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Compiled by Dale Brown

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NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION GRANTS

RANKED BY AMOUNT AWARDED FOR ARIZONA PROJECTS STARTED IN 2017
Grant recipient Address Amount Principal investigator
Website Phone awarded Start date Project title Program manager R CLOSER LOOK
888 N. Euclid Ave. Dimitrios Psaltis,

$72.3M
1 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $5,678,833
Sept. 1, Black hole astrophysics in the era of distributed resources
dpsaltis@email.arizona.edu
arizona.edu 2017 and expertise
520-626-6000 Charles Estabrook
888 N. Euclid Ave. Karletta Chief,
2 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $2,994,286
Sept. 1,
Indigenous food, energy, and water security and sovereignty kchief@email.arizona.edu
Total value of National
arizona.edu 2017 Science Foundation grants
520-626-6000 Laura Regassa
awarded for Arizona
888 N. Euclid Ave. Philip Hinz, projects started in 2017
3 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $2,397,490
Feb. 1,
The MMT adaptive optics exoplanet characterization system phinz@as.arizona.edu
2017

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arizona.edu 520-626-6000 Richard Barvainis
Office of Research and Sponsored
Design and control of coordinated green and gray water John Sabo,
4 Arizona State University Projects Administration
$1,874,988
Sept. 1,
infrastructure to improve resiliency in chemical and john.l.sabo@asu.edu
Am

asu.edu Tempe, AZ 85281 2017 Total number of National

agricultural sectors Robert O'Connor
480-965-5479 Science Foundation grants
888 N. Euclid Ave. CyberSW: a data synthesis and knowledge discovery system Barbara Mills, awarded for Arizona
University of Arizona
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Aug. 1,
5 arizona.edu
Tucson, AZ 85719 $1,085,090
2017
for long-term interdisciplinary research on Southwest social bmills@email.arizona.edu projects started in 2017
520-626-6000 change Sara Kiesler
ica

2017 GRANTS
888 N. Euclid Ave. Sunggye Hong,
6 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $1,081,817
July 1, Project-based learning opportunities and exploration of
sghong@email.arizona.edu AWARDED
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arizona.edu 2017 mentorship for students with visual impairments in STEM

520-626-6000 Robert Ochsendorf Arizona State
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Office of Research and Sponsored University

Carlos Castillo-Chavez,
7 Arizona State University Projects Administration
$1,075,000
Aug. 1, Bridge to doctorate: WAESO LSAMP, multidisciplinary STEM
ccchavez@asu.edu University
ty

asu.edu Tempe, AZ 85281 2017 solutions 2017-2019 79

Leroy Jones of Arizona
480-965-5479
Bu

Office of Research and Sponsored Northern Arizona

Panagiotis Artemiadis,
8 Arizona State University Projects Administration
$1,016,000
July 1, Hierarchical control of a smart ankle-foot prosthesis that
panagiotis.artemiadis@asu.edu University
18
asu.edu Tempe, AZ 85281 2017 supports Increased mobility for real-life activities
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Jesus Soriano Molla

480-965-5479 Lowell Observatory 2
ine

888 N. Euclid Ave. Daniel Kilper,

9 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $1,015,627
Sept. 15, A novel architecture for secure, energy-efficient
dkilper@optics.arizona.edu Archaeology
arizona.edu 2017 community-edge-clouds with application in Harlem 1
Southwest
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520-626-6000 David Corman

Northern Arizona ARD Building #56, Suite 240

Aug. 15,
Improved understanding of feedback between ecosystem Andrew Richardson, SpringActive Inc. 1
10 University
Jo

Flagstaff, AZ 86011 $1,015,095 phenology and the weather-environment nexus at local-to- andrew.richardson@nau.edu
2017
nau.edu 928-523-0886 continental scales Elizabeth Blood Hydronalix 1
ur

Office of Research and Sponsored TG Companies LLC 1

Sara Brownell,
11 Arizona State University Projects Administration
$999,265
Feb. 15,
Making the LEAP from transfer student to research scientist sara.brownell@asu.edu
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asu.edu Tempe, AZ 85281 2017

Abiodun Ilumoka
480-965-5479 ABOUT THE LIST
Northern Arizona Information was obtained
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ARD Building #56, Suite 240 Litter quality and stream food webs: a new paradigm for Jane Marks,
Aug. 1,
12 University Flagstaff, AZ 86011 $941,566
2017
understanding interactions between microbes and jane.marks@nau.edu from the National Science
Foundation, www.nsf.gov,
-

nau.edu 928-523-0886 invertebrates Elizabeth Blood

for standard grants for
No

Office of Research and Sponsored

Speciation patterns and evolutionary of leaf-cutting ants Christian Rabeling, Arizona projects started in
13 Arizona State University Projects Administration
$878,885
Aug. 15,
and their obligate social parasites: an integrative crabeling@gmail.com 2017. Amounts shown are
asu.com Tempe, AZ 85281 2017
phylogenomic approach Katharina Dittmar awarded to date.
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480-965-5479
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888 N. Euclid Ave. Planet Microbe: Enabling the discovery and integration of Bonnie Hurwitz, NEED A COPY
14 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $872,985
Sept. 1,
oceanographic 'omics, environmental and physiochemical bhurwitz@email.arizona.edu
arizona.edu 2017 OF THE LIST?
520-626-6000 data layers Michael Sieracki
For information on obtaining
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reprints, web permissions

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888 N. Euclid Ave. Robert Fleischman,

15 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $813,965
Aug. 1, Advancing knowledge on the performance of seismic
rfleisch@email.arizona.edu and commemorative
arizona.edu 2017 collectors in steel building structures plaques, contact Jennifer
520-626-6000 Joy Pauschke
m

Clark at 877-397-5134
888 N. Euclid Ave. Daniel Marrone, or jclark@bizjournals.com.
16 University of Arizona July 1,
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Tucson, AZ 85719 $790,330 Mapping the fuel for star formation across cosmic history dmarrone@email.arizona.edu More information can be
arizona.edu 2017
520-626-6000 Linda French found online at Phoenix.
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Office of Research and Sponsored Bizjournals.com by clicking

Francis Timmes,
17 Arizona State University Projects Administration
$785,006
May 1,
Modules for experiments in stellar astrophysics fxt44@mac.com
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Tempe, AZ 85281 2017
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asu.edu Vipin Chaudhary

480-965-5479 WANT TO BE
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888 N. Euclid Ave. Robert Norwood,

18 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $770,664
Oct. 1, Acquisition of a nanofabrication and materials research
rnorwood@optics.arizona.edu If you wish to be considered
arizona.edu 2017 etching system
520-626-6000 Jenshan Lin for other Lists, email your
contact information to
2414 W. 12th St., #4 Jeffrey Ward,
19 SpringActive Inc. Tempe, AZ 85281 $749,986
March 1, Quasi-active prosthetic ankle system: dynamic angle and
jeff.ward@springactive.com
Dale Brown at dbrown@
springactive.com 2017 stiffness optimizations for multiple gait activities bizjournals.com.
480-704-3592 Muralidharan Nair
Office of Research and Sponsored
Susanne Neuer,
20 Arizona State University Projects Administration
$687,521
March 15,
Aggregation of marine picoplankton susanne.neuer@asu.edu
asu.edu Tempe, AZ 85281 2017
David Garrison
480-965-5479
888 N. Euclid Ave. Hong Cui,
21 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $641,763
July 1, Authors in the driver's seat: fast. consistent, computable
hongcui@email.arizona.edu
arizona.edu 2017 phenotype data and ontology production
520-626-6000 Peter McCartney

888 N. Euclid Ave. Loukas Lazos,

22 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $600,000
Oct. 1, Secure and fair spectrum sharing for heterogeneous
llazos@email.arizona.edu
arizona.edu 2017 coexistent systems
520-626-6000 Monisha Ghoush
Office of Research and Sponsored
Erin Walker,
23 Arizona State University Projects Administration
$575,223
Aug. 1, Improving student help-giving with ubiquitous collaboration
erin.a.walker@asu.edu
asu.edu Tempe, AZ 85281 2017 support technology
Chia Shen
480-965-5479
888 N. Euclid Ave. Dennis Zaritsky,
24 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $567,637
Aug. 15, The purest dark matter halos and the processes of galaxy
dzaritsky@as.arizona.edu
arizona.edu 2017 evolution
520-626-6000 Matthew Benacquista

888 N. Euclid Ave. Connie Woodhouse,

25 University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85719 $559,474
Aug. 15,
The flavors of Southwest hydroclimatic extremes conniew1@email.arizona.edu
arizona.edu 2017
520-626-6000 David Verardo

NOTES: NA - not applicable, not available or not approved