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Atzberger, P.J., Mathematics, $750,000, Department of Energy, "Modeling Mescoscale Processes of Scalable Synthesis."

Byl, K., Electrical & Computer Engineering, $425,000, Jet Propulsion Laboratory, "Remotely-Supervised Robust Autonomy for a Dynamic Humanoid."

Campo, J.E. (Religious Studies), Education Abroad Program, $76,950, The Freeman Foundation, "Freeman Foundation Student Internships Proposal - Southeast and East Asia."

Caselle, J.E., Warner, R.R. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology), Marine Science Institute, $173,652, The Coral Reef Alliance, "Understanding Coral Reef Resilience to Advance Science and Conservation."

Clark, J.F. (Earth Science), Earth Research Institute, $20,115, Yucaipa Valley Water District, "Travel Time Assessment Near the Yucaipa Spreading Ponds Using Sulfur Hexaflouride."

Costello, C.J., Gaines, S. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology), Donald Bren School of Environmental Science & Management, $500,000, Waitt Family Foundation, "Sustainable Ocean Solutions through Rights-Based Management, Fisheries Certification, and Marine Protected Areas."

Dagli, N., Electrical & Computer Engineering, $400,000, Office of Naval Research, "100 GHz Bandwidth, Sub-Volt Drive Voltage Electro-optic Modulators."

Gossard, A.C. (Materials), Palmstrom, C., Electrical & Computer Engineering, $750,000, Copenhagen University, "Multi-Qubit Systems Based on Electron Spins in Coupled Quantum Dots."

Goulias, K.G., Geography, $50,000, Smart Mobility Inc., "Assessment of Land Use and Activity-based Travel Models as Tools to Estimate GHG solicitation 11-765."

Hawker, C.J. (Materials), Materials Research Laboratory, $56,280, Hitachi, Ltd., "Self-assembly and Polymer Synthesis Based on Fundamental and Applied Materials Chemistry."

Krintz, C., Computer Science, $12,800, Purdue University, "SI2: Conceptualization: Dynamic Languages for Scalable Data Analytics."

Lester, S.E., Gaines, S. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology), Marine Science Institute, $414,421, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, "Maximizing the Value of Offshore Aquaculture Development in the Context of Multiple Ocean Uses - CORE."

Lester, S.E., Gaines, S. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology), Marine Science Institute, $72,123, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, "Maximizing the Value of Offshore Aquaculture Development in the Context of Multiple Ocean Uses - Trainee."

Reed, D.C., Holbrook, S.J. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology), Marine Science Institute, $5,784,000, National Science Foundation, "LTER:  Land/Ocean Interactions and the Dynamics of Kelp Forest Communities."

Reed, D.C., Holbrook, S.J. (Ecology, Evolution & Marine Biology), Marine Science Institute, $96,000, National Science Foundation, "LTER:  Land/Ocean Interactions and the Dynamics of Kelp Forest Communities: REU support."

Singh, A.K., Rothman, J.H. (Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology), Computer Science, $388,978, National Institutes Of Health, "Integrative Modeling of Regulatory Processes Using High-Throughput Genetic Data."

Smith, W.C., Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology, $90,000, Amgen, "2013 UC Santa Barbara Amgen Scholars Doctoral Program."

Treu, T., Physics, $27,073, Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, "Unveiling the Structure of the Farthest Galaxy Protocluster: WFC3 Imaging of a z~8 Galaxy Overdensity."

Turner, K.L., Mechanical Engineering, $396,000, Carnegie Mellon University, "PiezoElectric Non-Linear Nanomechanical Temperature and Acceleration Insensitive Clocks (PENNTAC)."

Young, M.D., Marquez, M. (Associated Students), VC Student Affairs, $7,959, California Department Of Education, "Upward Bound Summer Program."