Research Grants Received

 

1.      Principal Investigator of National Science Foundation (NSF) Project, “IRES: U.S.-India Research Program that Helps Improve the Quality of Human Life by Innovative Applications of Engineering Technologies,” Budget: $150,000, Awarded: June 2010, 3 year duration.

 

2.      Principal Investigator of Economic Development Administration Project, “Helping Build a Disaster Resilient Alabama Coastal Economy Using Geospatial Mapping,” Budget: $579,220, Awarded: Sept. 2009, 2 year duration.

 

3.      Co-Principal Investigator in the National Science Foundation (NSF) Project, “Collaborative Research: Development and Testing of Presage-Pedagogy-Process-Product Model to Assess the Effectiveness of Case Study Methodology in Achieving Learning Outcomes,” PI: P.K. Raju, Budget: $283,988, Awarded: July 2009, 3 year duration.

 

4.       “Develop Application for Geospatial Mapping Project,” College of Business, Auburn University, Summer 2009, Budget: $15,000.

 

5.      Co-Principal Investigator in the National Science Foundation Project, “Capability-Focused Real-World-Based Technology-Enabled Instructional Strategy: Development and Testing in Introductory Courses,” Budget: $150,000, April 2008-March 2010, PI: Dr. P.K. Raju, Awarded, April 2008.

 

6.      Principal Investigator of a National Science Foundation Grant, “US-India International Research, Education, and Industry Experiences for Students in Acoustics and Non-Destructive Evaluation. IRES,” NSF International Science and Engineering Division, Aug. 2006 to July 2008, Budget: $150,000.

 

7.      “Showcasing Importance of Enterprise Resource Planning Systems to Business and Engineering Students,” College of Business, Auburn University, Summer 2007, Budget: $15,000.

 

8.      Co-Principal Investigator of National Science Foundation Grant, “National Dissemination of Multimedia Case Studies that Bring Real-World Issues into Engineering Classrooms,” NSF Division of Education, July 2005 to Dec. 2006, Budget: $200,000.

 

9.      Senior Personnel of a National Science Foundation Grant, “Initiating and Sustaining Industrial Renaissance through Innovative Partnerships,” NSF Division of Engineering, Aug. 2003 to July 2006, Budget: $600,000.

 

10.  Co-Principal Investigator of a National Science Foundation Grant “Educating Engineers for the Information Age: A Real-World Case Studies Based Project,” NSF Division of Undergraduate Education, with P.K. Raju, Feb. 2001 to Jan. 2005, Budget: $525,000.

 

11.  Co-Principal Investigator of a supplementary funding to conduct workshops at Chile, July 2004 to Jan. 2006, National Science Foundation, Budget: $30,146.

 

  1. “Innovative Curriculum Design,” College of Business Summer Award, Budget: $10,000, Summer 2006.

 

13.  Co-Principal Investigator of Planning Grant to study global design with particular reference to India, July 2004 to June 2005, National Science Foundation, Budget: $10,000.

 

14.  Co-Principal Investigator of a National Science Foundation Grant to use research methodologies to develop multi-media courseware to bring real-world issues into classrooms, September 1999-August 2003, Total budget: $262,500.

 

15.  Co-Principal Investigator in two supplemental grants to provide research experience for undergraduates, National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education, Jan. 2000 – Dec. 2001, with Raju, P.K. Budget: $25,000.

 

16.  Co-Principal Investigator of a special project to conduct a workshop that brings theory and practice together in engineering classrooms,  National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education, with Raju, P.K. May 2000 - Dec. 2001, Budget: $42,986.

 

17.  Co-Principal Investigator of a National Science Foundation Grant to use research methodologies to develop case studies so that theory and practice could be brought together in classrooms, December 1997-August 2001, Total budget: $212,500.

 

  1. “Development of a CD-ROM for Case Studies,” Raju, P.K. and Sankar, C.S. Thomas Walter Center for Technology Development, 1999, Budget: $12,000.

 

  1. “Development of a Video for Crist Power Plant,” Sankar, C.S., and Raju, P.K., Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, 1998, Budget: $8,000.

 

  1. “An Innovative Instructional Method to Develop Higher-Level Cognitive Skills of Undergraduate Students,” Principal Investigations: Sankar, C.S., and Raju, P.K., Grant from the Daniel F. Breeden Endowment for Faculty Enhancement and Competitive Teaching Grant-in-Aid, 1996, Budget: $4,000.

 

  1. “Bringing Real-World Practices into the Class Room Using Case Studies,” Principal Investigators: Raju, P.K. and Sankar, C.S. Summer grant from the Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, 1996, Budget: $11,000.

 

  1. “Bringing Noise and Vibration Control Research Results into the Class Room Using Case Studies,” Principal Investigators: Raju, P.K. and Sankar, C.S. Summer grant from the Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, 1995, Budget: $13,000.

 

  1. “Bringing Real-World Issues to Classroom Using Information Technology: An Innovative Teaching Method,” Principal Investigator: Sankar, C.S., Summer Research Grant, College of Business, 1995, Budget: $5,000.

 

  1. “Disconnect Between Strategies, Implementation, and Use of IT: Study in Construction Industry,” Principal Investigator: Sankar, C.S., Summer research grant from the Department of Management, 1994, Budget: $5,000.

 

  1. “Study of IT Based Teaching Methods,” Principal Investigator: Sankar, C.S., Summer research grant from the Thomas Walter Center for Technology Management, 1994, Budget: $7,000.

 

  1. “Study of Technologists and Manager in Utilities,” Principal Investigator: Sankar, C.S., Summer research grant from Auburn Utilities Research Center, 1992, Budget: $5,000.

 

  1. “An International Survey Research on Reward Systems of Technologists in Information Technology Companies,” Principal Investigator: Sankar, C.S., Summer research grant from the Department of Management, 1991, Budget: $5,000.

 

  1. “Career Perception of Information Technologists,” Principal Investigator: Sankar, C.S.,  Grant-in-Aid from the Office of the Vice President for Research, February 1991, Budget: $500. 

 

  1. “Feasibility of Using the Syntax Computerized Model to Reduce Duplicative Reporting in the Federal Government,” Principal Investigator: A.M. McDonough, Research Assistant: Sankar, C.S., Grant from the Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President, September 1979 to January 1980, Budget: $8,000.

 

  1. “A Theory of Multistage Contractual Incentives with Application to Design‑to‑cost,” Principal Investigators: R. Blanning and P. Kleindorfer, Research Assistant: Sankar, C.S., Grant from the Office of Naval Research., September 1978 to 79.

 

  1. “Study of the Use of MIS by Small Scale Industries,” Principal Investigators: A.K. Agarwal and Sankar, C.S., Grant from the Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, 1976. Total Budget: Rs. 30,000.