Assistant Professor of Chemistry Anne Bentley receives NSF grant

Anne Bentley, assistant professor of chemistry:

In June, Bentley received a $100,000 Faculty Development Award in Chemistry from the National Science Foundation to support her work on nanoscience and nanotechnology. Using a technique called electrochemical deposition, Bentley plans to enclose nanoparticles onto thin films so she can study their growth and eventually create a new method of nanoparticle organization.

Learn more about Bentley’s work in our online newsroom.

18 July 2008

• chemistry
• faculty
• grant
• science

Assistant Professor of Chemistry Loening receives NIH grant

Niko Loening, assistant professor of chemistry:

The National Institutes of Health has awarded Niko Loening, assistant professor of chemistry, a $191,764 grant. This AREA (Academic Research Enhancement Award) program grant will support a research project aimed at discovering interesting peptides and proteins from the venom of the brown recluse spider and its relatives. The project will also characterize the structure and function of these peptides and venoms. Spider venom peptides and proteins are of interest for their potential use as therapeutic drugs and as tools for neurophysiology research.

1 July 2008

• chemistry
• faculty
• grant
• science

Associate Professors Jerusha and Brian Detweiler-Bedell receive exploratory grant

Jerusha Detweiler-Bedell and Brian Detweiler-Bedel, associate professors of psychology:

This June, Jerusha and Brian received a $150,000 grant from the National Science Foundation’s Course, Curriculum, and Laboratory Improvement (CCLI) Program for their work titled “Using Laddered Teams to Promote a Research Supportive Curriculum.” Their project, a training-model to organize collaborative research among faculty and students into three-student teams, not only works to enhance these faculty-student relations, but also engages undergraduates in innovative research.

24 June 2008

• collaborative research
• faculty
• grant
• science

Dahl and Vogel receive grant for online art project

Mark Dahl, assistant director for systems and technical services at the Watzek Library and Ted Vogel, assistant professor of art and program head of ceramics:

Dahl and Vogel received a grant of $19,000 for their project “accessCeramics at Liberal Arts Colleges” from the non-profit organization NITLE. accessCeramics is an online collection of images of contemporary ceramics.

16 June 2008

• faculty
• grant
• staff
• visual arts

Small Business Legal Clinic assists low-income entrepreneurs and emerging businesses

The Small Business Legal Clinic at Lewis & Clark Law School, the recipient of a recent grant from the M.J. Murdock Charitable Trust, provides valuable legal assistance to low-income entrepreneurs and emerging businesses, who might otherwise not be able to afford the guidance they need.

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14 March 2008

• community engagement
• grant
• In the News
• law clinic
• Small Business Legal Clinic

Dorothy Aguilera awarded grant from the Oregon Department of Education

Dorothy Aguilera, assistant professor of educational leadership:

During the fall semester, Aguilera received a $1,500 grant from the Oregon Department of Education. Her project was titled “ODE TRENS Research Project.”

12 November 2007

• education
• faculty
• grant

Jens Mache receives grant from the National Science Foundation

Jens Mache, associate professor of computer science:

This fall, Mache received a $85,355 grant from the National Science Foundation. His project is titled “Collaborative Project: CSR-CSI Making Sensor Networks Accessible to Undergraduates Through Activity-Based Laboratory Materials.” Mache will undertake the two-year project with a colleague at Portland State University.

2 November 2007

• computer science
• faculty
• grant