Saint Francis University

2006-2007

• $210,446  from the National Institute of Health for Dr. Hargittai and Dr. Muino’s Research Project
• $93,000  from NSF for Dr. Zovinka’s Research Project.
• $5,000 toward Rural Outreach Chemistry for Kids (ROCK) awarded from the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) (Ed Zovinka).
• $6,000 from the Spectroscopy Society of Pittsburgh for the purchase of a Fourier Transform Infrared Spectrometer (plus $6000 university match, PI’s Nathan Malavolti, Rose Clark)
• $510,000 Yr-3: Teaming Educators for Applied Math and Science Learning (TEAMS) a state grant (awarded to Saint Francis University and the Intermediate Unit 8) to improve science education in rural areas. (Clark, Dillon, Harris, and Zovinka)

2005-2006

• $9,000     from The Pittsburgh Conference Memorial Undergraduate Instrumentation Grant for the purchase of a atomic absorption instrument (plus $6000 university match)
• $85,000   from NSF for the purchase of a Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry instrument. Grant title: Integration of Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry Problem-Based Laboratories into a Newly Revised Undergraduate Chemistry Curriculum. (PI-Rose Clark, Co-PIs, Balazs Hargittai, Pedro Muino, and Edward Zovinka). Grant numberDUE-0410147.
• $500,000 from NSF over 5 years to help advance our efforts in using undergraduate research as recruitment and retention tool. Grant title: STEMing the Flow: Connecting Undergraduates with Applied Science. (PI-Edward Zovinka; Co-PIs, Rose Clark, Balazs Hargittai, Lane Loya, Sue Reimer; other faculty- Pedro Muino, Sue Morra, John Trimble). Grant numberDUE-0525440.
• $4,500 toward Rural Outreach Chemistry for Kids (ROCK) awarded from the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) (Ed Zovinka).
• $510,000 Yr-2: Teaming Educators for Applied Math and Science Learning (TEAMS) a state grant (awarded to Saint Francis University and the Intermediate Unit 8) to improve science education in rural areas. (Clark, Dillon, Harris, and Zovinka)

2004-2005

• $6,000 from SSP for the purchase of UV-Visible Spectrophotometer with fiber optic probe System (Ed Zovinka).
• $510,000 Yr-1: Teaming Educators for Applied Math and Science Learning (TEAMS) a state grant (awarded to Saint Francis University and the Intermediate Unit 8) to improve science education in rural areas. (Clark, Dillon, Harris, and Zovinka)
• $4,500 toward Rural Outreach Chemistry for Kids (ROCK) awarded from the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP) (Ed Zovinka).

2003-2004

• $54,016 grant awarded by the NSF to Integrate GC/MS across our Newly Revised Chemistry Curriculum (Rose Clark, PI; Hargittai, Muiño, and Zovinka, co-PIs)
• $200 for the Innovative Activies Grant awarded by the ACS (Chris Yeisley)
• $510,000 Teaming Educators for Applied Math and Science Learning (TEAMS) a state grant (awarded to Saint Francis University and the Intermediate Unit 8) to improve science education in rural areas. (Clark, Dillon, Harris, and Zovinka)
• $590 for Undergraduate Research awarded to Jelena Petrovic by Sigma Xi Grants in Aid of Research
• $4,500 toward Rural Outreach Chemistry for Kids (ROCK) awarded from the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP)

2002-2003

• $6,000 from SSP for the purchase of Components to Build a Capillary Electrophoresis System
• $10,100 from SACP for purchase of Waters HPLC
• $4,500 toward Rural Outreach Chemistry for Kids (ROCK) awarded from the Society for Analytical Chemists of Pittsburgh (SACP)

2002-1995

• $ 170,896 in Grants (ACS-PRF, NSF, SACP, SSP) secured for the Chemistry Department