Faculty Research and Creative Activities Awardee Archives

2021-22 FRACAA

NameDepartmentProject Title
Ari-Gur, Pnina; Elise DeDonckerMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringArtificial Intelligence for Smarter Additive Manufacturing
Asumadu, JohnsonElectrical and Computer EngineeringMagnetic Nanoparticle-based Gyroscopic Sensor
Atilhan, MertChemical and Paper EngineeringNovel Solvents for Biomass Treatment in Pulp and Paper Industries
Beasley, WilliamEconomicsMichigan Coastal Management:  Erosion Damage and Spillovers
Bhattacharjee, ShameekComputer ScienceTowards a Unified Framework for Preserving Security and Privacy of Smart Home IoT
Chapleau, AnnOccupational TherapyGoal Scaling Solutions CARE for Students (GSS CARES)
Crotchett, CatFrostic School of ArtTethered – intangible relationships realized through abstracted pattern
Devanga, SumaSpeech, Language and Hearing SciencesFeasibility of Group Collaborative Referencing Intervention for Aphasia
Durbin, SteveElectrical and Computer EngineeringInvestigation of Disorder in Niobium Based Superconductors
Gupta, AjayComputer ScienceNAS De Novo Peptide Sequencing
Heasley, LynneInstitute of the Environment and SustainabilityEnvironmental Histories in the Alvar Landscapes of Drummond and Manitoulin Islands: Toward new insights on relationships between biodiversity protection and environmental justice in the Great Lakes
Holtzman, JonAnthropology/IIASContradictions of Peace: A Comparative Study of War and Memory in Three Contexts
Christian, Sue EllenCommunicationsThe Media and News Literacy Museum Project
Kim, JinseokMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringDetermining the Material Properties of Metallic Components Using an Instrumented Micro-Indentation Test and Machine Learning Technique
Lu, YanBiological SciencesFunctions of NFU-type Iron-Sulfur Carriers in the Mitochondrion
Owen, GingerFrostic School of ArtHeritage Habitats: fusing Eastern and Western methods of storytelling
Pietras, CynthiaPsychologyEffects of Nature Imagery on Human Decision Making and Pro-environmental Choices
Smith, BrookePsychologyThe Interaction of Fear and Avoidance as an Avenue to Improving Treatment of Anxiety
The, Yu-LienSchool of MusicDiversifying the Repertoire of Teaching Pieces for Young Pianists
Weller, BridgetSocial WorkA Behavioral Intervention to Promote Mental Health Among Multiracial Emerging Adults


2020-21 FRACAA

NameDepartmentProject Title
Burns, ClementPhysicsCreating and Characterizing Novel Exotic Superconductors
Docherty, KathrynBiological SciencesInfluences of Urbanization on Airborne Microbial 
Doudna, KimberlyFamily and Consumer SciencesThe impact of self-care on longitudinal relations between adverse childhood experiences, current adverse experiences, depressive symptoms, and household food insecurity among university undergraduates
Downey, AllisonTeaching, Learning, and Educational StudiesResearch in Dominant Models of Applied Storytelling in Multiple Platforms
Duncan, JeremyBiological SciencesDetermining the Role of Gata3 in Inner Ear Neurons
Essani, KarimBiological SciencesExperimental immuno-oncolytic virotherapy of melanoma in immuno-competent mice
Gomez, PabloElectrical and Computer EngineeringOptimal design of high-voltage and high-frequency transformers for renewable energy integration
Koestler, BenBiological SciencesCharacterizing the role of Shigella c-di-GMP signaling in human infection
Kurth, CharlesPhilosophyTaming the Passions: Emotion Cultivation and the Development of Human Agency
Metro-Roland, DiniTeaching, Learning and Educational StudiesThe Impacts of Philosophical Discourse and Humanities-Based Subject Matter on College-Age Incarcerated Individuals

Mickus, Maureen

Co-PI: Dawn Smith

Occupational TherapyForest-based Virtual Reality for Reducing Hypertension among African American Elders
Perkins, AlisaComparative ReligionCharity, and Volunteerism in Metro Detroit
Rathbun, AndrewSchool of MusicWestern Jazz Collective - Debut Recording

Salam, Abdus

Co-PI: Alexandra Pekarovicova

Chemical and Paper EngineeringSoy water based flexo inks for food packaging
Sims, LoriMusicVideo of Debussy Preludes
Stull, FrederickChemistryUnlocking the therapeutic potential of a nicotine-degrading enzyme

2019-20 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Asher, ZacharyMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringTechnical and Sustainability Analysis of In-Motion Wireless Power Transfer
Barkman, ToddBiological SciencesCharacterization of fatty acid methyl transferase enzymes from plants: testing hypotheses about the biosynthesis of volatiles important for flowers and fruits
Bondarchuk, KarenArtArtistic Forms and Evolution: Seeking the Intangible
Burns, James
Industrial EngineeringMoving Toward an Industry 4.0 Tomorrow:  Understanding What Matters Today
Gray, LoriSchool of Interdisciplinary Heath Programs“Connections” Study of College Students with Foster Care Histories
Hennlich, AndrewFrostic School of ArtSpace Invaders: The Work of Art in an Age of Statelessness
Hudson, JenniferMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringSmall Satellite Maneuver Control: Rendezvous and Proximity Operations for a Low-Thrust, Diagnostic Nanosatellite
Huffman, DavidChemistrySteps Toward Nutritional Enrichment of Cereal Grains Using a Model Plant
Kane,  DonaldBiological SciencesG2 control of the cell cycle in the vertebrate embryo
Lawson, Daryl
Lee, Kevin
Kang, Hyun Bin
Physical Therapy, Statistics, StatisticsPeople who have Diabetes and non-healing wounds
Ross, MatthewFinance and Commercial LawCash 'n' Careers: What is college worth?
Sawalha, LinaElectrical and Computer EngineeringEstimating Power and Performance of Heterogeneous CPU-FPGA Systems
Schriever;Bloom, TiffanyBiological SciencesThe hydrology of Great Lakes interdunal wetlands and the effects on their macroinvertebrate assemblages
Singleterry, Lisa 
Gogan, Brian
Caulfield, Susan
Bronson School of NursingWriting Assignment Prompt Design: A Quantitative Examination of Prompts Across the Curriculum
Teske, KellyChemistryThe Development of Pre-miRNA Targeted Small Molecules for the Treatment of Colorectal Cancer

2018-19 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Bennett, PatrickMathematicsResearch on random graphs and processes in Ramsey theory
Coons, LisaSchool of MusicThe Space Between
Criter, RobinSpeech, Language and Hearing SciencesThe Effect of Hearing Loss and its Treatment on Fall Risk Indicators
Crotchett, CatFrostic School of ArtTextile Patterns and Techniques Transformed by Painting Processes
Damashek, AmyPsychologyExamining the Cultural Acceptability of a Child Injury Prevention Program
Grantner, JanosElectrical and Computer EngineeringDevelopment System for Intelligent Surgical Box-Trainer Research
Gu, Chien-JuhSociologyImmigration, Race, and Religion in a Midwest City: Burmese Christian Refugees' Social Adaptation in Battle Creek, Michigan
Guda, RamakrishnaChemistryRational Design of Highly Luminescent Gold Clusters for Optical Imaging
Hanson, NicholasHuman Performance & Health EducationCan decision-making skills be improved with a combination of exercise and cognitive training?
 Hill, SarahInstitute of the Environment and SustainabilityClimate Change Preparedness:  The Waste Management Challenge
 Hoppe, Pamela Biological SciencesDefining the role of the protein kinase UNC-82 in organizing muscle contractile filaments
 Ikonomov, PavelEngineering Design, Manufacturing and Management Systems3D Hybrid Metal Printer Sample Product Testing
 Linn, CindyBiological SciencesRetinal pigment epithelium induces neurogenesis in an adult mammal
Macfarlane, DanielInstitution of the Environment and SustainabilityFaking Niagara Falls
Moser, ChristineEconomicsRural Crime in Jamaica
Schroeter, DanielaSchool of Public Affairs and AdministrationEvaluation Competencies Among Certified Nonprofit Professionals
Tripp, BrianBiological SciencesCharacterization of Salmonella typhimurium Flagellin Disulfide Bond Variants
Wilson, Patrick DFrostic School of ArtBlack Tent Transit: Sculpture as Material Storytelling
Wu, QingliuChemical and Paper EngineeringNanocellulose Membrane with Tunable Porosity for High-Performance Lithium-Ion Batteries

 2017-18 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Bade Shrestha, S. O.Mechanical and Aerospace EngineeringA portable biogas separation and storage system
Biggs, ChristopherSchool of MusicCreative Projects, Recording, and Album Release
Burns, ClementPhysicsStudies of Lead Based Semiconductors for Energy Research
Councell-Vargas, MarthaSchool of MusicWinged Messenger: Uniting the Americas in Artistic Flight
Davis, WilliamFrostic School of ArtNo Dark in Sight: Light and the Night it Transforms
Docherty, KathrynBiological SciencesStrategies for Belowground Soil Restoration
Durbin, StevenElectrical and Computer EngineeringEarth-Abundant Element Semiconductor Compounds for Short Wavelength Optoelectronic Applications
Fajardo-Hansford, ClaudiaMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringDevelopment of Heat Transfer Correlations for Improved System Design
Famiano, MichaelPhysicsOrigins of Amino Acid Chirality in Stellar Environments
Ghantasala, MuralidharMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringSimulation of nano particle drug delivery and validation using in-vitro lab on chip device
Gomez, PabloElectrical and Computer EngineeringOptimized Design of Distribution Transformers
Jeng, CassieSchool of Interdisciplinary Health ProgramsReproductive Healthcare Seeking at the Margins (RHS)
Lemmer, KristinaMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringInvestigating the applicability of C12A7 Electride Material for use in Electric Propulsion Hollow Cathodes
Mezei, GellertChemistryAddressing challenging areas of chemical synthesis and anion encapsulation using nanojars
Owen, GingerFrostic School of ArtHeritage Habitats: A Photographic Installation Project
Ravotas, DorisSchool of Interdisciplinary Health ProgramsDoes the Crystal Clear Mark Quality Recognition Program Advance Health Literate Practices in Physicians’ Offices and Pharmacies and Improve Patient’s Access, Understanding, and Use of Health Information?
Rossbach, SilviaBiological SciencesBacteria to the Rescue: A "Compass" for Cleaning Up Oil Spills?
Straight, BilindaAnthropologyChildren of Disaster: Drought, Lived Experience, and Health
Suarez, MichelleOccupational TherapyMeasuring the Effectiveness of the “Zones of Regulation” Curriculum for Increasing Engagement in Activities of Daily Living
Veeck, GregoryGeographyInvestigating Agricultural Permanence in Large Asian Cities: A Case Study of Nanjing, China
White, RobertSchool of MusicThe Better Angels of Our Nature - Western Brass Quintet Recording Project

2016-17 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Carla Adkison-JohnsonCounselor Education and Counseling PsychologyParenting Counseling Group: The African American Child Discipline Project
Pnina Ari-GurMechanical and Aerospace engineeringEnergy Harvesting Power for the Smart White Cane
Devin BloomBiological Sciences and Environmental and Sustainability StudiesDo Habitat Shifts Drive Rapid Evolution in Fishes?
Karen BondarchukFrostic School of ArtNightingales and Bombers: Reframing the Sacred and Profane
Patricia Villalobos EcheverriaFrostic school of ArtTransport, Displacement and Memory
Todd EllisMallinson Institute for Science Education and GeographyUsing GLOBE to Forge STEM Education Partnerships
Sharon GillBiological SciencesExploring and Conserving Soundscapes at Local Nature Preserves
Denise KeelePolitical Science and Environmental & Sustainability StudiesClimate Change Litigation, Policy and Governance
Mahendra LawotiPolitical ScienceDiversity, Developing Countries and Democracy
Mariana LevinMathematicsThe Transition to Proof: A National Portrait of Instructional Approaches
Yan LuBiological SciencesFunctions of a Zinc-Finger Protein in High Light Tolerance
Rick MeyerMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringPowered Wheelchair Human Operator Modeling and Tremor Filtering
Yirong MoChemistryIntermolecular Energy Analysis
Andro MondalaChemical and Paper EngineeringFungal Bioextraction of Phosphorus from Runoff Particulates
Lisa PauliusPhysicsCompound Defects in High Temperature Superconductors
Lina SawalhaElectrical and Computer EngineeringHigh-Performance Energy-Efficient Heterogeneous Processor Architectures
James SpringsteadChemical and Paper EngineeringCorrelation of Lipoprotein Size with Critical Physiological and Transport Properties
Robert VannSpanishLanguage Uses, Language Ideologies, and the Unfolding of Self-Determination in Barcelona: A Longitudinal Study (1995-2017)
Luchara WallaceSpecial Education and Literacy StudiesDeveloping Suspension Alternatives for At-Risk Middle School Students
Jian YaoBiological SciencesThe Role of PUB25/26 In Regulating the Crosstalk Between Jasmonate and Innate Immunity Signaling Pathways

2015-16 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Ikhlas Abdel-QaderElectrical and Computer EngineeringA Hybrid Wayfinding Framework Using Vision and Indoors Positioning System for the Visually Impaired
Berto Luigi AndreaHistoryBetween Empires and Dangerous Neighbors: Construction and remembering the Identity of the City-State of Naples (750-900)
Paul CiccantellSociologyCoal and Tourism in British Columbia and West Virginia
Nicholas HansonHuman Performance and Health EducationTime Flies When You're Having Fun: The Effect of Exercise on the Subjective Experience of Time
Donald KaneBiological SciencesAn Analysis of Cell Cycle Control in the Vertebrate Embryo
Daniel KujawskiMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringAn Interactive Web-Based Fatigue Analysis Tool
Adriane LittleFrostic School of ArtVirginia Woolf Was Here
Tianshu LiuMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringWind Oscillator for Power Generation
Andrew RathbunSchool of MusicJazz Orchestra Recording of "The Atwood Project"
Denise RossPsychologyEstablishing Verbal Capabilities to Increase Reading Comprehension
Susan Steuer and Sheila BairUniversity LibrariesInteractive Cistercian Gazetteer and Resource Interface Project
Andre VenterChemistryImproving Protein Analysis by DESI-MS
Maarten VonhofBiological SciencesThe Effect of Urbanization on Avian Microbiomes
Patrick WilsonFrostic School of ArtNomadic Foundation: Sculpture and Imagery from China's Urban Frontier
Kristina WirtzFrostic School of ArtLearning to Be Bilingual in a Dual Language Elementary School

2014-15 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Lisa BakerPsychologyImpact of Stress on Abuse Liability of Illicit Drug Mixtures
Wendy Scott BeaneBiological SciencesIdentifying Calcium Pathways that control Regeneration of Shape
Clement BurnsPhysicsStudies of Iridates with Strong Spin-Orbit Coupling Effects
Cat CrotchettFrostic School of ArtGiving Pattern Dimension: A Study in Encaustic Painting
Laila Cure VelloginIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringSystems Simulation Analysis of a Hospital Rapid Response System
Dolly DaftarySchool of Social workThe Impact of Market-Driven Development on Dryland Communities in India
Karim EssaniBiological SciencesOncolytic Tanapoxvirus and Ovarian Cancer
Edward HarknessFrostic School of Art15 New Sculptures Inspired by 50,000 Year-Old Aboriginal Art
Cindy LinnBiological SciencesOncolytic Potential of Tanapoxvirus for Retinoblastoma
Sherine ObareChemistryCatalyst Design and Evaluation for the Production of High Value Chemicals From Biorenewable Resources
Natalio OhannaSpanishThe Captives of Algiers, Lope de Vaga and the Moriscos
Alexandra PekarovicovaChemical and Paper EngineeringBiomass Based Food Packaging Films
David RudgeBiological SciencesUsing History to Improve the Learning of Science
Xiaoyun ShaoCivil and Construction EngineeringSmart Real Time Hybrid Simulation to Advance Earthquake Engineering Experimental Methods
Paul SolomonFrostic School of ArtBoundaries of Eden
Ann VeeckMarketingFood Choice Influences of Urban Chinese Teenagers
Daneen WardropEnglishPersona Poems: Feral
Zee-Sun YunFamily and Consumer SciencesMotivating Sustainable Consumption and Disposal of Clothing
   

2013-14 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Manuel BautistaPhysicsPhotoionization of Quasar Outflows
Lori BrownFlight ScienceLight Exposure on Flight Crew
Amy CurtisInterdisciplinary Health SciencesAnalysis of Diabetes
Andrzej DudekMathRamsey-Type Numbers
Brian GoganEnglishIntegrating Models of Reciprocity
Leah Omilion-HodgesCommunicationIntegrating Models of Reciprocity
Andrew HennlichFrostic School of ArtunFixing the Eye
Jennifer HudsonMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringLow-Thrust Spacecraft Design
John JelliesBiological SciencesPeripheral Neural Network
Kristina LemmerMechanical and Aerospace EngineeringBoron Nitride Erosion
Larry MallakIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringWorkplace Resilience Instrument
Judy MoonertMusicCoalescence Percussion Duo
Christopher PearlBiological SciencesEstrogen and Male Aging
Diana PrietoIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringBreast Cancer Treatment Disparities
Mary Ann StarkNursingTherapeutic Showering in Labor
Michelle SuarezOccupational TherapyPhysiology of Food Selectivity
Joyashish ThakurtaGeosciencesBack Forty Sulfide
Gregory VeeckGeographyChina's Pasture Areas
Richard ZinserFamily and Consumer ScienceTechnical Education in Russia

2012-13 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Karen BondarchukFrostic School of ArtExploration of Animal Consciousness
Martha Councell-VargasMusicSomos Americanos
Kathryn DochertyBiological SciencesMaking Green Chemicals Greener
Anthony EllisEnglishAnother Side of Senescence
Charles EmersonGeographyNew Geospatial Approaches
Claudia Fajardo-HansfordMechanical and Aeronautical EngineeringResearch on thermal Transport
John GeiserBiological SciencesIdentification of Plague Cellular Targets
Sharon GillBiological SciencesExploring How Male Songbirds Respond
Ramakrishna GudaChemistryTwo-Photon Fluorescence Spectroscopy
James KiddleChemistryStereoselective Lewis Base-Activated
Valerian KwigizileCivil and Construction EngineeringImproving Road Safety
Karen LancendorferMarketingHow Voters Use Motives
Yan LuBiological SciencesA Role of a Thylakoid Zinc-Finger
Lei MengGeographyRole of Antecedent Soil Moisture
John MillerChemistryOff-Grid, In-Water Benthic Algae Growth
Christine MoserEconomicsImproving Food Safety
Bilinda StraightAnthropologySamburu Grandparents and their Youth Caregivers
Blair SzymczynaChemistryAssembly Mechanism of a Potential Target
Andre VenterChemistryImproved Mass Spectrometric Analysis
Patricia Villalobos-EcheverriaFrostic School of ArtSistema
Brian YoungPaper, Chemical Engineering and ImagingPrinted Nanotube-Based Immunosensor

2011-12 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Yirong MoChemistryComputational Study of Electron Transfer in Proteins
Grace TiffanyEnglishGunpowder Percy
James PalmitessaBiological Sciences, HistoryMaking the New Europe: Czech Historical Writing from the 15th to 17th Centuries
Jacqueline EngAnthropologyAncient Health among Nomadic Pastoralists of Mongolia
Luigi BertoHistoryLanguage Power, and Society in Early Medieval Venice
Carla KoretskyGeosciencesImpact of Road Salt on the Geochemistry of an Urban Kettle Lake
Bruce BejcekBiological SciencesHerpes simplex microRNAs in Cervical cancer
Gellert MezeiChemistryMolecularly woven materials from Metal-organic precursors
David LembergGeographyVisualizing a Multimodal Trail Around Lake Michigan
Jon HoltzmanAnthropology"Sweet" Memories? Confectionary And History in Japan
Debra Lindstrom-HazelOccupational TherapyExploring Bangladesh OT Expert Clinical Reasoning
Michelle KominzMathematicsPreliminary Two Dimensional Sequence Stratigraphic Backstripping
Theresa Grant and Jane-Jane LoMathematicsProspective Teachers' Conceptions of Numbers and Operations
Elke SchoffersChemistryChemical Synthesis of Specific Inosamine Derivatives
Scott CowanMusic"Reflection," New Music and CD For the Scott Cowan Quintet
Sherine ObareChemistryDesign & Evaluation of Sensors for The Detection of Toxic Organophosphorus Compounds
Valery Bliznyuk (from 2010)Materials Science + EngineeringSurface crystallization process in ultrathin polymer films

2010-11 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Dr. Anemone, RobertAnthropologyUsing GIS and remote Sensing in the Search for Fossil Mammals
Dr. Athappilly, KuriakoseBusiness Information SystemsDeveloping and Testing a Prototype of a Community-Based Health Informatics System
Dr. Barkman, ToddBiological SciencesGhosts of evolution past: Using an extinct ancestral enzyme to understand modern-day activities
Dr. Biener, ZviPhilosophyMapping the History of Science: A Pilot Visualization Project
Dr. Bliznyuk, ValeryMaterials Science & EngineeringSurface crystallization process in ultrathin polymer films
Dr. Browning, ChristineMathematicsDeveloping Statistical Reasoning of Middle School Students
Ms. Garza-Kling, Gina Developing Statistical Reasoning of Middle School Students
Mr. Daniels, JamesTheatreSo Far From God
Dr. Davis, JonMathematicsProspective Mathematics Teachers' Textbook Interactions
Dr. Downey, AllisonTeacher, Learning, & Educational StudiesStudy of American Storytelling Today & Creation of New Form
Dr. Hrehorova, ErikaPaper Coating ImagingGravure Printing of Transparent Electrodes for Organic Photovoltaics
Dr. Rebros, Marian Gravure Printing of Transparent Electrodes for Organic Photovoltaics
Dr. Joslin, KatherineEnglishTheodore Roosevelt, A Literary Biography
Dr. Kohler, SteveBiological SciencesDistribution and Population Genetics of a Keystone Parasite
Dr. Linn, CindyBiological SciencesAcetylcholine release in an in vivo model of glaucoma
Dr. Machiorlatti, JenniferCommunication, School ofMatriarchal Voices: Native and First Nations Women in Film & Video
Dr. Mirzeler, MustafaEnglishVoyage of Sir Vivian Fuchs to the Legendary South Island
Dr. Nisula, DashaForeign LanguagesFree Verse and American Roots in East European Literature
Dr. Orbe, MarkCommunication, School ofObama: Public Perceptions of Communication Competence and Race
Dr. Paul, RajibStatisticsPaleoclimatic Reconstruction of Rainfall and Drought in Midwest
Dr. Pearl, ChristopherBiological SciencesEstrogen Regulation of Protein Secretion in the Rodent Epididymis
Dr. Ratner, CarlMusic, School ofThe Russian and American Song Recital: A Cultural Exchange
Dr. Rossbach, SilviaBiological SciencesRole of scyllo-inositol in plant-bacteria interactions
Dr. Spitsbergen, JohnBiological SciencesNeurotrophic factor expression in mouse skeletal muscle
Dr. Totton, Mary-LouiseFrostic School of ArtLinked to Last: Networked Architecture in Ninth-Century Java
Dr. Whitten, ElizabethSpecial Education and Literacy StudiesUsing Emerging Technologies to Improve the Teaching of Pre-service Special Education Students
Dr. Wallace, Luchara Using Emerging Technologies to Improve the Teaching of Pre-service Special Education Students

2009-10 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Dr. Abdel-Qader, IkhlasElectrical and Computer EngineeringAn Algorithm for the Detection of Subsurface Defects in Transportation Infrastructure
Dr. Burns, ClementPhysicsImproving the Efficiency of Next Generation Solar Cells
Dr. Byrd-Jacobs, ChristineBiological SciencesUltra-structural Detection of Glutamate Receptors in Zebrafish
Dr. Crotchett, CatFrostic School of ArtCross-cultural explorations through Wax
Dr. Fajardo, ClaudiaMechanical and Aeronautical EngineeringThe Effect of Fuel Injection Timing on the Turbulence Properties in an Internal Combustion Engine
Dr. Gill, SharonBiological SciencesUnderstanding the hormonal basis for conflict and cooperation
Dr. Guda, RamakrishnaChemistryFunctional Nanoscale Materials for Multiphoton Imaging & Sensor Protection
Dr. Jones, JeffreyTeaching, Learning and Educational StudiesThe Development of Youth Purpose in a Social Action Program
Dr. Katbamna, BhartiSpeech Pathology and AudiologyPrenatal smoke exposure: Auditory maturation and gene expression
Dr. Lillen, LeszekComputer ScienceUsing Oppnets for Emergency Applications
Dr. Meade, DavidManufacturing EngineeringPrecision Electrode Spray of Nano-sixe Composite Powder Paint Particles
Dr. Mickus, MaureenOccupational TherapyImproving Social Participation for Ethnic Minority Elders: A University-Community Partnership
Dr. Moe, AngelaSociologyHolistic Healing Through Middle Eastern Dance
Dr. Quraeshi, ZahirMarketingManagerial Decision-Making for Offshore Health Care Alternatives
Dr. Swoboda, DeannaMusic, School ofShamanic Journey , CD recording
Dr. VanZoest, LauraMathematicsPivotal Moments in Beginning Teacher's Practice
Dr. Vocke, KarenEnglishPerspectives on Migrant Education in Michigan
Dr. Wang, Yuan-KangSociologyHierarchy and Asia's Regional Order: Past and Present
Dr. Wagle, UdayaSchool of Public Affairs and AdministrationEconomic Security under the PROWRA: The Role of Food Stamps on Income, Employment and Poverty Among Low-Income Households with Children
Dr. Wardrop, DaneenEnglishCyclorama: A Collection of Civil War Poems
Dr. Wirtz, KristinaAnthropologyPerforming Afro-Cuba: Race & History in Religious Ritual and Folkloric Spectacle
Dr. Yang, LiGeographyDevelopment & Identity: Relationships in Yunnan, China

2008-09 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Dr. Angles, JeffreyForeign LanguagesLiterary representations of love between men in interwar Japan
Dr. Ari-Gur, PninaMechanical and Aeronautical EngineeringNew ferromagnetic smart materials for micromechanics and energy
Dr. Bondarchuk, KarenFrostic School of ArtCorvus series
Dr. Beto, LuigiHistoryTracing names in medieval Venice: understanding the social values and mentalities of Venetians in middle ages
Dr. Brown, LoriAviationPost 9/11 flight attendant/pilot security training requirements and communications
Dr. Cho, ChristopherMechanical and Aeronautical EngineeringEnhanced Cooling of Super Motor and Power Electric Units by Liquid Jet and Spray
Dr. Christian, Sue EllenCommunicationsExploring Perceptions, Identifying Bias: A Journalist's Guidebook
Dr. Chung, SungPhysicsNovel many-body method for strongly correlated condensed matter systems
Dr. Ciccantell , PaulSociologyCoal and Sustainable Development in British Columbia
Dr. Dong, LiangElectrical and Computer EngineeringIndoor cooperative localization and communication
Dr. Fynewever, HerbMallinson Institute of Science EducationThe Effect of Embedded Assessment on Achievement and Motivation
Dr. Garber, SharonDanceBallet choreography with technology and commissioned music
Dr. Gray, EstherSpecial Education and Literacy StudiesOrff's Schulwerk: Music Education via Discovery and Invention
Dr. Gu, Chien-JuhSociologyGendered Transition and Gendered Struggles in the Process of Settlement: A Case Study of Taiwanese Immigrant Women
Dr. Heasley, LynneHistoryThe Paradox of Abundance: A Great Lakes Environmental History
Dr. Hermann-Wilmarth, JillSpecial Education and Literacy StudiesDialogue in An Elementary Teacher Critical Literacy Study Group
Dr. Hoppe,PamelaBiological SciencesRegulation of cytoskeleton and Cell Attachment by UNC-82 Kinase
Dr. Horvitz, BrianEducational Leadership and TechnologyAdvanced Professional Development to Foster Online Teaching Excellence at WMU
Dr. Jellies, JohnBiological SciencesMotor Neurons as Complex Multifunctional Output Cells
Dr. Kane, DonaldBiological SciencesIdentification and cloning of the zebrafish cell cycle genes
Dr. Kim , Ok-KyeongMathematicsUsing Prediction in Teacher Professional Development
Dr. Lambert, PriscillaPolitical ScienceConstitutionalizing Gender
Dr. McGurn, ArtPhysicsNeutron Stars
Dr. Mezei, GellertChemistryMolecular Sewing: Towards Novel Molecularly Woven materials
Dr. Peterson, MarySpeech Pathology and AudiologyThe utility of Fast For Word in changing brainstem level processing of speech stimuli in children with ADD and/or APD
Dr. Poling, AlanPsychologyMemory and Oligomers of Amyloid-B Protein
Dr. Reinhold, DavidChemistryInduction of Nucleotide Excision Repair Proteins by Chromium
Dr. Rose, GwenMusicTreasures from the Great Lakes, CD recording by Rose/Austin duo
Dr. Saito, RikaForeign LanguagesConstructing and Maintaining Gendered Policy of Language in Japan
Dr. Shrestha, BadeMechanical and Aeronautical EngineeringAlternative Gaseous Fuel for Gasoline engine Applications
Dr. Tarn, MichaelBusiness Information SystemAn Innovative Team-Based Learning of Information Security
Dr. Warren, WilsonHistoryJapan's Emergence in World Meat Production, Consumption and Trade

2007-08 FRACAA

NameDepartmentArea of interest
Dr. Anemone, RobertAnthropologyDoes Climate Change Drive Mammalian Evolution?
Dr. Atashbar, MassoodElectrical and Computer EngineeringQuasi- 1 Dimensional Switchable Chemical Sensing Nanostructures
Dr. Athappilly, KuriakoseBusiness Information SystemsDeveloping and Testing a Prototype of an Integrated Critical Care Information System (ICCIS)
Dr. Bejcek, BruceBiological SciencesRole of CUTL1 in Brain Cancers
Dr. Berkhofer, RobertHistoryForgeries and Historical consciousness in Medieval Europe
Dr. Cheatham, ChristopherHealth, Physical Education and RecreationNicotine and Thermoregulation during Acute Heat Exposure
Dr. Essani, KarimBiological SciencesInitial Characterization of Two Frog Virus 3 (FV3) Proteins
Dr. Foulk, LinSchool of MusicWestern Brass Quintet Recording Project
Dr. Gupta, TarunIndustrial and Manufacturing EngineeringPilot Study for Energy Assessment in Midwest Industry
Dr. Hill, SarahAnthropologyGarbage and Recycling in Toronto, Mexico City, and Havana
Dr. Kiddle, JamesChemistryDevelopment of New Cancer Treatment to Reduce Patient Toxicity
Dr. Koretsky, CarlaGeosciencesInvasion of Purple Loosestrife (Lythrum Salicaria)
Dr. Hauptmann, EmilyPolitical ScienceThe Influence of Big Money on American Political Science in the Postwar Era
Dr. Martini, EdwinHistoryAgent Orange: An International and Interdisciplinary History
Dr. Mo, YirongChemistryMechanism of Ammonia Transport Across AmtB Membrane Protein
Dr. Minnick, Lisa; Bills, PatriciaEnglishLanguage Attitudes and Educational Outcomes
Dr. Moser, ChristineEconomicsMarket Information Use in Rural Madagascar
Dr. Severance, FrankElectrical and Computer EngineeringComputing with Neuron Cell Cultures
Dr. Rabiej, RomanIndustrial DesignNanomechanical Properties of Microstructural Elements of Wood
Dr. Petcovic, HeatherGeosciencesField-Based Cognition among Expert Geoscientists: A Pilot Study
Dr. Oh, Jun-SeokCivil and Construction EngineeringCommunication-based Traffic Safety Enhancement Technologies
Dr. Sharp, HelenSpeech Pathology and AudiologyWhat Role Do Adolescents Want in the Oral Cleft Clinic?
Dr. Unrau, YvonneSchool of Social WorkA Study of Foster Parent Training for Traumatized Children
Dr. Vonhof, MaartenBiological SciencesExplaining Individual Variation in Host Resistance to Parasites
Dr. Rojhani, ArezooFamily and Consumer Sciences 
Dr. Webber, CarolineStrategies to Improve Access to Produce among WIC Participants 
Dr. Witherspoon, SheilaCounselor Education and Counseling PsychologyInitiative to Steer Girls to Explore STEM (Science Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)
Dr. Yehia, SherifCivil and Construction EngineeringCathodic Protection System for Steel Reinforcement- New Approach
Dr. Zhu, QijiMathematicsEmpirical Analysis of Option Pricing Intervals