Name

Source

Dates

Amount

Principle Investigator

The Effects of Different Modes of Coagulation as Pretreatment to Membrane Filtration for Drinking Water Production in Small Systems

Midwest Technology Assistance Center (USEPA)

1/03 – 6/04

$50,000

NSF CTS 0331778: Membrane Surface Modifications by Ion Beam Irradiation for Increasing Mass Transfer and Fouling Resistance

NSF CTS

9/03 – 8/07

$180,995

REU Supplement for NSF CTS 0331778

NSF CTS

5/05 – 8/05

$6,369

Desalination pretreatment using controlled-chain PEGMA-enhanced

US Depart. Of Interior – US Bureau of Reclamation

10/05 – 4/06

$92,411

NSF CBET SGER 0610624: Development of Bacterial-Sensing Ultrafiltration Membranes with Improved Permeability, Selectivity and Fouling Control (PI: I. Escobar, co-Pis: C. Gruden, M. Coleman)

NSF CBET

5/06 – 4/08

$45,000

NSF CBET 0651044: North American Membrane Society (NAMS) 2007 Annual Conference

NSF CBET

10/06 – 9/07

$5,000

Support for 2007 North American Membrane Society Meeting (Award No.: N000140611151)

Office of Naval Research

11/06 – 10/07

$5,000

NSF CBET SGER 0610624 – REU Supplement

NSF CBET

05/07 – 04/08

$12,738

NSF CBET SGER 0714539: Development of Silver/Copper Coated Membrane Feed Spacers for Biofouling Control

NSF CBET SGER

5/07 – 5/08

$50,000

NSF CBET SGER 0714539 – REU Supplement

NSF CBET

05/07 – 04/08

$5,999

NSF CBET SGER 0610624 – REU Supplement

NSF CBET

05/07 – 04/08

$5,999

NSF CBET 0754387: Development of anti-biofouling nanocomposite polypropylene fibers for membrane feed spacers

NSF CBET

05/08 – 04/11

$240,124

NSF OISE 0832894: International Planning Visit to the National University of Singapore - Development of Collaborations in Forward Osmosis Research (PI: I. Escobar, co-PI: M. Coleman)

NSF OISE

08/08 – 07/09

$15,500

NSF CBET 0754387 – REU Supplement

NSF CBET

05/09 – 04/10

$6,968

Total

$722,103

Name

Source

Dates

Amount

Principle Investigator

Invite speaker that emphasizes Environmental Education

EnviroSafe County Grants Program

8/02-12/02

$1,000

Evaluation of Ballasted Sand Flocculation and UV Disinfection Technologies for Combined Sewer Overflow

Black & Veatch Ltd. Of Ohio

3/02-12/02

$34,013

Engineering for Migrant Students (PI: I. Escobar, co-PI: M. Pickett)

Ohio Department of Education

5/03-12/03

$55,000

Engineering for Migrant Students (PI: I. Escobar, co-PI: M. Pickett)

Ohio Department of Education

5/04-12/04

$55,000

Engineering for Migrant Students (PI: I. Escobar, co-PI: M. Pickett)

Ohio Department of Education

4/05-12/05

$55,000

Engineering for Migrant Students (PI: I. Escobar, co-PI: M. Pickett)

Ohio Department of Education

8/05-8/06

$55,000

Engineering for Migrant Students (PI: I. Escobar, co-PI: M. Pickett)

Ohio Department of Education

8/06 – 8/07

$55,000

Engineering for Migrant Students (PI: I. Escobar, co-PI: M. Pickett)

Ohio Department of Education

8/07 – 8/08

$18,112

INSPiRE: Involving Neighborhood Stakeholders in Partnerships to Reach Excellence

Toledo Community Foundation

08/08 – 07/09

$50,000

Total

$378,125

Name

Source

Dates

Amount

Principle Investigator

Characterization of Membrane Fouling as a Function of Water Quality and Membrane Properties

URAFP

5/01-12/01

$10,000

Proposal Revision & Resubmission

URAFP

5/01-8/01

$4,000

Kohler Junior Faculty International Travel Grant

Kohler Travel Program

7/02

$1,500

Investigation of abiotic and biotic fouling in modified polymeric membranes

University of Toledo – URAFP

5/03-12/03

$9,500

Total

$49,610

Name

Source

Dates

Amount

Co-Principle Investigator

ETMS, Engineering for Teachers of Migrant Students (PI: M. Pickett, co-PIs: E. Fridman, I. Escobar, J. Elmers, J. Johnson, H. Cooks, and S. Federman)

OBOR - Eisenhower

11/01-12/02

$118,584

EXCELing into Engineering and Astronomy (PI: E. Fridman, co-PIs: M. Pickett and I. Escobar)

ASCE – Women in Engineering

5/02-8/02

$5,000

Improving Teacher Quality (PI: M. Pickett, co-PIs: R. Schneider, I. Escobar, H. Cooks and S. Federman)

Ohio Board of Regents

3/03-5/04

$159,463

EXCELling into Engineering and Astronomy – 2003 (PI: M. Pickett, co-PI: I. Escobar)

ASCE – Women in Engineering

5/03-8/03

$3,000

DLAMST, Distance Learning Applications for Teachers of Math and Science (PI: M. Pickett, I. Escobar, C. Gruden, H. Cooks)

Ohio Board of Regents

1/04 – 5/05

$139,086

MSAT-DL, Math and Science Activities for Teachers via Distance Learning (PI: M. Pickett; co-PIs: I. Escobar, C. Gruden, H. Cooks)

Ohio Board of Regents

1/05 – 5/06

$144,063

Improving STEM Teacher Preparation: A Long-Term Investment, Discovery STEM Teacher Education Initiative (Institutions involved: Miami University (lead), University of Toledo, Cleveland State University. At The University of Toledo, PI: C. Johnson, R. Schneider, A. Jorgensen, I. Escobar)

Ohio Board of Regents – Choose Ohio First

8/08 – 7/13

$3,485,000 (UT portion: $1,055,000)

Ultrasound Spacers for Sustainable Water Production and Wastewater Treatment (PI: G. Lipscomb, co-PIs: J. Lu and I. Escobar)

The University of Toledo – Strategic Enhancement Award (SEA)

08/08 – 07/09

$24,610

Material Engineering and Fabrication of High-Performance Nanofiltration-based FO Membranes for Water Reuses (PI: N. Chung¹, co-PIs: K. Wang¹, Q. Yang¹, J. Qin², I. Escobar³, M. Coleman³)

¹Dept. of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, NUS

²Center for Advanced Water Technology (CAWT), SUI

³Department of Chemical Engineering, U of Toledo, USA

National University of Singapore

10/08 – 9/10

$1,154,400

Total

$1,624,196