The Research Foundation announces the following grants and contracts for November and December. 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. For awards that have more than one investigator, the first faculty member listed is the principal investigator.

MARGARET CAMARENA, director, and TANCY VANDECAR-BURDIN, associate director, Social Science Research Center, “Infant and Toddler Online Tracking System”; Old Dominion University, $20,000.

FRANK P. DAY, eminent scholar of biological sciences, “Long-term Ecological Research on Disturbance, Succession and Ecosystem State Change at the Virginia Coast Reserve: LTER IV – Subcontract: Vegetation Monitoring on the Hog Island Chronosequence”; University of Virginia, $10,000.

HANI ELSAYED-ALI, eminent scholar of electrical and computer engineering, “Material and Thin Film Characterization”; Southeastern University Research Association, $25,000.

ROBERT A. GABLE, eminent scholar of early childhood, speech-language pathology and special education, “Training and Technical Assistance Center ODU Continuation”; Virginia Department of Education, $1,467,162. Co-Pi’s are KERRY LAMBERT, director of the Training and Technical Assistance Center, and STEPHEN W. TONELSON, professor of early childhood, speech-language pathology and special education.

RYAN GASKINS, senior research scientist, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, “Master Con-tract for Marine Corps System Command Delivery Orders”; U.S. Marine Corps Systems Command, $35 million.

EILEEN E. HOFMANN, professor of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, “Paradigm: The Partnership for Advancing Interdisciplinary Global Modeling”; University of Rhode Island, $49,655.

WALT HOOKS, operations manager, physics, “Southeastern Universities Research Association - Jefferson Lab Support, and Graduate Research Assistant Sup-port”; Old Dominion University $70,833 and $194,000.

LISA HORTH, assistant professor of biological sciences, “Linking Behavior to Genetics: Is Pheromone Receptor Molecular Genetic Variation Associated with Differences in Male Mating Behavior in Two Live-bearing Fish Species?”; Jeffress Research Grants Program, $24,500.

JEN-KUANG HUANG, chair of mechanical engineering, and RICK MCKENZIE, associate professor of electrical and computer engineering, “Hybrid Neural Network/Parametric Models for State and Trait Estimation in Performance Modeling”; Pulsar Informatics Inc., $40,000.

RAVINDRA P. JOSHI, professor of electrical and computer engineering, “Risk Assessment and Shielding Design for Long-term Exposure to Ionizing Space Radiation”; National Institute of Aerospace Associates, $28,930.

KURT J. MALY, eminent scholar, and AJAY GUPTA, adjunct assistant professor, computer science, “3-D Art Technologies and U.S. Art”; U.S. Art Co. Inc., $24,990.

HAROLD G. MARSHALL, professor emeritus of biological sciences, “Continuation of Detection and Study of Harmful Algae in Shellfish Harvesting Regions of Virginia Waters”; Virginia Department of Health, $210,000.

ROLAND R. MIELKE, acting director of simulation programs, Virginia Modeling, Analysis and Simulation Center, “IPA for Francis Roberts”; U.S. Joint Forces Command, $144,808.

JENNIFER A. MORROW, assistant professor of psychology, “Pride/Bridge Builders Annual Program Evaluation Project for the 2005 School Year”; Portsmouth Behavioral Healthcare Services, $4,510. Also, “Needs Assessment of Portsmouth Youth Using a Modified Youth Risk Behavior Survey”; Child and Family Services of Eastern Virginia, $10,505.

MICHAEL PEARSON, professor, and BRIAN T. SILBERMAN, assistant professor, English, “The 28th Annual Literary Festival”; City of Norfolk, $5,000.

BRYAN E. PORTER, associate professor of psychology, “Occupant Protection in Hampton Roads: Reward-based Initiatives and a Nighttime Safety Belt Use Study”; Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles, $50,000.

PHILIP A. REED, assistant professor of educational leadership and counseling, “The Army Basic Instructor Course: A Training Development Project”; Computer Science Corp., $410,177. Co-PIs are: AMY ADCOCK, assistant professor, and GARY R. MORRISON, professor, educational curriculum and instruction, and DAVID L. NETHERTON, senior lecturer, and JOHN M. RITZ, professor, educational leadership and counseling.

ALAN H. SAVITZKY, professor of biological sciences, “Sequestration of Dietary Toxins in Toad- and Mollusk-eating Snakes”; National Science Foundation, $9,067.

GARY C. SCHAFRAN, professor of civil and environmental engineering, “Sediment Characterization and Decomposition Studies in Virginia Beach”; Parsons Brinckerhoff Inc., $24,644.

G. RICHARD WHITTECAR, associate professor of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, “Supplemental Proposal: Hydrogeologic Site Assessment and Monitoring of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge and Earl Basin Sediment Reclamation Sites, Charles City County, Va.”; Weanack Land Limited Partners, $46,472.

RICHARD ZIMMERMAN, professor of ocean, earth and atmospheric sciences, “Groundtruth Support and Hyperspectral Data Analysis for the Center for Integrative Coastal Observation, Research and Education”; San Jose State University Foundation, $90,000. Also, “Benthic Ecology from Space: Algorithms for Remote Sensing of Seagrass Primary Production from the Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer Ocean Color Sensor”; NASA, $64,396.