2002 NRI Funded Projects

National Research Initiative (NRI)
Funded Projects: 2002: ($1,501,527/8 projects)

Dynamic performance of wood shear walls under actual earthquake records.
Gupta, R.; Wood Science & Engineering; $115,000.

Genetic dissection of quantitative resistance using the barley: barley stripe rust model.
Hayes, P. M.; Crop & Soil Science; $294,000.

Detrital controls on SOM dynamics in an old-growth Douglas-fir soil.
Lajtha, K.; Solins, P.; Botany & Plant Pathology; $290,000.

Sorting lumber into dryability classes based on chemical attributes.
Milota, M. R.; Wood Science & Engineering; $108,000.

Inactivation of Norwalk-like viruses in shellfish by the use of high pressure processing.
Reno, P. W.; Coastal Oregon Marine Experiment Station; $175,327.

Interaction of Organelles in Porphyrin Synthesis: A role for mitochondrial coprogen oxidase?
Rivin, C. J.; Botany & Plant Pathology; $140,000.

The molecular basis for clostridium perfringens spore heat resistance.
Sarker, M. R.; Oregon State University; $290,000.

Microbial physiological and community-level responses to water stress in soil.
William, M. A.; Crop & Soil Science; $89,200.