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MEMORABLE FALL FOR ALL OF US AT MISSISSIPPI STATE THIS YEAR

Fall is my favorite time of the year, and it is turning out to be

a memorable season for all of us at Mississippi State this year.

Having a highly ranked football team generates significant interest

in so many other aspects of the university, including our economic

development and research initiatives. Please let me take a moment

to update you about a few of our recent activities.

APLU’s Innovation and Economic Prosperity University program

Since joining us as the new associate vice president for corporate

engagement and economic development in August, Kathy Gelston

has hit the ground running. She has been engaged with stakeholders

on and off campus, and we are excited about expanding Mississippi

State’s role in our state’s economy, creating opportunity, and

working with industry and local communities.

We believe that an important step in this process is attaining

designation from the Association of Public and Land-grant

Universities as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity University,

which “acknowledges universities working with public and private

sector partners in their states and regions to support economic

development through a variety of activities, including innovation

and entrepreneurship, technology transfer, talent and workforce

development, and community development.” Look for more news

about this effort in the coming months.

‘Safety Stand-Down’ planned for Biosafety Level 2 labsMany of you have received an email from Vice President for

Agriculture, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine Greg Bohach and

David Shaw Vice President, Research and Economic Development at Mississippi State Universitydshaw@research.msstate.edu

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Department of Energy officials and nuclear energy industry

leaders from across the country recently visited ICET

to observe testing technology which assesses nuclear

grade high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration

systems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Gelston now leading alma mater’s corporate engagement efforts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

University partners with Engineer Research and Development Center for new institute . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

Portera High Performance Computing Center dedicated to former president . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5

Mississippi State climbs supercomputing ranks . . . . . . .6

DOJ attorney delivers research and national security presentations at MSU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7

Cake Box Eatery opens in Cochran Research Park . . . .8

Air Command and Staff College students explore MSU’s cyber capabilities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

UAVs seen as critical in precision agriculture . . . . . . . . .9

New NSF grant funds Miss., La. collaboration . . . . . . . 11

Eradicating alligator weed with help from GPS . . . . . . . 11

University, Tougaloo sign MOU to enhance STEM opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Researchers on, off campus consider I2AT a go-to resource . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Mississippi State growing international research opportunities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Mississippi State leads U.S. in testing of filters to contain radioactive materials . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Mississippi State, Mississippi Gulf Coast CC partner for engineering courses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Ball delivers ‘big data’ presentation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Former MSU President Charles Lee honored at dedication . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

University celebrates undergraduate research with summer symposium . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Research Expenditures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

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myself about the U.S. government’s “Safety Stand-Down.”

In light of recent biosafety and biosecurity incidents

at federal laboratories, the White House has directed

all federal departments and agencies — including the

USDA, NIH, CDC, FDA, EPA and others — that operate

facilities that possess, use or transfer human, animal or

plant infectious agents and toxins and/or recombinant/

synthetic nucleic acids to perform a “Safety Stand-Down.”

In a continuing effort to meet best practices at Mississippi

State, Dr. Bohach and I are supporting this endeavor via

a phased approach in order to ensure that everyone has

sufficient time to respond. MSU is requiring all principal

investigators who conduct research at Biosafety Level 2

to participate in a phased plan to accomplish the tasks

at hand.

The deadline for phase one is March 13, 2015, and I ask

that you review the information we have posted at http://

blogs.msstate.edu/ored/2014/10/safety_standdown_plan_

in_place.html

SPA names newest DAWG classCongratulations to Sponsored Programs Administration’s

newest Departmental Administrators Working Group

(DAWG) class: Amanda Blaine, Center for Advanced

Vehicular Systems; Shonda Cumberland, Computer Science

and Engineering; Kimberly Dickey, Sponsored Programs

Accounting; Lynn Eiland, Research and Curriculum Unit;

Heriberto Gonzalez Lozano, International Institute; Merri

Kilpatrick, Civil and Environmental Engineering; Kathryn

McTaggart, Human Sciences; Nicole Medeiros, Wildlife,

Fisheries and Aquaculture; Dianne Phillips, Mechanical

Engineering; Mashala Pulliam, High Performance Computing

Collaboratory; Erin Ray, Human Sciences; and Katie Sisk,

MAFES/FWRC Administration. The primary goal of DAWG

is the development and application of knowledge and skills

in the area of sponsored project administration.

Fundraising successAs you know, our office works closely with the MSU

Foundation because private contributions are an important

research funding source. It was very good to see recently

that Mississippi State had its most successful fundraising

year ever for the just-ended fiscal year with $106 million

in gifts and pledges. Read more about the foundation’s

record year and the Infinite Impact capital campaign at

http://www.msstate.edu/web/media/detail.php?id=6714

Final wordsIf you’ve spent any time in the Cochran Research Park

this fall, you couldn’t have missed all of the construction.

C Spire’s data center is now open, and the new sidewalk

around the one-mile Research Boulevard loop is finished.

The sidewalk was a top request from many of our tenants

in the park, and we are pleased that this additional amenity

is available to them, as well as to the local community. We

are also looking forward to the installation of three shuttle

stop shelters on the boulevard in the coming weeks.

Thank you for taking the time to read this edition of

Maroon Research.

Hail State!

— David Shaw

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The former chief financial officer of the State of Mississippi’s lead economic development agency has joined Mississippi State University in a top executive post.

After a national search, Kathy Gelston was named associate vice president for corporate engagement and economic development at the land-grant institution in late May.

Gelston began serving in her new role Aug. 1.

“We are very pleased that Kathy is leading our corporate engagement team,” said David Shaw, Mississippi State’s vice president for research and economic development.

“As our economy grows and diversifies, our researchers, resources and leadership are playing vital roles. Working to meet the needs of business and industry by connecting them with our research enterprise is a clearly-defined priority at Mississippi State,” he explained.

In her previous role as CFO for the Mississippi Development Authority, Gelston oversaw the agency’s Financial Resources and Accounting and Finance divisions.

“I have truly enjoyed serving my state during the last nine years in my role at MDA, and I will miss all the great people I work with on a daily basis. Joining the team at Mississippi State is an

exciting move to continue the work I love, which is growing our state’s economy. It feels like coming home,” she said.

Additionally, Gelston was responsible for coordinating state-funded incentive programs and developing incentive packages for industry. Gelston had been an integral part of the MDA team since 2005.

“Kathy has been a great contributor to the state’s job creation and retention efforts during her time at MDA. She is highly respected in the economic development arena for her policy knowledge and her ability to produce positive results. I wish her all the best in her new endeavors at Mississippi State, and I look forward to working with her and the university in the future,” said MDA Executive Director Brent Christensen.

A Mississippi State alumna, Gelston holds a bachelor’s degree in accounting. She also earned an MBA at Mississippi College in Clinton.

Gelston previously worked at KPMG, where she served as a state and local tax manager for two years, and at the Mississippi State Tax Commission, where she worked for 12 years. She served as deputy director of audit and compliance while at the commission.

Melvin Ray, who served previously as associate vice president for economic development, retired this summer after a career at MSU that has spanned nearly three decades.

“I cannot say enough about the contributions Mel has made to our office, this institution and our state,” Shaw said.

Among the nation’s leading major research universities, Mississippi State has been designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching as “a very high research activity university,” which represents the highest level of research activity for doctorate-granting universities in the U.S. Mississippi State is the only school in the state with the distinction. In the most recent National Science Foundation survey, MSU’s annual research expenditures totaled $233 million — accounting for nearly half of all R&D expenditures in the state.

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UNIVERSITY PARTNERS WITH ENGINEER RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER FOR NEW INSTITUTE

A new partnership between the state’s flagship research university and one of the nation’s premier research centers will create a hub to develop advanced systems that enhance existing industries, attract new jobs, and bolster national defense capabilities, according to Mississippi State’s chief executive.

“Today’s ceremony marks the formal beginning of what I am confident will soon be recognized as a premier national center of excellence in systems engineering,” President Mark E. Keenum said.

On Oct. 23, officials from the university, State of Mississippi and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers signed an agreement to create the Institute for Systems Engineering Research (ISER) at the Engineer Research and Development Center’s (ERDC) Information Technology Laboratory in Vicksburg.

According to Keenum, MSU and ERDC are building on historic strengths to establish the institute as a unique engine for economic development that also will make major contributions to national security.

“The overall impact on our economy will be considerable,” he said.

Keenum noted that the university worked closely with the Corps, Mississippi Development Authority, Legislature and state Sen. Briggs Hopson, who represents Issaquena, Warren and Yazoo counties, to move the project forward.

The institute’s primary objectives are:

• Research systems engineering concepts and design of tools to facilitate Department of Defense systems development and decision making processes.

• Enhance strategic and operational analysis for ERDC and MSU programs and efforts.

• Leverage existing capabilities and expertise previously developed at MSU and ERDC to establish a national center of excellence in systems engineering.

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Jeffery P. Holland (left to right), director of the U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum celebrate the signing of an agreement establishing the Institute for Systems Engineering Research in late October.

The ISER vision is to “revolutionize systems engineering processes and virtual prototyping through computational science and engineering leading to a dual use capacity that will enhance innovation in the Department of Defense and the U.S. industrial base.”

The collaboration with ERDC will utilize a range of the university’s research assets, Mississippi State’s chief research officer said.

“Our expertise in systems engineering and high performance computing are internationally recognized,” said David Shaw, the land-grant institution’s vice president for research and economic development.

The university’s capabilities include the Portera High Performance Computing Center, which is home to the nation’s 11th fastest supercomputer at an academic institution, and the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and CAVS Extension Office, which assist Mississippi industries with manufacturing, logistics and risk management solutions, among other projects.

The Bagley College of Engineering’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering also will be integrally involved with the new institute’s work.

“Thanks to our gifted researchers and a long-term commitment to developing a robust research infrastructure, our research capacity is a significant economic development resource for our state,” Shaw said.

“We are very pleased about opening this new chapter in our decades-long relationship with ERDC in Vicksburg,” he said.

For more about ERDC, see www.erdc.usace.army.mil.

To honor Mississippi State University’s 16th president and his emphasis on computer research, institution leaders dedicated the Malcolm A. Portera High Performance Computing Center on Oct. 10.

During the West Point native’s tenure from 1998 through 2001, Portera continually advocated for the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Research Center for Computational Field Simulation on campus. Eventually, that facility evolved to become the High Performance Computing Collaboratory named for the veteran administrator at the dedication in the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park.

MSU President Mark E. Keenum said Portera’s emphasis on research, learning and service—MSU’s trifold mission— made a variety of positive impacts at MSU, and his influence continues to benefit the institution.

“Probably no university president ever hit the ground running faster or harder than Dr. ‘Mac’ Portera did when he came to Mississippi State,” Keenum said. “All of our collective centers that are here at Mississippi State University tie into this wonderful high performance computing laboratory. It is a wonderful asset for the entire state of Mississippi, and it’s right here on our campus.”

Annual research expenditures grew to $160 million during Portera’s administration, and faculty salaries increased, said Trey Breckenridge, director of the center.

Enrollment increased as MSU’s research and development capabilities expanded, and key aerospace and automotive development activities contributed to billions of dollars in capital investment in Mississippi and Alabama.

MSU Vice President for Research and Economic Development David Shaw moderated the ceremony. He said he was particularly proud to participate because he worked closely with Portera as MSU assumed its position as the premier research university in the state.

“The incredible vision that Dr. Mac Portera had for Mississippi State University is unparalleled,” Shaw said. “He was able to assess where we were and where we wanted to be.”

The center has become central to MSU’s research enterprises, Portera said. He emphasized his appreciation of having the opportunity to lead at MSU, and his spouse Olivia’s support was instrumental to his success as MSU president.

“This is a celebration about an awfully fine group of people inside and outside who compose the Mississippi State family. They simply want their school to be the best that it can be; Olivia and I just came at the right time to be part of that,” Portera said.

Along with his administrative tenure, Portera completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, respectively in general science and political science, at MSU. He completed his doctoral degree in political science at the University of Alabama.

PORTERA HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CENTER DEDICATED TO FORMER PRESIDENT

Mississippi State University dedicated the Malcolm A. Portera High Performance Computing Center in honor of the institution’s 16th president. From left, Portera, his wife Olivia and MSU President Mark E. Keenum unveil the sign in front of the center.

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Jeffery P. Holland (left to right), director of the U.S. Army’s Engineer Research and Development Center in Vicksburg, and MSU President Mark E. Keenum celebrate the signing of an agreement establishing the Institute for Systems Engineering Research in late October.

The ISER vision is to “revolutionize systems engineering processes and virtual prototyping through computational science and engineering leading to a dual use capacity that will enhance innovation in the Department of Defense and the U.S. industrial base.”

The collaboration with ERDC will utilize a range of the university’s research assets, Mississippi State’s chief research officer said.

“Our expertise in systems engineering and high performance computing are internationally recognized,” said David Shaw, the land-grant institution’s vice president for research and economic development.

The university’s capabilities include the Portera High Performance Computing Center, which is home to the nation’s 11th fastest supercomputer at an academic institution, and the Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems and CAVS Extension Office, which assist Mississippi industries with manufacturing, logistics and risk management solutions, among other projects.

The Bagley College of Engineering’s Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering also will be integrally involved with the new institute’s work.

“Thanks to our gifted researchers and a long-term commitment to developing a robust research infrastructure, our research capacity is a significant economic development resource for our state,” Shaw said.

“We are very pleased about opening this new chapter in our decades-long relationship with ERDC in Vicksburg,” he said.

For more about ERDC, see www.erdc.usace.army.mil.

To honor Mississippi State University’s 16th president and his emphasis on computer research, institution leaders dedicated the Malcolm A. Portera High Performance Computing Center on Oct. 10.

During the West Point native’s tenure from 1998 through 2001, Portera continually advocated for the National Science Foundation’s Engineering Research Center for Computational Field Simulation on campus. Eventually, that facility evolved to become the High Performance Computing Collaboratory named for the veteran administrator at the dedication in the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park.

MSU President Mark E. Keenum said Portera’s emphasis on research, learning and service—MSU’s trifold mission— made a variety of positive impacts at MSU, and his influence continues to benefit the institution.

“Probably no university president ever hit the ground running faster or harder than Dr. ‘Mac’ Portera did when he came to Mississippi State,” Keenum said. “All of our collective centers that are here at Mississippi State University tie into this wonderful high performance computing laboratory. It is a wonderful asset for the entire state of Mississippi, and it’s right here on our campus.”

Annual research expenditures grew to $160 million during Portera’s administration, and faculty salaries increased, said Trey Breckenridge, director of the center.

Enrollment increased as MSU’s research and development capabilities expanded, and key aerospace and automotive development activities contributed to billions of dollars in capital investment in Mississippi and Alabama.

MSU Vice President for Research and Economic Development David Shaw moderated the ceremony. He said he was particularly proud to participate because he worked closely with Portera as MSU assumed its position as the premier research university in the state.

“The incredible vision that Dr. Mac Portera had for Mississippi State University is unparalleled,” Shaw said. “He was able to assess where we were and where we wanted to be.”

The center has become central to MSU’s research enterprises, Portera said. He emphasized his appreciation of having the opportunity to lead at MSU, and his spouse Olivia’s support was instrumental to his success as MSU president.

“This is a celebration about an awfully fine group of people inside and outside who compose the Mississippi State family. They simply want their school to be the best that it can be; Olivia and I just came at the right time to be part of that,” Portera said.

Along with his administrative tenure, Portera completed his bachelor’s and master’s degrees, respectively in general science and political science, at MSU. He completed his doctoral degree in political science at the University of Alabama.

PORTERA HIGH PERFORMANCE COMPUTING CENTER DEDICATED TO FORMER PRESIDENT

Mississippi State University dedicated the Malcolm A. Portera High Performance Computing Center in honor of the institution’s 16th president. From left, Portera, his wife Olivia and MSU President Mark E. Keenum unveil the sign in front of the center.

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The state’s premier research university is again

ranked as a leading academic supercomputing

site, according to an international organization

dedicated to cataloging the world’s most powerful

computer systems.

Named “Shadow,” Mississippi State’s newest

Cray supercomputer is the 11th fastest academic

system in the United States with an overall

ranking of No. 185 on TOP500.org’s latest

Top500 Supercomputer Site list.

“Dating back to 1996, MSU has had a

computer system on 19 of the last 37 Top500

lists,” said Trey Breckenridge, director of high

performance computing at the land-grant

institution.

“We have a long-standing

commitment to providing powerful,

technologically-advanced resources for

our researchers,” Breckenridge said.

Located at MSU’s High Performance

Computing Collaboratory, Shadow is the primary

high-performance computing asset for shared

research at the university, and supports the Center

for Advanced Vehicular Systems, Center for

Computational Sciences, Geosystems Research

Institute, Center for Battlefield Innovations,

Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and

Biotechnology and Distributed Analytics and

Security Institute, as well as the MSU-led

Northern Gulf Institute.

The Cray system runs a broad set of ap-

plications, including fluid dynamics, structural

mechanics, materials modeling, astrophysics,

molecular modeling, transportation modeling

and planning, weather and ocean modeling,

geographic information systems, genomics

and bioinformatics.

Shadow is 10 times faster than the university’s

previous fastest system, but consumes far less

energy, Breckenridge said.

The system features an innovative,

liquid-cooled design that uses warm water

heat exchangers instead of chillers to directly

cool the computer’s processors and memory,

allowing for a more efficient removal of system

heat, he explained.

“The water used to cool the system is the

temperature of the outside air, up to 104 degrees,

with almost no additional air conditioning

required,” Breckenridge said.

There are four other systems in Mississippi

on the new Top500 list. The U.S. Army Corps

of Engineers’ Engineer Research and Develop-

ment Center in Vicksburg placed systems at

No. 31 and No. 381, while two U.S. Navy

systems at Stennis Space Center were at No.

125 and No. 126.

“The supercomputing power we have in

Mississippi is becoming more important as the

state and region develop an economy where

research and technology fuels economic develop-

ment and job growth,” Breckenridge said.

“The economic impact of

Shadow and our other resources

is significant now, and we expect

that to grow in the coming years,”

he added.

Of note, Shadow was also on the June

2014 Green500 list at No. 16, making it the

16th most energy efficient supercomputer in

the world, and the highest ranking system on

the list utilizing Intel Xeon Phi co-processors,

Breckenridge said.

The complete Top 500 Supercomputer

Site list may be viewed at www.top500.org.

For more about MSU’s HPC2, visit www.

hpc.msstate.edu.

Mississippi State University’s newest Cray supercomputer, called “Shadow,” is the 11th fastest academic system in the United States.

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DOJ ATTORNEY DELIVERS RESEARCH

One of the nation’s top counterespionage prosecutors spoke at Mississippi State in mid-September.

Will Mackie, a senior attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division, led two program sessions during a Sept. 15 visit to the university.

Since 2012, Mackie has served as a senior trial attorney for the counterespionage section of the DOJ’s National Security Division.

A graduate of Washington and Lee University and Duke University’s School of Law, he gained notoriety for the successful prosecution of a Tennessee professor and a high-technology defense contractor for violating terms of the Arms Export Control Act. The crime involved U.S. Air Force-funded research on advanced, unmanned aerial vehicles.

The act prohibits the export of defense-related materials, including technical data, to a foreign national or a foreign nation.

According to the FBI, this was a first-of-its-kind prosecution of a U.S. university faculty member for transferring controlled defense technology to foreign national graduate students. John Reece Roth, a former professor of electrical engineering at the University of Tennessee in Knoxville, received a four-year prison sentence after being found guilty of allowing two foreign national students access to export-controlled data and equipment, and of exporting some of the contract data while on a trip to China.

With the Roth case as backdrop, Mackie’s MSU presentations included an introduction and overview of U.S. export control laws regulating academic and private sector R&D projects. He also discussed how academic research may be pursued within the context of this legal environment.

As Neil Lewis, director of

MSU’s Office of Research Security,

explained, “An effective research

compliance program benefits

institutions and individuals by

supporting and advancing a

successful R&D environment and

mutually beneficial partnerships with

federal funding agencies and others.”

Mackie’s presentation is available to MSU faculty and staff at www.research.msstate.edu/rresources by clicking on the link titled “Will Mackie Presentation: Export Control Laws, Technical Data and Academic Research Projects.”

Part of an annual campus research seminar series, Mackie’s visit was sponsored by the research security office and MSU’s Office of Research and Economic Development.

Will Mackie, a senior attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice’s National Security Division, delivered two presentations about export compliance laws and academic research and development on campus in mid-September. The visit by one of the nation’s top counterespionage prosecutors was sponsored by the offices of Research Security and of Research and Economic Development as part of an annual research seminar series.

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CAKE BOX EATERY OPENS IN COCHRAN RESEARCH PARK

The Cake Box Eatery is now open in the II-VI building on the right side of the atrium in Cochran Research Park.

The MSU Research and Technology Corporation announced in August that the Cake Box Eatery is now open in the business incubator of the II-VI building located at 60 Technology Blvd., Suite 100 in the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park. Open to all, the restaurant serves breakfast and lunch, as well as an assortment of bakery items, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 3 p.m.

AIR COMMAND AND STAFF COLLEGE STUDENTS EXPLORE MSU’S CYBER CAPABILITIES In October, Mississippi State hosted visitors from the USAF Air Command and Staff College based at Maxwell Air Force Base for a tour of the university’s cybersecurity research facilities, which included time at the SCADA laboratory in Butler Hall, as well as an overview from the Distributed Analytics and Security Institute’s Wesley McGrew, David Mudd and Zach Thornton.

For additional information, visit www.facebook.com/pages/The-Cake-Box-By-Sweet-Temptations-LLC/132084030294.

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UAVS SEEN AS CRITICAL IN PRECISION AGRICULTURE

A fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle flies above

a research plot of corn at Mississippi State’s R.R.

Foil Plant Science Research Center. MSU’s Geosys-

tems Research Institute collaborates with university

agronomists on several projects involving the use of

unmanned aerial systems in precision agriculture.

It is hard to compare an unmanned aerial vehicle

to a magnetic resonance imaging—MRI—machine,

but that is how the director of Mississippi State’s

Geosystems Research Institute sees it.

“The plant is the patient, the agronomists are the

doctors and I am the guy that works on the MRI

machine,” Robert Moorhead said.

UAVs are the newest instrument being used in the

prescription of precision agriculture, said Moorhead,

who also is the Billie J. Ball Professor of Electrical

and Computer Engineering in the university’s Bagley

College of Engineering.

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Mississippi State currently holds certificates of authorization from the Federal Aviation Administration to operate UAVs for research purposes only, and scientists in the MSU-based Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station have been using UAVs in their agricultural investigations.

Flying above tractors and well below the aircraft—a space hotly contested right now—the aerial equipment has only been approved, to date, for commercial use in a very limited capacity in the Arctic regions.

The FAA agency is developing regulations for UAV’s commercial use, and Congress has issued a deadline of September 2015 for the regulatory body to establish rules specifically for small unmanned aerial systems, or UAS.

In the meantime, Moorhead and his GRI colleagues are working with MAFES agronomists to incorporate the use of unmanned aerial vehicles in site-specific agricultural research. He said campus scientists are using the aerial equipment in the research of plant growth, nutrient management, irrigation and herbicide application.

As Moorhead explained, the practice of precision agriculture requires a number of other acronymic-titled technologies, including GPS (global positioning system), GIS (geographic information systems) and RS (remote sensing). All are designed to collect and analyze site-specific data that then is used to create and apply effective prescriptions for every inch of an agricultural field.

Up until now, remote sensing data has been collected through ground instrumentation, fixed-wing aircraft and satellite.

“UAVs now are another remote sensing tool available to collect visual and multispectral data,” Moorhead said. “Precision agriculture is data-driven and UAV technology adds another significant layer of data for researchers and ultimately crop consultants and producers to assess and utilize in a meaningful way.”

In one recent research study focusing on plant growth, GRI worked with Brien Henry, MSU plant and soil sciences associate professor.

Henry’s patient is the corn plant. In the study, he and his team planted multiple corn hybrids at a range of planting dates and plant densities. They worked from March to May at locations in Starkville, Brooksville and Verona, with March 13 as the earliest planting date. Their per-acre plant populations ranged 20,000-40,000.

Utilizing UAVs, team members collected plant population data, including details on emergence progress, number of plants per acre, their heights and number of unfurled leaves, leaf-area indexes, and growth stages.

While the study by Henry’s team was in its second year, this was the first time UAV technology was used to augment research on the ground.

“They were flying overhead and collecting visual and multispectral data,” Henry said. At the same time, the ground team was analyzing the data “to ensure images from above are what we were actually seeing on the ground.”

Henry said a primary goal of his research is the development of automated computer programs that can recognize individual seedlings and quickly and accurately determine plant density across a planted field. Spatially-explicit maps of plant population would allow producers to make timely and informed decisions about replanting, he added.

UAVs are capable of flying as low as 100 feet above the ground, while small aircraft must operate at elevations between 2,000-3,000 feet. Of course, satellites can only look down from space orbit. Clearly, a difference in altitude can impact resolutions dramatically.

Henry said UAVs can zoom in approximately to one-eighth of an inch, while planes and satellites are limited to collecting images at resolutions of only about 18 inches. Also, UAV images may be collected during inclement weather conditions, and just one UAV can cover approximately 1,000 acres in an hour.

For researchers, the most critical UAV component is its payload, or camera, system. Various payloads can collect both visual and multispectral images and real-time high-definition video. Other advantages include:

• Data that may be collected as a single image or mosaics showing either portions or an entire field;

• Much faster access and lower costs than surveying fields in traditional aircraft; and

• Immediate downloading of data to a tablet or smart phone, thus expediting the process so researchers can quickly and more efficiently evaluate the information they are seeking.

“UAV technology provides additional eyes on the field,” Henry said. “I hope that someday the technology helps producers assess and address potential stand issues quickly and accurately.”

Wes Burger, associate MAFES director, said precision agriculture “currently encompasses a vast wealth of data-driven applications. These applications are built on sound research that characterizes relationships between observable phenomenon and plant performance.”

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A nearly $2.7 million, three-year National Science Foundation grant is funding a Mississippi-Louisiana collaborative research consortium.

The regional partnership received a competitive Research Infrastructure Improvement Track-2 award earlier this month through the NSF’s Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research. Known to most by the acronym EPSCoR, the program is designed to fulfill a critical NSF mandate of promoting scientific progress nationwide.

Scientists at Mississippi State and Jackson State universities, along with the universities of Mississippi and Southern Mississippi, will work with counterparts at Louisiana State University and other Bayou State higher education institutions on the project, according to a senior MSU administrator.

“Our team will develop new

experimental and computational

tools for accelerating development

of smart polymers that have

applications in medicine and

material science,” said Drew

Hamilton, MSU associate vice

president for research.

Hamilton, the grant’s co-principal investigator, said the two-state team “will apply molecular modeling and cyber control strategies across the lifecycle of polymer development from bench-top synthesis to product manufacture, and tailor the design of smart polymers to meet pressing needs in drug delivery, environmental remediation and nanomaterials.”

Since education and outreach are key EPSCoR components, the Mississippi-Louisiana consortium will be working to apply advances in the science of polymer characterization

and materials synthesis as a central theme for activities that engage local schools, teachers, undergraduate and graduate students, as well as industry, he added.

“We hope to strengthen regional economic competitiveness by building a stronger workforce through coordination of our research with education and outreach,” Hamilton said.

Other collaborative teams in Kansas and Nebraska and Arkansas and Missouri also received Track-2 funding. Collectively, the awards involve researchers from about 20 universities over a three-year period.

According to NSF officials, each consortium will implement a unique suite of relevant activities for developing a scientifically literate workforce and broadening participation of underrepresented groups in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, which collectively go by the acronym STEM.

“These consortia will spur technological innovations that drive economic growth and develop a diverse STEM-enabled workforce,” said Denise Barnes, head of NSF’s EPSCoR program.

In addition to MSU, Mississippi’s EPSCoR program utilizes science and technology resources at JSU, UM and USM to stimulate sustainable science and technology infrastructure improvements at the institutions. The ultimate goal is to accelerate the ability of the researchers at the public institutions to compete for federal and private sector research and development funding.

For more about Mississippi EPSCoR, visit www.msepscor.org.

NEW NSF GRANT FUNDS MISS., LA. COLLABORATION

ERADICATING ALLIGATOR WEED WITH HELP FROM GPS

Gray Turnage, an MSU research specialist in aquatic invasive species at Geosystems Research Institute, uses Global Positioning Systems, or GPS, in September to determine the precise location and scale of the alligator weed invading a pond located at the H.H. Leveck Animal Research Center, also known as South Farm. Once identified, the weed will be eradicated to restore the pond’s natural habitat.

UNIVERSITY, TOUGALOO SIGN MOU TO ENHANCE STEM OPPORTUNITIES

Tougaloo College President Beverly Wade Hogan and MSU President Mark E. Keenum signed a partnership agreement in October as representatives of both institutions, as well as former Gov. William Winter, center, looked on. The memorandum of understanding will enhance educational and research opportunities in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

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Amanda Lawrence, outreach coordinator and research associate at MSU’s Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies, uses a confocal laser scanning microscope to point out details of a pregnant mite. The sample was provided courtesy of MSU entomology professor Gerald Baker.

Mississippi State University’s scanning electron microscopes are identifying million-year-old fossil bacteria while also helping corporations maintain millions in assets.

Researchers in a variety of fields, both at the university and in industry, say having access to very high-end scientific equipment and helpful, knowledgeable staff members are what they appreciate most about MSU’s Institute for Imaging and Analytical Technologies (I2AT).

Giselle Thibaudeau Munn, the institute’s director, said that while the institute is a research institute and university-level core facility, “the I2AT has an open-door policy and welcomes K-12 and other university, industry and community involvement.”

Among the facility’s most valued research tools is an environmental variable pressure scanning electron microscope (VP-SEM) that was installed in 2008 at the I2AT East facility located in the Clay Lyle Building on the west side of campus.

While light microscopes can only enlarge images to up to 1,000X, maximum real magnification for this VP-SEM is about 250,000X, said Amanda Lawrence, the institute’s outreach coordinator and research associate.

Lawrence said the institute has another SEM that can magnify up to about 350,000X.

“Normal light microscopes are limited by the wavelength of light,” she explained. “With an electron microscope, electrons are the source of the illumination and because the wavelength of an electron is a lot smaller than the wavelength of light, you can get a higher magnification and a significantly better resolution.”

With magnetic coils that make a beam scan back and forth across the surface of a particular sample,

an SEM is able to provide otherwise unidentifiable nano- and microscale structural details in samples as diverse as DNA, viral particles, pollen grains, archival ceramics, and phase changes in metals.

“The beauty of the VP-SEM is that it has a very large depth of field, so you can image samples as large as 1 cm (~0.5 in or about the size of the head of a grasshopper), and the entire sample will remain in focus. This is not the case when imaging with a light microscope,” Lawrence said.

“This feature has helped MSU researchers and others to identify species, sub-species, and even new species of viruses, protists, and insects never seen before.”

While very useful for surface imaging, an SEM also is capable of shedding light on the types and distribution of various elements in a particular sample. “We not only can tell you what elements are in your sample, but we can also see how they are distributed throughout the sample,” Lawrence said.

Brenda Kirkland of MSU’s geosciences department has employed the technology to examine samples from a reef and salt water pond in the Bahamas, rocks formed in an ancient lake bed in the Texas Panhandle and a layer in an ancient delta deposit.

“My students and I look at rocks that formed in association with microbes,” the associate professor said. “Using this microscope, we found that organic matter and bacteria play a role in the formation of limestone, and we found fossil bacteria in rocks that are millions of years old. Some of the rocks form oil reservoirs, so our research helps oil companies understand certain types of petroleum reservoirs.”

Nancy S. Losure is one of the institute’s off-campus customers. She is a staff engineer in the technical support department at the Tronox LLC’s production facility at Hamilton in Monroe County. Tronox is a global chemical company involved in the titanium products industry and is the largest fully integrated producer of titanium ore and titanium dioxide.

Losure said she also appreciates “having an instrument of this capability nearby and so easy to schedule and use.” A former MSU assistant professor of chemical engineering, she said one of the company’s research projects involves factors that

affect the life of the anodes in electrolytic cells at the company’s chlorate plant.

“We could have identified the material in-house by taking and analyzing scrapings, but that would not give us a map of the deposits nor an estimate of how much of the surface is covered,” she said.

Since 2012, Losure said she has been using the I2AT’s VP-SEM to study the deposits because it not only “gives the atomic identity of the deposits and a view of how they are distributed on the surface, but it also gives us a picture of the morphology of the deposits.

“This study is yielding clues to help us improve our feed treatment process and thereby extend the life of the anodes, which are about a $13 million asset,” she added.

The institute also features a tabletop SEM that is often utilized at local schools and other outreach events. In addition to scanning electron microscopes, the facility is home to other imaging and analytical technologies, including transmission electron microscopy, confocal laser scanning microscopy, atomic force microscopy, x-ray diffraction, magnetic resonance imaging, and computed tomography. For more details on the capabilities, call 662-325-3019, see http://i2at.msstate.edu/equipment/, or visit the I2AT’s East facility.

Munn extended a personal invitation to teachers in elementary and high schools, community colleges or universities as well as industry members to contact Lawrence and schedule a tour of the facility. She said the staff is “happy to be able to expose students, teachers and regional industry to state-of-the-art imaging and analytical technologies not readily available in the classroom or business sector.”

Learn more about the institute by visiting www.i2at.msstate.edu or contacting Lawrence directly at 662-325-7998 or alawrence@i2at.msstate.edu.

RESEARCHERS ON, OFF CAMPUS CONSIDER I2AT A GO-TO RESOURCE

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Mississippi State is playing a vital role in the global effort to end poverty and hunger, and that role is growing, the university’s chief research officer said.

David Shaw, MSU’s vice president for research and economic development, visited Italy this summer to represent the land-grant institution at an expert consultation hosted by the U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization.

The forum explored creating stronger ties between the FAO and major research institutions, such as Mississippi State, to leverage mutually beneficial partnerships to tackle both international and local-level challenges, he explained.

“We have a very productive relationship with our FAO colleagues, and they understand the unlimited potential of university-led research and development,” Shaw said.

“It was gratifying when Mississippi State was cited as a model for effective partnerships,” he added.

Earlier this year, MSU President Mark E. Keenum and FAO Deputy Director General Daniel Gustafson signed a memorandum of understanding expanding the 2010 foundation for collaborations focusing most immediately on aquatic animal health, disease prevention and emergency diagnostics, and FAO recognition of MSU as a Center for Knowledge for Aquatic Health.

Keenum, who has made global food security a priority during his tenure at MSU, noted that by the year 2050, the world’s population will increase from 7 billion to 9 billion.

“If food production does not increase significantly, the number of people living in poverty will increase greatly,” he said.

The state’s flagship research university has widely recognized strengths in fields that support many FAO goals, including nutrition, food product development, food safety and weather risk assessment, among others. MSU is currently in discussions with FAO about assistance for assessing the impact

of the organization’s outreach programs.

The agreement between MSU and FAO in 2010 centered on food safety and nutrition. Other areas addressed in the original agreement include agriculture, poverty issues relating to children, and environmental sustainability.

In Rome, Shaw and counterparts from the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa and the Middle East discussed the FAO’s strategic objectives and academia’s impact on meeting food security and development challenges.

“We had very productive conversations about value-added collaboration, and I anticipate this meeting will lead to new opportunities for our faculty, as well as our student researchers,” he said.

In addition to the FAO summit, Shaw and Jim West, dean of the College of Architecture, Art and Design at Mississippi State, discussed ways of integrating architecture and planning with increased food production in urban environments with Gustafson.

According to West, there is a growing recognition of the importance of urban agriculture as a means of increasing food production, as well as the growing importance of local food production and processing to a local culture and economy.

“The architectural and planning component is of interest to us because as cities grow — and they will grow exponentially in the relatively near future — if they are to be sustainable, cities must address the difficult issues of water, food and culturally defined quality of life issues in a holistic manner,” he explained.

West cited the laws and regulations that currently limit food production in an urban environment,

the new technologies that facilitate growing and harvesting smaller parcels of land, and better ways of managing storm-water runoff as examples.

Architecture and planning, along with other diverse scientific disciplines, are the keys to designing the urban ecosystem necessary to successfully address these and similar issues, he said.

West and Shaw also visited with Mississippi State art majors at the University of Arkansas Rome Center, where MSU offers a study abroad program for students.

“We are working to develop a longer-term agreement with Arkansas that would provide an annual study abroad experience for a larger group of students coming from the CAAD and other colleges on campus,” West said.

Housed in a 500-year-old building in the ancient yet modern city, the program offers courses in architecture, art, interior design, humanities, fashion design, historic preservation and business. While there, MSU students receive credit hours for their coursework, visit museums and historic sites, and interact with peers and instructors from around the U.S. and the world.

“The possibilities are expansive and the benefit to students as an integral part of their education cannot be exaggerated. I believe that immersing our students into another culture and another way of looking at and thinking about art, architecture and design will provide them with a new and invaluable vantage point,” West said.

“Rome is a very important part of our international outreach efforts in many areas,” Shaw added.

West echoed that assessment.

“The opportunities are limitless and intellectually demanding. I think MSU is on the cusp of some very exciting work in Rome,” he said.

For additional information about international initiatives and study abroad at Mississippi State, visit http://www.international.msstate.edu.

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MISSISSIPPI STATE LEADS U.S. IN TESTING OF FILTERS TO CONTAIN RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS

If released in significant quantities, radioactive materials pose a potential threat to people and the environment. Now, new research at Mississippi State University is helping the nuclear industry ensure that radioactive materials continue to be safely contained and that standards of safety are continuously improved.

MSU’s Institute for Clean Energy Technology (ICET) is leading the nation in research to ensure that confinement systems for processing radioactive waste are robust and effective with minimal risk of accidental exposure for workers at specialized waste treatment facilities, as well as area neighbors.

The university research center recently hosted visitors from the U.S. Department of Energy, Washington State’s Department of Health, Bechtel National, Inc., Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, and nuclear energy industry leaders from across the country to observe testing technology which assesses nuclear grade high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration systems.

ICET is an entity of the university’s Energy Institute and is currently engaged in major projects funded by the DOE Office of Environmental Management, the DOE Nuclear Safety Research and Development program, and by Bechtel National, Inc., to test HEPA filtration systems with the goal of developing more robust HEPA filters for the nuclear industry. The filters are used at energy facilities across the country, such as the DOE Hanford site in Washington State, the Savannah River site in South Carolina, and the Idaho site. The opportunity to host prestigious visitors gave MSU a chance to showcase the ICET facility to those who are responsible for designing and constructing the Waste Treatment and Immobilization Plant at Hanford and those who regulate its operation.

Charles Waggoner, deputy director of ICET and MSU research professor, said the highly technical processes and testing infrastructure are vitally important for assessing HEPA filtration systems’ abilities to withstand unexpected harsh conditions,

such as a fire or high humidity event like a steam line failure.

“The testing we’re doing is very significant,” Waggoner said, “and we are the only place in the world with infrastructure and personnel capable of doing this work.”

The HEPA filters are the last line of defense to be sure that radioactive contamination is contained. These specialized filters are 99.97 percent efficient, and they are tested to ensure that they will maintain that efficiency, even under the stress of an unexpected event, such as if damage to a facility is caused by an earthquake.

Of particular interest to the high-profile visitors, MSU researchers discovered a problem with one variation of “separatorless” HEPA filters. DOE now has expanded funding at ICET to further study the issue, and results from this testing will be used to determine a path forward.

DOE HEPA filter technical specialist in the Office of Environment, Health, Safety & Security Subir Sen said his office prepares the directives and standards for DOE in regards to HEPA filter procurement and a separate quality control testing program.

“We also manage the additional testing that the filters used in nuclear facilities for DOE undergo through an independent filter test facility,” he said, explaining that each individual filter used in a DOE nuclear facility is tested before use.

“When test results were published by Dr. Waggoner which showed that separatorless filters may not perform under certain conditions, we became interested. [DOE’s Office of Environmental Management is] following through with this test to find out how they perform and if any recommendations need to be made within our standards,” he said.

Sen noted that the testing process at MSU is unique in that it combines different types of

Charles Waggoner, right, deputy director of ICET and Mississippi State research professor, hosts a tour of visitors including Department of Energy officials and nuclear energy industry leaders from across the country who came recently to observe testing technology which assesses nuclear grade high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration systems.

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Mississippi State University and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College in mid-August signed a partnership agreement to bring engineering courses to the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

MSU President Mark E. Keenum and MGCCC President Mary S. Graham said they believe engineering programs offered at MGCCC’s Jackson County Campus in Gautier will enhance the economic and industrial development of the region. The agreement outlines the collaboration to offer two degree programs, and the institutions will jointly recruit students. Keenum explained that four programs are being considered: electrical engineering, civil engineering, industrial engineering and mechanical engineering. The two selections will be finalized in the near future.

“This collaboration between our university and MGCCC is a win-win for both institutions and for the state of Mississippi as we prepare well qualified professionals to work in a field that is of tremendous importance to our economy,” Keenum said.

MSU’s James Worth Bagley College of Engineering is Mississippi State’s third largest college. The National Science Foundation ranks Mississippi State in the top 10 percent nationally for engineering expenditures in research and development. U.S. News and World Report ranks its undergraduate and graduate programs in the top 100 nationwide. The Bagley College offers degree programs in eight different academic engineering departments and 10 certificate programs.

“The quality of the degree programs offered at MGCCC will be identical to those we offer in

Starkville,” Keenum said. He said while students complete their first two years at MGCCC, their last two years taught by MSU also will take place via face-to-face instruction at the same Gulf Coast location, in addition to distance learning methods.

Graham said that Gulf Coast is committed to providing the best educational and training resources to the communities in its district through strategic partnerships with both industry and other educational institutions.

“This agreement, which is part of our continuing focus on offering educational opportunities in high-paying, in-demand STEM fields, provides an outstanding opportunity for both our students and local industries as more and more well-trained graduates in these key areas provide a pool of potential employees for South Mississippi companies,” Graham said.

Keenum said they expect the first degree program to be in place as soon as fall of 2015.

New course offerings will be at the Jackson County Campus’s STEM Building, which is currently undergoing expansion to house additional classrooms and state-of-the-art updates that will include collaborative labs and areas for various science and technology projects.

Designed to aid in a seamless transition from the community colleges to MSU, two-plus-two programs place students on the road to a bachelor’s degree while completing their first two years of a course of study at a community college. They may transfer their courses for university credit.

MSU President Mark E. Keenum, right, and MGCCC President Mary S. Graham signed a partnership agreement to offer engineering courses on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Keenum called the collaboration a “win-win” for both institutions and for the state.

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stressors to see how the filters perform during a combination of harsh conditions. While current national consensus standards also require testing for harsh conditions, the MSU testing at ICET is the only one that combines the conditions to occur simultaneously.

Scott MacMurray, a project engineer with Savannah River National Laboratory in Aiken, South Carolina, said the testing at MSU will impact which design of filters his company will purchase in the future. As a member of the Energy Facility Contractors Operating Group, MacMurray said contractors who run the various DOE sites around the U.S. will be sharing information about the latest test findings at ICET.

“Lots of different groups have sent a representative because it’s such an important program,” MacMurray said of the MSU visit. “All the different parties are interested in the results of the testing.”

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Eight Mississippi State University undergraduates—four from Mississippi and four from Alabama—and one Ohio State University student were recently named winners at MSU’s summer 2014 Undergraduate Research Symposium.

“I’m very impressed with the quality of work our students are doing,” said mathematics professor Seth Oppenheimer, director of undergraduate research in the Shackouls Honors College. “This local event is that first step into that wider world of sharing research, helping them to prepare for the future, both academically and for a professional career.”

Any undergraduate student attending an institution of higher learning may participate in the symposium, as long as he or she has an MSU-faculty mentor. The university’s Shackouls Honors College and the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program sponsored the symposium.

During MSU’s summer classes, REU subsidized nine students, representing postsecondary institutions all over the country, at MSU as the undergraduates worked with faculty members guiding their respective research projects.

OSU student Dennis Omari of Columbus, Ohio, participated in an REU with MSU chemical engineering assistant professor Santanu Kundu, and he won second place in the symposium’s physical sciences and engineering category.

Additional categories included arts and humanities, biological sciences and engineering, and social sciences. Students either presented explanatory posters or short

talks explaining the research they conducted during the summer months.

Winners included:ARTS AND HUMANITIESFIRST PLACE TIE: Junior philosophy major Alexander J. “Alex” Ward, the son of Ronny Ward and Frances Hodges, both of Marietta; and senior architecture major Jacqueline Dorman, the daughter of Richard Dorman of Biloxi and Kitda Dorman of Anchorage, Alaska.BIOLOGICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERINGFIRST: Junior agricultural information science major Kenneth T. Hearn, the son of Michael and Terri Perkins of Semmes, Alabama.SECOND: Junior biochemistry major Andries P. Both, the son of Christiaan and Karin Both of Meridian.THIRD: Senior biological engineering major Justin B. McMahan, the son of Andrew and Nancy McMahan of Long Beach.PHYSICAL SCIENCES AND ENGINEERINGFIRST: Senior chemistry major Jeffrey D. Johnston, the son of Daniel Lewis of Atlanta and Mary Johnston of Clinton.SECOND: Junior OSU aerospace engineering major Dennis Omari, the son of Kwabena Omari and Amma Tenkorang of Columbus, Ohio.SOCIAL SCIENCESFIRST: Senior agricultural information science major Libby S. Durst, the daughter of William and Evelyn Durst of Rolling Fork.SECOND: Junior psychology major Destini A. Smith, the daughter of Emanuel and Debra Smith of Hoover, Alabama.

Visit www.honors.msstate.edu/research to learn more about undergraduate research opportunities at MSU.

FORMER MSU PRESIDENT CHARLES LEE HONORED AT DEDICATION

Former MSU President Charles Lee and former MSU First Lady Pat Lee pose beside the sign in front of the newly dedicated J. Charles Lee Agricultural and Biological Engineering Building earlier this fall. The $11-million structure that opened in 2007 is located on Creelman Street between Dorman Hall and McCarthy Gymnasium. During a dedication ceremony, MSU President Mark E. Keenum said Lee made numerous outstanding contributions to Mississippi State during more than a dozen years of service at the university, and his many positive impacts continue to benefit the institution. Lee said during his own remarks that the agricultural and biological sciences program highlights the best of the modern land-grant vision.

BALL DELIVERS ‘BIG DATA’ PRESENTATION IN LATE SEPTEMBER

Richard Ball, an associate professor of economics at Haverford College, visited campus Sept. 26 to deliver a presentation about Big Data titled “Teaching Integrity in Empirical Research: A Soup-to-Nuts Protocol for Documenting Data Management and Analysis.” A topic of great interest to very high research activity institutions like Mississippi State, the session also served as a Responsible Conduct of Research session for those needing credit.

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At Mississippi State’s summer Undergraduate Research Symposium, sophomore chemistry major D. Alex Coats, son of William and Deborah Coats of College Station, Texas, explains his research to mechanical engineering doctoral student Pratik Parajuli.

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External Funding Awards: April, May & June 2014 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Akers, Christopher R School of Human Sciences U.S. Department of Homeland Security $14,000 Alexander, Van L 4-H and Family & Consumer Sciences ATV Safety Institute $5,000 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $3,000 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $87,699 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $2,000 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $48,000 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $3,000 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $35,808 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $20,602 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $20,000 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center United Soybean Board $36,000 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center National Corn Growers Association $5,000 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center United Soybean Board $30,000 Anderson, Derek T Electrical and Computer Engineering U.S. Army Research Office $40,142 Armstrong, Kevin J Psychology North Mississippi Regional Center $18,000 Avery, Jimmy L Aquaculture USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $91,935 Ball, John E Electrical and Computer Engineering U.S. Department of Army $37,121 Banicescu, Ioana Center for Computational Sciences National Science Foundation $3,000 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Osmose Utilities Services, Inc. $21,560 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products NTA, Inc. $10,308 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Architectural Testing, Inc. $1,700 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Architectural Testing, Inc. $1,700 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Lonza Wood Protection $9,825 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Architectural Testing, Inc. $1,700 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Kop-Coat, Inc. $8,626 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Kop-Coat, Inc. $66,741 Belant, Jerrold L FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $242,600 Belant, Jerrold L Center for Resolving Human and Wildlife Conflict Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $38,967 Belant, Jerrold L Center for Resolving Human and Wildlife Conflict National Park Service $99,000 Berg, Matthew J Physics & Astronomy U.S. Department of Army Research Lab $9,419 Bethel, Cindy L Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $16,000 Bethel, Cindy L Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $40,110 Bethel, Cindy L Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $72,066 Bethel, Cindy L Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $72,347 Bethel, Cindy L Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $189,828 Bond, Jason A Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $112,189 Bond, Jason A Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $121,608 Bond, Jason A Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $10,357 Brenner, Devon G Curriculum,Instruction & Special Ed Oktibbeha County School District $39,548 Brown, Richard L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology National Science Foundation $16,368 Brown, Ronald A ES-ASRED Association of Southern Region Extension Directors $350,000 Buehring, Normie W Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $500 Buehring, Normie W Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $1,500 Buehring, Normie W Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $7,500 Buehring, Normie W Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $13,391 Buehring, Normie W Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $13,823 Burger, Loren W Geosystems Research Institute U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $35,000 Burger, Loren W Geosystems Research Institute U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $80,000 Burger, Loren W Geosystems Research Institute U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $826,688 Burgess, Brad A Research Support-Foundation Seed Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $6,542 Burgreen, Greg Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Institutes of Health $49,043 Bybee, Jacquelyn R Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $421.90 Bybee, Jacquelyn R Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $3,797 Byrd, John D Plant and Soil Sciences Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $1,000 Byrd, John D Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $3,000 Capella, Julie L Student Support Services U.S. Department of Education $80,000 Caprio, Michael A Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $710,000 Carter, Helen T Center for Education and Training Technology U.S. Department of Education $393,070 Carter, Rachael D Enterprise and Community Resource Development Starkville Area Arts Council $5,000 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Bayer CropScience $5,000 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Bayer CropScience $25,000

Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $54,948 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $2,500 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $5,759 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $50,388 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $57,479 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $10,000 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $10,000 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Cotton Inc. $10,000 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Cotton Inc. $10,000 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Cotton Inc. $15,000 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $19,665 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $28,000 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $29,000 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Pioneer Hi-Bred International $31,900 Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Cotton Inc. $45,997 Chambers, Janice E Center for Environmental Health Sciences U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs $67,777 Chambers, Janice E Center for Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health $63,236 Chambers, Janice E Center for Environmental Health Sciences National Institutes of Health $658,258 Cirlot-New, Laura J T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability Mississippi Department of Education $10,132Cirlot-New, Laura J T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability U.S. Department of Education $13,500 Cirlot-New, Laura J T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability U.S. Department of Education $50,000 Cirlot-New, Laura J T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability U.S. Department of Education $358,800 Clay, Robert R Early Childhood Institute Chevron Pascagoula Refinery $305,545 Cook, Donald R Delta Research and Extension Center Pioneer Hi-Bred International $31,900 Cook, Donald R Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $29,000 Cook, Donald R Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $9,018 Cook, Donald R Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $19,402 Cook, Donald R Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $43,743 Dampier, David A Computer Science and Engineering National Security Agency $146,558 Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development Excel by 5 $220,523 Detwiler, Linda A CVM Associate Dean for Research Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $100,000 Dibble, Eric D FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $186,780 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $1,008 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $2,000 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $3,250 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $8,000 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences Cotton Inc. $7,500 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $15,131 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,250 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences Americot, Inc. $9,600 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences Dow AgroSciences, LLC $15,000 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $18,878 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $24,000 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $3,000 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $4,720 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $15,000 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $44,574 Dutta, Dipangkar Physics & Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $10,000 Dyer, Jamie L Geosciences U.S. Department of Army Research Lab $146,000 Ebelhar, M. Wayne Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $22,678 Edwards, Kristine T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Cotton Inc. $10,000 Eksioglu, Burak Industrial and Systems Engineering U.S. Department of Transportation $60,942 Ezell, Andrew W FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $600,000 Ezell, Andrew W FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $103,772 Flint, Ernest H Central Mississippi Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $12,000 Freeman, Charles E School of Human Sciences Target Corporation $3,000 Gambino, Jennifer M CVM AHC Administration Morris Animal Foundation $4,000 Golden, Bobby R Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $34,406 Golden, Bobby R Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $22,770 Golden, Bobby R Delta Research and Extension Center Koch Agronomic Services, LLC $12,300 Golden, Bobby R Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $169,318

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Gordon, Jason S FWRC - Forestry National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $29,996 Gore, Jeffrey Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $37,316 Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $60,000 Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $40,150 Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $19,665 Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $50,000 Grala, Robert K FWRC - Forestry Bureau of Land Management $27,739 Grala, Robert K FWRC - Forestry Bureau of Land Management $46,618 Grala, Robert K FWRC - Forestry Bureau of Land Management $135,150 Hamilton, John A Vice President for Research U.S. Department of Defense $31,109 Hamilton, John A Vice President for Research Engineer Research & Development Center $531,101 Hamilton, John A Vice President for Research U.S. Naval Air Systems Command $82,511 Hamilton, John A Vice President for Research U.S. Naval Air Systems Command $111,169Hay, William A Institute for the Humanities Charles Koch Foundation $6,000 Henn, R. Alan Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology National Peanut Board $29,041 Henn, R. Alan Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $3,000 Henry, William B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $12,523 Henry, William B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $17,477 Henry, William B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $5,045 Henry, William B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $10,563 Henry, William B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $19,392 Henry, William B Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $7,866 Hoffmann, Federico G Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology U.S. Department of Education $93,814 Hopper, George M MAFES Administration USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $1,148,644 Howard, Isaac L Transportation Research Center Mississippi Department of Transportation $149,995 Hunt, Kevin M FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, & Parks $2,500 Irby, Jon T Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $46,624 Irby, Jon T Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $48,890 Irby, Jon T Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $13,176 Jayroe, Teresa A Dean of Education Louisville School District $47,483 Jayroe, Teresa A Dean of Education Mississippi Department of Education $5,167 Jayroe, Teresa A Dean of Education Mississippi Department of Education $30,856 Jayroe, Teresa A Dean of Education Mississippi Department of Education $7,346 Jeremic Nikolic, Dragica FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $13,660 Johnson, Jeffrey W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $303,368 Johnson, Jeffrey W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $119,823 Jones, Jeanne C FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture National Aeronautics and Space Administration $89,780 Jones, Lelah M Migrant Education U.S. Department of Education $720,325 Jordan, Julie B Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $48,000 Justice, Cheryl A Counseling & Educational Psychology Mississippi Department of Education $7,593 Justice, Cheryl A Counseling & Educational Psychology DeSota School District $6,286 Justice, Cheryl A Counseling & Educational Psychology Lee County School District $23,908 Keeley, Jared W Psychology World Health Organization $40,250 Khaitsa, Margaret L CVM Pathobiology/Population Medicine Department U.S. Agency for International Development $905,802 Kim, Seong-Gon Center for Computational Sciences U.S. Department of Energy $30,000 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineer Research & Development Center $251,231 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineer Research & Development Center $346,078 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineer Research & Development Center $352,994 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $84,775 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $86,856 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $109,897 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $112,915 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $128,502 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $129,999 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $155,322 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $155,862 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $160,002 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $160,286 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $176,302 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $191,246 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $225,346

King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $247,574 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $320,968 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command $59,996 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command $75,000 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command $416,632 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineer Research & Development Center $44,581 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineer Research & Development Center $44,581 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command $74,945 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command $99,982 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Army Tank Automotive and Armaments Command $160,673 Kitchens, Shane C FWRC - Forest Products Architectural Testing, Inc. $2,525 Kitchens, Shane C FWRC - Forest Products Architectural Testing, Inc. $2,525 Kitchens, Shane C FWRC - Forest Products Architectural Testing, Inc. $2,525 Koenig, Keith Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $7,000 Koger, Clifford H Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $6,000 Koger, Clifford H Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $7,000 Koger, Clifford H Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $10,000 Koger, Clifford H Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $19,500 Krutz, Larry J Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $9,274 Krutz, Larry J Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $89,223 Krutz, Larry J Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $34,977 Krutz, Larry J Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $137,256 Krutz, Larry J Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $88,213 Lacy, Thomas E Aerospace Engineering U.S. Department of Army $8,060 Lacy, Thomas E Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $63,428 Larson, Erick J Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $9,000 Lawrence, Mark L CVM Aquatic Task Force FishVet Group $10,680 Lawrence, Mark L CVM Assoc Dean Research National Institutes of Health $64,823 Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $12,000 Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $21,000 Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $1,050 Lee, Sarah B Computer Science and Engineering National Center for Women and Information Technology $3,000 Lemus, Rocky W Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $4,400 Lemus, Rocky W Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $6,205 Leopold, Bruce D Center for Resolving Human and Wildlife Conflict Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $2,200 Li, Pan Electrical and Computer Engineering National Science Foundation $107,721 Lim, Hyeona Center for Computational Sciences National Science Foundation $35,000 Loper, James R Center for Technology Outreach Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $26,487 Lopez, Job E Biological Sciences National Institutes of Health $177,097 Lopez, Job E Biological Sciences Braun & Gresham, Attorneys at Law $225 Lopez, Job E Biological Sciences U.S. Air Force $7,144 Lu, Shien Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $61,064 Luke, Edward A Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $4,000 Luke, Edward A Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Air Force $44,000 Ma, Wenchao Physics & Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $147,000 Madsen, John D Geosystems Research Institute General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,000 Madsen, John D Geosystems Research Institute Aquatic Ecosystem Restoration Foundation $15,000 Marcec, Ruth M Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Morris Animal Foundation $49,908 Martin, Steven W Extension Northeast Region Lee County Board of Supervisors $31,133 Mazzola, Michael S Electrical and Computer Engineering Office of Naval Research $14,250 Mazzola, Michael S Electrical and Computer Engineering Office of Naval Research $46,308 Mazzola, Michael S Electrical and Computer Engineering Office of Naval Research $60,497 Mazzola, Michael S Electrical and Computer Engineering Office of Naval Research $72,330 Mazzola, Michael S Engineering Extension CITE Armored, Inc. $118,373 McDonnall, Michele E Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision Florida Department of Education, Division of Blind Services $60,000 McDoom-Echebiri, Mahada M Social Science Research Center The Bower Foundation $79,087 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute Mississippi Department of Education $8,400 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,400 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,800 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,800 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $14,000 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute Mississippi Department of Education $16,800

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McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $35,000 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute Mississippi Department of Education $2,800 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,800 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,800 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,800 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,800 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $2,800 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $7,000 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $7,000 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $7,000 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $7,000 McMillen, Robert C Social Science Research Mississippi State Department of Health $35,870 McMillen, Robert C Social Science Research Mississippi State Department of Health $887,143 McRae, Kenneth D Center for America’s Veterans U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs $12,000 McRae, Kenneth D Center for America’s Veterans U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs $12,000 McRae, Kenneth D Center for America’s Veterans U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs $13,500 McRae, Kenneth D Center for America’s Veterans U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs $18,000 Messac, Achille Aerospace Engineering National Science Foundation $369,023 Meyer, Florencia S Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $16,375 Meyer, Florencia S Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $20,544 Meyer, Florencia S Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $27,907 Meyer, Florencia S Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $85,174 Miranda, Leandro E Cooperative Fish & Wildlife Research Unit U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $74,015 Mitchell, Linda C 4-H Youth Development Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention $992.20 Mitchell, Linda C 4-H Youth Development Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention $81,007 Mitchell, Linda C 4-H Youth Development TransCanada Pipeline USA Limited $80,000 Molen, G. Marshall Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Energy $20,000 Molen, G. Marshall Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems General Motors Research and Development $20,000 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute Naval Research Laboratory $29,000 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute Naval Research Laboratory $15,000 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $48,078 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $59,987 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $250,350 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $69,606 Morgan, George W Poultry Science General Memoranda of Agreement* $15,580 Morgan, George W Poultry Science General Memoranda of Agreement* $23,614Moss, Robert J Psychology Office of Naval Research $87,081 Moss, Robert J Psychology Office of Naval Research $104,034 Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $7,482 Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $43,338 Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Cotton Inc. $11,500 Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $15,609 Nanduri, Bindumadhavi B Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $152,763 Nicholas, Darrel D FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $1,000 Novotny, Mark A Center for Computational Sciences National Science Foundation $83,673 Olsen, Gregory D Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $24,736 O’Nan, Tempe J World Class Teaching Program Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation $60,000 Orr, Alberta L Nat’l Research/Training Center on Blindness/Low Vision Utah Division of Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired $34,225 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC U.S. Department of Labor $60,000 Parisi, Domenico nSPARC Mississippi Development Authority $300,000 Perkes, David J Gulf Coast Community Design Center U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $30,000 Perkes, David J Gulf Coast Community Design Center Federal Alliance for Safe Homes, Inc. $24,277 Perkes, David J Gulf Coast Community Design Center U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $14,500 Perkes, David J Gulf Coast Community Design Center U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $21,402 Perkes, David J Gulf Coast Community Design Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $44,237 Perkes, David J Gulf Coast Community Design Center U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development $49,331 Perkes, David J Gulf Coast Community Design Center U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $84,227 Peterson, Daniel G Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing & Biotechnology Engineer Research & Development Center $187,930 Phillips, Judith G Stennis Institute of Government and Community Dev. Equity Plus, LLC. $14,357Pierce, Donna M Physics & Astronomy National Aeronautics and Space Administration $77,000 Pittman, Sarah E Center for Technology Outreach Lawrence County Community Development Association $5,000

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Pittman, Sarah E Center for Technology Outreach Go Monroe Chamber of Commerce $3,720 Pote, Jonathan W Ag & Bio Engineering Pickering Firm, Inc. $50,714 Pote, Jonathan W Ag & Bio Engineering Pickering Firm, Inc. $62,286 Pringle, Horace C Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $25,322 Pringle, Horace C Delta Research and Extension Center Cotton Inc. $15,000 Ragsdale, Aleta K International Institute U.S. Agency for International Development $129,904 Reddy, Kambham R Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $100,718 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $39,667 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $37,469 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $38,167 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $32,500 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $32,500 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $6,555 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $15,732 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences BASF Corporation $58,800 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $5,244 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $5,769 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $6,555 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Bayer CropScience $10,000 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Cotton Inc. $20,000 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Cotton Inc. $20,000 Reynolds, Daniel B Plant and Soil Sciences Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $68,000 Rezek, Jon P International Institute USDA Foreign Agriculture Service $4,076 Ritchie, Jarryl B Northern Gulf Institute BP America $7,800 Rivera, J. D South MS Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $2,100 Robertson, Angela A Social Science Research Adams County Youth Court $6,000 Rousseau, Randall J FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $37,697 Sabanadzovic, Sead Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $19,477 Sabanadzovic, Sead Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $29,914 Schilling, Mark W Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Hawkins, Inc. $20,000 Schneider, Judith A Mechanical Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $25,000 Sciumbato, Gabriel L Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $49,093 Shan, Xueyan Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology National Corn Growers Association $60,000 Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $5,752 Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $51,864 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $7,000 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC - Forest Products USDA Agricultural Research Service $46,393 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC - Forest Products USDA Agricultural Research Service $205,168 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC - Forest Products USDA Agricultural Research Service $708,672 Silva, Antonio M Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $23,889 Simons, Mariella H Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $10,000 Smith, David R CVM Pathobiology/Population Medicine Department University of Nebraska $60,000 Smith, Marshall C Student Leadership and Community Engagement U.S. Department of Army $156,833 Smith, Rebecca C Agricultural Economics National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $10,000 Spann, Leighton C Agricultural Communications Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $16,203 Spann, Leighton C Agricultural Communications Mississippi Corn Promotion Board $15,000 Sparks, Darrell L Mississippi State Chemical Lab BP America $367,864 Sparks, Darrell L Mississippi State Chemical Lab BP America $367,864 Sparks, Darrell L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Memphis Zoological Society $3,040 Stafne, Eric T Coastal Research & Extension Center USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $9,777 Steele, Philip H Energy Institute Shell International & Exploration & Production, Inc. $40,000 Steele, Wilbur G Energy Institute U.S. Department of Energy $99,980 Stewart, Barry R Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $1,500 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $6,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $3,200 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $4,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $30,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $2,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $6,000

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* As a result of a conversion from a legacy system to the university’s Banner financial system, Mississippi State now categorizes general memoranda of agreements (GMOAs) by like funding rather than specific to the sponsor (funding source).

Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $8,250 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $9,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $13,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $26,000 Strickland, Bronson K FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $28,281 Strickland, Bronson K Center for Resolving Human and Wildlife Conflict Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $58,300 Strickland, Bronson K Center for Resolving Human and Wildlife Conflict Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $58,300 Sygula, Andrzej Chemistry U.S. Department of Energy $140,000 Tagert, Mary L Ag & Bio Engineering Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $31,301 Tagert, Mary L Ag & Bio Engineering Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $36,595 Taylor, Dona M Research Curriculum Unit U.S. Department of Education $10,391 Tegt, Jessica L Center for Resolving Human and Wildlife Conflict Starkville School District $15,000 Templeton, Morris C Geosciences National Science Foundation $14,343 Thompson, Scott M Mechanical Engineering AZZ-Calvert $8,200 Thompson, Scott M Mechanical Engineering National Science Foundation $215,171 Threadgill, Paula I 4-H Youth Development 4-H Club Foundation of Mississippi, Inc. $77,624 Threadgill, Paula I Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion USDA Food and Nutrition Service $240,000 Tomaso-Peterson, Maria Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology O.J. Noer Research Foundation $17,282 Tomaso-Peterson, Maria Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $1,500 Tomaso-Peterson, Maria Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $52,085 Tooke, Meghan L Early Childhood Institute Tallahatchie River Foundation $1,645,355 Truax, Dennis D Transportation Research Center Federal Highway Administration $27,362 Truax, Dennis D Transportation Research Center Federal Highway Administration $27,368 Truax, Dennis D Transportation Research Center U.S. Department of Transportation $14,652 Truax, Dennis D Transportation Research Center Mississippi Department of Transportation $361,415 Tschopp, Mark A Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems US Air Force Office of Scientific Research $121,564 Tucker, Kelly M Center for Safety and Health Federal $30,400 Turnage, Lee G Geosystems Research Institute Pearl River Valley Water Supply District $10,412 Turnage, Lee G Geosystems Research Institute General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,000 Turnage, Lee G Geosystems Research Institute Pelican River Watershed District $41,844 Turner, Steven C Agricultural Economics Mississippi Department of Revenue $10,000 Turner, Steven C Agricultural Economics Mississippi Department of Revenue $60,354 Turner, Steven C Agricultural Economics Mississippi Department of Revenue $90,408 Turner, Steven C Agricultural Economics Mississippi Department of Revenue $239,238 Turner, Steven C Southern Rural Development Center USDA Economic Research Service $250,000 Valentine, Nell L Social Science Research Mississippi State Department of Health $100,806 Varela-Stokes, Andrea CVM Assoc Dean Research Merial Limited $5,000 Varner, Julian M FWRC - Forestry U.S. Geological Survey $24,793 Waggoner, Charles A Institute for Clean Energy Technology U.S. Department of Energy $600,000 Waggoner, Charles A Institute for Clean Energy Technology U.S. Department of Energy $700,000 Wallace, Lisa E Geosystems Research Institute National Science Foundation $89,881 Wallace, Lisa E Geosystems Research Institute National Science Foundation $221,268 Wan, Xiufeng CVM Environmental Toxicology Animal & Plant Health Inspection Service $116,000 Wang, Chuji Physics & Astronomy U.S. Department of Army $91,544 Ward, Cynthia A World Class Teaching Program Mississippi Department of Education $25,625 Welch, Mark E Biological Sciences National Science Foundation $6,000 Wilder, Charles W Career Center Southern Association of Colleges and Employers $500 Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $500 Williams, Brian R Agricultural Economics Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $30,792 Woodrey, Mark S Coastal Research & Extension Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $51,607 Zhang, Dongmao Chemistry National Science Foundation $335,999 Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $150 Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $1,700 Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $150 Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $380 Zhang, Li Transportation Research Center Federal Highway Administration $99,999

Total $33,525,761

External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2014 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Akers, Christopher R School of Human Sciences U.S. Department of Homeland Security $8,000Akers, Christopher R School of Human Sciences U.S. Department of Homeland Security $400 Allen, Peter J FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $250,071 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center United Soybean Board $30,000 Allen, Thomas W Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $70,893 Allison, Lydia D Dean of Engineering Missile Defense Agency $4,129Avery, Jimmy L Aquaculture USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $10,000 Avery, Jimmy L Aquaculture USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $746,496 Bachman, Gary R Coastal Research & Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $16,000 Baird, Richard E Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology U.S. Forest Service $50,000Balbalian, Clarissa J Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $25,000Balbalian, Clarissa J Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $1,000 Bales, Gordon D FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $17,010 Bales, Gordon D FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $40,346 Bales, Gordon D FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $25,235 Bales, Gordon D FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $31,856 Bales, Gordon D FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $26,790 Bales, Gordon D FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $37,750 Bales, Gordon D FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $5,859 Bales, Gordon D FWRC - Forestry U.S. Forest Service $30,957 Ball, Robert T Extension Center for Government & Community Dev. U.S. Department of Homeland Security $75,000Banicescu, Ioana Center for Computational Sciences National Science Foundation $54,955Barefield, Danny A Agricultural Economics Mississippi State Department of Health $82,354Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $1,700Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Architectural Testing, Inc. $1,700 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $2,100 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Architectural Testing, Inc. $2,525 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Genics Inc. $6,664 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,300 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Architectural Testing, Inc. $225 Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Kop-Coat, Inc. $5,100 Beck, Mary M Poultry Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $233,817 Belant, Jerrold L FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Missouri Department of Conservation $231,051Belant, Jerrold L FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $90,000 Belant, Jerrold L FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $20,000 Belant, Jerrold L FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation $10,349 Berman, Mitchell E Psychology National Institutes of Health $10,000 Bethel, Cindy L Computer Science and Engineering U.S. Department of Army Research Lab $84,887Bhushan, Shanti Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Office of Naval Research $26,082Brooks, Christopher P Biological Sciences Texas Ecolab $14,686 Brown Johnson, Ashli E Mississippi State Chemical Lab Food and Drug Administration $293,984 Brown Johnson, Ashli E Mississippi State Chemical Lab Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality $800,000 Brown, Richard L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $10,000Brown, Richard L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $30,598 Brown, Richard L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $193,794 Brown, Richard L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $8,086 Brown, Richard L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $97,846 Bruce, Lori M Office of the Graduate School National Science Foundation $33,000Buehring, Normie W Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $9,000Buehring, Normie W Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $8,800 Buehring, Normie W Northeast Mississippi Branch Experiment Station Dow AgroSciences, LLC $8,000 Buffington, Anne C Social Science Research Center The Annie E. Casey Foundation $40,000Burgess, Brad A Research Support-Variety Testing National Peanut Board $8,000Burrage, David D Coastal Research & Extension Center U.S. Department of Commerce $15,000 Burrage, David D Coastal Research & Extension Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $115,000 Byrd, John D Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $4,000Byrd, John D Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $3,000 Byrd, John D Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $4,000 Capella, Julie L Student Support Services U.S. Department of Education $246,050

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MAROON RESEARCH FALL 2014External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2014 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Dow AgroSciences, LLC $4,500Catchot, Angus L Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $70,893 Chambers, Janice E Center for Environmental Health Sciences Defense Threat Reduction Agency $19,287Chambers, Janice E Center for Environmental Health Sciences Defense Threat Reduction Agency $27,522Chambers, Janice E Center for Environmental Health Sciences Defense Threat Reduction Agency $12,464Chambers, Janice E Center for Environmental Health Sciences Defense Threat Reduction Agency $340,727Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $888,635 Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,750 Cirlot-New, Laura J T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability Mississippi Department of Education $3,524Cirlot-New, Laura J T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability U.S. Department of Education $110,977Cirlot-New, Laura J T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability U.S. Department of Education $40,000 Cirlot-New, Laura J T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability Mississippi Department of Education $151,677 Clay, Rudolf T Center for Computational Sciences U.S. Department of Energy $150,000 Coble, Keith H Agricultural Economics USDA Office of Chief Economist $149,071 Cox, Michael S Plant and Soil Sciences ORO Agri, Inc. $10,600Crawford, Aaron S General Library Southern Methodist University $45,000 Cross, Ginger W Social Science Research Center National Institutes of Health $254,390 Cunetto, Stephen H General Library National Endowment for the Arts $2,850Dampier, David A Distributed Analytics and Security Institute National Security Agency $36,768Dampier, David A Distributed Analytics and Security Institute National Security Agency $151,114 Dampier, David A Distributed Analytics and Security Institute National Security Agency $170,471 Dampier, David A Distributed Analytics and Security Institute National Security Agency $226,615 Dampier, David A Distributed Analytics and Security Institute National Security Agency $294,921 Dampier, David A Distributed Analytics and Security Institute National Security Agency $376,643 Dampier, David A Distributed Analytics and Security Institute National Security Agency $532,937 Dampier, David A Distributed Analytics and Security Institute National Security Agency $1,787,507 Dampier, David A Distributed Analytics and Security Institute National Security Agency $2,084,590 Davis, Jeremiah D Ag & Bio Engineering USDA Agricultural Research Service $160,000 Davis, John B FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,000Davis, John B FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Texas Parks & Wildlife Department $57,500 Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $866,154Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $778,630Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $377,155Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development Mississippi Department of Human Services $2,007,209Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development Mississippi Department of Human Services $79,023Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development Mississippi Department of Human Services $179,030Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development Mississippi Department of Human Services $120,164Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $141,692Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $275,288Davis, Louise E Early Childhood Development U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $479,799Dechert, Kristen M Research and Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $1,500,000 Demarais, Stephen FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. $20,041Dibble, Eric D FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture General Memoranda of Agreement* $25,000 Dinh, Thu T Animal & Dairy Science U.S. Agency for International Development $22,940 Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $3,500Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $9,750Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $3,000Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $5,000Dodds, Darrin M Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $8,000 Downey, Laura H School of Human Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $22,346 Downey, Laura H School of Human Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $22,792 Downey, Laura H School of Human Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $48,612 Downey, Laura H School of Human Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $149,999 Duncan, Judith G T.K. Martin Center for Technology and Disability National Endowment for the Arts $4,320Dutta, Dipangkar Physics & Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $300,000Dutta, Dipangkar Physics & Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $12,312 Dyer, Jamie L Geosciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $44,820 Evans, Kristine O Geosystems Research Institute U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $100,078 Evans, Kristine O Geosystems Research Institute U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $410,414

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External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2014 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Ezell, Andrew W FWRC - Forestry U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $80,000 Fitzpatrick, Patrick J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $117,800 Foster, Stephen C Chemistry U.S. Department of Education $187,836Frey, Brent R FWRC - Forestry Audubon Mississippi/National Audubon Society $59,999 Golden, Bobby R Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $7,866Golden, Bobby R Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $155,195 Golden, Bobby R Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $115,905 Gordon, Jason S FWRC - Forestry National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $58,443 Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center Dow AgroSciences, LLC $4,500 Gude, Veera G Civil and Environmental Engineering Environmental Protection Agency $15,000 Gude, Veera G Civil and Environmental Engineering Environmental Protection Agency $15,000 Hamilton, John A Vice President for Research U.S. Department of Defense $371Hamilton, John A Vice President for Research Threat Systems Management Office $135,824Hamilton, John A Chemical Engineering National Science Foundation $100,348 Hamilton, John A Chemical Engineering National Science Foundation $2,599,405 Hanna, Heather L Social Science Research Center U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $14,054 Harpole, Sandra H Interdisciplinary Programs National Science Foundation $2,000,000Herrmann, Nicholas P Cobb Institute University of Mississippi Medical Center $20,000Hopper, George M. FWRC - Director USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $843,831 Hopper, George M. MAFES Administration USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $60,587 Hughes, Harry G Coastal Research & Extension Center National Fish and Wildlife Foundation $50,000 Hughes, Harry G Coastal Research & Extension Center National Fish and Wildlife Foundation $69,910 Hughes, Harry G Coastal Research & Extension Center National Fish and Wildlife Foundation $70,090 Hunt, Kevin M FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $39,727Huston, Carla L International Institute USDA Foreign Agriculture Service $40,935Ingram, Leonard L FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $3,500Irby, Jon T Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $4,000 Irby, Jon T Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $4,500 Irby, Jon T Plant and Soil Sciences Dow AgroSciences, LLC $4,500 Jenkins, Johnie N Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $9,020 Jha, Ratneshwar Raspet Flight Research Laboratory National Science Foundation $46,852 Jones, Lelah M Migrant Education U.S. Department of Education $850,000 Jordan, Julie B Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $50,000 Jordan, Julie B Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $100,000 Jordan, Julie B Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $250,000 Justice, Cheryl A Counseling & Educational Psychology Columbus Municipal School $37,817 Karsi, Attila CVM Aquatic Task Force USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $310,000 King, Roger L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Mississippi Development Authority $1,000,000Klink, Vincent P Biological Sciences Cotton Inc. $6,900 Klink, Vincent P Biological Sciences Cotton Inc. $42,100 Knight, Patricia R Coastal Research & Extension Center USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $74,400Knight, Patricia R Coastal Research & Extension Center Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $27,500 Knight, Patricia R Coastal Research & Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $789,867 Koenig, Keith Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $55,000 Krutz, Larry J Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $6,555Krutz, Larry J Delta Research and Extension Center Mississippi Soybean Promotion Board $76,100Krutz, Larry J Delta Research and Extension Center Rice Foundation $10,000Larson, Erick J Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,000 Lawrence, Gary W Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $32,382Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $18,000Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $24,000 Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $40,000 Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $6,500 Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $35,000 Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $36,000 Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $40,000 Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $43,700 Layton, Maurice B Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology BASF Corporation $13,800 Lee, JuYoung School of Human Sciences Japan Foundation $2,000

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MAROON RESEARCH FALL 2014External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2014 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

LeJeune, Bonnie J Nat’l Research/Training Center for Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $6,487 LeJeune, Bonnie J Nat’l Research/Training Center for Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $150,000 Lemus, Rocky W Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $6,205Lemus, Rocky W Plant and Soil Sciences Natural Resources Conservation Service $8,800 Li, Pan Electrical and Computer Engineering National Science Foundation $76,116 Liao, Jun Ag & Bio Engineering American Heart Association $8,154 Liao, Jun Ag & Bio Engineering American Heart Association $74,346 Lopez, Job E Biological Sciences Braun & Gresham, Attorneys at Law $300Lu, Shien Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $3,088 Lu, Shien Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology U.S. Agency for International Development $18,881 Luke, Edward A Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Air Force $5,000Luke, Edward A Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Aeronautics and Space Administration $10,000 Luke, Edward A Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Aeronautics and Space Administration $230,000 Marcum, David L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Aeronautics and Space Administration $100,466 Marcum, David L Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Defense $111,788 Martin, James A FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. $40,000Matthews, Anberitha T CVM Environmental Toxicology National Institutes of Health $32,011 Mauel, Michael J CVM Mississippi Veterinary Diagnostic Lab Food and Drug Administration $16,500 McCleon, Tawny E Counseling & Educational Psychology U.S. Department of Education $18,176 McCleon, Tawny E Counseling & Educational Psychology U.S. Department of Education $25,957 McCleon, Tawny E Counseling & Educational Psychology U.S. Department of Education $16,701 McDonnall, Michele E Nat’l Research/Training Center for Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $34,293 McDoom-Echebiri, Mahada M Social Science Research Harvard University $100,000 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $8,400 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $8,400 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $8,400 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $12,600 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $16,800 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $16,800 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $73,232 McGee, Glenn M Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $8,400 McMillen, Robert C Social Science Research Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation $5,000Medal, Hugh R Industrial and Systems Engineering U.S. Department of Homeland Security $24,991 Meyers, Stephen L Extension Northeast Region General Memoranda of Agreement* $2,000 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $228,447Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $148,748Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $885,636Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $19,579 Moorhead, Robert J Geosystems Research Institute National Aeronautics and Space Administration $20,000 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $29,768 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $44,982 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $65,401 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $83,233 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $105,000 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $126,136 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $249,914 Moorhead, Robert J Geosystems Research Institute U.S. Department of Defense $50,000 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $2,365Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $10,727 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $44,952 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $50,608 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $73,756 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $85,094 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $97,626 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $160,000 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $164,147 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $249,530 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $381,020 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $938,425

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External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2014 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $1,017,694 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $1,837,698 Moorhead, Robert J Northern Gulf Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $27,958 Morris, Thomas H Distributed Analytics and Security Institute U.S. Department of Defense $51,820 Morris, Thomas H Distributed Analytics and Security Institute U.S. Department of Defense $113,963 Morris, Thomas H Distributed Analytics and Security Institute U.S. Department of Defense $584,217 Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $50,000Nadorff, Michael R Psychology Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration $101,371Neal, Jason W FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $131,568 Neuenfeldt, Lori P Art National Endowment for the Arts $3,000 Olsen, Gregory D Aerospace Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $2,019 Orr, Alberta L Nat’l Research/Training Center for Blindness/Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $8,778Owen, Sean M Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $471,428 Pace, Lanny W CVM MS Veterinary Diagnostic Lab USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $55,000 Perkes, David J Gulf Coast Community Design Center Surdna Foundation $150,000Perkes, David J Gulf Coast Community Design Center Pacific International Center for High Technology Research $30,000 Peterson, Daniel G Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology National Institutes of Health $60,000 Peterson, Daniel G Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology USDA Agricultural Research Service $220,000 Peterson, Daniel G Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology USDA Agricultural Research Service $220,000 Phillips, Jerry M Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $94,193Phillips, Jerry M Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $70,000 Pick, Leonard J Center for Battlefield Innovation FGS, LLC $527,368 Pote, Jonathan W Ag & Bio Engineering Pickering Firm, Inc. $15,000 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $48,339 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $57,800 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $97,316 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $107,102 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $132,685 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $187,415 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $234,056 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $262,192 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $263,661 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $279,865 Pruett, Stephen B Center of Biomedical Research Excellence National Institutes of Health $335,782 Rai, Neeraj Chemical Engineering National Science Foundation $35,420Reese, Robert B Electrical and Computer Engineering Camgian Microsystems Corporation $26,628 Reese, Robert B Electrical and Computer Engineering Camgian Microsystems Corporation $26,628 Reynolds, Daniel B International Institute U.S. Agency for International Development $53,553 Reynolds, Daniel B International Institute U.S. Agency for International Development $199,124 Rezek, Jon P International Institute U.S. Agency for International Development $138,930Rezek, Jon P International Institute Embassy of the United States of America, Baghdad, Iraq $161,922Ritchie, Jarryl B Northern Gulf Institute BP America $37,269Rivera, J. D South MS Branch Experiment Station Elanco Animal Health $164,612 Robertson, Angela A Social Science Research National Institutes of Health $485,404Rude, Brian J Animal & Dairy Science F.L. Emmert $13,420 Rupak Lan Tai Moong, Gautam Physics & Astronomy National Science Foundation $50,000 Rupak Lan Tai Moong, Gautam Physics & Astronomy National Science Foundation $64,994 Rush, Scott A FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $11,133Rush, Scott A FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $9,554Rush, Scott A FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $93,000Sankovich, Dennis S MSU Riley Center Mississippi Department of Education $75,000 Sarver, Jason M Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $7,000Sarver, Jason M Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $7,000Sarver, Jason M Plant and Soil Sciences National Peanut Board $18,910Sarver, Jason M Plant and Soil Sciences National Peanut Board $11,810Schauwecker, Timothy J Landscape Architecture Toyota Motor Manufacturing of Mississippi $2,555 Schilling, Mark W Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Johnsonville Sausage $25,000Schilling, Mark W Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Johnsonville Sausage $25,000Schilling, Mark W Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Sanderson Farms, Inc. $4,050

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Schilling, Mark W Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Sanderson Farms, Inc. $375Schilling, Mark W Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Peco Foods, Inc. $23,800Schilling, Mark W Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Peco Foods, Inc. $31,200Schilling, Mark W Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Johnsonville Sausage $500 Schmitz, Darrel W Geosciences U.S. Department of the Interior $52,500 Schneider, Judith A Mechanical Engineering National Aeronautics and Space Administration $27,187Schneider, Judith A Raspet flight research laboratory National Aeronautics and Space Administration $27,187Schneider, Judith A Mechanical Engineering Severstal Columbus $16,249 Scholtes, Tina F World Class Teaching Program Mississippi Department of Education $40,465Scholtes, Tina F World Class Teaching Program Mississippi Department of Education $27,954 Schramm, Harold L Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit U.S. Geological Survey $60,377Schramm, Harold L Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit U.S. Geological Survey $25,000Schramm, Harold L Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Iowa Department of Natural Resources $19,008 Schramm, Harold L Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $109,952 Schramm, Harold L Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit U.S. Geological Survey $60,749 Schramm, Harold L Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Kansas Department of Wildlife Parks & Tourism $19,008 Schramm, Harold L Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $19,007 Schramm, Harold L Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit Michigan Department of Natural Resources $15,000 Scott, Deborah P Division of Business Research Small Business Administration $49,221Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $1,500Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station Monsanto Company $6,817Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $250 Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $250 Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $250 Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $250 Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $250 Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $250 Shankle, Mark W Pontotoc Ridge-Flatwoods Branch Experiment Station General Memoranda of Agreement* $2,000 Shaw, David R Plant and Soil Sciences BASF Corporation $30,000 Shmulsky, Rubin FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $1,000 Siegert, Courtney M FWRC - Forestry Weyerhaeuser NR Company $75,000 Simons, Mariella H Mississippi Writing and Thinking Institute Mississippi Department of Education $172,965 Smith, Betsey G Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $2,300,000 Southward, Linda H Social Science Research Center Mississippi Association of Grantmakers $3,290 Southward, Linda H Social Science Research Center Center for Mississippi Health Policy $41,749 Southward, Linda H Social Science Research Center Center for Mississippi Health Policy $5,509 Southward, Linda H Social Science Research Center The Bower Foundation $261,218 Spencer, Barbara A Technology Resource Institute U.S. Economic Development Administration $128,592Stewart, Barry R Plant and Soil Sciences General Memoranda of Agreement* $1,500Stewart, Barry R Plant and Soil Sciences Alliance for Cooperative Course Exchange in Plant Sciences $9,700 Strawderman, Lesley J Industrial and Systems Engineering National Institute for Occupational Safety & Health $67,455Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $23,000Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $8,000Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,000Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $26,000Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $12,000Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $11,250Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $3,240Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $2,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $3,500 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $7,500 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $9,800 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $20,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $26,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $10,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $16,000 Street, Joe E Delta Research and Extension Center General Memoranda of Agreement* $18,000 Swan, John E Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $179,878

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External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2014 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Swan, John E Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $147,916Taylor, Clayborne D Electrical and Computer Engineering U.S. Department of Army $125,026Tegt, Jessica L FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $2,100 Tegt, Jessica L Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflict Starkville School District $15,000 Thomas, Mary K Technology Resource Institute National Endowment for the Arts $15,000 Thomason, John M CVM AHC Administration Morris Animal Foundation $10,697 Thompson, Scott M Mechanical Engineering Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency $4,000Thompson, Scott M Mechanical Engineering National Science Foundation $134,823Threadgill, Paula I 4-H Youth Development National 4-H Council $8,928Threadgill, Paula I 4-H and Family & Consumer Sciences USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $115,504 Toghiani, Hossein Chemical Engineering Pine Biotech $60,000 Tucker, Kelly M Center for Safety and Health Federal $18,500 Tucker, Kelly M Center for Safety and Health U.S. Department of Labor $693,500 Turner, Steven C Southern Rural Development Center USDA-National Institute of Food and Agriculture $237,285 Verdell, Angela D Dean of Engineering National Science Foundation $46,000 Vilella, Francisco J Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit U.S. Geological Survey $23,584Waggoner, Charles A Institute for Clean Energy Technology Engineer Research & Development Center $308,402 Waggoner, Charles A Institute for Clean Energy Technology U.S. Department of Energy $268,450 Walden, Clayton T Engineering Extension U.S. Department of Commerce $304,380Walden, Clayton T Engineering Extension National Institute of Standards and Technology $12,000 Wallace, Lisa E Biological Sciences National Science Foundation $33,165 Wang, Guiming Center for Resolving Human-Wildlife Conflict Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $53,000Wang, Guiming FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture General Memoranda of Agreement* $3,000Wang, Guiming FWRC - Wildlife, Fisheries & Aquaculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $67,000 Willard, Scott T Animal & Dairy Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $1,080,884Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $2,500Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $7,313Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $36,000Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $7,500Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $12,250Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,000Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $13,500 Willard, Scott T Animal & Dairy Science General Memoranda of Agreement* $15,000 Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $5,000 Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $9,500 Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $15,000 Willard, Scott T Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology General Memoranda of Agreement* $22,000 Williams, Lakiesha N Ag & Bio Engineering National Science Foundation $26,101 Winger, Jeffry A Physics & Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $77,000 Wise, David J Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $2,079,949Wise, David J Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $806,730 Woodrey, Mark S Coastal Research & Extension Center BP America $25,202 Yates, Joyce M SHC - Health Education National Highway Traffic Safety Administration $27,775 Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $800Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $250Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $1,107Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $700 Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products General Memoranda of Agreement* $4,421 Zhang, Li Civil and Environmental Engineering Federal Highway Administration $35,500

Total $57,756,612

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