The Research Foundation announces the following grants and contracts for January and February. Award amounts are totals expected for the entire funding period. The list does not include supplements, modifications or other changes to existing grants or contracts.

OKTAY BAYSAL, eminent scholar of aerospace engineering, "Collaborative Master of Science Program in Aeronautics"; Istanbul Technical University, $55,303.

DAVID J. BURDIGE, professor of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, "Carbonate Dissolution in Shallow Water Tropical Sediments: The Role of Sea Grasses"; National Science Foundation, $260,454.

JOHN B. COOPER, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry, "Fuel Analyzer Chemometrics Software Development"; Micron Optical Systems Inc., $13,200.

MICHAEL CORY, manufacturing specialist, Technology Applications Center, "Organizational Analysis"; Colonna's Shipyard, $1,500. Also, "Continuous Flow Manufacturing Area"; M&G Electronics Corp., $10,450. Also, "Facility Layout"; Forbes Candy, $2,250.

GLENN F. COTA, research associate professor, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, "Carbon Cycling in the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas - Field and Modeling Studies"; National Science Foundation, $175,711.

LISA DRAKE, research assistant professor (principal investigator), MARTINA DOBLIN, research assistant professor (co-PI), and FREDERICK C. DOBBS, associate professor (co-PI), all from ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, "Aquatic Nuisance Species: Abundance of Microorganisms and Pathogens Associated With Biofilms Inside Ballast-Water Tanks and Their Capacity to Act as 'Vertical Seed Banks'"; National Sea Grant College Program, $150,000.

ROSS EDWARDS, visiting assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry, "Characterization of Carbonaceous Aerosols From Summit Greenland"; National Institute of Standards and Technology, $1,624.

GENE J. HOU, professor of mechanical engineering, "Injection Molding Process Simulations and Mechanical Stress Analysis Case Studies"; Nova Chemicals Inc., $22,500.

CYNTHIA M. JONES, professor of biological sciences, "Pinpointing the Seagrass Habitat That Optimizes Survival for Spotted Seatrout, Cynoscion Nebulosus, in Virginia"; Virginia Marine Resources Commission, $63,346.

JOHN KIEFER, adjunct assistant professor of urban studies and public administration, "Safe and Healthy Schools"; City of Norfolk, $174,570.

JOHN M. KLINCK, professor of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, "Effects of Internal Radius and Shorter Scale Bathymetry on Coastal Dynamics and Models"; Office of Naval Research, $50,000.

JAMES F. LEATHRUM, assistant professor (principal investigator), LEE A. BELFORE, assistant professor (co-PI), and ROLAND R. MIELKE, professor (co-PI), all from electrical and computer engineering, "Cargo Logistics Modeling and Simulation"; Science Applications International Corp., $475,186.

R. BOWEN LOFTIN, director of simulation programs, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, "Explorations of Presence in and the Psycho-Physical Effects of Immersive Environments at the 2002 IEEE Virtual Reality Conference"; Office of Naval Research, $5,000.

KURT J. MALY, eminent scholar, and MOHAMMAD ZUBAIR, associate professor, computer science, "Technical Report Interchange Project"; Alliance for Innovation in Science & Technology Information, $34,943.

KEVIN MCCLESKEY, director of government student/faculty services, "Support for JW900 Department at the Joint War Fighting Center"; Navy Fleet Industrial Supply Center (Philadelphia), $147,908.84.

CHUH MEI, eminent scholar of aerospace engineering, "Design of High Power RF Coupler"; AMAC International Inc., $23,500.

RAVINDRA MUKKAMALA, associate professor of computer science, "Speciation Design and Analysis of Advanced Health Usage and Monitoring Systems Architectures"; NASA Langley Research Center, $110,384.

KEITH PARKINSON, manufacturing specialist, Technology Applications Center, "Organizational Improvement"; Bauer Compressors Inc., $6,500. Also, "Business Development Project"; Peninsula Custom Plastics, $3,500.

JERRY B. ROBERTSON, director (principal investigator), and MICHAEL CORY, manufacturing specialist (co-PI), both from the Technology Applications Center, "Web-based Document Conversion"; Bauer Compressors Inc., $14,150.

RALPH V. ROGERS, professor of engineering management, "ENMA 6000-TASC Coursework"; TASC Ind., a Northrup Grummond Co., $22,000.

KARL H. SCHOENBACH, eminent scholar of electrical and computer engineering, "Workshop on Dielectric Properties and Electrical Breakdown of Biological Membranes - Participant Support Costs Only"; Air Force Office of Scientific Research, $5,000.

DEBORAH A. WALLER, associate professor of biological sciences, "GRA Services of John Mathew"; Harvard University, $2,550.

ANNE WEST-VALLE, outreach coordinator, and ELIZABETH A. SMITH, research assistant professor, Center for Coastal Physical Oceanography, "Blue Crab Bowl: The Virginia Regional Competition of the National Ocean Sciences Bowl"; Consortium for Oceanographic Research and Education, $5,000.

G. RICHARD WHITTECAR, associate professor of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, "Optimizing Organic Amendments and Other Treatments for Wetland Restoration Geologic and Hydrologic Assessments"; Virginia Tech, $20,000.

COLM WHELAN, chair of physics, "From the Atomic to the Nanoscale: A Workshop Exploring the Possible Industrial Applications of Atomic Molecular and Optical Physics"; Virginia Space Grant Consortium, $4,000.

GUOQING ZHOU, assistant professor of engineering technology, "National Large Scale City True Orthophoto Mapping and Its Standard Initiative"; National Science Foundation, $29,978.

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DICK WHALEN, director of military activities, and DAVID CHASE, director of military distance learning programs, "Navy College Program for Afloat College Education"; U.S. Navy, $3.9 million.