Peter J. Alaimo, Department of Chemistry, Seattle University: Enhancing diversity and improving stereoselectivity in the three-component synthesis of dihydropyridin-4-ones.-$43,218

Scott Harmon Brewer, Department of Chemistry, Franklin and Marshall College: Infrared Investigation of Short Helical Peptides with Residue Specificity-$44,766

Heather A. Bullen, Department of Chemistry, Northern Kentucky University: Probing the Impact of Siderophores in Biofilm Formation-$28,468

Christopher M. Burba, Department of Natural Sciences, Northeastern State University: Confined Electrolytes for Low-Temperature Lithium Rechargeable Batteries-$44,674

Rudolf Burcl, Department of Chemistry, Marshall University: Theoretical study of atmospheric reactions involving the hydroxyl radical.-$30,177

Timothy Bryan Clark, Department of Chemistry, Western Washington University: Asymmetric Dearomatization Reactions Utilizing eta-2-Rhenium pi-Bases: Use of Benzylic Leaving Groups for Mild Dearomatization-$44,651

Jeffrey S. Dyck, Department of Physics, John Carroll University: Spin-Carrier Interactions in V2-VI3-based Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors under High Pressure-$30,234

Richard Anthony Farrer, Department of Chemistry, Colorado State University, Pueblo: Direct Fabrication of Free-Standing, Three-Dimensional Metal Microstructures via Laser-Induced Deposition-$43,452

Gina Marie Florio, Department of Chemistry, Saint John's University: Exploring Nanoscale Charge Transport via Single Molecule Conductance Measurements-$28,292

Petru Stefan Fodor, Physics, Cleveland State University: Development and characterization of semiconductor – metal nanostructures fabricated through directed self – assembly-$43,584

Nathanael A. Fortune, Physics, Smith College: Magnetic Field-Induced Phase Transitions In The 2D Triangular Antiferromagnet Cs2CuBr4-$40,683

Albert A Gapud, Department of Physics, University of South Alabama: Effects of size and electronic structure of vortex cores on the dynamics of superconducting vortices-$43,800

Christopher C. Gerry, Department of Physics and Astronomy, CUNY, Herbert H. Lehman College: Temporal and Spatial Resolution of Fundamental Processes in Quantum Field Theory-$31,201

Monte L. Helm, Chemistry, Fort Lewis College: Phosphinomethylamines: A Simple Model of the Hydrogenase Active Site for use in Catalytic Hydrogen Production and Oxidation-$33,648

Deborah L. Heyl-Clegg, Chemistry, Eastern Michigan University: Development of Insulin-Based Inhibitors for Human Islet Amyloid Polypeptide, a Protein Implicated in B-Cell Membrane Destruction in Type II Diabetes-$44,456

Philip R. Johnson, Computer Science, Audio Technology, & Physics, American University: Entangling Ultracold Atoms in an Optical Lattice: An Array of Coupled Double-Well Beam Splitters-$26,531

Peter John Love, Department of Physics, Haverford College: Lattice Gas Models with Dynamical Geometry in Two Dimensions-$ 31,218

Stephen L. MacNeil, Department of Chemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University: Efficient Helicene Synthesis by Tandem Bergman Cyclization – Intramolecular Radical Coupling/Trapping-$31,806

Oana Malis, Physics Department, SUNY at Binghamton: Intersubband transitions in lattice-matched nitride semiconductors for infrared light emission and detection-$44,244

Karena A. McKinney, Department of Chemistry, Amherst College: Characterization of the Emissions and Oxidation Products of Terpenes at a New England Forest-$40,110

Stephen P. Mezyk, Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach: Elucidating the Chemistry Behind Nitrosamine Carcinogenesis: New Redox- Induced Activation Pathways for Nitrosamines at Physiological Conditions-$35,197

Jeremy Bruce Morgan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina- Wilmington: Catalytic Enantioselective Cohalogenation of Unactivated Alkenes-$45,000

Frank C. Peiris, Department of Physics, Kenyon College: Ellipsometric Study of the Evolution of Band-structure of Diluted Magnetic Semiconductors-$40,150

Heidrun Schmitzer, Department of Physics, Xavier University: Micromanipulation and Microtools: Investigating Self Regulating Optically Active Elements and Naturally Grown, Optically Driven Rotors-$44,995

Krzysztof Slowinski, Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach: Lateral Charge Transport in 2-D Monolayers of Polyaniline-$35,684

Chin-Chuan Wei, Chemistry, Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville: Mechanism of Calcium-Induced Electron Transfer in NADPH Oxidase 5 (NOX5) and Dual Oxidase (DUOX)-$44,948

Hind A. Al-Abadleh, Department of Chemistry, Wilfrid Laurier University: Surface interactions of organoarsenical compounds with model geosorbents: In-situ spectroscopic studies-$40,000

S. Burcin Bayram, Department of Physics, Miami University: Photoionization spectroscopy of highly excited cesium atoms-$37,539

Andreas Bill, Department of Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach: Coexistence of superconductivity and inhomogeneous ferromagnetism in multilayer structures-$26,684

Anthony J. Borgerding, Department of Chemistry, University of Saint Thomas: Nitric oxide studies in brains of living animals using gas phase microdialysis sampling-$35,218

Mauricio Cafiero, Department of Chemistry, Rhodes College: The application of density functional theory and ab initio methods to aromatic protein/ligand binding-$36,914

Anthony R. Chianese, Department of Chemistry, Colgate University: Visor N-heterocyclic carbene ligands: An approach to secondary-sphere regulation of selectivity in homogeneous catalysis-$42,750

Daniel D. Clark, Department of Chemistry, California State University, Chico: Proteomic an biochemical investigation of Coenzyme-M biosynthesis in Nocardioides sp. strain JS614-$46,318

Keri L. Colabroy, Department of Chemistry, Muhlenberg College: Lincomycin biosynthesis: The enzymology of propylhygric acid assembly-$37,942

JoAnn Peters DeLuca, Department of Chemistry, Central Washington University: Imprinting silica gel surfaces through reversible covalent attachment of organic templates-$41,218

Chiles Wade Downey, Department of Chemistry, University of Richmond: A tandem enol silane formation-Mukaiyama aldol reaction: Controlling cationic silicon-$39,822

Melissa Eblen-Zayas, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Carleton College: Exploration of possible phase inhomogeneity in EuO thin films exhibiting a colossal magnetoresistive response-$22,911

Jussi M. Eloranta, Department of Chemistry, California State University, Northridge: Application of non-local bosonic density functional theory to model molecular-scale phenomena in superfluid 4He-$41,218

Lars Q. English, Department of Astronomy, Dickinson College: Generation of lattice solitons via modulational instability in discrete electronic transmission lines- $29,226

Paula L. Fischhaber, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Northridge: The temporal role of ubiquitylation and sumoylation in nucleotide excision repair-$42,780

Steven T. Frey, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Skidmore College: Phototriggered linkage isomerization of immobilized ruthenium dimethylsulfoxide complexes-$44,990

Robert M. Giuliano, Department of Chemistry, Villanova University: Synthesis and structural characterization of functionalized graphite nanofibers: Materials for nanoscale applications in biology-$37,000

Brian Goess, Department of Chemistry, Furman University: Development of homologated [2,3] and [3,3] sigmatropic rearrangements-$42,618

Andrea Gorrell, Department of Chemistry, University of Northern British Columbia: mRNA turnover in arcaea: Purification and charactization of a putative RNase-$25,554

Gregory J. Grant, Department of Chemistry, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga: Self-assembled platinum(II) and palladium(II) molecular square containing trithiacrown complexes as vertices-$35,218

Piotr Habdas, Department of Physics, Saint Joseph's University: Fluorescence microscopy studies of the re-entrant glass transition-$43,500

Cindy DeForest Hauser, Department of Chemistry, Davidson College: Heterogeneous chemistry of secondary organic aerosols and gas-phase oxidants-$39,454

Geneive E. Henry, Department of Chemistry, Susquehanna University: Chemical and biological investigation of hypericum species-$34,980

Robert J. Hinkle, Department of Chemistry, College of William and Mary: Establishing the active catalyst in Bi(III)-mediated reactions-$33,983

Byung I. Kim, Department of Physics, Boise State University: Scanning probe microscopy of interfacial water confined between silica surfaces-$36,683

Andrew Kunz, Department of Physics, Marquette University: Simulation of domain wall injection and manipulation in magnetic nanowires-$29,464

Dana Lawrence, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Hood College: Structural and thermodynamic characterization of the zinc-binding domain of zinc-finger antiviral protein-$39,000

Susan M. Lederer, Department of Physics, California State University, San Bernardino: High-velocity impact experiments: Investigating the effects of collisions on the surface properties of comets-$45,000

Bao-An Li, Department of Physics, Texas A&M University at Commerce: Constraining the possible time variation of Newton's universal gravitational constant G using the latest terrestrial nuclear laboratory data-$37,418

Michael W. Lufaso, Department of Chemistry & Physics, University of North Florida: Structure-composition-property relationships in complex Bi-Ni-Mn oxide phases-$42,911

Jamie L. Manson, Department of Chemistry, Eastern Washington University: Design, synthesis, and characterization of quasi-2D polymeric magnets-$42,662

James P. McEvoy, Department of Chemistry, Regis University: Direct electrochemical investigations of photosystem II-$40,164

Rayane F. Moreira, Department of Chemistry, Hampshire College: Green chemistry with a superoxide dismutase mimic: Pirating a redox enzyme active site for Lewis acid catalysis-$34,909

Jonas R. Mureika, Department of Physics, Loyola Marymount University: Exploring the texture and geometry of the universe: Lacunarity analysis of cosmological large scale structure-$31,430

Elizabeth T. Papish, Chemistry, Salisbury University: Novel water-soluble N-heterocyclic carbene chelates for transition metal catalysts-$44,320

Steven J. Peters, Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University: Solution phase chemistry between the free radical nitric oxide and coenzyme-Q antioxidants-$41,554

Karl Saunders, Department of Physics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: Theoretical study of 'de Vries' smectic liquid crystals- $33,220

Thomas J Savage, Department of Chemistry, California State University, Sacramento: Elucidation of the biochemical pathway to the marine neurotoxin domoic acid-$27,856

Thomas A. Schmedake, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Development of nanoscale optical materials-$35,300

Ralph Shiell, Department of Physics, Trent University: The efficient production of heavy Rydberg systems using ultraviolet laser light-$20,500

Benjamin L. Stottrup, Department of Physics, Augsburg College: Transbilayer diffusion and mechanical properties of lipid bilayers containing sterol molecules-$30,019

Q. Charles Su, Department of Physics, Illinois State University: Light scattering in random media-$36,218

Xiaoping Tang, Department of Physics, University of Louisville: A synergistic study of phase behavior, local dynamics and long-range transport of organic fluids confined in nanopores of functionalized nanotubes-$36,413

Dmitri A. Tenne, Department of Physics, Boise State University: Ultraviolet Raman spectroscopy of ferroelectric and multiferroic nanostructures-$40,968

Ionel Tifrea, Department of Physics, California State University, Fullerton: Nuclear magnetic resonance in low dimensional semiconductor nanostructures-$43,684

Matthew L Trawick, Department of Physics, University of Richmond: Nanometer-scale shearing and curvature-driven grain bondary migration in diblock copolymer thin films-$37,818

Brian C. Utter, Department of Physics, James Madison University: The effect of imposed force fluctuations on the jamming transition in granular materials-$44,718

Stephen D. Warren, Department of Chemistry, Gonzaga University: Synthesis of lactate analogs as potential probes for the study of metabolic changes present in various pathophysiological conditions-$38,862

Min Xu, Department of Physics, Fairfield University: Backscattering of partially coherent polarized light from a turbid medium-$39,218

Da-Ming Zhu, Department of Physics, University of Missouri-Kansas City: Study microscopic conduction distributions and mechanisms in proton exchange membranes-$42,383

California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
James A. Rego, Department of Chemistry: Design and synthesis of environmentally responsive liquid crystal thin films: Toward liquid crystal sensors--$37,036

California State University, Chico
Daniel J. Edwards, Department of Chemistry: Lyngbyatoxin a biosynthesis: Kenetic and mechanistic characterization of the reverse prenyltransferase LtxC--$42,218

California State University, Dominguez Hills
John Price, Department of Physics: Novel baryon spectroscopy with the CLAS detector at Jefferson Laboratory--$37,218

California State University, Fullerton
Christopher Hyland, Department of Chemistry: Palladium-catalyzed asymmetric reactions of benzylic carbonates--$42,142

Calvin College
Carolyn E. Anderson, Department of Chemistry: Chromium carbine-accelerated type II intramoleculuar Diels-Alder reactions as a gateway to strained ring libraries--$36,418

Chapman University
Christopher S. Kim, Department of Chemistry: Aggregation-based growth of iron oxyhydroxide nanoparticles and associated metal sorption/incorporation processes--$34,798

Cleveland State University
Kiril A. Streletzky, Department of Physics: Synthesis, structure, transport and swelling properties of a potential drug deliver system: HPC microgel nanoparticles--$40,684

CUNY, Herbert H. Lehman College
Dmitri A. Garanin, Department of Physics: Microscopic investigation of energy barriers, thermal stability, and relaxation of magnetic nanoparticles with surface anisotropy--$33,218

Drew University
Laurie L. Morgus, Department of Physics: Experimental studies of hyperfine state-changing collisions in atomic cesium using noble gas perturbers--$42,656

Framingham State College
Catherine Dignam, Department of Chemistry: Development of amino acid-functionalized chiral b-diketimine metal complexes for asymmetrical catalysis--$39,218

Franklin & Marshall College
Fronefield Crawford, Department of Physics: Cluster computing for new, large-scale pulsar surveys with the Arecibo radio telescope--$43,460

Humboldt State University
Charles D. Hoyle, Department of Physics: Novel torsion pendulum for precision tests of gravitational physics--$43,720

Indiana University-Perdue University, Fort Wayne
Gang Wang, Department of Physics: Scattering effect of designed defects in optical lattices--$41,651

Kennesaw State University
Carol Chrestensen, Department of Chemistry: Regulation of MAPKAP kinase 2 (MK2) by glutathionylation--$44,218

Kennesaw State University
Jonathan L. McMurry, Department of Chemistry: Isolation, purification and characterization of the flagellar export complex, a Type III secretion apparatus--$43,000

Lawrence University
David E. Thompson, Department of Chemistry: Developing and investigating noble metal infused porous silicas as multilayered substrates for surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy--$43,717

Northern Kentucky University
Stefan Paula, Department of Chemistry: Development of novel hydroquinone-based inhibitors of the sarcoendoplasmic reticulum calcium-ATPase--$34,809

Rhodes College
Loretta Jackson-Hayes, Department of Chemistry: A genetic approach to identifying and characterizing proteins responsible for fungal cell wall stability--$44,606

Sam Houston State University
Gan Liang, Department of Physics: A novel approach to resolve the controversy about the origins of the electronic conductivity in cation-doped LiFePO4 cathode materials--$43,984

Seattle University
Jennifer A. Loertscher, Department of Chemistry: Analysis of protein stability in diabetes using a yeast model system--$36,939

Seattle University
Joseph M. Langenham, Department of Chemistry: Optimization of oxyamine-mediated glycosylation: Improving stereoselectivity, enhancing diversity, and novel applications--$38,318

Texas A&M University, Kingsville
Xiaoliu Chi, Department of Chemistry: Enhancing charge transport in organic semiconductors by p-stacking of rubrene derivatives--$35,958

United States Naval Academy
Clare E. Gutteridge, Department of Chemistry: Design, synthesis and testing of potent, metabolically stable inhibitors of Plasmodium falciparum--$38,000

University of Colorado at Colorado Springs
Anatoliy Glushchenko, Department of Physics: Colloidal particles driven by a nematic isotropic interface: Creation and exploration of structured colloids--$44,684

University of Mary Washington
Charles M. Sharpless, Department of Chemistry: Probing the origins of natural organic matter photochemistry using spectroscopic and electrochemical approaches--$25,461

University of Minnesota, Duluth
Venktram R. Mereddy, Department of Chemistry: Synthesis of folate aminoboronates as anticancer antifolates--$26,144

University of North Alabama
David Brian Thompson, Department of Physics: Separation-sensitive measurements of morphology-dependent resonances in coupled cavities composed of microspheres--$33,612

University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Krisztina Paal, Department of Chemistry: Preparation of site-specific vitamin-albumin conjugates: Potential vehicles for tumor targeting of paclitaxel--$35,000

University of San Diego
Debbie Tahmassebi, Department of Chemistry: Fluorescence studies of polymerase-DNA complexes--$40,684

University of South Alabama
Richard E. Sykora, Department of Chemistry: Synthesis and characterization of f-block thiogallates and selenogallates--$41,148

University of South Dakota
James D. Hoefelmeyer, Department of Chemistry: Nonhydrolytic synthesis of structurally well defined RuO2 nanocrystals; application in water oxidation catalysis—$36,072

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Sanchita Hati, Department of Chemistry: To explore the molecular basis of domain-domain communication in prolyl-tRNA synthetases--$39,000

University of Wisconsin, La Crosse
Aric M. Opdahl, Department of Chemistry: Characterizing the assembly of complex DNA structures attached to gold surfaces via adenine nucleotides--$38,482

Villanova University
Timothy James Dudley, Department of Chemistry: Theoretical investigation of chromium oxides and hydroxides and their reactions with hydrocarbons--$33,500

Willamette University
Andrew P. Duncan, Department of Chemistry: A method for the asymmetric organocatalytic conjugate addition of carbinols to unsaturated aldehydes--$38,658

William Jewell College
Patrick H. Bunton, Department of Physics: ESR and optical spectroscopy of the metal-insulator transition in nanoscale VO2--$39,893

American University
Nathan L. Harshman , Computer Science, Aud. Tech., and Physics: Quantum information theory and particle physics: Entanglement in multiparticle scattering—$ 22,386

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania
Eric J. Hawrelak , Department of Chemistry: Catalytic synthesis of nitrogen-containing heterocyles using organocobalt complexes—$ 36,500

Brock University
Tomas Hudlicky , Department of Chemistry: Development of new catalysts for asymmetric synthesis: Chemoenzymatic total synthesis of thebaine—$ 29,500

Brock University
Martin T. Lemaire , Department of Chemistry: Design, synthesis, and study of new oligo- and polymeric valence tautomeric materials—$ 32,000

Brock University
Georgii Nikonov , Department of Chemistry: New early-late heterobimetallic catalytic systems supported by bridging phosphido ligands—$ 32,616

Brock University
Melanie Pilkington , Department of Chemistry: The synthesis and characterization of novel spin bearing tetrathiafulvalene ligands—$ 29,800

Brock University
Hongbin Yan , Department of Chemistry: Solid-phase synthesis of small interference RNA (siRNA) using the Cpep as a novel protecting group for the 2'-hydroxy functions—$ 42,000

California State University, Long Beach
Jiyeong Gu , Department of Physics and Astronomy: Proximity effect in ferromagnet/superconductor (MgB 2) hybrid system—$ 31,134

 Central Michigan University
Bradley D. Fahlman , Department of Chemistry: Mechanistic studies of low-temperature nanostructural carbon growth—$ 31,218

Central Washington University
Levente Fabry-Asztalos , Department of Chemistry: Novel 1,3-azaborine heterocycles as aspartic protease inhibitors—$ 38,828

City University of New York, York College
Adam A. Profit , Department of Chemistry: Peptide conjugate inhibitors of protein kinase B—$ 35,684

Cleveland State University
Ulrich Zurcher , Department of Physics: Mathematical description of surface electromyography time series—$ 32,220

Colby College
Jeffrey Katz , Department of Chemistry: Heteroatom-bridged aromatic macrocycles: Development of an oxacalixarene-based molecular toolbox—$ 42,684

Colgate University
Jeffrey T. Buboltz , Department of Physics and Astronomy: Establishing tie line patterns in phase-separated lipid raft mixtures by equilbrium surface pressure analysis—$ 39,771

College of the Holy Cross
Joshua R. Farrell , Department of Chemistry: Modular design of biomimetic ligands synthesized by Mannich condensations—$ 35,038

College of the Holy Cross
Richard S. Herrick , Department of Chemistry: Novel group 7 organometallic compounds as diagnostic imaging agents—$ 37,040

College of the Holy Cross
Paul Oxley , Department of Physics: Charge transfer collisions using coherent elliptical state atoms—$ 43,997

Colorado College
Gretchen A. Repasky , Department of Chemistry: Biochemical role of the PEDF tumor suppressor in Ras-mediated pancreatic oncogenesis—$ 42,645

Creighton University
David L. Sidebottom , Department of Physics: Dynamic light scattering investigation of the mixed alkali effect in alkali metaphosphate glasses—$ 37,200

DePauw University
Jacqueline R. Roberts , Department of Chemistry: Determination of important metal binding residues in an archaeal SmtB/ArsR transcription factor—$ 39,682

DePaul University
Anuj P. Sarma , Department of Physics: High angular resolution Zeeman effect observations of water masers in star forming regions—$ 20,656

East Carolina University
Yumin Li , Department of Chemistry: Molecular dynamics studies on S100 proteins and rational drug design—$ 38,218

Eastern Washington University
Chad A. Kinney , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Earthworms - sentinel indicators of exposure and bioaccumulation of wastewater derived contaminants in biosolid-impacted soils—$ 44,766

Elon University
Joel M. Karty , Department of Chemistry: Resonance and inductive/field effects in fundamental chemical systems—$ 30,148

Fordham University
Kunal K. Das , Department of Physics: Quantum interference effects in strongly-correlated and spin-entangled states in nanostructures and ultra-cold atomic systems—$ 41,220

Goucher College
Marin Pichler , Department of Physics: Formation and investigation of ultracold polar KCs molecules—$ 42,000

Hope College
Jason G. Gillmore , Department of Chemistry: Photochromic photooxidants: Developing a series of electron poor photochromes to gate photoinduced charge transfer—$ 43,219

Idaho State University
Andrew W. Holland , Department of Chemistry: Chelated amidometal complexes for catalytic C-N bond formation: N-H bond activation and strongly nucleophilic nitrogen centers—$ 39,204

Illinois State University
Rainer Grobe , Department of Physics: Computational quantum field theory—$ 35,218

Indiana State University
Richard Wayne Fitch , Department of Chemistry: Enantioselective sulfur-mediated oxidation of alcohols—$ 38,218

Indiana State University
Eric D. Glendening , Department of Chemistry: Oxidation of organic molecules on metal oxide clusters—$ 30,218

Ithaca College
Anna Larsen , Department of Chemistry: Non-coordinating carborane counterions for cationic organometallic catalysis—$ 38,035

James Madison University
Kevin P. Minbiole , Department of Chemistry: Small ring fragmentation strategies for the synthesis of chiral heterocycles—$ 15,071

Kennesaw State University
Karen M. Duda Rippe , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Effects on HNF4 a cofactor binding in response to variation of fatty acid ligand populations —$ 34,351

Lebanon Valley College
Timothy J. Peelen , Department of Chemistry: Direct synthesis of Fmoc-protected amines via acyl iminium chemistry—$ 43,758

Luther College
Todd K. Pedlar , Department of Physics: Studies of heavy quarkonium spectroscopy with the CLEO and CLEO-c experiments—$ 36,076

Macalester College
Tonnis Ter Veldhuis , Department of Physics & Astronomy: The construction of brane world effective field theories—$ 33,218

Miami University
James P. Clemens , Department of Physics: Many-atom entanglement produced via collective spontaneous emission—$ 38,236

Northern Arizona University
Gary E. Bowman , Department of Physics and Astronomy: Quantum trajectories and decoherence in an archetypal chaotic system—$ 23,682

Oberlin College
Rebecca J. Whelan , Department of Chemistry: Development of aptamer-based assays for biomarkers of ovarian cancer—$ 32,220

Occidental College
Darrell F Schroeter , Department of Physics: Quantum number fractionalization in an exactly solvable model for the chiral spin liquid—$ 38,398

Pacific Lutheran University
Myriam Cotten , Department of Chemistry: Solid-state NMR investigations of molecular recognition and structure-function relationships in antimicrobial piscidin at water-lipid interfaces—$ 42,000

Pacific Lutheran University
Paul H. Davis , Department of Chemistry: SERS microscopy using gold nanoparticle aggregates: High sensitivity detection and identification of molecules—$ 45,610

Pacific University
Stephen C. Hall , Department of Physics: Investigation of possible intermediate phase transition in the crystal growth of highly supecooled fragile glass formers—$ 43,303

Rutgers University, Camden
Daniel-Dennis McAlevy Bubb , Department of Physics: Resonant infrared matrix assisted pulsed laser deposition of polymers and biomaterials—$ 35,000

Saint Joseph 's University
Brian S. Hammes , Department of Chemistry: Controlling oxygen activation of Fe(II)-polyimidazole complexes via proton-coupled electron transfer—$ 39,886

San Jose State University
Gilles Muller , Department of Chemistry: The design and photophysics of lanthanide complex-based luminescent probes—$ 45,000

Seton Hall University
Frank G. Curti , Department of Physics: Electrochemical properties of metallic quantum wells—$ 28,274

Southern Connecticut State University
Matthew Enjalran , Department of Physics: A study of geometric frustration in the two dimensional Hubbard model—$ 26,684

Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville
Cristina De Meo , Department of Chemistry: Oxazolidinone protected sialosyl donors and acceptors: Effect on the stereoselectivity and reactivity in glycosylation reactions—$ 39,998

Sweet Briar College
Scott D. Hyman , Department of Physics: A galactic center transient radio source monitoring program—$ 25,342

Texas State University, San Marcos
Walter Rudzinski , Department of Chemistry: The effects of immobilizing the matrix in laser desorption ionization/mass spectrometry—$ 33,657

University of Colorado at Denver and Health Science Center
Hai Lin , Department of Chemistry: Reaction mechanism and dynamics of cytochrome P2450 3A4 enzyme by combined quantum mechanical/molecular mechanical computation—$ 34,950

University of Massachusetts, Boston
Stephen B. Arnason , Department of Physics: Noise spectroscopy of a relaxing electron glass—$ 33,868

University of Memphis
Mohamed Laradji , Department of Physics: Numerical studies of compositional and morphological inhomogeneities in lipid membranes—$ 35,264

University of Minnesota, Duluth
Viktor N. Nemykin , Department of Chemistry: Synthesis, characterization, and theoretical modeling of ferrocenyl-substituted tetraazaporphyrins—$ 35,680

University of Minnesota, Duluth
Jon N. Rumbley , Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry: Complimentarity between transmembrane amino acids of the organic anion transporters and substrates by QSAR and mutational analysis—$ 35,900

University of North Carolina at Greensboro
Nadja Cech , Department of Chemsitry and Biochemistry: Elucidation of Echinacea's mechanism of action: A proteomic approach—$ 34,084

University of North Florida
Robert Vergenz , Chemistry & Physics: Role of methyl-donated hydrogen bonds in protein secondary structure and folding—$ 41,554

University of Northern British Columbia
Stephen Rader , Department of Chemistry: The role of U4 snRNP in spliceosome assembly—$ 45,050

University of Richmond
Jonathan D. Dattelbaum , Department of Chemistry: Design of novel fluorescent protein biosensors—$ 33,420

University of South Dakota
P. Stanley May , Department of Chemistry: Potential for metal-surface enhancement of upconversion luminescence from lanthanide-doped nanoparticles—$ 39,002

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
James E. Boulter , Department of Chemistry: Laboratory studies of hydrocarbon uptake on mixed ammonia hydrate and sulfide ices present in the Jovian atmosphere—$ 43,190

University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
Jason A. Halfen , Department of Chemistry: Chemistry of high-valent imidoiron complexes—$ 36,176

Wellesley College
Don ald E. Elmore , Department of Chemistry: Dissecting membrane interactions of the antimicrobial peptide Buforin II using computer modeling and experimental biochemistry—$ 41,561

Wilfrid Laurier University
Vladimir V. Kitaev , Department of Chemistry: Highly-ordered metallodielectric nanocomposites for photonics via self-assembly of monodispersed rationally designed nanoparticles—$ 35,806

Wilkes University
Henry J. Castejon , Department of Chemistry: Modeling the liquid-gas interface using self-assembled monolayers—$ 34,362

Youngstown State University
Tom N. Oder , Department of Physics and Astronomy: Growth and delta doping of ZnO epitaxial films by magnetron sputter deposition—$ 43,470

Jason M. Belitsky, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Oberlin College: Aminooxy serine/threonine peptide ligation-$45,640

Paul A. Bonvallet, Department of Chemistry, College of Wooster: The synthesis, characterization, and supramolecular properties of a light-emitting polymer-$ 6,232

Rachell E. Booth, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University, San Marcos: An investigation into subunit-subunit interactions within the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC)-$34,738

Xianhui Bu, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach: Synthesis and characterizaton of cysteine-peptide capped CdS nanoclusters and crystalline superlattices-$35,000

James J. Butler, Department of Physics, Pacific University: Investigation of the nonlinear optical properties of capillary waveguides and waveguide arrays at infrared wavelengths-$39,984

Leng Chee Chang, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Duluth: Inhibition of aerial hyphae formation in streptomyces sp. to search for protein kinase inhibitors-$39,718

John C. Deak, Department of Chemistry, University of Scranton: Mechanisms of vibrational energy transfer through self-assembled molecular aggregates-$36,218

Travis Dudding, Department of Chemistry, Brock University: A strategic approach for the development of catalytic enantioselective aza-Stetter reactions-$26,800

John Morrison Galbraith, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Marist College: Valence bond studies of transition metal dioxygen bonding: A key intermediate in enzymatic reactions and catalysis-$35,718

Enrique J. "Kiko" Galvez, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Colgate University: Optical singularities in high-order modes of gaussian beams-$36,411

Nikolay Nikolaevich Gerasimchuk, Department of Chemistry, Missouri State University: Visible light insensitive silver(I) cyanoximates-$30,996

Scott Gronert, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University: Mass spectrometric analysis of protein carbonylation from oxidative stress-$38,000

Joshua M. Grossman, Department of Physics, Adelphi University: Microscopic magnetic surface traps for individual atoms-$35,644

Joshua D. Lawrence, Department of Chemistry, Centenary College of Louisiana: Trifluoromethylation of aromatic compounds via C-H activation using iron reagents-$40,171

Kathryn A. Layman, Department of Chemistry, James Madison University: Spectroscopic investigation of catalytic solid-liquid interfaces-$38,951

Gregory C. Levine, Department of Physics, Hofstra University: Entanglement entropy in impure condensed matter-$23,684

George B. Martins, Department of Physics, Oakland University: Strong correlation effects in transport properties of carbon nanotubes-$44,996

Katherine D. McReynolds, Department of Chemistry, California State University, Sacramento: Synthesis of novel anionic glycodendrimers and evaluation of their anti-viral properties-$41,220

Soumya Darshan Mohanty, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Texas at Brownsville: Improved hierarchical search algorithms for gravitational wave data analysis-$22,400

Maria C. Nagan, Department of Chemistry, Truman State University: Molecular dynamics studies of human immunodeficiency virus Rev-RRE recognition-$35,400

Charles Nelson, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Drake University: Circumnuclear dynamics of the host galaxies of active galactic nuclei-$30,226

Mark Olsen, Department of Math and Physical Science, West Texas A&M University: Directed evolution of chondroitinase B using flow cytometry and cell surface display technology-$35,218

Scott Paulson, Department of Physics, James Madison University: Electrical properties of CVD grown double-walled carbon nanotubes-$41,651

Christine M. Smith, Department of Chemistry, University of Puget Sound: Investigating in vivo targets of histone acetylases and deacetylases using isotopic labeling and tandem mass spectrometry-$32,306

Thomas A. Stephenson, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Swarthmore College: Inelastic collision dynamics in the O + NO system: Rotational and spin-orbit distributions-$35,000

Jeffrey H. Toney, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Montclair State University: An interdisciplinary study of the beneficial effects of peanuts in preventing onset of type 2 diabetes-$44,176

Adam R. Urbach, Department of Chemistry, Trinity University: Cofactor-modulated recognition of peptides in aqueous solution by a synthetic host-$38,880

David A. Vosburg, Department of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College: Biomimetic cyclization cascades to form endiandric acid natural products-$35,683

Josef P. Werne, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Duluth: Response of terrestrial vegetation in tropical East Africa to temperature, aridity, and pCO2: A molecular isotopic approach-$39,543

Aibing Xia, Department of Chemistry, Mount Saint Vincent University: Synthesis and catalytic applications of novel bidentate N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) in aerobic oxidation of alcohols-$37,665

Brent M. Znosko, Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University: Thermodynamic and structural characterization of short RNA oligomers containing inosine-$45,068

Peter J. Alaimo, Department of Chemistry, Seattle University: Synthesis of novel N-heterocycles via tandem indium(0)-indium(III)-mediated reactions-$41,218

Samir Bali, Department of Physics, Miami University: Investigation of radiative interactions and quantum tunneling in optical lattices by correlation measurement of the scattered light-$38,838

Sean J. Bentley, Department of Physics, Adelphi University: Nonlinear and quantum optical properties of quantum dots for generation of new sources of quantum states of light-$31,146

Steven M. Berry, Department of Chemistry, University of Minnesota, Duluth: New mixed-valence dinuclear lanthanide complexes-$35,144

Anthony C. Bishop, Department of Chemistry, Amherst College: Chemical biology of cancer-associated protein tyrosine phosphatases-$42,184

David L. Cedeno, Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University: Effects of molecular structure and environment on photophysical and photochemical properties of novel photosensitizers-$34,176

Michelle D. Chabot, Department of Physics, University of San Diego: Investigation of individual submicron magnetic structures at room temperature using micromechanical cantilever magnetometry-$37,950

Robert Martin Chin, Department of Chemistry, University of Northern Iowa: Di and trinuclear polyhydride transition metal complexes containing a rigid cyclopentadienyl framework-$33,118

Debi Prasad Choudhary, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University , Northridge: Chromospheric magnetic field of solar active regions-$32,418

Anil R. Chourasia, Department of Physics, Texas A&M University at Commerce: Chemical reactivity at Hf/SiO2 interface-$43,650

John S. Colton, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse: T2 measurements in GaAs, AIGaAs, and InGaAs layers and quantum wells via optically detected electron spin echo-$21,853

Adrian Daw, Department of Physics, Appalachian State University: Measurement of atomic and molecular parameters of nitrogen for geophysical, astrophysical and plasma-processing applications-$44,818

Alexander Dzyubenko, Department of Physics, California State University, Bakersfield: Many-body effects in optics of a two-dimensional electron gas in magnetic fields-$30,776

James T. Fletcher, Department of Chemistry, Creighton University: Shape-persistent oligoarenes possessing peptidomimetic properties-$36,827

Mark A. Freitag, Department of Chemistry, Creighton University: The effect of solvation on the Mannich reaction: An ab initio, density functional theory and QM/MM study.-$33,468

Linda M. French, Department of Physics, Illinois Wesleyan University: Physical studies of primitive solar system bodies-$34,018

Amy Gehring, Deparment of Chemistry, Williams College: Biochemical characterization of the WhiJ sporulation proteins from Streptomyces coelicolor-$41,219

Alan Gengenbach, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire: Metalloporphyrin catalyzed oxidation of azo dyes-$34,876

Mark S. Goldman, Department of Physics, Wellesley College: Computational modeling of the neural basis of a visual masking illusion-$36,461

John Alan Goodwin, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Coastal Carolina University: Immobilized iron porphyrins in catalytic peroxynitrite decomposition-$45,800

Noah Graham, Department of Physics, Middlebury College: Quantum Z-strings and oscillons in the electroweak standard model-$33,720

Daniel C. Homan, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Denison University: Investigating the circular polarization of extragalactic radio jets-$23,700

Timothy J. Hubin, Department of Chemistry, Southwestern Oklahoma State University: Antiviral bridged macrocycle derivatives and metal complexes: CXCR4 co-receptor antagonists-$44,218

C. Renee James, Department of Physics, Sam Houston State University: The Carina Dwarf Spheroidal: The rosetta stone for dwarf galaxy evolution-$38,778

Armin Kargol, Department of Physics, Loyola University: Novel voltage protocols and analysis methods for the non-equilibrium response spectroscopy of voltage-gated ion channels-$39,218

John Kenneth Krebs, Department of Physics & Astronomy, Franklin and Marshall College: Optical spectroscopy of lanthanide impurities in sol-gel yttrium oxide nanoparticles-$41,822

Jeremy Kua, Department of Chemistry, University of San Diego: Preliminary steps toward simulating self-assembly of metal-organic frameworks-$37,348

Michael A. Lewis, Department of Chemistry, Saint Louis University: Effects of substitution on arene-arene interactions-$43,086

Jennifer Whiles Lillig, Department of Chemistry, Sonoma State University: Characterization of key amino acids in the membrane activity of anti-Listerial bacteriocins-$34,895

Nikolaus M. Loening, Department of Chemistry, Lewis and Clark College: The development and characterization of chemical shift thermometers for nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy-$39,968

Andrea N. Lommen, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Franklin and Marshall College: The pulsar timing array: A nanoHertz gravitational wave detector-$36,982

Radek Lopusnik, Department of Physics and Energy Science, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs: Time-and frequency-domain investigations of thermally excited spin waves in ferrite and magnetic metallic films-$43,683

Gang Lu, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University , Northridge: From electrons to finite-elements: A concurrent multiscale approach for metals-$29,184

Seth A. Major, Department of Physics, Hamilton College: Discrete geometry phenomenology and an inner product for cosmology-$26,032

Bruce A. Manning, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, San Francisco State University: Surface chemistry and remediation reactions of nanometer scale metallic iron paticles-$37,800

Ryan A. Mehl, Department of Chemistry, Franklin and Marshall College: Generation and evaluation of improved site-specifically incorporated photocrosslinking amino acids for in vivo membrane studies-$39,704

Gary A. Meints, Department of Chemistry, Southwest Missouri State University: Investigating local dynamics in damaged DNA via solid-state deuterium NMR-$35,684

Costa Metallinos, Department of Chemistry, Brock University: Approaches to chiral benzimidazolylidenes derived from phenanthrolines-$20,995

Stephen P. Mezyk, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach: Removing carcinogenic nitrosamines from treated drinking water: The chemistry behind advanced oxidation technologies-$35,000

Thomas Minehan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University , Northridge: Indium-mediated electron-transfer to carbonyl and thiocarbonyl compounds: Exploring the synthetic potential of radical reactions in aqueous media-$35,218

Sanjay R. Mishra, Department of Physics, University of Memphis: On the magnetic properties of rare-earth oxide coated ferromagnetic nanoparticles-$40,218

Richard J. Mullins, Department of Chemistry, Xavier University, Cincinnati: Synthesis and medicinal chemistry of kalkitoxin, a secondary metabolite of Lyngbya majuscula-$35,754

Sanjeeva Murthy, Department of Physics, University of Vermont: Modification of the structure of polymer surfaces to control and direct cell growth-$37,052

Aram M. Nersissian, Department of Chemistry, Occidental College: Structural and mechanistic characterization of Factor VIII, the causative agent of Hemophilia A-$36,676

Alexander J. Norquist, Department of Chemistry, Haverford College: Directed synthesis of noncentrosymmetric materials-$36,704

James S. Poole, Department of Chemistry, Ball State University: A study of the reactivity and kinetics of 3-phenylpropyl radicals-$42,616

Epaminondas Rosa, Jr., Department of Physics, Illinois State University: Synchronous transitions in plasmas with noncoherent and competing signals-$33,122

David Rovnyak, Department of Chemistry, Bucknell University: Towards new relationships between metal coordination geometry and protein function in unusual zinc-binding cytoplasmic domains-$44,836

Vatche Sahakian, Department of Physics, Harvey Mudd College: Aspects of non-commutative geometry-$32,058

M. Alper Sahiner, Department of Physics, Seton Hall University: Pulsed laser deposition and structural and electrical characterization of high-k dielectric films for the replacement of SiO2 in CMOS gate region-$32,574

Shauna Sallmen, Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse: Study of interstellar shells in our galaxy-$27,418

Heidrun Schmitzer, Department of Physics, Xavier University, Cincinnati: Investigation of the feasibility of selfadjusting optical elements on the basis of angular momentum transfer at the end of an optical fiber-$40,720

Takele Seda, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Western Washington University: Low-temperature 57Fe Mossbauer studies of the magnetic and electronic properties of nanomagnetic iron (oxy)hydroxides-$34,064

Katarzyna Slowinska, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach: Diffusion of molecular probes in a collagen matrix: Understanding hydrophobic interactions in local drug delivery systems-$44,609

Christopher J. Stockdale, Department of Physics, Marquette University: Direct proof for the delayed formation of stellar mass black holes: A radio study of supernova 2001em-$29,024

Desiderio A. Vasquez, Department of Physics, Indiana University-Purdue University, Fort Wayne: Chemical pattern formation induced by shear flow-$43,099

Fridolin Weber, Department of Physics, San Diego State University: Cooling behavior of rotating neutron stars-$30,379

David J. Weiss, Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs: The chemistry of enzyme sensor microchips-$40,500

Eric Wells, Department of Physics, Augustana College: Exploiting the ground state dissociation of hydrogen molecules as a tool for studying ion-molecule collision processes-$42,289

Mark L. Wicholas, Department of Chemistry, Western Washington University: Bonding modes of isoindoline pincer ligands in transition metal complexes: Studies in zwitterion formation and C-H activation-$45,000

Kevin M. Williams, Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University: Cleavage of proteins by bulky platinum complexes-$29,576

Mark E. Yuly, Department of Physics, Houghton College: An experimental search for pre-existing nuclear D++ components using the 3He(n,2p) reaction-$35,888

Charles Adler, Department of Physics, Saint Mary's College of Maryland: Moving contact line measurements using twin-rainbow metrology-$38,138

Paulo F. Almeida, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington: Dynamics of membrane domains-$39,682

Eric L. Bullock, Department of Chemistry, Central Washington University: Mixed thiolate self-assembly on gold and silver surfaces-$ 37,899

Daniel L. Burden, Department of Chemistry, Wheaton College: One-color, single-molecule optical and electrical recording of protein channel dynamics-$42,804

Kevin Cantrell, Department of Chemistry, University of Portland: An investigation of the redox driven biogeochemical cycling of iron in the subsurface environment-$31,218

Song H. Chung, Department of Physics, William Paterson University: Ionic transport in phosphoric acid in aqueous media-$39,984

R. David Crouch, Department of Chemistry, Dickinson College: Design, synthesis and assay of cyclopropane-containing agonists of a-adrenergic agents-$36,101

Zachary J. Donhauser, Department of Chemistry, Vassar College: Characterization of molecular-level inhomogeneities in the structure of microtubules-$35,666

Edward E. Fenlon, Department of Chemistry, Franklin and Marshall College: Polymethylene knots via a metal-templated synthesis-$38,088

Debra Fischer, Department of Physics and Astronomy, San Francisco State University: Detection of "hot Jupiter" planets orbiting nearby stars-$38,803

Marco Fornari, Department of Physics, Central Michigan University: Interacting pseudo Jahn-Teller effects: Application to perovskite alloys-$24,218

Amitabh Jha, Department of Chemistry, Acadia University: Design, synthesis and bioevaluation of potential antibacterial agents-$30,606

Luke D. Keller, Department of Physics, Ithaca College: Spectroscopic characterization of proto-planetary disks orbiting intermediate-mass stars-$33,484

Shirley Lin, Department of Chemistry, United States Naval Academy: Synthesis and assembly of block copolymers containing noncovalent interactions-$37,000

Harriet A. Lindsay, Department of Chemistry, Eastern Michigan University: A versatile approach to polyhydroxylated pyrrolizidine alkaloids via an aza-Cope rearrangement - Mannich cyclization-$32,684

Kingshuk Majumdar, Department of Physics, Berea College: Study of vortex deconfinement in condensed matter physics-$22,184

Jamie L. Manson, Department of Chemistry, Eastern Washington University: Hydrogen bonds and other weak intermolecular interactions as magnetic exchange mediators in complex materials-$34,770

Justin S. Miller, Department of Chemistry, Hobart and William Smith Colleges: Solid-phase synthesis of cyclic, cysteine-containing natural products and analogues-$40,218

Nathan A. Miller, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire: Probing the temperature structure and geometry of hot star x-ray emission-$23,218

Jennifer L. Morford, Department of Chemistry, Franklin and Marshall College: Investigating the utility of silver and rhenium as complementary tracers for changing reducing conditions-$24,463

Zo ltan Papp, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Long Beach: Integral equation approach to the three-body coulomb scattering problem-$37,682

M. Rajeswari, Department of Physics, Towson University: Photoresponse and electrical noise in thin films of 2-phase manganites-$36,468

Shang-Fen Ren, Department of Physics, Illinois State University: Investigations of phonon modes in semiconductor nanocrystals by 3-D simulations-$35,000

Mark F. Reynolds, Department of Chemistry, Saint Joseph 's University: Determining the mechanism of heme binding and inhibition in mammalian BK channels-$41,530

Andrew Richter, Department of Physics, University of Memphis: High-resolution, time-resolved, in situ studies of protein adsorption onto functionalized surfaces using x-ray reflectivity-$39,912

Ralph Nicholas Salvatore, Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University: Investigations in organobarium chemistry: Novel mechanistic concepts and synthetic applications-$34,958

Jeffrey J. Schwinefus, Department of Chemistry, Saint Olaf College: Stability of the DNA double helix in mixed cosolvent systems-$35,218

Kenneth J. Segall, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Colgate University: Nonlinear dynamics in superconducting networks-$36,109

Radhey S. Srivastava, Department of Chemistry, University of Louisiana at Lafayette: Copper-catalyzed allylic amination of olefins-$41,783

Jean M. Standard, Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University: Computer simulations of atmospheric sulfur oxide reactions-$37,643

Eric S. Tillman, Department of Chemistry, Bucknell University: Anthracene photodimers in atom transfer radical polymerizations-$41,566

Sridhar Varadarajan, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Wilmington: Design of molecules forming cytotoxic DNA-adducts in pancreatic b-cells-$41,968

William F. Welsh, Department of Astronomy, San Diego State University: Observations and modelling of transiting extrasolar planets-$37,850

Colin D. Abernethy, Department of Chemistry, Western Kentucky University: N-heterocyclic carbene complexes of early transition metals in high oxidation states-$39,672

Samir M. Aouadi, Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale: Real time spectroscopic ellipsometry study of the growth of nitride/metal nanocomposite and nanolaminate coatings-$42,000

S. Burcin Bayram, Department of Physics, Miami University: Polarization spectroscopy of highly excited state diatomic molecules-$33,939

Gary W. Beall, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Texas State University , San Marcos: Development of a theoretical model for gas transport in polymer nanocomposites-$ 33,130

John Birmingham, Department of Physics, Santa Clara University: Neuromodulation of sensory feedback in a motor control system-$25,682

Glen G. Briand, Department of Chemistry, Mount Allison University: Synthesis and characterization of models for novel indium radio-pharmaceuticals-$ 28,000

Scott K. Bur, Department of Chemistry, Gustavus Adolphus College: The development of vinyl glycine derivatives for use in 1,5-electrocyclizations and their application to natural product synthesis-$36,218

Michael J. Carney, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin , Eau Claire: Octahedral coordination geometry and its impact on polymerization catalysis-$30,000

Yuh-Cherng Chai, Department of Chemistry, John Carroll University: The regulatory role of cellular thiols on activation of caspase(s) in apoptotic cells-$ 35,007

Ang Chen, Department of Physics, University of Akron: Study of the physical mechanism of induced dielectric anomalies in SrTiO3-based quantum paraelectrics-$41,000

Myriam Cotten, Department of Chemistry, Pacific Lutheran University: Solid-state NMR investigations of molecular recognition and biological function at interfaces using antimicrobial peptides-$45,466

Jim Crumley, Department of Physics, Saint John's University/College of Saint Benedict: The variation of ion cyclotron waves during the solar cycle due to composition effects-$37,218

Christopher J.A. Daley, Department of Chemistry, Western Washington University: Nitrile hydratase active site models: Study of structure, function, and role of post-translational modification using the synthetic analog approach-$40,803

David O. De Haan, Department of Chemistry, University of San Diego: Secondary organic aerosol formation by acid-catalyzed surface reactions-$42,754

Steven D. Doty, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Denison University: Thermal balance in three-dimensional sources: The next step in modeling and understanding the structure of star-forming regions-$42,000

Keenan E. Dungey, Department of Chemistry, University of Illinois at Springfield: Porous heterobimetallic oxides for energy storage-$33,494

Ann Esin, Department of Physics, Harvey Mudd College: A study of photometric variability of stars in nearby star-forming clusters-$31,218

Gregory M. Ferrence, Department of Chemistry, Illinois State University: s-Bond metathesis reactions mediated by N-confused porphyrin lanthanide complexes and the divalent lanthanide hydride, [(TptBu,Me)Yb(m-H)]2-$36,878

Paul W. Fontana, Department of Physics, Seattle University: Sheared-flow suppression of turbulence in two-dimensional flows-$45,124

Krishna L. Foster, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University , Los Angeles: Laboratory studies on the affect of substrate on the kinetics of PAH oxidation-$42,605

Lev Gasparov, Department of Natural Sciences, University of North Florida: Raman and infrared studies of the layered transition metal chalcogenides-$40,384

Kartik Ghosh, Department of Physics, Astronomy and Materials Science, Southwest Missouri State University: Ferromagnetism in oxide-based dilute magnetic semiconductors-$34,604

Peter M. Iovine, Department of Chemistry, University of San Diego: Synthesis and spectroscopy of conjugated light-harvesting compounds containing boroxine cores-$35,706

David M. Johnson, Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at San Antonio: Fundamentals of radical copolymerization: Do penultimate units exert an electronic effect on propagation kinetics?-$24,884

Jeffrey Katz, Department of Chemistry, Colby College: Synthesis of azacalixarenes, oxocalixarenes, and dicalixarene cages-$39,684

Scott M. Lacey, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Franklin and Marshall College: Wave-chaotic dynamics in three-dimensional asymmetric optical resonators-$40,963

Kwang Hun Lim, Department of Chemistry, East Carolina University: NMR studies of ligand recognition properties of SH3 and WW proline-rich binding domains: Structure and dynamics-$35,000

Michael J. Lim, Department of Chemistry and Physics, Rowan University: Fast recombination in strongly coupled, ultracold plasmas-$41,176

James P. Luba, Department of Chemistry, University of Arkansas , Little Rock: Biochemical activity of glutathione peroxidase homologs from Staphylococcus aureus-$41,884

Ram S. Mohan, Department of Chemistry, Illinois Wesleyan University: Use of ionic liquids as environment-friendly and novel solvents for organic synthesis-$29,019

Michael P. Myers, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University , Long Beach: NOCKS - Nitric Oxide Chemistry and K+channels role in umbilical cord Stem cell differentiation-$37,840

Allan M. Nishimura, Department of Chemistry, Westmont College: A study of water-halobenzene clusters on Al2O3(0001) surface by emission and cavity ringdown spectroscopy-$36,218

Prabasaj Paul, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Denison University: Investigation of the scattering of light at photonic crystal interfaces using Padé approximation techniques-$23,682

Jeffrey McNamara Peloquin, Department of Chemistry, Boise State University: The applicability of photoexcited manganese salts in the treatment of water contamination-$34,608

Kevin J. Quinn, Department of Chemistry, College of the Holy Cross: Synthesis of dihydropyrans by ring expansion of vinyl epoxides-$35,040

Gregory M. Raner, Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Stopped-flow and freeze quench techniques for the study of transient cytochrome P450 intermediates-$36,074

Jason J. Reddick, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Polyketide biosynthesis in Bacillus subtilis: New chemistry from a familiar bacterium-$41,984

Alberto G. Rojo, Department of Physics, Oakland University: Sequential fragmentation and the origin of quasihexagonal patterns-$30,684

Stuart M. Rothstein, Department of Chemistry, Brock University: Towards generating the complete structure distribution of a protein: Exploiting novel and established pattern recognition techniques-$18,420

Krzysztof Slowinski, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University , Long Beach: Conductivity of two-component monolayers at the air-water interface-$38,944

Gabriel C. Spalding, Department of Physics, Illinois Wesleyan University: Brownian particle streams in tuned optical lattices-$40,000

Oleg A. Starykh, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Hofstra University: Effect of geometric frustration and disorder on weakly coupled spin chains-$28,583

Q. Charles Su, Department of Physics, Illinois State University: Relativistic quantum dynamics of one- and two- electron systems-$34,018

Shawn M. Swavey, Department of Chemistry, University of Dayton: Mechanistic studies of the reduction of O2 in acidic solution at electrodes modified with redox-active multi-metallic porphyrins-$30,548

Uwe Trittmann, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Otterbein College: Non-perturbative calculations in supersymmetric Yang-Mills theories-$34,078

David Tucker-Smith, Department of Physics, Williams College: Phenomenology of warped unification-$31,218

Paul Urayama, Department of Physics, Miami University: Development of a novel imaging chamber for high-pressure biological fluorescence microscopy-$36,815

Douglas A. Vander Griend, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Calvin College: Exerting mathematical and chemical control to rationally synthesize discrete and infinite coordination networks-$38,606

Don L. Warner, Department of Chemistry, Boise State University: Investigation of alkyl migration from silicon to carbon for the stereocontrolled synthesis of carbon-carbon bonds-$37,036

Todd Michael Weaver, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin , La Crosse: Structural studies of fumarase C mutants and transition state analogue complexes-$30,874

Stacey D. Wetmore, Department of Chemistry, Mount Allison University: A computational study of how nature repairs damaged DNA purines-$21,089

Byron L. Bennett, Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Photocatalytic reduction of carbon dioxide by Re(I) in fluorous media-$39,683

Christopher R. Brazier, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, California State University, Long Beach: Jet-cooled emission spectroscopy of silicon boride-$35,382

Sara Ann Brazill, Department of Chemistry, Colgate University: Investigaton of DNA aptamer-protein recognition utilizing electrochemical techniques: Developments toward a protein microarray-$35,910

Daniel-Dennis McAlevy Bubb, Department of Physics, Seton Hall University: Resonant infrared pulsed laser deposition of polymer thin films-$35,000

Kevin L. Caran, Department of Chemistry, James Madison University: Facile synthesis and derivatization of two novel rigid trimeric scaffolds-$35,000

Nadja Cech, Department of Chemsitry and Biochemistry, University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Indentification of immune-stimulating liver metabolites of Echinacea-$34,784

Jeffrey S. Dyck, Department of Physics, John Carroll University: Pressure tuning the ferromagnetic transition in the layered V2-VI3 diluted magnetic semiconductors-$35,845

Timothy E. Elgren, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton College: Characterization of sol-gel encapsulated amine oxidase and chloroperoxidase-$35,220

Jason J. Engbrecht, Department of Physics, Saint Olaf College: Studies of positronium-gas interactions using an Age-Momentum Correlation spectrometer-$36,218

Bradley D. Fahlman, Department of Chemistry, Central Michigan University: Supercritical fluid facilitated growth of carbon nanotube-dendrimer nanocomposite materials-$37,830

Stephen A. FitzGerald, Department of Physics, Oberlin College: Quantum dynamics of gas doped fullerene systems-$37,648

Gregory Foster, Department of Physics and Astronomy, CUNY, Hunter College: Spin squeezing and entanglement of cold atoms for applications in precision measurement and quantum information-$35,144

Scott Victor Franklin, Department of Physics, Rochester Institute of Technology: Jamming in large aspect-ratio granular materials-$35,018

Liping Gan, Department of Physics, University of North Carolina at Wilmington: Precision measurements of electromagnetic properties of the light pseudoscalar mesons-$28,110

Michael Gerken, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Lethbridge: Novel molybdenum sulfide fluorides and polysulfide fluoride complexes-$28,980

Karl A. Haushalter, Department of Chemistry, Harvey Mudd College: The influence of chromatin structure on the repair of 8-oxoguanine DNA lesions-$34,976

Joel M. Karty, Department of Chemistry, Elon University: Resonance and inductive contributions to fundamental chemical systems-$34,218

Courtney Lannert, Department of

Physics, Wellesley College: Variational wavefunction Monte Carlo analysis of cooperative ring exchange in the intermediate-U Hubbard model-$35,148

Mark E. Little, Department of Physics and Engineering, Hope College: Charge carrier transport investigations in amorphous nitride films using time-of-flight drift mobility-$46,048

Craig D. MacKinnon, Department of Chemistry, Lakehead University: Engineering the structures of new oligomeric semiconductors-$32,713

Robert W. McGaff, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, La Crosse: Solventothermal synthesis of transition metal alkoxides-$36,311

Marcia A. Miller-Rodeberg, Department of Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Eau Claire: The degradation of azo dyes by the catalase/peroxidase enzymes of Brevibacterium fuscum-$40,576

Kevin P. Minbiole, Department of Chemistry, James Madison University: A cyclopropane fragmentation approach to heterocycle assembly-$35,000

Frank C. Peiris, Department of Physics, Kenyon College: Investigation of the electronic excitation structure of spintronics based diluted magnetic semiconductors using spectroscopic ellipsometry-$36,920

William F. Polik, Department of Chemistry, Hope College: Spectroscopically accurate potential energy surface calculations at high energies-$45,000

Kate Queeney, Department of Chemistry, Smith College: Wet chemical oxidation of silicon: A microscopic and macroscopic approach-$33,410

Ramin Radfar, Department of Chemistry, Wofford College: Structural analysis on the role of glycolytic enzyme enolase in interaction with cholesteryl esters and inhibition of cholesteryl ester hydrolase-$45,220

Yuriy Razskazovskiy, Department of Physics and Astronomy, East Tennessee State University: Sequence-specific radiation targeting of DNA in hypoxic environment-$36,335

John N. Richardson, Department of Chemistry, Shippensburg University of Pennsylvania: Application of colloidal Au nanoparticles to attenuated total reflectance spectroelectrochemical sensing-$35,563

Kelly R. Roos, Department of Physics, Bradley University: Interlayer diffusion in metallic epitaxial systems-$34,144

Drew Rutherford, Department of Chemistry, Concordia College: Enantioselective catalysis in "green" solvents: Recyclable catalysts for perfluorocarbon and supercritical carbon dioxide solvent systems-$29,085

Paula Jean Schlax, Department of Chemistry, Bates College: Characterization of the role of RpoS mRNA interactions with regulatory factors during osmotic induction of the rpoS gene-$24,150

Kevin M. Shea, Department of Chemistry, Smith College: A new strategy for the synthesis of tricyclic compounds using cobalt mediated reactions-$33,684

George C. Shields, Department of Chemistry, Hamilton College: Quantum chemical investigation of the mechanism of action of the enediyne natural products-$35,000

Shane Stadler, Department of Physics, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale: Half-metallic nanocomposites-$38,500

Rebecca A. Surman, Department of Physics, Union College: Heavy element synthesis in outflows from gamma-ray burst accretion disks-$20,948

Daren J. Timmons, Department of Chemistry, Virginia Military Institute: Development of metallaligands for the synthesis and luminescence studies of mixed d- and f-block complexes-$39,755

Scott M. Ulrich, Department of Chemistry, Ithaca College: Generation of allele-specific histone deacetylase inhibitors-$38,14

Xiaotai Wang, Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado at Denver: Lanthanide-carboxylate coordination polymers: Syntheses, structures, and porous applications-$42,970

Guo-meng Zhao, Department of Physics and Astronomy, California State University, Los Angeles: Oxygen-isotope effects on electrical transport and magnetic properties in single crystals and thin films of manganites-$45,803

Samuel A. Abrash, Department of Chemistry, University of Richmond: A study on the role of triplet states in the photochemistry of organosilanes-$40,091

Jay C. Amicangelo, School of Science - Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University, Erie - Behrend College: Investigations of intermediates related to silicon nitride chemical vapor deposition processes using matrix-isolation infrared spectroscopy-$39,018

Ann Marie Anderssohn, Department of Chemistry and Physics, University of Portland: The function of myocilin as a molecular chaperone-$32,500

Eric J. Arnoys, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Calvin College: Analysis of the nuclear transport of galectin-3 using fusion proteins-$33,718

Philippe Binder, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of Hawaii at Hilo: Determinism tests and external forcing in chaotic systems-$32,206

G. Reid Bishop, Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, Mississippi College: Structural and energetic bases of molecular recognition of amino acid analogs by DNA and RNA aptamers-$33,182

Minghui Chai, Department of Chemistry, Marshall University: Investigation of dendrimer-based self-assemblies and their encapsulation with small organic molecules in solutions-$36,224

Edward J. Crane III, Department of Chemistry, Pomona College: Enzymatic mechanisms of control of internal redox environment in hyperthermophiles-$39,036

Charles E. Cunningham, Department of Physics, Grinnell College: Search for an ideal 3D Ising spin glass in DyxY(1-x)Co2Ge2 and NdxLa(1-x)Co2Ge2 single crystals
-$39,750

Angela Davies, Department of Physics and Optical Science, University of North Carolina at Charlotte: Fundamental investigations of the phase change on reflection of light-$35,316

Anthony L. Diaz, Department of Chemistry, Central Washington University: Fundamental investigations of the VUV optical properties of new luminescent materials-$23,846

Robert Echols, Department of Physics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo: Exploring fundamental electrical and optical properties of heterojunction semiconducting polymer solar cells-$35,470

Hilary J. Eppley, Department of Chemistry, DePauw University: Ionic liquid syntheses of new molecular precursors to mixed metal oxides-$44,400

Michael O. Eze, Department of Chemistry, University of Winnipeg: Effects of cerulenin and nitric oxide on cell growth, fatty acid synthesis, and monooxygenase function in Azotobacter vinelandii-$34,072

Paul J. Fischer, Department of Chemistry, Macalester College: Studies on intramolecular amine-stabilized transition-metal boryl complexes-$35,000

Peter L. Gonthier, Department of Physics and Engineering, Hope College: Radio and high energy emission from neutron stars-$22,700

Jeffrey A. Gray, Department of Chemistry, Ohio Northern University: Two-color transient absorption spectroscopy and kinetics of organic peroxy radicals in aqueous solution-$39,950

Thomas M. Halasinski, Department of Chemistry, Saint Joseph's University: Investigation of azaaromatics in the interstellar medium via matrix-isolation spectroscopy-$39,530

Marilena Fitzsimons Hall, Department of Chemistry, Stonehill College: Modeling the Zn2+ coordination site of zinc metalloenzymes using peptide phage display-$38,426

Paul Harper, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Calvin College: Kinetics of the lamellar-hexagonal phase transition in lipid-water systems-$43,951

Gus L.W. Hart, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Northern Arizona University: A study of magnesium-based hexagonal alloys for use in lightweight applications-$29,884

Edward H. Hellen, Department of Physics and Astronomy, University of North Carolina at Greensboro: Reentrant dynamics on a neural-based loop-$37,318

Yumi Ijiri, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Oberlin College: Magnetic finite size effects in iron-based nanoparticles-$44,410

Joanne Dora Kehlbeck, Department of Chemistry, Union College: Functional foldamers: Design, synthesis and evaluation of biomimetic heteropolymers for the recognition of the EVH1 protein domain-$37,548

Jennifer L. Koviach, Department of Chemistry, Bates College: Synthesis of 2-deoxyglycosides by conjugate addition-$37,218

Matthew A. Kubasik, Department of Chemistry, Fairfield University: Studies of hydrogen/deuterium exchange kinetics in conformationally labile peptides-$36,218

Louis Y. Kuo, Department of Chemistry, Lewis and Clark College: Aqueous investigation of molybdocene organometallic complexes-$28,684

Kenneth V. Mills, Department of Chemistry, College of the Holy Cross: The mechanism and molecular evolution of hedgehog proteins and related auto-processing domains-$41,890

Tamar More, Department of Physics and Chemistry, University of Portland: Experimental observations of Stewartson layer instabilities-$43,918

Balakrishnan Naduvalath, Department of Chemistry, University of Nevada, Las Vegas: Investigation of chemical reactions at ultracold temperatures-$39,500

Christopher J. Nichols, Department of Chemistry, California State University, Chico: The synthesis of the natural product corydendramine A-$31,183

Chad R. Orzel, Department of Physics, Union College: Ultra-cold ionizing collisions in metastable rare gases-$41,039

Walter A. Patton, Department of Chemistry, Lebanon Valley College: Mechanism of ammonia transfer in E. coli GMP synthetase-$39,820

Erin T. Pelkey, Department of Chemistry, Hobart and William Smith Colleges: Regiocontrolled synthesis of complex pyrrole heterocycles-$39,818

B. Glenn Piner, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Whittier College: The maximum speed of blazar jets-$35,218

Leigh A. Plesniak, Department of Chemistry, University of San Diego: Hunter-killer peptides: Structure and membrane interactions-$34,218

Alex Punnoose, Department of Physics, Boise State University: Origin of room temperature ferromagnetism in Co doped TiO2 thin films-$41,133

Radha Pyati, Department of Chemistry, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs: New ruthenium complexes and their p-stacking interactions studied by electrochemistry, electrochemiluminescence, and photophysics-$37,310

David G. Robertson, Department of Physics and Astronomy, Otterbein College: Studies in Coulomb gauge QCD-$34,480

Michael R. Salazar, Department of Chemistry, Union University: Theoretical investigations into the reactive collisions of closed shell positive ions with isotopic hydrogen-$32,806

Thomas A. Schmedake, Department of Chemistry, Univers