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SPRING 2012

Research and Economic Development News from Mississippi State University

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Fall yields new opportunities for research enterprise

I know that all of you are very busy as we move into the final weeks

of the fall semester and begin preparing for the upcoming holidays,

exams and winter break. For me, it seems like only yesterday that we

were beginning a new academic year in August. Fall is a busy time of

year on our campus, and has always been my favorite season. Like you,

we have been working hard in the Office of Research and Economic

Development, and we are very excited about the opportunities that

Mississippi State is a part of thanks in part to your contributions to our

research efforts. Please let me share a few of them with you.

Update on cross-college research grants

For the past two years, our cross-college grant program has been a

very popular research facilitation tool, and one that has demonstrated a

strong return on our investments. For 2011-2012, we invested $80,000

in 40 cross-college research teams that resulted in $13 million in funded

research and approximately $12 million in research proposals pending.

Earlier this semester, we received a heavy response to our call for cross-

college proposals for 2012-2013. We will announce those recipients on

our website in the next few days. Check www.research.msstate.edu for

more information.

IHL economic development efforts

IHL Commissioner Hank Bounds recently appointed Mr. Paul Sumrall

to a position designed to assist universities establishing stronger ties to

industry in Mississippi. We had an opportunity Nov. 29-30 to showcase

our research efforts to Mr. Sumrall when he and Mr. Marcus Thompson,

Commissioner Bounds’ chief administrative officer, visited MSU. The

purpose of the tour was to learn more about how our programs and

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

ON THECOVER

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Honoring RadvanyiJanos Radvanyi, seated, center, surrounded by

friends and speakers at the banquet and reception

held in his honor in late August. Joining him are

MSU Vice President of Research David Shaw (left

to right), Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman, James

Kraska, Lewis R. Brown, Eduardo Ma R Santos,

James Auer, Sumihiko Kawamura and William D.

“Billy” Mounger. For more about the special event,

please see page 12.

Dino eggsFour fossilized dinosaur eggs go through a high-

resolution CT scanner, available through a partnership

between MSU’s Institute for Imaging & Analytical

Technology and Premier Imaging of Starkville. Fossil-

owner John Paul Jones looks on with other scientists.

EcoCAR 2 team recognizedMississippi State University’s EcoCAR 2 Team was

recognized during Mississippi Gov. Phil Bryant’s Energy

Summit in Jackson in early October for excellence in

alternative vehicle design. The team was greeted by

summit keynote speaker and former New York Mayor

Rudy Giuliani. Shown at the Governor’s Summit, from

left-to-right, were: MSU student team leader William

Blake Brown; MSU staff team advisor Matthew Doude;

MSU team communications manager Claire Faccini;

Giuliani; and MSU EcoCar 2 faculty advisor Marshall Molen.

Tracking SandyBroadcast meteorology student Rachel Kroot,

of Lancaster, Pa., looks at Hurricane Sandy with

Mississippi State’s storm tracking equipment in late

October. Her parents’ basement was flooded and the

wind-damage in her hometown was widespread.

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research can be of value to industrial partners in our state. We

enjoyed welcoming Mr. Sumrall and Mr. Thompson to campus.

Maroon Research TV now online

As part of our ongoing work to showcase Mississippi State’s

research and economic development efforts, we have collaborated

with the MSU TV Center and University Relations to produce

a new online video series -- Maroon Research TV. We plan on

featuring a wide range of projects and people over the coming

year, and I encourage you to take a couple of minutes to watch our

first episode on the Mississippi State Chemical Laboratory. It is on

our website, and the direct link to the series page is http://www.

research.msstate.edu/rresources/videos

SPA DAWG program underway

The Department Administrator Working Group (DAWG)

offered by our Sponsored Programs Administration Office kicked

off its first meeting Sept. 13 with a meet-and-greet. The major

goal of DAWG is the development and application of knowledge

and skills in the area of sponsored project administration.

Participants are paired with a mentor during the year and meet

on a monthly basis. I would like to offer my congratulations to

following individuals who are members of the first DAWG class:

Courtney Blaylock, Dean’s Office, Bagley College of Engineering;

Lisa Clardy, Extension Administration; Carly Cummings, Dean’s

Office, College of Arts and Sciences; Kay Davidson, Forest

Products Department; Carol Ellington, Institute for Genomics,

Biocomputing and Biotechnology (IGBB); Kelly Kolb, Plant and Soil

Sciences; Veronica Leonard, CMREC/Brown Loam Experiment

Station; Reatha Linley, Department of Chemistry; and Carol Martin,

Dean’s Office, Bagley College of Engineering. For more information

about the DAWG program, contact Robyn Remotigue at robyn@

spa.msstate.edu.

Export compliance training series kicks off

Export compliance is an important issue at Mississippi State

and other major research universities around the country. Starting

in October, MSU faculty and staff working on or managing

contracts that involve Export Administrations Regulations (EAR)

and International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) will have the

new opportunities to learn more about export compliance issues

thanks to a training series developed by our Office of Research

Security. The series of seven presentations and interactive sessions

are designed to provide a basic working knowledge of the export

control laws and regulations. All personnel, principal investigators,

business managers, contracts and grants personnel and anyone

who is working on an export controlled project needs to know and

understand the requirements. We have held two sessions so far, and

they have been very well attended. Look for announcements about

the rest of the series over the next few months.

Thank you for taking the time to read our latest edition of the

Maroon Research newsletter. Please feel free to contact me at

any time with your suggestions, comments or concerns. I always

enjoy hearing from you. I appreciate the work you do on behalf of

Mississippi State University.


U .S. Sen. Roger Wicker was the keynote speaker Oct. 16

at the grand opening ceremony of the Mississippi State

University Science and Technology Center at NASA’s John C. Stennis

Space Center.

The $9-million research facility funded by the National Oceanic

and Atmospheric Administration is the new Hancock County home

for the MSU-led Northern Gulf Institute and researchers from the

land-grant institution’s Geosystems Research Institute.

NOAA’s National Coastal Data Development Center and an

Engineering Branch of NOAA’s National Marine Fisheries Service are

other building tenants.

Science and technology conducted at the center focuses

on critical processes in the northern Gulf of Mexico including

measurement and monitoring, physical and biological assessments,

and social and economic impacts on coastal communities. Additional

capabilities exist to evaluate watershed processes, hazards such as

floods and storm surges, and impacts on food production associated

with harmful fungi.

In addition to Wicker, the program included MSU President Mark

E. Keenum and David Shaw, vice president for research and economic

development, along with officials from NASA and NOAA.

Shaw says the 38,000-square-foot building has enhanced the

abilities to address the pressing needs of the region.

“The research and educational programs developed at the MSU

Science and Technology Center are nationally acclaimed, and the

commitment to this new facility by NOAA and MSU is a strong

example of our plans for continuing and expanding these efforts,”

Shaw said.

WICKER KEYNOTES NEW MSU BUILDING OPENING AT STENNIS SPACE CENTER

Mississippi State University unveiled its state of the art Science and Technology Center located at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County in October. Pictured at the opening are MSU President Mark Keenum, Sharon Mesick with the NOAA National Coastal Data Development Center, and MSU Vice President for Research and Economic Development David Shaw.

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DARLING NAMED DIRECTOR OF MSU EARLY CHILDHOOD INSTITUTE

L ynn Darling brings a wealth of

knowledge and experience as the

new director of Mississippi State’s Early

Childhood Institute.

Interim director since 2011, she has worked

for the ECI in different capacities for the past

decade, including teaching, curriculum writing

and coordinating training.

This varied background in a major unit

of the university’s College of Education has

helped her better understand the myriad

challenges of working in the field, she said.

“I’ve experienced many of the things the

staff also may face,” she added.

Darling is an Emory University

anthropology graduate who went on to

complete master’s and doctoral degrees in

curriculum and instruction from the University

of Maryland, College Park.

Even though she holds advanced degrees,

she credits her time as a pre-kindergarten

teacher at the Smithsonian Early Enrichment

Center, located at the Smithsonian Institution

in the nation’s capital, with providing much of

her knowledge in early childhood education.

“I learned everything I know at the

Smithsonian; it really allowed me to put

what I’d learned in theory into practice in the

classroom,” she said.

The ECI was established in 1999 to

provide training, technical assistance and

applied research for improved quality and

accessibility of early care and education

across Mississippi. Located at 46 Blackjack

Road, it offers statewide programs focusing

on the improvement of quality of early

childhood education for children from birth to

pre-kindergarten.

Providing professional development for

educators in the field and encouraging local

communities to support young children

are among other ECI missions. (For more

information, visit http://earlychildhood.

msstate.edu/.)

Darling succeeds Cathy Grace, who

now serves as director of early childhood

education for the Gilmore Foundation.

Lynn Darling

Computer resources and support are provided for the center by

MSU’s High Performance Computing Collaboratory.

According to HPC2 computing director Trey Breckenridge,

computer resources and technical support are the lifeblood of

the new NOAA Exploration Command Center located in the MSU

Science and Technology Center.

“The new ECC at our MSU Stennis location is one of only

seven in the world and provides a two-way communication system

that allows scientists on research vessels at sea to collaborate

with scientists on shore as they all view live, high-definition video

streams from remotely operated underwater vehicles exploring

Earth’s oceans,” Breckenridge said.


G etting a job isn’t just about what you know -- it’s also

about who you know.

Recent university graduates and current students require

networking opportunities to begin their careers, and Mississippi State

University is providing them.

For example, more than 60 young professionals recently attended

the ninth biannual Mississippi State University-University of Alabama

at Birmingham Conference on Differential Equations & Computational

Simulations, where there were 131 attendees. Hosted by the Center

for Computational Sciences at the High Performance Computing

Collaboratory and the MSU department of mathematics and statistics,

this interdisciplinary academic gathering provided a forum for new

researchers to meet with experienced professionals in their respective fields.

Mathematicians, scientists and engineers from academia and

industry gathered to exchange research ideas involving theoretical

and applied developments in differential equations and computational

simulations at one of the only conferences of its kind in the Southeast,

said conference-organizer Hyeona Lim, MSU associate professor of

mathematics and statistics.

“The major idea is to promote the collaboration between

disciplines,” she said. “This conference was not just for the experienced

mathematician or engineer, it also was for encouraging these young

researchers and helping them get jobs.”

Many presenters at the conference came from MSU’s Center

for Advanced Vehicular Systems at the HPC2, and several of the

presentations focused on research from fields closely related to math

and engineering, such as physics and chemistry.

“Differential equations are the math side and the computational

simulations are the engineering side,” Lim said. “By bringing these

people from various disciplines -- physics, biology, chemistry,

mathematics, mechanical engineering, aerospace engineering and

biomedical engineering -- these people really see how the math

problems can be applied to realistic world problems.”

The conference also highlighted the collaborative efforts among the

most successful leaders in academia and industry, Lim said.

“More than half our audience came back from previous conferences.

They like the format: the quality of the talks, the Southern

hospitality, that it’s hosted in Mississippi,” she said. “We arrange all

INTERNATIONAL COLLABORATION: EXPERTS, BEGINNERS SHARE RESEARCH

Zhi J. Wang, aerospace engineer from the University of Kansas, presented a paper at Mississippi State University’s recent Conference on Differential Equations & Computational Simulations, an interdisciplinary conference for researchers in mathematics, engineering and other scientific fields.

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the transportation, and we provide all the meals. Since they can

all stay together, they have more time to communicate with other

researchers.”

MSU’s institutional support, as well as a $35,000 National

Science Foundation grant and other off-campus organizations, made

it all possible, Lim said.

In addition to CAVS, the conference also was made possible by

the MSU Office of the Provost; Office of Research and Economic

Development; College of Arts & Sciences; and the physics and

astronomy department.

Other contributors included the NSF, University of Minnesota’s

Institute for Mathematics and its Applications, UAB’s School of

Engineering, Electronic Journal of Differential Equations and Atlas

Conferences Inc.

Lim thanked MSU Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry

Gilbert for his support and leadership in offering the conference’s

opening address.

“All these people and organizations know that this is a great

tradition. There aren’t that many math conferences in Mississippi,

but this is the best that has a long history -- it’s one of the best

interdisciplinary conferences in the country,” she said.

J ennifer Easley is the new director of

sponsored programs administration at

Mississippi State.

Beginning Nov. 1, she will lead the university

office responsible for overseeing externally

sponsored programs as the land-grant

institution’s authorized signature for grants,

contracts, and other such formal agreements.

A Mississippi State alumna, Easley has

been serving on campus as business operations

director for the High Performance Computing

Collaboratory. She holds bachelor’s and

master’s degrees in professional accountancy.

“She comes to this position with an

understanding of the complexities of sponsored

programs, having been involved in both the pre-

and post-award areas at MSU since 2004,”

said David Shaw, vice president for research

and economic development, in making the

announcement.

Shaw praised Easley for being “intimately

familiar with the support needs of our faculty,

their departments and colleges. She has a

well-rounded perspective, having submitted

proposals, developed proposal budgets, and

has managed the employment and financial

components of externally funded projects.”

Easley succeeds Richard Swann, who has

accepted a position with the Mississippi State

University Extension Service.

For more information on the Office of

Sponsored Programs Administration, visit www.

spa.msstate.edu.

EASLEY SUCCEEDS SWANN AS MSU SPONSORED PROGRAMS LEADER

Jennifer Easley


M ississippi State officials joined with U.S. Sens. Thad Cochran

and Roger Wicker and U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper Sept. 17 to

celebrate the grand opening of the newest building in the Thad Cochran

Research, Technology and Economic Development Park.

Funded by grants from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s National

Institute of Standards and Technology and the Mississippi Development

Authority, the 20,000-square-foot building is home to a new business

incubator, as well as operations for II-VI Inc., according to Mississippi State

University Research and Technology Corporation Director Marc McGee,

who oversees the research park.

II-VI Inc. is a Pennsylvania-based firm with manufacturing facilities,

distributors and agents around the world. It is recognized as a global leader

in engineered materials and optoelectronic components.

“The presence of a major international manufacturer of high-

tech products with applications in industrial manufacturing, military

and aerospace, high-power electronics and telecommunications, and

thermoelectronics applications in the park illustrates the significant impact

that university research parks can have in the communities they serve,

particularly in a rural state like Mississippi,” said David Shaw, MSU’s vice

president for research and economic development.

The celebration included comments by Cochran, Mississippi’s senior

senator; Wicker, who has served in the Senate since December 2007;

Harper, the second-term congressman for the 3rd District, which includes

the university; MSU President Mark E. Keenum; Greg Bohach, MSU’s vice

president for agriculture, forestry and veterinary medicine and president of

the MSU RTC board of directors; Vincent Mattera, II-VI Inc. executive vice

president; Jim McArthur, MDA deputy director; and Shaw.

“We are very excited about achieving this milestone, and are looking

forward to additional expansion of the park in the near future,” Shaw said.

The 272-acre park is home to nine buildings and 1,500-plus employees,

and represents some $100-million-plus of investment.

Construction of a second entrance and boulevard connecting the park

with Highway 182 is under way with completion expected early next year.

In addition to II-VI Inc., Camgian Microsystems, HBM nCode Federal,

Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems, High Performance Computing

Collaboratory, Social Science Research Center, MSU Energy Institute, Sitel

and Tennessee Valley Authority are among current residents of the park.

For more information about the park, please contact McGee at 662-

325-9575 or [email protected].

NEW BUILDING OPENS IN THAD COCHRAN RESEARCH, TECHNOLOGY AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PARK

Mississippi State President Mark E. Keenum, second from left, joined with U.S. Sens. Roger Wicker and Thad Cochran and U.S. Rep. Gregg Harper in mid-September to celebrate the grand opening of the newest building in the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and Economic Development Park.

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G ov. Phil Bryant and leaders

from Mississippi’s energy

industry encouraged Golden Triangle area

high school students Oct. 3 to consider the

high-paying jobs available in the field and

how they can help lead the state in energy

development.

The governor’s remarks and a panel

discussion were part of Mississippi State

University’s “Powering Mississippi in the

21st Century.” In addition to Gov. Bryant

and MSU President Mark Keenum, featured

speakers included Bob Balzar, vice president

for energy efficiency, TVA; Richard Mills,

CEO, Tellus Operating Group; Stephen

Johnston, president, Itron Cellular Solutions;

and Haley Fisackerly, president and CEO,

Entergy Mississippi. The Mississippi Energy

Institute and Mississippi Development

Authority sponsored the panel discussion,

which was open to the public.

Keenum, who welcomed students,

other audience members, and guests to

campus, said Mississippi is fortunate to have

a governor who is committed to jobs in the

growing field of energy development.

Earlier this week, Bryant was named

chairman of the Southern States Energy

Board, which promotes energy-based

economic development, innovation,

programs and policies.

Bryant said students of today must be

well prepared in STEM subjects and ready

to adapt to changing technologies as they

become future leaders, innovators and

entrepreneurs. While Mississippi has many

accomplishments in the field of energy,

Bryant said the state also must “work

harder at conservation and sustainability.”

The university is home to the

Sustainable Energy Research Center and

the Institute for Clean Energy Technology.

The campus also houses the largest high

voltage laboratory in North America.

Keenum said Mississippi State is conducting

ground-breaking research on biofuels

production, which will help the United

States attain energy independence.

The campus event preceded the

Governor’s Energy Summit that was held

in Jackson Oct. 4, and featured state and

national energy leaders with a luncheon

keynote address by former New York City

Mayor Rudy Giuliani.

GOVERNOR ENCOURAGES STUDENTS TO CONSIDER ENERGY JOBS

Gov. Phil Bryant spoke to local high school students and others at Mississippi State in early October, encouraging them to be well prepared in STEM subjects and ready to adapt to changing technologies as they become future leaders, innovators and entrepreneurs.


Global food security issues were in focus Sept. 10 at Mississippi

State when leading international authorities on the subjects joined

researchers and government policymakers for a daylong conference.

University President Mark E. Keenum, a former senior U.S.

Department of Agriculture official with wide experience in these issues,

and U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., were among those on the program.

Formally titled “Technology Implementation at the Local Level: Food

Security for the Future,” the free-to-all campus event was organized by

the MSU International Institute.

Cochran opened the morning session in the Colvard Student Union’s

Foster Ballroom with a look at America’s commitment to global food

security.

“The goal of the conference was to enhance the understanding of

the importance that globalization plays in all aspects of our lives,” said

Benjy Mikel, associate vice president for international programs at the

land-grant institution.

“From clean water and nutritious food to sound economic growth

and stability around the globe, everyone has basic needs and desires to

enhance their quality of life,” he explained.

In addition to exploring new opportunities for Mississippi agriculture,

the program covered such topics as building capacity through technology

and investment, global challenges and university engagement, and other

issues related to the world’s growing food needs.

“Mississippi agribusiness has long been a mainstay of our economy

here at home, and plays an increasing role in helping feed the world as

well,” said Keenum.

“With advances in research and the deployment of new technology,

processes and products, our state’s farmers are able to reach more

MISSISSIPPI STATE HOSTS WORLD’S TOP FOOD SECURITY EXPERTS, OFFICIALS

Mark E. Keenum, right, MSU president and a leading advocate for international food production, safety, and security, joined U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (R-Miss.) and Daniel Yohannes, CEO of Millennium Challenge Corp., at MSU’s food security conference in September.

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While Hurricane Isaac approached landfall

earlier this fall, and warnings were issued for

portions of the northern Gulf Coast, Mississippi

State University researchers were preparing 12-

hour models to forecast storm surge from Isaac

that targeted the coastal areas in its path.

This information was of significant

assistance to decision makers of disaster

agencies and others who advise the public of

emergency preparedness plans for sheltering in

place or for potential evacuations.

The models were run by a team of

scientists under the direction of Pat Fitzpatrick,

research professor of meteorology and MSU

hurricane expert. He is known for his research

publications that include the reference book

Hurricanes (2nd edition).

Fitzpatrick’s team is located at the MSU

Science and Technology Center at Stennis

Space Center in Hancock County.

The storm surge models are generated

from the ADvanced CIRCulation (ADCIRC)

model, a hydrodynamic model requiring a

supercomputer to capture high-resolution

features. The track and winds are based on the

official National Hurricane Center forecasts.

Fitzpatrick’s data for winds is designed to

capture the horizontal distribution out to their

39-mph extent (tropical-storm force).

“Capturing the horizontal wind distribution

is just as important as getting the track and

intensity right,” he explains.

The large-capacity model runs are an

example of the computational services being

provided by the university’s High Performance

Computing Collaboratory, which is located in

the Thad Cochran Research, Technology and

Economic Development Park in Starkville.

The Geosystems Research Institute at

Stennis, where Fitzpatrick is based, is one of

six member centers of the HPC2 that are able

to take advantage of MSU’s high performance

computing resources.

“Not only does Dr. Fitzpatrick’s technology

assist decision makers with hazards response

and evacuation plans, it might also assist

with other research projects, such as helping

to determine how freshwater inundation

affects oyster beds,” said GRI Director Robert

Moorhead.

The storm surge model effort is part of a

larger research collaboration, Moorhead added.

As a member of the NSF-funded Northern

Gulf Coastal Hazards Collaboratory, MSU is

working with Louisiana and Alabama to leverage

partnerships, proximity and significant prior

ventures to advance science and engineering

of coastal hazards across the northern Gulf of

Mexico region. For more information, visit www.

ngchc.org.

To access the storm surge models,

visit http://www.gri.msstate.edu/research/

severeweather.

MSU STORM SURGE MODELS AID ISAAC RESPONSE

markets and provide safe, nutritious, and affordable food to a hungry

world,” Keenum added.

Among others on the program were Raj Shah, administrator of the

U.S. Agency for International Development; Daniel Gustafson of the Food

and Agriculture Organizations of the United Nations; and Millennium

Challenge Corporation CEO Daniel Yohannes.

In 2010, MSU established formal ties with the U.N.’s FAO when

Keenum signed a memorandum of understanding to collaborate on issues

related to food safety and nutrition.

“One focus of Mississippi State’s land-grant mission is to apply

knowledge that can improve lives,” MSU’s chief executive said at the time.

“I am pleased that we are playing a leadership role in these initiatives.”

The signing followed a visit to the Rome, Italy-based offices of the

FAO, where he outlined the university’s capabilities for addressing these

needs. MSU has also formed partnerships with World Food Program and

other agencies to address similar issues.

Mikel, also the International Institute’s executive director, said, “Today,

we live in a global economy that is affected by numerous events and

issues around the world. We must understand what is going on across

the globe and be prepared to be on the cutting edge so that we can be

proactive and not reactive for our state to remain competitive.”


Mississippi State formally honored history professor emeritus Janos

Radvanyi for his achievements at the land-grant institution, including the

founding of the university’s internationally recognized Center for International

Security and Strategic Studies.

During a campus banquet last week, the former Hungarian diplomat also

was celebrated for his 90th birthday.

A recurring theme during the evening event was Radvanyi’s lifelong

passion for service, primarily through international diplomacy.

“Dr. Radvanyi is a man of courage, and also a man of humility; he has

a passion for peace, freedom and a better world,” said retired Vice Adm.

Eduardo Ma R Santos, former Philippine navy chief and, later, first president

of the Maritime Academy of Asia and the Pacific;

Santos, a Radvanyi friend, was among five speakers paying tribute.

Others included:

--James Kraska, a former Radvanyi student now holding the Howard S.

Levie Chair of Operational Law at the U.S. Naval War College in Newport, R.I.

--Retired Rear Adm. Sumihiko Kawamura of the Japan Maritime Self-

Defense Force and vice president of the Okazaki Institute, who along with his

own tribute, read a letter from Shotaro Yachi, former vice minister of foreign

affairs of Japan;

--James E. Auer, the director of the Center for U.S.-Japan Studies and

Cooperation at Vanderbilt University’s Institute for Public Policy Studies;

--William D. “Billy” Mounger, Jackson businessman who served among

Ronald Reagan’s advisers and was former Sen. Trent Lott’s long-time fund-

raising chairman; and

--Lewis Brown, MSU research professor emeritus of microbiology.

After the tributes, Radvanyi was presented a plaque by Jerry Gilbert,

provost and executive vice president. “I am very fortunate to have touched

RADVANYI HONORED BY MSU FOR LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT

During a reception and banquet in late August, Provost and Executive Vice President Jerry Gilbert, left, presented ambassador Janos Radvanyi with a plaque in honor of his lifetime achievement.


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William H. McAnally is the new

president of the Mississippi Water

Resources Association.

McAnally is a research professor

of engineering in the Bagley College of

Engineering and associate director of

the Geosystems Research Institute at

Mississippi State University. He holds

a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering

from Arizona State University, and a

master’s degree and doctorate in coastal

and oceanographic engineering from the

University of Florida.

McAnally’s research efforts include

ecosystem assessment and modeling,

watershed and estuarine processes

and waterborne transportation. One of

his most notable projects is the recent

development of the H3O team -- Healthy

Watersheds, Healthy Oceans, Healthy

Ecosystems -- which includes multi-

disciplinary membership from across the

northern Gulf of Mexico region.

McAnally and his wife, Carol, live in

Columbus and have four children and six

grandchildren.

MWRA works closely with

Mississippi’s 16 public ports that are

located on the Gulf of Mexico, the

Mississippi River and the Tennessee-

Tombigbee Waterway. The ports of

Mississippi, both directly and indirectly,

support almost a $6.5 billion value-added

contribution to the statewide economy,

paying almost $3.5 billion in income to

93,150 employees.

MCANALLY SET TO LEAD WATER RESOURCES ASSOCIATION

William H. McAnally

history through you,” Gilbert said.

Starkville Mayor Parker Wiseman also read a proclamation naming Radvanyi

as an honorary ambassador of the city.

“It is truly humbling to be associated with such greatness,” Wiseman

said. “You have given us much through your service to the university and the

community.”

The event was organized by MSU’s Office of the Vice President for Research

and Economic Development, along with Radvanyi friends and former students.

Prior to receiving political asylum in the United States in 1968, Radvanyi was

Hungary’s ambassador to the United States.

After having relocated to California to complete a doctorate in history at

Stanford University, he joined the history faculty at MSU in 1972. He founded

the Center for International Security and Strategic Studies a decade later and,

in 1996, the university named him the first chair holder for the newly established

ISSS chair.

In 1994, the now free and independent Republic of Hungary honored

Radvanyi for his achievements through the MSU center to help it begin erasing

nearly 40 years of communist mismanagement. The Award for Development of

Foreign Economy cited his achievements in strengthening Hungary’s ties with the

U.S. and Japan.


More than 30 volunteers from the High Performance

Computing Collaboratory at Mississippi State University

worked for two days in September on the Maroon Edition

Habitat for Humanity service project in Starkville.

The team reports that it was dressed in style for Maroon

Friday as members worked on the house. HPC2 was pleased with

the active participation, and hopes to make it an annual event.

For more information about the Maroon Edition Habitat

initiative, please visit http://www.maroonedition.msstate.edu/

help/index.php.

Undergraduate and beginning graduate

students pursuing research-based master’s or

doctorates in science, technology, engineering

or math had an opportunity to visit Mississippi

State University this fall to learn about applying

for a $126,000 fellowship.

The National Science Foundation Graduate

Research Fellowship provides three years of

support for graduate school, and Gisele Muller-

Parker, program director for the fellowship, came

to MSU on Sept. 28 to discuss how to apply for

it. The program was part of the Experimental

Program to Stimulate Competitive Research Fall

Forum hosted by the university.

“The fellowship award includes three years

of funding, currently a total of $126,000, for an

annual stipend and an educational allowance

to pay required tuition and fees to support their

graduate education at a U.S. accredited institution

of their choice,” Muller-Parker explained.

Seniors completing undergraduate degrees

may apply in November 2012, she said. The

fellowship award does not involve a service

requirement.

MSU biological sciences professor Gary

Ervin benefitted from his NSF fellowship when

he was a graduate student, he explained.

“The fellowship really is helpful because it

provides a monthly stipend to pay expenses,”

Ervin said. “The award also came with an

educational allowance, which the graduate school

administration at my school permitted NSF

fellows to apply toward any graduate expenses.

“Not only did it cover tuition, fees and books,

but we were able to apply any remaining funds

toward our research.”

Most of the time, however, fellowship

recipients have no say in how the cost-of-

education allowance is used by the university,

Muller-Parker added.

Muller-Parker’s presentations included tips

on how to apply, as well as resources available

for students.

“The NSF Graduate Fellowship is an

incredible opportunity to fund your graduate

studies in STEM fields,” she said. “And, preparing

the GRFP application is very helpful to preparing

your application to graduate school. Close to

50,000 fellowships have been offered since 1952.

Your success rate is 0 percent if you don’t apply.”

To learn more about the GRFP, visit http://

www.nsfgrfp.org.

HPC2 EMPLOYEES VOLUNTEER FOR HABITAT PROJECT

NSF PROGRAM DIRECTOR DISCUSSES GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM

Gisele Muller-Parker


MAROON RESEARCH

FALL 2012

Mississippi is setting an example in education, and it’s one other

states should imitate, according to a national education reform

organization.

Achieve Inc. recently cited Mississippi State University’s Research

and Curriculum Unit’s work with the state Education Department as a

partnership states should mimic in training career and technical education

teachers how to incorporate English language arts and mathematics

Common Core State Standards into their curriculum.

Achieve, which helped develop the CCSS, recently released its report,

“Common Core State Standards & Career and Technical Education:

Bridging the Divide between College and Career Readiness,” available at

www.achieve.org.

The document cited the RCU as “exemplary” in its efforts to

modernize or develop instructional resources for teachers.

By setting the standard in connecting CTE with CCSS, the RCU is

making itself a part of a national initiative to graduate more students

from high school ready for college and career, the report stated.

“In the long term, we should have more students leaving high school

knowing what they want to do,” said Julie Jordan, RCU director. “Career

and tech and academic classes are beginning to connect them to what’s

going to happen after they graduate. Getting a good job: That’s the goal.”

When commissioned in 2010 by the Mississippi Education

Department to connect the CCSS to Mississippi’s CTE courses, RCU

leaders said they chose to focus on the three Rs, though not the

traditional ones.

The RCU is working to improve classroom rigor, relevance and

relationships, and based on Achieve’s report, these three Rs are working.

The underlying goal of the CCSS, which have been adopted by 45

states, is to ensure that high school graduates are ready for college

and careers in the 21st century global economy. Since reading and math

are integral parts of CTE coursework, connecting the CCSS directly to

CTE should improve student performance in both academic and CTE

classrooms, according to the report.

“Academic and CTE teachers are brought in (by RCU) to collaborate

on the process, allowing academic teachers to more easily see how CTE

adds relevance to their own courses, as well as supports the CCSS in

literacy and math,” the report stated.

Betsey Smith, RCU curriculum manager, and Jordan agreed that CTE

educators in Mississippi are learning to connect more rigorous standards

with added relevance for students by building strong relationships with

academic teachers.

Smith said the CCSS are being implemented throughout Mississippi,

with kindergarten through fifth grades begun during the 2011-2012

academic year, sixth through eighth grades learning them during the fall

semester, and ninth through12th grades will begin in fall 2013.

“We’re asking school districts to make sure all our career and tech

ed instructors are attending the same training as the academic teachers.

That way they’re all learning the same language. If they start hearing the

same language and teaching with the same words, the classrooms will be

reinforcing the same concepts,” Smith explained.

Using a common language will reinforce concepts, Jordan said. Then,

the unified coursework will support increased rigor across the curriculum,

as well as suggest its relevance to students across the state.

The relationships formed from teacher trainings are strengthening

partnerships among academic and CTE teachers, which will further

reinforce the rigor and relevance of all the coursework Mississippi

students are learning, she continued.

“This change is going to help all kids be successful and better

prepared for college and careers, and the three Rs of rigor, relevance and

relationships are a big part of it,” she said.

The RCU is only beginning to accomplish its plan of embedding the

CCSS into CTE coursework, Jordan and Smith agreed. More training lies

ahead and collaborations with education stakeholders will continue.

As the CCSS become an integral part of classrooms across the state,

Mississippi children should benefit.

NATIONAL ORGANIZATION SHINES SPOTLIGHT ON MSU-BASED RCU


External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2012Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount

Allen, Peter J. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation $4,772

Allen, Peter J. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $173,190

Allen, Peter J. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Sapporo Chuosuisan Co., Ltd. $16,363

Allen, Thomas Ward Delta Research and Extension Center United Soybean Board $13,450

Armbrust, Kevin L. Mississippi State Chemical Lab U.S. Food and Drug Administration $128,474

Baird, Richard E. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology National Science Foundation $17,879

Balbalian, Clarissa J. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $1,000

Baldwin, Brian S. Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $2,000

Bales, Gordon D. Forestry Department USDA Forest Service $13,765




Ball, Robert Thomas Center for Governmental Technology U.S. Department of Homeland Security $225,000

Banicescu, Ioana Center for Computational Science Engineering Research and Development Center $54,931

Banicescu, Ioana Center for Computational Science Engineering Research and Development Center $74,792

Barefield, Danny Alan Agricultural Economics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $55,000

Barefield, Danny Alan Agricultural Economics U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $197,807

Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Railway Tie Association $230,035

Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Cox Industries $400

Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Osmose, Inc. $14,800

Barnes, H. Michael FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Planet Saver Industries, LLC $6,600

Beaulieu, Lionel J. Southern Rural Development Center USDA Economic Research Service $250,000

Beaulieu, Lionel J. Southern Rural Development Center USDA - NIFA $32,145

Beaulieu, Lionel J. Southern Rural Development Center USDA - NIFA $237,444

Beck, Mary McLean Poultry Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $282,396

Belant, Jerrold L. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $95,000

Belant, Jerrold L. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $106,760

Berg, Matthew James Physics and Astronomy U.S. Army Research Office $8,836

Berg, Matthew James Physics and Astronomy U.S. Army Research Office $118,005

Bethel, Cindy Lynn Computer Science and Engineering U.S. Department of Army Research Laboratory $12,741

Bethel, Cindy Lynn Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $186,681

Bi, Guihong Truck Crops Branch Exp Station USDA CSREES $6,000

Borazjani, Abdolhamid FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Lybrand Consulting, LLC $16,000

Boyd, Christopher A. Coastal Research and Extension Center USDA Forest Service $16,000

Brenner, Devon G. Dean of Education U.S. Department of Education $684,785

Brocato, Donna K. Leadership and Foundations Appalachian Regional Commission $26,174


MAROON RESEARCH

FALL 2012

Brown Johnson, Ashli Elizabeth Mississippi State Chemical Lab U.S. Food and Drug Administration $293,984

Brown, Michael E. Geosciences National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $16,061

Brown, Richard L. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $80,000

Brown, Richard L. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology National Park Service $4,300

Buehring, Normie W. NE MS Branch Exp Station Monsanto Company $8,505

Byrd, John D. Plant and Soil Sciences USDA - NIFA $1,000

Capella, Julie Lawrence Student Support Services U.S. Department of Education $75,000

Capella, Julie Lawrence Student Support Services U.S. Department of Education $246,050

Catchot, Angus L. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. $8,400

Catchot, Angus L. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. $5,000

Catchot, Angus L. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $10,000

Chang, Kow-Ching Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Food and Nutrition Service $52,181

Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center MS Department of Education $148,153

Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center MS Department of Education $19,496

Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center Prentke Romich Company $742

Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center U.S. Department of Education $13,500




Cirlot-New, Laura J. T.K. Martin Center Prentke Romich Company $3,502

Clark, Mark Edward Foreign Languages National Endowment for the Humanities $1,483

Clay, Rudolf Torsten L. Center for Computational Science Office of Science (DOE) $150,000

Coats, Karen S. Office of Graduate Studies National Science Foundation $10,000

Coble, Keith H. Agricultural Economics USDA Economic Research Service $30,000

Cross, Ginger W. Social Science Research Center National Institutes of Health $264,893

Cunetto, Stephen H. General Library MS Arts Commission $3,500

Cunetto, Stephen H. General Library National Endowment for the Humanities $2,500

D’Abramo, Louis R. Office of Graduate Studies National Science Foundation $43,500

Dampier, David A. Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $1,608,091

Davis, Sumner D. Center for Governmental Technology U.S. Department of Homeland Security $300,000

Demarais, Stephen Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture National Council for Air and Stream Improvement, Inc. $65,740

Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $3,000





External Funding Awards: July, August & September 2012 Principal Investigator Department/Center/Institute Funding Source Amount



Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Bayer CropScience $9,000

Dodds, Darrin Matthew Plant and Soil Sciences Dow AgroSciences, LLC $1,000





Donohoe, John P. Electrical and Computer Engineering Pacific Gas and Electric Company $82,000

Donohoe, John P. Electrical and Computer Engineering Engineering Research and Development Center $101,675

Drackett, Patricia R. Crosby Arboretum Wal-Mart Foundation $750

Du, Qian Electrical and Computer Engineering Air Force Research Laboratory $20,000

Duncan, Judith G. T.K. Martin Center National Endowment for the Arts $3,000

Dutta, Dipangkar Physics and Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $264,000

Dutta, Dipangkar Physics and Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $15,000

Eksioglu, Burak Industrial Engineering U.S.Department of Transportation $25,232

Eksioglu, Burak Industrial Engineering U.S.Department of Transportation $2,610

Eksioglu, Sandra D. Industrial Engineering U.S.Department of Transportation $71,256

El Kadiri, Haitham Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Science Foundation $285,293

Elder, Steven H. Ag and Bio Engineering Biohorizons, Inc. $37,046

Eubank, Thomas William Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $2,000

Eubank, Thomas William Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $14,580

Eubank, Thomas William Delta Research and Extension Center Bayer CropScience $7,000

Evans, William B. Truck Crops Branch Exp Station MightyGrow, Inc. $10,000

Ezell, Andrew W. Forestry Department U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $60,000

Felicelli, Sergio D. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineering Research and Development Center $83,612

Foster, Stephen C. Chemistry U.S. Department of Education $177,688

Fox, Matthew J. Raspet Flight Lab Lumimove, Inc. dba Crosslink $2,802

Freyne, Seamus Francis Civil Engineering Mississippi Phosphates Corporation $1,947

Gordon, Donna M. Biological Sciences National Institutes of Health $49,996

Gore, Jeffrey Delta Research and Extension Center Monsanto Company $3,645

Gregory, Alexis Denise Architecture Association of American College and Universities $1,000

Hall, Kimberly Renee Counseling and Educational Psychology MS Department of Education $17,649

Hall, Kimberly Renee Counseling and Educational Psychology Lee County Schools $17,649

Hall, Kimberly Renee Counseling and Educational Psychology National Endowment for the Arts $3,500

Hansen, Eric A. Computer Science and Engineering National Science Foundation $445,000

Hanson, Larry Allen CVM Aquatic Task Force Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $20,000



MAROON RESEARCH

FALL 2012

Hardwick, Phillip Donald Stennis Institute of Government and Community Dev Appalachian Regional Commission $168,000

Harpole, Sandra H. Interdisciplinary Programs National Science Foundation $4,000,000

Heiselt, Nathan Eric Dean of Engineering U.S.Department of Transportation $4,500

Herrmann, Nicholas Paul Anthropology and Middle Eastern Cultures Mississippi Power Company $7,133

Horstemeyer, Mark Fredrick Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineering Research and Development Center $46,656

Howell , Michael Coastal Research and Extension Center Mississippi Peanut Promotion Board $10,000

Hunt, Kevin M. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $8,493

Ingram, David M. Central Mississippi Research and Ext Center USDA - NIFA $2,000

Irby, Jon Trenton Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $18,832

Irby, Jon Trenton Plant and Soil Sciences DuPont De Nemours and Company $2,500

Jackson, Gary B. MSU - ES Administration USDA - NIFA $19,363

Jackson, Gary B. MSU - ES Administration USDA - NIFA $12,456

Jayroe, Teresa A. Dean of Education Louisville School District $39,954

Jones, Jeanne C. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $50,000

Jordan, Julie B. Research Curriculum Unit Appalachian Regional Commission $304,563

Jordan, Julie B. Research Curriculum Unit Mississippi Department of Education $2,903,876

Kim, Seongjai Center for Computational Science National Science Foundation $205,459

King, Roger L. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Army $902,862

King, Roger L. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Army $449,941

Kitchens, Shane C. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory FPInnovations - Wood Products Division $13,500

Kitchens, Shane C. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Genics, Inc. $11,660

Klink, Vincent Paul Biological Sciences Cotton Incorporated $42,557

Klink, Vincent Paul Biological Sciences Cotton Incorporated $30,000

Knight, Patricia R. Coastal Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $567,282

Koenig, Keith Aerospace Engineering NASA HQ $55,000

Kroger, Robert Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture U.S. Environmental Protection Agency $126,713

Lawrence, Gary W. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Monsanto Company $54,675

Lawrence, Gary W. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Cotton Incorporated $4,600

LeJeune, Bonnie J. RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $12,976

Lemus, Rocky W. Plant and Soil Sciences Gypsoil, LLC $5,705

Lemus, Rocky W. Plant and Soil Sciences Natural Resources Conservation Service $136,063

Lemus, Rocky W. Plant and Soil Sciences BioBased US LLC $2,200

Li, Xiaopeng Civil Engineering National Science Foundation $174,586

Lim, Hyeona Center for Computational Science National Science Foundation $35,000

Lindner, Jeffrey S. Institute for Clean Energy Technology (ICET) U.S. Department of Energy $250,000

Luke, Edward Allen Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems NASA Stennis $99,403



Ma, Wenchao Physics and Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $157,000

Madsen, John D. Geosystems Research Institute Sepro Corporation $30,750

Madsen, John D. Geosystems Research Institute State of Montana Department of Natural Resources $50,000

Madsen, John D. Geosystems Research Institute Pearl River Valley Water Supply District $20,000

Mago, Pedro Jose Mechanical Engineering U.S. Department of Energy $135,000

Marcum, David L. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Pratt and Whitney Rocketdyne, Inc. $10,000

Marcum, David L. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems NASA Marshall $100,000

Martin, Steven W. Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $42,000

Martin, Steven W. Delta Research and Extension Center USDA Agricultural Research Service $316,965

Martin, William V. Franklin Institute of Furniture American Home Furnishing Alliance $57,981

Mathews, Rahel Social Science Research Center U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $2,998

Matta, Frank B. Plant and Soil Sciences Mileston Cooperative Association $5,000

Mauel, Michael J. Mississippi Veterinary Research Diagnostic Laboratory U.S. Food and Drug Administration $16,500

May, Monica Fontana Early Childhood Institute Mississippi Department of Human Services $2,048,248

McCarthy, Fiona Maree Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology USDA - NIFA $4,000

McCleon, Tawny Evans Counseling and Educational Psychology U.S. Department of Education $17,430




McCleon, Tawny Evans Counseling and Educational Psychology Mississippi Department of Education $17,602

McCleon, Tawny Evans Counseling and Educational Psychology Mississippi Department of Education $17,602

McDonnall, Michele Elizabeth RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision U.S. Department of Ed NIDRR and Special Education $850,000

McMillen, Robert C. Social Science Research Mississippi State Department of Health $881,270

McMillen, Robert C. Social Science Research Flight Attendants Medical Research Institute, Inc. $206,757

Mead, Keith Thomas Chemistry National Institutes of Health $336,418

Mitchell, Linda C. 4-H Youth Development U.S.Department. of Justice $14,000

Molen, G. Marshall Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Energy $27,500

Molen, G. Marshall Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems U.S. Department of Energy $17,500

Moorhead, Robert J. NOAA Gulf States Cooperative Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $955,935

Moorhead, Robert J. NOAA Gulf States Cooperative Institute National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $2,871,972

Moorhead, Robert J. NOAA Gulf States Cooperative Institute Naval Research Laboratory $45,000

Morris, Thomas Heath Electrical and Computer Engineering Oak Ridge National Laboratory $100,263

Morris, Thomas Heath Electrical and Computer Engineering Entergy Services, Inc. $83,200

Musser, Fred Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $35,000

Nanduri, Bindumadhavi Bharani CVM Avian Task Force National Institutes of Health $50,000

Neal, Jason Wesley Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service $417,208



MAROON RESEARCH

FALL 2012

Nicholas, Darrel D. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Dauerholz AG $5,900

Nicholas, Darrel D. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory CHEMCO, INC. $2,000

Nicholas, Darrel D. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Viance, LLC $4,200

Novotny, Mark A. Center for Computational Science National Science Foundation $164,668

Oldham, James L. Plant and Soil Sciences Natural Resources Conservation Service $40,000

Orr, Alberta L. RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision U.S. Department of Education $19,192

Pace, Lanny W. Mississippi Veterinary Research Diagnostic Laboratory Mississippi State Department of Health $99,378

Parisi, Domenico nSPARC Three Rivers Planning and Development District $200,000

Parisi, Domenico nSPARC U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $215,863

Patterson, Kimberly J. Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute U.S. Department of Education $96,300

Patterson, Kimberly J. Mississippi Writing/Thinking Institute University of California-Berkeley, National Writing Project $60,000

Peebles, Edgar D. Poultry Science Pfizer Animal Health $8,200

Peebles, Edgar D. Poultry Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $53,462

Peng, Zhaohua Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology Mississippi Rice Promotion Board $20,000

Perkes, David J. Architecture Gulf Coast Community Foundation $11,025

Peterson, Daniel G. Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology Murray State University $503

Peterson, Daniel G. Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology National Institutes of Health $57,800

Peterson, Daniel G. Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology USDA Agricultural Research Service $44,462



Peterson, Daniel G. Institute for Genomics, Biocomputing and Biotechnology Morris Animal Foundation $59,998

Petrolia, Daniel R. Agricultural Economics MS/AL Sea Grant Consortium $162,439

Phillips, Jerry Michael Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $102,339

Poros, John G. Carl Small Town Center Pontotoc City School $3,984

Poros, John G. Carl Small Town Center U.S.Department of Transportation $22,193

Posadas, Benedict C. Coastal Research and Extension Center National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $14,999

Quarles, Lydia M. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Dev City of Rolling Fork, Mississippi $2,000

Quarles, Lydia M. Stennis Institute of Government and Community Dev Nettleton School $3,500

Ragsdale, Aleta Kathleen Social Science Research Center Appalachian Regional Commission $37,499

Ray, Melvin C. Vice President for Research NAVAIR SYSCOM $432,906

Reisener, Carmen D. Counseling and Educational Psychology Mississippi Department of Education $22,702

Reynolds, Daniel B. Plant and Soil Sciences Monsanto Company $5,000




Riffell, Samuel K. Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Southern SARE Program $10,467



Riggins, John Joseph Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Forest Service $7,046

Rivera, J. Daniel South Mississippi Branch Experiment Station BioSoil Enhancers, Inc. $7,103

Rousseau, Randall Joseph Forestry Department USDA Forest Service $102,000

Sankovich, Dennis Stanley MSU-Riley Center National Endowment for the Arts $3,863

Schneider, Judith A. Mechanical Engineering NASA HQ $30,000

Schramm , Harold L Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Resc U.S. Geological Survey $15,968

Schramm Jr., Harold L. Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Resc U.S. Geological Survey $85,000

Seale, Roy D. FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Franklin Corp. $12,000

Seo, Keun Seok CVM Mammalian Task Force USDA - NIFA $19,330

Shaffett, Bobbie D. Human Sciences USDA - NIFA $79,100

Shaw, David R. Plant and Soil Sciences USDA Agricultural Research Service $73,000

Silva, Juan L. Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $595,329

Silva, Juan L. Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion USDA Agricultural Research Service $179,473

Smith, Marshall C. Student Affairs/Student Leadership U.S. Department of Army $10,400

Spencer, Barbara A. Technology Resource Institute U.S. Economic Development Administration $128,592

Steele, Philip H. Energy Institute Choctaw Coal $8,674

Stone, Tonya Williams Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineering Research and Development Center $51,500

Stone, Tonya Williams Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Engineering Research and Development Center $18,843

Stone, Tonya Williams Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems Predictive Design Technologies $104,815

Strawderman, Lesley Jean Industrial Engineering U.S.Department of Transportation $2,610

Tabereaux, Charlotte Burcham MSU-Riley Center Doris Duke Charitable Foundation $2,000

Taylor, Clayborne Dudley Electrical and Computer Engineering Lightning Elimination Systems $9,000

Thornton-Neaves, Tonya Social Science Research National Highway Traffic Safety Administration $194,557

Threadgill, Paula I. Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Food and Nutrition Service $2,882,786

Tucker, Kelly M. Center for Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration $90,000

Tucker, Kelly M. Center for Safety and Health Occupational Safety and Health Administration $694,000

Turner, Steven Cornell Agricultural Economics United Soybean Board $22,823

Valentine, Nell Lox Social Science Research U.S. Department of Health and Human Services $98,000

Verdell, Angela Denice Dean of Engineering National Science Foundation $46,000

Vilella , Dr. Francisco J. Mississippi Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Resc U.S. Geological Survey $68,868

Walden, Clayton T. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems - Extension National Institute of Standards and Technology $304,380

Walden, Clayton T. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems - Extension U.S. Economic Development Administration $500,000

Walden, Clayton T. Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems - Extension Appalachian Regional Commission $100,000

Wan, Xiufeng CVM Environmental Toxicology Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $30,000

Wang, Guiming Wildlife, Fisheries and Aquaculture Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service $15,000

Wang, Xiao Center for Advanced Vehicular Systems National Science Foundation $50,000



MAROON RESEARCH

FALL 2012

Welch, Mark E. Biological Sciences National Science Foundation $371,720

Willard, Scott T. Animal and Dairy Science USDA Agricultural Research Service $430,736

Willard, Scott T. Biochem, Molecular Bio, Entomology & Plant Pathology USDA Agricultural Research Service $199,344

Williams, J. Byron Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion USDA - NIFA $44,424

Williams, J. Byron Food Science, Nutrition and Health Promotion Food Safety Inspection Service $12,000

Williamson, Claudia Renee Division of Business Research Charles Koch Foundation $10,000

Winger, Jeffry A. Physics and Astronomy U.S. Department of Energy $80,000

Wise, David J. Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $1,463,653

Wise, David J. Thad Cochran Warmwater Aquaculture USDA Agricultural Research Service $567,693

Woodrey, Mark S Coastal Research and Extension Center National Park Service $11,886

Woodrey, Mark S Coastal Research and Extension Center Mississippi Ornithological Society $5,000

Xin, Ming Aerospace Engineering Mississippi Space Grant Consortium $8,500

Yu, Fei Energy Institute Choctaw Coal $8,670

Zhang, Haimeng Mathematics and Statistics National Science Foundation $64,718

Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Jackson Furniture Industries $980

Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Flexsteel Commercial Seating Division $3,972

Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Affordable Furniture Manufacturing Company, Inc. $490

Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Structured Fibres, Inc. $600

Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory USDA Forest Service $30,000

Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Franklin Corp. $350

Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory Golden Chair $576

Zhang, Jilei FWRC - Forest Products Laboratory EnviroPlastics Corporation $1,200

Total $42,109,888


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