Research at UAlbany

News & Notes

ASRC Professor, Fangqun Yu, Receives NSF Grant
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
This project seeks to advance the understanding and reduce uncertainties of atmospheric particle formation and growth processes via comprehensive data analyses, detailed case studies, sub-grid nucleation modeling and parameterizations, global aerosol modeling, and comparisons of model results with measurements.

PDP Awarded $7.5 million Contract for Public Service Workshops Program
Tuesday, December 15, 2009
The Professional Development Program (PDP), under the direction of Executive Director, Eugene Monaco, received a grant from the NYS Governor's Office of Employee Relations, to conduct workshops statewide to New York state employees in the Professional, Scientific and Technical Services.

Chemistry Professor Jayanti Pande Receives National Eye Institute Award
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
This grant will enable Dr. Pande to perform experiments leading to a comprehensive understanding of both forms of cataract disease-- genetic, as well as, age-onset cataract.

Professor Cheryl Frye Receives National Science Foundation Award
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Support of this proposal will provide for training faculty and their students, to develop their skills in behavioral neuroscience and molecular biology, in the context of investigating the role of membrane progestin receptors as targets for non-genomic actions of progestins to facilitate mating behavior of rodents.

Math Professors Michael Stessin and Kehe Zhu Receive NSF Conference Grant
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Professors Stessin and Zhu received a grant from NSF to support a conference on recent advances in function-related operator theory to be held in Rincon Puerto Rico, March 22 through 26, 2010.