Contract and Grant Awards in October

Agogino, Alice M., ERSO, $1,326,651, NSF, "Collaborative Research: A Comprehensive Pathway for K-Gray Engineering Education."

Agogino, Alice M., ERSO, $8,830, Universities Space Research Association, "Agent-Based Modeling of Human Collaboration with Intelligent Sensor Networks."

Alber, Thomas C., MCB, $1,472,896, NIGMS, "Structural Basis of Protein-Protein-Protein Interactions."

Alter, Robert B., Jewish Graduate Studies, $19,000, Jewish Community Federation, "Jewish Community Endowment Newhouse Fund ($19,000 Yiddish Instruction)."

Amundson, Ronald G., ESPM: Insect Biology, $34,000, LLNL, "Soil Production and Transport on Hillslopes in the Atacama Desert."

Anantharam, Venkatacha, ERSO, $35,625, UC MICRO, "Iterative Decoding Algorithms and Their Implementation."

Anderson, Deborah W., Linguistics, $12,000, UNESCO, "Encoding N'Ko Scripts in the Unicode Standard and ISO/TEC 10646, Stage 2."

Arens, Edward A., CEDR, $45,000, Delphi Automotive Systems, "Improvements to the UC Berkeley Multimode Comfort Model Phase IV Extension."

Arens, Edward A., CEDR, $144,999, GSA, "Managing Building Performance Using Web-Based Surveys."

Backer, Donald C., Radio Astronomy Laboratory, $24,998, LANL, "X-Ray Navigation."

Baker, Robin, COEH/LOHP, $242,169, UCLA, "Worker Health and Safety Training Cooperative Agreement."

Ballard, H Glenn, ERSO, $77,267, University of Texas at Austin, "Implementation Road Map for Lean Construction at the Project Level."

Balmes, John R., Public Health, $2,309,857, CDC, "Berkeley Center for Environmental Public Health Tracking."

Banfield, Jill F., Earth and Planetary Science, $3,627,329, DOE, "Proteogenomic Approaches for the Molecular Characterization of Natural Microbial Communities."

Barrett, Katharine, Botanical Garden, $40,248, Hayward Unified School District, "Hayward Nutritional Learning Communities Projects (05/06)."

Battles, John J., Center for Forestry, $109,000, Nature Conservancy, "Monitoring Forest Carbon and Impacts of Climate Change with Forest Inventories, High-Resolution Satellite Images, and LIDAR."

Battles, John J., Center for Forestry, $200,000, USDA, "Sierra Nevada Adaptive Management and Monitoring Program."

Beall, Frank C., ESPM: Insect Biology, $16,978, USDA, "Technology Transfer of Housing Retrofit Information."

Bloom, Joshua, Astronomy, $135,387, NSF, "Collaborative Research: DDDAS-TMRP: Real-Time Astronomy with a Rapid-Response Telescope Grid."

Boser, Bernhard E., ERSO, $33,844, UC MICRO, "Background Calibration for Low-Power High-Performance A/D Conversion."

Bosselmann, Peter C., Landscape Architecture, $35,000, Evelyn and Walter Haas, Jr. Fund, "Simulation and the Community Planning Process: Visitation Valley Work and San Francisco Model."

Brager, Gail S., CEDR, $19,167, Webcor Builders, "Participation Agreement between the Regent of the University of California and Webcor Builders."

Brayton, Robert K., ERSO, $62,780, UC MICRO, "Binary and Multi-Valued Synthesis of Hardware and Software Systems."

Buxbaum, Richard M., IAS, $297,000, Larry L. Hillblom Foundation, "Support of Vietnamese Studies 2006-2008."

Candida Smith, Richard, Libraries - Bancroft, $306,000, Kaiser Foundation Hospitals/Kaiser-Permanente, "Kaiser Permanente Oral History Project - Continuing the Story, 1970 and Beyond."

Cascardi, Anthony J., Consortium of the Arts, $6,750, UCSD, "ArtsBridge Scholars Program."

Catalano, Ralph A., Health Policy and Administration, $146,496, UCSF, "Health and Society Scholars Programs."

Cervero, Robert B., IURD, $42,751, Nelson/Nygaard Consulting Associates, "Research Agreement between Nelson/Nygaard Associates and the Regents of UC."

Citrin, Jacob, Institute of Governmental Studies, $20,000, James Irvine Foundation, "Government by Initiative in California: Assessment and Reform."

Cole, Robert W., Cal Performances, $15,000, Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation, "2005-06 Anne Sofie von Otter Performance."

Consey, Kevin, BAM/PFA, $115,000, Renate Hans and Maria Hofmann Trust, "Hofmann Exhibition."

Consey, Kevin, BAM/PFA, $10,000, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, "General Operating Support."

Culler, David E., ERSO, $86,427, UC MICRO, "System Design Techniques of Large-Scale Pervasive Computing Environments."

Davis, Marc, Theoretical Astrophysics Center, $488,433, NSF, "Collaborative Research: The DEEP Survey-Emergence of the Modern Universe."

Depaolo, Donald J., Earth and Planetary Science, $36,000, LLNL, "Major and Trace Element Mobility in Natural Zircon: Implications for the Use of Zircon as a Recorder of Early Earth Processes."

Dodd, Richard S., ESPM: Forest Science, $12,000, UC Mexus, "Mating at Extreme, Comparison of Black Mangrove Mating System between Pacific Ocean's Northern Range-Limit and Central American Populations."

Dreger, Douglas S., Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, $34,000, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, "Examination of Microseism Propagation in Sedimentary Basins."

Edley Jr, Christopher, Law, $150,000, Ford Foundation, "The Voting Rights Act Reauthorization and the Decade Ahead: Civil Rights and Electoral Reform."

Edley Jr, Christopher, Law, $300,000, Rosenberg Foundation, "Rethinking Rodriguez: A Strategy for Establishing Education as a Fundamental Right."

Epstein, Edwin M., IAS, $115,659, National Archives and Records Administration, "Emma Goldman: A Documentary History of the American Years."

Faulhaber, Charles B., Libraries - Bancroft, $5,000, National Italian American Foundation, "Italian Americans in California, 1840-1970: A Digital Archive."

Feldman, Lewis J, Plant and Microbial Biology, $1,420, UC Mexus, "Root Hydrotropism Reveals Complex Regulation of Amyloplast Development in Columella Root Cap Cells."

Fernandez-Pello, A. Carlos, Graduate Division - Fellowships, $117,000, Jewish Community Federation, "Jewish Community Endowment Newhouse Fund."

Filippenko, Alexei V., Astronomy, $27,670, JPL, "Testing the Preposterous Universe with Infrared Supernovae."

Fletcher, Daniel A., The Institute for Quantitative Biomedical Research (QB3), $150,000, LLNL, "Mechanics and Imaging of Non-Adherent Cells."

Franklin, Michael, ERSO, $23,750, UC MICRO, "Processing Continuos XML Queries in a Distributed Environment."

Garbelotto, Matteo, ESPM: Ecosystem Sciences, $26,272, UC Davis, "Adaptive Management of Phytophthora Ramorum in the Big Sur Ecoregion."

Garbelotto, Matteo, ESPM: Ecosystem Sciences, $28,500, UC Davis, "Biological and Ecophysiological Factors Mitigating in Planta Survival of Phytophthora Ramorum in California Bay Laurel."

Garbelotto, Matteo, ESPM: Ecosystem Sciences, $81,966, USDA, "Phenotypic and Genotypic Comparisons between Nursery and Wild Populations of Phytophthora Ramorum."

Gertler, Paul J., Public Health, $383,074, American Council on Education, "UCB/INSP Collaborative Training in HIV/AIDS and Tuberculosis."

Gifford, Bernard R., Education, $75,000, Dewitt Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund, "Executive Leadership Program for District Superintendents Chief Sate Officers, and their Senior Teams."

Gilless, J. Keith, CNR, $5,000, USGS, "California Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit Program Support."

Goldstein, Thomas J., Journalism, $30,800, Ford Foundation, "The Changing Economics of News: Who Will Pay for Excellent Journalism in the Future?."

Gong, Xiaohua, Optometry, $30,000, East Bay Community Foundation, "Study of Light-Dependent Death of Photoreceptor Cells by Using a New Genetic Model for Retinitis Pigmentosis (RP)."

Gourinchas, Pierre-Olivier, Economics, $83,924, NSF, "Collaborative Research: Global Imbalances and Valuation Effects."

Graves, David B., Chemical Engineering, $45,600, UC MICRO, "Substrate Sensor Measurements and Analysis in Plasma Tools."

Grigoropoulos, Costas P., Mechanical Engineering, $225,000, Nanosys, Inc., "Low Resistance Contact Formation Technology Formation for Flexible Nanowire Macroelectronics."

Hedrick, John Karl, ITS, $240,000, ONR, "Development and Validation of Autonomous and Collaborative Unmanned Aerial Vehicles."

Hellerstein, Joseph M., ERSO, $38,090, UC MICRO, "A Unified Architecture for Sensornet Query Processing."

Hijmans, Robert, MVZ, $15,000, USDA, "Locating and Conserving Wild Crop Relatives in Paraguay."

Howe-Steiger, Linda K., ITS, $84,000, UC Davis, "Caltrans Partnered Pavement Research Center."

Ingram, Bonnye Lynn, Geography, $76,188, California Bay-Delta Authority, "The Application of Otolith Geochemistry to Determine Stock Structure, Survival and the Relative Impact of Water Exports on the Threatened Delta Smelt."

Jordan, Michael I., ERSO, $55,219, UC MICRO, "Machine Learning: Model Selection Algorithms for Kernel Machines and Graphical Models."

Kalas, Paul, Astronomy, $24,890, JPL, "Spitzer Imaging and Photometry of Two I Gyr Old Debris Disks Within 20 pc of the Sum."

Katz, Randy H., ERSO, $97,850, UC MICRO, "Enhancing Networking Dependability via Programmable Network Elements."

Keller, Ann, Energy and Resources Group, $12,000, UC Mexus, "Air Quality and Development in the Big Bend: The Politics of Knowledge."

Klein, Daniel, ERSO, $20,841, UC MICRO, "Unsupervised Learning for Natural Language Processing."

Koenig, Walter D., MVZ, $18,000, NSF, "Travel Support for the 11th International Society for Behavioral Ecology Meeting to be Held in Tour, France, 23-28 July 2006."

Kremen, Claire, ESPM: Insect Biology, $303,713, NSF, "Collaborative Research: Community Disassembly and Ecosystem Function: Pollination Services Across Agro-Natural Landscapes."

Lee, Edward A., ERSO, $150,000, Daegue Gyeongbuk Institute of Science and Technology, "CHESS Industry Membership Agreement."

Lee, Edward A., ERSO, $66,690, UC MICRO, "Timed Distributed Systems."

Leonard, Thomas C., Public Health Library, $74,991, State of California Dept. of Health Services, "Public Health Library-Continuation of Occupational and Environmental Health Hazard (DOE 6)."

Leonard, Thomas C., Libraries - Bancroft, $50,000, University of Michigan, "The Advanced Papyrological Information System Project (V)."

Lieberman, Michael A., ERSO, $26,933, UC MICRO, "Control of Peripheral Plasma in Confined Dual Frequency Capacitive Discharges for Microelectronics Processing."

Lin, Liwei, ERSO, $26,000, Taiyo Yuden Co, Ltd., "Wideband Tunable Filter of Taiyo Yuden."

Lin, Liwei, ERSO, $795,000, NIST, "Magnetic Shielding and Fabrication of Micromachined Gyroscopes Using Spin-Polarized Nuclei."

Lin, Meng, Optometry, $47,609, Allergan Pharmaceutical, "Comparison Study of Lubricant Ophthalmic Drops for Dry Eye Treatment."

Lin, Meng, Optometry, $22,440, CooperVision, Inc., "A Comparative Clinical Evaluation Study of Different Hyper-02 Transmitted Hydrogel Lenses (CV-003)."

Lin, Meng, Optometry, $29,483, CooperVision, Inc., "Effects of Soft Lens Characteristics on Lens Performance - A Fitting Study Using Two or More Different Soft Lens Types (CV-005, CV-011)."

Lin, Meng, Optometry, $47,417, CooperVision, Inc., "Effects of Lens Designs on Clinical Performance of Silicone Hydrogel Lenses (CV-009, CV-010, CV-012)."

Luhmann, Janet, SSL, $30,000, JPL, "Venus Exploration Analysis Group (VEXAG) Co-Chair."

Lustig, Steve, University Health Services, $224,391, Center for Mental Health Services, "Cal Suidice, Training, Education and Prevention Project (Cal-STEPS)."

Madanat, Samer M, ITS, $22,500, NAVTEQ Corporation, "RSU Management Function for the ITS World Congress."

Mao, Samuel, ERSO, $618,481, MIT, "High Throughput Screening of Nanostructured Hydrogen Storage Materials."

Marletta, Michael, Chemistry, $1,157,279, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, "Heme Protein Sensors in Prokaryotes."

Martin, W. Mike, Architecture, $100,000, American Institute of Architects, "Evidence-Based Design Model: Pilot Study of a Collaborative, Transdisciplinary Model in a Healthcare Setting."

Maslach, Christina, Academic Achievement Division, $1,905,284, DOED, "Student Support Services."

McMains, Sara, ERSO, $57,356, UC MICRO, "Interactive Design Exploration and Optimization Tools."

McMenamin, Sara, Public Health, $10,900, Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, "Updating the Health Status Section of the Statehealthfacts.org Database."

Micco, Guy, Public Health, $136,350, UCOP, "Academic Geriatric Resource Program."

Moritz, Craig, IB, $23,500, USGS, "Genetic and Fungal Analysis of Mountain Yellow-Legged Frogs in Southern California."

Moritz, Max, ESPM: Ecosystem Sciences, $9,912, USGS, "Fire and Sudden Oak Death at Point Reyes National Seashore."

Morse, Edward C., ESRC, $49,568, LLNL, "Ultra Short Pulse Lasers Phenomenology and Applications."

Muller, Richard S., ERSO, $250,000, Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd., "Berkeley Sensor and Actuator Center Participation Agreement."

Necula, George, ERSO, $53,544, UC MICRO, "Tools for Securing the Software Infrastructure."

Nelson, Kara L., ERSO, $75,000, EPA, "UV-Tube Design Concept for Water Disinfection."

O'Brien, James F., ERSO, $37,491, UC MICRO, "Efficient Methods for Physically Based Animation."

Olshausen, Bruno, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, $75,935, UC Davis, "Bilinear Models of Natural Images and Their Application to Image Analysis."

Palsboll, Per Jakob, ESPM: Ecosystem Sciences, $57,614, USDCOM Commerce, Miscellaneous, "Genetic Material Extractions from Individual North Atlantic Humpback Whales."

Patterson, David A., ERSO, $58,930, UC MICRO, "ROC: Recovery Oriented Computing."

Pearson, P. David, Education, $97,305, National Center on Education and the Economy, "To Construct an Operational Definition of What We, as a Nation and a Profession, Mean by Successful Reading and Writing in the Intermediate Grades."

Peterson, Per F., ESRC, $50,000, UT-Battelle, "Support Activities for Pre-Conceptual for the AHTR."

Pisano, Albert P., ERSO, $482,882, Army Research Office, "Electro-Magnetic Actuated Valve for MEMS Fuel Metering System."

Pisano, Albert P., ERSO, $451,526, Timken Company, "MEMS for Rolling Element Bearings."

Polse, Kenneth A., Optometry, $4,606,971, National Eye Institute, "Berkeley Clinical Scientist Development Program."

Quail, Peter H., Plant and Microbial Biology, $720,500, USDA, "Agricultural Crop Enhancement through Molecular and Genetic Research on Mechanisms of Plant Growth, Development and Survival."

Quigley, John M., IBER, $14,970, Real Estate Research Institute, "Real Estate Portfolio Allocation."

Renne, Paul, Earth and Planetary Science, $30,000, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics, "Geochronology and Geochemistry of Volcanic Glasses Used for Tool-Making by Early Homo Sapiens in Ethiopia."

Richards, Mark A., L&S, $218,000, Level Playing Field Institute, "Graduate Fellows Forum."

Roland, Gerard, Economics, $30,000, Chiles Foundation, "Graduate Student Support."

Romanowicz, Barbara A., Berkeley Seismological Laboratory, $53,994, UNAVCO, "PBO Strain Archive at the Northern California Earthquake Data Center."

Russell, Stuart J., ERSO, $3,255,964, Air Force Research Laboratory, "Effective Bayesian Transfer Learning."

Sanders, Seth R., ERSO, $64,125, UC MICRO, "Digital Control Circuits for Power Conversion Applications."

Savas, Omer, ERSO, $74,681, NASA Ames Research Center, "Experimental Studies of Rotor Flow Fields and Forces in a Tow Tank at Low and Moderate Reynolds Numbers."

Schaffer, David, Chemical Engineering, $100,000, Alzheimer's Association, "Evolution of AAV Vectors for Efficient Gene Delivery to Astrocytes."

Schell, Orville, Journalism, $1,000,000, Carnegie Corporation, "The Journalism 2005 Initiative: News 21."

Schell, Orville, Journalism, $1,500,000, John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, "The Journalism 2005 Initiative: News 21."

Schell, Orville, Journalism, $43,000, Open Society Institute, "China Grants - Environmental Reporting."

Schell, Orville, Journalism, $1,750,000, Richard and Rhoda Goldman Fund, "Truth in Media Project."

Seed, Raymond B., ERSO, $29,729, NSF, "SGER: Hurricane Katrina and Lessons for Responding and Repairing Catastrophic Levee Failures Applicable to Other Similarly Threatened Areas in the U.S."

Shortell, Stephen M., Public Health, $173,171, HRSA, "Scholarships for Disadvantaged Students."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $25,000, Caltrans, "Strategies for Linking Trucking and Smart Parking Technologies."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $51,506, Caltrans, "The Naturalistic Driver Model: Development, Integration, and Verification of Lane Change Maneuver, Driver Emergency and Impairment Modules."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $99,998, Caltrans, "Weave Analysis Evaluation and Refinement."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $102,307, Caltrans, "Feasibility Study for the Use of Biodiesel in the Caltrans Fleet."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $237,392, Caltrans, "Bicycle Detection and Operational Concept at Signalized Intersections."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $249,000, Caltrans, "Safety Roadside Rest Area (SRRA) Hot Spots: Field Test Evaluation."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $249,855, Caltrans, "Evaluation of Cost-Effective Planning and Design Options for Bus Rapid Transit in Dedicated Bus Lanes."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $268,687, Caltrans, "Stage 5 Test Deployment of Efficient Deployment of Advanced Public Transportation Systems (EDAPTS)."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $279,200, Caltrans, "PATH Publication."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $528,316, Caltrans, "PATH Administration."

Skabardonis, Alexander, ITS, $560,968, Caltrans, "PATH Leadership."

Smith, Alan J., ERSO, $25,471, UC MICRO, "Computer System and Mobile Services Optimization."

Smith, Kirk R., Public Health, $2,822,037, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, "Chronic Respiratory Effects of Early Life PM Exposure."

Smith, Martyn T., Environmental Health Sciences, $33,000, National Cancer Institute, "Proteomic Analyses on Serum, Urine and Cell Lysates Among Benzene Exposed Subjects."

Sobel, Noam, Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, $10,000, William M. Keck Foundation, "Olfaction in Treatment and Diagnosis of Disease."

Spanos, Costas J., ERSO, $7,125, UC MICRO, "Modeling Within-Die Variation and Spatial Correlation Effects for Process-Design Co-Optimization."

Spear, Robert C., Public Health, $127,385, Chinese Academy of Sciences, "Ecogenetics of Schistosoma Japonicum Transmission in China."

Stamper-Kurn, Dan, Physics, $825,000, Army Research Office, "Trapped-Source and Filled-Ring Atom Interferometry in a Millimeter Scale Magnetic Ring Trap."

Varaiya, Pravin P., ITS, $25,000, Caltrans, "What is the Excess Capacity in HOV Lanes?"

Varaiya, Pravin P., ITS, $25,000, Caltrans, "Maintaining the Health of the Caltrans Loop Detector System."

Wagner, David, ERSO, $34,734, UC MICRO, "Security Types: How to Write and Verify Secure Code."

Walrand, Jean C., ERSO, $17,100, UC MICRO, "Algorithms and System Design for Bandwidth Trading."

Wawrzynek, John, ERSO, $17,100, UC MICRO, "The Design, Construction, and Application of a High-End Reconfigurable Computing Systems."

Weber, Eicke R., ERSO, $8,900, UC MICRO, "GaN Material Design for Photoreceptors."

Weber, Eicke R., ERSO, $36,045, UC MICRO, "Low-Temperature Behavior of Metals in Silicon."

Westphal, Andrew, SSL, $363,312, NASA Goddard Space Flight Center, "Keystone System Development."

Zimring, Franklin, Institute for the Study of Social Change, $860,000, Centers for Disease Control, "Center on Culture, Immigration and Violence Prevention."