SCIENTISTS AWARDED NASA RESEARCH GRANTS 
IN BIOLOGY-INSPIRED TECHNOLOGY

ANNOUNCED AUGUST 6, 1999
IN PRESS RELEASE 99-89

for full text of press release see: 
ftp://ftp.hq.nasa.gov/pub/pao/pressrel/1999/m99-089.txt


California
Dr. Tzyy-Ping Jung
University of California, San Diego
La Jolla, CA
"Dynamic Human-Centered Interfaces: Monitoring Attentional 
Processes in Control of Critical Systems During Long and Ultra-
Long Duration Human Space Missions"

Colorado
Dr. Jacques I. Pankove
Astralux, Inc.
Boulder, CO
"Optoelectronic Neural System"

District Of Columbia
Dr. Raja Parasuraman
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
"Human Biology-Based Adaptive Systems in Support of Space 
Exploration"

Florida
Dr. Anil K. Raj
University of West Florida
Pensacola, FL
"Haptic Interfaces to Augment Human/Machine Interaction in 
Space Activities"

Illinois
Dr. Chang Liu
University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL
"Integrated Biomimetic Sensors Using Artificial Hair Cells"

Massachusetts
Dr. Gareth McKinley
Massachusettes Institute of Technology
Cambridge, MA
"Resin-Spinning of Synthetic Polymer Fibers with Silk-Like 
Properties"

Mr. Keith Oslakovic
Molecular Geodesics
Boston, MA
"Functionally-Adapted Biomimetic Materials for Space 
Exploration"

New Mexico
Dr. C. Jeffrey Brinker
Sandia National Laboratories / University of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
"Biomimetic Self-Assembly of Hardened (Nacre-like) 
Nanocomposite Coatings for TransHab"

New York
Dr. Carlo D. Montemagno
Cornell University
Ithaca, NY
"Engineering Control of a Biomolecular Motor Powered 
Nanomechanical Device"

Ohio
Dr. Bing Gong
The University of Toledo
Toledo, OH
"A New Class of Unnatural Folding Oligomers: Helices with Nano-
Sized Cavities"

Pennsylvania
Professor Dimitris Metaxas
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
"Coupling Computer Vision and Astronaut Performance for Multi-
Person Modeling and Analysis"

South Carolina
Dr. Ian D. Walker
Clemson University
Clemson, SC
"Manipulation and Contact Sensing Via Trunks, Tentacles, and 
Whiskers"

Tennessee
Dr. Gary S. Sayler
University of Tennessee
Knoxville, TN
"Towards Intelligent Distributed Bioluminescence Detection of 
Biological Contamination and Stressors"

Washington
Professor Viola Vogel
University of Washington
Seattle, WA
"Motor Proteins as Shuttles for Directed Transport in Synthetic 
Matrices"