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SPRING 2012
Research and Economic Development News from Mississippi State University
MAROON RESEARCH
FALL 2012
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Fall yields new opportunities for research enterprise
I know that all of you are very busy as we move into the final weeks
of the fall semester and begin preparing for the upcoming holidays,
exams and winter break. For me, it seems like only yesterday that we
were beginning a new academic year in August. Fall is a busy time of
year on our campus, and has always been my favorite season. Like you,
we have been working hard in the Office of Research and Economic
Development, and we are very excited about the opportunities that
Mississippi State is a part of thanks in part to your contributions to our
research efforts. Please let me share a few of them with you.
Update on cross-college research grants
For the past two years, our cross-college grant program has been a
very popular research facilitation tool, and one that has demonstrated a
strong return on our investments. For 2011-2012, we invested $80,000
in 40 cross-college research teams that resulted in $13 million in funded
research and approximately $12 million in research proposals pending.
Earlier this semester, we received a heavy response to our call for cross-
college proposals for 2012-2013. We will announce those recipients on
our website in the next few days. Check www.research.msstate.edu for
more information.
IHL economic development efforts
IHL Commissioner Hank Bounds recently appointed Mr. Paul Sumrall
to a position designed to assist universities establishing stronger ties to
industry in Mississippi. We had an opportunity Nov. 29-30 to showcase
our research efforts to Mr. Sumrall when he and Mr. Marcus Thompson,
Commissioner Bounds’ chief administrative officer, visited MSU. The
purpose of the tour was to learn more about how our programs and
David Shaw is vice president for research and economic development at Mississippi State University. Contact him at [email protected].
ON THECOVER
clockwise
Honoring RadvanyiJanos Radvanyi, seated, center, surrounded by
friends and speakers at the banquet and reception
held in his honor in late August. Joining him are
MSU Vice President of Research David Shaw (left
to right), Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman, James
Kraska, Lewis R. Brown, Eduardo Ma R Santos,
James Auer, Sumihiko Kawamura and William D.
“Billy” Mounger. For more about the special event,
please see page 12.
Dino eggsFour fossilized dinosaur eggs go through a high-
resolution CT scanner, available through a partnership
between MSU’s Institute for Imaging & Analytical
Technology and Premier Imaging of Starkville. Fossil-
owner John Paul Jones looks on with other scientists.
EcoCAR 2 team recognizedMississippi State University’s EcoCAR 2 Team was
recognized during Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s Energy
Summit in Jackson in early October for excellence in
alternative vehicle design. The team was greeted by
summit keynote speaker and former New York Mayor
Rudy Giuliani. Shown at the Governor’s Summit, from
left-to-right, were: MSU student team leader William
Blake Brown; MSU staff team advisor Matthew Doude;
MSU team communications manager Claire Faccini;
Giuliani; and MSU EcoCar 2 faculty advisor Marshall Molen.
Tracking SandyBroadcast meteorology student Rachel Kroot,
of Lancaster, Pa., looks at Hurricane Sandy with
Mississippi State’s storm tracking equipment in late
October. Her parents’ basement was flooded and the
wind-damage in her hometown was widespread.
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research can be of value to industrial partners in our state. We
enjoyed welcoming Mr. Sumrall and Mr. Thompson to campus.
Maroon Research TV now online
As part of our ongoing work to showcase Mississippi State’s
research and economic development efforts, we have collaborated
with the MSU TV Center and University Relations to produce
a new online video series -- Maroon Research TV. We plan on
featuring a wide range of projects and people over the coming
year, and I encourage you to take a couple of minutes to watch our
first episode on the Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory. It is on
our website, and the direct link to the series page is http://www.
research.msstate.edu/rresources/videos
SPA DAWG program underway
The Department Administrator Working Group (DAWG)
offered by our Sponsored Programs Administration Office kicked
off its first meeting Sept. 13 with a meet-and-greet. The major
goal of DAWG is the development and application of knowledge
and skills in the area of sponsored project administration.
Participants are paired with a mentor during the year and meet
on a monthly basis. I would like to offer my congratulations to
following individuals who are members of the first DAWG class:
Courtney Blaylock, Dean’s Office, Bagley College of Engineering;
Lisa Clardy, Extension Administration; Carly Cummings, Dean’s
Office, College of Arts and Sciences; Kay Davidson, Forest
Products Department; Carol Ellington, Institute for Genomics,
Biocomputing and Biotechnology (IGBB); Kelly Kolb, Plant and Soil
Sciences; Veronica Leonard, CMREC/Brown Loam Experiment
Station; Reatha Linley, Department of Chemistry; and Carol Martin,
Dean’s Office, Bagley College of Engineering. For more information
about the DAWG program, contact Robyn Remotigue at robyn@
spa.msstate.edu.
Export compliance training series kicks off
Export compliance is an important issue at Mississippi State
and other major research universities around the country. Starting
in October, MSU faculty and staff working on or managing
contracts that involve Export Administrations Regulations (EAR)
and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) will have the
new opportunities to learn more about export compliance issues
thanks to a training series developed by our Office of Research
Security. The series of seven presentations and interactive sessions
are designed to provide a basic working knowledge of the export
control laws and regulations. All personnel, principal investigators,
business managers, contracts and grants personnel and anyone
who is working on an export controlled project needs to know and
understand the requirements. We have held two sessions so far, and
they have been very well attended. Look for announcements about
the rest of the series over the next few months.
Thank you for taking the time to read our latest edition of the
Maroon Research newsletter. Please feel free to contact me at
any time with your suggestions, comments or concerns. I always
enjoy hearing from you. I appreciate the work you do on behalf of
Mississippi State University.
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U .S. Sen. Roger Wicker was the keynote speaker Oct. 16
at the grand opening ceremony of the Mississippi State
University Science and Technology Center at NASA’s John C. Stennis
Space Center.
The $9-million research facility funded by the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration is the new Hancock County home
for the MSU-led Northern Gulf Institute and researchers from the
land-grant institution’s Geosystems Research Institute.
NOAA’s National Coastal Data Development Center and an
Engineering Branch of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service are
other building tenants.
Science and technology conducted at the center focuses
on critical processes in the northern Gulf of Mexico including
measurement and monitoring, physical and biological assessments,
and social and economic impacts on coastal communities. Additional
capabilities exist to evaluate watershed processes, hazards such as
floods and storm surges, and impacts on food production associated
with harmful fungi.
In addition to Wicker, the program included MSU President Mark
E. Keenum and David Shaw, vice president for research and economic
development, along with officials from NASA and NOAA.
Shaw says the 38,000-square-foot building has enhanced the
abilities to address the pressing needs of the region.
“The research and educational programs developed at the MSU
Science and Technology Center are nationally acclaimed, and the
commitment to this new facility by NOAA and MSU is a strong
example of our plans for continuing and expanding these efforts,”
Shaw said.
WICKER KEYNOTES NEW MSU BUILDING OPENING AT STENNIS SPACE CENTER
Mississippi State University unveiled its state of the art Science and Technology Center located at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County in October. Pictured at the opening are MSU President Mark Keenum, Sharon Mesick with the NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center, and MSU Vice President for Research and Economic Development David Shaw.
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DARLING NAMED DIRECTOR OF MSU EARLY CHILDHOOD INSTITUTE
L ynn Darling brings a wealth of
knowledge and experience as the
new director of Mississippi State’s Early
Childhood Institute.
Interim director since 2011, she has worked
for the ECI in different capacities for the past
decade, including teaching, curriculum writing
and coordinating training.
This varied background in a major unit
of the university’s College of Education has
helped her better understand the myriad
challenges of working in the field, she said.
“I’ve experienced many of the things the
staff also may face,” she added.
Darling is an Emory University
anthropology graduate who went on to
complete master’s and doctoral degrees in
curriculum and instruction from the University
of Maryland, College Park.
Even though she holds advanced degrees,
she credits her time as a pre-kindergarten
teacher at the Smithsonian Early Enrichment
Center, located at the Smithsonian Institution
in the nation’s capital, with providing much of
her knowledge in early childhood education.
“I learned everything I know at the
Smithsonian; it really allowed me to put
what I’d learned in theory into practice in the
classroom,” she said.
The ECI was established in 1999 to
provide training, technical assistance and
applied research for improved quality and
accessibility of early care and education
across Mississippi. Located at 46 Blackjack
Road, it offers statewide programs focusing
on the improvement of quality of early
childhood education for children from birth to
pre-kindergarten.
Providing professional development for
educators in the field and encouraging local
communities to support young children
are among other ECI missions. (For more
information, visit http://earlychildhood.
msstate.edu/.)
Darling succeeds Cathy Grace, who
now serves as director of early childhood
education for the Gilmore Foundation.
Lynn Darling
Computer resources and support are provided for the center by
MSU’s High Performance Computing Collaboratory.
According to HPC2 computing director Trey Breckenridge,
computer resources and technical support are the lifeblood of
the new NOAA Exploration Command Center located in the MSU
Science and Technology Center.
“The new ECC at our MSU Stennis location is one of only
seven in the world and provides a two-way communication system
that allows scientists on research vessels at sea to collaborate
with scientists on shore as they all view live, high-definition video
streams from remotely operated underwater vehicles exploring
Earth’s oceans,” Breckenridge said.
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G etting a job isn’t just about what you know -- it’s also
about who you know.
Recent university graduates and current students require
networking opportunities to begin their careers, and Mississippi State
University is providing them.
For example, more than 60 young professionals recently attended
the ninth biannual Mississippi State University-University of Alabama
at Birmingham Conference on Differential Equations & Computational
Simulations, where there were 131 attendees. Hosted by the Center
for Computational Sciences at the High Performance Computing
Collaboratory and the MSU department of mathematics and statistics,
this interdisciplinary academic gathering provided a forum for new
researchers to meet with experienced professionals in their respective fields.
Mathematicians, scientists and engineers from academia and
industry gathered to exchange research ideas involving theoretical
and applied developments in differential equations and computational
simulations at one of the only conferences of its kind in the Southeast,
said conference-organizer Hyeona Lim, MSU associate professor of
mathematics and statistics.
“The major idea is to promote the collaboration between
disciplines,” she said. “This conference was not just for the experienced
mathematician or engineer, it also was for encouraging these young
researchers and helping them get jobs.”
Many presenters at the conference came from MSU’s Center
for Advanced Vehicular Systems at the HPC2, and several of the
presentations focused on research from fields closely related to math
and engineering, such as physics and chemistry.
“Differential equations are the math side and the computational
simulations are the engineering side,” Lim said. “By bringing these
people from various disciplines -- physics, biology, chemistry,
mathematics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering and
biomedical engineering -- these people really see how the math
problems can be applied to realistic world problems.”
The conference also highlighted the collaborative efforts among the
most successful leaders in academia and industry, Lim said.
“More than half our audience came back from previous conferences.
They like the format: the quality of the talks, the Southern
hospitality, that it’s hosted in Mississippi,” she said. “We arrange all
INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: EXPERTS, BEGINNERS SHARE RESEARCH
Zhi J. Wang, aerospace engineer from the University of Kansas, presented a paper at Mississippi State University’s recent Conference on Differential Equations & Computational Simulations, an interdisciplinary conference for researchers in mathematics, engineering and other scientific fields.
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the transportation, and we provide all the meals. Since they can
all stay together, they have more time to communicate with other
researchers.”
MSU’s institutional support, as well as a $35,000 National
Science Foundation grant and other off-campus organizations, made
it all possible, Lim said.
In addition to CAVS, the conference also was made possible by
the MSU Office of the Provost; Office of Research and Economic
Development; College of Arts & Sciences; and the physics and
astronomy department.
Other contributors included the NSF, University of Minnesota’s
Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, UAB’s School of
Engineering, Electronic Journal of Differential Equations and Atlas
Conferences Inc.
Lim thanked MSU Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry
Gilbert for his support and leadership in offering the conference’s
opening address.
“All these people and organizations know that this is a great
tradition. There aren’t that many math conferences in Mississippi,
but this is the best that has a long history -- it’s one of the best
interdisciplinary conferences in the country,” she said.
J ennifer Easley is the new director of
sponsored programs administration at
Mississippi State.
Beginning Nov. 1, she will lead the university
office responsible for overseeing externally
sponsored programs as the land-grant
institution’s authorized signature for grants,
contracts, and other such formal agreements.
A Mississippi State alumna, Easley has
been serving on campus as business operations
director for the High Performance Computing
Collaboratory. She holds bachelor’s and
master’s degrees in professional accountancy.
“She comes to this position with an
understanding of the complexities of sponsored
programs, having been involved in both the pre-
and post-award areas at MSU since 2004,”
said David Shaw, vice president for research
and economic development, in making the
announcement.
Shaw praised Easley for being “intimately
familiar with the support needs of our faculty,
their departments and colleges. She has a
well-rounded perspective, having submitted
proposals, developed proposal budgets, and
has managed the employment and financial
components of externally funded projects.”
Easley succeeds Richard Swann, who has
accepted a position with the Mississippi State
University Extension Service.
For more information on the Office of
Sponsored Programs Administration, visit www.
spa.msstate.edu.
EASLEY SUCCEEDS SWANN AS MSU SPONSORED PROGRAMS LEADER
Jennifer Easley
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M ississippi State officials joined with U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran
and Roger Wicker and U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper Sept. 17 to
celebrate the grand opening of the newest building in the Thad Cochran
Research, Technology and Economic Development Park.
Funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National
Institute of Standards and Technology and the Mississippi Development
Authority, the 20,000-square-foot building is home to a new business
incubator, as well as operations for II-VI Inc., according to Mississippi State
University Research and Technology Corporation Director Marc McGee,
who oversees the research park.
II-VI Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based firm with manufacturing facilities,
distributors and agents around the world. It is recognized as a global leader
in engineered materials and optoelectronic components.
“The presence of a major international manufacturer of high-
tech products with applications in industrial manufacturing, military
and aerospace, high-power electronics and telecommunications, and
thermoelectronics applications in the park illustrates the significant impact
that university research parks can have in the communities they serve,
particularly in a rural state like Mississippi,” said David Shaw, MSU’s vice
president for research and economic development.
The celebration included comments by Cochran, Mississippi’s senior
senator; Wicker, who has served in the Senate since December 2007;
Harper, the second-term congressman for the 3rd District, which includes
the university; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Greg Bohach, MSU’s vice
president for agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine and president of
the MSU RTC board of directors; Vincent Mattera, II-VI Inc. executive vice
president; Jim McArthur, MDA deputy director; and Shaw.
“We are very excited about achieving this milestone, and are looking
forward to additional expansion of the park in the near future,” Shaw said.
The 272-acre park is home to nine buildings and 1,500-plus employees,
and represents some $100-million-plus of investment.
Construction of a second entrance and boulevard connecting the park
with Highway 182 is under way with completion expected early next year.
In addition to II-VI Inc., Camgian Microsystems, HBM nCode Federal,
Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, High Performance Computing
Collaboratory, Social Science Research Center, MSU Energy Institute, Sitel
and Tennessee Valley Authority are among current residents of the park.
For more information about the park, please contact McGee at 662-
325-9575 or [email protected].
NEW BUILDING OPENS IN THAD COCHRAN RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARK
Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, second from left, joined with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran and U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper in mid-September to celebrate the grand opening of the newest building in the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park.
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G ov. Phil Bryant and leaders
from Mississippi’s energy
industry encouraged Golden Triangle area
high school students Oct. 3 to consider the
high-paying jobs available in the field and
how they can help lead the state in energy
development.
The governor’s remarks and a panel
discussion were part of Mississippi State
University’s “Powering Mississippi in the
21st Century.” In addition to Gov. Bryant
and MSU President Mark Keenum, featured
speakers included Bob Balzar, vice president
for energy efficiency, TVA; Richard Mills,
CEO, Tellus Operating Group; Stephen
Johnston, president, Itron Cellular Solutions;
and Haley Fisackerly, president and CEO,
Entergy Mississippi. The Mississippi Energy
Institute and Mississippi Development
Authority sponsored the panel discussion,
which was open to the public.
Keenum, who welcomed students,
other audience members, and guests to
campus, said Mississippi is fortunate to have
a governor who is committed to jobs in the
growing field of energy development.
Earlier this week, Bryant was named
chairman of the Southern States Energy
Board, which promotes energy-based
economic development, innovation,
programs and policies.
Bryant said students of today must be
well prepared in STEM subjects and ready
to adapt to changing technologies as they
become future leaders, innovators and
entrepreneurs. While Mississippi has many
accomplishments in the field of energy,
Bryant said the state also must “work
harder at conservation and sustainability.”
The university is home to the
Sustainable Energy Research Center and
the Institute for Clean Energy Technology.
The campus also houses the largest high
voltage laboratory in North America.
Keenum said Mississippi State is conducting
ground-breaking research on biofuels
production, which will help the United
States attain energy independence.
The campus event preceded the
Governor’s Energy Summit that was held
in Jackson Oct. 4, and featured state and
national energy leaders with a luncheon
keynote address by former New York City
Mayor Rudy Giuliani.
GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO CONSIDER ENERGY JOBS
Gov. Phil Bryant spoke to local high school students and others at Mississippi State in early October, encouraging them to be well prepared in STEM subjects and ready to adapt to changing technologies as they become future leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs.
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Global food security issues were in focus Sept. 10 at Mississippi
State when leading international authorities on the subjects joined
researchers and government policymakers for a daylong conference.
University President Mark E. Keenum, a former senior U.S.
Department of Agriculture official with wide experience in these issues,
and U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., were among those on the program.
Formally titled “Technology Implementation at the Local Level: Food
Security for the Future,” the free-to-all campus event was organized by
the MSU International Institute.
Cochran opened the morning session in the Colvard Student Union’s
Foster Ballroom with a look at America’s commitment to global food
security.
“The goal of the conference was to enhance the understanding of
the importance that globalization plays in all aspects of our lives,” said
Benjy Mikel, associate vice president for international programs at the
land-grant institution.
“From clean water and nutritious food to sound economic growth
and stability around the globe, everyone has basic needs and desires to
enhance their quality of life,” he explained.
In addition to exploring new opportunities for Mississippi agriculture,
the program covered such topics as building capacity through technology
and investment, global challenges and university engagement, and other
issues related to the world’s growing food needs.
“Mississippi agribusiness has long been a mainstay of our economy
here at home, and plays an increasing role in helping feed the world as
well,” said Keenum.
“With advances in research and the deployment of new technology,
processes and products, our state’s farmers are able to reach more
MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSTS WORLD’S TOP FOOD SECURITY EXPERTS, OFFICIALS
Mark E. Keenum, right, MSU president and a leading advocate for international food production, safety, and security, joined U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Daniel Yohannes, CEO of Millennium Challenge Corp., at MSU’s food security conference in September.
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While Hurricane Isaac approached landfall
earlier this fall, and warnings were issued for
portions of the northern Gulf Coast, Mississippi
State University researchers were preparing 12-
hour models to forecast storm surge from Isaac
that targeted the coastal areas in its path.
This information was of significant
assistance to decision makers of disaster
agencies and others who advise the public of
emergency preparedness plans for sheltering in
place or for potential evacuations.
The models were run by a team of
scientists under the direction of Pat Fitzpatrick,
research professor of meteorology and MSU
hurricane expert. He is known for his research
publications that include the reference book
Hurricanes (2nd edition).
Fitzpatrick’s team is located at the MSU
Science and Technology Center at Stennis
Space Center in Hancock County.
The storm surge models are generated
from the ADvanced CIRCulation (ADCIRC)
model, a hydrodynamic model requiring a
supercomputer to capture high-resolution
features. The track and winds are based on the
official National Hurricane Center forecasts.
Fitzpatrick’s data for winds is designed to
capture the horizontal distribution out to their
39-mph extent (tropical-storm force).
“Capturing the horizontal wind distribution
is just as important as getting the track and
intensity right,” he explains.
The large-capacity model runs are an
example of the computational services being
provided by the university’s High Performance
Computing Collaboratory, which is located in
the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and
Economic Development Park in Starkville.
The Geosystems Research Institute at
Stennis, where Fitzpatrick is based, is one of
six member centers of the HPC2 that are able
to take advantage of MSU’s high performance
computing resources.
“Not only does Dr. Fitzpatrick’s technology
assist decision makers with hazards response
and evacuation plans, it might also assist
with other research projects, such as helping
to determine how freshwater inundation
affects oyster beds,” said GRI Director Robert
Moorhead.
The storm surge model effort is part of a
larger research collaboration, Moorhead added.
As a member of the NSF-funded Northern
Gulf Coastal Hazards Collaboratory, MSU is
working with Louisiana and Alabama to leverage
partnerships, proximity and significant prior
ventures to advance science and engineering
of coastal hazards across the northern Gulf of
Mexico region. For more information, visit www.
ngchc.org.
To access the storm surge models,
visit http://www.gri.msstate.edu/research/
severeweather.
MSU STORM SURGE MODELS AID ISAAC RESPONSE
markets and provide safe, nutritious, and affordable food to a hungry
world,” Keenum added.
Among others on the program were Raj Shah, administrator of the
U.S. Agency for International Development; Daniel Gustafson of the Food
and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations; and Millennium
Challenge Corporation CEO Daniel Yohannes.
In 2010, MSU established formal ties with the U.N.’s FAO when
Keenum signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on issues
related to food safety and nutrition.
“One focus of Mississippi State’s land-grant mission is to apply
knowledge that can improve lives,” MSU’s chief executive said at the time.
“I am pleased that we are playing a leadership role in these initiatives.”
The signing followed a visit to the Rome, Italy-based offices of the
FAO, where he outlined the university’s capabilities for addressing these
needs. MSU has also formed partnerships with World Food Program and
other agencies to address similar issues.
Mikel, also the International Institute’s executive director, said, “Today,
we live in a global economy that is affected by numerous events and
issues around the world. We must understand what is going on across
the globe and be prepared to be on the cutting edge so that we can be
proactive and not reactive for our state to remain competitive.”
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Mississippi State formally honored history professor emeritus Janos
Radvanyi for his achievements at the land-grant institution, including the
founding of the university’s internationally recognized Center for International
Security and Strategic Studies.
During a campus banquet last week, the former Hungarian diplomat also
was celebrated for his 90th birthday.
A recurring theme during the evening event was Radvanyi’s lifelong
passion for service, primarily through international diplomacy.
“Dr. Radvanyi is a man of courage, and also a man of humility; he has
a passion for peace, freedom and a better world,” said retired Vice Adm.
Eduardo Ma R Santos, former Philippine navy chief and, later, first president
of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific;
Santos, a Radvanyi friend, was among five speakers paying tribute.
Others included:
--James Kraska, a former Radvanyi student now holding the Howard S.
Levie Chair of Operational Law at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I.
--Retired Rear Adm. Sumihiko Kawamura of the Japan Maritime Self-
Defense Force and vice president of the Okazaki Institute, who along with his
own tribute, read a letter from Shotaro Yachi, former vice minister of foreign
affairs of Japan;
--James E. Auer, the director of the Center for U.S.-Japan Studies and
Cooperation at Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Public Policy Studies;
--William D. “Billy” Mounger, Jackson businessman who served among
Ronald Reagan’s advisers and was former Sen. Trent Lott’s long-time fund-
raising chairman; and
--Lewis Brown, MSU research professor emeritus of microbiology.
After the tributes, Radvanyi was presented a plaque by Jerry Gilbert,
provost and executive vice president. “I am very fortunate to have touched
RADVANYI HONORED BY MSU FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT
During a reception and banquet in late August, Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert, left, presented ambassador Janos Radvanyi with a plaque in honor of his lifetime achievement.
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William H. McAnally is the new
president of the Mississippi Water
Resources Association.
McAnally is a research professor
of engineering in the Bagley College of
Engineering and associate director of
the Geosystems Research Institute at
Mississippi State University. He holds
a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering
from Arizona State University, and a
master’s degree and doctorate in coastal
and oceanographic engineering from the
University of Florida.
McAnally’s research efforts include
ecosystem assessment and modeling,
watershed and estuarine processes
and waterborne transportation. One of
his most notable projects is the recent
development of the H3O team -- Healthy
Watersheds, Healthy Oceans, Healthy
Ecosystems -- which includes multi-
disciplinary membership from across the
northern Gulf of Mexico region.
McAnally and his wife, Carol, live in
Columbus and have four children and six
grandchildren.
MWRA works closely with
Mississippi’s 16 public ports that are
located on the Gulf of Mexico, the
Mississippi River and the Tennessee-
Tombigbee Waterway. The ports of
Mississippi, both directly and indirectly,
support almost a $6.5 billion value-added
contribution to the statewide economy,
paying almost $3.5 billion in income to
93,150 employees.
MCANALLY SET TO LEAD WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION
William H. McAnally
history through you,” Gilbert said.
Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman also read a proclamation naming Radvanyi
as an honorary ambassador of the city.
“It is truly humbling to be associated with such greatness,” Wiseman
said. “You have given us much through your service to the university and the
community.”
The event was organized by MSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research
and Economic Development, along with Radvanyi friends and former students.
Prior to receiving political asylum in the United States in 1968, Radvanyi was
Hungary’s ambassador to the United States.
After having relocated to California to complete a doctorate in history at
Stanford University, he joined the history faculty at MSU in 1972. He founded
the Center for International Security and Strategic Studies a decade later and,
in 1996, the university named him the first chair holder for the newly established
ISSS chair.
In 1994, the now free and independent Republic of Hungary honored
Radvanyi for his achievements through the MSU center to help it begin erasing
nearly 40 years of communist mismanagement. The Award for Development of
Foreign Economy cited his achievements in strengthening Hungary’s ties with the
U.S. and Japan.
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More than 30 volunteers from the High Performance
Computing Collaboratory at Mississippi State University
worked for two days in September on the Maroon Edition
Habitat for Humanity service project in Starkville.
The team reports that it was dressed in style for Maroon
Friday as members worked on the house. HPC2 was pleased with
the active participation, and hopes to make it an annual event.
For more information about the Maroon Edition Habitat
initiative, please visit http://www.maroonedition.msstate.edu/
help/index.php.
Undergraduate and beginning graduate
students pursuing research-based master’s or
doctorates in science, technology, engineering
or math had an opportunity to visit Mississippi
State University this fall to learn about applying
for a $126,000 fellowship.
The National Science Foundation Graduate
Research Fellowship provides three years of
support for graduate school, and Gisele Muller-
Parker, program director for the fellowship, came
to MSU on Sept. 28 to discuss how to apply for
it. The program was part of the Experimental
Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Fall
Forum hosted by the university.
“The fellowship award includes three years
of funding, currently a total of $126,000, for an
annual stipend and an educational allowance
to pay required tuition and fees to support their
graduate education at a U.S. accredited institution
of their choice,” Muller-Parker explained.
Seniors completing undergraduate degrees
may apply in November 2012, she said. The
fellowship award does not involve a service
requirement.
MSU biological sciences professor Gary
Ervin benefitted from his NSF fellowship when
he was a graduate student, he explained.
“The fellowship really is helpful because it
provides a monthly stipend to pay expenses,”
Ervin said. “The award also came with an
educational allowance, which the graduate school
administration at my school permitted NSF
fellows to apply toward any graduate expenses.
“Not only did it cover tuition, fees and books,
but we were able to apply any remaining funds
toward our research.”
Most of the time, however, fellowship
recipients have no say in how the cost-of-
education allowance is used by the university,
Muller-Parker added.
Muller-Parker’s presentations included tips
on how to apply, as well as resources available
for students.
“The NSF Graduate Fellowship is an
incredible opportunity to fund your graduate
studies in STEM fields,” she said. “And, preparing
the GRFP application is very helpful to preparing
your application to graduate school. Close to
50,000 fellowships have been offered since 1952.
Your success rate is 0 percent if you don’t apply.”
To learn more about the GRFP, visit http://
www.nsfgrfp.org.
HPC2 EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEER FOR HABITAT PROJECT
NSF PROGRAM DIRECTOR DISCUSSES GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM
Gisele Muller-Parker
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Mississippi is setting an example in education, and it’s one other
states should imitate, according to a national education reform
organization.
Achieve Inc. recently cited Mississippi State University’s Research
and Curriculum Unit’s work with the state Education Department as a
partnership states should mimic in training career and technical education
teachers how to incorporate English language arts and mathematics
Common Core State Standards into their curriculum.
Achieve, which helped develop the CCSS, recently released its report,
“Common Core State Standards & Career and Technical Education:
Bridging the Divide between College and Career Readiness,” available at
www.achieve.org.
The document cited the RCU as “exemplary” in its efforts to
modernize or develop instructional resources for teachers.
By setting the standard in connecting CTE with CCSS, the RCU is
making itself a part of a national initiative to graduate more students
from high school ready for college and career, the report stated.
“In the long term, we should have more students leaving high school
knowing what they want to do,” said Julie Jordan, RCU director. “Career
and tech and academic classes are beginning to connect them to what’s
going to happen after they graduate. Getting a good job: That’s the goal.”
When commissioned in 2010 by the Mississippi Education
Department to connect the CCSS to Mississippi’s CTE courses, RCU
leaders said they chose to focus on the three Rs, though not the
traditional ones.
The RCU is working to improve classroom rigor, relevance and
relationships, and based on Achieve’s report, these three Rs are working.
The underlying goal of the CCSS, which have been adopted by 45
states, is to ensure that high school graduates are ready for college
and careers in the 21st century global economy. Since reading and math
are integral parts of CTE coursework, connecting the CCSS directly to
CTE should improve student performance in both academic and CTE
classrooms, according to the report.
“Academic and CTE teachers are brought in (by RCU) to collaborate
on the process, allowing academic teachers to more easily see how CTE
adds relevance to their own courses, as well as supports the CCSS in
literacy and math,” the report stated.
Betsey Smith, RCU curriculum manager, and Jordan agreed that CTE
educators in Mississippi are learning to connect more rigorous standards
with added relevance for students by building strong relationships with
academic teachers.
Smith said the CCSS are being implemented throughout Mississippi,
with kindergarten through fifth grades begun during the 2011-2012
academic year, sixth through eighth grades learning them during the fall
semester, and ninth through12th grades will begin in fall 2013.
“We’re asking school districts to make sure all our career and tech
ed instructors are attending the same training as the academic teachers.
That way they’re all learning the same language. If they start hearing the
same language and teaching with the same words, the classrooms will be
reinforcing the same concepts,” Smith explained.
Using a common language will reinforce concepts, Jordan said. Then,
the unified coursework will support increased rigor across the curriculum,
as well as suggest its relevance to students across the state.
The relationships formed from teacher trainings are strengthening
partnerships among academic and CTE teachers, which will further
reinforce the rigor and relevance of all the coursework Mississippi
students are learning, she continued.
“This change is going to help all kids be successful and better
prepared for college and careers, and the three Rs of rigor, relevance and
relationships are a big part of it,” she said.
The RCU is only beginning to accomplish its plan of embedding the
CCSS into CTE coursework, Jordan and Smith agreed. More training lies
ahead and collaborations with education stakeholders will continue.
As the CCSS become an integral part of classrooms across the state,
Mississippi children should benefit.
NATIONAL ORGANIZATION SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON MSU-BASED RCU
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External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2012Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount
Allen, Peter J. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation $4,772
Allen, Peter J. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $173,190
Allen, Peter J. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sapporo Chuosuisan Co., Ltd. $16,363
Allen, Thomas Ward Delta Research and Extension Center United Soybean Board $13,450
Armbrust, Kevin L. Mississippi State Chemical Lab U.S. Food and Drug Administration $128,474
Baird, Richard E. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology National Science Foundation $17,879
Balbalian, Clarissa J. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $1,000
Baldwin, Brian S. Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $2,000
Bales, Gordon D. Forestry Department USDA Forest Service $13,765
Bales, Gordon D. Forestry Department USDA Forest Service $37,390
Bales, Gordon D. Forestry Department USDA Forest Service $2,134
Bales, Gordon D. Forestry Department USDA Forest Service $6,613
Ball, Robert Thomas Center for Governmental Technology U.S. Department of Homeland Security $225,000
Banicescu, Ioana Center for Computational Science Engineering Research and Development Center $54,931
Banicescu, Ioana Center for Computational Science Engineering Research and Development Center $74,792
Barefield, Danny Alan Agricultural Economics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $55,000
Barefield, Danny Alan Agricultural Economics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $197,807
Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Railway Tie Association $230,035
Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Cox Industries $400
Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Osmose, Inc. $14,800
Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Planet Saver Industries, LLC $6,600
Beaulieu, Lionel J. Southern Rural Development Center USDA Economic Research Service $250,000
Beaulieu, Lionel J. Southern Rural Development Center USDA - NIFA $32,145
Beaulieu, Lionel J. Southern Rural Development Center USDA - NIFA $237,444
Beck, Mary McLean Poultry Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $282,396
Belant, Jerrold L. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $95,000
Belant, Jerrold L. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $106,760
Berg, Matthew James Physics and Astronomy U.S. Army Research Office $8,836
Berg, Matthew James Physics and Astronomy U.S. Army Research Office $118,005
Bethel, Cindy Lynn Computer Science and Engineering U.S. Department of Army Research Laboratory $12,741
Bethel, Cindy Lynn Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $186,681
Bi, Guihong Truck Crops Branch Exp Station USDA CSREES $6,000
Borazjani, Abdolhamid FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Lybrand Consulting, LLC $16,000
Boyd, Christopher A. Coastal Research and Extension Center USDA Forest Service $16,000
Brenner, Devon G. Dean of Education U.S. Department of Education $684,785
Brocato, Donna K. Leadership and Foundations Appalachian Regional Commission $26,174
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Brown Johnson, Ashli Elizabeth Mississippi State Chemical Lab U.S. Food and Drug Administration $293,984
Brown, Michael E. Geosciences National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $16,061
Brown, Richard L. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $80,000
Brown, Richard L. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology National Park Service $4,300
Buehring, Normie W. NE MS Branch Exp Station Monsanto Company $8,505
Byrd, John D. Plant and Soil Sciences USDA - NIFA $1,000
Capella, Julie Lawrence Student Support Services U.S. Department of Education $75,000
Capella, Julie Lawrence Student Support Services U.S. Department of Education $246,050
Catchot, Angus L. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. $8,400
Catchot, Angus L. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. $5,000
Catchot, Angus L. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $10,000
Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Food and Nutrition Service $52,181
Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center MS Department of Education $148,153
Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center MS Department of Education $19,496
Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center Prentke Romich Company $742
Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center U.S. Department of Education $13,500
Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center U.S. Department of Education $312,000
Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center U.S. Department of Education $50,000
Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center U.S. Department of Education $8,555
Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center Prentke Romich Company $3,502
Clark, Mark Edward Foreign Languages National Endowment for the Humanities $1,483
Clay, Rudolf Torsten L. Center for Computational Science Office of Science (DOE) $150,000
Coats, Karen S. Office of Graduate Studies National Science Foundation $10,000
Coble, Keith H. Agricultural Economics USDA Economic Research Service $30,000
Cross, Ginger W. Social Science Research Center National Institutes of Health $264,893
Cunetto, Stephen H. General Library MS Arts Commission $3,500
Cunetto, Stephen H. General Library National Endowment for the Humanities $2,500
D’Abramo, Louis R. Office of Graduate Studies National Science Foundation $43,500
Dampier, David A. Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $1,608,091
Davis, Sumner D. Center for Governmental Technology U.S. Department of Homeland Security $300,000
Demarais, Stephen Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. $65,740
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $3,000
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $9,000
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $7,000
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $8,000
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $6,000
External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2012 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount
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Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $6,000
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Bayer CropScience $9,000
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Dow AgroSciences, LLC $1,000
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Bayer CropScience $9,750
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Bayer CropScience $9,000
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $9,750
Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $5,000
Donohoe, John P. Electrical and Computer Engineering Pacific Gas and Electric Company $82,000
Donohoe, John P. Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Research and Development Center $101,675
Drackett, Patricia R. Crosby Arboretum Wal-Mart Foundation $750
Du, Qian Electrical and Computer Engineering Air Force Research Laboratory $20,000
Duncan, Judith G. T.K. Martin Center National Endowment for the Arts $3,000
Dutta, Dipangkar Physics and Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $264,000
Dutta, Dipangkar Physics and Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $15,000
Eksioglu, Burak Industrial Engineering U.S.Department of Transportation $25,232
Eksioglu, Burak Industrial Engineering U.S.Department of Transportation $2,610
Eksioglu, Sandra D. Industrial Engineering U.S.Department of Transportation $71,256
El Kadiri, Haitham Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Science Foundation $285,293
Elder, Steven H. Ag and Bio Engineering Biohorizons, Inc. $37,046
Eubank, Thomas William Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $2,000
Eubank, Thomas William Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $14,580
Eubank, Thomas William Delta Research and Extension Center Bayer CropScience $7,000
Evans, William B. Truck Crops Branch Exp Station MightyGrow, Inc. $10,000
Ezell, Andrew W. Forestry Department U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $60,000
Felicelli, Sergio D. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineering Research and Development Center $83,612
Foster, Stephen C. Chemistry U.S. Department of Education $177,688
Fox, Matthew J. Raspet Flight Lab Lumimove, Inc. dba Crosslink $2,802
Freyne, Seamus Francis Civil Engineering Mississippi Phosphates Corporation $1,947
Gordon, Donna M. Biological Sciences National Institutes of Health $49,996
Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $3,645
Gregory, Alexis Denise Architecture Association of American College and Universities $1,000
Hall, Kimberly Renee Counseling and Educational Psychology MS Department of Education $17,649
Hall, Kimberly Renee Counseling and Educational Psychology Lee County Schools $17,649
Hall, Kimberly Renee Counseling and Educational Psychology National Endowment for the Arts $3,500
Hansen, Eric A. Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $445,000
Hanson, Larry Allen CVM Aquatic Task Force Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $20,000
External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2012 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount
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Hardwick, Phillip Donald Stennis Institute of Government and Community Dev Appalachian Regional Commission $168,000
Harpole, Sandra H. Interdisciplinary Programs National Science Foundation $4,000,000
Heiselt, Nathan Eric Dean of Engineering U.S.Department of Transportation $4,500
Herrmann, Nicholas Paul Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures Mississippi Power Company $7,133
Horstemeyer, Mark Fredrick Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineering Research and Development Center $46,656
Howell , Michael Coastal Research and Extension Center Mississippi Peanut Promotion Board $10,000
Hunt, Kevin M. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $8,493
Ingram, David M. Central Mississippi Research and Ext Center USDA - NIFA $2,000
Irby, Jon Trenton Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $18,832
Irby, Jon Trenton Plant and Soil Sciences DuPont De Nemours and Company $2,500
Jackson, Gary B. MSU - ES Administration USDA - NIFA $19,363
Jackson, Gary B. MSU - ES Administration USDA - NIFA $12,456
Jayroe, Teresa A. Dean of Education Louisville School District $39,954
Jones, Jeanne C. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $50,000
Jordan, Julie B. Research Curriculum Unit Appalachian Regional Commission $304,563
Jordan, Julie B. Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $2,903,876
Kim, Seongjai Center for Computational Science National Science Foundation $205,459
King, Roger L. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Army $902,862
King, Roger L. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Army $449,941
Kitchens, Shane C. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory FPInnovations - Wood Products Division $13,500
Kitchens, Shane C. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Genics, Inc. $11,660
Klink, Vincent Paul Biological Sciences Cotton Incorporated $42,557
Klink, Vincent Paul Biological Sciences Cotton Incorporated $30,000
Knight, Patricia R. Coastal Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $567,282
Koenig, Keith Aerospace Engineering NASA HQ $55,000
Kroger, Robert Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $126,713
Lawrence, Gary W. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $54,675
Lawrence, Gary W. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Cotton Incorporated $4,600
LeJeune, Bonnie J. RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $12,976
Lemus, Rocky W. Plant and Soil Sciences Gypsoil, LLC $5,705
Lemus, Rocky W. Plant and Soil Sciences Natural Resources Conservation Service $136,063
Lemus, Rocky W. Plant and Soil Sciences BioBased US LLC $2,200
Li, Xiaopeng Civil Engineering National Science Foundation $174,586
Lim, Hyeona Center for Computational Science National Science Foundation $35,000
Lindner, Jeffrey S. Institute for Clean Energy Technology (ICET) U.S. Department of Energy $250,000
Luke, Edward Allen Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems NASA Stennis $99,403
External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2012 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount
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Ma, Wenchao Physics and Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $157,000
Madsen, John D. Geosystems Research Institute Sepro Corporation $30,750
Madsen, John D. Geosystems Research Institute State of Montana Department of Natural Resources $50,000
Madsen, John D. Geosystems Research Institute Pearl River Valley Water Supply District $20,000
Mago, Pedro Jose Mechanical Engineering U.S. Department of Energy $135,000
Marcum, David L. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc. $10,000
Marcum, David L. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems NASA Marshall $100,000
Martin, Steven W. Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $42,000
Martin, Steven W. Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $316,965
Martin, William V. Franklin Institute of Furniture American Home Furnishing Alliance $57,981
Mathews, Rahel Social Science Research Center U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $2,998
Matta, Frank B. Plant and Soil Sciences Mileston Cooperative Association $5,000
Mauel, Michael J. Mississippi Veterinary Research Diagnostic Laboratory U.S. Food and Drug Administration $16,500
May, Monica Fontana Early Childhood Institute Mississippi Department of Human Services $2,048,248
McCarthy, Fiona Maree Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology USDA - NIFA $4,000
McCleon, Tawny Evans Counseling and Educational Psychology U.S. Department of Education $17,430
McCleon, Tawny Evans Counseling and Educational Psychology U.S. Department of Education $17,430
McCleon, Tawny Evans Counseling and Educational Psychology U.S. Department of Education $16,912
McCleon, Tawny Evans Counseling and Educational Psychology U.S. Department of Education $16,912
McCleon, Tawny Evans Counseling and Educational Psychology Mississippi Department of Education $17,602
McCleon, Tawny Evans Counseling and Educational Psychology Mississippi Department of Education $17,602
McDonnall, Michele Elizabeth RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision U.S. Department of Ed NIDRR and Special Education $850,000
McMillen, Robert C. Social Science Research Mississippi State Department of Health $881,270
McMillen, Robert C. Social Science Research Flight Attendants Medical Research Institute, Inc. $206,757
Mead, Keith Thomas Chemistry National Institutes of Health $336,418
Mitchell, Linda C. 4-H Youth Development U.S.Department. of Justice $14,000
Molen, G. Marshall Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Energy $27,500
Molen, G. Marshall Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Energy $17,500
Moorhead, Robert J. NOAA Gulf States Cooperative Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $955,935
Moorhead, Robert J. NOAA Gulf States Cooperative Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $2,871,972
Moorhead, Robert J. NOAA Gulf States Cooperative Institute Naval Research Laboratory $45,000
Morris, Thomas Heath Electrical and Computer Engineering Oak Ridge National Laboratory $100,263
Morris, Thomas Heath Electrical and Computer Engineering Entergy Services, Inc. $83,200
Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $35,000
Nanduri, Bindumadhavi Bharani CVM Avian Task Force National Institutes of Health $50,000
Neal, Jason Wesley Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $417,208
External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2012 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount
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Nicholas, Darrel D. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Dauerholz AG $5,900
Nicholas, Darrel D. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory CHEMCO, INC. $2,000
Nicholas, Darrel D. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Viance, LLC $4,200
Novotny, Mark A. Center for Computational Science National Science Foundation $164,668
Oldham, James L. Plant and Soil Sciences Natural Resources Conservation Service $40,000
Orr, Alberta L. RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $19,192
Pace, Lanny W. Mississippi Veterinary Research Diagnostic Laboratory Mississippi State Department of Health $99,378
Parisi, Domenico nSPARC Three Rivers Planning and Development District $200,000
Parisi, Domenico nSPARC U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $215,863
Patterson, Kimberly J. Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $96,300
Patterson, Kimberly J. Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute University of California-Berkeley, National Writing Project $60,000
Peebles, Edgar D. Poultry Science Pfizer Animal Health $8,200
Peebles, Edgar D. Poultry Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $53,462
Peng, Zhaohua Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $20,000
Perkes, David J. Architecture Gulf Coast Community Foundation $11,025
Peterson, Daniel G. Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology Murray State University $503
Peterson, Daniel G. Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology National Institutes of Health $57,800
Peterson, Daniel G. Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology USDA Agricultural Research Service $44,462
Peterson, Daniel G. Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology USDA Agricultural Research Service $44,462
Peterson, Daniel G. Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology USDA Agricultural Research Service $210,561
Peterson, Daniel G. Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology Morris Animal Foundation $59,998
Petrolia, Daniel R. Agricultural Economics MS/AL Sea Grant Consortium $162,439
Phillips, Jerry Michael Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $102,339
Poros, John G. Carl Small Town Center Pontotoc City School $3,984
Poros, John G. Carl Small Town Center U.S.Department of Transportation $22,193
Posadas, Benedict C. Coastal Research and Extension Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $14,999
Quarles, Lydia M. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Dev City of Rolling Fork, Mississippi $2,000
Quarles, Lydia M. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Dev Nettleton School $3,500
Ragsdale, Aleta Kathleen Social Science Research Center Appalachian Regional Commission $37,499
Ray, Melvin C. Vice President for Research NAVAIR SYSCOM $432,906
Reisener, Carmen D. Counseling and Educational Psychology Mississippi Department of Education $22,702
Reynolds, Daniel B. Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $5,000
Reynolds, Daniel B. Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $12,150
Reynolds, Daniel B. Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $9,113
Reynolds, Daniel B. Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $21,262
Riffell, Samuel K. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Southern SARE Program $10,467
External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2012 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount
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Riggins, John Joseph Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Forest Service $7,046
Rivera, J. Daniel South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station BioSoil Enhancers, Inc. $7,103
Rousseau, Randall Joseph Forestry Department USDA Forest Service $102,000
Sankovich, Dennis Stanley MSU-Riley Center National Endowment for the Arts $3,863
Schneider, Judith A. Mechanical Engineering NASA HQ $30,000
Schramm , Harold L Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Resc U.S. Geological Survey $15,968
Schramm Jr., Harold L. Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Resc U.S. Geological Survey $85,000
Seale, Roy D. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Franklin Corp. $12,000
Seo, Keun Seok CVM Mammalian Task Force USDA - NIFA $19,330
Shaffett, Bobbie D. Human Sciences USDA - NIFA $79,100
Shaw, David R. Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $73,000
Silva, Juan L. Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $595,329
Silva, Juan L. Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $179,473
Smith, Marshall C. Student Affairs/Student Leadership U.S. Department of Army $10,400
Spencer, Barbara A. Technology Resource Institute U.S. Economic Development Administration $128,592
Steele, Philip H. Energy Institute Choctaw Coal $8,674
Stone, Tonya Williams Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineering Research and Development Center $51,500
Stone, Tonya Williams Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineering Research and Development Center $18,843
Stone, Tonya Williams Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Predictive Design Technologies $104,815
Strawderman, Lesley Jean Industrial Engineering U.S.Department of Transportation $2,610
Tabereaux, Charlotte Burcham MSU-Riley Center Doris Duke Charitable Foundation $2,000
Taylor, Clayborne Dudley Electrical and Computer Engineering Lightning Elimination Systems $9,000
Thornton-Neaves, Tonya Social Science Research National Highway Traffic Safety Administration $194,557
Threadgill, Paula I. Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Food and Nutrition Service $2,882,786
Tucker, Kelly M. Center for Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration $90,000
Tucker, Kelly M. Center for Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration $694,000
Turner, Steven Cornell Agricultural Economics United Soybean Board $22,823
Valentine, Nell Lox Social Science Research U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $98,000
Verdell, Angela Denice Dean of Engineering National Science Foundation $46,000
Vilella , Dr. Francisco J. Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Resc U.S. Geological Survey $68,868
Walden, Clayton T. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems - Extension National Institute of Standards and Technology $304,380
Walden, Clayton T. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems - Extension U.S. Economic Development Administration $500,000
Walden, Clayton T. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems - Extension Appalachian Regional Commission $100,000
Wan, Xiufeng CVM Environmental Toxicology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $30,000
Wang, Guiming Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $15,000
Wang, Xiao Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Science Foundation $50,000
External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2012 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount
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Welch, Mark E. Biological Sciences National Science Foundation $371,720
Willard, Scott T. Animal and Dairy Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $430,736
Willard, Scott T. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $199,344
Williams, J. Byron Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion USDA - NIFA $44,424
Williams, J. Byron Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Food Safety Inspection Service $12,000
Williamson, Claudia Renee Division of Business Research Charles Koch Foundation $10,000
Winger, Jeffry A. Physics and Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $80,000
Wise, David J. Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $1,463,653
Wise, David J. Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $567,693
Woodrey, Mark S Coastal Research and Extension Center National Park Service $11,886
Woodrey, Mark S Coastal Research and Extension Center Mississippi Ornithological Society $5,000
Xin, Ming Aerospace Engineering Mississippi Space Grant Consortium $8,500
Yu, Fei Energy Institute Choctaw Coal $8,670
Zhang, Haimeng Mathematics and Statistics National Science Foundation $64,718
Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Jackson Furniture Industries $980
Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Flexsteel Commercial Seating Division $3,972
Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Affordable Furniture Manufacturing Company, Inc. $490
Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Structured Fibres, Inc. $600
Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory USDA Forest Service $30,000
Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Franklin Corp. $350
Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Golden Chair $576
Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory EnviroPlastics Corporation $1,200
Total $42,109,888
External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2012 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount
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