Grants Development Office

Division of Research

Post-Award Administration

List of Proposals Submitted in 2016

List of Proposals Submitted in 2016

Listed by College, Department and PI


Agriculture, Food & Env Sciences
Architecture & Env Design
Business
Engineering
Liberal Arts
Science & Mathematics
Student Affairs
Other


Academic Affairs

Office of Research & Economic Development
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Genet, Russell
High School Science Research Seminars with Published Papers: Exploration of the Effects of Malleable Factors on Student Educational Outcomes
U.S. Dept of Education
15-490
$1,308,783
Genet, Russell
RUI: Student Speckle Interferometry of Close Visual Binaries
National Science Foundation
16-072
$298,525
Genet, Russell
Student Research within Communities of Practice, A Dynamic New Paradigm for Transforming Undergraduate Science Education
National Science Foundation
16-073
$298,949

Agriculture, Food & Env Sciences

Agribusiness
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Hurley, Sean
Measuring Leaf Water Potential for Regulated Deficit Irigation of Wine and Table Grapes
Corning Incorporated
16-259
$49,000
McCullough, Michael
The Economic Impacts of SGMA and Water Trading on the Sacramento Valley Rice Industry
CA Rice Research Board via University of California, Davis
16-215
$85,114
Schroeter, Christiane
Understanding Produce Purchasing Behavior, Obesity, and BMI: Empirical Results from IRI Household Panel and Med Profiler Data
USDA - Economic Research Service
16-370
$30,000
Volpe, Richard
Pre-Proposal: California Grown, California Sold? Specialty Crops and California Grocers
U.S. Dept of Agriculture via CA Dept of Food and Agriculture
16-182
$181,959
Volpe, Richard
Food Environment, SNAP Participation, and Dietary Quality among U.S. Households: Evidence from FoodAPS and FoodAPS-GC
USDA - Economic Research Service via University of Kentucky
16-273
$49,868
Volpe, Richard
Market Structure and Price Markups in the Food Retail Industry
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-303
$5,000
Volpe, Richard
Improving and Expanding Food Price Forecasts at ERS
USDA - Economic Research Service
16-385
$30,000

Agricultural Education
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Flores, Robert A.
California Agricultural Education - Professional Development Project #2 (2015-16)
U.S. Dept of Education via CA Dept of Education
15-400
$69,000
Flores, Robert A.
San Luis Obispo Office Space and Services for CDE Agricultural Education Consultant (2016-18)
U.S. Dept of Education via CA Dept of Education
15-529
$28,000
Flores, Robert A.
California Agricultural Education - Professional Development Project (2016-17)
U.S. Dept of Education via CA Dept of Education
16-436
$175,000
Swan, Benjamin
Ag Mechanics: Power and Design Experience
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-308
$107,647

Animal Science
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Bennett, Darin
Defining the relationships among microbiota development, probiotics and productivity in growing broilers
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association
15-516
$59,662
Bennett, Darin
Bioinformatics Workshop
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-003
$2,200
Bennett, Darin
Role of the gastrointestinal microbiota in poultry production: Progiotics as an alternative to the use of antibiotics
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-252
$85,101
Bennett, Darin
Use of Kelzyme(R) mineral supplement (fossilized sea kelp) as a calcium source for use in commercial laying hen diets
Kelzyme Research & Development Center, LLC
16-305
$13,478
Edwards, Mark S
Factors influencing hindgut fermentation characteristics of the leopard tortoise (Stigmochelys pardalis): Survey of the microbiome
East Texas Herpetological Society
16-051
$1,469
Everett, David W.
Cal Poly Dairy Ingredients Applications Program 2016
Dairy Research Institute
16-404
$175,000
Everett, David W.
The Milk Fat Globule Membrane Generates Flavor in Cheese Made from Recombined Milk
National Dairy Council via Dairy Management, Inc.
16-439
$104,526
Horney, Marc
Bridging Rangeland Collaborations in CA Through Multi-Institutional Integration of Research
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI) via California State University, Chico
16-131
$103,182
Horney, Marc
CESU Project #P13AC00676: Grazing Allotment Monitoring and Review of Existing Data
U.S. Dept of the Interior
16-456
$20,876
Huzzey, Juliana
Seed funding to support program development in animal behavior and welfare
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-005
$5,000
Huzzey, Juliana
Effects of OmniGen-AF(R) supplementation on energy metabolism, immunocompetence, and physiological stress responses of lactating Holstein Dairy Cows following a period of overstocking
Phibro Animal Health Corporation
16-227
$77,172
Huzzey, Juliana
Acute Behavioral Effect of Regrouping Holstein and Jersey Cow in Pairs or Individually After Calving
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-253
$40,000
Jimenez-Flores, Rafael
Assessment of biological activity in different fractions of phospholipids from egg after supercritical CO2 treatments
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-006
$58,061
Tong, Phillip
2016 Cal Poly Industry Outreach Program
CA Dairy Research Foundation
16-088
$15,000

BioResource and Agricultural Engineering
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Burt, Charles
Not Listed
Not Listed
15-538
$656,800
Burt, Charles
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-257
$234,150
Burt, Charles
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-291
$28,180
Burt, Charles
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-295
$3,000
Burt, Charles
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-486
$8,000
Howes, Daniel
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-077
$33,750
Howes, Daniel
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-428
$49,500
Howes, Daniel
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-483
$21,000
Liu, Bo
Agriculture Management Based on Aerial and Ground Robots
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-119
$40,000
Liu, Bo
Development of a Wireless Sensor Network Based Cattle Grazing Management System
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-254
$5,000
Schwartz, Gregory
Reducing Water Usage in High-Yield Aquaculture Production
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) via University of Missouri
15-527
$2,353,670
Schwartz, Gregory
Filamentous Green Algae Production on Aquaculture Wastewaters for Animal Feeds
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) via MicroBio Engineering Inc.
16-117
$32,999
Styles, Stuart
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-030
$14,480
Styles, Stuart
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-041
$249,432
Styles, Stuart
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-052
$5,836,092
Styles, Stuart
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-382
$298,518
Styles, Stuart
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-383
$294,945
Styles, Stuart
Not Listed
Not Listed
16-384
$268,471

Dean's Office, Agriculture, Food & Env Sciences
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Dietterick, Brian
A Watershed Moment: Training the Water Stewards of Tomorrow
DOC - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
16-055
$59,365
Dietterick, Brian
McIntire-Stennis -- Predicting instream community structure to inform spatially-explicit riparian management strategies
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-112
$45,000
Francis, Hunter
Assessment of Soil Biology and Plant Available Nitrogen for Soil Health and Water Quality
USDA - Western SARE
16-140
$49,690
Francis, Hunter
Healthy Soil Metrics -- A Defined Analytical System for Organic Growers and Organic Input Material Producers
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) via Association of Compost Producers
16-349
$222,586
Francis, Hunter
Climate Smart Ag (CSA) Project
Clarence E. Heller Foundation
16-499
$50,000
Holmes, Gerald
Improving Strawberry Gray Mold Management through Identification of Ineffective Sprays
California Strawberry Commission
16-039
$91,650
Holmes, Gerald
Investigations on the susceptibility of strawberry fruit to postharvest pathogens
California Strawberry Commission via California State University, Monterey Bay
16-046
$33,742
Holmes, Gerald
Evaluating strawberry cultivars for resistance to Verticillium wilt
California Strawberry Commission
16-047
$58,006
Holmes, Gerald
Investigating Treatments for the Management of Macrophomina on California's Central Coast
California Strawberry Commission
16-048
$73,606
Holmes, Gerald
Integrated systems for management of soil borne diseases and pests in strawberry production
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) via University of California, Santa Cruz
16-059
$205,947
Thulin, Andrew
Food Systems Leadership Institute (FSLI)
North Carolina State University
16-071
$25,000

Food Science & Nutrition
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Castro, Luis
Development of a Brewing Teaching/Research Program
Southern California Institute of Food Technologists Section (SCiftS)
16-183
$11,207
Choudhury, Gour
Pre-proposal: In-plant processing of wastewater in specialty crop processing plants for reuse
U.S. Dept of Agriculture via CA Dept of Food and Agriculture
16-181
$449,131
Choudhury, Gour
In-plant processing of wastewater in specialty crop processing plants for reuse
U.S. Dept of Agriculture via CA Dept of Food and Agriculture
16-271
$449,041
Jung, Stephanie
Food Production Seed Funding
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-007
$5,000
Jung, Stephanie
From olive oil milling to the concept of an olive oil biorefinery.
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-038
$40,000
Kravets, Robert
Optimization of Food Thermal Processing
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-043
$5,000
Lammert, Amy
Consumer Test for Kale Salad Varieties
Apio, Inc.
16-180
$10,004
Lathrop, Amanda
Equipment to Expand Fermented Beverage Research and Education Capabilities
Southern California Institute of Food Technologists Section (SCiftS)
16-233
$20,225
Lathrop, Amanda
Evaluation of apple cultivars and yeast strains for hard cider production
U.S. Association of Cider Makers
16-234
$9,075
Nazmi, Aydin
Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption in 11-14 years olds through an integrated nutrition education and culinary skills program: The Pink and Dude Chefs program
Anthem Foundation
16-309
$40,308
Nazmi, Aydin
CalFresh Outreach Plan
USDA - Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) via CA Dept of Social Services via California State University, Chico
16-403
$110,119
Nazmi, Aydin
Pre-proposal: Can US children recognize an ultra-processed food when they see one? Applying Brazil's novel food classification system to the US food ecology
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
16-435
$211,768
Pilolla, Kari
Weight Management Training
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-010
$5,000
Pilolla, Kari
Evaluating the impact of freeze-dried strawberry intake on cardiometabolic outcomes in post vs pre-menopausal women at risk for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular disease
California Strawberry Commission
16-141
$121,299
Pilolla, Kari
PRE-PROPOSAL: Losing Inches through Exercise & Nutrition II: LITEN Up II
National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA)
16-280
$150,478
Pilolla, Kari
Using Biofeedback Technologies to Educate Students on the Intersection of Foods, Nutrients, Timing and Human Physiology
Southern California Institute of Food Technologists Section (SCiftS)
16-290
$5,589
Pilolla, Kari
Losing Inches through Exercise & Nutrition II: LITEN Up II
National Cattlemen's Beef Association (NCBA)
16-345
$168,061
Reaves, Scott
Effects of a Sports Nutrition Program on Health and Exercise Performance
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-247
$5,100

Horticulture & Crop Science
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Brown, J Wyatt
Maximization of Finger Lime Shelf-Life
Shanley Farms
16-016
$44,190
Brown, J Wyatt
Open Lab -- Post Harvest Research and Packaging Materials
Iowa State University
16-246
$6,000
Brown, J Wyatt
Development of innovative video curricula on vegetable crop production
U.S. Dept of Agriculture via CA Dept of Food and Agriculture via University of California, Davis
16-368
$30,000
Garner, Lauren
Developing a Geospatial Software Platform with Grower Interface for Advanced Orchard Monitoring and Management
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-120
$450,000
Garner, Lauren
Evaluation of Pomegranate Mineral Nutrient Requirements for Coastal California Production
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources via Thelma Hansen Fund
16-322
$22,097
Hoover, Benjamin
Biochar Use in Plant Propagationa nd Production
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-074
$26,691
Hoover, Benjamin
The Use of Biochar in Propagation Substrates
California Association of Nurserymen Endowment for Research and Scholarships Foundation (CANERS) via CA Association of Nurseries and Garden Centers
16-264
$5,000
Thompson, Cole
Task A-1: Brown ring patch efficacy and safety
BASF Corporation
15-499
$8,310
Tubeileh, Ashraf
Effects of olive and grape pomace application on soil fertility, water holding capacity, and production levels for organic lettuce in California's Central Coast
Organic Farming Research Foundation
16-162
$12,712
Tubeileh, Ashraf
California Collaborative Research and Extension Network (CAL-CORE) for Sustainable Organic Production
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) via University of California, Santa Cruz
16-343
$30,000

Natural Resources Management & Environmental Sciences
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Appel, Christopher S.
McIntire-Stennis -- Treatment effects on the regeneration environment: The influence of soil legacies and microclimate on germination and success of pines and understory vegetation
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-111
$44,964
Bisbing, Sarah
Treatment effects on the regeneration environment: The influence of soil legacies and microclimate on germination and success of pines and understory vegetation
USDA - Forest Service
15-510
$15,000
Bisbing, Sarah
Pre-Proposal: Southern Area Sudden Oak Death Monitoring Plan
USDA - Forest Service
16-263
$32,790
Bisbing, Sarah
Forest health and demography of Cambria's pine forest
CA Dept of Forestry via San Luis Obispo County Fire Safe Council, Inc.
16-419
$76,480
Brown, Gregory
McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research Program (2015-2016)
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-113
$25,931
Chiu, Yiwen
Developing Life-Cycle Analysis Framework for a Coupled Livestock-Crop Water Recycle System
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-078
$32,486
Chiu, Yiwen
McIntire-Stennis -- Environmental Cost-Benefit Assessment of Restoration Projects
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-110
$30,000
Chiu, Yiwen
Optimizing Agricultural Water Use Efficiency: An Integrated Remote Monitoring System
CA Dept of Water Resources
16-344
$35,801
Chiu, Yiwen
Scotts Creek Watershed Synergetic Watershed Action Plan
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Endowment for Forestry and Communities
16-360
$199,879
Chiu, Yiwen
INFEWS/T1 Nexus of Food Loss, Energy, and Water (FLEW): Environmental Implications from a Spatial-dynamic Perspective
National Science Foundation
16-372
$469,142
Chiu, Yiwen
Writing the Science of Sustainable Agriculture -- A Transdisciplinary Teaching Model
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-393
$149,993
Davis, Thomas Seth
Does Drought Stress Alter Whole-Tree Volatile Emissions?
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
15-525
$100,000
Dietterick, Brian
A Watershed Moment: Innovative Training in Sustainable Resource Management through a Field-Based Science Camp
National Science Foundation
16-104
$625,293
Malama, Bwalya
Instrumentation for laboratory and field-scale monitoring of the saltwater-freshwater interface in coastal agricultural areas
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-009
$5,000
Malama, Bwalya
Hydrogeophysical High-Frequency Continuous Monitoring of Groundwater Resources for Sustainable Agricultural Use
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-080
$99,985
Malama, Bwalya
Pre-Proposal: Laboratory investigation of multi-phase and multi-component flow characteristics of reconsolidating and intact rock
U.S. Dept of Energy
16-099
$800,000
Malama, Bwalya
McIntire-Stennis -- Monitoring Soilwater and Groundwater Consumption by Riparian Forest Phreatophyte Vegetation -- From Diurnal to Seasonal Time Scales
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-109
$44,927
Malama, Bwalya
Hydrogeophysical investigation of potential impacts of groundwater abstraction on Lower Scotts Creek Stream Flows
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-129
$39,663
Reimer, Jeff
UFEI Administration -- State of Urban Forestry
USDA - Forest Service via CA Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
16-134
$115,000
Surfleet, Christopher
McIntire-Stennis -- Hydrologic Response to Meadow Restoration and Upslope Forest Thinning in the Sierra Nevada
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
17-093
$45,094
Thompson, Richard
McIntire-Stennis Cooperative Forestry Research Act Program (2015-2016)
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-101
$125,872

Recreation, Parks, & Tourism Administration
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Greenwood, Brian
Junior Giants: Assessment of Developmental Outcomes - Phase V
Giants Community Fund
15-521
$18,765
Greenwood, Brian
Junior Giants: Assessment of Developmental Outcomes - Phase VI
Giants Community Fund
16-459
$18,758
Lin, Yeqiang (Kevin)
Leisure Activity Benefits in Older Adults
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-008
$2,500

Swanton Pacific Ranch
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Dietterick, Brian
Predicting Instream Community Structure To Inform Spatially-Explicit Riparian Management Strategies in the Little Creek Watershed Study
CA Dept of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE)
16-050
$79,662
Dietterick, Brian
Enhancing Lab Facilities at Swanton Pacific Ranch
National Science Foundation
16-265
$169,100
Moses, Rebekah
Water treatment for irrigation as habitat creation: A biodiversity monitoring and system design initiative
CA Dept of Fish and Wildlife
16-087
$121,986

Wine and Viticulture
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Dodson Peterson, Jean
Grapevine Fruitfulness and Timing of Budbreak As a Function of Spur Diameter and the Position along the Cordon
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-004
$40,000

Architecture & Env Design

Architecture
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Sattler, Meredith
Standard Research Grant: Constructing Noosphere: Re-examining Biosphere 2 as architectural eco-socio-technological organism, 1984-1994
National Science Foundation
16-027
$234,277

City & Regional Planning
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Del Rio Nascimento, Vicente
Urban Design Concept Plan for the "Wellness District", Ventura CA
City of Ventura
16-306
$3,000
Hajrasouliha, Amir
CONNECTING THE DOTS: Campus Form, Student Satisfaction and Academic Performance
Society for College and University Planning
16-466
$10,000
Main, Kelly
City of Lemon Grove General Plan Update
City of Lemon Grove
16-034
$15,000
Nuworsoo, Cornelius
City of Weed General Plan
City of Weed
16-026
$98,377
Nuworsoo, Cornelius
Region 9 Alliance for Mobility Science (REALMS-9)
U.S. Dept of Transportation via University of California, Berkeley
16-376
$140,000
Nuworsoo, Cornelius
City of Lemoore Draft General Plan
City of Lemoore
16-380
$40,000
Nuworsoo, Cornelius
City of Weed General Plan EIR
City of Weed
16-422
$80,000
Nuworsoo, Cornelius
City of Lemoore General Plan EIR
City of Lemoore
16-423
$80,000
Nuworsoo, Cornelius
Center for Research in System Preservation in Transportation (CRiSP-T)
U.S. Dept of Transportation
16-430
$7,800,000
Riggs, William
CAREER: Encouraging Active Travel Behavior Through Technology, Price, and Incentives
National Science Foundation
15-422
$845,513
Riggs, William
IBSS-S: Games & Health: An Investigation of the Impact of Play-Based Strategies to Influence Hand Washing Behavior in the Developing World
National Science Foundation
16-138
$299,880
Riggs, William
Pre-Proposal: Complete Streets Policy, Population Health and Displacement: Lessons for Implementing Safer and Healthier Streets for All
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
16-301
$247,756
Riggs, William
Legal Services Corporation Website Assessment and Evaluation
Ford Foundation via Legal Services Corporation
16-321
$245,534
Riggs, William
Standard Research: Gamifying Active Transport: Studying the Dynamic Between Market and Social Incentives Using Technology
National Science Foundation
16-338
$378,002
Riggs, William
CROSWALC UTC
U.S. Dept of Transportation via San Diego State University Foundation
16-418
$75,000

Construction Management
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Simonian, Lonny G.
Faculty Internship Professional Development 2016
AGC Education and Research Foundation
16-159
$10,000

Landscape Architecture
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Torres-Bustamante, Cesar
Intervhal: Interactive Visualization of Historic-Active Landscapes
DOI - National Park Service (NPS)
16-130
$14,822

Business

PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
de la Fuente, Javier
Developing a Biometric Benchmark for Retail Grocery Packaging
National Science Foundation via Clemson University
16-289
$8,106
Deif, Ahmed
An Experiential Learning Approach for Innovative Supply Chains
VentureWell
16-173
$17,900
Kathuria, Ajay
MRI: Acquisition of twin screw micro-compounder attached with an injection molder
National Science Foundation
16-232
$217,060
Singh, Jagjit (Jay)
Pre-Proposal: Developing packaging systems to enhance competitiveness of the U.S. strawberry industry
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-191
$2,192,285
Singh, Jagjit (Jay)
Retail Supply Channels for CPGs in India: An Evaluation of Handling, Storage, and Transportation in the Distribution Environment
International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
16-463
$38,888
Singh, Jagjit (Jay)
Retail Supply Channels for CPGs in Brazil: An Evaluation of Handling, Storage, and Transportation in the Distribution Environment
International Safe Transit Association (ISTA)
16-481
$41,066
York, Jonathan
Higea Technologies
VentureWell
16-128
$5,000
York, Jonathan
Higea, Inc.
VentureWell
16-278
$20,000
York, Jonathan
Quench
VentureWell
16-438
$5,000

Accounting
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Curry, C. Michelle
VITA Program (FY2016 - FY2017)
TRE - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) via United Way of Northern Santa Barbara County
16-450
$46,016
Sperow, Elisabeth (Lisa)
Cal Poly Low Income Taxpayer Clinic (2017)
TRE - The Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
16-426
$100,000

Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Nelson, Tod
SLO HotHouse (FY 2015-2016)
County of San Luis Obispo
15-533
$200,000
Nelson, Tod
Cal Poly Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Partnership with Cuesta College Business and Entrepreneurship Center
Cuesta College
16-350
$100,000
Nelson, Tod
SLO HotHouse (FY 2016-2017)
County of San Luis Obispo
16-352
$200,000
Nelson, Tod
Mustang Innovation Seed Fund
DOC - Economic Development Administration (EDA)
16-440
$249,781
Nelson, Tod
California Central Coast Regional Accelerator and Innovation Network (C-RAIN)
DOC - Economic Development Administration (EDA)
16-449
$498,265

Dean's Office, Orfalea College of Business
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Dawson, Scott
Cal Poly SBDC for Innovation (2016)
CA Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) via University of California, Merced
16-069
$37,500
Dawson, Scott
Cal Poly SBDC for Innovation (FY2016/2017)
CA Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) via University of California, Merced
16-473
$37,500

Economics
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Battista, Clare
Econ PL Project
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation via Cerego
16-340
$15,000
Hamilton, Stephen
An Evaluation of Potential Economic Impacts Resulting from Flows for Freshwater Mussels: An Update Using Best Available Science and Modeling
Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts via University of Texas, Austin
16-316
$55,364
Lepore, Jason
CWMD Systems Development
U.S. Dept of Defense via Naval Postgraduate School
16-394
$29,994

Management, Human Resources and Information Systems
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Lertwachara, Kevin
Cal Poly SBDC for Innovation (2016)
U.S. Small Business Administration via University of California, Merced
15-528
$166,000

Engineering

Aerospace Engineering
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Abercromby, Kira
Physical Properties of Orbiting Objects: Phase II
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) via Jacobs Technology
16-098
$12,685
Abercromby, Kira
Upper Ocean Energetics
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
16-165
$24,942
Abercromby, Kira
Testing for Heat Switch
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
16-431
$9,388
Doig, Graham
PROVE Lab Challenge
Toyota USA Foundation
16-081
$310,738
Doig, Graham
Confidential
Confidential
16-154
$63,183
Doig, Graham
PROVE Lab World Record Challenge - Computer Science Emphasis
Google Inc.
16-268
$19,500
Doig, Graham
FLIR Airflow Project
FLIR System, Inc.
16-283
$1,029
Doig, Graham
Testing Project 2016
Tesla Motors
16-400
$5,000
Doig, Graham
Cal Poly Wind Tunnel Testing
Jennings Aeronautics, Inc.
16-492
$1,299
Drake, Aaron
NRT-IGE: Collaborative Proposal: Networked Unmanned Aircraft Systems
National Science Foundation
16-274
$123,901
Nugent, Ryan
IDIQ2: Task Order TO-004-CP
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) via Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC
16-020
$225,195
Nugent, Ryan
Vibration Testing Support
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC
16-300
$2,800
Nugent, Ryan
ESA FYA P-POD Hardware Procurement and Support
European Space Agency via Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC
16-312
$69,040
Nugent, Ryan
Cal Poly CubeSat Mission Integration Services for Department of Defense STP-2 Mission Support Cost Proposal
U.S. Dept of Defense via Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems LLC
16-494
$96,004
Puig-Suari, Jordi
3U TestPOD Procurement
DOD - U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command
16-313
$23,562
Puig-Suari, Jordi
P-POD Mk. IV Procurement
DOD - U.S. Air Force
16-357
$44,846
Puig-Suari, Jordi
CubeSat Microscopes for Imaging Bacteria in Microgravity
NASA - Langley Research Center via California Institute of Technology (Caltech)
16-462
$15,000

Biomedical Engineering
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (BioMed and General Engineering)
Edwards LifeSciences LLC
15-409
$2,084
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (BioMed and General Engineering)
Edwards LifeSciences LLC
15-418
$2,083
Cardinal, Kristen
Confidential
Confidential
15-512
$76,682
Cardinal, Trevor
CIRM Bridges to Stem Cell Research Awards II
CA Institute for Regenerative Medicine
16-095
$2,632,502
Cardinal, Kristen
Computational and Biological Approach to Flow Diversion
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH) via Mayo Clinic
16-144
$58,441
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
St. Jude Medical Center
16-241
$5,000
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
St. Jude Medical Center
16-242
$5,000
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
St. Jude Medical Center
16-243
$5,000
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
St. Jude Medical Center
16-244
$5,000
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
St. Jude Medical Center
16-248
$5,000
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
St. Jude Medical Center
16-249
$5,000
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
St. Jude Medical Center
16-250
$5,000
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering): Universal Product Fixture
Edwards LifeSciences LLC
16-413
$5,000
Cardinal, Kristen
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering): Compliance Mount
Edwards LifeSciences LLC
16-414
$5,000
Clague, David
Tissue Temperature Modeling
Thoratec Corporation
15-513
$36,295
Hawkins, Ben
Size-Independent Dielectrophoretic Cell Separation for Identification of Altered Cell Phenotype
CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB)
16-464
$15,000
Katona, Thomas
The relationship between feather pecking behavior, light emitting diode lighting, and ultraviolet reflectivity in poultry
U.S. Poultry & Egg Association via Purdue University
16-023
$8,000
Katona, Thomas
Mantis Composites
VentureWell
16-126
$5,000
Katona, Thomas
Mantis Composites: Stage 2
VentureWell
16-286
$20,000
Katona, Thomas
Mantis Composites: Stage 2: Resubmission
VentureWell
16-401
$20,000
Laiho, Lily
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
HOW - Help One Walk, Inc.
16-176
$200
Laiho, Lily
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
LIM Innovations
16-201
$4,000
Laiho, Lily
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
Clifford Reader
16-202
$500
Laiho, Lily
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
Axon VR
16-204
$4,000
Laiho, Lily
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering)
Electroloom Inc.
16-277
$500
Pal, Saikat
CAREER: What is the minimum intensity required during rowing to mitigate bone atrophy?
National Science Foundation
16-012
$573,399
Pal, Saikat
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering): TBAR Orthotic Device
Richard Deamer, MD
16-445
$5,000
Pal, Saikat
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering): Medical Vacuum for Emerging Markets
InPress Technologies, INC
16-448
$2,500
Pal, Saikat
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Biomedical and General Engineering): Self-Administered EKG Device
New Vision Telemedicine and Medical Consulting INC
16-451
$3,000

California Cybersecurity Institute
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Britton, Bill
Cyber Training Complex - DC
CA Office of the Attorney General via San Luis Obispo Office of the District Attorney
16-166
$96,130
Britton, Bill
Secure Virtual Community
CA Office of the Attorney General via San Luis Obispo Office of the District Attorney
16-168
$113,753

Civil & Environmental Engineering
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Bertini, Robert
SPR 761, PART B: EVALUATION OF VARIABLE SPEED LIMIT/VARIABLE ADVISORY SPEED SYSTEMS
OR Dept of Transportation
16-269
$17,108
Hanson, James
Development of a Thermal Component for Integration to a Hydro-Bio-Mechanical Landfill Model
National Science Foundation via University of Illinois at Chicago
16-178
$62,200
Lundquist, Trygve
AlgaeAirFix Project
DOE - Pacific Northwest National Laboratory via MicroBio Engineering Inc.
16-025
$30,120
Lundquist, Trygve
Nunley & Associates Wastewater Pond Study
Heritage Ranch Community Services District via Michael K. Nunley and Associates
16-092
$20,000
Lundquist, Trygve
Technology for High Productivity Algal Strains for Biofuels Production
DOE - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy
16-097
$1,994,300
Lundquist, Trygve
Power Plant CO2 Capture in Filamentous Algae for Animal Feeds
U.S. Dept of Energy via MicroBio Engineering Inc.
16-142
$49,948
Lundquist, Trygve
Production of Hydrogen and Ethanol from Waste Glycerol
U.S. Dept of Energy via MicroBio Engineering Inc.
16-146
$89,429
Lundquist, Trygve
Coal-Fired Power Plant CO2 Utilization for Production of Biofuels and Biofertilizers
U.S. Dept of Energy via MicroBio Engineering Inc.
16-184
$49,864
Lundquist, Trygve
Nutrient and Energy Recovery Using the RNEW(R) Process
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency via MicroBio Engineering Inc.
16-256
$32,060
Lundquist, Trygve
Increasing reclaimed water supplies with a low-power, low-cost wastewater treatment technology
CA Energy Commission via MicroBio Engineering Inc.
16-279
$332,252
Lundquist, Trygve
Confidential
Confidential
16-371
$1,730,755
Lundquist, Trygve
Algal Bioflocculation for Solid-Liquid Separation
DOE - Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy via MicroBio Engineering Inc.
16-389
$313,063
Moss, Robb
Confidential
Confidential
16-174
$24,901
Moss, Robb
Collaborative Research: Forensics and Forecasting of the 2015 Nepal Earthquake Induced Ground Failures
National Science Foundation
16-334
$231,256
Moss, Robb
Measuring Liquefied Residual Strength Using Full-scale Shake Table Cyclic Simple Shear Tests
DOI - U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
16-443
$56,039
Muleta, Misgana
Central California Coast Ag Pond Conservation Initiative
CA Dept of Water Resources via Upper Salinas La Tablas Resource Conservation District (US-LT RCD)
16-373
$37,826
Pal, Nirupam
Phytotoxicity of municipal treated wastewater (TWW) used for irrigation in agriculture
United States - Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Develoment Fund via Galilee Society Applied Research Institute
16-096
$102,350
Pal, Nirupam
Task #23: Nitrification and Denitrification Testing of Biowish Product
BiOWiSH Technologies Inc
16-314
$34,841
Pande, Anurag
California's Call to Service Initiative (Allocation Process 2015-2016)
CSU Office of the Chancellor
16-127
$45,000
Pande, Anurag
CRISP Type 2: Collaborative Research: Enhancing the resilience of interdependent critical infrastructure systems using a common computational framework
National Science Foundation via Louisiana State University
16-351
$99,990
Pande, Anurag
Collaborative Research: Research Initiation: A Transactional Curriculum Inquiry Approach to Leverage Contextual Exposure in Transportation Engineering Education
National Science Foundation
16-387
$74,393
Pande, Anurag
Center for Transportation Resilience
U.S. Dept of Transportation via Florida Atlantic University
16-397
$127,546
Pande, Anurag
Center for Connected and Automated Vehicles Safety
U.S. Dept of Transportation via University of Wyoming
16-398
$149,857
Pande, Anurag
Center for Transportation Resilience
U.S. Dept of Transportation via Florida Atlantic University
16-425
$256,075
Pande, Anurag
Increasing Short-term Capacity on the San Francisco Bay Bridge
Metropolitan Transportation Commission
16-437
$14,849
Pande, Anurag
Innovative Transportation Educational Center (ITEC) - A Revolutionary Road to the Next Generation Transportation Education and Research
U.S. Dept of Transportation via Cal Poly Pomona Foundation, Inc.
16-441
$200,660
Pande, Anurag
UTC Center for Transportation Decisions, Dollars and Equity
U.S. Dept of Transportation via University of Texas at Arlington
16-442
$50,893
Rahim, Ashraf M.
Curriculum Developmental Services
CA Dept of Transportation (Caltrans) via California State University, Long Beach
16-217
$102,673

Computer Science
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Bellardo, John
Confidential
Confidential
16-275
$415,672
Bellardo, John
Northrop Grumman Nanosatellite study
Northrop Grumman
16-392
$10,000
Bellardo, John
Collaborative Research. RAPID: Exocube 2 - A Cubesat to Measure In-situ the Global Distribution of Light Species Densities in the Exosphere
National Science Foundation
16-496
$94,707
DeBruhl, Bruce
Exploring privacy violations and defenses in the modern automotive environment
Ford Motor Company
16-035
$148,290
Falessi, Davide
SHF: Medium: Collaborative Research: Empirically Establishing Actionable Causal Relationships for Improving Software Maintenance
National Science Foundation
16-094
$300,668
Falessi, Davide
CI-New: Collaborative Research: ESE Lab -- A Software Infrastructure to Empower Artifactbased Software Engineering Research
National Science Foundation
16-136
$419,737
Falessi, Davide
Improving Software Defects Prediction Accuracy in an Industrial Context
Keymind
16-396
$14,815
Kurfess, Franz
Research Novel Applications for Perpetual Computing Technology
Intel Corporation
16-467
$10,000
Peterson, Zachary
EDU: Re-energizing K-12 Extramural Programs with Security Activities
National Science Foundation
16-177
$299,782

Dean's Office, College of Engineering
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
DePiero, Fred W.
ThRRIVING: A Program for Engineering Excellence with Transfer Students
National Science Foundation
16-066
$999,194
Goel, Rakesh
Peer Review for San Francisco Ferry Terminal Expansion
Water Emergency Transportation Agency
16-267
$23,967
Yesiller, Nazli
Estimation and Comparison of Methane and Nitrous Oxide Emissions and Gas Collection System Efficiencies in California Landfills
CA Dept of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle)
16-454
$800,000

Electrical Engineering
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Ahlgren, William
MRI: Acquisition of a Multi-Channel Electrochemical Workstation
National Science Foundation
16-255
$154,429
Danowitz, Andrew
Collaborative Research: Characterizing Engineering Student Mental Health and Its Role in Predicting Engineering Attrition
National Science Foundation
16-100
$169,623
Derickson, Dennis
NASA SEAP Scholarship to Electrical Engineering Student (2016 FY)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
16-093
$9,000

Industrial & Manufacturing Engineering
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Pan, Jianbiao
CCA-SAFE: A Model-Assisted NDE Tool for Failure Analysis on Gold Contaminated Solder Joints
DOD - Missile Defense Agency (MDA) via Intelligent Automation, Inc.
16-147
$24,000
Pan, Jianbiao
Process Development & Reliability Evaluation of Assembling Ultra-Thin Silicon Integrated Circuits onto Textiles for Human Monitoring System
NextFlex
16-294
$249,985
Wang, Xuan
CAREER: Additive Manufacturing of Near Net Shape Composite Structures Using Digital Light Processing
National Science Foundation
16-013
$544,560
Wang, Xuan
Fabrication of near net shaping metallic components through Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and sintering
DOE - Oak Ridge National Laboratory
16-167
$99,982
Wang, Xuan
NRT-DESE: Process and System Analytics for High Dimensional and Massive Data
National Science Foundation
16-281
$2,998,997
Wang, Xuan
Cal Poly Mechanical Engineering Student Projects with Lawrence Livermore - 2016
DOE - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
16-379
$7,776

Materials Engineering
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Harding, Trevor
Task #9 Measurement of Prior Austenite Grain Boundaries in Steel
Chevron Energy Technology Co.
16-152
$7,000
London, Blair
Effect of Hydogen Pick-Up on Tensile Properties of Electroplated 4340M Steel
The Boeing Company
16-488
$2,536
Vanasupa, Linda
Collaborative Research: STEM Faculty Community of Practice in Equity and Diversity
National Science Foundation via Purdue University
16-158
$107,534

Mechanical Engineering
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Chen, John
Does active learning build grit?
National Science Foundation
16-065
$499,275
Chen, John
Collaborative Research: True Grit - Engaged Learning and the Character Trait of Grit
National Science Foundation
16-149
$84,483
Chen, John
Exploring Effective, Adoptable Metacognitive Classroom Tools
National Science Foundation
16-164
$269,821
Chen, John
The STEM Collaboratory: Integrating Engineering with Science and Literacy in the Upper Elementary Grades
National Science Foundation
16-213
$449,901
Davol, Andrew
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Pacific Design Technologies Inc.
16-307
$3,000
Davol, Andrew
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
GAF
16-324
$3,000
Davol, Andrew
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Kronos Golf, LLC
16-375
$3,000
Klisch, Stephen M.
Human Motion Biomechanics Lab: Integrating Research & Education in an Interdisciplinary Setting
W. M. Keck Foundation
16-033
$350,000
Lemieux, Patrick
Sustainable Manufacturing, Advanced Research & Technology (SMART) Wind Prognostic Condition Monitoring Life-Cycle Database
DOC - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) via eFormative Options LLC
16-395
$30,478
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Cherry Aerospace
16-171
$3,000
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Faraday Future Inc.
16-194
$3,000
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Micro-Vu Corp.
16-211
$3,000
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Micro-Vu Corp.
16-212
$3,000
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Callaway Golf
16-226
$3,000
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Solar Turbines Inc.
16-231
$3,000
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Varian Medical Systems
16-237
$3,000
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Solar Turbines Inc.
16-272
$3,000
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
Solar Turbines Inc.
16-288
$3,000
Mello, Joseph D.
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering)
SLO Sail and Canvas
16-310
$3,000
Niku, Saeed
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship: Gaithersburg
DOC - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
16-317
$9,500
Porumamilla, Hemanth
Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship: Boulder
DOC - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
16-302
$5,500
Schuster, Peter
Industry Supported Senior Projects (Mechanical Engineering) (2013)
Parker Hannifin Corporation
15-225
$2,500
Schuster, Peter
Confidential
Confidential
16-153
$2,549
Self, Brian
Collaborative Research: Lowering the barriers: Using the Concept Warehouse to expand evidence-based instruction throughout engineering
National Science Foundation
16-214
$1,001,735
Self, Brian
Collaborative Research: Active Flipped Learning - Design and Effectiveness
National Science Foundation
16-229
$333,661
Westphal, Russell
Excrescence Flight Test
Northrop Grumman
16-015
$30,484
Westphal, Russell
Flight Test of Boundary Layer Data System (BLDS)
The Boeing Company
16-160
$48,749
Westphal, Russell
Cal Poly Flow Measurement Technology Development Program - Internal research and development (IRAD) - 2016
Northrop Grumman
16-399
$25,185
Widmann, James
IUSE:EHR:Collaborative Research:The Role of Non-Cognitive and Affective (NCA) Factors in Engineering and Computing Student Academic Performance
National Science Foundation
16-179
$479,351
Wu, Xi (Julia)
Dynamic Analysis and Anti-Rotation Mechanism Design for Continuously Variable Displacement Engine
Engine Systems Innovation
16-145
$10,151

Liberal Arts

Art & Design
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Werner, James
REU Site: 3D Virtual Environments for Learning
National Science Foundation
16-031
$281,850

Cal Poly Arts
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Lerian, Steve
Cal Poly Arts Broadway Series (2016-2017)
City of San Luis Obispo
16-363
$7,500
Lerian, Steve
Jazz Reach
National Endowment for the Arts via Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
16-367
$2,500
Lerian, Steve
Mystic Arts of Tibet
National Endowment for the Arts via Western States Arts Federation (WESTAF)
16-386
$2,500
Lerian, Steve
Poly Arts for Youth (PAFY) Arts Education Outreach 2016-2017
The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County
16-388
$10,000

Graphic Communication
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Sing, Lyndee
Web Development Skills Workshop for JPL Graphic and Photographic Services Group - Part 2
NASA - Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL)
16-260
$9,000
Sing, Lyndee
The UPS Store 2016 Convention Seminar
The UPS Store, Inc.
16-331
$8,000

History
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Beaton, Brian
A Study of Whether "Ethics Emoji" Can Enhance Ethics Reporting and Performance
Lockheed Martin
16-193
$22,770
Beaton, Brian
Developing a Research Sandbox
Institute of Museum and Library Services
16-304
$24,996
Beaton, Brian
Workshop: Social Facets of Data Science
National Science Foundation
16-332
$29,185
Beaton, Brian
Developing a Geographic Information and Geospatial Standards Sandbox
DOC - National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
16-364
$74,984
Hopper, Matthew
Pearls, People, and Power: The Transformation of the Indian Ocean World
Australian Research Council via Murdoch University
16-032
$15,759

Journalism
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Gearhart, Richard
Pre-Proposal: Califorinia Specialty Crop Television Report for RFD-TV
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) via CA Dept of Food and Agriculture
16-221
$397,817
Glick, Mary
M+OD Squad
CA Dept of Parks & Recreation
16-049
$26,302

Philosophy
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Lin, Patrick
NRI:RUI: Autonomous Vehicles: Ethics, Design, and Risk
National Science Foundation
16-170
$396,196
Lin, Patrick
Stanford-CARS Project on Autonomous Driving & Ethics
Daimler and Benz Foundation via Stanford University
16-493
$196,875

Psychology & Child Development
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Caldwell, Roslyn
The Bakari(c) Mentoring Program at Cal Poly
The Community Foundation San Luis Obispo County
16-044
$86,563
Caldwell, Roslyn
The Bakari(c) Mentoring Program at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: A Prevention and Intervention Program for At-Risk Adolescents (2016-2017)
County of San Luis Obispo
16-333
$44,164

Social Sciences
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Alaniz, Ryan
CNH-L: Coupled interaction between changing climate and anthropogenic factors in the Western USA: Implications for agricultural sustainability
National Science Foundation via Clemson University
16-187
$241,499

Women's & Gender Studies
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Lehr, Jane
Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program (LSAMP) Senior Alliance 2016-2017
National Science Foundation via CSU Sacramento University Enterprises Inc.
16-452
$20,000
Lehr, Jane
Chancellor's Office Supplement to NSF Subaward No. 523931 to NSF Prime Award HRD-1302873: California State University Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation Program
CSU Office of the Chancellor via CSU Sacramento University Enterprises Inc.
16-453
$20,000

Research & Economic Development

Office of Research & Economic Development
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Wendt, Dean E.
Assessment of Marine Coatings at a Central California Static Immersion Test Site
DOD - Office of Naval Research
16-293
$252,045

Science & Mathematics

Biological Sciences
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Cano, Raul
Revealing the microbiome and virome of dental calculus through paleomicrobiomics
Life Sciences Research Foundation
15-493
$180,000
Clement, Sandra
Cal Poly After-School Science Club
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
16-299
$500
Francis, Clinton
Collaborative Research: RUI: Direct and indirect effects of natural sounds on the structure of vertebrate insectivore communities
National Science Foundation
16-001
$523,149
Francis, Clinton
Developing decision-support tools that assess and map the effects of anthropogenic sensory stimuli on wildlife habitat
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) via Boise State University
16-460
$142,985
Hardy, Kristin
Gradients in metabolic performance across the intertidal zone: A comparative analysis of mussels and barnacles
CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science, and Technology (COAST)
16-359
$10,000
Kitts, Christopher L.
Task #21: Development of Strain Specific Primers for BiOWiSH Bacterial Strains
BiOWiSH Technologies Inc
16-028
$89,703
Kitts, Christopher L.
Early Research Experience in Microbiology for Freshmen and Sophomores
CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB)
16-282
$15,000
Lema, Sean
EPA Greater Research Opportunities Fellowship (for Samantha Bock)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
16-427
$50,000
Liwanag, Heather
From Ice to Ocean: The development of metabolic rate and thermoregulation in harp seal pups
National Geographic Society
16-122
$15,000
Martinez, Nathaniel
Solar Cell Development by Phage Templating of Photoactive Compounds
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
15-240
$15,000
Martinez, Nathaniel
RUI: Chronometric quantitation of female reproductive hormones at low-picomolar concentrations on paper-based biomatrices
National Science Foundation
16-133
$309,342
Martinez, Nathaniel
Point-of-Care Diagnostic Device for the Quantitative Analysis of Human Estradiol
CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB)
16-284
$15,000
Needles, Lisa
Development of a native bivalve for aquaculture: the biology and cultivation of Pismo clams (Tivela stultorum) in land-based and open-water aquaculture systems
DOC - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
16-429
$299,315
Ruttenberg, Benjamin
Impacts of fishing on parrotfish grazing in St. Croix
DOC - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
15-402
$45,000
Ruttenberg, Benjamin
Recovery of the Pismo clam (Tivela stultorum) in California: the importance of pollution
DOC - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) via California Sea Grant via University of Southern California
15-535
$65,000
Ruttenberg, Benjamin
Scenarios for Offshore Renewable Energy along the Central California Coast
DOI - Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM)
16-161
$399,999
Ruttenberg, Benjamin
The impacts of coastal development and urbanization on the Pismo clam (Tivela stultorum): understanding the factors limiting populations across its range in California
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via California Sea Grant
16-377
$60,000
Ruttenberg, Benjamin
Monitoring and Restoration of Pismo Clams
City of Pismo Beach
16-420
$53,350
Santiago-Rodriguez, Tasha
Ancient human microbiomes provide insights into the evolution of diseases
Burroughs Wellcome Fund
16-251
$60,000
Steinmaus, Scott
Effects of Seeding Rate, Seeding Timing, and Mowing Height on Mixed Stands of Tall Fescue
CSU Agricultural Research Institute (ARI)
16-011
$40,000
Tomanek, Lars
Collaborative Research: RUI: Uncovering the Role of Sirtuins in Linking Food Availability and Stress Tolerance Through Multi-Scale Signaling Networks in Mussels
National Science Foundation
16-021
$695,823
Tomanek, Lars
EAGER: Biology, chemistry, and physics of xylem surfactants
National Science Foundation via California State University, Fullerton
16-045
$15,000
Tomanek, Lars
Intra-species hybrids and the inter-genomic basis of mitochondrial function
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH) via California State University, Fresno
16-085
$30,000
Villablanca, Francis
Genetic Barcoding of samples collected at Detachment Fallbrook - prevalence of Stephens' and Dulzura kangaroo rats
DOD - Department of the Navy
16-053
$28,082
Villablanca, Francis
Genetic Analysis of Putative and Known San Joaquin Kit Fox Scat
H.T. Harvey & Associates
16-235
$7,618
Villablanca, Francis
Avian Indicators of Habitat Conditions and Disturbance Effects to Natural Resources in State Vehicular Recreational Areas of California
CA Dept of Parks & Recreation via The National Audubon Society
16-320
$229,973
Villablanca, Francis
Genetic Analysis of Putative and Known San Joaquin Kit Fox Scat
H.T. Harvey & Associates
16-365
$2,992
Villablanca, Francis
Improving The Status of Western Monarch Butterflies Through Management of Breeding and Overwintering Habitats
DOI - U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
16-433
$114,586
Villablanca, Francis
Genetic Analysis Of Putative Dipodomys elephantinus venustus
William Vanherweg
16-446
$1,003
White, Crow
Marine Spatial Planning Offshore Aquaculture in the Gulf of Mexico
DOC - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) via Florida State University
16-137
$20,001
White, Crow
Opportunistic Assessment of El Nino Effects on Marine Population Connectivity
National Geographic Society
16-287
$14,583
Yeung, Marie
Association and coordination of factors underpinning the survivability of viable but typically non-culturable cells of Vibrio parahaemolyticus
Sigma Delta Epsilon Graduate Women's Scientific Fraternity
16-090
$9,950
Yeung, Marie
Task #22: Gene expression and cytokine profiles of Caco-2 and FHs 74 Int cell cultures exposed to probiotics, prebiotics and Vibrio parahaemolyticus
BiOWiSH Technologies Inc
16-156
$54,756
Yeung, Marie
Travel to the 2016 American Society for Microbiology Microbe Meeting
CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB)
16-366
$1,460
Yost, Jenn
Digitization TCN: Collaborative: Enriching California specimen data to link phenological and environmental change in a biodiversity hotspot
National Science Foundation
16-091
$483,212

Chemistry and Biochemistry
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Bush, Seth
Central Coast Science Project 2016-2017
CA Dept of Education via University of California Office of the President
16-336
$21,000
Bush, Seth
Central Coast Science Project 2016-2017
U.S. Dept of Education via University of California Office of the President
16-337
$36,000
Costanzo, Philip
Synthetic investigation into polymeric dispersants for carbon nanotubes
American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund
16-102
$70,000
Costanzo, Philip
Collaborative Research: RUI: Development of Diels-Alder chemistry for preparation of thermally responsive materials: synthesis guided by simulations
National Science Foundation
16-150
$278,771
Costanzo, Philip
Use of Diels-Alder chemistry to create polymeric structures with dynamic topology
The Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation, Inc.
16-424
$60,000
Eagon, Scott
Development of Novel Antimalarial Compounds Targeting the Plasmodium Falciparum Heat Shock 90 Protein
CSU Program for Education and Research in Biotechnology (CSUPERB)
16-155
$15,000
Fernando, Raymond
Novel, High-Performance Nail Polish Compositions
LeChat Nail Care Products
16-082
$25,000
Fernando, Raymond
Development of a Novel Barrier Coatings
Siegwerk USA Co.
16-163
$65,000
Goodman, Anya
Integrating Bioinformatics into Life Sciences
National Science Foundation via University of Nebraska at Omaha
16-262
$178,437
Immoos, Chad E.
Electrochemical Investigations of Failure Modes in Coating Systems: Corrosion, Freeze/Thaw, and Wet/Dry
The Boeing Company
16-390
$34,985
Jones, Eric
Development of a universal, instrument-free detection strategy for amyloid proteins based on peptide amplification and nanoparticle labeling
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
16-472
$207,750
Martinez, Andres
RUI: Evaporation-driven Capillary Flow in Paper-Based Microfluidic Devices
National Science Foundation
16-143
$181,438
Martinez, Andres
Development of paper-based fluidic devices for qualitative and quantitative analysis
Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh
16-318
$10,000
McDonald, Ashley
CDS&E: Collaborative Research: RUI: Low-Cost Computational Chemistry Education and Research Tools via LiveUSB Computing
National Science Foundation
16-106
$47,530
McDonald, Ashley
Reverse engineering the dual-specificity kinase MEK1 using an expanded genetic code for the development tumor-specific therapeutics for breast cancer
DoD - Defense Health Program
16-200
$200,508
Oza, Javin
Leveraging an expanded genetic code for corneal regenerative medicine
Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
16-060
$55,000
Oza, Javin
Reverse engineering the dual-specificity kinase MEK1 using an expanded genetic code for the development tumor-specific therapeutics for breast cancer
DoD - Defense Health Program
16-199
$629,256
Sapper, Erik
Determination of Causal Relationships and Failure Mechanisms in Biodegrading Structural Coating Systems
DoD - Strategic Environmental Research and Development Program
16-319
$196,494
Zhang, Shanju
CAREER: Wet coagulation of well-aligned nano-carbon hybrid fibers
National Science Foundation
16-022
$500,000

Dean's Office, College of Science & Mathematics
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Blakeslee, Samuel
Digital Democracy 2016-2017
Laura and John Arnold Foundation
16-205
$2,846,335
Paavo, Brian
2016 NMSF-STAR Partnership
DOC - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) via National Marine Sanctuary Foundation
16-323
$139,927
Wendt, Dean
Onboard observer program of the Central Coast recreational CPFV fleet to improve rockfish stock assessments
DOC - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) via National Marine Fisheries Service
16-468
$50,269

Kinesiology and Public Health
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Davis, Steven
Committee Meeting - USFS Wildland Firefighter Physical Fitness Training
USDA - Forest Service
16-298
$7,777
Hagobian, Todd
Randomized trial evaluating oral ingestion of bisphenol A on insulin sensitivity
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
16-341
$380,875
Phelan, Suzanne
Meal time interactions and risk of obesity in toddlers
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH) via Temple University
16-042
$819,506
Phelan, Suzanne
Meal time interactions and risk of obesity in toddlers
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH) via Temple University
16-054
$42,147
Phelan, Suzanne
California Transdisciplinary Consortium (CTC) for Multi-level Prevention of Chronic Diseases in Vulnerable Populations
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH) via University of Southern California
16-203
$1,418,580
Phelan, Suzanne
LIFE-Moms & Kids
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH) via George Washington University
16-362
$4,960,295
Tseng, Marilyn
Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center for Asian Health Disparity Research (TCCA)
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH) via Fox Chase Cancer Center
16-216
$96,071
Tseng, Marilyn
Immigrant enclaves: Opportunities to understand health transitions in US Chinese
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH) via Fox Chase Cancer Center
16-461
$290,660
Ventura, Alison
A Pilot-Feasibility Study of a Home-based Intervention to Reduce Obesity Risk for Bottle-fed Infants
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
16-121
$378,190
Ventura, Alison
Mindless Feeding: Do distracted mothers overfeed their infants?
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
16-192
$138,500
Ventura, Alison
The Effects of a Uniformly Weighted Exercise Suit on Biomarkers of Bone Turnover in Response to Aerobic Exercise in Postmenopausal Women with Osteoporosis
Athlotek LLC
16-292
$3,500
Ventura, Alison
The Science of You
Institute of Museum and Library Services
16-417
$996,249

Mathematics
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Gu, Caixing
RUI: Models for m-isometric and hypercontractive tuples of operators on Hilbert and Banach spaces
National Science Foundation
16-116
$149,336
Lin, Joyce
Role of the Extracellular Space as a Modulator of the Cardiac Gap Junction - Conduction Velocity Relationship
DHHS - National Institutes of Health (NIH) via Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech)
16-346
$41,404
Pearse, Erin
Summer School on Fractal Geometry and Complex Dimensions
National Science Foundation
16-103
$49,975
Pearse, Erin
Collaborative Proposal: Faculty and Undergraduate Research Student Teams (FURST)
National Science Foundation
16-157
$71,719
Riley, Kate
Mathematics diagnostic testing project (MDTP) 2016-2018
University of California Office of the President
16-238
$30,993
Yoshinobu, Stan
Expanding AIBL: Community Building and Professional Support for Sustainable Growth of Inquiry-Based Learning in Mathematics
Educational Advancement Foundation
16-105
$1,531,595

Physics
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Bennert, Vardha
Mapping the Radiative and Kinetic History of Fading AGNs
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) via University of Alabama via Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI)
16-017
$15,250
Bensky, Thomas
Associate Editor Position at the American Journal of Physics
American Journal of Physics
16-347
$83,747
Granger, Brian
Project Jupyter
Continuum Analytics
16-036
$50,000
Holtzapple, Robert
Crystal Undulators for Narrow-Band Y-Ray Generation with Electron Beams
DOE - Office of Science
16-223
$599,920
Holtzapple, Robert
Crystal Undulators for Narrow-Band Y-Ray Generation with Electron Beams
National Science Foundation
16-285
$600,195
Keim, Nathan
Hysteresis and Memory in Fluid Invasion of Porous Media
American Chemical Society - Petroleum Research Fund
16-107
$55,000
Keim, Nathan
RUI: Experiments on Self-Organization and Memory in Disordered Materials
National Science Foundation
16-108
$445,979
Keller, John
STAR - Social Investment Partnership
Chevron U.S.A. Inc. via CSU Office of the Chancellor
16-354
$250,000
Klay, Jennifer
Collection and analysis of neutron-induced nuclear reactions with the NIFFTE time projection chamber
DOE - National Nuclear Security Administration via DOE - Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL)
16-124
$150,293
Klay, Jennifer
RUI: Heavy flavor jet studies in Pb+Pb collisions with the ALICE experiment at the CERN Large Hadron Collider
National Science Foundation
16-125
$317,760
Klay, Jennifer
MRI Consortium: Development of the Fast Interaction Trigger Detector for the ALICE Experiment at the LHC
National Science Foundation
16-219
$190,877
Mastoridis, Themis
CAREER: Next Generation RF Systems, Models and Simulations
National Science Foundation
15-526
$673,601
Mastoridis, Themis
Next Generation RF Controls Algorithms
DOE - Office of Science
16-139
$751,140
Sharpe, John P
RUI: Development of a novel laser velocimeter with application to acoustic measurement
National Science Foundation
16-132
$116,122
Walter, Ryan
Central California high-frequency (HF) radar ocean surface current mapping (SCM) and Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Project
DOC - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) via Scripps Institution of Oceanography
15-519
$1,020,500
Walter, Ryan
CeNCOOS: Integrating marine observations for marine decision makers and the general public
DOC - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) via Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute (MBARI)
15-520
$45,000
Walter, Ryan
Connecting the shelf and nearshore regions to assess physical drivers of variability in the coastal environment of southern California.
DOC - National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) via Scripps Institution of Oceanography via University of California, Irvine
16-029
$99,500
Walter, Ryan
Evaluating the hydrodynamic response to El Nino conditions in Morro Bay and potential impacts on eelgrass decline
CSU Council on Ocean Affairs, Science, and Technology (COAST)
16-196
$7,500
Walter, Ryan
THIS IS A PRE-PROPOSAL: Physical drivers of nearshore hypoxia in an understudied central California location
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration via California Sea Grant
16-378
$30,000
Wissel, Stephanie
ANITA: A Suborbital Ultra-high Energy Particle Observator
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
16-358
$466,315

School of Education
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Flushman, Tanya
Better Together: California Teachers Summit
Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation via California State University, Fullerton
16-361
$48,459
Flushman, Tanya
Transforming teacher preparation through district partnership
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
16-416
$600,000
Wood, Leah
Preparing Highly Effective Clinical Coaches Across Programs
S. D. Bechtel, Jr. Foundation
16-469
$4,666

Statistics
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Chance, Beth L.
Developing a meaning-focused curriculum in simulation-based inference for a second course in introductory statistics
National Science Foundation via Dordt College
16-151
$133,230
Hughes, Gary
Molecular Composition Analysis of Distant Targets
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
16-197
$99,739
Hughes, Gary
DEEP - Directed Energy for intErstellar Propulsion
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) via University of California, Santa Barbara
16-348
$16,609
Potter, Gail
RUI: Modelling complex social networks from wireless sensor data
National Science Foundation
16-068
$437,116

Student Affairs

Club Sports, Clubs & Organizations
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Brooks, Everette
WMT 2556 Application
Walmart Foundation
16-230
$2,466
Brooks, Everette
Hiring a Program Coordinator
Wells Fargo Foundation
16-328
$443,867

Dean of Students
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Vinther, Kirsten
California's VIP (Volunteer Infrastructure Program) Fellows and Leaders 2015-16
Corporation for National and Community Service via Napa County Office of Education
16-083
$143,746
Vinther, Kirsten
Cal Poly's VIP (Volunteer Infrastructure Program) - Community Partners 2015-16
Various Non-Profit Organizations
16-084
$151,000

New Student & Transition Programs
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Alcorn, Nate
Cal Poly's Open House
City of San Luis Obispo
16-186
$9,600
Tutt, Christina
Cal Poly Orientation
City of San Luis Obispo
16-190
$24,000

Student Academic Services
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Baldwin, Mardel
Talent Search Program 2016-2021
U.S. Dept of Education
16-342
$1,200,000

Other

Academic Affairs
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Tietje, Brian
Cal Poly's Farmer Experiential Education and Development Program (FEED)
USDA - National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
16-239
$600,000

Center for Innovation and Entrepreneurship
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Mahan, Judy
Cal Poly SBDC: PG&E Energy Efficiency Outreach Program
Pacific Gas & Electric Company via University of California, Merced
16-355
$15,000

Center for Teaching, Learning & Technology
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
O'Sullivan, Patrick
Transforming College Teaching: Statewide implementation of the Faculty Learning Program to improve STEM undergraduate teaching and learning
National Science Foundation via University of California, Berkeley
16-240
$150,960

Facility Services
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Elliot, Dennis
Sustainable Energy Based Microgrid Development: Phase I
CSU Office of the Chancellor
16-374
$31,300

University Police Department
PI
Project Title
Sponsor
GDO #
Amount Requested
Trobaugh, Brenda
Reducing Alcohol-Related Problems and Underage Access to Alcohol
CA Dept of Alcoholic Beverage Control (ABC)
16-353
$36,156

For Fiscal Year 2016, 419 proposals were submitted for a total requested amount of $92,061,091

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