University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA

Office of Science Program Office/Division and Research

Total
($ in thousands)

• Experimental Elementary Particle Physics Research

• Precision Studies of QCD and Electro-Weak Interactions

• Cellulose and the Control of Growth Anisotropy

• Chemical Microscopy of Conjugated Molecules and Hybrid Nanostructures

• Quantifying the Micromechanical Effects of Variable Cement in Granular Porous Media

• Support for US Participants at the 14th International Congress on Catalysis to be held July 13 - 18, 2008

• Nanostructured Basic Catalysts: Opportunities for Renewable Fuels

• Theory of the Reaction Dynamics of Small Molecules on Metal Surfaces

• Probing Flame Chemistry with MBMS, Theory, and Modeling

• Interfacial Assembly and Chemical Activity of Nanoparticles

• Regional-Scale Climate Variability on Decadel to Multi-Century Timescales

• Molecular Analysis of Rates of Metal Reduction and Metabolic State of Geobacter Species During In Situ Uranium Bioremediation

• Coupling in Silico Microbial Models with Reactive Transport Models to Predict the Fate of Contaminants in the Subsurface

• Modeling the Self-Assembly of Ordered Nanoporous Materials

• Surface Engineering by Simultaneous Action of Multiple External Fields

• Interfacial Behavior of Polymers:  Using Interfaces to Manipulate Polymers

• Genome-Based Models to Optimize In Situ Bioremediation of Uranium and Harvesting Electrical Energy from Waste Organic Matter

• Systems Level Engineering of Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis to Improve Biofuel Feedstock Quality

*Total FY08 Funding for University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA ($ in thousands):

$7,903