Todd S. Braver, Ph.D., assistant professor of psychology in Arts & Sciences, has received a three-year, $461,788 grant from the Office of Naval Research for research titled “Neural Network Simulations of Cognitive Control and Motivational Factors.” …
Kyongtae T. Bae, Ph.D., assistant professor of radiology, has received a four-year, $165,369 grant from the University of Chicago for research titled “Computer-Aided Diagnosis in Chest Radiography.” …
Leif Johnson, a graduate student in civil engineering, has been awarded the 2004 Structural Engineering Traveling Fellowship from the Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Foundation. Johnson will earn a master’s in civil engineering (in structures) from Washington University in May. Johnson will use the $10,000 award to travel to Spain, France, Switzerland, Belgium, Germany, Denmark and the United Kingdom, where he will study buildings and bridges with respect to how their man-made structure relates to structural engineering as it occurs in nature. …
Anne Niven, Ph.D., research professor of neurology, has received a two-year, $153,000 grant from the National Institute on Aging for research titled “Effects of Aging & PGP on AB Efflux From the Brain.” …
Jin-Moo Lee, M.D., Ph.D., assistant professor of neurology, has received a two-year, $143,000 grant from the American Heart Association for research titled “Mechanisms of Amyloid Angiopathy-related Hemorrhage.” …
Steven G. Krantz, Ph.D., chair of mathematics in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $17,000 grant from the National Science Foundation for research titled “Celebration of 150 Years of Progress in Mathematics.” …
Henrik S. Krawczynski, Ph.D., associate professor of physics in Arts & Sciences, has received a one-year, $25,009 grant from NASA for research titled “X-Ray and GEV-TEV Gamma-ray Observations of the Strong Tev Gamma-Ray Flazars MEK 501 an d1ES 1959 650.” …
William McKinnon, Ph.D., professor of earth and planetary science in Arts & Sciences, has received a four-year, $93,097 grant from the Southwest Research Institute for research titled “New Horizon Pluto-Kuiper Belt Mission — Phase C/D.”