Contracts and Grants January-April 1996

Manuel Ares, associate professor of biology: $246,237, National Institutes of Health, "Structure and Function of Yeast Small Nuclear RNPS."

Margarita Azmitia, associate professor of psychology, and Catherine Cooper, professor of psychology and education: $12,000, Spencer Foundation, "Are Mexican-Descent Students Academic Mentors for Their Younger Siblings?"

Karen Bassi, associate professor of classics (literature): $24,373, National Endowment for the Humanities, "Faculty Development and Planning in Pre- and Early Modern Studies at UCSC."

David Belanger, professor of physics: $90,000, U.S. Department of Energy, "Statics and Dynamics in Systems with Frustration and/or Randomness"; and $6,000, Office of Naval Research, "Seventh University of California Conference on Statistical Mechanics."

Claude Bernasconi, professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $135,000, National Science Foundation, "Proton Transfers and Nucleophilic Reactions in Organic and Organometallic Systems"; and $50,000, American Chemical Society, "Kinetic and Thermodynamic Acidities of Fischer Carbene Complexes."

Peter Bodenheimer, professor of astronomy and astrophysics and astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatory: $198,880, NASA-Ames Research Center, University Affairs Branch, "Theoretical and Observational Studies of Star and Planet Formation, Grant NCC2- 649"; and $39,000, NASA, "Effects of FU Orionis Outbursts on Protoplanetary Disks."

Michael Bolte, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics and assistant astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatory: $9,617, Space Telescope Science Institute, "The Formation of the Galaxy: Ages for Globular Clusters in the Remote Halo"; and $2,127, Space Telescope Science Institute, "Ages for the Oldest Star Clusters in the Large Magellanic Cloud."

Michael Bolte and Puragra Guhathakurta, assistant professors of astronomy and astrophysics and assistant astronomers at UCO/Lick Observatory: $13,427, Space Telescope Science Institute, "Blue Straggler Stars, Stellar Collisions and the Fate of Globular Clusters."

Michael Bonnell, research specialist with the Institute of Marine Sciences: $14,000, Minerals Management Service, "Aerial Surveys of Seabirds--Santa Barbara Channel."

Barry Bowman, professor of biology, and Emma Jean Bowman, research biologist: $273,987, National Institutes of Health, "Eucaryotic Vacuolar ATPase."

Jean Brodie, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics and associate astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatory: $21,252, Space Telescope Science Institute, "Globular Clusters in Fornax Galaxies."

George Brown, professor of physics: $100,000, UC Office of the President, Campus/Laboratory Collaboration, "Structural Studies with Synchrotron Radiation."

Wendy Brown, professor of women's studies: $2,000, National Academy of Sciences, for the support of postdoctoral researcher Paulla A. Ebron, "Global Figurations of African Political Culture."

Kenneth Bruland, professor of ocean sciences: $167,618, National Science Foundation, "Interdependence of Trace Metal Speciation and Phytoplankton Dynamics in the Eastern North Pacific"; and $140,260, Office of Naval Research, "The Role of Chemical Speciation in Processes Governing the Environmental Fate and Effects of Trace Metals in Estuarine and Coastal Environments."

Julianne Burton-Carvajal, professor of literature: $1,000, UC MEXUS, "CineMedia Project: Mexican Focus."

Pak Chan and Martine Schlag, associate professors of computer engineering: $22,400, Xilinx, "Hardware Acceleration of Placement and Routing Algorithms."

Mark Cianca, director of Arts & Lectures: $21,100, California Arts Council, "Performing Arts Tour/Presenting Program for FY 1995-96."

Robert Coe, professor of earth sciences: $38,406, National Science Foundation, "Testing and Extending the Paleomagnetic Record at Steens Mountain."

Robert Coe, professor of earth sciences, and Xixi Zhao, lecturer in earth sciences and assistant research geophysicist with the Institute of Tectonics: $70,123, National Science Foundation, "A Paleomagnetic Study of Early and Middle Paleozoic Rocks in Tarim and Nantianshan Terrane, Northwestern China."

Bruce Cooperstein, professor of mathematics: $20,000, UC Office of the President, Community Teaching Fellowship Program, "Community Teaching Fellowship Program in Mathematics 1995-96."

Daniel Costa, professor of biology: $310,000, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, "ATOC Marine Mammal Research Program, Pt. Sur."

Donald Coyne, adjunct professor of physics, and David Williams, associate adjunct professor of physics and associate research physicist: $20,000, University of Maryland, "Milagro--An Experiment for the Study of Sources of Very High Energy Gamma Rays"; and $10,000, Los Alamos National Laboratory, "Installation of Milagro Electronics."

Phillip Crews, professor of chemistry: $20,269, Sea Grant, "Cultured Marine Fungi as a Source of New Bioactive Materials,"

Donald Croll, assistant researcher with the Institute of Marine Sciences: $151,105, Office of Naval Research, "The Role of Low Frequency Sound in the Foraging Ecology and Behavior of Balaenoptera Whales"; $39,500, Office of Naval Research, "Augmentation: Role of Low Frequency Sound in the Foraging Ecology and Behavior of Balaenoptera Whales"; and $24,500, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, "Whale Habitat and Prey Study: Radio Tagging and Tracking of Blue and Fin Whales."

Robert Curry, professor emeritus of environmental geology (environmental studies): $51,817, California State Water Resources Control Board, "Development of Specific Plans and Policies to Avoid or Mitigate the Impacts of Future Development in Certain Mono County Wetlands"; and $15,000, California Water Resources Control Board, "Ranking Priorities for Wetland Restoration and Mitigation Banking; Updating Regional Mono County Database; Coordinating Regulatory Environment."

Wayne Dai, associate professor of computer engineering: $292,342, Advanced Research Projects Agency, "Multi-GOPS Image Processor Accelerator Based on Large Scale Enhanced Field-Programmable Multi-Chip Module"; $1,000 and $2,000, Alsi Systems, "Performance- Driven Layout for Electronic Packaging."

David Deamer, professor emeritus of chemistry and biochemistry: $115,000, NASA, "Assembly and Function of Primitive Membrane Structures."

Margaret Delaney, professor of ocean sciences: $26,067, Joint Oceanographic Institutions/U.S. Science Support Program, "Salary Support for Participation in ODP Leg 167."

Joshua Deutsch, professor of physics: $60,000, National Science Foundation, "Behavior of Large Random Systems."

Michael Dine and Howard Haber, professors of physics: $10,000, U.S. Poland Maria Sklodowska-Curie Joint Fund II, "Topics in Supersymmetry."

David Dorfan, professor of physics, and Hartmut Sadrozinski, adjunct professor of physics: $50,000, National Science Foundation, "Physics Undergraduate Summer Research."

Olof Einarsdottir, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $68,756, National Institute of General Medical Sciences, "Biophysical Studies of Oxygen Activation."

Miriam Ellis, lecturer in French language: $7,000, American Council on Education, "Next Step: A Project to Strengthen FLAC (Foreign Languages Across the Curriculum)."

Harland Epps, professor of astronomy and astrophysics and astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatory: $78,101, University of Arizona, "Observation, Data Reduction, Analysis, and Interpretation with the NICMOS Instrument on Hubble Space Telescope."

Sandra Faber, University Professor of Astronomy and Astrophysics and astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatory: $10,300, Space Telescope Science Institute, "Cores of Early Type Galaxies."

Joel Ferguson and Tracy Larrabee, associate professors of computer engineering: $32,875, Semiconductor Research Corporation, "Test Generation for Realistic Faults."

Anthony Fink, professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $80,000, National Science Foundation, "Mechanisms of Enzyme Catalysis"; and $80,000, National Science Foundation, "Early Events in Protein Folding."

Anthony Fink, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Phillip Crews, professor of chemistry: $71,250, UC Biotech Research and Education Program, "The Discovery, Design, and Manipulation of Bioactive Molecules."

Stanley Flatte, professor of physics: $25,008, Office of Naval Research, "Ocean Bottom Effects on Ocean Acoustic Transmission."

Russell Flegal, professor of earth sciences, and Donald Smith, assistant research toxicologist: $204,650 and $144,233, University of Wisconsin, "Succimer Reduction of Tissue Ph and Toxicity in Monkeys."

Benjamin Flower, visiting postdoctoral researcher in earth sciences: $26,230, Joint Oceanographic Institutions/U.S. Science Support Program, "Mid-Quaternary Stable Isotopic Stratigraphy (Sites 980 & 984) and Neogene Biostratigraphy (Sites 981 & 982) in the North Atlantic: ODP Leg 162."

J. J. Garcia-Luna-Aceves, associate professor of computer engineering: $392,000, Advanced Research Projects Agency, "Wireless Internet Gateways (WINGS) for Internets."

James Gill, professor of earth sciences, and Zenon Palacz, former associate specialist with the Earth Sciences Board: $85,000, National Science Foundation, "Th Isotope and U-Series Disequilibria in Volcanic Rocks: Ridges, Arcs, and Zoned Eruptions."

Lynda Goff, professor of biology: $65,000, National Science Foundation, "The Origins and Evolution of Parasitism in the Red Algae (Rhodophyta)."

Marcia Gowing, associate research biologist with the Institute of Marine Sciences: $69,999, National Science Foundation, "JGOFS (Arabian Sea): Effects of the Oxygen Minimum Zone on Mesozooplankton Distributions and Food Webs."

Marcia Gowing, associate research biologist with the Institute of Marine Sciences, and David Garrison, lecturer in ocean sciences: $217,853, National Science Foundation, "Collaborative Studies on Bloom Dynamics and Food Web Structure in the Ross Sea: Role of Microzooplankton in Controlling Production, Transforming Carbon, and Transporting Carbon to Depth in Phaeocystis vs. Diatom Blooms."

Lydia Gregoret, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $77,560, National Institutes of Health, "Protein Folding: Side Chain Interactions in Beta Sheets."

Gary Griggs, professor of earth sciences: $106,000, National Biological Service, "Population and Community Ecology of Sea Otters."

Gary Griggs, professor of earth sciences, and Robert Anderson, associate professor of earth sciences: $41,870, National Science Foundation, "Acquisition of Image Processing Software and a Sun Workstation for an Image Processing and Mapping Laboratory at the University of California, Santa Cruz."

Craig Haney, professor of psychology: $16,180, National Science Foundation, for the support of graduate student Mona Lynch, "Doctoral Dissertation Research: Discrimination and Juror Comprehension in Capital Sentencing."

David Haussler, professor of computer science, and Richard Hughey, assistant professor of computer engineering: $150,224, National Science Foundation, "Generalized Hidden Markov Models for Protein Sequence Analysis."

Ronald Henderson, professor emeritus of education and psychology: $317,898, National Science Foundation, "Graduate Research Fellowship Program"; and $12,000, National Research Council, "Doctoral and Postdoctoral Fellowship Programs for Minorities."

Lars Hernquist, associate professor of astronomy and astrophysics: $111,796, Princeton University, "Formation of Galaxies and Large- Scale Structure in the Universe."

Alfred Hochstaedter, postgraduate researcher in earth sciences, and James Gill, professor of earth sciences: $91,266, National Science Foundation, "Cross-Chain and Remnant Arc Volcanism in the Izu Arc."

Richard Hughey, assistant professor of computer engineering, and Kevin Karplus, associate professor of computer engineering: $160,908, National Science Foundation, "Multi-Purpose Parallel Processor for Biosequence Analysis"; and $15,668, National Science Foundation, "REU Supplement to MIP-9423985."

Grainger Hunt, research specialist with the Institute of Marine Sciences, and Brian Walton, lecturer in environmental studies: $239,993, National Renewable Energy Lab, "Population Study of Golden Eagles in the Altamont Pass Wind Resource Area."

Garth Illingworth, professor of astronomy and astrophysics and astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatory: Space Telescope Science Institute, $24,568, "The Nuclear Structure of SO Galaxies: A PC Imaging Survey"; $21,835 and $4,260, "Imaging of CL1358+62 and Its Environs: The Morphology-Density Relation at z=0.33"; $18,290 and $1,947, "The Fundamental Plane of Early Type Galaxies at z=0.3-0.6"; $21,000, "Determination of the Extragalactic Distance Scale"; $4,372, "The Nuclear Structure of SO Galaxies: A PC Imaging Survey"; $14,805, John Hopkins University, "A Proposal to Build an Advanced Camera for the Hubble Space Telescope."

Burton Jones, professor of astronomy and astrophysics and astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatory: $16,878, Space Telescope Science Institute, "Lithium Star Clusters"; and $10,000, UC San Diego, for the support of graduate student Michael J. Keane, "National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program."

Douglas Kellogg, assistant professor of biology: $164,309, National Institutes of Health, "Control of Cell Cycle Events by Cyclin- Dependent Kinases."

David Kliger, professor of chemistry and biochemistry, and Robert Goldbeck, assistant research chemist: $164,207, National Institutes of Health, "Time-Resolved Magnetic Circular Dichroism."

Phokion Kolaitis, professor of computer science: $53,248, National Science Foundation, "Aspects of Computation Theory."

David Koo, professor of astronomy and astrophysics and astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatory: Space Telescope Science Institute, $3,888, "Hubble Space Telescope Images of New Candidates for Distant Proto-Dwarf-Ellipticals"; $2,700 and $600, "Comparison of Large Scale Structure in QSO Absorbers and Galaxies at the Galactic Poles"; $19,565, "Hubble Space Telescope Images of New Candidates for Distant Proto-Dwarf-Ellipticals"; and $21,733, "Spatial Structures, Kinematics, and Masses of Faint Field Galaxies."

Edward Landesman, professor emeritus of mathematics: $4,683, California Academic Partnership Program, "Thematic Mathematics in the Middle School."

Tracy Larrabee, associate professor of computer engineering: $37,500, National Science Foundation, "Sequential and Combinational Test Generation for Realistic Faults Using Boolean Satisfiability."

Thorne Lay, professor of earth sciences: $36,146, National Science Foundation, "Multidisciplinary Investigation of the Earth's Core- Mantle Boundary, A Pilot Study in Cooperative Studies of the Earth's Deep Interior"; $121,229, National Science Foundation, "Broadband Seismological Investigations of Earth Structure and Earthquake Sources"; $67,768, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, "Crustal Waveguide Effects on Regional Phases in China and South East Asia"; $37,276, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, "Calibration of Regional Wave Discriminants in Diverse Geological Environments: Topographic Correlations"; and $1,250, Institute of Geophysics and Planetary Physics--Los Alamos National Laboratory, "Crustal and Lithospheric Structure in China: Waveguide Effects on Reginal Phases Used in Nuclear Test Monitoring."

Burney Le Boeuf, professor emeritus of biology, and Daniel Costa, professor of biology: $100,000, Office of Naval Research, "Low Frequency Sound in the Marine Acoustic Environment of the Northern Elephant Seal."

Deborah Letourneau, professor of ecology (environmental studies): $85,387 and $4,325, National Science Foundation, "A Test of the Trophic Cascades Model in a Speciose Terrestrial System."

Douglas Lin, professor of astronomy and astrophysics: $45,000, NASA, "Formation of Giant Planets."

Robert Ludwig, professor of biology: $84,129, National Institutes of Health, "Gene-Rescue in Arabidopsis."

Jackelyn Lundy, interim director of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems: $8,540, Margoes Foundation, "Sponsorship for Africans in Apprenticeship Course."

Jackelyn Lundy, interim director of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, and Patricia Allen, senior analyst with the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems: $8,560, UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program, "Food Security in Santa Cruz, Calif.: Building a Foundation for Community Action."

Jackelyn Lundy, interim director of the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems, and Sean Swezey, specialist with the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems: $20,000, U.S. Department of Agriculture, "A Consortium-Based Sustainable Agriculture Training Program (SATP)."

Patrick Mantey, Jack Baskin Professor of Computer Engineering; Darrell Long and Robert Levinson, associate professors of computer science; Alex Pang, assistant professor of computer science; Glen Langdon, Jr., professor of computer engineering; and J. J. Garcia- Luna-Aceves, associate professor of computer engineering: $586,094, Office of Naval Research, "Real-Time Environmental Information Network and Analysis System."

Dominic Massaro, professor of psychology: $201,896 and $11,876, National Institutes of Health, "Synthesis, Analysis and Perception of Visible Speech."

Steven Minta, assistant professor of environmental studies, and Michael Soule, professor emeritus of environmental studies: $169,109, National Science Foundation, "Developing a Predictive Approach for Relating Landscape Attributes to Carnivore Distribution: A Case Study in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem."

Harry Noller, Robert L. Sinsheimer Professor of Molecular Biology: National Institutes of Health, $28,600, for the support of visiting postdoctoral researcher Gloria Culver, "Probing the 30S Ribosomal Subunit Using Anchored Fe-EDTA"; $28,600, for the support of visiting postdoctoral researcher Kathy Lieberman, "Analysis of Essential rRNA-Protein Interactions"; $58,000, American Cancer Society-California Division, for the support of visiting postdoctoral researcher Rachel Green, "Defining the Peptidyl Transferase Center of the Ribosome "; and $10,000, National Science Foundation, "Structure of Translocation Intermediates in the Ribosome."

Alex Pang, assistant professor of computer science: $6,707, NASA Ames, "Uncertainty in Flow Visualization and Multiple Levels of Collaborative Visualization."

Alex Pang and Suresh Lodha, assistant professors of computer science, and Craig Wittenbrink, assistant research computer engineer: $4,995, National Science Foundation, "REU: Visualizing Uncertainty in Scientific Data Displays."

John Pearse, professor emeritus of biology: $1,000, Sea Grant, "Biodiversity of the Rocky Intertidal in the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary: A 24-year Comparison."

Joel Primack, professor of physics: $9,228, Space Telescope Science Institute, "Cosmic Visualization Project."

Joseph Puglisi, assistant professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $163,046, National Institutes of Health, "Structural Basis of Ribosome Function."

Greg Rau, senior researcher with the Institute of Marine Sciences: $72,793, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, "Ocean Biogeochemistry Research at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory."

Christina Ravelo, assistant professor of ocean sciences: Joint Oceanographic Institutions/U.S. Science Support Program, $21,696, for the support of graduate student Katherine McIntyre, "Isotopic, Micropaleontological, and Sedimentological Evidence for Changing Ocean Chemistry/Climate in Sediments of the Feni and Gardar Drifts: 1.3-2.0 Ma"; and $20,609, "Ocean Drilling Program--Leg 167-- California Margin."

Donald Rothman, senior lecturer in writing and director of the Central California Writing Project: $103,000, California Writing Project, "Central California Writing Project"; and $14,000, National Writing Project, "Central California Writing Project."

Danny Scheie, assistant professor of theater arts (drama): $9,112, California Arts Council, Organizational Support Program, "Support of Actor Salaries."

Ronald Schusterman, adjunct professor of biology and ocean sciences: $90,000, Office of Naval Research, "Effects of Low Frequency Sounds on Pinnipeds: Auditory Fatigue and Masking."

Abraham Seiden, professor of physics: $16,709, KEK National Laboratory for High Energy Physics (Japan), "Proposal for CDP128 Chips"; $5,000, Geneva University, "Proposal for CDP128 Chips"; $3,700, University of Melbourne, "Proposal for CDP128 Chips"; and $8,000, UC Santa Barbara, "Proposal to Develop Prototype Pre- Amplifier IC Evaluation Printed Circuit Board."

Buchanan Sharp, professor of history: $10,000, UC Berkeley, Center for German and European Studies, for the support of graduate student Sarah Beth Sussman, "Graduate Fellowship."

Eli Silver, professor of earth sciences: $2,750, $3,250, and $13,750, U.S. Geological Survey, "Tectonic Evolution and Earthquake Hazard Evaluation, Offshore Central California."

Bakthan Singaram, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $5,000, American Chemical Society, "Asymmetric Hydroboration of Functionalized Alkenes."

Michael Soule, professor emeritus of environmental studies: $36,500, California Department of Parks and Recreation, "Mammalian Carnivore Study."

Trish Stoddart, associate professor of education: $42,981, Monterey Peninsula Unified School District, "From Abyss to Andromeda: The Ultimate Electronic Field Trip."

Kira Stoll, program manager, and Teresa Buika, planner, Transportation and Parking Services: $192,500, Santa Cruz Regional Transportation Commission, "Transit and Bicycle Intersection Improvement."

Sean Swezey, specialist with the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems: $4,862, Organic Farming Research Foundation, "Mass Rearing and Release of a Locally-Adapted Female- Only Strain of Trichogramma nr. platneri for Control of Codling Moth in Coastal Organic Apple Orchards"; and $23,708, Wallace Genetic Foundation, "Operational Support for the Organic Farming Extension Program at CASFS, University of California, Santa Cruz."

Eugene Switkes, professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $28,900, UC Berkeley, "Studies of Color Vision."

Lincoln Taiz, professor of biology: $98,000, U.S. Department of Energy, "Regulation of Vascular pH in Citrus Limon."

Frank Talamantes, professor of biology: $431,714, National Institutes of Health, "Placental Lactogens: Regulation and Bioactivity"; and $90,000, National Science Foundation, "Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone in the Placenta."

Roland Tharp, professor of education and psychology: $1,279,677, U.S. Department of Education (Educational Research and Improvement), "The National Center for Research on Cultural Diversity and Second Language Learning."

Ronald Tjeerdema, associate professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $14,875 and $14,775, California Department of Fish and Game, "Bay Protection and Toxic Cleanup Program"; $20,515 and $20,515, Applied Marine Sciences, "Sediment Bioassays--P.O. #000532 and P.O. #000534"; $17,016, San Jose State University Foundation, "Fate of Organic Contaminants in Mussels"; and $51,383, California Department of Fish and Game, "Marine Bioassay Project."

Geoffrey Vallis, professor of ocean sciences: $99,224, National Science Foundation, "Eddies and the Large-Scale Structure of the Atmosphere."

Allen Van Gelder, associate professor of computer science: $63,028, National Science Foundation, "Practical Algorithms for Problems in Propositional Logic."

Anujan Varma, associate professor of computer engineering: $62,500, National Science Foundation, "High Speed Interconnection and Switching Technologies (NSF-NYI)."

Brian Walton, lecturer in environmental studies: $32,000, Vandenberg Air Force Base, "Wintering Peregrine Falcons: Study and Management"; $5,750, U.S. Coast Guard, "Monitoring Services at Point Arguello"; $14,600, Vandenberg Air Force Base, "Peregrine Falcon Survey and Nest Monitoring"; and $12,716, San Diego Unified Port District, "Peregrine Falcon Management at the National City Marine Terminal."

Bess Ward, professor of ocean sciences: $92,953, National Science Foundation, "Nitrification and Denitrification: Transformation Rates and Molecular Probes for Bacteria in the Nitrogen Cycle."

Matthew Werner, research associate with the Center for Agroecology and Sustainable Food Systems: $4,052, Organic Farming Research Foundation, "On-Farm Measurement of Soil Health: Testing the Soil Quality Kit on California Farms."

Harold Widom, professor emeritus of mathematics: $35,000, National Science Foundation, "Research in Random Matrices and Spectral Asymptotics."

Todd Wipke, professor of chemistry and biochemistry: $48,700, National Science Foundation, "Research Experiences for Undergraduates."

Craig Wittenbrink, assistant research computer engineer: $16,519, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, "Parallel Volume Rendering for Trabecular Tissue Finite Element Simulations."

Ru-Shan Wu, research geophysicist with the Institute of Tectonics, and Thorne Lay, professor of earth sciences: $39,860, Philips Laboratory (DAF/Hanscom Field), "Surface Topography Effects on Three-Dimensional Heterogeneous Wave Propagation."

Ru-Shan Wu, research geophysicist with the Institute of Tectonics, and Xiao-Bi Xie, postdoctoral researcher with the Earth Sciences Board: $56,608, Office of Naval Research, "Study of Ocean Bottom Interaction with Acoustic Waves by a New Elastic Wave Propagation Algorithm and an Energy Flow Analysis Technique."

Peter Young, professor of physics: $86,000, National Science Foundation, "Theory of Phase Transitions in Quantum and Disordered Systems."

Dennis Zaritsky, assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics and assistant astronomer at UCO/Lick Observatory: $15,233, Space Telescope Science Institute, "Lopsided Galaxy Disks and the Galaxy Accretion Rate."