Faculty Research Awards, Scholarly Materials and Equipment Awards Announced
Michael Eckardt, UMaine vice president for research, has announced the recipients of the 2009 Regular Faculty Research Awards and the Scholarly Materials and Equipment Awards. Recipients are selected based on recommendations by the Faculty Research Funds Committee. Funds for this program are provided by the Vice President for Research (in part, from the Coe, Somers, and Weppler Funds) as part of a broader investment strategy designed to assist faculty and encourage research and other creative achievements.
REGULAR FACULTY RESEARCH AWARDS:
Sharon Ashworth “Development of the Zebrafish Cardiovasculature System Requires Cofilin”
Stephen Butterfield “Aerobic Performance of Children and Youth Ages 10-18 in Rural Maine Schools”
Naomi Jacobs “Publishing support for co-edit collection: Earth Perfect? Nature, Utopia and the Garden”
Richard Wahle “Technician Support for Development of American Lobster Settlement Index Database”
SCHOLARLY MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT AWARDS:
Nicholas Giudice “4 augmented reality head mounted displays and an indoor location tracking system”