Investing in Alabama Universities to Expand...

Alabama EPSCoR State Offi ceThe University of Alabama

Box 870204Tuscaloosa, AL 35487-0204

Phone: 205.348.7079http://alepscor.ua.edu

Dr. Daryush ILAExecutive Director

ila@aamuri.aamu.edu

Ms. Charlotte NixProgram Coordinator

cnix@ua.edu

Ms. Jennifer YarbroughProgram Assistant

jjyarbrough@ua.edu

Dr. Karen BoykinEducation Outreach

Research Coordinatorkboykin@coe.eng.ua.edu

Management and Administration

The Alabama EPSCoR program includes seven Ph.D. granting universities in the state of Alabama: Alabama

A&M University, Auburn University, Tuskegee University, The University of Alabama, University of Alabama at

Birmingham, University of Alabama in Huntsville, and University of South Alabama.

The Alabama EPSCoR Executive Director and the Campus Coordinator on each of the seven campuses

constitute the Management Team. Contact the Director’s offi ce at:

Daryush ILAExecutive DirectorAlabama EPSCoR

Alabama A&M University Research InstitutionP.O. Box 313

Normal, AL 35762-0313Phone: 256-372-8703

Fax: 256-372-8708E-mail: ILA@AAMURI.AAMU.EDU

2008 Scholars

Investing in Alabama Universities to Expand Research Output

Attracting Quality Graduate Students and Making our Universities more Competitive

Providing a Highly Trained Workforce for High Technology Companies in Alabama

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Our research uses bacterial DNA to develop ideal year-round environmental indicators of Southeastern marine gulf coastal health. The research will reduce pathogens dangerous to game fi sh.

– Erin Donovan, Auburn University

Our studies discovered a protein that regulates signaling within the body and represents a new target for anti-tumor drugs. The discovery may prove extremely useful for the treatment of human cancer.

- Danalea Skarra, University of South Alabama

Delicate marine animals face mortal danger from wounds and have evolved an extremely rapid, as fast as 30 minute, repair mechanism. Our replicating research will provide rapid repair and health benefi ts for man.

- Matt Dodson, Auburn University

We developed a low cost non-automated procedure to rapidly annotate, clone and express the proteins from genome sequencing without the use of robotic machinery. The resulting approach for determining gene structure is much less time and personnel intensive.- Ronny Hughes, University of Alabama

in Huntsville

research...research...

The Graduate Research Scholars Program (GRSP) is an investment in Alabama universities that will expand research output, attract quality

graduate students and make our universities more competitive for quality faculty hires. The program will provide a highly trained workforce to fuel the growth of high technology companies in Alabama. A signifi cant goal of the GRSP is to encourage interdisciplinary training and research, to train professionals for careers in the scrutinized fi elds, and to encourage individuals from underrepresented groups to consider careers in these fi elds.

Innovation...Innovation...

ALABAMA’S RESEARCH SCHOLARS for 2008

GRSP Scholars Field of Study District*

Fernando Calzzani Surface Enhanced Spectroscopy 5Renato Minamisawa Ion Beam Nanolithography 5

Redahegn Sileshi UV Nanolithography 5Tiffany Frazier Surface Enhanced Spectroscopy 5

Jean-Michel Taguenang UV Nanolithography 5Joyce Chen Molecular Level Metabolic Interactions 3

Sudhir Aluwalia Ruminant Mastitis Infection 3Chengdong Huang Biological Structural Determinations 3Christina Booher Calcium Availability and Bone Resorption 3

Erin Imsand Metalloprotien Cystiene Dioxygenase 3Johanna Cannon Molecular Phylogenetics 3Shaik Zainuddin Materials Science and Engineering 3Nydeia Wright Materials Science and Engineering 3

Jessie Mayo, Jr. Materials Science and Engineering 3Tarig Hassan Materials Science and Engineering 3Tiffany Nelson Materials Science and Engineering 3Shoieb Shaik Electrical Engineering 3

H. Zhu Chemistry and Energy Fuel Cells 7Wei Li Chemical and Biological Engineering 7

Gihan Kwong Chemical and Biological Engineering 7V.K. Eppakayala Civil and Environmental Engineering 7

Yuhao Lu Metallurgical and Materials Engineering 7Chethan Acharya Chemical and Biological Engineering 7

Alan Martinez Optical Physics 6Justin Sheff Not available at this time 6

Sam Hastings Not available at this time 6Parimal Bapat Nanoparticles for Biomedical Applications 6Philip Veronse Not available at this time 6

Sarah Torgerson Structural Biology 5Li Qiu Structural Biology 5

Emily Roth Structural Biology 5Amicia (Amy) Elliott Structural Biology 5

Talitha Caudle Structural Biology 5Samer Swedan Molecular Biology and Immune Systems 1.

GRSP Campus Coordinators

John SteadmanUniversity of South AlabamaMobile, AL 36688-0002Phone: (251) 460-6261JSteadman@usouthal.edu

Anup SharmaAlabama A&M UniversityNormal, AL 35762Phone: (256)-372-8102Anup.Sharma@aamu.edu

Mahesh HosurTuskegee University Tuskegee, AL 36088Phone: (334) 724-4220hosur@tuskegee.edu

Frank BartolAuburn UniversityAuburn University, AL 36849Phone: (334) 844-1506bartoff@auburn.edu

Chris LawsonUniversity of Alabama at BirminghamBirmingham, AL 35294-0107 Phone: (205) 975-5059lawson@uab.edu

John WiestThe University of AlabamaTuscaloosa, AL 35487 Phone: (205) 348-1727 jwiest@eng.ua.edu

Ed Meehan University of Alabama in HuntsvilleHuntsville, AL 35899Phone: (256) 824-6533meehane@email.uah.edu

* Reported residence of students by Alabama Congressional District (2001).

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