Timothy J. Ross

RESEARCH FUNDING AND COMPENSATION TO THE DEPARTMENT

UNM
Civil Engineering

 

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TOTAL FUNDED RESEARCH AT UNM (since 1987): over $8.9 million

THIRTY (35) GRANTS (26 as PI, 8 as Co-PI)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (1)
Los Alamos National Laboratory (2)
National Science Foundation (7)
Department of Energy (1)
DOE/Waste Education Research Consortium (3)
Air Force Office of Scientific Research (1)
NASA Jet Propulsion Lab (2)
NASA Headquarters (2)
NASA Marshall (1)
Air Force Phillips Laboratory (3)
New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department (2)
U.S. Army Environmental Policy Institute (4)
Arizona State University (1)
The Upjohn Company (1)
Sandia National Laboratory (4)
University of New Mexico (1)
Others (2)

Research Proposals Currently in Review

Co-PI, "An Intelligent Damage detection Module for Structural Health Monitoring" submitted to the National Science Foundation, March 1, 2005.


Funded Research

Principle Investigator, "Uncertainty Analysis using GIT Theories", Los Alamos National Laboratory, November 1, 2004 to October 30, 2005; $130,000.

Co-Principle Investigator, "Decision Sciences Project", Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Washington, DC, October 1, 2004, $800,000 (PI: Frank Gilfeather)

Co-Principle Investigator, "Analysis of Surface Vibrations resulting from Machinery in Buildings", 3-40341, Sandia National Laboratories, $134,207 (PI: Walter Gerstle).

Principal Investigator, "A Study of Rocking Rigid Blocks", NASA Marshall; $48,000, July 31, 2002-2004.

Principal Investigator, "Safety Assessments for the Canadian National Railroad System: A New Hybrid Approach", Fulbright Foundation Scholar for sabbatical leave, academic year 2001-2002; $15,000, July 31, 2000.

"NASA Group 2 University Research Center-Second Five Years", submitted to National Aeronautics and Space Administration, CNT-2000-OEOP-URC2, $5,000,000, February 13, 2000 (co-Principal Investigator with P. Dorato).

Los Alamos Faculty Affiliate, "Possibility Theory in Computational Mechanics", Los Alamos National Laboratory, May 1999-present; consultant basis.

Principal Investigator, "A Biologically Inspired Materials Route to the Protection of Building Stone Surfaces" University of New Mexico, Research Allocations Committee-Large Grant Program, #98-L-22, $7,300, 1998-99.

Principal Investigator, "Fuzzy Fault and Event Trees" Sandia National Labs, consulting projects AN-6095 and AR-9602 $45,000, 1995-97.

Principal Investigator, "ESEM Services (AS-8591)", Sandia National Labs $2,000, June 1996.

"A Center for Autonomous Control Engineering", National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, through North Carolina A&T University; $6.3 million, July 1995 to July 2000 (co-investigator with Mo Jamshidi, and 3 others).

Principal Investigator: "Risk Cost Policy Options", US Army Environmental Policy Institute, UNM Project No. 3-30083, $48,529, August 1996 to August 1997; UNM Project No. 3-30082, $41,626, August 1995 to August 1996, and UNM Project No. 3-30081, $45,575, May 1994 to August 1995.

Principle Investigator: "Fuzzy Logic Grant", The Upjohn Company, UNM Project No. 9-11064, $10,500, September 1994 to September 1997.

Principal Investigator: "Ecological Risk Assessment", US Army Environmental Policy Institute, UNM Project No. 3-40522, $45,000, June 1994 to August 1995.

Principal Investigator: "Development of Biosensors for Monitoring Environmental Waste Systems", Department of Energy/Waste Management Education and Research Consortium, UNM Proposal No. 110/393, Feb. 1994 to Feb. 1995; $58,000.

"Research Experiences for Undergraduates", National Science Foundation, UNM Proposal No. 110/392, $136,934; May 1, 1994 to October 31, 1997; NSF Grant No. EID-9322063; Co-Principal Investigator with W. Gerstle.

Principal Investigator: "Develop Options to Promote Sustainable Development by Prioritizing Remediation", US Army Environmental Policy Institute, UNM Project No. 3-29531, $42, 841, July 1993 to July 1994, (with Hank Jenkins-Smith, UNM Public Policy Institute).

Principal Investigator: "Undergraduate Research Experience", Coalition to Increase Minority Degrees, Arizona State University (NSF Support), Project No. F93UR025, $2,559, Fall Semester, 1993.

"Research Experiences for Undergraduates", National Science Foundation, UNM Proposal No. 110/368, $39,923; May 1, 1993 to October 31, 1994; NSF Grant No. EID-9200117; Co-Principal Investigator with W. Gerstle.

Principal Investigator: "Environmental Risk/Cost Policy Modeling", U.S. Army Environmental Policy Institute, UNM Proposal No. 110/284J; $88,824, January 19, 1993 to July 18, 1994.

Principal Investigator: "Biocorrosion and Flocculation Measurements in Waste Systems", Department of Energy/Waste Management Education and Research Consortium, UNM Proposal No. 110/366; $70,000.February 20, 1993 to February 19, 1994.

"Modeling and Intelligent Control Techniques for Space Structures: Fuzzy Logic and Neural Networks", NASA Jet Propulsion Lab, UNM Proposal No. 113/632, $44,300; February 1993 to February 1994, Co-Principal Investigator with M. Jamshidi, D. Petersen, and C. Abdullah, Electrical Engineering.

Principal Investigator: "Engineering Research Equipment Grant: A New LaB6 Electron Source for an Environmental SEM for Bioengineering Research", National Science Foundation, UNM Proposal No. 110/350A, $15,900; July 15, 1992 to December 31, 1994; NSF Grant No. BCS-9212505.

Principal Investigator: "Research Experiences for Undergraduates", National Science Foundation, UNM Proposal No. 110/334, $39,923; May 1, 1992 to October 31, 1993; NSF Grant No. EID-9200117.

Principal Investigator: "Biocorrosion and Flocculation Measurements in Waste Systems", Department of Energy/Waste Management Education and Research Consortium, UNM Proposal No. 110/325, $65,000; February 20, 1992 to February 19, 1993.

Principal Investigator: "Investigation of Intermediate Diaphragm Loads on Steel Bridges"; New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department Contract No., C-01695, UNM Proposal No. 110/308, $29,993; August 7, 1991 to July 31, 1993.

Principal Investigator: "A New Environmental SEM for Research in Waste Studies", PI, $295,300, Department of Energy, University Research Instrumentation Program, August 1, 1991, UNM Proposal No. 110/303; DOE Grant No. 9102-085.

Co-Principal Investigator with Drs. Robert Ballance and George Luger, Computer Science, "Object-Oriented Programming in C++ on the Cray for Scientific Codes", $396,218 ($100,743 subcontract to UNM), Air Force Phillips Laboratory, Small Business Innovation Research Program, July 16, 1991.

Principal Investigator: "Research Experiences for Undergraduates", National Science Foundation, UNM Proposal No. 110/263A, $38,555; June 1, 1991 to November 30, 1992; NSF Grant No. EID-9100822.

Principal Investigator: "A Fast Scanning Environmental SEM for Use in Waste Studies", Department of Energy/Waste Management Education and Research Consortium, UNM Proposal No. 110/291, $88,060; February 20, 1991 to February 19, 1992.

Principal Investigator: "Dynamic Fracture in Quasi-Brittle Materials: An Experimental Study", National Science Foundation, UNM Proposal No. 110/251A, $60,200; June 15, 1990 to November 30, 1992; NSF Grant No. MSS-8918121.

Principal Investigator: "Engineering Research Equipment Grant: Dynamic Fracture in Quasi-Brittle Materials", National Science Foundation, UNM Proposal No. 110/273A, $70,000; May 15, 1990 to October 31, 1992; NSF Grant No. MSS-9007279.

Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. George Luger, Computer Science, "Object-Oriented Programming in C++ on the Cray for Scientific Codes", $48,000 ($5,000 subcontract to UNM), Air Force Phillips Laboratory, Small Business Innovation Research Program, Contract F29601-90-C-0046, May 22, 1990 to Dec. 22, 1990.

Principal Investigator: "Research Experiences for Undergraduates", National Science Foundation, UNM Proposal No. 110/263, $35,132; May 1, 1990 to October 31, 1991; NSF Grant No. EID-9000744.

Principal Investigator: "Methods for Evaluating the Predictive Accuracy of Structural Dynamics Models, subcontract to Engineering Mechanics Associates, Inc. on NASA/JPL Contract NAS7-1064, UNM Proposal No. 110/258, $53,760; March 5, 1990 to July 12, 1991.

Principal Investigator: "An Integrated System for Flexible Pavement Design-Phase I"; New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department contract No., C-01283, UNM Proposal No. 110/229, $73,500; September 14, 1988 to 28 February 1990.

Principal Investigator: "Analysis of Special Structures Test Methods, Phase III", Air Force Weapons Laboratory Subtask through NMERI, Subtask 4.06/00, $124,561; October 1, 1989 to September 30, 1990.

Principal Investigator: "Development of a High Imaging-Speed Scanning Electron Microscope for Dynamically Loaded Materials", Air Force Office of Scientific Research, SBIR subcontract through IntelliSys Corporation, F49620-89-C-0013, $394,889 ($166,000 to UNM).

* Total Funding Prior to UNM: $1,239,119 (11 grants; 6 as PI and 5 as Co-PI)

Research Proposals Declined

Principal Investigator, "Validation of Physical Processes for Human Space Exploration using New Possibility Distribution Procedures", proposal to the NASA Johnson Space Center, UNM Proposal #297/009; $180,660, February, 2, 2001.

"Inttegrated Pest Management System, subcontract proposal to NMSU, Ram Prasad, PI, US Department of Agriculture, UNM Proposal Number 297/006, ACE Center, May 22, 2000, $170,996.

"Hybrid Uncertainty Representations for Assessing Technical Systems", submitted to Los Alamos National Laboratory under the LDRD-ED Program, $740,000. April 3, 2000 (co-investigator with C. Joslyn, S. Eisenhawer, and T. Bott).

Principal Investigator, "Hybrid Materials for the Protection of Building Surfaces", National Science Foundation, CMS-9877201, $243,950, October 1998.

Co-Principal Investigator, "High Performance Concrete Evaluation and Instrumentation of a Bridge over the Rio Puerco", submitted to the New Mexico State Highway and Transportation Department, $50,000, December 1997.

"Chlorinated Compounds and Policy Issues in the Disposal of Municipal Solid Wastes", National Science Foundation, $751,764, May 3, 1996, (co-PI in the area of risk assessment with F. Tomei and one other), UNM Proposal No. 113/754.

"Risk Assessment using Monte Carlo Methods", submitted to WERC/DOE, $70,000, March 31, 1996, UNM Project No. 110/457 (Principal Investigator).

Co-Principal Investigator with F. Tomei: "Support for an Environmental Engineering Research Program: Equipment Grant", National Science Foundation, $1.5 million, March 1, 1995, UNM Proposal No. 110/430 (six other collaborators).

"Materials Research Science and Engineering Center", submitted to National Science Foundation, UNM Proposal No. 235/317, October 5, 1993; $8.4 million (co-investigator with M. Osinski and several others in CHTM).

"Cognitive Systems Approaches with Neuro-fuzzy Architectures in Modelling, Identification, and Control of Dynamic Structures", submitted to National Science Foundation, October, 1993; UNM Proposal No. 113/649, Co-Principal Investigator with Mohammad Jamshidi and Nader Vadiee, $278,240.

Principal Investigator: "University-Based Commercialization Program", submitted to Advanced Research Projects Agency, UNM Proposal No. 110/388, July 21, 1993, $319,862.

Principal Investigator: "Modular Housing Units", submitted to McMann Architectural Services, Santa Ana, CA, UNM Proposal No. 110/387, July 9, 1993, $33,288.

Principal Investigator: "Prediction and Nondestructive Evaluation of Corrosion Damage in Metallic Materials", Air Force Office of Scientific Research, January 12, 1993, UNM Proposal No. 110/376; $674,359.

Principal Investigator: "Damage Nucleation of Aerospace Materials from Corrosion and Fatigue", Air Force Office of Scientific Research, UNM Proposal No. 110/360, AFOSR Control No. 92-NC-321, submitted July 7, 1992; $2,226,244.

"Imaging Living Cells by Fast/Wet Electron Microscopy", $51, 093, submitted to the National Institutes of Health, September 30, 1991; UNM Proposal No. 105/745, (Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. Larry Barton, Biology).

"An Environmental SEM for Studies in Biocorrosion", $48,300, submitted to the National Science Foundation, Engineering Research Equipment Grants, January 31, 1991; UNM Proposal No. 110/306 (Principal Investigator).

"Testing and Evaluation of Composites for Transportation Packaging", $49,893, submitted to the Department of Energy, Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Young Faculty Award Program, June 15, 1990; UNM Proposal No. 110/289 (Principal Investigator).

"An Automated Route Planner for the Transportation of Hazardous Wastes", $73,579, submitted to DOE Waste Education and Research Consortium, UNMProposal No. 179/86A, January 4, 1990 (Co-Principal Investigator with Prof. Luger, Computer Science).

"Microstructural Characterization of Quasi-Brittle Materials Under Dynamic Loads", $300,230, submitted to FY 90 University Research Initiative, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, UNM Proposal No. 110/259, September 12, 1989 (Principal Investigator).

"New Course in Knowledge-Based Systems in Civil Engineering", $9,485, UNM Foundation Inc., February 27, 1989 (Principal Investigator).

"Center for Interfacial Micromechanical Behavior", $2,155,344, submitted to the University Research Initiative Program, Air Force Office of Scientific Research, UNM Proposal No. 128/329, April 12, 1989 (Co-Principal Investigator with Prof. Schreyer, Mechanical Engineering).

"Expert System for Concrete Mix Design", $213,095, submitted to the Federal Highway Administration, Solicitation DTFH 61-87-R-00111, UNM Proposal No. 144/348, September 16, 1987 (Co-Principal Investigator with Gordon McKeen, NMERI).

"Shock Induced Failure in Cementitious Solids", $314,722, submitted to Air Force Office of Scientific Research, UNM Proposal No. 110/196, March 19, 1987 (Principal Investigator).

Release Time Compensation Provided to Department


Period Account Number Amount Type
Spr 1988 NMERI 961.60 Release
Fall 1988 8-00406-1100 5,326.07 Release
Spr 1989 8-00406-1100 4,139.15 Release
Spr 1989 1-01620-1100 10,500.00 50% Leave
Spr 1990 8-00406-1100 4,010.64 Release
Fall 1990 1-18522-0790 3,000.00 SBIR Funds
Fall 1990 1-18522-0770 2,000.00 SBIR Funds
Spr 1992 3-23541-1100 2,009.68 Release
Fall 1992 3-25001-1100 3,200.00 Release
Spr 1993 1-18522-3100 14,867.40 ITV Fuzzy Logic
Spr 1994 3-64891-1100 7,000.00 Minority Advising
Fall 1995 3-30082-1100 8,000.00 Army IPA
Spr 1996 3-30082-1100 8,000.00 Army IPA
Fall 1996 3-30082-1100 8,500.00 Army IPA
Spr 1997 3-30082-1100 8,000.00 Army IPA
Spr 2000 3-49561-5100 9,452.00 NASA
Spr 2000 3-49561-5100 9,787.50 NASA
Fall 2000 3-49561-5100 9,400.00 NASA
Spr 2001 3-49561-5100 9,780.00 NASA
Fall 2004 9,000.00 LANL

TOTAL $117,753