THE PURPOSED OF OUR PROPOSED PARTICIPATION IN THE NASA EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE RESEARCH NASA-EPSCOR OF UTAH) IS TO HELP DEVELOP COMPETITIVE RESEARCH TECHNOLOGY AND TO ENABLE INVESTIGATORS WITHIN THE STATE OF UTAH TO SUCCESSFULLY COMPETE AT THE NATIONAL LEVEL. WE INTEND TO SUPPORT INVESTIGATORS AND STUDENTS THAT WILL ENABLE RESEARCH PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS THAT ARE IN ALIGNMNET WITH THE PRIORITIES OF THE NASA MISSION DIRECTORATES THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF TECHNOLOGIST AND THE NASA CENTERS. NASA-EPSCOR OF UTAH FUNDS WILL NOT BE USED TO AUGMENT EXISTING FUNDED RESEARCH PROJECTS.