Advanced Modeling of Enhanced Oil Recovery Methods
ID : 873
Total shows: 558
Create date: 05/24/2009 14:20:51
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 777 - 1 - 141
Proposal Specialty:  1.1 Mathematics
LPI Name:  Dr. Daripa, Prabir
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

Stage Specific Differentiation of Pluripotent Stem Cells into Functional Hemangiogenic Tissues
ID : 872
Total shows: 461
Create date: 05/24/2009 14:18:12
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 663 - 3 - 140
Proposal Specialty:  3.4 Medical Biotechnology
LPI Name:  Dr. Rafii, Shahin
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Weill Cornell Medical College
Project Status:  Awarded

Automated Measurement of Galaxy Morphology
ID : 871
Total shows: 405
Create date: 05/24/2009 14:16:49
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 643 - 1 - 112
Proposal Specialty:  1.3 Physical Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Rojas Pena, Alex
Submitting Institution:  Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  University of nottingham
Project Status:  Awarded

REAL TIME DIGITAL FEEDBACK CONTROL OF VFD FED BY A MULTI-CELL INVERTER
ID : 870
Total shows: 403
Create date: 05/24/2009 14:13:50
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 548 - 2 - 223
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Ben-Brahim, Lazhar
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  RasGas / TMEIC (Toshiba Mitsubishi-ELectric Industrial Systems Corporation) / Tokyo Denki University / Yokohama National University
Project Status:  Awarded

Photovoltaics and Their Grid Integration – a Plug and Play Concept
ID : 869
Total shows: 425
Create date: 05/24/2009 14:10:34
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 528 - 2 - 213
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Enjeti, Prasad
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  A.I.M.
Project Status:  Awarded

Improved Arabic Natural Language Processing through Semisupervised and Cross-Lingual Learning
ID : 868
Total shows: 446
Create date: 05/24/2009 14:08:47
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 485 - 1 - 083
Proposal Specialty:  1.2 Computer and Information Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Smith, Noah
Submitting Institution:  Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Carnegie Mellon University
Project Status:  Awarded

Wireless Sensor Networks for the Survey of Gas and Water Distribution Networks
ID : 867
Total shows: 436
Create date: 05/24/2009 14:07:20
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 372 - 2 - 142
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Trinchero, Daniele
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Politecnico di Torino
Project Status:  Awarded

Innovated Intelligent Computerized Numerical Control (CNC) Machine Employing Computer Vision System
ID : 866
Total shows: 423
Create date: 05/24/2009 14:05:11
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 287 - 2 - 096
Proposal Specialty:  2.03 Mechanical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Al-Kindi, Ghassan
Submitting Institution:  College of the North Atlantic - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Sohar University - OMAN
Project Status:  Awarded

Innovative Robot for NDT Applications in LNG/LPG Tank Floor Inspection
ID : 865
Total shows: 422
Create date: 05/24/2009 14:03:28
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 276 - 2 - 091
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Qidwai, Uvais
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Project Status:  Awarded

Kinetics of Slurry Phase Fischer-Tropsch Synthesis on a Cobalt Catalyst
ID : 864
Total shows: 390
Create date: 05/24/2009 14:02:01
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 173 - 2 - 050
Proposal Specialty:  2.04 Chemical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Bukur, Dragomir
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  University of Kentucky
Project Status:  Awarded

Acyltrifluoroborates. Stable Acyl Anion Equivalents
ID : 863
Total shows: 418
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:58:36
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 035 - 1 - 008
Proposal Specialty:  1.4 Chemical Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Seapy, Dave
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  University of Pennsylvania
Project Status:  Awarded

Systems approach towards diabetes research using molecular profiling tools
ID : 862
Total shows: 456
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:53:04
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 740 - 3 - 148
Proposal Specialty:  3.4 Medical Biotechnology
LPI Name:  Dr. Cheema, Amrita
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Georgetown University
Project Status:  Awarded

FinancialWatch
ID : 861
Total shows: 407
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:51:36
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 583 - 1 - 101
Proposal Specialty:  1.2 Computer and Information Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Semmar, Nasredine
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  CEA
Project Status:  Awarded

Downhole Mechatronics: Enabling Technology for Qatar’s North Field
ID : 860
Total shows: 385
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:43:17
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 504 - 2 - 197
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Ahmed, Shehab
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  A.I.M. / Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

Development and Characterization of Lightweight Magnesium Nanocomposites for Weight Critical Applications
ID : 859
Total shows: 416
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:38:49
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 424 - 2 - 171
Proposal Specialty:  2.05 Materials Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Gupta, Manoj
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  College of the North Atlantic - Qatar / National University of Singapore
Project Status:  Awarded

Chemo- and Phyto-remediation of Depleted Uranium from Contaminated Soil and Sediments
ID : 858
Total shows: 385
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:22:43
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 187 - 1 - 034
Proposal Specialty:  1.5 Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Al-Saad, Khalid
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Atomic Energy Authority / Ministry of environment
Project Status:  Awarded

Understanding Inflation and Its Implications for GCC countries Using Highly Disaggregated Data
ID : 857
Total shows: 393
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:20:24
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 718 - 5 - 104
Proposal Specialty:  5.2 Economies and Business
LPI Name:  Dr. Antoniades, Alexis
Submitting Institution:  Georgetown University - Qatar
Project Status:  Awarded

Towards More Efficient and Smart Aircraft Engines
ID : 856
Total shows: 418
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:18:21
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 700 - 2 - 296
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. El-Gamal, Mourad
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  McGill University
Project Status:  Awarded

Design optimization of a cooling system for concrete aggregate in hot weather
ID : 855
Total shows: 424
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:13:42
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 693 - 2 - 290
Proposal Specialty:  2.03 Mechanical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Hamouda, Abdelmagid
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  University of British Columbia
Project Status:  Awarded

QoS Optimization In Broadband Wireless Networks and Development of new value-added Mobile Systems and Services for e-advertising and e-Tourism
ID : 854
Total shows: 741
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:11:31
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 577 - 2 - 241
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Besbes, Hichem
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Ecole Spérieure des Communications de Tunis. Sup'Com
Project Status:  Awarded

CameraNets: Coverage, Networking and Storage Problems in Wireless Multimedia Sensor Networks
ID : 853
Total shows: 335
Create date: 05/24/2009 13:08:53
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 562 - 1 - 095
Proposal Specialty:  1.2 Computer and Information Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Abu-Ghazaleh, Nael
Submitting Institution:  Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  State University of New York - Binghamton
Project Status:  Awarded

Density, Speed of Sound, and Phase Equilibria Measurements of Acid Gas Mixtures Used in Sequestration and Enhanced Oil Recovery Processes
ID : 852
Total shows: 298
Create date: 05/24/2009 12:47:30
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 551 - 2 - 224
Proposal Specialty:  2.04 Chemical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Holste, James
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Qatar University / Texas Engineering Experiment Station
Project Status:  Awarded

Study of Women’s Health in Qatar: Examining the physical, biological, psychological and social changes in women in their middle years
ID : 851
Total shows: 332
Create date: 05/24/2009 12:40:47
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 467 - 3 - 098
Proposal Specialty:  3.3 Health Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Gerber, Linda
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Hamad Medical Corporation / Joan & Sanford I. Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Project Status:  Awarded

Whole Genome Assays of Qatari Patients with Bipolar Affective Disorders
ID : 850
Total shows: 356
Create date: 05/24/2009 12:38:58
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 429 - 3 - 091
Proposal Specialty:  3.2 Clinical Medicine
LPI Name:  Dr. Kronfol, Ziad
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC)
Project Status:  Awarded

Vascular Smooth Muscle Calcium Signaling in Hypertension
ID : 849
Total shows: 330
Create date: 05/24/2009 12:36:44
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 392 - 3 - 087
Proposal Specialty:  3.1 Basic Medicine
LPI Name:  Dr. Rusch, Nancy
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Qatar University / University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
Project Status:  Awarded

Research for eLASTIC: Electronic Learning and Assessment Tool for Interdisciplinary Connections among the Visual Arts, Reading, and Writing
ID : 848
Total shows: 522
Create date: 05/24/2009 12:33:37
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 378 - 6 - 010
Proposal Specialty:  6.4 Arts (Arts, History of Arts, Performing Arts, Music)
LPI Name:  Dr. Taylor, Pamela
Submitting Institution:  Virginia Commonwealth U - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Qatar University / Virginia Commonwealth University
Project Status:  Awarded

Non-Self Adjoint Operators: Eigenfunction Expansions, Inverse Problems, Hermite Interpolations And Application In Signal Analysis
ID : 847
Total shows: 313
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:53:50
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 345 - 1 - 067
Proposal Specialty:  1.1 Mathematics
LPI Name:  Dr. Annaby, Mahmoud
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Saratov State University / University of Duisburg-Essen
Project Status:  Awarded

Optimization and Advanced Process Control of LNG Operations
ID : 846
Total shows: 313
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:51:59
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 323 - 2 - 116
Proposal Specialty:  2.11 Other Engineering and Technology
LPI Name:  Dr. Al-Khalifa, Khalifa
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Rutgers University
Project Status:  Awarded

Data-Driven, Outcome-based Assessment: what can developing and assessing Students Learning Outcomes Do for Teaching and Learning in QU and AUB
ID : 845
Total shows: 329
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:38:58
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 265 - 5 - 051
Proposal Specialty:  5.3 Educational Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Al-Thani, Shaikha
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Project Status:  Awarded

LINGUISTIC SEXISM AND GENDER ROLE STREOTYPING IN QATARI ENGLISH LANGUAGE LEARNING SCHOOL RESOURCES
ID : 844
Total shows: 386
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:34:12
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 227 - 5 - 042
Proposal Specialty:  5.9 Other social sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Hamid, Bahiyah
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  National University of Malaysia
Project Status:  Awarded

Genetically modified Bi-specific T-cells for Adoptive Immunotherapy for Lymphoma
ID : 843
Total shows: 337
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:31:19
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 121 - 3 - 046
Proposal Specialty:  3.4 Medical Biotechnology
LPI Name:  Dr. Jewell, Andrew
Submitting Institution:  Aquamed ME
Collaborative Institutions:  Kingston University / Qatar University / UCL (University College London)
Project Status:  Awarded

GENETICS OF DEAFNESS IN THE QATARI POPULATION
ID : 842
Total shows: 343
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:28:14
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 084 - 3 - 032
Proposal Specialty:  3.1 Basic Medicine
LPI Name:  Dr. Gasparini, Paolo
Submitting Institution:  Hamad Medical Corporation
Collaborative Institutions:  Università di Trieste - IRCCS Burlo Garofolo
Project Status:  Awarded

Application of Non-Standard Discretization Methods in Bifurcation Analysis of Fractional Differential Equations
ID : 841
Total shows: 321
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:24:07
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 056 - 1 - 014
Proposal Specialty:  1.1 Mathematics
LPI Name:  Dr. Erjaee, Gholam
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Project Status:  Awarded

Applications of quantum interferometry and coherence to precision sensing, microscopy and lithography
ID : 840
Total shows: 301
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:22:49
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 043 - 1 - 011
Proposal Specialty:  1.3 Physical Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Zubairy, Muhammad
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

: Adaptation of the Diagnostic Interview for Genetic Studies (DIGS) to a Qatari Population
ID : 839
Total shows: 308
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:19:25
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 425 - 5 - 071
Proposal Specialty:  5.1 Psychology
LPI Name:  Dr. Kronfol, Ziad
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Institute for Development, Research, Advocacy and Applied Care (IDRAAC)
Project Status:  Awarded

Novel potential target for repetitive behaviors in autistic patients: Design and synthesis of therapeutically efficient selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) with dual pharmacological profile
ID : 838
Total shows: 284
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:17:26
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 254 - 3 - 069
Proposal Specialty:  3.1 Basic Medicine
LPI Name:  Dr. Ghoneim, Ola
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Project Status:  Awarded

Signal Intelligence for Next Generation Wireless Communications Systems
ID : 837
Total shows: 322
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:11:15
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 152 - 2 - 043
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Qaraqe, Khalid
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  University of South Florida
Project Status:  Awarded

RIGID CATIONIC CAROTENOID LIPIDS AS NOVEL miRNA DELIVERY VECTORS
ID : 836
Total shows: 322
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:09:09
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 705 - 3 - 144
Proposal Specialty:  3.4 Medical Biotechnology
LPI Name:  Dr. Pungente, Michael
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Norwegian University of Science and Technology / Stevens Institute of Technology
Project Status:  Awarded

Interaction of turbulent wind with ocean surface waves: Field experiments and numerical modeling
ID : 835
Total shows: 329
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:03:51
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 634 - 2 - 269
Proposal Specialty:  2.07 Environmental Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Kaihatu, James
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University - College Station / University of Utah
Project Status:  Awarded

Oncogene-specific targeting of liver cancer
ID : 834
Total shows: 321
Create date: 05/24/2009 11:00:49
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 632 - 3 - 132
Proposal Specialty:  3.4 Medical Biotechnology
LPI Name:  Dr. Brown, Anthony
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Weill Cornell Medical College
Project Status:  Awarded

Cognitive Communication Channels: Detection, Medium Access, Cooperation, and Secrecy
ID : 833
Total shows: 344
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:50:28
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 522 - 2 - 211
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. El Gamal, Hesham
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Ohio State University / Princeton University
Project Status:  Awarded

Biomolecular Markers Predictive/Diagnostic of Renal Allograft Status
ID : 832
Total shows: 314
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:47:50
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 503 - 3 - 111
Proposal Specialty:  3.2 Clinical Medicine
LPI Name:  Dr. Suthanthiran, Manikkam
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Weill Medical College - New York
Project Status:  Awarded

Study on Generic Luxury Shopping Scene in Doha
ID : 831
Total shows: 361
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:46:20
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 434 - 5 - 074
Proposal Specialty:  5.2 Economies and Business
LPI Name:  Dr. Kassim, Norizan
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Project Status:  Awarded

Experimental and Simulation Investigations of Sulfur Deposition in Sour Gas Reservoirs: Formation, Removal and Mitigation
ID : 830
Total shows: 334
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:44:44
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 317 - 2 - 111
Proposal Specialty:  2.11 Other Engineering and Technology
LPI Name:  Dr. Elgaghah, Shedid
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University
Project Status:  Awarded

A Training Program in Genomic Signal Processing
ID : 829
Total shows: 332
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:41:45
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 148 - 3 - 051
Proposal Specialty:  3.4 Medical Biotechnology
LPI Name:  Dr. Datta, Aniruddha
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

Genomic and Proteomic Signatures of Prostate Cancer in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Populations
ID : 828
Total shows: 328
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:40:14
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 065 - 3 - 021
Proposal Specialty:  3.4 Medical Biotechnology
LPI Name:  Dr. Chouchane, Lotfi
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Arab Medical Association Against Cancer / Cornell University - Ithaca / Faculty of Medecine, Monastir, Tunisia / Hamad Medical Corporation / King Faisal Specialist Hospital Research Center / St Joseph University, Lebanon
Project Status:  Awarded

Conflict Resolution by Qatar and Saudi Arabia: New Roles in Regional Diplomacy
ID : 827
Total shows: 360
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:37:54
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 003 - 5 - 001
Proposal Specialty:  5.6 Political Science
LPI Name:  Dr. Kamrava, Mehran
Submitting Institution:  Georgetown University - Qatar
Project Status:  Awarded

Baseline Data for Arabic Acquisition with Clinical Applications
ID : 826
Total shows: 378
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:35:53
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 738 - 5 - 107
Proposal Specialty:  5.9 Other social sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Shahin, Kimary
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Hamad Medical Corporation / Jeddah Institute for Speech & Hearing / Jordan University of Science and Technology / Newcastle University
Project Status:  Awarded

Erosion-Corrosion Behavior of a Variety of API X-Series Transportation Pipeline Steels for Qatar Oil and Gas Industry
ID : 825
Total shows: 399
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:33:36
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 159 - 2 - 046
Proposal Specialty:  2.05 Materials Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Alfantazi, Akram
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Dalhousie University
Project Status:  Awarded

Green infrastructure for greywater and A/C condensation reuse
ID : 824
Total shows: 361
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:32:05
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 651 - 1 - 116
Proposal Specialty:  1.5 Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Jaber, Fouad
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University
Project Status:  Awarded

Body worn sensor technology for improving diabetic care during activity of daily living
ID : 823
Total shows: 338
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:27:36
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 499 - 3 - 109
Proposal Specialty:  3.5 Other Medical Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Armstrong, David
Submitting Institution:  Hamad Medical Corporation
Collaborative Institutions:  Arizona State University / Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine & Science
Project Status:  Awarded

Molecular community structure, ecosystem metabolism and carbon flow as components of integrated assessment for the integrity "health" of the Qatar coastal water environments
ID : 822
Total shows: 316
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:24:35
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 497 - 1 - 086
Proposal Specialty:  1.5 Earth and Related Environmental Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Al-Ansi, Mohsin
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Environmental Studies Center QU / Ministry of environment / Texas A&M University at Galveston
Project Status:  Awarded

Investigating the risk associated with foodborne pathogens in Qatar—Ensuring foodsafety from production to consumption
ID : 821
Total shows: 313
Create date: 05/24/2009 10:10:11
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 465 - 4 - 009
Proposal Specialty:  4.3 Veterinary science
LPI Name:  Dr. Mohammed, Hussni
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Cornell University - Ithaca / Hamad Medical Corporation
Project Status:  Awarded

Nonlinear Control of Internal Combustion Engine for Fuel Economy and Zero Emissions
ID : 820
Total shows: 326
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:43:35
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 398 - 2 - 160
Proposal Specialty:  2.03 Mechanical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Makki, Imad
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  University of Houston
Project Status:  Awarded

CO2 mineralization and reject brine management by by chemical reaction
ID : 819
Total shows: 301
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:41:11
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 336 - 2 - 123
Proposal Specialty:  2.07 Environmental Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Benyahia, Farid
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Project Status:  Awarded

Optimal Field Development Using Novel Characterization and Upgridding Techniques for Qatar Gas Reservoirs
ID : 818
Total shows: 295
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:39:06
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 089 - 2 - 019
Proposal Specialty:  2.11 Other Engineering and Technology
LPI Name:  Dr. Elgaghah, Shedid
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

Development of a Risk-based Design, Evaluation, and Decision-Making tool for Gas Processing Facilities
ID : 817
Total shows: 291
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:37:46
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 074 - 2 - 015
Proposal Specialty:  2.04 Chemical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Khan, Faisal
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  University of Ontario Institute of Technology
Project Status:  Awarded

Synthesis and Tailoring of Resorcinol-Formaldehyde Gel-Based Activated Carbon Materials for the Storage or Selective Separation of Natural Gas Components
ID : 816
Total shows: 300
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:36:20
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 014 - 2 - 003
Proposal Specialty:  2.04 Chemical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Al-Muhtaseb, Shaheen
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Project Status:  Awarded

Code design for multiterminal communication networks
ID : 815
Total shows: 328
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:30:41
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 101 - 2 - 025
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Qaraqe, Khalid
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University
Project Status:  Awarded

An Intelligent Electrocardiograph Based on Wireless Skin Electrodes
ID : 814
Total shows: 314
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:29:00
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 093 - 2 - 022
Proposal Specialty:  2.06 Medical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Entesari, Kamran
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

The Effect of Spent Acid on Rock Wettability in Carbonate Acidizing
ID : 813
Total shows: 301
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:27:12
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 746 - 2 - 318
Proposal Specialty:  2.11 Other Engineering and Technology
LPI Name:  Dr. Fahes, Mashhad
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

Carbon dioxide (CO2) capture and conversion from natural and effluent gas streams
ID : 812
Total shows: 480
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:15:51
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 670 - 1 - 124
Proposal Specialty:  1.4 Chemical Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Atilhan, Mert
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  University of California, Santa Barbara
Project Status:  Awarded

An experimental investigation of Enhanced Convection Heat transfer using Nano-Fluids and Nano-Structured surfaces
ID : 811
Total shows: 281
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:14:11
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 574 - 2 - 239
Proposal Specialty:  2.10 Nano Technology
LPI Name:  Dr. Sadr, Reza
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

Theoretical Investigation of Metal Oxides and Metal Oxide Interfaces
ID : 810
Total shows: 928
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:13:06
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 431 - 1 - 076
Proposal Specialty:  1.3 Physical Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Brothers, Edward
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Rice University
Project Status:  Awarded

Wireless Mesh Networking: Experimental Testbed-based Studies of Radio Access, Routing, and Network Resource Allocation
ID : 809
Total shows: 339
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:11:36
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 374 - 2 - 144
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Hu, Y.
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Purdue University
Project Status:  Awarded

Study of Offshore Pipeline-soil Interface Shear Strength Behavior Using Full-scale Laboratory Testing
ID : 808
Total shows: 284
Create date: 05/24/2009 09:10:08
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 203 - 2 - 064
Proposal Specialty:  2.01 Civil Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Eid, Hisham
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  University of British Columbia
Project Status:  Awarded

Role of biological co-factors in HIV epidemiology and impact of biomedical HIV prevention interventions
ID : 807
Total shows: 328
Create date: 05/21/2009 15:24:34
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 068 - 3 - 024
Proposal Specialty:  3.3 Health Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Abu-Raddad, Laith
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center / Imperial College London / University of Washington
Project Status:  Awarded

Preparation and testing of nanoparticle functionalized membranes for gas separation.
ID : 806
Total shows: 342
Create date: 05/21/2009 15:07:28
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 558 - 2 - 228
Proposal Specialty:  2.10 Nano Technology
LPI Name:  Dr. Sivaniah, Easan
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Cambridge University
Project Status:  Awarded

Pedagogy for Heritage Learners
ID : 805
Total shows: 405
Create date: 05/21/2009 15:04:14
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 710 - 6 - 015
Proposal Specialty:  6.2 Languages and Literature
LPI Name:  Dr. Al-Tonsi, Abbas
Submitting Institution:  Georgetown University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Georgetown University
Project Status:  Awarded

Development of Novel Gas-to-Liquid Technology in Near-Critical and Supercritical Phase Media
ID : 804
Total shows: 299
Create date: 05/21/2009 15:00:35
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 261 - 2 - 082
Proposal Specialty:  2.04 Chemical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Elbashir, Nimir
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Auburn University / Qatar University / Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

On Line Machine Monitoring System Using FE Modeling and Vibration Measurements
ID : 803
Total shows: 288
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:58:24
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 102 - 2 - 026
Proposal Specialty:  2.03 Mechanical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Gadala, Mohamed
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  University of British Columbia
Project Status:  Awarded

Breast Cancer in Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) Populations: from cancer-oriented genomic and proteomic approaches towards preventive and predictive medicine
ID : 802
Total shows: 309
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:56:04
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 083 - 3 - 031
Proposal Specialty:  3.4 Medical Biotechnology
LPI Name:  Dr. Chouchane, Lotfi
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Arab Medical Association Against Cancer / Cornell University - Ithaca / Faculty of Medecine, Monastir, Tunisia / Hamad Medical Corporation / Pasteur Institute / St Joseph University, Lebanon
Project Status:  Awarded

Nucleic Acid-Templated Access to Fully Synthetic, DNA-Mimetic Polymers
ID : 801
Total shows: 306
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:53:23
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 033 - 1 - 007
Proposal Specialty:  1.4 Chemical Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Bazzi, Hassan
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  McGill University
Project Status:  Awarded

Epistemology, Formative Assessment, and Energy: Understanding and strengthening students' and teachers' views of science and energy
ID : 800
Total shows: 326
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:20:07
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 405 - 5 - 065
Proposal Specialty:  5.3 Educational Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Hinrichs, Roger
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  State University of New York at Oswego / Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Project Status:  Awarded

Developing an Information Resource to Support Research on Islamic Medical and Scientific Ethics
ID : 799
Total shows: 311
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:18:12
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 783 - 6 - 017
Proposal Specialty:  6.3 Philosophy, Ethics and Religion
LPI Name:  Dr. Goldstein, Doris
Submitting Institution:  Georgetown University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Georgetown University
Project Status:  Awarded

Randomized contolled trial of daily 400 or 1000 IU vitamin D to prevent childhood vitamin D deficiency in Qatar
ID : 798
Total shows: 308
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:16:15
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 760 - 3 - 153
Proposal Specialty:  3.2 Clinical Medicine
LPI Name:  Dr. Dawodu, Adekunle
Submitting Institution:  Hamad Medical Corporation
Collaborative Institutions:  Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Project Status:  Awarded

Numerical Simulation of Nonlinear Sloshing and Wave Loads on LNG Carriers
ID : 797
Total shows: 317
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:14:24
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 691 - 2 - 289
Proposal Specialty:  2.03 Mechanical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Hamouda, Abdelmagid
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  National University of Singapore / Texas A&M University - College Station / University College London
Project Status:  Awarded

Providing Culturally Appropriate Health Care Services in Qatar: Development of “Patient Cultural Assessment of Quality” Instruments
ID : 796
Total shows: 334
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:11:07
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 530 - 3 - 116
Proposal Specialty:  3.3 Health Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Fetters, Michael
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Hamad Medical Corporation / University of Michigan
Project Status:  Awarded

Diabetic vascular disease: Relationship between hyperglycaemia and changes in growth factor receptor-mediated signaling.
ID : 795
Total shows: 328
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:08:03
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 165 - 3 - 054
Proposal Specialty:  3.1 Basic Medicine
LPI Name:  Dr. Triggle, Christopher
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  University of Calgary / Weill Medical College - New York
Project Status:  Awarded

Non-Destructive Gas Pipeline Inspection Using Computer Vision
ID : 794
Total shows: 299
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:05:32
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 589 - 2 - 245
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Browning, Brett
Submitting Institution:  Carnegie Mellon University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Carnegie Mellon University
Project Status:  Awarded

Multi-Scale Computational Models for Predicting Performance of Asphalt Pavements under Realistic Loading Conditions
ID : 793
Total shows: 303
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:03:01
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 310 - 2 - 110
Proposal Specialty:  2.01 Civil Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Masad, Eyad
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Qatar University / Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

Nonliinear Structural Health Monitoring
ID : 792
Total shows: 327
Create date: 05/21/2009 14:01:13
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 291 - 2 - 098
Proposal Specialty:  2.03 Mechanical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Zimmerman, David
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  University of Houston
Project Status:  Awarded

Advanced Reduction Processes for Hazardous Wastes Treatment
ID : 791
Total shows: 343
Create date: 05/21/2009 13:57:57
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 172 - 2 - 049
Proposal Specialty:  2.07 Environmental Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Abdel-Wahab, Ahmed
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Environmental Studies Center QU / Ministry of environment / Texas A&M University
Project Status:  Awarded

Calcium signaling mechanisms in oocyte development and pathology
ID : 790
Total shows: 296
Create date: 05/21/2009 13:53:56
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 138 - 3 - 050
Proposal Specialty:  3.1 Basic Medicine
LPI Name:  Dr. Machaca, Khaled
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Weill Cornell Medical College
Project Status:  Awarded

Stress monitoring with non-linear dynamical models and wearable sensors
ID : 789
Total shows: 289
Create date: 05/21/2009 13:51:49
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 125 - 2 - 031
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Gutierrez-Osuna, Ricardo
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University
Project Status:  Awarded

Distributed Network-Channel Coding for Cooperative Wireless Systems
ID : 788
Total shows: 342
Create date: 05/21/2009 13:50:25
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 055 - 2 - 011
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Ghrayeb, Ali
Submitting Institution:  Qatar University
Collaborative Institutions:  Concordia University / Texas A&M University - Qatar
Project Status:  Awarded

PHASE TRANSFER ACTIVATION OF CATALYSTS FOR OLEFIN METATHESIS AND POLYMERIZATION
ID : 787
Total shows: 288
Create date: 05/21/2009 13:48:39
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 607 - 1 - 108
Proposal Specialty:  1.4 Chemical Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Gladysz, John
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

Synthetic nanovectors for the treatment of breast cancer by RNA interference
ID : 786
Total shows: 304
Create date: 05/21/2009 13:46:50
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 612 - 3 - 128
Proposal Specialty:  3.4 Medical Biotechnology
LPI Name:  Dr. Putnam, David
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Cornell University - Ithaca
Project Status:  Awarded

Study of supercritical fluid thermal hydraulics
ID : 785
Total shows: 298
Create date: 05/21/2009 13:39:15
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 494 - 2 - 193
Proposal Specialty:  2.03 Mechanical Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Ranjan, Devesh
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  University of Wisconsin - Madison
Project Status:  Awarded

Computational Investigation of the Reactions of Olefins with Nickel Dithiolenes
ID : 784
Total shows: 1090
Create date: 05/21/2009 13:37:19
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 426 - 1 - 074
Proposal Specialty:  1.4 Chemical Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Brothers, Edward
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University
Project Status:  Awarded

Condition Monitoring and Fault Diagnosis of Electric Machines
ID : 783
Total shows: 309
Create date: 05/21/2009 13:35:11
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 369 - 2 - 140
Proposal Specialty:  2.02 Electrical, Electronic, and Information Engineering
LPI Name:  Dr. Toliyat, Hamid
Submitting Institution:  Texas A&M University - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Texas A&M University - College Station
Project Status:  Awarded

STRUCTURE AND MECHANISM OF THE EQUILIBRATIVE NUCLEOSIDE TRANSPORTER - A MAJOR CONDUIT FOR ADENOSINE.
ID : 782
Total shows: 318
Create date: 05/21/2009 12:42:55
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 233 - 1 - 045
Proposal Specialty:  1.6 Biological Sciences
LPI Name:  Dr. Boudker, Olga
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Weill Medical College - New York
Project Status:  Awarded

Cellular ion homeostasis: the role of TRP channel oligomerization
ID : 781
Total shows: 342
Create date: 05/21/2009 12:34:22
Proposal No.:  NPRP 08 - 395 - 3 - 088
Proposal Specialty:  3.1 Basic Medicine
LPI Name:  Dr. Machaca, Khaled
Submitting Institution:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Collaborative Institutions:  Weill Cornell Medical College - Qatar
Project Status:  Awarded