External Funding:

 
  • Hands-on Chemistry: Improving Secondary Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, with Eric Voss and Nahid Shabestary, Illinois Board of Higher Education, No Child Left Behind Grant Program, $73,000, 2006.
  • Improving Middle School Science Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, Biology, Chemistry and Physics Lecture and Laboratory, with Eric Voss, Dennis Kitz and Abdullatif Hamad, Illinois Board of Higher Education, No Child Left Behind Grant Program, $73,000, 2006.
  • Increasing the Minority Scientist Pool, with Ronald Banks, National Science Foundation-Louis Stokes, Alliance for Minority Participation in Sciences and Engineering, for FY 2006, $22,500, 2006.
  • Science and Engineering Summer Bridge Program, with Ronald Banks, National Science Foundation-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Sciences and Engineering, $38,500, 2006.
  • Hands-on Chemistry: Improving Secondary Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, with Eric Voss and Nahid Shabestary, Illinois Board of Higher Education, No Child Left Behind Grant Program, $70,000, 2005.
  • Improving Middle School Science Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, Biology, Chemistry and Physics Lecture and Laboratory, with Eric Voss, Dennis Kitz and Abdullatif Hamad, Illinois Board of Higher Education, No Child Left Behind Grant Program, $70,000, 2005.
  • Increasing the Minority Scientist Pool, with Ronald Banks, National Science Foundation-Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation in Sciences and Engineering, $43,000, 2005.
  • Increasing the Minority Scientist Pool, with Ronald Banks, National Science Foundation-Louis Stokes, Alliance for Minority Participation in Sciences and Engineering, $45,000, 2004.
  • Hands-on Chemistry: Improving Secondary Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, with Eric Voss, Illinois Board of Higher Education, No Child Left Behind Grant Program, $65,000, 2004.
  • Improving Middle School Science Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, Biology, Chemistry and Physics Lecture and Laboratory, with Eric Voss, Dennis Kitz and Abdullatif Hamad, Illinois Board of Higher Education, No Child Left Behind Grant Program, $65,000, 2004.
  • Increasing the Minority Scientist Pool, with Ronald Banks, National Science Foundation-Louis Stokes, Alliance for Minority Participation in Sciences and Engineering, $43,106, 2003.
  • Secondary Chemistry Instrumentation and Laboratory, with M. Shaw and E. Voss Illinois Board of Higher Education, $40,000, 2002.
  • Increasing the Minority Scientist Pool, with R. Banks, NSF-Chicago Alliance for Minority Participation in Sciences, Through Chicago State University and National Science Foundation, Funded for $40,838, 2001.
  • Secondary Chemistry Instrumentation and Laboratory, with E. Voss and M. Shaw, Illinois Board of Higher Education, for $42,000, 2001.
  • NSF-Chicago Alliance for Minority Participation in Sciences, with E. Jason, $20,000, 2000.
  • Secondary Chemistry Instrumentation Laboratory Network, with E. Jason, Illinois Board of Higher Education, $40,000, 1999.
  • NSF-Chicago Alliance for Minority Participation in Sciences, with E. Jason, $30,000, 1999.
  • Secondary Chemistry Instrumentation Laboratory Network, with E. Jason, Illinois Board of Higher Education, $50,000, 1998.
  • Secondary Chemistry Instrumentation Laboratory Network, with E. Jason, Illinois Board of Higher Education, $50,000, 1997.
  • Minority Scientist Pipeline Building Via Young Scholars Program, with E. Jason, National Science Foundation, $298,000, 1996.
  • Secondary Chemistry Instrumentation Laboratory Network, with E. Jason, Illinois Board of Higher Education, $49,000, 1996.
  • United Nations TOKTEN Program Award, $2,165, Summer 1996.
  • East St. Louis, IL School Improvement Via Teacher Enhancement, with E. Jason, National Science Foundation, for $3,091,716, submitted 1995, not funded.
  • Secondary Chemistry Instrumentation Laboratory Network, with E. Jason, Illinois Board of Higher Education, $108,000, 1994.
  • Secondary Chemistry Instrumentation Laboratory Network, with E. Jason, Illinois Board of Higher Education, $75,000, 1993.
  • Purchase of a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer, with T. Getman, T. Patrick, M. Matta, National Science Foundation, for $300,000, 1992, not funded.
  • Solvent and Anion Effects on Kinetics of Complexation of Crown Ethers with Alkali Metal Cations, Petroleum Research          Funds, American Chemical Society, ACS-PRF, $20,000, 1992, not funded.
  • Secondary Chemistry Instrumentation Laboratory Network, with E. Jason, Illinois Board of Higher Education, $120,000, 1992
  • Solvent and Anion Effects on Kinetics of Complexation of Crown Ethers with Alkali Metal Cations, Petroleum Research          Funds, American Chemical Society, ACS-PRF, for $20,000, 1991, not funded.
  • Thermodynamics of Complexation of Rubidium, Magnesium, and          Calcium with Crown Ethers in Nonaqueous Solvents, Ethyl Corporation, for $5,265, 1991, not funded.
  • Purchase of a Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectrometer, with T. Patrick, M. Matta, T. Bouman, R. Leiby, National Science Foundation, for $236,700, 1990, not funded.
  • Kinetic Studies of Complexation of Crown Ethers with Alkali Cation, Research Corporation, for $24,790, 1989, not funded.
 

Internal Funding:
 
  • Hands-on Chemistry: Improving Secondary Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, with Eric Voss, College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School, SIUE, $30,190, for faculty salary, participants’ tuition and fees, 2006.
  • Improving Middle School Science Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, Biology, Chemistry and Physics Lecture and Laboratory, with Eric Voss, Dennis Kitz and Abdullatif Hamad, College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School, SIUE, $29,055, for faculty salary, participants’ tuition and fees, 2006.
  • Hands-on Chemistry: Improving Secondary Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, with Eric Voss, College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School, SIUE, $38,422, for faculty salary, participants’ tuition and fees, 2005.
  • Improving Middle School Science Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, Biology, Chemistry and Physics Lecture and Laboratory, with Eric Voss, Dennis Kitz and Abdullatif Hamad, College of Arts and Sciences and Graduate School, SIUE, $29,550, for faculty salary, participants’ tuition and fees, 2005.
  • Increasing the Minority Scientist Pool, with Ronald Banks, SIUE, CAS and School of Engineering, Office of Provost, SIUE, $31,783, 2005.
  • Hands-on Chemistry: Improving Secondary Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, with Eric Voss, College of Arts and Sciences, SIUE, $18,345 for faculty salary, participants’ tuition and fees, 2004
  • Improving Middle School Science Teacher Quality in Southwestern Illinois and the Metro East St. Louis Region, Biology, Chemistry and Physics Lecture and Laboratory, with Eric Voss, Dennis Kitz and Abdullatif Hamad, College of Arts and Sciences, SIUE, $19,553 for faculty salary, participants’ tuition and fees, 2004.
  • Integration of Modern Electrochemical Equipment into the Current Chemistry Curriculum; with Michael Shaw; Excellence in Undergraduate Education Program, SIUE; Funded for $13,542, 2000.
  • Complexation of Calcium Ion with Macrocyclic Ligands, FUR, Graduate School, SIUE, $900, 1996.
  • Synthesis of perfume 1-Butoxyethyl Acetate, FUR, SIUE, $3,165 and 50% RA, 1995.
  • Retention Via Trained Course Tutors, with J. Eilers, EUE, SIUE, $27,000, 1995.
  • Thermodynamics of Complexation Reactions, SRF, SIUE, $5,000, 1995.
  • Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions in Triphase Catalytic Systems, FUR, SIUE, $4,200, 1994.
  • Complexation of Rubidium Salts with Crown Ethers, SRF, SIUE, $5,000, 1994.
  • Thermodynamics of Complexation of Alkaline Earth Cations with Macrocyclic Ligands in Nonaqueous Solvents, FUR, SIUE, $3,100 and 50% RA, 1993.
  • Purchase of 300 MHz NMR Spectrometer, with T. Getman, T. Patrick, M. Matta, Research and Development, 1993, and Excellence in Graduate Education, SIUE, $210,000, 1993.
  • Complexation of Alkaline Earth Cations with Macrocyclic Ligands, FQR, SIUE, $5,000, 1992.
  • Nucleophilic Displacement Reactions in Catalytic Systems, FUR, $3,195 and 50% RA, 1992.
  • High Performance Liquid Chromatography, EUE, SIUE, $14,000, 1991.
  • Thermodynamics of Complexation of Rubidium, Magnesium, and          Calcium with Crown Ethers, FUR, SIUE, $1,500 and 25% RA, 1991.
    Kinetics of Complexation of Sodium Cation with 18-Crown-6, URR, SIUE, 1991.
  • Sensitised Photo-oxidation of Waste Water, with T. Eisenberg, Special Research Initiative, SIUE, 1991.
  • Sensitised Photo-oxidation of Waste Water, with T. Eisenberg, Special Research Initiative, SIUE, 1991.
  • Complexation of Rubidium Salts with Macrocyclic Ligands, FUR, $900, 1990.
  • Summer Research Experience in Sciences, SIUE, $400, 1990.
  • Training Program for Chemistry Tutors, with, E. Jason, EUE, $14,400, 1990.
  • Electron Transfer Analytical Course, with T. Patrick, EUE,        SIUE, 1990.
  • High performance Liquid Chromatography, EUE, SIUE, 1990.
  • Gas Chromatography, EUE, SIUE, 1990.
  • Kinetics of Complexation of Lithium Cation with Cryptand- 211, FQR, SIUE, 1989.
  • Complexation of Calcium and Magnesium Salts with Crown Ethers, FUR, $1,400, 1989.
  • Research Equipment, Research and Development, SIUE, $1,900, 1989.
  • Electrochemical Methods of Analysis, EUE, SIUE, 9,000, 1989, not funded.
  • Summer Research Experience in Sciences, SIUE, $250, 1989.