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Research: Recently Awarded Grants

Grants Awarded since 2004

Within the last six years, our department has been awarded over $5,000,000 in grants to fund our rigorous year-round research program.

Awarded in 2009 - $1,626,515

  • National Institutes of Health Senior Research Fellowship: Kumar Sinniah — $44,915

  • National Science Foundation: Crystal Bruxvoort and Deanna van Dijk — $185,003

  • National Science Foundation: Chad Tatko, Amy Wilstermann, David E. Benson, Eric J. Arnoys — $487,470

  • National Science Foundation: David Benson, Chad Tatko, John Wertz, Amy Wilstermann, and Randy DeJong — $270,000

  • NIH: National Institutes of Health: Larry Louters — $223,050

  • National Science Foundation: Carolyn Anderson — $170,000

  • National Science Foundation: Doug Vander Griend — $126,000

  • American Chemical Society: Doug Vander Griend — $65,000

  • NIH: National Institutes of Health: Kumar Sinniah — $55,077

Awarded in 2008 - $1,610,610
  • HHMI: Eric Arnoys, David DeHeer, Randall Pruim, Chad Tatko — $1,100,000

  • Office of Naval Research: Dave Benson — $289,217

  • National Science Foundation Supplemental Grant: Crystal Bruxvoort, Rachel Reed, James Jadrich — $99,968

  • Beckman Foundation; Carolyn Anderson; Eric Arnoys; Ronald Blankespoor, Roger DeKock, Keith Grasman, Arlene Hoogewerf, Larry Louters, Stephen Matheson, Kumar Sinniah, John Ubels — $77,200

  • Research Corporation-Cottrell College Science Award: Chad Tatko — $44,225

Awarded in 2007 - $355,808

  • National Science Foundation (NSF): Joel Adams, Roger DeKock, Paul Harper, Paulo Ribeiro, Matthew Walhout — $205,808

  • MERCK: Eric Arnoys, David DeHeer, Arlene Hoogewerf, Larry Louters, Steve Matheson, Darla McCarthy, Doug Vander Griend — $60,000

  • Rollin M. Gerstacker Foundation: Chad Tatko — $50,000

  • American Chemical Society (ACS): Chad Tatko — $40,000

Awarded in 2006 - $885,672

  • National Science Foundation (NSF): Kenneth Bergwerf, Crystal Bruxvoort, David DeHeer, James Jadrich, Rachel Reed — $721,754

  • American Chemical Society: Roger DeKock — $50,000

  • American Chemical Society (ACS): Carolyn Anderson — $40,000

  • Research Corporation: Carolyn Anderson — $36,418

  • Pfizer: Ronald Blankespoor — $27,500

  • Camille & Henry Dreyfus Foundation: Carolyn Anderson — $10,000

Awarded in 2005 - $205,864

  • National Institutes of Health (NIH): Kumar Sinniah — $188,964

  • University of Virginia: Larry Louters — $16,900

Awarded in 2004 - $411,575

  • National Science Foundation (NSF): Eric Arnoys, Arlene Hoogewerf, David Koetje, Stephen Matheson, John Ubels — $174,298

  • Metanexus Institute: Arie Leegwater — $15,000

  • National Science Foundation (NSF): Mark Muyskens, Karen Muyskens — $222,277

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