Report of the Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research
for the Year ending June 30, 2009

The Committee on Grants-in-Aid of Research held two meetings during fiscal year 2009. During the meetings, the Committee reviewed a total of 1,702 applications, of which 354 (21%) received full or partial funding. A total of $260,863.00 was awarded. The accompanying table shows the distribution of applications, awards, and funds among the science and engineering disciplines. The names of the recipients, their institutions, and project titles are listed on the Sigma Xi web site.

A $4 dues allocation from regular members and interest income from the Society's research endowment continues to be an essential source of support for the program along with individual donations. Designated funds from the National Academy of Sciences, which are administered by Sigma Xi, provide valuable additional resources for the program.

The Committee wishes to remark on the continued importance of holding in person grant review sessions. It is vital to the GIAR Program, now in its eighty-seventh year, to ensure the integrity and consistency of grant review through a collaboration that can only take place in a face to face meeting.

The following Sigma Xi members served on the Grants-In-Aid of Research Committee during fiscal year 2009:

Dr. Emma Samantha Creaser - Unity College
Dr. Shawn Michael Ellerbroek - Wartburg College
Dr. Anthony Elbie Glenn - USDA, ARS Russell Research Center
Dr. Amy Michele Grunden - North Carolina State University
Dr. Olivia Lou Hanson - University of Central Oklahoma
Dr. Peter Jurgen Harries - University of South Florida
Dr. Catherine Lee Jahncke - Saint Lawrence University
Dr. Mark William Martin - Shell International Exploration and Production
Dr. Cecil H. McManus - Center for Survey Research, Shaw University
Dr. Linda K. Meadows - Ohio State University
Dr. Sue Ann Miller - Hamilton College
Dr. Jared Robert Morrow - University of Northern Colorado
Dr. Frank E. Price - Hamilton College
Dr. Matthew Paul Rowe - Sam Houston State University
Dr. Ann Yezerski - Kings College

I express sincere appreciation to all of the committee and guest readers for their dedicated service to the program.

Emma Creaser, Ph.D
Sigma Xi Grants-in-Aid of Research Committee Chair

Grants-in-Aid of Research 2009 Field Summary

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