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Extension grants issued
to 18 campus projects
Eighteen projects ranging from water quality to developing North Carolina’s aerospace economy will receive almost $125,000 in University Extension grants.
The Office of Extension and Engagement announced the winning proposals of the 2004-2005 University Extension and Engagement Grant Program. Funding for these awards was contributed by the Office of Research and Graduate Studies, Cooperative Extension Service, McKimmon Center for Extension and Continuing Education, and the Industrial Extension Service.
The program encourages faculty, EPA professionals, and students to become more engaged in addressing the needs of North Carolina citizens, communities, schools, businesses, industries, and governments. The emphasis of the University Extension and Engagement Grant funds is to provide seed money to develop strategies that address critical issues facing North Carolina. The University Standing Committee on Extension and Engagement managed the award process.
The grant winners, followed by college/department, proposal title and grant amount, are:
• Mary Arnaudin, Transylvania County Extension
Teachers as Facilitators
of Inquiry-Based Science, $5,000
• Christopher
Brown, Kenan Institute
Developing an Aero/Space Economy
in North Carolina: A Strategic Approach Involving the Public and Private
Sectors, $8,000
• Urs Buehlmann, College of Natural Resources
Value-Added
Solid Hardwood Panels from Sawmill Residuals: Log Yield Measurements,
$7,000
• Hamid Davoodi, College of Engineering
Design of Repackaging Workstation
for Individuals with Special Needs, $2,500
• Jessica DeCuir-Gunby, College
of Education
The Unbroken Circle: Closing the Achievement Gap through
the National Achiever’s Society, $7,000
• David Fogarty, Gaston County
Extension
Gaston County Entrepreneur Support Program, $6,085
• Robert Fornaro, College
of Engineering
Radio-Triggered Wake-Up for Wireless Sensor Systems,
$8,000
• Robert Hawk, Cherokee County Extension
The Great Smokies Community and
Leadership Development Institute, $4,950
• William Hunt, College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences
Water Harvesting Demonstration and Design, $7,900
• Carol Kline, College
of Natural Resources
Experience the Sandhills: A Guided Tour of North
Carolina’s African-American Heritage, $7,800
• Carol Kline, College
of Natural Resources
NC Agritourism Business Development Primer: Navigating
the Murky Waters of Government Guidelines and Regulations,
$7,850
• Bryan Laffitte, College of Design
Biofuel Compatible Diesel-Powered
Equipment for Residential/Consumer Use, $8,000
• Paul Liu, College of
Physical and Mathematical Sciences
Watershed and Water Quality Modeling
for Neuse River Basin and Estuary, $8,000
• Jennifer MacDougall, College
of Natural Resources
Healthy Activities for Wake County Youth CD-ROM,
$8,000
• Ann Ross, College of Humanities and Social Sciences
The North
Carolina Program for Forensic Science, $8,000
• Bill Skelton, Haywood County
Extension
Teachers as Facilitators of Inquiry-Based Science, $5,000
• Dona Stankus, Industrial Extension Service
High Performance Homes on
the Rise: Making the NC Solar House a HealthyBuilt
Home, $7,750
• James Tomlinson, College of Design
Development
of Masterplan, Design Guidelines, and Economic Development Strategies
for the Town of
Broadway, $7,800
Proposal abstracts for the
18 funded projects can be found at the Extension and Engagement Web
site.
Posted December 17, 2004
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