o Applied Sciences

“MoMaRISP: Molecular Magnetic Resonance Imaging Simulation and Processing”

Collaboration between:

. Hugues Benoit-Cattin, INSERM, Lyon

. John Pauly, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

France-Stanford Center Support: $15,000

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"Ecole Centrale Collaboration on the Non-equilibrium Plasma Stabilization of Combustion Processes"

Collaboration between:

. Mark Cappelli, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University

. Christophe Laux, CNRS/Ecole Centrale, Paris

France-Stanford Center Support: $12,760

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"Numerical Multilinear Algebra and its applications to Science and Engineering"

Collaboration between:

. Gene Golub, Computer Science, Stanford University

. Pierre Comon, CNRS, University of Nice

France-Stanford Center Support: $4,500

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"Biophysical and Biochemical Analyses of Photosynthetic Processes of Major Primary Producers in the Oceans"

Collaboration between:

. Arthur Grossman, Carnegie Institution

. Francis-André Wollman, CNRS, Paris

France-Stanford Center Support: $13,500

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"Computational simulation as a tool to aid in understanding and predicting post-intervention hemodynamics for congenital interventions"

Collaboration between:

. Irène Vignon-Clémentel, INRIA, Rocquencourt

. Charles Taylor, Bioengineering, Stanford University

France-Stanford Center Support: $13,800

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o Engineering

"Psychoacoustic Signal Processing to Improve Impaired Listening Experiences"

Collaboration between:

. Ryan Cassidy, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

. Laurent Daudet, Université Paris 6, Paris

France-Stanford Center Support: $9,000

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"Impact of Surface and Material properties on MEMS performances"

Collaboration between:

. Roger Howe, Electrical Engineering, Stanford University

. Lionel Buchaillot, CNRS, Villeneuve d'Ascq

France-Stanford Center Support: $6,000

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"Miniature Membraneless Biofuel Cell"

Collaboration between:

. Nicolas Mano, CRPP, Pessac

. Edward Solomon, Chemistry, Stanford University

France-Stanford Center Support: $8,400

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o Humanities & Social Sciences

"Context, Communication and Meaning"

Collaboration between:

. Kenneth Taylor, Philosophy, Stanford University

. Isidora Stojanivic, CNRS, Institut J. Nicod, Paris

France-Stanford Center Support: $10,000

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o Earth Sciences

"France-Stanford Collaboration in Environmental Mineralogy and Geomicrobiology"

Collaboration between:

. Gordon BrownSynchroton Radiation Lab, Stanford University

. Georges Calas, Université Paris 6&7, Paris

France-Stanford Center Support: $10,500

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"Links between tectonics, climate and erosion in an active orogen: case study of the Eastern Himalaya (Kingdom of Bhutan)"

Collaboration between:

. Isabelle Coutand, CNRS, Villeneuve d'Ascq

. George Hilley, Geological & Environmental Sciences, Stanford University

France-Stanford Center Support: $9,000

Vice Provost for Undergraduate Education Support: $6,000

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o Computational Biology

"Developments of Geometric Methods and Algorithms for the Study of Macromolecular Assemblies"

Collaboration between:

. Frédéric Cazals, INRIA, Sophia-Antipolis

. Michael Levitt, Structural Biology, Stanford University

France-Stanford Center Support: $11,110