2001-2002 Seed Grant Award Winners
Programs listed alphabetically by principal investigator(s)

Higher Education

Principal Investigator: Dr. Rita Kay Voltmer, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio
Project Title: The Miami Mission to Mars Project (3-M Project)
Grant Award: $2,168

Precollege Teacher Outreach

Principal Investigator: Dr. Larry Cooper, NASA Office of Space Science, OAI, Cleveland, Ohio
Project Title: Project ASTRO Program
Grant Award: $10,000

Principal Investigator: Mr. Tim Lewaren, Space Explorers, Inc., De Pere, Wisconsin
Project Title: Moonlink®, NEARLink®, and Marslink®
Grant Award: $2,000

Principal Investigator: Dr. Wesley Perusek, Ada, Ohio
Project Title: Student Invention Centers
Grant Award: $2,500

Principal Investigator: Ms. Sandra L. Preston, McDonald Observatory, The University of Texas, Austin, Texas
Project Title: Stardate and Universo Disks in the Classroom
Grant Award: $1,615

Principal Investigator: Dr. Theodore Williams, The College of Wooster, Wooster, Ohio
Project Title: B-WISER Institute
Grant Award: $20,000

Public Outreach

Principal Investigator: Dr. Larry Cooper, NASA Office of Space Science, OAI, Cleveland, Ohio
Project Title: African Americans in Space Science Exhibit
Grant Award: $2,500

Research Infrastructure

Principal Investigator: Dr. Pixhong Qiao, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Project Title: Development of Computational Models for Shape Memory Alloys Embedded in Smart Materials
Grant Award: $10,000

Principal Investigator: Dr. Gambing Song, The University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Project Title: Introduction to Smart Materials and Structures
Grant Award: $2,500