# As of 9/30/2006

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# Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education (FIPSE)

***European Union-United States Atlantis Program***

***FY 2006 New Awards by Award Number***

P116J060002

Title: Transatlantic Institutional Environmental Policy in Relation to
Environmental Education

U.S. Lead: University of Wisconsin (WI)

EU Lead: Universidad da Seville, Spain

Project Description: A two-year policy project to evaluate the
environmental policies of institutions that affect natural resources and
relate findings to educational policy. The project will examine targeted
environmental systems and map historical and current changes in
environmental policies and the interaction of institutions in their
management. Case studies of European Union (EU) and United States (U.S.)
environmental systems will serve as lessons learned and best practice
for guidelines that will inform new educational materials.

Total Funding: \$65,000 (two years)

U.S. Contact: Michael Adams, University of Wisconsin, Department of
Botany, 430 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706-1381; 608-231-1176;
<msadams@wisc.edu>

EU Contact: Francisco Garcia Novo, Faculty of Biology, University of
Seville, Spain

P116J060005

Title: International Learning Environment for Real Time Software
Intensive Control Systems

U.S. Lead: Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (FL)

EU Lead: AGH University of Science and Technology, Poland

Project Description: A two-year policy project to develop a methodology
for a multinational curriculum to train students for international
collaboration on safety related real time software intensive control
systems. The curriculum to be developed will be based on an examination
of existing computer science, system controls, and software engineering.
The framework for developing this curriculum will serve as a model for
other transatlantic engineering programs.

Total Funding: \$65,000 (two years)

U.S. Contact: Andrew Kornecki, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 600
South Clyde Morris Blvd, Daytona Beach, FL 32114-3900; 386-226-6888;
<korneck@erau.edu>

EU Contact: Wojciech Grega, Faculty of Science, AGH University of
Science and Technology, Krakow, Poland

P116J060007

Title: A Transatlantic Dual Degree Program in International Business,
Finance, and Marketing

U.S. Lead: Western Illinois University (IL)

EU Lead: Ecole de Commerce Europenne, France

Project Description: A four-year dual degree project in international
business, finance, and marketing. Students will study abroad for 13
months and receive two degrees in a choice of the three disciplines. The
total time to degree completion is four years plus one summer.

Total Funding: \$696,000 (four years)

U.S. Contact: Douglas Druckenmiller, Western Illinois University,
Department of Information Management, Macomb, IL 61455, 303-762-9481;
<da-druckenmiller@wiu.edu>

EU Contact: Ruchi Anand, Ecole de Commerce Europenne, Faculty of
International Business, 1 Place des Ormeaux, Valence, France;
<ruchianads@hotmail.com>

## P116J060010 

## Title: A Transatlantic Dual Degree Program in Psychology

U.S. Lead: Marshall University (WV)

EU Lead: Warsaw School of Social Psychology, Poland

Project Description: A four-year dual degree project in the field of
psychology. Students will study abroad for a year to fifteen months and
earn two degrees. The total time to degree completion is four years. The
dual degree will give students a multinational and multicultural
perspective and will broaden their understanding of the discipline as it
is practiced in Europe and the United States.

Total Funding: \$432,000 (four years)

U.S. Contact: William Wyatt, Marshall University, Department of
Psychology, 401 11^th^ Street, Huntington, WV 25701; 304-69-2731;
<wyatt@marshall.edu>

EU Contact: Wojciech Pisula, Warsaw School of Social Psychology, Krakow,
Poland

## P116J060013 

## Title: Transatlantic Curricula Oenology, Viticulture, and Natural Products

U.S. Lead: Appalachian State University (NC)

EU Lead: Universite degli Studi di Udine, Italy

Project Description: A two-year policy project to create a joint
undergraduate curriculum in principles of value-added agriculture as
applied to oenology, viticulture, and natural products. The project will
focus on the creation of a curriculum with an emphasis on the interplay
of high value agricultural production and regional economic
productivity. The project activities include the analysis of curricula,
institutional effectiveness, and EU and United States economic
development issues on high value agricultural production.

Total Funding: \$65,000 (two years)

U.S. Contact: Grant Holder, Appalachian State University, Department of
Chemistry, 525 Rivers Street, ASU Box 32036, Boone, NC 28608;
828-262-2757; <holdergn@appstate.edu>

EU Contact: Enrico Peterlunger, Universite degli Studi di Udine, Faculty
of Agrarian Sciences, Via delle Scienze 208, I-33100 Udine, Italy

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## P116J060015 

## Title: A Transatlantic Dual Degree Program in Mechanical Engineering

U.S. Lead: Virginia Polytechnic University (VA)

EU Lead: Technical University of Darmstadt, Germany

Project Description: A transatlantic dual degree program in mechanical
engineering. Students will study abroad three academic terms and earn
two engineering degrees. The time to degree completion is the same as
that for a single degree. The project will demonstrate the
implementation of a dual undergraduate engineering degree as part of the
Bologna Process, first cycle. The partners will also study the option of
funding dual masters degrees as a result of this project.

Total Funding: \$672,000 (four years)

U.S. Contact: Jan Helge Bohnf, Virginia Polytechnic University,
Department of Mechanical Engineering, Blacksburg, VA 24601;
154-023-1327; <bohn@vt.edu>

EU Contact: Josef Hampe, University of Darmstadt, Department of
Mechanical Engineering, Darmstadt, Germany

## P116J060016 

## Title: Benchmarking Nonprofit Organizations and Philanthropy Educational Programs

U.S. Lead: Indiana University---IUPUI (IN)

EU Lead: University of Bologna, Italy

Project Description: The two-year policy project will analyze existing
degree and non-degree programs in nonprofit management, social
entrepreneurship, and philanthropic studies in the United States and
Europe. Outcomes for the project include a database of educational
programs, qualitative analysis of educational programs, and setting up
requirements for internships. The consortium plans to develop an
undergraduate and graduate template for a degree curriculum.

Total Funding: \$65,000 (two years)

U.S. Contact: Dwight Burlingame, Indiana University (IUPUI), Department
of Public and Environmental Affairs, 550 West North Street,
Indianapolis, IN 46202; 317-274-8490; <dburling@iupui.edu>

EU Contact: Guiliana Gemelli, University of Bologna, Faculty of History,
Bologna, Italy

P116J060017

Title: A Transatlantic Dual Degree Program in Sensor Technology and
Robotic Systems

U.S. Lead: Florida Institute of Technology (FL)

EU Lead: Budapest University of Technology and Economics, Hungary

Project Description: A four-year dual degree program in the
specialization of sensor technology and robotic systems within the field
of engineering. Students from the disciplines of electrical, computer,
software, system, ocean, and poly-technical engineering will be able to
earn a dual degree with this added specialization. The study abroad
portion of the degree program is one full academic year.

Total Funding: \$423,000 (four years)

U.S. Contact: Charles Bostater, Florida Institute of Technology, College
of Engineering, 150 West University Blvd., Melbourne, FL 32901;
321-674-7113; <bostater@probe.pcn.fit.edu>

EU contact: Balint Kiss, Budapest University of Technology and
Economics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Budapest, Hungary

## P116J060018 

## Title: A Transatlantic Dual Degree Program in Chemistry

U.S. Lead: University of Kansas (KS)

EU Lead: Regensburg University, Germany

Project Description: A four-year dual degree program in chemistry. The
consortium will implement a dual degree program that will focus on the
specializations of green chemistry, medicinal chemistry, parallel
synthesis, protein structure and function, and sensing chemistry. The
total time for the study abroad will be one full academic year. Special
opportunities for training and research will be provided in the context
of a bachelor's thesis.

Total Funding: \$423,000 (four years)

U.S. Contact: Jeffrey Aube, University of Kansas, Department of
Medicinal Chemistry, 1251 Wescoe Hall, Lawrence, KS 66045-7582;
785-864-4496; <jaube@ku.edu>

EU Contact: Oliver Reiser, University of Regensburg, Faculty of
Chemistry, Regensburg, Germany

## P116J060019 

## Title: A Transatlantic Degree Program in International Business

U.S. Lead: Canisius College (NY)

EU Lead: University of Antwerp, Belgium

Project Description: A four-year dual degree program in international
business. The program will focus on the specialization of regional
business enterprises and the affect of cultural differences in
international business. The study abroad time is one full academic year.

Total Funding: \$509,000 (four years)

U.S. Contact: Coral Snodgrass, Canisius College, Department of
Management and Marketing, 2001 Main Street, Buffalo, NY 14208;
716-888-2607

EU Contact: Liliana Van Hoof, University of Antwerp, Faculty of Applied
Economics, Prinsstraat 13, Antwerp, Belgium; <liliana.vanhoof@ua.ac.be>

## P116J060022 

## Title: Evolving Biological Engineering Studies

U.S. Lead: Virginia Polytechnic University (VA)

EU Lead: Agricultural University of Athens, Greece

Project Description: A two-year policy project that focuses on the
changing environment of biological systems engineering. Both the United
States and European institutions have evolved over the last decade from
agriculturally based studies of the environment to one that focuses more
on an engineering and structural approach. This project will analyze
programs in Europe and the United States to develop a shared curricular
approach.

Total Funding: \$65,000 (two years)

U.S. Contact: Saied Mostaghimi, Virginia Polytechnic University,
Biological Systems Engineering Department, Blacksburg, VA 24060;
540-231-7605; <smostagh@vt.edu>

EU Contact: Demetres Briasoulis, Agricultural University of Athens,
Agricultural Engineering Department, Athens, Greece

## P116J060029 

## Title: A Transatlantic Dual Degree in Economics

U.S. Lead: Clemson University (SC)

EU Lead: Catholic University of Louvain, Belgium

Project Description: A four-year dual degree program in economics. The
program will be implemented that takes advantage of each partner's
academic strengths in economics. Students will earn a dual degree with
three academic terms abroad and study as a single cohort in the degree
program.

Total Funding: \$624,000 (four years)

U.S. Contact: Mark McKnew, Clemson University, College of Business and
Behavioral Science, Clemson, SC 29634; 864-656-2685;
<mamckn@clemson.edu>

EU Contact: Michel De Vroey, Catholic University of Louvain, Department
of Economics, Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium <devroey@ires.ucl.ac.be>

## P116J060033 

## Title: Accreditation in Engineering Training and Education

U.S. Lead: University of Wisconsin (WI)

EU Lead: University of Porto, Portugal

Project Description: A two-year policy project to study quality
assurance issues in transatlantic engineering. The project will focus on
the curricula of continuing education and training for engineers. The
outcomes of the project are the applicability of the best practice
methods across institutional lines, joint analysis of case studies, and
development of guidelines for international accreditation. The results
will be widely disseminated to engineering programs in the United States
and Europe.

Total Funding: \$65,000 (two years)

U.S. Contact: John Klus, University of Wisconsin, Department of
Engineering, Madison, WI 53706; 608-262-8819; <klus@engr.wisc.edu>

EU Contact: Roberto Frias, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal

## P116J060034 

## Title: Policy and Practice in Early Childhood Intervention

U.S. Lead: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (NC)

EU Lead: Jonkoping University, Sweden

Project Description: A two-year policy project focusing on an analysis
of early childhood intervention policies and practices. The project will
implement a network and infrastructure for information and resources fro
students, academics, families, researchers, practitioners, and
policymakers. A significant outcome of the project will be the
development of a Web-based database for policy and practice in Europe
and the United States.

Total Funding: \$65,000 (two years)

U.S. Contact: Rune Simeonson, University of North Carolina, Department
of Education, Chapel Hill, NC 27599-3500; 919-962-2512;
<rjsimeon@email.unc.edu>

EU Contact: Eva Bjorck-Akesson, Jonkoping University, Faculty of
Education, Jonkoping, Sweden