Cottrell College Science Awards
Single Investigator Awards
2009 Spring
Andrew Lampkins, Samford University, Bridging the Gap between Potent Peptides and ‘Druggable’ Molecules: Development of Bioavailable Leucine-Based Gamma –Lactone Prodrugs - $42,220
Andrew Alton, Augustana College, Model Independent Searches for Physics beyond the Standard Model in Data with Two Bosons - $43,736
Stephen Remillard, Hope College, Nonlinear Electrodynamics of Superconducting Thin Films in Microwave Fields - $43,815
Monika Sommerhalter, California State University, East Bay, Transforming Chloroperoxidase into a Practical Biocatalyst - $36,000
Christopher Morgan, United States Naval Academy, Probing the Structure of Quasar Accretion Disks by Analysis of Microlensing in Gravitationally Lensed Quasars - $39,348
Philip Lukeman, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Positional Photocleavage Control of Nucleic Acid Nanoswitches - $35,684
Xin Wen, California State University, Los Angeles, Effects of Hofmeister Anions on Antifreeze Protein Activity - $45,000
Peter Oelschlaeger, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, Studying the Evolution of Metallo-Beta-Lactamases and Their Role in Antibiotic Resistance through a Combined Computational and Experimental Approach - $37,432
Carlos Bertulani, Texas A&M University, Commerce, Nuclear Astrophysics with Rare Nuclear Isotopes $44,418
Daniel Curtis, California State University, Northridge, Measurement of the Angular Scattering Properties of Los Angeles Area Particulate Matter: Application to Climate and Visibility - $43,184
Janelle Leger, Western Washington University, Understanding Electronic Charge Carrier Motion in Organic and Hybrid Thin Films - $45,000
Jai-Pil Choi, California State University, Fresno, Electrochemical and Optical Spectroscopic Studies on Gold Nanoparticle Properties – Effect of Nanoparticle Surroundings - $45,000
Douglas Martin, Lawrence University, Measuring the Bending Stiffness of Mirotubules with Varying Protofilament Number - $39,584
Megan Alameda Ferguson, SUNY at New Paltz, Chemical Structure and Function of Membrane-Bound Biosurfactants Produced by Pseudomonas Pitida - $28,928
Rachel Powers, Grand Valley State University, Structural Analysis of Mutants of the Antibiotic Resistance Enzyme P99 Cephalosporinase - $44,895
Steven Shipman, New College of Florida, Multi-Dimensional Rotational Spectroscopy of Molecules at Room Temperature $38,546
Gregory Wurtz, University of North Florida, Near-Field Optical Scattering from Defect-Mode Plasmonic Crystals - $45,000
Lillian Childress, Bates College, Manipulation of Individual Nuclear Spins in Diamond - $45,000
Eric Ross, Gonzaga University, Development and Characterization of Supported Lipid Bilayers within Mesoporous Silica Substrates $35,313
Frederick Strauch, Williams College, Efficient Quantum Routing in Superconducting Qubit Networks - $40,218
Richard Lavrich, College of Charleston, Determination of the Secondary Structures Adopted by Small Gas Phase Peptides and Peptidomimetics through Torsion-Rotation Interactions in Rotational Spectra - $45,000
Laura MacManus-Spencer, Union College, A Mechanistic Investigation of the Role of Suspended Particles on the Photochemical Degradation of Emerging Contaminants in Surface Waters $43,036
Jennifer Palenchar, Villanova University, The Characterization of an Unusual Beta-Hydroxybutyrate Dehydrogenase and its Role in Trypanosome Energy Metabolism - $30,700
Kristopher Anderson, Northern Arizona University, First-Principles Study of Oxide Interfaces for Solar Energy Applications - $$25,811
Francis Rossi, SUNY College at Cortland, A Facile Method for the Preparation of Cell-Permeant Caged Peptides Using Click Chemistry - $38,471
Zhengtao Zhu, South Dakota School of Mines and Technology, Probing the Interactions between Conjugated Polymer and ZnO Nanostructure through Nanostructure Surface Engineering - $40,000
Theresa Lynn, Harvey Mudd College, Photon Pair Entanglement in Multiple Degrees of Freedom for Quantum Communication - $41,718
Stephanie Hurst, Northern Arizona University, The Next Generation of Sandwich Complexes: Understanding How Palladium, Platinum and PAHs Can Create New Types of Networks - $29,454
Jeffrey Myers, Davidson College, Folding and Misfolding of Myelin Protein Zero Mutants Implicated in Peripheral Neuropathy - $44,536
Laura Voss, Bowdoin College, Multiplex Coherent Anti-Stokes Raman Spectroscopy of Optically Trapped Aerosols to Study Oxidation and Growth Mechanisms - $44,900
James McGarrah, SUNY Genseo, Capturing Aggregates of Luminescent d8 Compounds in Homogeneous Solutions: Modeling Phosphorescent Dopants in OLEDs - $42,583
Yann Schrodi, California State University, Northridge, Development of Trinuclear Zirconium Complexes for the Activation and Reduction of Nitrogen - $45,000
Andrew Dawes, Pacific University, Low-Light-Level Nonlinear and Quantum Optics via Light Confinement in an Anisotropic Magneto-Optical Trap - $43,373
Weining Man, San Francisco State University, Bandgap Study of Photonic Crystals and Quasicrystals - $39,948
Christopher Tycner, Central Michigan University, Investigating the Connection between Rapid Stellar Spin and Disk Formation Mechanisms in Early-Type Stars - $29,366
Margaret Benoit, College of New Jersey, Full 3D Receiver Function Common Conversion Point Stacking with Verification from Synthetic Seismograms for the Afar Hotspot - $44,000
Ryan Sours, Towson University, A Chromatographic Phage-Display Technique for Identifying Peptides that Inhibit Calcium Oxalate Monohydrate Crystal Growth -$44,100
Marianne Takamiya, University of Hawaii at Hilo, Extinction and Star Formation Rate Maps in Nearby Galaxies - $42,056
Guy Ramon, Santa Clara University, Theoretical Study of Decoherence Effects and Quantum Control of Spin Qbits in Semiconductor Quantum Dots - $43,656
Jessica Hollenbeck, Trinity University, Designed Ankyrin Repeats as Scaffolds for Multivalent Recognition - $40,000