Academic Excellence Fund awards $3 million in grants
Archived article from Feb 20, 2006
By Carla Cantor
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Expansion and Institutionalization of the Educational Policy and Leadership Track of the M.P.A. - $75,000
(Marie Cornelia, Gloria Bonilla-Santiago, FAS-Camden)
To further develop and expand to personnel of all local school districts a highly successful pilot program in the Educational Policy and Leadership track of the master's in public administration.
Fault-Tolerant Wireless Networks for Patient Care in the Intensive Care Unit - $50,000
(Michael L. Bushnell, Manish Parashar, Wade Trappe, Yangyong Zhang, Ivan Marsic, School of Engineering)
To convert instruments monitoring patients in the intensive care unit at Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital into wireless devices, eliminating attached wires to severely ill patients and improving patient safety, reducing clutter, and improving data accuracy and critical patient care.
Foundations of International Trade and Foreign Direct Investment Faculty Working Group - $5,000
(Michael Santoro, Rutgers Business School-Newark and New Brunswick)
To support an interdisciplinary faculty group that has been meeting on the economic, legal and social aspects of international trade and foreign direct investment.
Funding Initiative for M.F.A. Start-up and Visiting Writers/Editors Series - $24,300
(Jayne Anne Phillips, FAS-N)
To support basic start-up costs and launch of the M.F.A. program and the crucial accompanying element of a Visiting Writers/Editors Series.
Increasing the Supply of Well-Prepared K-12 Science and Mathematics Teachers in N.J. Through the TeachRU Program - $150,000
(Kathleen Scott, FAS-NB; Warren Crown, GSE)
To develop recruitment and retention programs designed to increase the number of mathematics and science majors who consider and ultimately choose middle/high school teaching as a career.
Infrastructure for Biomaterials Informatics - $60,000
(Joachim Kohn, Doyle Knight, New Jersey Center for Biomaterials)
To help extend the predictive power of computational models of bioresponse to biomaterials by incorporating molecular dynamics simulations through a new computational cluster and develop a biomaterials informatics database into an integrated, Web-based environment for design, synthesis and modeling of new polymeric biomaterials through a dedicated database architect.
Institute for Women and Art - $60,000
(Gregory J. Perry, Zimmerli; Judith Brodsky, Mason Gross; Ferris Olin, Douglass Library)
To create an Institute for Women and Art, uniting teaching faculty, scholars, curators, researchers and artists to promote dialogue and interdisciplinary projects in a key area of excellence, and to leverage outside recognition and financial support.
Integrated Ion Scattered and Vibrational Spectroscopy of Quantitive Analysis of Hydrogen and Low-Mass Atoms in Biological, Pharmaceutical and Electronic Applications - $150,000
(Torgny Gustafsson, Yves Chabal, Laboratory for Surface Modification)
To support construction of an ultra-high vacuum system to perform ion forward recoil scattering, using grazing angle detection and in-situ infrared spectroscopy to detect hydrogen and low-mass elements for pharmaceutical, biotechnology and microelectronic applications.
Joint DIMACS-CAIT Laboratory for Port Security - $120,000
(Tayfur Altiok, Ali Maher, Benjamin Meland, Fred Roberts, DIMACS and CAIT)
To formalize and foster collaborative research on marine port and coastal security by establishing the Laboratory for Port Security, a new joint DIMACS-CAIT research laboratory.
Juvenile Rights Clinic - $75,000
(Alice Dueker, Ann Freedman, Victoria Chase-Walters, School of Law-Camden)
To combine representation of teenage delinquents in Camden with a holistic family approach that promises to improve their representation and rehabilitation, and provide a curricular experience for students.
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