C-FAR: Research: External Grants

C-FAR FY03 FUNDED EXTERNAL PROJECTS

Project Number	Project Title	Principal Investigator	Funding
02E-064-5*	Evaluation of BT Toxin Persistence in Soils	Michelle Wander University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences	$60,000 2-Year
03E-005-5	Effects of Tillage, Lime Rate and Timing of Limestone Application on Acid Soils	Stephen A. Ebelhar University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Crop Sciences	$32,400 2-Year
03E-009-2	Determing the Market Potential of Organic Food Production in Illinois	Martha S. Bazik University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign AEDI, Rock Island County Extension	$70,000 2-Year
03E-023-3	The Effect of Using Disease-Free Planting Stock on Horseradish Yield and Quality	Robert M. Skirvin University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences	$75,000 2-Year
03E-033-2	Native Herbaceous Perennials as Alternative Crops for Illinois Nurseries	Janice M. Coons Eastern Illinois University Biological Sciences	$100,000 2-Year
03E-044-1	From Research to Marketable Wheat By-Product Composites: Phase II	Vivak M. Malhotra Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Physics	$100,000 2-Year
03E-077-5	Quantifying the Fertilizer N Needs of Corn Based Upon a New Organic N Soil Test	Edward C. Varsa Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Plant, Soil, and General Agriculture	$100,000 2-Year
03E-084-4	Soy Saponins as Colon Cancer Inhibitors	Keith W. Singletary University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Food Science and Human Nutrition	$110,000 2-Year
03E-085-3	Origin-Based Branding of Illinois Commodities	Brian Wansink University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Business Administration	$45,000 2-Year
03E-095-3	Meeting Community Standards to Improve Siting of Livestock Facilities	Peter D. Goldsmith University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Agricultural and Consumer Economics	$30,000 1-year
03E-099-2	Building Supply Chains Linking Illinois Livestock Producers with Urban Markets	Darlene S. Knipe University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Extension & Agricultural and Consumer Economics	$90,000 2-Year
03E-116-1	Increasing Butanol Yield by Fermenting Degermed Corn to Benefit Illinois Farmers	Nasib Qureshi University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Food Science and Human Nutrition	$125,000 2-year
03E-125-4	Pasteurizing Fruit Juices with a Resonant Macrosonic Synthesis Pasteurizer	Hao Feng University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Food Science and Human Nutrition	$75,000 2-Year
03E-154-3	Evaluating Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) for Safety, Equivalence, and Reduction of Environmental Impact	David A. Lightfoot Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Plant, Soil and General Agriculture	$144,000 2-Year
03E-157-1	Public Promotional Efforts for Dairy Industry vs Structural Changes in the Dairy Industry	Phillip R. Eberle Southern Illinois University at Carbondale Agribusiness Economics	$80,000 2-year
03E-158-4	Mycobacterium Paratuberculosis Thermal Inactivation and Incidence in Fluid Milk	Joseph Dunn Illinois Institute of Technology The National Center for Food Safety & Technology	$50,000 1-year
*Project 02E-064-5 was provided first year funding from FY02 funds with a commitment to fund the second year of research from FY03 funds. Note: The last number of the project number refers to the research focus area under which the project was funded.