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Magnetism and Vortices

``Theory of Nanoscale Magnetic Effects in Structured Materials,'' FAPEMIG (State of Minas Gerais, Brazil), R$13,888, G.M. Wysin and A. R. Pereira, support for Visiting Research Professor at Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, during Sabbatical Leave, Oct. 2004 -- Feb. 2005.

``Solitons and Vortices in Two-Dimensional Magnets,'' FAPEMG, Brazil, R$20,800, to collaborate with A.S.T. Pires and M.E. Gouvêa, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, July 1, 1999 -- Dec. 31, 1999.

``U.S.-Brazil Collaboration: Excitations in Two-Dimensional Magnets,'' National Science Foundation, Division of International Programs, INT-9502781, to collaborate with A.S.T. Pires and M.E. Gouvêa, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, $20,000, December 1, 1995 -- November 30, 1999. (With complementary funding from CNPq, Brazil).

``Excitations in Two-Dimensional Magnets,'' FAPEMG, Brazil, $40,000, to collaborate with A.S.T. Pires and M.E. Gouvêa during sabbatical leave, Belo Horizonte, Brazil, August 1, 1996 -- July 31, 1997.

``Excited States of Magnetic Vortices and Solitons,'' National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council, Collaboration in Basic Science and Engineering Program, to collaborate with B.A. Ivanov, Kiev, Ukraine, $5,300, May 15, 1995 -- July 15, 1995.

``Properties of Vortices in Two-Dimensional Magnets,'' The National Science Foundation, DMR-9412300, $120,000 , July 15, 1994 -- June 30, 1998.

``Spin Dynamics in Quasi-2D Magnetic Materials,'' NATO Grant for International Collaboration 890013, F.G. Mertens, A.R. Bishop and G.M. Wysin, co-P.I.'s, $7,000 July, 1994 -- July, 1996.

``International Collaboration on Two-Dimensional Magnets,'' KSU University Small Research Grant, $500 was used to support research travel to Bayreuth, Germany in March 1994, using matching funds from KSU physics dept. and German science foundation SFB.

Fine Magnetic Particles

``Theory of Magnetism in Nano-Structured Materials,'' FAPEMIG (State of Minas Gerais, Brazil), BPV-00046-11, R$31,200, G.M. Wysin and W.A. Moura-Melo, support for Visiting Research Professor at Universidade Federal de Viçosa, Minas Gerais, Brazil, during Sabbatical Leave, Oct. 2011 -- Mar. 2012.

``Materials Synthesis and Processing,'' P. Sherwood, P.I., in cluster 5: ``Novel Preparative Routes to Magnetic Materials'', The National Science Foundation EPSCoR program, OSR92-55223, $38,000, October 1, 1992 -- September 30, 1995.

Semiconductors

``Advanced Semiconductor Research Group in the State of Kansas,'' The National Science Foundation, H.X. Jiang (P.I.), J.H. Edgar, J.Y. Lin, A. Rys, G.M. Wysin, K. Nordheden, R.Q. Hui, and J. Chaudhuri, $750,000, (includes $250,000 K-Tec and University matching), Aug. 1999 -- Aug. 2001.

``Establishment of an Advanced Semiconductor Research Group at Kansas State University,'' Special Group Incentive Research Award, H.X. Jiang, J.H. Edgar, J.Y. Lin, A. Rys, G.M. Wysin and Q. Yu, co-P.I.'s, $198,000, Nov. 1998 -- Oct. 2000.

``Kansas Advanced Semiconductor Project,'' Department of Energy EPSCoR, Tim Bolton, P.I., in Cluster I: H. Jiang, J. Lin, G. Wysin, $628,883 (DOE) plus $678,277 KSU matching, July 1, 2000 -- June 30, 2003.

Computation

``Acquisition of a High-End/Visualization Computing Facility,'' Talat Rahman, P.I., et al., The National Science Foundation, $380,530, 1994 -- 1997.

``Upgrading of a High Performance Computational Facility,'' The National Science Foundation, $350,000 + $151,910 (KSU Match), CDA-9724289, 1997 -- 2000.

Other

Gary M. Wysin, P.I., Big 12 Faculty Fellowship, KSU Provost's Office, for ``Physics Education Technology Simulations in Statistical Physics,'' $2020 for travel to University of Colorado, Boulder, July 12 -- August 13, 2010, to collaborate with Paul Beale and others for developing new educational simulations involving random and thermal processes.

Gary M. Wysin, P.I., KSU Faculty Development Award, Spring 2010, ``Workshop on `Dynamics of Magnetic Materials,' June 5--7, 2010, London, Ontario''. $500 for support to travel to Magnetic North International Meeting to give an invited talk: ``Effective potential of a vortex in a cylindrical magnetic dot.''

``STATPHYS 18, Berlin, 2-8 August, 1992,'' a KSU Faculty Development Award granted March 1992 for $660 to attend this conference.

Consultant for Los Alamos National Laboratory Theoretical Division.

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