Office of China Programs

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2007 Development Grant

The Office of China Programs requested proposals for the 2007 China Program Development Grants in mid-February 2007. This competitive grant program is intended to support selected MSU faculty member’s  travel to and from China to develop new exchange and cooperative programs with potential strategic partners. Specifically, the grant recipient is required to develop and promote collaboration in the areas of teaching, research, and engagement.

We received a total of 21 proposals from different colleges and departments on campus. To ensure a fair and open competition, we formed a five-member review panel to read and rate each proposal. We found many proposals had great ideas and, if funded, would make a significant impact on our China programs on campus.

After carefully reviewing all the proposals, we selected the following six to receive 2007 China Program Development Grants:

• James Anthony and Wenjiang Fu, Department of Epidemiology, College of Human Medicine: Joint Graduate Program (MSc + PhD) in Epidemiology and Biostatistics: MSU and Zhejiang University.
  
• Ronald Harichandran and Larry Galehouse, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineer-ing, College of Engineering: Transportation Infra-structure Preservation Research, Education, and Technology Transfer Partnership with the South China University of Technology.
  
• Tom Tomlinson and Ann Mongoven, Center for Ethics and Humanities in the Life Sciences, College of Human Medicine: Institutional Collaboration in Bioethics and Medical Humanities Education and Research.
  
• Robert Ofoli, Department of Chemical Engi-neering and Materials Science, College of Engineering: Collaborative Research in Biomimetic Nanostructures and Bionanocatalysis.
  
• William Atchison and Yukun Yuan, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, College of Veteri-nary Medicine: Joint Neurotoxicology Research and Education Program with Peking University Health Science Center.
  
• Suzanne Thornsbury, Department of Agricultural Economics, College of Agriculture and Natural Resources: Explore the Cherry Supply Chain in China.