San Fernando Observatory
Major Grants in CSM for the Year 2010
Gary Chapman (Physics and Astronomy) has received $50,000 from the NASA, in support of a project entitled "Observations and Analysis of Solar Total and Spectral Irradiance Variability."
Gang Lu (Physics and Astronomy) has received $37,500 from the Office of Naval Research, in support of a project entitled "First-Principles Based Multiscale Modeling of Structure, Energetics and Mobility of Defects in Metals."
Robert Carpenter (Biology) has received $118,727 from UC Santa Barbara, in continuing support of a project entitled, "LTER: Long-Term Dynamics of a Coral Reef Ecosystem."
Peter Edmunds (Biology) has received $107,854 from UC Santa Barbara, in continuing support of a project entitled, "Long Term Ecological Research: Coral Reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia."
Gerry Simila (Geological Sciences) Dr. Virginia Vandergon, and Dr. Steve Oppenheimer, Department of Biology, have received $78,001 from UC Regents, in support of a project entitled, "San Fernando Valley Science Project."
Richard Heermance (Geological Sciences) has received $50,000 from ACS PRF, in support of a project entitled, "Diachronous Miocene and Pliocene Deposition Along the Southern Tian Shan Foreland, W China: Implications on Facies Architecture, Chronostratigraphy, Paleogeography, and Structural Style."
Alexander Alekseenko (Mathematics) has received $18,000 from the University of Minnesota/Institute for Mathematics and Its Applications, in support of a project entitled, "Numerical Simulation of Flows in Transitional Regime Using Model Kinetic Equations."
Gang Lu (Physics and Astronomy) has received $66,671 from the Department of Energy, in continuing support of a project entitled, "Hierarchical Petascale Simulation Framework for Stress Corrosion Cracking."
Kathleen Marsaglia, Ana Cadavid, Carol Shubin and Karla Pelletier (CECS Student Development Equity Center, Geological Sciences, Mathematics, Physics and Astronomy) have received $486,000 from the University Enterprises, Inc. in continuing support of a project entitled “CSUN’s LSAMP Bridge to the Doctorate Graduate Program.
Kathleen Marsaglia (Geological Sciences) has received $15,000 from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership in continuing support of a project entitled “Sand Provenance and Sandstone Diagenesis in the Canterbury Basin, New Zealand.”
Karin Crowhurst (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $145,000 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “Investigating Protein Dynamics in NT-4/5 and TrkB Receptor Interactions.”
Gerald Simila (Geological Sciences) has received $6,380 from the Cal Poly Corporation in support of a project entitled “STAR: Strengthening K–12 Science Teaching in California.”
Paula Fischhaber (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $103,243 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “Recruitment of Rad 10 in Double-strand Break Repair.”
Dayanthie Weeraratne (Geological Sciences) has received $68,000 from the NASA Mars Fundamental Research Program in support of a project entitled “Plume Model for Tharsis Rise Linked to Core Formation Event.”
Maria Elena Zavala (Biology) has received $554,174 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “MARC U*STAR at California State University, Northridge.”
Richard Heermance and Doug Yule (Geological Sciences) have received $31,000 from the Southern California Earthquake Center in support of a project entitled “Earthquake Record and Slip Rate of the San Gorgonio Pass Fault Zone: Testing the ShakeOut Scenario Earthquake.”
Gang Lu, Nicholas Kioussis, and Donna Sheng (Physics and Astronomy) has received $216,000 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “MRI-R2: Acquisition of a Beowulf Cluster for Computational Materials Research and Education.”
Debi Prasad Choudhary (Physics and Astronomy) has received $25,333 from the National Science Foundation as supplemental support of a project entitled “CAREER: Magnetic Tomography of Emerging Sunspots (MATES).”
Debi Prasad Choudhary, Ana Cristina Cadavid, and Damian Christian (Physics and Astronomy) have received $22,395 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “International Astronomical Union (IAU) Symposium 273: Physics and Sun and Star Spots.”
Nicholas Kioussis, Gang Lu, and Donna Sheng (Physics and Astronomy) have received $410,000 from the National Science Foundation in continuing support of a project entitled “PREM – Multidisciplinary Research and Education in Computational Materials Science.”
Henk Postma (Physics and Astronomy) has received $250,000 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “EAGER: Towards Rapid Sequencing of Individual DNA Molecules in Graphene Nanogaps.”
Henk Postma (Physics and Astronomy) has received $250,000 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “EAGER: Towards Rapid Sequencing of Individual DNA Molecules in Graphene Nanogaps.”
Vicky Pedone, Diane Schwartz and Werner Horn (Computer Science, Geological Sciences, Mathematics) have received $768,313 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “STEPS (Students Targeting Engineering and Physical Science) at California State University, Northridge.”
Debi Choudhary (Physics and Astronomy) has received $118,515 from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration in continuing support of a project entitled “Exploring the Magnetic Connection and Associated Dynamics from the Photosphere through Chromosphere to the Corona.”
Cindy Malone and Randy Cohen (Biology) have received $1,627,222 from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine in support of a project entitled “CSUN-UCLA Bridges to Stem Cell Research.”
Peter J. Edmunds (Biology) has received $25,932 from the National Science Foundation as supplemental support of a project titled “RUI: Long-Term Coral Reef Community Dynamics in the US Virgin Islands: 1987-2019.”
Jussi Eloranta (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $368,090 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “RUI: Spectroscopy in bulk superfluid 4He.”
Peter Edmunds (Biology) has received $88,699 from the National Science Foundation in continuing support of a project entitled “RUI: Long-Term Coral Reef Community Dynamics in the US Virgin Islands: 1987-2019.”
Debi Prasad Choudhary (Physics and Astronomy) has received $25,333 from the National Science Foundation as supplemental support of a project entitled “CAREER: Magnetic Tomography of Emerging Sunspots (MATES).”
Mary-Patricia Stein (Biology) has received $140,500 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “Recruitment and fusion of ER vesicles to the Legionella-containing vacuole (SCORE).”
Mark Steele (Biology) has received $423,988 from the California Coastal Commission in continuing support of a project entitled “SONGS Mitigation Monitoring Program (2010-2011).”
Mark Steele (Biology) has received $10,900 from the California Coastal Commission as supplemental support of a project entitled “SONGS Mitigation Monitoring Program (2008-2009) Supplemental.”
Ray Hong (Biology) has received $122,500 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “Molecular Characterization of Insect Pheromone Chemosensory Mutants in Nematodes (SCORE).”
Jussi Eloranta (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $330 from Pratt & Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc. in support of a project entitled “Raman and IR Spectroscopy Testing Analysis.”
Deqing Ren (Physics and Astronomy) has received $156,987 from the National Science Foundation in continuing support of a project entitled “CAREER: A Portable Solar Adaptive Optics System for High-Resolution Imaging Investigations.”
Henk Postma (Physics and Astronomy) has received $34,984 from the Research Corporation in support of a project entitled “Mesoscopic Ion Transport in Graphene Nanospores.”
Kathleen Marsaglia (Geological Sciences) has received $44,644 from the Consortium for Ocean Leadership in support of a project entitled “Participation on Expedition 317 of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Platform.”
Debi Prasad Choudhary (Physics and Astronomy) has received $74,088 from the National Science Foundation in continuing support of a project entitled “CAREER: Magnetic Tomography of Emerging Sunspots (MATES).”
Igor Beloborodov (Physics and Astronomy) has received $35,066 from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement in support of a project entitled “Semiconducting Nanosolids: New Route to Solar Energy Conversion.”
Gerry Simila, Virginia Vandergon, and David Kretschmer (Geological Sciences, Biology, Elementary Education) have received $100,000 from the University of California Regents in continuing support of a project entitled “San Fernando Valley Science Project – Teacher Retention Initiative.”
Dora Preminger and Gary Chapman (Physics and Astronomy) have received $33,569 from Montana State University & NASA in continuing support of a project entitled “Magnetic Origins of Solar Irradiance VariatioArdavan Asef-Vaziri (Systems and Operations Management) has received $49,995 from the Leonard Transportation Center at California State University, San Bernardino in support of a project entitled “Operational, Safety, Environmental, and Financial Feasibility Analysis of Integrating Exclusive Truck Roads into SR60 Freight Corridor.”
Jussi Eloranta (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $60,000 from The Camille and Henry Dreyfus Foundation Inc. in support of a project entitled “Spectroscopy in Condensed Phases.”
Paula Fischhaber (Chemistry and Biochemistry) has received $66,100 from the National Institutes of Health as supplemental support of a project entitled “Temporal and Spatial Relationships of Proteins in Yeast NER.”
Ivan Cheng and Kellie Evans ( Special Education, Mathematics ) have received $1 million from the California Postsecondary Education Commission in support of a project entitled “Student Improvement Through Teacher Empowerment (SITTE).”
Dayanthie Weeraratne (Geological Sciences) has received $222,618 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “Collaborative Research: A 3D Seismic Study of the Pacific-North American Plate Boundary in Southern California.”
Dayanthie Weeraratne (Geological Sciences) has received $36,410 from the National Science Foundation as supplemental support of a project entitled “Collaborative Research: Depth Distribution of Anisotropic Fabric in the Ocean Mantle.”
Gang Lu (Physics & Astronomy) has received $88,588 from the United States Department of Energy in continuing support of a project entitled “Hierarchical Petascale Simulation Framework for Stress Corrosion Cracking.”
Rheem Medh (Biology) has received $80,250 from the National Institutes of Health as supplemental support of a project entitled “Role of E4BP4 in Glucocorticoid-evoked Lymphocyte Apotosis.”
Thomas Minehan (Chemistry & Biochemistry) has received $71,500 in continuing support and $60,152 in supplemental support from the National Institutes of Health for a project entitled “Investigating an Environmentally benign Synthesis of C-aryl Glycosides.”
Steven Oppenheimer (Biology) has received $10,000 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “The Presidential Award for Excellence in Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring Program.”
Donna Sheng (Physics & Astronomy) has received $150,000 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “Theoretical (numerical) investigations of novel quantum-phases and transitions in strongly interacting systems.”
Steven Oppenheimer (Biology) has received $78,000 from the California Science Project in continuing support of a project entitled “San Fernando Valley Science Project.”
Gerry Simila (Geological Sciences) has received $78,000 from the California Science Project in continuing support of a project entitled “San Fernando Valley Science Project.”
Virginia Vandergon (Biology) has received $78,000 from the California Science Project in continuing support of a project entitled “San Fernando Valley Science Project.”
MariaElena de Bellard (Biology) has received $67,413 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
Robert Carpenter (Biology) has received $90,000 from the University of California, Santa Barbara in continuing support of a project entitled “LTER: Long-Term Dynamics of a Coral Reef Ecosystem.”
Steve Dudgeon (Biology) has received $113,355 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
Peter Edmunds (Biology) has received $100,000 from the University of California, Santa Barbara, in continuing support of a project entitled “Long Term Ecological Research: Coral Reefs in Moorea, French Polynesia.”
Joseph Hajdu (Chemistry & Biochemistry) has received $250,620 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
Eric Kelson (Chemistry & Biochemistry) has received $151,009 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
Jheem Medh (Chemistry & Biochemistry) has received $153,446 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
Steven Oppenheimer (Biology) has received $101,785 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
Miroslav Peric (Physics & Astronomy) has received $250,620 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
Radha Ranganathan (Physics & Astronomy) has received $143,618 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
Michael Summers (Biology) has received $155,768 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
Virginia Vandergon (Biology) has received $67,413 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
MariaElena Zavala (Biology) has received $132,532 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MBRS SCORE at CSUN.”
Nicholas Kioussis, Gang Lu, and Donna Sheng (Physics & Astronomy) have each received $410,000 from the National Science Foundation in continuing support of a project entitled “PREM – Multidisciplinary Research and Education in Computational Materials Science.”
Updated 7/9/09
Nicholas Kioussis (Physics & Astronomy) has received $107,250 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “Multiscale Simulations of Transport in DNA and DNA-carbon Nanotube Systems.”
Paula Fischhaber (Chemistry & Biochemistry) has received $71,500 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “Temporal and Spatial Relationships of Proteins in Yeast NER (SCORE).”
Peter Edmunds (Biology) has received $626,658 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “RUI: The Ecophysiological Basis of the Response of Coral Larvae and Early Life History Stages to Global Climate Change.”
MariaElena Zavala (Biology) has received $545,436 from the National Institutes of Health in continuing support of a project entitled “MARC U*STAR.”
MariaElena Zavala (Biology) has received $543,922 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “RISE at CSUN.”
Lisa Banner (Biology) has received $217,500 from the National Institutes of Health in support of a project entitled “Analysis of Neuropoietic Cytokines and their Receptors in Diabetic Neuropathy.”
Daniel Curtis (Chemistry & Biochemistry) has received $43,184 from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement in support of a project entitled “Measurement of the Angular Scattering Properties of Los Angeles Area Particulate Matter: Application to Climate and Visibility.”
Kathleen Marsaglia (Geological Sciences) has received $9,000 from the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program in support of a project entitled “Participation on JOIDES Resolution Shake-down Cruise from Guam to Honolulu.”
Yann Schrodi (Chemistry & Biochemistry) has received $45,000 from the Research Corporation for Science Advancement in support of a project entitled “Development of Trinuclear Zirconium Complexes for the Activation and Reduction of Nitrogen.”
Stephen Breen, Jorge Balbas, Alberto Candel and Werner Horn (Mathematics) have received $368,842 from the National Science Foundation in continuing support of a project entitled "PUMP: Preparing Undergraduates Through Mentoring Toward PHDs."
Robert Espinoza (Biology) and colleagues at Virginia Tech and the University of Idaho received a three-year, $650,000 National Science Foundation grant to study the systematics and evolutionary and psysiolotical ecology of geckos of the world. Espinoza's research on gecko thermal biology will include research in five countries with undergraduate assistants.
Na Deng (Physics and Astronomy) has received $115,021 from NASA in continuing support of a project entitled "Exploring the Magnetic Connection and Associated Dynamics from the Photosphere through Chromosphere to the Corona."
Peter Edmunds (Biology) has received $89,472 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled :RUI-LTREB Long-term coral reef community dynamics in St. John, USVI: 1987-2019."
Peter Edmunds (Biology) has received $6,996 from the National Science Foundation as supplemental support for a project entitled “RUI: Long-Term Coral Reef Dynamics in the U.S. Virgin Islands: 1987-2008.”
Ali Tabidian (Geological Sciences) has received $10,000 from the Metropolitan Water District in support of a project entitled “ Analysis of Selected Aquifer Characteristics and Hydrostratigraphy of the South Los Posas Basin, Ventura County."
Dayanthie Weeraratne (Geological Sciences) has received $45,062 from the National Science Foundation in continuing support of a project entitled “Collaborative Research: Depth Distribution of Anisotropic Fabric in the Ocean Mantle.”
Deqing Ren (Physics & Astronomy) has received $90,372 from the National Science Foundation in support of a project entitled “CAREER: A Portable Solar Adaptive Optics System for High-Resolution ImagingInvestigations.”
Bernardo Abrego (Mathematics) has received $5,250 from Brigham Young University in support of a project entitled “Repeated geometric patterns in finite point sets.”
Silvia Fernandez (Mathematics) has received $5,250 from Brigham Young University in support of a project entitled “Rectilinear Crossing Numbers.”
Debi Prasad Choudhary (Physics and Astronomy) has received $72,189 from the National Science Foundation in continuing support of a project entitled “CAREER: Magnetic Tomography of Emerging Sunspots (MATES).”