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COMING THIS SPRING:THE FUTURE OF WATER: Regional Collaboration on Shared Climate, Coastlines and Watersheds

March 27-28, 2017 | The Mill at MSU

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REGISTRATION OPEN FOR SEC ACADEMIC CONFERENCE

It has been a busy — and productive — fall at Mississippi State

University, and I invite you to read through this issue of Maroon Research

to discover what we’ve been up to the past few months.

I’m very proud of the success our student, faculty, and staff researchers

have achieved recently — as well as our successful economic development

initiatives — but we’re already looking forward to spring and a terrific

event we’ll be hosting.

Registration is now open for the first-ever on-campus 2017 SEC

Academic Conference that will take place March 27-28 at The Mill at

MSU, and I encourage you to participate.

There isn’t a natural resource more relevant to economic development,

quality of life, and life itself than water, but far too often, we take having

an abundant supply of water for granted, and so this conference will

address that issue and many other questions.

The conference is designed to stimulate communication and

collaboration toward sustainable and resilient water resource management

in the Southeast, with overarching themes to include shared inland waters

and aquifers, coastlines, climate and regional policy.

Additional information is available at www.secconference.msstate.edu.

Thank you for taking the time to read this edition of Maroon Research

and for your support of Mississippi’s leading research university. Please

feel free to contact me if you have any questions, suggestions, or concerns

about any of our research and economic development activities.

— David Shaw

David Shaw is vice president for research and economic development at Mississippi State University. Contact him via email at [email protected].

ON THE COVER

Mississippi State will host the first-ever on-campus SEC Academic Conference in March at The Mill at MSU in Starkville. . . . . . . . . Cover

Leadership program taps 10 faculty . . .3

State of Mississippi added as full member of Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Mississippi State wins grant to help spur job growth and economic development . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Legislators gain insights into ag research programs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Summit showcases Mississippi as leader in putting data to use . . . . . 6

Eight awarded SEC visiting faculty travel grants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

President Keenum at UN: Research universities have ‘vital expertise’ to address world hunger . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

NOAA reaffirms NGI as regional cooperative institute . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

CAVS to continue working on all-electric Navy ship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9

Kudos and Congratulations . . . . . . . . .19

External Funding Awards . . . . . . . . 12-26

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Ten Mississippi State faculty members are new selections for the competitive 2016-17 Benjamin F. Hilbun Faculty Leadership Program.

Sponsored by the university’s offices of Research and Economic Development and of the Provost and Executive Vice President, the program works to develop the next generation of campus academic leaders, among other goals. It honors the memory of the land-grant institution’s 11th president (1953-60).

“Mississippi State has a long tradition of outstanding leaders on our campus, and we believe that this program not only contributes to that legacy, but also will enhance the work we will undertake in the years to come,” said David Shaw, the university’s vice president for research and economic development.

“We are committed to helping faculty further develop the skills needed to

drive the state of Mississippi’s leading university forward in our three-part mission of teaching, research and service,” he said.

During the nine-month program, participants will be part of various presentations and roundtable discussions with top administrators. Session topics include leadership styles, organizational change, diversity, building winning research teams, and organizational evaluation and assessment.

This year’s participants are:

• Amy Crumpton, associate professor, interior design.

• Darrin Dodds, associate Extension/research professor, plant and soil sciences.

• Deborah Eakin, associate professor, psychology.

• Jeffrey Eells, associate professor, College of Veterinary Medicine Basic Science Department.

• Yong Fu, associate professor, electrical and computer engineering.

• Jeffrey Haupt, professor, art.

• Alexandra Hui, associate professor, history.

• Melissa Moore, professor and department head, marketing, quantitative analysis and business law.

• Andy Perkins, associate professor, computer science and engineering.

• Edwin Webster, professor, chemistry.

For more information about the program, contact Teresa Gammill, assistant vice president for research, at [email protected] or 662-325-3570.

Members of the 2016-17 Benjamin F. Hilbun Faculty Leadership Program at Mississippi State met recently to kick off this year’s program. Class members are (seated, left to right) Andy Perkins, Edwin Webster, Alexandra Hui, Amy Crumpton and Jeffrey Eells, and (standing, second from left to right) Melissa Moore, Deborah Eakin, Jeffrey Haupt, Yong Fu and Darrin Dodds. Joining them are Teresa Gammill (back left) and Lynn Taylor (back right) of the Office of Research and Economic Development, which leads the program in conjunction with the Office of the Provost and Executive Vice President. PHOTO: Megan Bean | Public Affairs

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STATE OF MISSISSIPPI ADDED AS FULL MEMBER OF PAN-PACIFIC UAS TEST RANGE COMPLEX

The State of Mississippi has joined Alaska, Oregon, and Hawaii as a full member in the University of Alaska Fairbanks (UAF) led Pan-Pacific UAS Test Range Complex (PPUTRC), one of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) seven Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Test Sites.

The Mississippi program will be led by Mississippi State University, and will include several UAS test and evaluation sites in the state. MSU is also the lead for the FAA’s UAS Center of Excellence — the Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence, or ASSURE.

The announcement was made in early November during the opening of the Alaska UAS Interest Group annual meeting in Anchorage.

“This is a significant and strategically important alliance for the unmanned aircraft system sector in Mississippi. It gives academia and industry greater options for developing, testing and evaluating these aircraft. I commend Mississippi State University for its leadership in this growing aviation sector,” said U.S. Senator Thad Cochran, R-Miss.

The PPUTRC is the largest and most diverse of the seven test site programs offering a

range of geographic and climactic test conditions, including arctic, tropical, high-desert, mountainous, maritime, controlled urban, and many others.

“The addition of Mississippi to the PPUTRC adds increased capabilities to the Test Site including diverse subject matter experts, additional test and evaluation infrastructure, and more opportunities to support maritime operations, which are important to all PPUTRC members,” said Cathy Cahill, chief executive officer of the PPUTRC and director of UAF’s Alaska Center for Unmanned Aircraft Systems Integration.

The addition of Mississippi to the program provides local test site capabilities to support UAS stakeholders in the Southeastern United States.

“We have several ideal locations in Mississippi for UAS testing and evaluation, and an all year flight environment. MSU will be working with UAS manufacturers, users, and potential users in the Southeast U.S. to support their test and evaluation, science and research, and pre-commercial needs,” said Robert Moorhead, MSU’s UAS lead on the project.

Since its inception in 1948, the Raspet

Flight Research Laboratory has served as a unique Mississippi State University-based laboratory engaged in aeronautics R&D. Raspet has a global reputation for composites research, and it has served as a start-up facility for various aerospace companies in the Gulf South’s growing Aerospace Corridor providing workspace, technical training, and assistance with product development and research.

Today, Raspet is home to cutting-edge UAS research and development in partnership with Mississippi State’s Geosystems Research Institute and Bagley College of Engineering’s Department of Aerospace Engineering, as well as the MSU-led Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence.

“Our partnership with UAF in both the ASSURE program and now the PPUTRC aligns two very strong manned and unmanned aviation programs and will benefit both Mississippi and Alaska. We are looking forward to working with our new partners in Oregon and Hawaii as we build the strongest UAS alliance in the United States,” MSU Vice President for Research and Economic Development David Shaw said.

MISSISSIPPI STATE WINS GRANT TO HELP SPUR JOB GROWTH AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENTMississippi State’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Extension will lead a team of seven centers and agencies in an effort to spur job growth and economic development in south Mississippi thanks to a $490,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Authority.

Clay Walden, director of CAVS Extension, will lead a team that includes researchers and faculty from Mississippi State University organizations such as the Center for Entrepreneurship and Outreach, the National Strategic Planning and Analysis Center, the Franklin Furniture Institute and the Department of Agricultural Economics.

“We are very excited to be working with these partners from around the university and the state,” Walden said. “We are looking forward to working with manufacturers, entrepreneurs and others in south Mississippi to help support economic development and job growth in the area.”

The Mississippi Development Authority and Innovate Mississippi will also be involved in the project.

The two-year Southeast Mississippi Jobs Accelerator project will focus on 18 counties in central and south Mississippi and seek to help new and existing businesses expand. The project will feature activities such as certification workshops, community development meetings, mentoring programs and professional development classes.

For more about CAVS Extension, visit www.cavse.msstate.edu.

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Mississippi State University recently hosted state legislators serving on agricultural committees to provide a glimpse into the institution’s efforts to support veterinary medicine, forestry and agriculture.

Bill Herndon, associate vice president for the MSU Division of Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine, helped plan the mid-October tours. About 25 members of the Mississippi House and Senate agricultural committees visited the university’s north farm, dairy processing plant, Wood Magic Science Fair and College of Veterinary Medicine.

“We wanted them to hear from faculty and staff in as many areas as possible, so when they were not touring facilities, they were listening to extension, research and teaching personnel explain some of their current projects,” Herndon said. “We want them to understand that MSU is working hard to support the state’s $8 billion agricultural industry.”

Dr. Ron McLaughlin, associate dean in the MSU College of Veterinary Medicine, said the tours offered an opportunity to showcase the division’s work in teaching, service and research.

“We wanted to provide an opportunity for them to see firsthand the many great learning opportunities students have and the wide variety of research that is going on to help the people of Mississippi,” he said.

McLaughlin explained that significant amounts of the research at the veterinary college has an impact on human health.

“Our researchers are studying issues such as diabetes, influenza and pesticides in the environment,” he said.

Ken Morgan of Morgantown represents Lamar and Marion counties in the Mississippi House of Representatives. As chairman of the forestry committee, he was very interested in the lumber processing discussion.

“The researchers explained the importance of strength in the value of timber,” Morgan said. “It is good to see that the money we are putting into the program is producing information we can use in our management and marketing decisions. I’m glad the students are getting useful information that will help them support the industry when they graduate. They are tomorrow’s leaders.”

MSU agricultural specialists spoke to the legislators on a variety of topics, including row-crop research, unmanned aircraft systems, the Zika virus, honeybees, fire ants, wild hogs and deer.

Lee Weiskopf, MSU director of governmental support, commended the legislators for their service to the state and to agriculture. He said he hoped the visit to campus would help them see the success and growth of their investment in agricultural programs at the university.

“We wanted to make sure they understood how diverse agriculture is, as well as the many and diverse roles MSU and the division play in the industry,” Weiskopf said. ”The research we do provides better quality products and knowledge to people in those fields, and we back it up through our Extension program.”

Weiskopf said MSU is recognized not only on a state and national level, but also internationally.

“They were particularly interested in some of the newer projects, such as unmanned aerial systems, and saw how those technologies can be used in a variety of ways,” he said. “Several gained a greater understanding of the College of Veterinary Medicine as not only a training facility for future veterinarians, but also a research hub and renowned hospital for all types of animals.”

Mississippi Representative Ken Morgan of Marion County, left, examines a wood product held by Dan Seale, a professor of sustainable bioproducts at the R.T. Clapp Forest Products Lab at Mississippi State University. Morgan and other members of Senate and House agricultural committees visited MSU in October. PHOTO: Kevin Hudson | MSU Extension Service

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EIGHT AWARDED SEC VISITING FACULTY TRAVEL GRANTSThe Southeastern Conference’s prowess on the football field is well known, but many fans may not know that the SEC’s 14 member institutions pack an equally potent academic punch off the field.Thanks to an innovative grant program funded by the conference, eight Mississippi State University faculty members now are better equipped to collaborate with SEC colleagues from across the region.Heather Alexander, Lei Chen, Jean-Magloire Feugang, Rinat Gabitov, David Hoffman, Leslie Hossfeld, Rosangela Sebba and Te-Ming Paul Tseng are recipients of 2016-17 SEC Visiting Faculty Travel Grants, according to a senior administrator at the land-grant institution.“These grants will allow our faculty to travel to another SEC campus to exchange ideas, develop grant proposals, conduct research, meet with peers and students, and give lectures or other presentations,” said Assistant Vice President for Research Teresa Gammill.She coordinated the application and review process in conjunction with the offices of the Executive Vice President and Provost, and the Vice President for Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine at MSU.Each grant is for $1,250, Gammill said.“This year’s crop of proposals was very good, and we appreciate the effort of all who applied,” added David Shaw, the university’s vice president for research and economic development.Alexander is an assistant professor of forestry; Chen, assistant professor of mechanical engineering; Feugang, assistant research professor of animal and dairy science; Gabitov, assistant professor of geosciences; Hoffman, associate professor of anthropology and Middle Eastern cultures; Hossfeld, professor of sociology and department head; Sebba, professor of music; and Tseng, assistant professor of plant and soil sciences.For more information about the program, contact Gammill at [email protected] or 662-325-3570.

Leaders in state government, education and economic development showcased the importance of reliable data during the inaugural ‘Mississippi – A Data Driven State’ summit, held in late September at Mississippi State University.

“It is imperative that we continue to get the best data possible” Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves said during the summit’s keynote address at The Mill at MSU. “We can only make the best decisions possible to make Mississippi a better place if we are getting the best information.”

The summit, hosted by Mississippi State’s National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center (NSPARC) and the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, featured sessions on the value of data in education, workforce training, economic development and legislative policy decisions. The summit’s goal is educating stakeholders and decision makers about different data sources available in the state.

Many summit speakers highlighted the ways Mississippi is ahead of the curve in data analytics. In particular, multiple elected officials touted the way the State Longitudinal Data System, a comprehensive statewide data system operated by NSPARC, has assisted with industry recruitment and informing policy decisions.

Mississippi Commissioner of Higher Education Glenn Boyce said the state’s data initiatives, coupled with advances in technology, have allowed data to become more actionable and show a more complete picture.

“We’ve been using (data) forever, but now we’re bringing it into focus,” Boyce said.

In his introduction of Reeves, MSU President Mark E. Keenum highlighted ways data produced by NSPARC can enhance workforce development. He also noted that Mississippi’s supercomputing power and data processing ability puts the state at an advantage when it comes to solving some of the world’s biggest problems, such as figuring out how to feed a growing global population.

“Feeding 3 billion new people at our global dinner table over a span of just over three decades may be one of our most daunting challenges,” Keenum said. “How we’re able to do that going forward will be a function of the information and knowledge that we can harness and bring together through technology, data and things we are doing right here at Mississippi State University. Mississippi will be part of helping to address critical challenges for the future.”

Other summit speakers included Mississippi Speaker of the House Philip Gunn and four other state legislators that hold leadership positions on key House and Senate committees, as well as state leaders from all levels of education and industry. Mark Henry, executive director of the Mississippi Department of Employment Security, served as summit host.

“MSU and Mississippi should be proud, because we have the best data in the country right here,” Gunn said.

NSPARC Executive Director Domenico “Mimmo” Parisi said he was proud of the role NSPARC has played in making state government more efficient and providing information to a wide variety of stakeholders.

“We convert (data) into actionable intelligence and it can be a service, it can be a new technology, it can be anything to help state government operate in a more efficient way,” Parisi said. “In the last 15 years, we’ve been able to do something no other state has been able to do. We have reduced the cost of government by making data part of the business operation. NSPARC brings that kind of capability and research that can change the way we do business as a state.”

NSPARC is an interdisciplinary research center at MSU that uses smart data, analytical techniques and high technology to create innovative solutions based on academic research from many fields. For more, see nsparc.msstate.edu.

Mississippi Lt. Gov. Tate Reeves, MSU President Mark E. Keenum, NSPARC Executive Director Domenico “Mimmo” Parisi, and Mississippi Speaker of the House Philip Gunn pose for a picture following Reeves’ keynote speech at the inaugural “Mississippi – A Data Driven State” summit, held at The Mill at MSU. PHOTO: Russ Houston | Public Affairs

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Mississippi State University President Mark E. Keenum highlighted the important role universities and open data play in addressing world hunger during a speech at the U.N. in New York in mid-September.

Keenum spoke in two separate sessions during the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) 2016 Summit. The two-day summit brought together public, private and non-profit leaders to discuss the importance of shared scientific data and expertise in providing global food security.

“University research, outreach and teaching have helped feed the world’s growing population throughout the past century,” Keenum said. “We have vital expertise to contribute to every aspect of the challenge and every step of the food chain – from the laboratory, to the farm, to the market and to the table.”

Other speakers during Keenum’s morning and afternoon sessions included high-ranking officials from the United Nations, academia, industry, international governments and the U.S. government. During his speeches, Keenum touted the collaboration between nearly 90 universities to create the Presidents United to Solve Hunger (PUSH) consortium, a collection of university leaders dedicated to making food and nutrition security a priority.

The Presidents’ Commitment to Food and Nutrition Security has been signed by university presidents and chancellors from around the world, providing a framework for collaboration on a global scale. Keenum serves as chair of the PUSH steering committee.

“Our universities have only scratched the surface of what research, extension education, and teaching can contribute to the improved health, safety and security of millions of people, and open data – open information – is going to play an increasingly important role as we move forward,” Keenum said.

In addition to updating global leaders about collective university action to address world food security, Keenum also highlighted the role MSU plays in disseminating relevant agricultural research at the state, national and global levels.

For nearly 50 years, the university’s Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station Seed Technology Laboratory researchers traveled throughout the nation and world to share their discoveries. MSU launched an online archive of approximately five decades of the university’s seed technology research this summer.

Keenum acknowledged that there are obstacles to overcome before open data becomes universal, but said he was encouraged by the dialog and feedback he received during the GODAN summit.

“My hope – and that of my fellow presidents and chancellors in PUSH – is that this gathering of researchers and leaders from virtually every sector can launch a new way of thinking about data,” Keenum said. “And that our universities will be role models in the way that we access – and especially in the way that we share – data.”

As a former undersecretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture and in his current role as MSU president, Keenum has dedicated a significant

portion of his professional career to global food security issues. At the USDA, Keenum was responsible for aid programs administered by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service and worked closely with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), and the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, and the World Food Programme. Since coming to MSU in 2009, Keenum has worked to establish the university’s International Institute and established partnerships with the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Programme. Keenum currently serves as vice chairman of the board of the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research and as a member of the Feed the Future Evaluation Oversight Committee, both of which examine what it will take to continue to feed a growing global population. At the closing plenary of the GODAN summit, Keenum was joined by U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, among other high-level officials.


PRESIDENT KEENUM AT UN: RESEARCH UNIVERSITIES HAVE ‘VITAL EXPERTISE’ TO ADDRESS WORLD HUNGER

MSU President Mark E. Keenum (right) and U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack, pictured here at Mississippi State University, both spoke in New York in September during the closing plenary of the Global Open Data for Agriculture and Nutrition (GODAN) 2016 Summit at the United Nations. PHOTO: Megan Bean | Public Affairs


The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in mid-July announced it has selected Mississippi State University to host NOAA’s cooperative institute for the Gulf of Mexico region: the Northern Gulf Institute.

The Northern Gulf Institute, which has been a NOAA cooperative institute for the last decade, will lead a consortium that includes the University of Southern Mississippi, Florida State University, Louisiana State University, Dauphin Island Sea Lab and the University of Alabama in Huntsville.

The NOAA award comes with a commitment of $7 million for the first year of a five-year award that can be renewed for another five years based on successful performance. NOAA made its selection after an open competition prompted by the expiration of NGI’s current award this September. In its successful proposal, NGI has committed to expand its research to encompass the entire Gulf of Mexico region.

NOAA’s Cooperative Institute (CI) Program is a unique and powerful tool designed to address emerging research and development needs of NOAA’s mission.

“Our cooperative institutes provide real partnership, expertise and flexibility, which is very

important in achieving NOAA’s mission,” said Craig McLean, NOAA’s assistant administrator for NOAA Research. “They provide a talented body of scientists, diverse thinking, and nimble responsiveness to our needs while helping to train the next generation of researchers.”

NGI will focus on research in four thematic areas to help create more resilient ecosystems, communities and economies for the region:

• Climate change and climate variability effects on regional ecosystems

• Coastal hazards

• Ecosystem management

• Effective and efficient data management systems to support a data-driven economy

NGI will address research gaps such as improving technologies to sample fish stocks in challenging environments, developing methods to improve large-scale data integration and dissemination, improving habitat restoration and coastal resiliency by determining the impacts of climate change on coastal areas, and studying how algal blooms affect ecosystem health.

As an example of NGI’s work, NGI Director Robert Moorhead and a team of researchers have been launching unmanned aircraft from a small

boat, so they can map marshes without dragging heavy equipment over the fragile landscapes.

The aerial images the team collected in 2015 helped determine what the conditions were like immediately following a large marsh fire along the Mississippi coast after a lightning strike.

“In less than one day, and during just two flights, we were able to map the entire 1,700 acre burn site at a 2-inch resolution “ Moorhead said.

Other data gathered by unmanned systems might potentially be used to improve flood forecasts and enhance the emergency response to chemical spills in remote areas.

“A small shed of tools and a small team of people can accomplish a lot of environmental science in a much shorter period of time using these unmanned technologies,” Moorhead said.

NOAA supports 16 cooperative institutes consisting of 42 universities and research institutions across 23 states and the District of Columbia. These research institutions provide strong educational programs that promote student and postdoctoral scientist involvement in NOAA-funded research. For more information on cooperative institutes, please go online to the NOAA Policy on Cooperative Institutes.

A team of scientists from the Mississippi State-led Northern Gulf Institute prepare to launch a small unmanned plane to map vegetation in a Mississippi marsh.

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Researchers in Mississippi State University’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems will continue to work on designs for an all-electric Navy ship after recently receiving a five-year, approximately $2.5 million grant.

The grant money is part of a $35 million grant awarded to Florida State University by the Office of Naval Research. Florida State will oversee and coordinate research efforts of the Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium, of which MSU is a founding member. The University of South Carolina, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Purdue University, Virginia Tech and the University of Texas make up the consortium along with MSU and FSU. Members of the consortium have spent 13 years on electric ship research, with the new $35 million grant continuing that work for another five years.

“The consortium is a collection of universities interested in helping the Navy fit the most advanced electric power system on the smallest surface ship that they can,” CAVS Associate Director Mike Mazzola said. “At the end of the day, that’s really the technical challenge we face – power density.”

The Navy built an all-electric Zumwalt class destroyer, but it is significantly bigger than the vessel it was meant to replace, which Mazzola said shows the need for more research in order to implement futuristic power and control systems while maintaining Navy speed and defense standards. MSU researchers have made substantial contributions to the consortium research in the areas of electric cabling and controls.

Sherif Abdelwahed, an associate professor of electrical and computer engineering in MSU’s Bagley College of Engineering, is working to design an intelligent control system that can move megawatts of energy to needed ship systems and also quickly adapt to different operating conditions and scenarios.

“The ship can go from cruising to battle mode and then back to cruising quickly. Each of these has its own requirements,” Abdelwahed said. “The load can change dramatically because of the different modes of operation, especially the battlefield mode. Intelligent control architecture

will be able to predict and react to these changes and make the system work as efficiently as possible and meet the requirements of reliability and effectiveness by using the resources that are critical to the ship.”

The control systems are designed to be semiautonomous and automatically adapt to changing situations. The controls research will bring Star Trek’s Captain Kirk’s famous line, “All power to the shield,” closer to reality, Mazzola said. Instead of going to a shield, the power can be shifted to advanced weapons such as the Navy’s electromagnetic rail gun, which requires substantial amounts of energy to enable rapid fire capabilities.

“A rail gun uses pure electricity to accelerate a projectile to velocities that no gunpowder can do,” Mazzola said. “All of that is predicated on the assumption there will be 80, 90, 100 megawatts of electricity on board that ship, and right now there’s only four or five megawatts.”

Because there is still a large gap between needed and available electrical power, the research consortium worked to create ship design software that is focused on the ship’s power systems and can test different concept studies. MSU’s primary contribution is software models that compute cable plans in larger integrated power systems. CAVS Research Engineer Greg Henley builds code that incorporates Abdelwahed’s system re-configurations and physical cable re-configurations designed by CAVS Research Associate Angela Card. Last January, Card was a key participant in a training session on the

ship design software at the Philadelphia Naval Surface Warfare Center.

MSU researchers are working to ensure the physical wires and cables are resilient and adaptable when under attack and using the university’s cybersecurity expertise to ensure no systems on the ship are vulnerable to hacking or manipulation.

“We are looking to develop an intelligent system that can continuously monitor communication traffic and network activities on the ship and detect any signs of intrusions or hacking and react to it,” Abdelwahed said. “The amount of information that can be collected in this situation is unbelievably huge.”

Mazzola said the Navy is looking to have an advanced electric ship ready to handle next-generation radar, rail guns and lasers that are targeted for completion by 2030. With Pascagoula home to Ingalls Shipbuilding, a leading builder of Naval ships, Mazzola said it is likely Mississippians will be the ones to build an all-electric destroyer when the time comes.

“Mississippi is one of the nation’s top shipbuilding destinations, and it’s one reason why Mississippi State University is interested in being part of the Electric Ship Research and Development Consortium,” Mazzola said. “We know that our state will be building electric ships in the future. We’ve already been building and overhauling ships with substantial improvements to their electrical systems, including electrical propulsion.”

Researchers at MSU’s Center for Vehicular Systems are designing control systems that will allow an all-electric Naval ship to transfer power to advanced weapons systems such as the Navy’s electromagnetic railgun, pictured on display aboard the USS Millinocket in port at Naval Base San Diego. PHOTO: U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Kristopher Kirsop/Released.

CAVS TO CONTINUE WORKING ON ALL-ELECTRIC NAVY SHIP



Kudos and Congratulations

• Kudos to the High Performance Computing Collaboratory publishing team for its recent recognition from the Southern Public Relations Federation. HPC2 was honored with several awards during SPRF’s Lantern Awards ceremony last month, including a Certificate of Merit for a publication promoting the Mississippi State-led Alliance for System Safety of UAS through Research Excellence (ASSURE), which is the FAA’s Center of Excellence for UAS Research; an Award of Excellence for the HPC2 2015 Super Computing Conference booth; and an Award of Excellence for the Mississippi State Geosystems Research Institute annual report.

• Congratulations to Sarah Lee, an assistant clinical professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, and Vemitra White, the director of educational outreach and support programs in the Bagley College of Engineering. The National Science Foundation recently awarded them a $300,000 grant to encourage young women to enter science-based computing fields.

• Kudos to Shelly Hollis, a project manager with the Research and Curriculum Unit, who was in Washington, D.C., last month touting the value of teaching computer science and the Computer Science for Mississippi pilot program at two national events, including one organized by the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy that examined the current state of computer science in K-12 education.

• Congratulations to Missy Hopper, an associate professor in the Department of Curriculum, Instruction and Special Education, who has been elected president-elect of Phi Kappa Phi’s national board of directors.

• Kudos to Alicia Hall, an assistant professor in the Department of Philosophy and Religion, who is part of a three-year international investigation into the variables that affect human happiness and well-being. The $5.1-million grant is funded largely by the John Templeton Foundation with additional support from St. Louis University.

• Congratulations to Dominic Lippillo, an assistant professor of photography in the Department of Art, who has been awarded a $4,500 visual arts grant from the Mississippi Arts Commission.

• Kudos to Chip Templeton, the director of the MSU Small Business Development Center and former telehealth education manager with the MSU Extension Service, who was presented with the Curtis L. Lowery Telehealth Champion Award at the fourth annual South Central Telehealth Forum, which was held recently in Nashville.

• Congratulations to Keith Coble, who has been named head of the Department of Agricultural Economics.

• Kudos to John Marszalek, Giles Distinguished Professor of history emeritus and executive director of the Ulysses S. Grant Association and Library, whose recently published work, “The Best Writings of Ulysses S. Grant,” is among six books recognized by the Army Historical Foundation for excellence in writing on U.S. Army history.

• Congratulations to Mimmo Parisi, executive director of the National Strategic Planning and Analysis Research Center and professor in the Department of Sociology, who has been appointed to the Southern Regional Education Board. Dr. Parisi was also honored recently with the Rural Sociological Society’s 2016 Excellence in Research Award.

• Kudos to the Northern Gulf Institute team. In July, NOAA reaffirmed NGI as its cooperative institute for the Gulf of Mexico region. The NOAA award comes with a commitment of $7 million for the first year of a five-year award that can be renewed for another five years based on successful performance.

• Congratulations to Jennifer Easley, the director of the Office of Sponsored Projects, who has been named president-elect of the Alabama/Mississippi Chapter of the Society of Research Administrators International. Mississippi State will host the chapter’s annual meeting in 2017, and we are looking forward to having our colleagues from around Mississippi and Alabama on campus for a great educational and networking event.

• Kudos to Donna Reese, department head and professor in the Department of Computer Science and Engineering, who has been selected as a Fellow of the American Society for Engineering Education. She becomes the first honoree to represent CSE and the sixth Bagley College of Engineering faculty member to be named to ASEE’s Academy of Fellows.

• Congratulations to Lauren Wright, who has been named director of the MSU International Institute’s International Services Office, which advises students, research scholars, visiting professors, and MSU faculty and administrators about rules and regulations regarding immigration and the maintenance of a person’s non-immigrant status.

• Kudos to Adam Skarke, assistant professor in the Department of Geosciences, who has been selected to participate in a University National Oceanographic Laboratory System Chief Scientist Training Cruise Program. Over the course of the

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cruise, Skarke and his 23 fellow early career scientists will be using manned and robotic submarines to study seafloor methane seeps that he helped discover in 2013.

• Congratulations to Stephen Grado, who holds the George L. Switzer Professorship in Forestry in the College of Forest Resources, for being among this year’s Phi Kappa Phi’s Love of Learning award recipients. In addition to his honor, MSU’s PKP organization was designated yet again as a chapter of excellence.

• Kudos to the Department of Geosciences’ Brenda Kirkland, who was honored in June by the American Association of Petroleum Geologists with the Grover E. Murray Memorial Distinguished Educator Award. The award, bestowed on a professional who has significantly contributed to geological education, emphasizes the recipient’s success in teaching, guiding student research, and other university and professional research and involvement.

• Kudos to Nancy Reichert, a professor in the Department of Biological Sciences, who is the 2016-2017 president-elect for the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology. She will serve as the 45th president of the national organization. CAST, which was established in 1972, consists of committed scientists whose goal is to “bring science-based information to policymaking and the public.”

• Congratulations to Giselle Thibaudeau, who has been named associate dean for research in the College of Arts and Sciences after a very successful stint as interim.

• Kudos to Tim Schauwecker, an associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture, who was named 2016 Outstanding Educator of the Year by the National Association of Landscape Professionals Academic Excellence Foundation.

• Congratulations to Zach Rowland, who has been named interim director of the Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies.

• Kudos to the Northern Gulf Institute team that was recently honored with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service’s 2016 Sam D. Hamilton Award for Transformational Conservational Science.

• Congratulations to Larry Strout, an associate professor in the Department of Communication, who is one of six recipients of a prestigious Scripps Howard Foundation Visiting Professor in Social Media Program grant.

• Kudos to Veera Gnanewswar Gude, an assistant professor in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, who was awarded the Outstanding New Faculty Researcher Award by the American Society for Engineering Education’s Southeastern Section.

• Kudos to John Bickle, the head of the Department of Philosophy and Religion, who has been appointed to serve as the American Philosophical Association’s representative to the neuroscience section of the American Academy for the Advancement of Science. In this role, Dr. Bickle — who is also a Fellow of MSU’s Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies (I2AT) — will have the opportunity to assist philosophers worldwide learn more about neuroscience relevant to their research and teaching interests and help to develop more opportunities for philosophers to interact with neuroscientists.

• Congratulations to Mark Lawrence, associate dean and professor in the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Basic Science Department, who has been appointed to serve as the American Veterinary Medical Association representative to the USDA’s National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education and Economics Advisory Board.

• Kudos to Isaac Howard, an associate professor in Bagley College of Engineering’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, who was named Mississippi’s 2016 American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Engineer of the Year during the section’s annual meeting in Biloxi last month.

• Kudos to Adrian Sescu, an assistant professor in the Department of Aerospace Engineering, who recently presented at the 13th International Conference on Flow Dynamics on a project funded by MSU’s Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and the Institute of Fluid Science at Tohoku University in Japan, where we’re exploring other partnership opportunities.

• Congratulations to Raj Prabhu, an assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, whose work with a colleague at Cardiff University in Wales was recently funded by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council’s Doctoral Training Partnership, which funds doctoral training for UK research organizations. Dr. Prabhu and Dr. Sescu’s efforts are excellent examples of the international research collaborations we are striving to develop.

• Kudos to Sundar Krishnan and Kalyan Srinivasan, both associate professors in the Department of Mechanical Engineering, who are working with several partners, including Argonne National Laboratory, to develop high-fidelity, system-level simulations and lead the design effort to achieve a high-efficiency, one-kilowatt, spark-assisted compression ignition natural gas generator. The project’s goal is to develop technology in the next three years that could power an entire home, including electricity, hot water, heating and cooling for 1/8th of the cost.

• Congratulations to Kari Babski-Reeves, associate dean for research and graduate studies in the Bagley College of Engineering, who has been invited to participate on the Center for Disease Control’s National Occupational Research Agency’s Musculoskeletal Health Council.

• Kudos to Stephen Brain, an associate professor in the Department of History and a two-time recipient of a Fulbright Fellowship, who has been honored as the 2016 Humanities Teacher of the Year by the university and the Mississippi Humanities Council.



External Funding Awards: April, May and June 2016 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Afanasjev, Anatoli Center for Computational Sciences U.S. Department of Energy $60,000 Akers, Christopher School of Human Sciences U.S. Department of Homeland Security $15,000 Allen, Peter FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $12,380 Allen, Peter FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $25,040 Allen, Peter FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $237,106 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $2,500 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $5,000 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $20,000 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $37,371 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $40,500 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $84,516 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $30,000 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center United Soybean Board $40,000 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center United Soybean Board $26,292 Alley, Kathleen Curriculum, Instruction & Special Ed U.S. Department of Education $90,000 Allison, Lydia Dean of Engineering Naval Research Laboratory $16,050 Anderson, Derek Electrical and Computer Engineering U.S. Army Research Office $60,039 Baird-Thomas, Connie Social Science Research Center Tougaloo College $49,799 Baldwin, Brian Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Department of Marine Resources $26,667 Baldwin, Brian Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Department of Marine Resources $44,016 Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry Forest Services $21,333 Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry Forest Services $32,205 Ball, John Electrical and Computer Engineering Air Force Research Laboratory $34,049 Ball, John Electrical and Computer Engineering Air Force Research Laboratory $52,287 Ball, John Electrical and Computer Engineering Air Force Research Laboratory $122,000 Ball, John Electrical and Computer Engineering Air Force Research Laboratory $169,713 Barnes, Michael FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Arch Wood Protection, Inc. (A Lonza Company) $650 Barrett, Jason Extension Center for Gov’t & Comm Dev Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality $4,956 Baumgartner, Wes Global Center for Aquatic Food Security Ralco Nutrition, Inc. $2,184 Belant, Jerrold FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks $17,787 Belant, Jerrold FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks $31,633Bethel, Cindy Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $16,000 Bethel, Cindy Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $8,000 Blanton, John Animal & Dairy Science Miscellaneous Industry $6,635 Bond, Jason Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $9,177 Bond, Jason Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $105,022 Bond, Jason Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $117,822 Bond, Jason Delta Research and Extension Center BASF Corporation $5,600 Bond, Jason Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $6,550 Bond, Jason Delta Research and Extension Center Dow AgroSciences, LLC $7,000 Bond, Jason Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $7,866 Bond, Jason Delta Research and Extension Center Bayer CropScience $10,000 Bond, Jason Delta Research and Extension Center Syngenta $12,000 Bowen, Marilyn Research Curriculum Unit U.S. Department of Education $7,500 Branch, Victor Engineering Extension Mississippi Department of Education $28,447Breen, Joseph Stennis Institute of Gov’t and Comm Dev Lincoln Institute of Land Policy $1,000 Broderick, Shaun Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station The Gloeckner Foundation $10,000 Brown Johnson, Ashli Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $39,898 Brown, Richard Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology National Science Foundation $208,729 Brown, Richard Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $193,794 Buehring, Normie Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $1,500 Buehring, Normie Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $8,000 Buehring, Normie Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $13,391 Buehring, Normie Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $13,823 Buehring, Normie Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Syngenta $13,000 Buffington, Anne Social Science Research Center Center Women’s Foundation of Mississippi $55,000

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MAROON RESEARCH FALL 2016External Funding Awards: April, May and June 2016 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Burger, Leslie FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture National Geographic Society $10,000 Burger, Leslie FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $78,268 Burger, Loren Geosystems Research Institute USDA Agricultural Research Service $410,955 Burgess, Brad Research Support-Foundation Seed Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $6,231 Burgess, Brad Research Support-Variety Testing Mississippi Peanut Growers Association $9,366 Burgess, Brad Research Support-Variety Testing Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $18,552 Burgess, Brad Research Support-Variety Testing Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $30,000 Buys, David Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $15,000Byrd, John Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $9,000 Byrd, Sylvia Nutrition Education USDA Food and Nutrition Service $1,065,510Camp, Jason Extension Center for Gov’t & Comm Dev Mississippi Department of Revenue $90,408 Capella, Julie Student Support Services U.S. Department of Education $70,000 Carter, Helen Extension Center for Tech Outreach U.S. Department of Education $38,235 Catchot, Angus Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $3,795 Catchot, Angus Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $5,210 Catchot, Angus Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $45,128 Catchot, Angus Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $45,611 Catchot, Angus Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Cotton Inc. $15,000 Catchot, Angus Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $16,387Catchot, Angus Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Cotton Inc. $25,000 Cavinder, Clay Animal & Dairy Science American Quarter Horse Association $12,500 Chambers, Janice Center for Environmental Health Sciences Exponent Health & Environmental $8,720 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $24,000 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $24,000 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $48,000 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $15,000 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $32,000 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $40,000 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $40,000 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $50,000 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $842,564 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability Prentke Romich Company $4,016 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability Mississippi Department of Education $8,787.17 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability U.S. Department of Education $50,000 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability Mississippi Department of Education $64,028 Coble, Keith Agricultural Economics American Veterinary Medical Association $66,585 Coble, Keith Agricultural Economics Mississippi Department of Revenue $26,161 Coble, Keith Agricultural Economics Mississippi Department of Revenue $69,916 Coble, Keith Agricultural Economics Mississippi Department of Revenue $288,923 Cook, Donald Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $14,143 Cook, Donald Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $15,000 Cook, Donald Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $17,950 Cook, Donald R Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $18,354 Cook, Donald R Delta Research and Extension Center Bayer CropScience $20,000 Cossman, Ronald Social Science Research Center Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $9,000 Counterman, Brian Biological Sciences Braun & Gresham, Attorneys at Law $13,000 Crenshaw, Mark Animal & Dairy Science USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $11,111 Crenshaw, Mark Animal & Dairy Science USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $11,111 Crenshaw, Mark Animal & Dairy Science USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $22,222 Cross, Ginger Social Science Research Center Center National Highway Traffic Safety Administration $76,237Cross, Ginger Social Science Research Center Center National Highway Traffic Safety Administration $445,350Czarnecki, Joby Geosystems Research Institute Textron Systems $6,451 Dampier, David DASI U.S. Department of Energy $13,987 Dampier, David DASI U.S. Navy $187,829 Dampier, David Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $1,092,527 Davis, John FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks $40,000



Davis, Louise Human Sciences-Early Years Network USDA Food and Nutrition Service $1,374,029 Davis, Louise Human Sciences-Early Years Network USDA Food and Nutrition Service $2,122,052 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $4,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $4,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $6,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $2,500 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $6,400 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $9,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $9,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $21,500 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $35,000 Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $8,312 Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $19,820 Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Forest Service $132,944 Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $7,547 Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $10,412Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Forest Service $39,849 Dicke, Stephen FWRC-Forestry Sustainable Forestry Initiative, Inc. (SFI) $13,500 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $5,244 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $7,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Cotton Inc. $8,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $15,297 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Cotton Inc. $20,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $2,250 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $10,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $11,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $5,244 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $6,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $9,177 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $12,041 Downey, Laura School of Human Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $41,550 Downey, Laura School of Human Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $42,020 Downey, Laura School of Human Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $56,430 Dumas, Jeremiah Transit Services U.S. Department of Transportation $1,556,066 Dyer, Jamie Geosciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $20,000 Ebelhar, Wayne Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $26,338 Ebelhar, Wayne Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $13,000 Epperson, William CVM Pathobiology Merck Animal Health $122,591 Epperson, William CVM Pathobiology Merck Animal Health $173,689 Evans, William Truck Crops Branch Experiment Station Miscellaneous Industry $2,500 Ezell, Andrew FWRC-Forestry Miscellaneous Industry $4,000 Falconer, Lawrence Delta Research and Extension Center U.S. Geological Survey $25,000 Farrow, Kendra Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $1,871 Farrow, Kendra Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $16,839 Farrow, Kendra Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $468 Farrow, Kendra Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $4,212 Follett, Randolph Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems General Motors Research and Development $10,000 Follett, Randolph Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems General Motors Research and Development $409 Follett, Randolph Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems General Motors Research and Development $5,248 Franks, Meggan Student Leadership/Comm Engagement NobleHour $6,500 Freeman, Charles School of Human Sciences Cotton Inc. $8,050 Freeman, Charles School of Human Sciences Cotton Inc. $12,075 French, William Chemical Engineering U.S. Department of Defense $10,038

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Gadke, Daniel Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations U.S. Department of Education $3,589 Gardner, Sheena Social Science Research Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $5,102 Gaunt, Patricia CVM Aquatic Medicine Enhancement Merck Animal Health $24,885 Gaunt, Patricia CVM Pathobiology Elanco Animal Health $58,012 Giesen, James History National Science Foundation $28,326 Goddard, Jerome Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) $31,324 Golden, Bobby Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $34,420 Golden, Bobby Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $108,680 Golden, Bobby Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $10,488 Gordon, Jason FWRC-Forestry USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $38,134 Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $10,488 Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $13,110 Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $63,705 Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center BASF Corporation $3,750 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation U.S. Department of Defense $29,898 Hamilton, John Chemical Engineering National Science Foundation $54,210Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation Threat Systems Management Office $63,190 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation National Science Foundation $81,933 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation Engineering Research and Development Center $90,845 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation U.S. Army Corps of Engineers $129,833 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation Army Engineer Research and Development Center $202,816 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $269,247 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation Engineering Research and Development Center $497,798 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation Army Engineer Research and Development Center $703,214 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation U.S. Department of Defense $29,898Harpole, Sandra Interdisciplinary Programs National Science Foundation $710 Harpole, Sandra Interdisciplinary Programs National Science Foundation $710 Harpole, Sandra Interdisciplinary Programs National Science Foundation $710 Hay, William Institute for the Humanities Mississippi Humanities Council $2,000 Henry, William Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $10,000 Herndon, Cary International Institute USDA Foreign Agriculture Service $8,522Herndon, Cary International Institute USDA Foreign Agriculture Service $23,701Herndon, Cary Miss. Water Resources Research Institute U.S. Geological Survey $24,760 Hopper, George MAFES Administration USDA Agricultural Research Service $20,818Howard, Isaac Civil and Environmental Engineering Paragon Technical Services, Inc. $7,500 Howard, Isaac Civil and Environmental Engineering Mississippi State Board of Contractors $27,790 Howard, Isaac Civil and Environmental Engineering Federal Highway Administration $115,000 Irby, Jon Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $126,618 Irby, Jon Plant and Soil Sciences Dow AgroSciences, LLC $4,500 Irby, Jon Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $2,000 Irby, Jon Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $6,550 Irby, Jon Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $10,000 Jackson, Gary MSU Extension Service Administration USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $2,517 Jackson, Gary MSU Extension Service Administration USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $5,711,373 Jackson, Harriett CEP-Miss. Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $1,400 Jackson, Harriett CEP-Miss. Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,800 Jackson, Harriett CEP-Miss. Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $5,600 Jayroe, Teresa Dean of Education Louisville School District $35,734 Jha, Ratneshwar Advanced Composites Institute National Aeronautics and Space Administration $32,193 Johnson, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $27,200Jones, Ann Stennis Institute of Gov’t and Comm Dev Canton Municipal Utilities (CMU) $2,500 Jordan, Julie Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $1,738,502Jordan, Julie Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $2,704,258Karisch, Brandi Animal & Dairy Science USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $83,185 Keeley, Jared Psychology World Health Organization $68,430



King, Roger Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command $112,207 King, Roger Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command $113,151King, Roger Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command $191,090Klink, Vincent Biological Sciences Cotton Inc. $9,200 Klink, Vincent Biological Sciences Cotton Inc. $24,800 Krutz, Larry Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $5,244 Krutz, Larry Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Peanut Promotion Board $12,019 Krutz, Larry Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $70,772 Krutz, Larry Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $193,331 Krutz, Larry Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $10,488 Kundu, Santanu Chemical Engineering National Science Foundation $66,800 Lacy, Richard Extension Delta Region USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $76,656 Larson, Erick Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $4,000 Lawrence, Gary Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $5,900 Lawrence, Gary Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology BASF Corporation $8,400 Lawrence, Mark CVM Associate Dean for Research National Institutes of Health $67,010 Lee, JuYoung School of Human Sciences Japan Foundation $18,194 Lee, Sarah Computer Science and Engineering Department of Defense $6,360Lee, Sarah Computer Science and Engineering Department of Defense $20,186Lee, Sarah Computer Science and Engineering Department of Defense $73,428Lee, Sarah Computer Science and Engineering National Center for Women and Information Technology $3,000 Li, Jiaxu Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $32,991 Lindsey, Gail Early Childhood Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,099 Luke, Edward Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Aeronautics and Space Administration $33,725 Luke, Edward Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Aeronautics and Space Administration $55,000 Marcum, David Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Boeing Company $45,000 Marcum, David Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engility $13,698 Martin, William FWRC-Franklin Furniture Institute Innovate Mississippi $22,000 Mazzola, Michael Electrical and Computer Engineering Entergy Services, Inc. $19,764 Mazzola, Michael Electrical and Computer Engineering Entergy Services, Inc. $52,981 Mazzola, Michael Electrical and Computer Engineering Entergy Services, Inc. $99,396 McCleon, Tawny Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations Lowndes County School District $20,323 McCleon, Tawny Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations Columbus Municipal School $21,140 McCleon, Tawny Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations Columbus Municipal School $21,140 McCleon, Tawny Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations U.S. Department of Education $33,364 McCurdy, James Plant and Soil Sciences Dow AgroSciences, LLC $4,000 McCurdy, James Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $9,000 McCurdy, James Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $10,800 Meyers, Stephen North Mississippi Research and Extension Center Agriculture Marketing Service $4,299 Meyers, Stephen North Mississippi Research and Extension Center Agriculture Marketing Service $12,235Millea, Meghan Division of Business Research Mississippi Health Care Association $14,997 Mohammadi-Aragh, Mahnas Electrical and Computer Engineering National Science Foundation $43,870 Mohammadi-Aragh, Mahnas Electrical and Computer Engineering National Science Foundation $255,750 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $660 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $14,340 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $20,450 Moorhead, Robert Geosystems Research Institute Mississippi Department of Marine Resources $4,965 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $5,862 Moorhead, Robert Geosystems Research Institute Selex Galileo Inc. $25,000 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $127,438 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $174,403 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $1,174 Moorhead, Robert Geosystems Research Institute State of Mississippi - Office of the Governor $17,364 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $25,526 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $25,526

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Moorhead, Robert Geosystems Research Institute National Aeronautics and Space Administration $31,000 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $55,000 Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $8,167 Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $39,134 Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Bayer CropScience $22,000 Nejad, Mojgan FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Virginia Tech Foundation, Inc. $14,000 Nejad, Mojgan FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts POET, LLC $100,000 Nejad, Mojgan FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts U.S. Forest Service $170,000 Nejad, Mojgan FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts U.S. Forest Service $249,995 Nicholas, Darrel FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts USDA Forest Products Laboratory $10,000 Orlowski, John Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $15,000 Orlowski, John Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $22,889 Orlowski, John Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $42,564 Orlowski, John Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $55,707 Orlowski, John Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $56,206 Orlowski, John Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $58,167 Outlaw, Diana Biological Sciences National Institutes of Health $81,712 Pace, Lanny CVM MS Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $138,189 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC Mississippi Department of Education $189,257 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development $2,357 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC Calvert-Spradling Engineers Inc. $3,000 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC Winston County $3,330 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC U.S. Department of Energy $9,990 Pearson, Rodney Division of Business Research U.S. Small Business Administration $275,000 Peng, Zhaohua Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $10,000 Peng, Zhaohua Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $57,090 Perkes, David Gulf Coast Community Design Center U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development $4,394 Perkes, David Gulf Coast Community Design Center Bridge and Watson, Inc. $10,531Perkes, David Gulf Coast Community Design Center Pacific International Center for High Technology Research $30,000 Perkes, David Gulf Coast Community Design Center Surdna Foundation $150,000 Peterson, Daniel Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology USDA Agricultural Research Service $440,000 Peterson, Matthew Stennis Institute of Gov’t and Comm Dev Greater Starkville Development Partnership (GSDP) $1,500 Pick, Leonard Center for Cyber Innovation Lockheed Martin Corporation $15,000 Poss, James ASSURE Federal Aviation Administration $482,979 Poss, James ASSURE Federal Aviation Administration $738,069 Poss, James ASSURE Federal Aviation Administration $89,000 Pruett, Stephen Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $33 Pruett, Stephen Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $1,457 Pruett, Stephen Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $1,513 Pruett, Stephen Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $3,394Ragsdale, Aleta Social Science Research Center Center U.S. Agency for International Development $143,597 Ragsdale, Aleta Social Science Research Center Center U.S. Agency for International Development $35,437 Reddy, Kambham Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $99,791 Reddy, Kambham Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $48,769 Redona, Edilberto Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $406,758 Reynolds, Daniel Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $5,253 Reynolds, Daniel Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $14,290 Reynolds, Daniel Plant and Soil Sciences Dow AgroSciences, LLC $4,500 Reynolds, Daniel Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $9,177 Reynolds, Daniel Plant and Soil Sciences Syngenta $12,000 Reynolds, Daniel Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $6,000 Reynolds, Daniel Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $7,866 Reynolds, Daniel Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $17,043 Rhee, Hongjoo Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Korea Institute of Industrial Technology $15,662 Rivera, Daniel South MS Branch Experiment Station Elanco Animal Health $5,000



Roberts, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 Robertson, Angela Social Science Research Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $32,888 Rude, Brian Animal & Dairy Science Miscellaneous Industry $7,925 Rush, Scott FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Forest Service $27,118Rush, Scott FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. $25,000 Sarver, Jason Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $7,603 Sarver, Jason Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $7,603 Schilling, Mark Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion Sanderson Farms, Inc. $4,235 Scholtes, Tina CEP-World Class Teaching Program Mississippi Department of Education $87,525 Schramm, Harold Mississippi Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit U.S. Geological Survey $47,169Scott, Deborah Division of Business Research U.S. Small Business Administration $54,451 Seale, Roy FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $2,300 Seo, Keun Seok CVM Mammalian Task Force Animal and Plant Quarantine Agency $79,261 Shan, Xueyan Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology National Corn Growers Association (NCGA) $55,000 Shankle, Mark Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $57,631 Shankle, Mark Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station Monsanto Company $7,074 Shankle, Mark Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station Miscellaneous Industry $8,000 Shields-Menard, Sara Biological Sciences U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) $17,000 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $4,800 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts U.S. Forest Service $550,000 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts USDA Agricultural Research Service $967,402 Silva, Antonio Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $10,000 Silva, Antonio Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $24,932 Simons, Mariella CEP-Miss. Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,800 Simons, Mariella CEP-Miss. Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $4,200 Simons, Mariella CEP-Miss. Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $5,600 Simons, Mariella CEP-Miss. Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $15,000 Sinclair, Hillary Social Science Research Center Society for Personality and Social Psychology (SPSP) $1,500 Smith, David CVM Pathobiology USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $127,829 Smith, JohnEric Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems FitLight Sports Corporation $2,900 Smith, Marshall Student Leadership/Comm Engagement U.S. Department of Army (ARMY) (DOD) $240,354.20 Smith, Rebecca Agricultural Economics National Aeronautics and Space Administration $866 Smith, Rebecca Agricultural Economics National Aeronautics and Space Administration $866 Smith, Rebecca Agricultural Economics National Aeronautics and Space Administration $866 Smith, Rebecca Agricultural Economics National Aeronautics and Space Administration $6,589 Southward, Linda Social Science Research Center Center Mississippi Association of Grantmakers (MAG) $25,666 Southward, Linda Social Science Research Center Center W.K. Kellogg Foundation $945,501 Southward, Linda Social Science Research Center Center The Annie E. Casey Foundation $40,000 Spann, Leighton Agricultural Communications Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $16,233 Sparks, Darrell Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Memphis Zoological Society $5,200 Sparks, Darrell Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology U.S. Forest Service $25,000 Srinivasan, Kalyan Kumar Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Energy $33,737Stamps, Alison International Institute U.S. Department of State $169,750 Stewart, Barry Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $2,500 Stewart, Barry Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $1,500 Stewart, James Biological Sciences National Institutes of Health $363,401 Stokes, Carrlet FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts U.S. Forest Service $130,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $3,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $4,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $7,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $13,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $24,800 Strickland, Bronson Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflict Boone and Crockett Club $10,000 Strickland, Bronson FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks $10,120 Strickland, Bronson FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks $8,002

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Sun, Changyou FWRC-Forestry Forest Services $3,000 Sun, Changyou FWRC-Forestry Forest Services $23,000 Tagert, Mary Ag & Bio Engineering Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $73,133 Tagert, Mary Ag & Bio Engineering Conservation International $100,000 Thomason, John CVM Animal Health Center Morris Animal Foundation $5,000 Threadgill, Paula Nutrition Education USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $1,717,270 Tomaso-Peterson, Maria Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $5,000 Tomaso-Peterson, Maria Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $27,079 Truax, Dennis Transportation Research Center Federal Highway Administration $55,000 Turnage, Lee Geosystems Research Institute Pelican River Watershed District $27,500 Usher, John Industrial and Systems Engineering U.S. Department of Transportation $10,198 Usher, John Industrial and Systems Engineering U.S. Department of Transportation $14,167 Usher, John Industrial and Systems Engineering U.S. Department of Transportation $18,848 Usher, John Industrial and Systems Engineering U.S. Department of Transportation $25,624 Usher, John Industrial and Systems Engineering U.S. Department of Transportation $5,313 Usher, John Industrial and Systems Engineering U.S. Department of Transportation $10,000 Varela-Stokes, Andrea CVM Associate Dean for Research Merial Veterinary Scholars Program $5,000 Waggoner, Charles Institute for Clean Energy Technology U.S. Department of Energy $3,224,244 Wan, Hui FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $8,800 Wan, Hui FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts U.S. Forest Service $26,231 Wan, Hui FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts U.S. Forest Service $223,768 Wang, Chinling CVM Avian Task Force Elanco Animal Health $278,500 Wang, Guiming FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $30,062.50 Ward, Stephanie Animal & Dairy Science Miscellaneous Industry $12,580 Welborn, Rachel Southern Rural Development Center USDA Food and Nutrition Service $15,851 Willard, Scott Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology U.S. Forest Service $30,262 Williams, W.P. Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $72,300 Wilson, Jeffrey Extension Northeast Region Agriculture Marketing Service $9,998.76 Wise, David Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $1,972,116 Wise, David Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $382,452 Wise, David Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $382,453 Woodrey, Mark Coastal Research & Extension Center National Fish and Wildlife Foundation $222,635 Woodruff, Kimberly CVM Animal Health Center Pet Leadership Council $54,834 Woolums, Amelia CVM Pathobiology Bayer HealthCare LLC, Animal Health Division $4,500 Yates, Joyce Health Promotion and Wellness Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mississippi $256,649 Zhang, Jilei FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts U.S. Forest Service $31,566 Zhang, Jilei FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $2,008

Total $48,145,388

External Funding Awards: July, August and September 2016 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Akers, Christopher School of Human Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $180,072 Alexander, Heather FWRC-Forestry U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service $66,000 Allen, Peter FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $12,354 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center United Soybean Board $25,000 Allen, Thomas Delta Research and Extension Center United Soybean Board $346,578 Ardeshir, Amir Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $7,000 Avery, Jimmy Aquaculture USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $739,960 Balbalian, Clarissa Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $1,000 Baldwin, Brian Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $10,000 Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $30,000



Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $30,232 Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $31,657 Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $32,205 Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $4,655 Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $13,609 Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $26,892 Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $29,043 Bales, Gordon FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $29,820 Ball, John Electrical and Computer Engineering U.S. Army CERDEC $209,047 Ball, John Electrical and Computer Engineering U.S. Department of Army $255,184 Barefield, Danny Agricultural Economics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $45,000 Barnes, Michael FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Nisus Corporation $37,000 Barrett, Jason Extension Center for Gov’t & Comm Dev U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $70,114 Beck, Mary Poultry Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $227,007 Bedsaul, Douglas Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $9,998 Belant, Jerrold FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Department of the Interior $19,338 Belant, Jerrold Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflict Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $117,535 Belant, Jerrold FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Missouri Department of Conservation $206,413 Belant, Jerrold FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $293,000 Berg, Matthew Physics & Astronomy U.S. Army Research Office $110,122 Bhatia, Manav Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Ohio Aerospace Institute $37,794 Bond, Jason Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $39,000 Boone, Jeffrey Mississippi State Chemical Lab USDA Food Safety and Inspection Service $84,285 Branch, Victor Engineering Extension Mississippi Department of Education $33,037 Branch, Victor Engineering Extension Entergy Services, Inc. $150,000 Brenner, Devon Vice President for Research U.S. Department of Education $975,148 Brown Johnson, Ashli Mississippi State Chemical Lab U.S. Food and Drug Administration $293,984 Brown Johnson, Ashli Mississippi State Chemical Lab U.S. Food and Drug Administration $293,984 Brown, Michael Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $82,712 Brown, Richard Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $5,500 Brown, Richard Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $10,000 Brown, Richard Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $110,000 Brown, Ronald ES-ASRED Association of Southern Region Extension Directors $312,000 Buehring, Normie Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Dow AgroSciences, LLC $4,500 Buehring, Normie Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Miscellaneous Industry $14,500 Burger, Leslie FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks $8,000 Burger, Leslie FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $13,420 Burger, Leslie FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $33,000 Burger, Loren Geosystems Research Institute USDA Agricultural Research Service $21,629 Byrd, John Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $4,000 Byrd, John Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $13,700 Capella, Julie Student Support Services U.S. Department of Education $253,432 Catchot, Angus Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology United Sorghum Checkoff Program $32,000 Catchot, Angus Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $71,858 Cavinder, Clay Animal & Dairy Science Cooperative Research Farms $20,450 Chambers, Janice Center for Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health $71,665 Chambers, Janice Center for Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health $144,881 Chambers, Janice Center for Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health $649,829 Chambers, Janice Center for Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health $721,494 Chambers, Janice Center for Environmental Health Sciences FMC Corporation $115,000 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $3,000 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $43,885 Chastain, Daryl Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $162,014 Chastain, Daryl Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $82,514 Chen, Lei Mechanical Engineering National Science Foundation $49,954 Cheng, Wen-Hsing International Institute USDA Foreign Agriculture Service $35,710

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MAROON RESEARCH FALL 2016External Funding Awards: July, August and September 2016 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Cho, HeeJin Mechanical Engineering Luvata Grenada LLC $62,096 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability Prentke Romich Company $1,908 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability Prentke Romich Company $3,118Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability U.S. Department of Education $8,829 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability U.S. Department of Education $42,000 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability Prentke Romich Company $5,369 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability U.S. Department of Education $16,160 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $19,200 Cirlot-New, Laura T.K. Martin Center for Technology & Disability U.S. Department of Education $110,977 Clevinger, Donna Shackouls Honors College National Endowment for the Humanities $1,600 Clevinger, Donna Shackouls Honors College Starkville Visitor’s and Convention Council $1,500 Cunetto, Stephen General Library National Endowment for the Arts $4,100 Dampier, David Distributed Analytics & Security Institute U.S. Department of Energy $175,000 Dampier, David Distributed Analytics & Security Institute U.S. Department of Energy $200,000 Dampier, David Distributed Analytics & Security Institute U.S. Department of Energy $250,000 Dampier, David Distributed Analytics & Security Institute U.S. Department of Energy $400,000 Dampier, David Distributed Analytics & Security Institute U.S. Department of Energy $500,000 Dampier, David Distributed Analytics & Security Institute U.S. Department of Energy $500,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $1,725 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $2,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $2,950 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $10,500 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $13,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $1,260 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $8,400 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $22,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $30,000 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $15,500 Dean, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Miscellaneous Industry $19,000 Dechert, Kristen Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $127,500 Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $10,111 Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Forest Service $48,441Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Forest Service $49,836 Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Forest Service $49,836Demarais, Stephen FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Forest Service $47,635Dennis, H.G. Engineering Extension Mississippi Department of Revenue $12,000 Denny, Geoffrey Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $475 Denny, Geoffrey Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $10,000 Denny, Geoffrey Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $813 Detwiler, Linda CVM Associate Dean for Research Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $110,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $1,500 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $6,500 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Dow AgroSciences, LLC $2,250 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $6,500 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $10,000 Dodds, Darrin Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $10,000 Epperson, William CVM Pathobiology U.S. Department of Energy $22,002 Epperson, William CVM Pathobiology U.S. Department of Energy $66,577 Ezell, Andrew FWRC-Forestry Miscellaneous Industry $1,000 Ezell, Andrew FWRC-Forestry Miscellaneous Industry $9,800 Farrell, Bryan Stennis Institute of Gov’t & Community Dev Mississippi Department of Revenue $2,500 Farrow, Kendra Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $19,674 Feng, Gary Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $10,000



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Follett, Randolph Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems General Motors Research and Development $194Follett, Randolph Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems General Motors Research and Development $10,000 Follett, Randolph Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems General Motors Research and Development $4,807 Franz, Dana Curriculum, Instruction & Special Ed National Science Foundation $883,179 Gadke, Daniel Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $157,414 Galaty, Michael Cobb Institute University of Mississippi Medical Center $4,885 Gallardo Estrella, Roberto Extension Center for Technology Outreach USDA Agricultural Research Service $29,040 Gammill, Teresa Vice President for Research Southeastern Conference $10,000 Gardner, Sheena Social Science Research Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $54,890 Glendowne, Dae Distributed Analytics & Security Institute U.S. Department of Homeland Security $346,439 Goddard, Jerome Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $86,016 Golden, Bobby Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $43,534 Golden, Bobby Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $111,661 Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $50,000 Gwaltney, Steven Center for Computational Sciences National Science Foundation $339,903 Hall, Alicia Philosophy & Religion John Templeton Foundation $40,395 Hall-Brown, Theresa CEP-America READS MS Corporation for National and Community Service Initiative $819 Hall-Brown, Theresa CEP-America READS MS Corporation for National and Community Service Initiative $108,343 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation U.S. Department of Army $44,171 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation Threat Systems Management Office $139,001 Hamilton, John Center for Cyber Innovation U.S. Department of Army $91,480Hamilton, John Distributed Analytics & Security Institute U.S. Department of Homeland Security $249,998 Hanson, Larry Global Center for Aquatic Food Security Ralco Nutrition, Inc. $6,678 Hanson, Larry CVM Aquatic Task Force Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $15,000 Hanson, Larry CVM Aquatic Task Force USDA Agricultural Research Service $30,000 Harpole, Sandra Interdisciplinary Programs National Science Foundation $15,000 Henry, William Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $4,589 Hill, Jovonn Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service $5,455 Hill, Jovonn Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $36,164 Hoffman, David Anthropology/Middle Eastern Culture National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $16,292Hoffman, David M Anthropology/Middle Eastern Culture National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $130,604Hopper, George FWRC-Director USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $678,525 Howard, Isaac Civil and Environmental Engineering U.S. Forest Service $3,750 Howard, Isaac Civil and Environmental Engineering U.S. Forest Service $63,750 Howard, Isaac Transportation Research Center Federal Highway Administration $350,000 Howell, George Center for Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health $435,046 Irby, Jon Plant and Soil Sciences Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $4,610 Irby, Jon Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $14,000 Irby, Jon Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $2,000 Jackson, Harriett CEP-Mississippi Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $9,800 Jackson, Harriett CEP-Mississippi Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $12,000 Jackson, Harriett CEP-Mississippi Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $14,000 Jackson, Harriett CEP-Mississippi Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $63,000 Jackson, Harriett CEP-Mississippi Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $5,600 Jackson, Harriett CEP-Mississippi Writing & Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $28,000 Jenkins, Johnie Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $5,500 Jenkins, Johnie Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $12,000 Jenkins, Johnie Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $12,000 Jenkins, Johnie Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $6,000 Johnson, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $18,480Jones, Ann Stennis Institute of Gov’t & Community Dev City of Eupora $750 Jordan, Julie Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $135,318Jordan, Julie Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $149,318Jordan, Julie Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $379,994 Jordan, Julie Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $407,983 Justice, Cheryl Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District $8,945



Justice, Cheryl Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District $8,945 Justice, Cheryl Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations Starkville Oktibbeha Consolidated School District $19,508 King, Roger Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command $45,848King, Roger Institute for Computational Research in Engineering & Science U.S. Department of Defense $431,118 King, Roger Institute for Computational Research in Engineering & Science U.S. Department of Defense $530,422 King, Roger Institute for Computational Research in Engineering & Science U.S. Department of Defense $749,466 King, Roger Institute for Computational Research in Engineering & Science U.S. Department of Defense $1,164,575 King, Roger Institute for Computational Research in Engineering & Science U.S. Department of Defense $2,124,408 Kingery, William Plant and Soil Sciences Natural Resources Conservation Service $142,892 Knight, Patricia South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station USDA Agricultural Research Service $29,590 Knight, Patricia South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station USDA Agricultural Research Service $789,867Koenig, Keith Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $8,000 Koenig, Keith Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $8,000 Koenig, Keith Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $22,000 Koenig, Keith Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $39,500 Kouba, Andrew FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $186,780 Krutz, Larry Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $20,020 Larson, Erick Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 Larson, Erick Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $1,000 Larson, Erick Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $2,000 Larson, Erick Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $3,000 Larson, Erick Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $3,000 Larson, Erick Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $6,000 Layton, Maurice Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $88,800 Lee, Sarah Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $299,516 LeJeune, Bonnie Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $6,487.50 LeJeune, Bonnie Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $150,000 Lewis, Edwin Chemistry National Science Foundation $205,000 Linhoss, Anna Ag & Bio Engineering National Fish and Wildlife Foundation $314,254 Liu, Yuan Mathematics & Statistics Simons Foundation $7,000 Lu, Shien Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $3,088 Lu, Shien Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $3,960 Luke, Edward Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Air Force $45,000 Marcum, David Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Aeronautics and Space Administration $53,100 Marcum, David Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Aeronautics and Space Administration $50,000 Marcum, David Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engility $67,000 Martin, William FWRC-Franklin Furniture Institute Appalachian Regional Commission $314,516 Mauel, Michael CVM Miss. Veterinary Diagnostic Lab U.S. Food and Drug Administration $9,999 Mauel, Michael CVM Miss. Veterinary Diagnostic Lab U.S. Food and Drug Administration $16,500 McClellan, Laura Anthropology/Middle Eastern Culture U.S. Department of Education $78,040 McCleon, Tawny Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations U.S. Department of Education $17,683 McCleon, Tawny Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations Aberdeen School District $19,136 McCleon, Tawny Counseling, Ed Psychology & Foundations Lowndes County School District $20,323 McCurdy, James Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $22,650 McCurdy, James Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $2,800 McCurdy, James Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 McDonnall, Michele Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $35,621 McDonnall, Michele Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $874,807 McMillen, Robert Social Science Research Mississippi State Department of Health $991,411 McMillen, Robert Social Science Research American Cancer Society $20,710 Meng, Qingmin Geosciences National Aeronautics and Space Administration $32,390 Mlsna, Todd Chemistry Biochar Supreme, Inc. $6,554 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $100,000 Moorhead, Robert Geosystems Research Institute Mississippi Department of Marine Resources $3,602 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $18,000 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $104,600


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Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $511,194 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $1,856 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $14,275 Moorhead, Robert Geosystems Research Institute National Oceans and Applications Research Center $25,000 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $30,973 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $40,338 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $64,509 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $66,498 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $84,482 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $100,000 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $114,360 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $124,473 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $125,527 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $128,800 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $142,330 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $169,801 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $310,315 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $318,588 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $405,954 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $1,600,707 Moorhead, Robert Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $2,705,928 Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $50,000 Nadorff, Michael Psychology North Mississippi Regional Center 4,300 Nanduri, Bindumadhavi Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $73,974 Neuenfeldt, Lori Art National Endowment for the Arts $2,250 Oswald, Sharon Technology Resource Institute U.S. Economic Development Administration $128,592 Oswald, Sharon Division of Business Research Appalachian Regional Commission $100,000 Parajuli, Prem International Institute USDA Foreign Agriculture Service $41,811 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC Mississippi Department of Human Services $189,257 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC U.S. Department of Labor $900,773 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC U.S. Department of Labor $1,598,413 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC U.S. Department of Labor $2,499,187 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC U.S. Department of Education $2,900,000 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC Mississippi Department of Education $1,600,000 Parrish, David Social Science Research National Highway Traffic Safety Administration $199,264Peebles, Edgar Poultry Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $67,961 Perkes, David Gulf Coast Community Design Center National Park Service $10,000 Perkes, David Gulf Coast Community Design Center John S. and James L. Knight Foundation $49,220 Perkes, David Gulf Coast Community Design Center Coast Transit Authority (CTA) $77,623Peterson, Daniel Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology National Institutes of Health $60,000 Peterson, Daniel Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology USDA Agricultural Research Service $629,126 Petrolia, Daniel Agricultural Economics U.S. Department of the Interior $51,491 Popescu, Sorina Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Alliance for Cooperative Course Exchange in Plant Sciences $11,822 Popescu, Sorina International Institute USDA Foreign Agriculture Service $39,767 Porter, Wayne Coastal Research & Extension Center USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $74,400 Pote, Jonathan Ag & Bio Engineering USDA Agricultural Research Service $57,282 Pote, Jonathan Ag & Bio Engineering USDA Agricultural Research Service $39,806 Pruett, Stephen Center for Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $5,780 Pruett, Stephen Center for Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $41,115 Pruett, Stephen Center for Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $82,405 Pruett, Stephen Center for Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $112,841 Pruett, Stephen Center for Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $230,090 Pruett, Stephen Center for Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $262,451 Pruett, Stephen Center for Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $266,114 Pruett, Stephen Center for Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $267,409 Pruett, Stephen Center for Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $293,404



Pruett, Stephen Center for Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $333,879 Ragsdale, Aleta Social Science Research Center U.S. Agency for International Development $27,782 Ragsdale, Aleta Social Science Research Center U.S. Agency for International Development $35,437 Ragsdale, Aleta Social Science Research Center Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $110,677 Range, Ryan Biological Sciences National Institutes of Health $422,659 Reddy, Kambham Plant and Soil Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $2,500 Reynolds, Daniel International Institute U.S. Agency for International Development $21,507 Reynolds, Daniel International Institute U.S. Agency for International Development $217,156 Rivera, Daniel South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Miscellaneous Industry $18,400 Robertson, Angela Social Science Research National Institutes of Health $513,146 Robertson, Angela Social Science Research National Institutes of Health $61,563 Rogers, Marty ASSURE Federal Aviation Administration $100,000 Rupak Lan Tai Moong, Gautam Physics & Astronomy National Science Foundation $88,046 Rush, Scott Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflict Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $15,000 Sabatia, Charles FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $98,159 Saha, Sukumar Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $5,000 Sankovich, Dennis MSU Riley Center Mississippi Department of Education $6,375 Scholtes, Tina CEP-World Class Teaching Program W.K. Kellogg Foundation $83,031 Schramm, Harold Mississippi Cooperative for Fish & Wildlife Research U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $42,103 Seale, Roy FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $2,500 Sescu, Adrian Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $32,500 Shan, Xueyan Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $30,000 Shan, Xueyan Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $60,000 Shankle, Mark Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $49,997 Shaw, David Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $41,182 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $600 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $4,200 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $4,200 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts USDA Agricultural Research Service $44,417 Smith, JohnEric Department of Kinesiology Dymatize Nutrition $26,874Southward, Linda Social Science Research Center Mississippi Association of Grantmakers $28,713 Sparks, Eric Coastal Research & Extension Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $115,000 Sparks, Eric Coastal Research & Extension Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $137,079 Stewart, Barry Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $2,500 Stewart, Barry Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 Stewart, Barry Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $5,000 Stewart, Barry Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $8,000 Stewart, Barry Plant and Soil Sciences Miscellaneous Industry $10,000 Stewart, James Biological Sciences U.S. Department of Defense $1,054,008 Street, Jason FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Robert M Hearin Foundation $3,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $6,500 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $7,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $10,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $17,500 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $2,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $7,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $10,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $18,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $20,500 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $4,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $10,500 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $17,000 Street, Joe Delta Research and Extension Center Miscellaneous Industry $25,000 Strickland, Bronson FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks $4,002 Strickland, Bronson Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflict Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $9,225 Sullivan, Rani Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $100,000

Total $56,911,638

Sullivan, Rani Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $12,000 Surrette, Sherry Coastal Research & Extension Center Independent Chemical Corporation $1,000 Surrette, Sherry Coastal Research & Extension Center Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $27,500 Swoopes, Cheryl Human Sciences-Early Years Network Rock River Foundation $33,225Swoopes, Cheryl Human Sciences-Early Years Network Rock River Foundation $33,225Tabereaux, Charlotte MSU Riley Center National Endowment for the Arts $3,884 Tabler, George Poultry Science Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $12,276 Tegt, Jessica FWRC-Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $25,000 Tegt, Jessica Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflict Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $490,778 Tegt, Jessica Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflict Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $859,223 Tegt, Jessica Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflict Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $31,000 Tewolde, Haile Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $7,000 Thompson, David Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Aeronautics and Space Administration $50,000 Threadgill, Paula 4-H Youth Development National 4-H Council $10,043Threadgill, Paula 4-H Youth Development 4-H Club Foundation of Mississippi, Inc. $77,000 Truax, Dennis Transportation Research Center Federal Highway Administration $198,992 Turnage, Lee Geosystems Research Institute Miscellaneous Industry $10,000 Turner, Steven Southern Rural Development Center USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $237,600 Underwood, Joe Dean of Education National Endowment for the Arts $4,500 Usher, John Industrial and Systems Engineering U.S. Department of Transportation $5,313 Vahedifard, Farshid Civil and Environmental Engineering Army Engineer Research and Development Center $51,828 Vahedifard, Farshid Civil and Environmental Engineering National Science Foundation $212,616 Waggoner, Charles Institute for Clean Energy Technology Porvair Filtration Group Ltd. $28,400 Waggoner, Charles Institute for Clean Energy Technology U.S. Department of Defense $1,000,000 Walden, Clayton Engineering Extension U.S. Department of Commerce $228,285 Walters, Keisha Chemical Engineering National Science Foundation $56,485Wan, Xiufeng CVM Environmental Toxicology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $125,400 Wan, Xiufeng CVM Environmental Toxicology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $15,000 Wan, Xiufeng CVM Environmental Toxicology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $45,000 Wang, Chuji Physics & Astronomy U.S. Army Research Office $64,226 Willard, Scott Animal & Dairy Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $580,370 Willard, Scott Animal & Dairy Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $30,229 Williams, W.P. Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $37,125 Williams, W.P. Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $46,782 Willis, John FWRC-Forestry U.S. Forest Service $15,400 Winger, Jeffry Physics & Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $80,000 Wise, David Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $19,920Wise, David Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $19,920Wise, David Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $102,718 Woodrey, Mark Coastal Research & Extension Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $53,155 Ye, Jinwu Physics & Astronomy U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research $133,677 Zhang, Jilei FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts USDA Forest Products Laboratory $82,500 Zhang, Jilei FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $732 Zhang, Jilei FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $1,200 Zhang, Jilei FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $2,455 Zhang, Jilei FWRC-Sustainable Bioproducts Miscellaneous Industry $2,724


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