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Faculty
Grants
■ Brown, J.S., Judge, J., Vignola, J., and Wang,
Z., “Development of STEM Workforce in Mechanical
Engineering at The Catholic University
of America in Support of NASA’s Strategic
Goals”, DC Space Grant Consortium (NASA),
May 1, 2008–April 30, 2009, $30,573.
■ Brown, J.S., “Research on Automated Planning
and Programming for Intelligent Systems,”
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, April 1, 2008–March 31, 2009,
$286,642.
■ Brown, J.S., “Research on Automated Programming
and Planning for Automated Manufacturing”,
National Institute of Standards and
Technology, April 1, 2009–March 31, 2012,
$960,147.
■ Choi, J.J., “Image-Guided Transbronchial
Biopsy with Novel Biopsy Device,” U.S. Army
Medical Research and Materiel Command
Telemedicine and Advanced Technology Research
Center (USAMRMC-TATRC), April
2009–Dec. 2010, $252,254.96.
■ Vignola, J.F. (PI) and Judge, J.A. (Co-PI),
“Synthetic Aperture Acoustics (SAA) Detection
of Camouflaged IEDs,” Army Research Office,
Jan. 2009–Dec. 2011, $320,448.32.
■ Brown, J.S. (PI), Judge, J.A., Vignola, J.F. and
Wang, Z. (Co-PIs), “Development of STEM
Workforce in Mechanical Engineering at The
Catholic University of America in Support of
NASA’s Strategic Goals,” DC Space Grant
Consortium, May 2008–April 2009, $30,537.
■ Judge, J.A. (PI), “CAREER: Dynamics of
Micro- and Nanomechanical Resonator
Arrays,” National Science Foundation, May
2008–April 2013, $409,287.
■ Judge, J.A. (PI) and Mathews, S.A. (Co-PI),
“Fabrication and Testing of a Blast Concussion
Burst Sensor,” U.S. Army CDMRP, June 2008–
Nov. 2009, $190,920.
■ Kilic, O. (PI), “Hardware Accelerated Reconfigurable
Programming for Electromagnetic
Simulations and Optimization of Advanced
Material Design,” Office of Naval Research,
addendum July 2008, $25,000.
■ Lade, P.V. (PI), “Instability of Geological Materials
Under Three-Dimensional Stress Conditions,”
American Chemical Society (The Petroleum
Research Fund), May 1, 2004-Aug. 2009,
$80,000.
■ Lade, P.V. (PI), “Experimental Study of Stress
Rotation Effects in Cross-Anisotropic Sand,”
National Science Foundation, May 2008–April
2011, $290,982.
■ Lucko, G. (PI), “Enabling higher dimensionality
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of temporal-spatial analysis applied to linear
scheduling of construction operations based on
singularity functions in structural engineering,”
National Science Foundation, July 2007–June
2009, $67,571 + $50,000 tuition remission.
■ Lucko, G. (PI), Tsopelas, P. (Co-PI), “Teaching
structural design, construction practices, and
sustainable technologies for mitigation of natural
disaster damages in coastal and fault
areas of developing regions.” National Collegiate
Inventors and Innovators Alliance, July
2006–July 2009, $42,450.
■ Lum, P.S. (PI), “Extension of the MIME robotic
system for stroke rehabilitation,” VA Merit Review
Award, July 2007–July 2011, $730,400.
■ Lum, P.S. (PI of CUA subcontract), “Homebased
automated therapy of arm function
after stroke via tele-rehabilitation (PI:
Uswatte),” NIH R01 Award, April 2008–
April 2012, $442,270.
■ Lum, P.S. (PI of CUA subcontract), “A Robotic
Exoskeleton for Post-stroke Hand Neuro-rehabilitation
(PI: Healton),” U.S. Army Medical
Research and Materiel Command, Nov. 2006–
Nov. 2009, $250,000.
■ Lum, P.S. (PI of CUA subcontract), “Neuroscientific
aspects of upper extremity amputation
(PI: Healton),” U.S. Army Medical Research
and Materiel Command, Nov. 2006–Nov. 2009,
$50,000.
■ Lum, P.S. (PI of CUA subcontract), “Assessment
of Motor System Function in the First
Days after Brain Injury (PI: Healton),” U.S.
Army Medical Research and Materiel Command,
Nov. 2006–Nov. 2009, $50,000.
■ Mathews, S.A. (Co-PI), “A Practical Enhanced-
Resolution Integrated Optical-Digital Imaging
Camera (PERIODIC),” Defense Microelectronics
Activity (DMEA), 2007–2009, $2,699,907.
■ Mathews, S.A. (Co-PI), “Fabrication and
Testing of a Blast Concussion Burst Sensor,”
Congressionally Directed Medical Research
Program (U.S. Army Medical Research Acquisition
Activity), June 1, 2008–Nov. 30, 2009,
$190,920.
■ Namazi, N.M., “Archival Data Extraction, Assessment,
and Preservation Infrastructure,”
National Science Foundation, application.
■ Ramella-Roman J.C. (PI), “Measurement of
autonomic dysreflexia on the rat model,”
Christopher Reeve Foundation, 2008–2009,
$5,000.
■ Ramella-Roman J.C. (Co-PI), “Novel Assessment
of Early Changes in Diabetic Retinopathy,”
NIH-NEI, RO1 grant, 2008–2011, $1,775,811.
■ Ramella-Roman J.C. (Co-PI), “NEED NAME
OF PROJECT HERE,” Defense Microelectronics
activity contracting division, subcontract from
CUA electrical engineering, 2007–2009,
$40,000.
■ Regalia, P.A. (PI), “Two Problems in Multiuser
Communications over High Occupancy Channels,”
National Science Foundation, Jan.
2007–Dec. 2010, $120,000.
■ Regalia, P.A. (PI), “Distributed Estimation in
Wireless Sensor Networks via Expectation
Propagation,” National Science Foundation,
Sept. 2007–Aug. 2010, $194,016.
■ Regalia, P.A. (PI), “Minefield Detection for Airborne
Minefield Data: Belief Propagation and
Minefield Geometry Compatibility Functions,”
Alion, May–July 2009, $50,245.
■ Tran, B.Q., “Evaluation of MRI magnetic fields
on implanted medical devices,” Food and
Drug Administration, April–Dec. 2008,
$62,142.
■ Tran, B.Q., “Laboratory evaluation of MRI
safety on implanted medical devices,” Food
and Drug Administration, Jan.–Dec. 2009,
$89,042.
■ Vignola, J.F. (PI) and Judge, J.A. (Co-PI),
“Synthetic Aperture Acoustics (SAA) Detection
of Camouflaged IEDs,” Army Research Office,
Jan. 2009–Dec. 2011, $320,448.32.
■ Brown, J.S. (PI), Judge, J.A., Vignola, J.F. and
Wang, Z. (Co-PIs), “Development of STEM
Workforce in Mechanical Engineering at The
Catholic University of America in Support of
NASA’s Strategic Goals,” DC Space Grant
Consortium, May 2008–April 2009, $30,537.
■ Wang, Z. (PI), “Whole-field experimental
nanomechanics characterization of nanomaterials
and nanostructures,” AFOSR, April 2009–
April 2010, $101,950.
■ Wang, Z. (PI), “Universal, automatic, and accurate
interferogram analysis for optics-based
experimental mechanics and its open source
implementation,” NSF, Oct. 2008–Sept. 2010,
$124,248.
■ Wang, Z. (PI), “Real-time, high-Accuracy 3D
imaging system,” NCIIA, April 2008–Sept.
2009, $14,500 (+$2,500 travel support).
■ Wang, Z. (PI), “Fabrication of highly ordered
monolayer nanoarrays,” Argonne National
Laboratory, January 2009-December 2009,
(user project without funding support).
■ Wilson Jr., O.C., “Bone Inspiration in Research
and Education,” National Science
Foundation Faculty Early CAREER Award,
March 2007–Feb. 2012, $450,000.
■ Yuan, B. (PI), “Imaging of tumor fluids including
blood, interstitial fluid and lymph as a unity,”
Department of Defense (DOD) breast cancer
research program, to be submitted on April 6,
2009, $350,000.
■ Yuan, B. (PI), “Three-dimensional optical-ultrasound
sectioning of breast tumors for functional
imaging,” DOD breast cancer research program,
submitted in Nov. 20, 2008, $100,744.