated, multi-institutional thrust areas coupled to cross-cut-ting outreach initiatives: The Nano and Biomaterials Research Thrust, led by Dr. Mahesh Hosur at TU, The Biotechnology Research Thrust, led by Dr. Skip Bar-tol at Auburn University (AU), The Optics and Sen-sors Research Thrust, led by Dr. Sergey Mirov at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) and The Nanofabrication Research Thrust, led by Dr. Anup Sharma at AAMU.

All these thrust areas have education and outreach activities which focus on coordinating and collecting data on education, diversity, outreach/partnering, and workforce development efforts in the state rel-evant to the science and technology foci of ALEP-SCoR-RII-3. The broader impacts goal of the educa-tion, outreach and diversity program is to ensure that research and information generated by the ALEP-SCoR program is broadly and widely disseminated in a clear and accessible manner, and that it functions to stimulate the student pipeline into STEM programs feeding into NBS. Expanded contact allows for in-

creasing demographic, geographic, institutional, and curricular diversity.

As of the last annual report there are about 300 active participants involved with research, education and outreach activities across the state resulting in over 800 publications. Five of the faculty members are re-cipients of NSF early career award, one Presidential Early Career Award and one Presidential award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics and Engineer-ing Mentoring. Over eleven thousand persons were reached out through outreach activities. EPSCoR re-searchers have received an additional funding of over $63 M. The program has supported five junior faculty members at AU, UA and UAB. In Fall 2013, Tuskegee hired Dr. Hadiya-Nicole Green and Dr. Alfred Tcher-bi-Narteh as Assistant Professors of Materials Science and Engineering department. These two are the products of this program. The program also received support from Alabama Commission on Higher Edu-cation through Graduate Research Scholar Program through stipend for graduate students selected each year on a competitive basis.

Mahesh Hosur, Ph.D.Professor of MaterialsScience and Engineering


THE EYES SAY IT ALL PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Mohammad Javed Khan, PhD

The state of STEM workforce and performance of K-12 students in STEM disciplines is of grave concern and fuels the anxiety that the technological pre-eminence of the US is steadily eroding. According to the 2009 report of the Program for International Student Assessment, US teenagers ranked 17th in science and 25th in math (below average) among 30 industrialized nations of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OEDC). Our highest achievers do not perform at the top (14th ranked) of the OEDC and our lowest performers are at the bottom (24th ranked) of the group of countries. More alarmingly, the same study has found that while the average scores of white students in science are similar to those of Korean students, the average score of African-Americans is lower than the average score of the these 30 industrialized nations which include Turkey and Mexico. The report finds that the US has the 4th largest gap between high-low income

students. The objective of this project is to address the question: “What coherent set of experiences best support student development (e.g., knowledge, skills, dispositions) for productive participation in the STEM and ICT workforce of the future?” The project is designed to use the ‘learn-to-write, write-to-learn’ approach in an innovative technology-based pedagogy. Writing-to-learn has been shown to impact learning of science concepts. However, the writing-to-learn phase must follow a successful learn-to-write phase. The influence of project-based learning has also been demonstrated to improve students’ learning of concepts. The project combines these three components and extends it to a technology-based pedagogy. During the summer program teams of students (8-12 grades) learn how to design a web-page (layout, incorporating content) as the ‘learning to write’ component and then incorporate appropriate STEM content as the ‘writing to learn’ mechanism to learn STEM concepts. The project requires the development of a ‘product’, in this case a webpage with appropriate STEM content designed to teach the concept and then test its effectiveness by using ‘eye-tracker hardware/software’ that is an innovative technology increasingly being used for usability studies for product improvement to identify product issues, planning, and implementing improvements. This approach exposes students to the multi-disciplinary area of Human Technology Interaction, and to understand its incorporation in the product development cycle. This component of the program also exposes the students to experimental design methodology and statistics.

The National S c i e n c e Foundation Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers (ITEST) program has funded this three- year project which will provide an integrated 3-week project-based summer learning experience for 8-12 grades students in STEM concepts, webpage design and the multi-disciplinary area of human-computer interaction. The Principal Investigator of the project is Dr. M. Javed Khan, Professor and Head of the Aerospace Science Engineering Department. Dr. Fan Wu, Assistant Professor, Computer Science is the co-Principal Investigator. A Psychology faculty from Alabama State University is a collaborative co-Principal investigator on the project.

This summer activity is being offered at two locations (Tuskegee University and Alabama State University) simultaneously. The project will impact a total of 150 students during the planned yearly summer programs during the three years of the project. It is expected that the project will enhance students’ competence in not only STEM concepts but also in web-page design and the product development cycle while strengthening their teamwork and communication skills. Undergraduate students are also part of the project as mentors.

Mohammad Javed Khan, PhDDepartment Head, Aerospace Science Engineering

A student calibrating the eye-tracker to evaluate the web site


The Tuskegee Math and Science Partnership (MSP) is a five-year grant funded by the National Science Foundation , under the title “A NanoBio Science Partnership for the Alabama’s Black Belt Region”, to enhance the science achievement of 6th-8th grade students in the Alabama’s Black Belt Region. The partnership includes four doctoral granting universities with Tuskegee University as the lead, five community colleges, and ten school districts in the Alabama’s Black Belt Region. Other partners include McWane Science Center, MIND Research Institute, Southeastern Consortium for Minorities in Engineering (SECME), Materials Research Science and Engineering Centers (MRSEC) at Cornell University and the University of Wisconsin.

The interventions designed to enhance students’ achievement in science include: 1) the development of NanoBio-based course modules enriched with 3-D simulations and inquiry-based teaching / learning methodologies; 2) the training of teachers in the

PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR: Shaik Jeelani, PhD

implementation of course modules; 3) hands-on activities and field trips for students and teachers; and, 4) increasing the number of highly qualified science teachers. The project impacts eighty four (84) science teachers, approximately eight thousand (8,000) students in 6th-8th grades and fourteen (14) science education undergraduates. Institutional changes that have been observed at all partnering institutions include: 1) STEM, Education faculty and K-12 teachers working collaboratively in addressing issues in middle grades science education; and 2) STEM faculty mentoring undergraduate science education majors in the development of course modules and their delivery in 6th-8th grade science classes in partnering schools.

Preliminary findings by the evaluation and research teams that perform formative and summative assessment of the partnership suggest that its interventions are having favorable effects on student learning outcomes and their attitudes and motivation for science. Moreover, teachers who use project developed course modules report higher levels of self-efficacy in the use of inquiry.

TUSKEGEE MSP- A NANOBIO SCIENCE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ALABAMA’S BLACK BELT REGION

CO-PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATORS: Daniel Boyd, PhD (Lowdnes Co.), Mahesh Hosur, PhD, Mohammed A. Qazi, PhD (Tuskegee University) and Melody Russell (Auburn University)

Kheri SpenceAssistant Manager of MSP

Carol BanksManager of MSP

AWARDS RECEIVED JULY 1, 2013- JUNE 30, 2014


SPONSOR PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR PROJECT TITLE AMOUNT

Federal Railroad Administration Aglan, Heshmat Development and Evaluation of Continuous Welded Rail Joints $94,446.00

The Boeing Company Aglan, Heshmat Effectiveness of Conformal Coarings to Mitigate the Adverse Effects of Tin Whiskers $50,000.00

Rochal Industries, LLP Aglan, Heshmat NSF SBIR Phase IIA Award: Correlation of Surface Free Energy and Cytocompatibility of Amphiphilic Biomaterials $63,412.00

NUCOR Aglan, Heshmat NUCO - Education and Research Center (NERC) $50,000.00

Purdue University/NSF Aglan, Heshmat PIRE: Nuclear Energy Systems & Materials under Extreme Conditions $80,000.00

NUCOR Aglan, Heshmat NUCOR Education & Research Center (NERC) $50,000.00

John Deere Aglan, Heshmat Hands-on Dissection of a Diesel Engine $24,000.00

USDA/Forest Service Ankumah, Ramble Experiential Learning of Field and Laboratory Forest Management Practices using Emerging Field and Laboratory Tools $34,200.00

Virginia Polytech Institute and State University Baharanyi, Ntam CBAER Extension and Research $220,085.00

Curators of Missouri Baharanyi, Ntam Climate Change Adaptation, Sustainable Energy Development and Comparative Agricultural and Rural Policy $116,732.22

Virginia Polytech Institute Baharanyi, Ntam CBAER Extension and Research $145,154.00

UNCF/Mellon Foundation Blount, Eleanor Faculty Residency Fellowship $22,000.00

Alabama A&M University/USDA/NIFA Bonsi, Conrad Building Global Engagements to Enhance Faculty and Student's Professional Development and Career Opportunities in Agriculture $100,000.00

Auburn University Bonsi, Conrad Statewide Extension IPM Coordination Program for Auburn University and Alabama Cooperative Extension System for 2013-2016 $13,000.00

Ohio State University/USAID Bonsi, Conrad Collaboration Research and Capacity Building of Sokoine University of Agriculture and the National Agriculture Research System $257,631.00

Alabama A&M University/USDA/NIFA Bonsi, Conrad Comprehensive Entrepreneurship Extension Team Project $80,000.00

USDA/NIFA Bonsi, Eunice Communities Enhancing Headstart on Healthy Start by Kindergarten (HS/K) $84,241.00

USDA/NIFA Bonsi, Eunice EFNEP $100,000.00

University of California-Davis/USAID Bonsi, Eunice Sustainable Technology of Orange and Purple Sweetpotato (STOPS) $103,778.00

USDA/NIFA Bonsi, Eunice Expanded Food and Nutrition Program (EFNEP) $12,816.00

USDA/NIFA Bonsi, Eunice Strengthening Food Science through Experiential Learning for Middle School Youth $350,000.00

TUFTS University/USAID Bonsi, Eunice Subcontract between TUFTS University and TU to conduct a Research Program entitled Nutrition Collaborative Research Support Programs (CRSP) focus on Asia $51,304.00

Tufts University/USAID Bonsi, Eunice Subcontract between Tufts University and TU for Africa CRSP Research Project $83,758.00

University of Georgia/USDA Bonsi, Eunice Multistate Extension Education and Outreach on the Marketplace Exchanges of the Affordable Care Act $90,000.00




Chevron Burge, Legand MITE/FASTREC Program Scholarships $20,000.00

Rockwell Collins Charitable Corp. Burge, Legand MITE/FASTREC $12,000.00

Jacobs ESSSA Group/NASA Burge, Legand Basic Task Order Agreement $452,837.00

Jacobs ESSSA Group/NASA Burge, Legand Basic Task Order Agreement $16,578.00

Exxon Mobil Corporation Burge, Legand MITE/FASTREC $5,000.00

Chevron Burge, Legand Chevron FASTREC Program Scholarships $30,000.00

Procter and Gamble Burge, Legand MITE/FASTREC $10,000.00

John Deere Burge, Legand John Deere Campus Activities $3,000.00

John Deere Burge, Legand John Deere FASTREC $10,000.00

Rockwell Collins Burge, Legand FASTREC-2014 $5,000.00

National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Burns, Loretta A Critical Reappraisal of Booker T. Washington: A Humanities Initiative $99,999.00

USDA/FAS/OCBD Carter, Eloise Bolaug Fellowship Egypt $26,417.00

USDA Carter, Eloise Vocational Agriculture Educational Advisor $48,677.00

State of Alabama Dean, Marcus Hazard Mitigation Grant Program $376,371.00

State of Alabama Dozier, Richard NCARB Council Record Application Fees $1,700.00

DOE Egiebor, Nosa Studies of Atomic & Nano-structure Development on Nuclear Materials under Extreme Service Environments $495,000.00

National Nuclear Security Administration Egiebor, Nosa Consortium on Experimental and Computational Studies of Matter under Extreme Environments $225,000.00

American Council on Education/HED Egiebor, Nosa African-U.S. for Network of Centers of Excellence in Water and Environmental Science & Technology $991,000.00

NNSA Egiebor, Nosa Consortium on Ex[erimental and Computational Studies of Matter under Extreme Environments $308,672.00

USDA/NIFA Fall, S. Implementing the Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Doctoral Program at Tuskegee University $149,991.00

U.S. Department of Defense Fermin, Cesar/Griffin, Gerald Utilizing the Cyto Viva Nano-scale Hyperspectral Microscope System for Real-Time Localization Analysis of Bio-markers $215,356.00

UNCFSP/NASA Floyd-Smith, Tamara

Development of an Integrated Microfluidic Ion-specific Carbon Nanofiber Array Electrode Biosensor for Point-of-Care Clinical Diagnosis $10,000.00

NSF Floyd-Smith, Tamara

Connection, Community & Engagement in STEM Education (Large Empirical, Contextual Research Topics in STEM Education $40,000.00




UNCFSP Floyd-Smith, Tamara


Norteastern University/NSF Floyd-Smith, Tamara IGERT: Nanomedicine Science & Technology $48,840.00

UNCFSP/NASA Floyd-Smith, Tamara


University of Alabama Birmingham Gayle, Catherine Higher Education Consortium on Child Welfare $23,865.00

NIH Goyal, Hari Mechanism of Estrogen Induced Penile Dysfunction and Loss Fertility $14,553.00

Indiana University/NIH Griffin, Gerald Bridges to the Doctorate at IU School of Medicine $60,939.00

HHS/NIH/HRSA Habtemariam, T. Centers of Excellence $1,639,883.00

HHS/NIH/NCRR Habtemariam, T. Endowment $2,316,316.00

USDA/APHIS Habtemariam, T. Conducting Risk Assessments and Risk Assessment Research and Providing Risk Assessment Training $200,000.00

Houston Jewish Community Foundation Habtemariam, T. Stanford & Joan Alexander Family Fund $125,000.00

USDA/ARS Hargrove, Tasha Support to 71st PAWC $20,000.00

USDA/NRCS Hargrove, Tasha Support to 71st PAWC $25,000.00

Auburn University/NSF He, Q. An Integrated Systems Engineering Approach to the Modeling of Cellular Dynamics and Bioreactors $17,749.00

Auburn University/Univ. of TN/USDA He, Qinghua Southeast Partnership for Integrated Biomass Supply Systems $20,000.00

Procter and Gamble He, Quinghug Educate Chemical Engineers for Renewable and Sustainable Fuels and Chemicals $10,000.00

Micellaneous Donations Hill, Walter Professional Agricultural Workers Conference (PAWC) $39,811.00

U.S. Department of Education Hill, Walter Renovation of Instructional Facilities -Activity 4 $11,565.00

U.S. Department of Education Hill, Walter SAFRA: Office of Distance Education and Online Learning (ODEOL) $4,871.00

Alabama AgCredit Hill, Walter CAENS Undergraduate Agribusiness Scholorship Program $5,000.00

USDA/NRCS Hill, Walter CESU Cooperative Agreement $74,500.00

USDA/APHIS Hill, Walter Cooperative Agreement between Tuskegee University and USDA/APHIS Wildlife Services and National Wildlife Research Center for the Student Career Experience Program (SCEP) $15,000.00

Coca Cola Foundation Hill, Walter Obesity and Wellness Project $62,500.00

Montsanto Company Hill, Walter Construction: Complete the remaining 4900 sq. ft. of Henderson Hall $750,000.00

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam Administrative Budget $441,330.00




USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam County Offices $823,170.00

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam On-Campus Specialist $673,113.00

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Baharanyi, Ntam 1890 State Match $1,284,788.00

USDA/NIFA/Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad Administrative Budget $1,191,635.00

USDA/NIFA/McIntire-Stennis Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad Administrative Research supported by McIntire-Stennis Forest Research Programs Funds $58,834.00

USDA/NIFA/McIntire-Stennis Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad Integration of Meat Goats into Pine Silvopasture Systems in a Sustainable Forest Vegetation Management $117,669.00

USDA/NIFA McIntire-Stennis Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad

Assessing the Impact of Forest Management Practices by Limited Forestland Owners on Above and Below Ground Ecosystems in Alabama Black Belt Counties $117,669.00

AALGA/State of Alabama Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad State of Alabama 1890 Matching for USDA/NIFA McIntire-Stennis Forestry Formula Funds $134,881.00

AALGA/State of Alabama Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad Tuskegee University and Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industry for Agricultural Trade Program $288,000.00

AALGA/State of Alabama Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad AALGA Matching Funds for USDA/Evans-Allen Research Projects $2,348,343.00

USDA/NIFA Hill, Walter/Bonsi, Conrad 1890 Facilities Grant Program $965,936.00

USDA/NIFA/Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Dawkins, Norma Integrative Approach to Prevention and Reduction of Overweight and Childhood Obesity in the Alabama Black Belt $249,600.00

Iraqi Embassy Hill, Walter/Gamel, Egyptian Student Support $40,000.00

USDA/NIFA/Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Mortley, Desmond

Sustainable Fruit and Vegetable Production, Product Development and Marketing Strategies for Socialy and Historically Farmers and Cooperatives $295,489.00

USDA/NIFA/Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Okere Sustainable Meat Goats and Alternative Poultry Production Systems for Limited-Resource Producers $203,571.00

USDA/NIFA/Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/PraKash, C.

Integrative Propagation Production and Product Development of Alternate Bioenergy and Fiber Crops in Alabama for Socially and Historically Disadvantage (SHD) Farmers and Communities $362,091.00

USDA/NIFA/Evans-Allen Hill, Walter/Quansah, Joseph

Assessment of Global Climate Change Impacts on Water Crop, and Forest Productivity and Adaptations by Limited Resource Farmers and Forestland Owners in the Black Belt Region of Alabama $102,762.00

USDA/RD Hill, Walter/Robinson, Miles Rural Business Enterprise Grant $100,000.00

Hill's Pet Nutrition Horne, Robert Small Animal Clinic Nutrition $80,000.00

Air Force Research Lab (AFRL) Hossain, Mohammed Development and Characterization of Self-Healing Composite for Aerospace Applications $25,000.00

UNCFSP/NASA Hosur, Mahesh Improved Mechanical Properties of CIPV Composites and SHM Sensor Efficiency for Increased Safety and Reliability $10,000.00




NSF Hosur, Mahesh CREST: Center of Excellence in Nanobiomaterials Derived from Biorenewable and Waste Resources $1,000,001.00

NSF Hosur, Mahesh CREST: Center of Excellence in NanoBiomaterials Derived from Biorenewable and Waste Resources $999,999.00

Purdue University/NSF Hosur, Mahesh IGERT: Global Traineeship for Sustainable Electronics $168,186.00

NSF Hosur, Mahesh RII: Enhancing Alabama's Research Capacity in Nano/Bio Science and Sensors $3,000,000.00

UNCFSP/NASA Hosur, Mahesh Improved Mechanical Properties of COPV Composites & SHM Sensor Efficiency for Increased Safety & Reliability $23,000.00

UNCF Special Programs Hosur, Mahesh Improved Mechanical Properties of COPV Composities and SHM Sensor Efficiency for Increased Safety and Realibility $10,000.00

Materials Innovation Technologies, LLC/NSF Hosur, Mahesh Analyzing the Processing and Properties of Long Fiber Thermoplasics Composites Made From Recycled Carbon Fiber $70,002.00

Purdue University/NSF Hosur, Mahesh IGERT: Global Traineeship for Sustain Electronics $174,847.00

National Science Foundation Hosur, Mahesh CREST: Center of Excellence in Nanobiomaterials Derived from Biorenewable and Waste Resources $1,000,000.00

NSF Jeelani, Shaik The NanoBio Science Partnership for Alabama Black Belt Region $2,035,806.00

UNCFSP/NASA Jiang, Li Analog Synthesis of Mixed-Signal Specific Integrated Circuits (ASICS) of Flight Electronics in NASA $10,000.00



USDA/NIFA Karki, Uma Enhancing Sustainable Livestock Production through Pasture Improvement and Grazing/Browzing Management $599,879.00

NSF Khan, M.J. Strategies: The Eyes Say It All: Using Web Page Design & Eye Tracking Technology to Learn STEM Concepts, Research Skills and Human Factors $433,120.00

The Boeing Company Khan, M.J. Student Engineering Design Project $3,000.00

University of Alabama-Huntsville/NASA Khan, M.J. Experimental Investigation on the influence of Microgravity on the Weissenberg Effect-Team GraviTU, Microgravity

Experiment $9,543.00

National Space Grant Foundation Khan, M.J. MUREP Reduced Gravity Education Flight Program $5,000.00

University of Arizona/NSF Korivi, N. Thrust 2: Subsystems Integration and Silicon Nanophonics $50,000.00

University of Arizona/NSF Korivi, N. Thrust 2: Subsystem Integration and Silicon Nanophonics $50,000.00

Association of Research Directors, Inc. Kpomblekou-A, K. Dynamic Integrated Systems Approach to Small Farm Productions and Profitability $4,500.00

Regents of University of California/CIMMYT Kpomblekou-A, K. Norman E. Borlaug International Science and Technology Fellows: The Borlaug Leadership Enhancement in Agriculture

Program (LEAP) $19,745.00

Abbott Laboratories Martin, Pamela Lecture for Veterinary Medicine Course SMED 576 $1,247.00

HHS/NIH/NIGMS Martinez, Marcia Tuskegee University Interdisciplinary Training Program in Biomedical Research $416,034.29




HHS/NIH Martinez, Marcia TU Interdisciplinary Training Program in Biomedical Research $94,682.00

Embassy of Arab Republic of Egypt/USAID Min, Byeng Alternative Feeding Management Strategies to Prevent and Control Gastorintestinal Parasites in Goats $12,000.00

Association of Research Directors, Inc. Min, Byungjin The Food Safety Consortium $4,000.00

University of Alabama-Huntsville/NASA Murphy, Gregory Scholarship/Fellowships, Education Outreach Program $7,000.00

Chevron Murphy, Gregory Gifts to Electrical Engineering Department $21,000.00

The Boeing Company Murphy, Gregory Student Engineering Design Project $3,000.00

Exxon Mobil Corporation Murphy, Gregory Electrical Engineering Department $4,000.00

Chevron Murphy, Gregory Engineering Design Project and Scholarship $44,000.00

University of Tennessee/NSF Murphy, Gregory NSF Engineering Research Center for Ultra-wide-area Resilient Electric Energy Transmission Network $250,160.00

Howard University/NSF Murphy, Gregory Experimental Centric Based Engineering Curriculum for HBCUs $80,000.00

Rutgers/Homeland Security Narang, Hira Center of Excellence for Command, Control and Interoperability $12,000.00

Rutgers University/Homeland Security Narang, Hira Center of Excellence for Command, Control and Interoperability $4,260.88

Xerox Corporation Narang, Hira PREFICS Summer Program $40,000.00

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Nhliziya, Manelisi Victor EPA Fellowship Program $27,000.00

HRSA Nnedu, Cornelia Nursing Workforce Diversity $334,617.00

HHS/HSRA Nnedu, Cornelia Nursing Workforce Diversity $335,942.00

USDA/NIFA Odemuyiawa, Solomon Single Nucleotide Polymorphins in Chickens MD-5 $6,689.00

Morris Animal Foundation Perry, Ruby Pharmacokinetics of Foals $4,000.00

Mississippi State University/USAID Prakash, C. Use of Orange Sweet Potatoes in Enhancing Vitamin-Nutrition in Tanzania $100,000.00

Iowa State UniversityPrakash, C./

Jackson, Jacqueline

Transgenic Approached in Managing Sudden Death Syndrome in Soybeans $116,696.00

ICRISAT/USAID Prakash, C.S. Improving Groundnut Farmer's Income and Nutrition through Innovation and Technology Enhancement (I-FINITE) $110,096.00

National 4-H Council Prosper, Doamekpor 2013 Youth Voice : Youth Choice (YVYC) $45,000.00

NSF Qazi, Mohammad Collaborative Research: Alabama Alliance for Student with Disabilities in STEM $79,436.00

State of Alabama Quinn, Garry Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Supportive Services Program $174,018.00




U.S. Department of the Army Rangari, V.J. Acquisition of Raman Spectrometer $192,420.00

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management Ray, P.K. Undergraduate Scholarship for the Study of Material Science $50,419.36

Chevron Ray, P.K. Gifts to Mechanical Engineering Department $24,000.00

Exxon Mobil Corporation Ray, P.K. Mechanical Engineering Department $2,000.00

The Boeing Company Ray, Pradosh Student Engineering Design Project $3,000.00

Chevron Ray, Pradosh Engineering Design Project and Scholarship $44,000.00

Haiti Ministry of Agriculture Reddy, Gopal International Collaboration for Teaching and Research in Fish Disease $42,799.91

USDA/NIFA Reddy, Gopal Infrastructure Enhancement for the New Interdisciplinary Pathobiology PhD & Teaching Nanobiology to Veterinarians $150,000.00

Inter-American Development Bank Reddy, Gopal Training Grant- Haitians $82,975.00

Inter-American Development Bank Reddy, Gopal Training Grant - Haitians $56,550.00

Egyptian Cultures & Educational Bureau Reddy, Gopal Epidermiological Studies on Environmental Pollution of Poultry Farms $7,500.00

World Bank Haiti Reddy, Gopal Animal Quarantine Training for Haiti Veterinarians $35,000.00

Supreme Council of Universities Reddy, Gopal Epidermological Studies on Environmental Pollution of Poultry Farms $8,000.00

Merial Reddy, Gopal Veterinary Scholars Program $5,000.00

Egyptian Cultural & Educational Bureau Reddy, Gopal Epidemiological Studies on Environmental Pollution of Poultry Farms $3,000.00

Iraqi Embassy Reddy, Gopal Interdisciplinary Pathology PhD Program $20,000.00

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert/Turner, Timothy Administrative Core $413,686.00

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert/Turner, Timothy Infrastructure 1 - Shared Instrumentation Facility (TURSIF) $274,955.00

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert/Turner, Timothy Infrastructure 2 -Infrastructure Development in Computational Biology and Formatics $240,893.00

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert/Turner, Timothy Pilot 1: Identification of Molecular Targets for African American Prostate Cancer using NIRNA Profiling $217,748.00

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert/Turner, Timothy Pilot 2: Community Based Epidemiologic Research to Address HIV/AIDs in Black Belt Counties in Alabama $143,345.00

HHS/NIH/NCRR/RCMI Rochon, Gilbert/Turner, Timothy Pilot 3: Thymic Nurse Cell Environment in the Pathogenesis Lupus Erythematosis $156,327.00

HHS/NIH Samuel, Temesgen Quercetin as an Enhancer of the Efficacy of 5-FU in Mouse Models of Colon Cancer $110,250.00




Miscellaneous Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $50,000.00

Chevron Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $25,000.00

3M Company Sara, Tejinder Frontline - Sales for Social Impact $25,000.00

Bloomberg and Honeywell International Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $8,150.20

Dupont Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $100,000.00

The Boeing Company Sara, Tejinder Scholarships $15,000.00

WalMart/Chevron Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $38,000.00

Miscellaneous Donations Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $400,545.00

3M Company Sara, Tejinder Frontline Travel $8,000.00

3M Company Sara, Tejinder Frontline : Sales Competition $5,000.00

Dupont Sara, Tejinder Friends of Business $100,000.00

3M Corporation Sara, Tejinder Frontline Travel $31,000.00

HHS/NIH Sayegh, Aymen A Physiological Role of Gastric Releasing Peptide in the Control of Meal Size $319,174.00

Alumni & Friends Sellers, Cynthia The Challenge 2000 $91,727.11

Alumni and Friends Sellers-Simon, Cynthia The Challenge 2000 $49,349.86

NSF Sharma, P./Srinivasan EAGER: Development of Visible Light Driven Photocatalytic Nanocomposites $15,009.00

University of Central Florida/DOT Sharma. P. Electric Vehicle Transportation Center (EVTC) $75,000.00

State of AlabamaSparks-Smith,

Pamela/ Rochon, Patricia

Summer Food Service Program (SFSP) $65,138.00

NASA/USRA Sree, D Advanced Research & Technology Support Task Order IDIQ Subcontract $31,385.00

Auburn University/USDA Tackie, Nii Identifying Gaps between Knowledge and Practice in Production of Local and Regional Foods for a More Secure Food Supply Chain $168,072.00

Auburn University/USDA Tackie, Nii Identifying Gaps between Knowledge and Practice in Production of Local and Regional Foods for a More Secure Food Supply Chain $153,115.00

State of Alabama Board of Architecture Taylor, Daya Board of Architecture State Grant (HSW) $50,700.00

Embassy Of the Arab Republic of Egypt Cultural & Ed. Bureau Toufic, Nashar Seham Mohammed Khali Elkassas, JS 2828 Fellowship $10,000.00




University of Pittsburgh Turner, Timothy Pittsburgh-Tuskegee Prostate Training Program $19,426.00

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Administrative Core $81,241.00

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Cancer Outreach Program $102,840.00

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Cancer Training Program $89,330.00

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Cancer Education Program $84,173.00

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Pilot Project II $126,030.00

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Full Project I $311,684.00

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Full Project II $132,300.00

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Bioethics Shared Resources $93,002.00

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Biostatistics Shared Resources $38,557.00

HHS/NIH/NCI Turner, Timothy Morehouse School of Medicine/Tuskegee University/UAB Comprehensive Cancer Center Partnership - Planning and Evaluation $44,100.00

UAB/NIH Turner, Timothy Deep South Research Center for Minority Aging Research $33,802.00

Chevron Vahdat, Nader Gifts to Chemical Engineering Department $24,000.00

The Boeing Company Vahdat, Nader Student Engineering Design Project $3,000.00

Exxon Mobil Corporation Vahdat, Nader Chemical Engineering Department $3,000.00

Chevron Vahdat, Nader Engineering Design Project and Scholarship $44,000.00

Miscellaneous Donations Vahdat, Nader Support to Chemical Engineering Department $5,750.00

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Wandick, Dyrian EPA Fellowship Program $27,000.00

HHS/PHS/CDC Warren, Rueben Bioethics and Public Health: A Bridge Over Troubled Water $78,054.00

Miscellaneous Donations Warren, Rueben Gifts to Bioethics Center $7,125.00

HHS/PHS/CDC Warren, Rueben Bioethics and Public Health: A Bridge Over Troubled Water $78,054.00




Miscellaneous Donation Warren, Rueben Gifts to Bioethics Center $12,010.00

Miscellaneous Donations Warren, Rueben Gift to the Bioethics Center $8,453.07

USDoEd Williams, Luther Academic Enhancement - Activity 1 $674,513.00

USDoEd Williams, Luther Library Enhancement - Activity 2 $330,000.00

USDoEd Williams, Luther Faculty Development - Activity 3 $579,080.00

USDoEd Williams, Luther Renovation of Instructional Facilities $183,099.00

USDoEd Williams, Luther Enhancing the Curriculum through Technology - Activity 5 $272,478.00

USDoEd Williams, Luther Program Administration $106,620.00

USDoEd Williams, Luther SAFRA: Office of Distance Education and Online Learning - Activity 1 $213,800.00

USDoEd Williams, Luther SAFRA: Tuskegee University One Stop Central - Activity 2 $255,632.00

USDoEd Williams, Luther SAFRA: Renovation of Instructional Facilities - Activity 3 $439,432.00

NSF Williams, Luther/Davidson, John Implementation Grant: Development of Multidepartmental, Multidisciplinary Concentrations at Tuskegee University $580,287.00

UAB/NSF Windham, Herman/Jeelani, Shaik AL LSAMP Student Transitions $35,678.00

USDA/NIFA Witola, Williams Identification of Inhibitors for Essential Phospholipid Biosynthetic Enzymes in Haemonchus Contorus $150,000.00

U.S. Department of Education Woodson, Edna Upward Bound $383,897.00

Department of Army/CDMRP Yates, Clayton Transcriptional Repressor Kaiso Promotes Metastasis through Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition $415,155.00

USDA/FAS Yehualaeshet, Teshome Borlaug Fellowship $29,119.00

Federation of Southern Cooperative Land Assistance Fund/USDA Zabawa, Robert Contract of Services between FSC-LAF and TU $15,000.00

National Science Foundation Zainduddin RIA: Enhancement of Research in Computational Nanomechanics Nanoscale Testing at TU $199,862.00

Clarkson Aerospace Engineering Zainuddin, Shaik AFRL Colloboration Program Materials and Manufacturing Research $398,011.00

National Science Foundation Zainuddin, Shaik REU Site: TU Research Experience for Undergrads in Nano-Bio Materials Science and Engineering $156,000.00

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Wanda Hairston, B.S. Director, Grants and Contracts Accounting Phone: 334-724-4500 Fax: 334-727-8247 Email: [email protected]

Danette Hall, B.S. M.S.,Director, Sponsored ProgramsPhone: 334-727-8233 Fax: 334-724-4221Email: [email protected]

Lisa McMullin, B.S., M.S.Manager, Research and Sponsored ProgramsPhone: 334-727-8975Fax: 334-724-4224Email: [email protected]

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