Primary Recipient

UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS

Amount

$301,350.00

Award Date

6/15/2009

Administering Agency

National Science Foundation

CDFA Number

47.082

CDFA Program Title

Trans-NSF Recovery Act Reasearch Support

Description

This project addresses multi-scale characterization and modeling bone, with a focus on identifying the differences between normal and osteoporotic bone. Osteoporosis is a silent bone disease which is characterized by low bone density and deterioration of