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    Data provided by the Office of Research, Investigators' home departments are represented by the ( ) when they differ from the adminstering unit.

    October 2000
    Almeroth, K.C. - Computer Science
    $35,438 - UC MICRO
    "Visualizing the Global Multicast Infrastructure."
    Alroy, J. - Marine Science Institute
    $316,812 - Harvard University
    "Co-Evolution of Biodiversity & the Environment through Geologic Time."
    Antonucci, R.R. - Physics
    $29,809 - Space Telescope Science Institute
    "Snapshot Survey of Extended (OIII) Emission in Seyfert Galaxies."
    Beltz, G.E. - Mechanical & Environmental Engineering
    $108,518 - National Science Foundation
    "Role of Atomic-Scale Crack Blunting on the Ductile Versus Brittle Response of Metals."
    Bianchini, J.A. - Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
    $100,000 - National Science Foundation
    "Beginning Science Teachers in Action: Investigating Mis/Connections Between
    Preservice Content & Classroom Instruction."
    Bimber, B. (Political Science) - Institute for Social, Behavioral, and Economic Research
    $250,000 - Pew Charitable Trust
    "The Internet & the Year 2000 Elections."
    Blau, S.D. - Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
    $122,244 - UC California Writing Project
    "South Coast Writing Project."
    Brewer, F.D. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $36,750 - UC MICRO
    "Symbolic Architectural Synthesis."
    Brewer, F.D. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $50,000 - Intel Corporation
    "Symbolic Architectural Synthesis."
    Butler, A. - Chemistry & Biochemistry
    $84,000 - Princeton University
    CEBIC Subcontract
    Butner, S.E. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $20,000 - RC Electronics, Inc.
    "Synchronizing Real-Time Systems Over Local Area Networks."
    Butner, S.E. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $8,978 - UC MICRO
    "Synchronizing Real-Time Systems Over Local-Area Networks."
    Cheetham, A.K. - Materials Research Laboratory
    $16,400,000 - National Science Foundation
    Materials Research Science and Engineering Center at UCSB
    Cheng, K.T. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $226,113 - Semiconductor Research Corporation
    "Model Checking and Functional Vector Generation by Hybrid Constraint-Solving Techniques."
    Cheng, K.T. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $17,719 - UC MICRO
    "Built-In Self-Test for Mixed-Signal System-On-Chip."
    Childress, J.J. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology) - Marine Science Institute
    $540,000 - National Science Foundation
    "Collaborative Research: Studies on the Physiological Ecology of
    Hydrothermal Vent Chemoautotrophic Symbioses."
    Clark, J.F. (Geological Sciences) - Institute for Crustal Studies
    $19,700 - UC Los Alamos National Laboratory
    "CULAR Insight into Gulf Stream Changes During the Last Glacial Period
    Using Paleotemperatures."
    Clarke, D.R. - Materials
    $23,625 - UC MICRO
    "Development of Physically Based Design Rules to Avoid Temperature Cycling."
    Clarke, D.R. - Materials
    $30,000 - Intel Corporation
    "Development of Physically Based Design Rules to Avoid Temperature Cycling."
    Coldren, L.A. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $22,256 - UC MICRO
    "Stacked-Active-Region InP-Based VCSELs."
    Coldren, L.A., Kroemer, H. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $37,556 - UC MICRO
    "All-Expitaxial 1.3-1.55um VCSELs."
    Cosden, M.A. - Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
    $86,813 - County of Santa Barbara
    "Evaluation of Santa Barbara County Juvenile Drug Court."
    Denbaars, S.P., Speck, J.S - Materials
    $150,000 - U.S. Navy
    "GaN Lateral Epitaxial Overgrowth on Silicon for Affordable Power Microwave Devices."
    Devich, D.J - Arts & Lectures
    $27,400 - California Arts Council
    Organizational Support Program
    Dugan, J. - Marine Science Institute
    $59,540 - UC Sea Grant College Program
    "Aquatic Nuisance Species Research and Outreach: Evaluating the Health Risk Posed by
    the Invasive Chinese Mitten Crab."
    Dugan, J.E. - Marine Science Institute
    $77,816 - Interior Dept.
    Joint UCSB-MMS OCS Student Internship Program
    Glassow, M. (Anthropology), Perry, J. (Anthropology) - Institute for Social, Behavioral & Economic Research
    $10,000 - Interior Dept.
    "Doctoral Dissertation Research Design: Settlement and Subsistence Strategies Among
    Complex Hunter-Gatherer Populations on Eastern Santa Cruz Island, California."
    Goodchild, M.F. - Geography
    $11,769 - University Corporation for Atmospheric Research
    "ADL/GDL Coordination."
    Hacker, B.R. (Geological Sciences), Mattinson, J.M. (Geological Sciences) - Institute for Crustal Studies
    $298,325 - Woods Hole Oceanographic Institute
    "Constraints On the Genesis of Continental Crust via Arc Magmatism."
    Hill, L.L. (Computer Science) - Geography
    $93,999 - Interior Dept.
    "Controlled Vocabularies for U.S. Geological Survey's Gateway to the Earth System."
    Hill, L.L. (Computer Science) - Geography
    $20,073 - Information International Associates
    "Controlled Vocabularies for U.S. Geological Survey's Gateway to the Earth Planning Task."
    Hodges, S.A., Bush, D.S. - Marine Science Institute
    $128,979 - Interior Dept.
    "Population Genetics of Surfgrass (Phyllospadix torreyi) for Use in Restoration." Holden, P.A. - Bren School
    $8,942 - Environmental Protection Agency
    "Adaptability of Biofilm Exopolymeric Substance to Hydrophobicity and Hydrophilicity."
    Iltis, R.A., Lee, H. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $335,602 - Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
    "Multiuser Channel Estimation for Rapid Geolocation."
    Jacobs, R.S. - Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
    $11,468 - UC Sea Grant College Program
    "Marine Natural Products that Modulate Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor
    Activation and Fibroblast Proliferation."
    Jacobs, R.S. - Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology
    $18,532 - UC Sea Grant College Program
    "Marine Natural Products that Modulate Platelet-Derived Growth Factor Receptor
    activation and Fibroblast Proliferation."
    Kedward, K.T. - Mechanical & Environmental Engineering
    $70,500 - Wichita State University
    "Damage Tolerance Design of Bonded Structures."
    Keller, A.A., Stucky, G.D. (Chemistry & Biochemistry) - Bren School
    $200,000 - GRT, Inc.
    "Aqueous Oxidation of MTBE and Other Organic Contaminants."
    Knapp, R.A. - Marine Science Institute
    $200,000 - National Science Foundation
    "Collaborative Research: Recovery of Ecosystem Structure and Function
    Following Exotic Species Eradication."
    Kolstad, C.D. (Economics), Steigerwald, D. (Economics) - Institute for Social, Behavioral & Economic Research
    $164,443 - Energy Dept.
    "Measuring Adaptation & Adjustment to Climate Change from Historic Record."
    Kuhl, T.L. (Chemical Engineering), Israelachvili, J.N. (Chemical Engineering) - Materials Research Laboratory
    $50,000 - UC Los Alamos National Laboratory
    "Confinement Cell for Soft Condensed Matter."
    Kyratzis, A. - Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
    $5,000 - UC Linguistic Minority Research Institute
    "Comparative Pragmatics: Preschool Girl's & Boy's Verbal Conflict Resolution Strategies
    in Mexico and the U.S.."
    Lal, R. - Neuroscience Research Institute
    $240,000 - Alzheimer's Association
    "Imaging Mechanism and Ultrastructure of ABP Toxity."
    Leal, L.G., Milner, S.T. - Chemical Engineering
    $360,000 - National Science Foundation
    "Studies of Entangled Polymers Under Strong Flow Conditions."
    Lee, H., Wang, Y.F. (Computer Science) - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $23,646 - UC MICRO
    "Image Analysis, Rectification, and Re-rendering in Endoscopy Surgery."
    Li, C.N. - Graduate Division
    $56,469 - Education Dept.
    Fulbright-Hays Doctoral Dissertation Research Abroad
    Li, C.N. - Graduate Division
    $102,000 - Education Dept.
    Li, M. - Computer Science
    $295,000 - National Science Foundation
    "ITR/ACS: Computational Techniques for Applied Bioinformatics."
    Lick, W.J. - Mechanical & Environmental Engineering
    $203,947 - Environmental Protection Agency
    "Sediment and Contaminant Transport in Maumee River."
    Long, S.I. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $25,000 - Raytheon
    "Wireless Signal Interface to a Readout IC."
    Long, S.I. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $24,172 - UC MICRO
    "High Efficiency Class E Amplifiers for Mobile & Base Station Applications."
    Long, S.I. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $16,734 - UC MICRO
    "40 Gb/s Transimpedance Amplifier."
    Long, S.I. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $30,000 - Anadigics, Inc.
    "40 Gb/s Transimpedance Amplifier."
    Madhow, U. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $147,836 - U.S. Army
    "Communications in the Digital Battlefield: Fundamental Problems in the Design of
    Heterogeneous Networks."
    Madison, J.Y., Young, M.D. - Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs
    $11,406 - California Department of Education
    Summer Food Service Program
    Manjunath, B.S. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $84,000 - U.S. Navy
    "Information Management in a Mobile Environment."
    Marek-Sadowska, M. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $13,600 - UC MICRO
    "STAR-DBIST: Deterministic Built-In Self Test."
    Marek-Sadowska, M. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $32,639 - UC MICRO
    "Performance Driven Layout."
    Marek-Sadowska, M. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $4,232 - UC MICRO
    "Research on Reconfiguration."
    Marek-Sadowska, M. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $10,000 - Xilinx
    "Research on Reconfiguration."
    Matthys, E.F. - Mechanical & Environmental Engineering
    $100,000 - Southern California Edison
    "Demonstration and Performance Evaluation of Drag-reducing Additives for HVAC Systems."
    Meiburg, E. - Mechanical & Environmental Engineering
    $198,656 - Energy Dept.
    "Three-Dimensional Miscible Porous Media Flows with Viscosity
    Contrasts and Gravity
    Override." Meiburg, E. - Mechanical & Environmental Engineering
    $112,000 - NASA
    "The Dynamics of Miscible Interfaces: Simulations."
    Mishra, U.K. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $94,401 - Northrop Grumman
    "Development of GaN On Silicon Substrates."
    Mitra, S.K. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $53,900 - UC MICRO
    "Efficient Image & Video Processing."
    Morrison, G.M. - Gevirtz Graduate School of Education
    $30,000 - County of Santa Barbara
    "Santa Barbara School Districts Teen Pregnancy Prevention
    Program: Evaluation Scope of Work."
    Morse, D.E. (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology) - Marine Science Institute
    $90,000 - U.S. Army
    "Genetic Engineering to Identify and Harness the Silicatein Determinants Responsible
    for Structural Control of Nanostructured Silicon-Based Materials."
    Moser, L.E. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $14,219 - UC MICRO
    "Replicated Objects & Transactions."
    Petroff, P.M. - Materials
    $12,250 - UC MICRO
    "Mid & Far Infrared Light Upconverter Imaging Device Using
    Self-Assembled Quantum Dots."
    Petroff, P.M. - Materials
    $27,563 - UC MICRO
    "Defect Related Reliability Problems in Vertical Cavity Surface Emitting Lasers."
    Petzold, L.R. - Computer Science
    $287,349 - Energy Dept.
    "Sensitivity Analysis and Assessment of Model Errors for Large-Scale Differential -
    Algebraic Systems."
    Reichman, O.J. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology), Andelman, S.J. - Marine Science Institute
    $16,588,562 - National Science Foundation
    NCEAS: National Center for Ecological Analysis & Synthesis
    Rodwell, M. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $432,000 - U.S. Navy
    "Deep Submicron InP/InGaAs/InP DHBTs for WATT-Level 94 GHz Amplifiers."
    Rodwell, M., Gossard, A. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $420,000 - U.S. Navy
    "Metamorphic InP/InGaAs Heterojunction Bipolar Transistors on GaAs Substrates."
    Rodwell, M., Long, S.I. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $705,000 - U.S. Navy
    "200 GHz Logic Technology for Digital Beam Forming."
    Rodwell, M. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $15,750 - UC MICRO
    "Modulator Drivers for 40 Gb/s Optical Fiber Transmission."
    Roof, W.C., Hecht, R. - Religious Studies
    $414,000 - Ford Foundation
    "Religious Pluralism in Southern California."
    Rose, K., Gersho, A. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $123,442 - UC MICRO
    "Efficient Compression & Processing of Audio & Video Signals."
    Schmitt, R.J. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology) - Marine Science Institute
    $68,587 - Interior Dept.
    "Inventory of Rocky Intertidal Resources in Southern Santa Barbara, Ventura,
    and Los Angeles Counties."
    Schmitt, R.J. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology) - Marine Science Institute
    $222,138 - Interior Dept.
    "Population Dynamics and Biology of the California Sea Otter at the Southern
    End of Its Range."
    Schmitt, R.J. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology) - Marine Science Institute
    $24,875 - Interior Dept.
    "Following Changes in the Abundances of Rocky Intertidal Populations in Orange County,
    California: Contributions to a Regional Monitoring Network."
    Schmitt, R.J. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology), Dugan, J.E. - Marine Science Institute
    $500,000 - Interior Dept.
    "Advancing Marine Biotechnology: Use of OCS Oil Platforms as Sustainable Sources of
    Marine Natural Products."
    Schmitt, R.J. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology) - Marine Science Institute
    $63,515 - Interior Dept.
    "Shoreline Inventory of Intertida l Resources of San Luis Obispo and Northern Santa
    Barbara Counties."
    Shynk, J.J. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $13,125 - UC MICRO
    "An Investigation of Adaptive Receivers for the IS-95 Downlink."
    Shynk, J.J. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $20,000 - Applied Signal Technology
    "An Investigation of Adaptive Receivers for the IS-95 Downlink."
    Singh, A.K. - Computer Science
    $10,500 - UC MICRO
    "Supporting Fault-Tolerance in Distributed Objects."
    Smith, E.R. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology) - Marine Science Institute
    $29,933 - Interior Dept.
    "Public Perceptions of Risk Associated with Offshore Oil Development."
    Suri, S. - Computer Science
    $208,515 - National Science Foundation
    "Geometric Problems in Graphics, Databases, and Networking."
    Washburn, L. (Geography), Gaines, S.D. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology) - Marine Science Institute
    $224,000 - Interior Dept.
    "Observing the Surface Circulation Along the South-Central California Coast Using High
    Frequency Radar: Consequences for Larval and Pollutant Dispersal."
    Weissglass, J., Ostwald, T. - Mathematics
    $124,582 - UC California Science Project
    South Coast Science Project
    York, R.A. - Electrical & Computer Engineering
    $21,328 - UC MICRO
    "Growth Optimization of Sputtered BST & Thin-Film Varactors on Glass Substrates for
    Microwave & Millimeter-Wave Applications."