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Grantee Research Project Results

Exploratory Research: Nanotechnology Research Grants Investigating Environmental and Human Health Effects of Manufactured Nanomaterials: a Joint Research Solicitation-EPA, NSF, NIOSH, NIEHS

Request for Applications closing date: February 22, 2006

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# Grant Number Abstract Principal Investigator Institution Grant Amount PROJECT PERIOD Project Start Date Project End Date Extended End Date State
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# Grant Number Abstract Principal Investigator Institution Grant Amount PROJECT PERIOD Project Start Date Project End Date Extended End Date State
1 R833316
Grant



Aquatic Toxicity of Carbon-Based Nanomaterials at Sediment-Water Interfaces Deng, Baolin
Ingersoll, Chris
Li, Hao
Wang, Ning  
University of Missouri - Columbia, Columbia Environmental Research Center, USGS $399,506   April 01, 2007 -
June 30, 2010  
April 01, 2007   June 30, 2010     MO  
2 R833317
Grant



Aquatic Toxicity of Waste Stream Nanoparticles Gordon, Terry
Chen, Lung Chi
Wirgin, Isaac  
New York University School of Medicine $399,827   October 01, 2006 -
September 30, 2009  
October 01, 2006   September 30, 2009     NY  
3 R833318
Grant



Agglomeration, Retention, and Transport Behavior of Manufactured Nanoparticles in Variably-Saturated Porous Media Jin, Yan
Xiao, John  
University of Delaware $399,035   March 01, 2007 -
February 28, 2011  
March 01, 2007   February 28, 2011     DE  
4 R833319
Grant



Innate Immune Response of an Aquatic Vertebrate Model to Manufactured Nanoparticles Assessed Using Genomic Markers Klaper, Rebecca
Chen, Jian
Goetz, Frederick  
University of Wisconsin - Madison $398,810   April 01, 2008 -
April 15, 2011  
April 01, 2008   April 15, 2011     WI  
5 R833320
Grant



A Rapid In Vivo System for Determining Toxicity of Manufactured Nanomaterials Tanguay, Robyn L.
Harper, Stacey  
Oregon State University $400,000   September 01, 2006 -
August 30, 2009  
September 01, 2006   August 30, 2009     OR  
6 R833321
Grant



Carbon Nanotubes: Environmental Dispersion States, Transport, Fate, and Bioavailability Weber, Walter J.
Huang, Qingguo  
University of Michigan $371,886   March 01, 2007 -
March 01, 2010  
March 01, 2007   March 01, 2010     MI  
7 R833322
Grant



Biological Fate & Electron Microscopy Detection of Nanoparticles During Wastewater Treatment Westerhoff, Paul
Alford, Terry
Rittman, Bruce  
Arizona State University $398,998   May 01, 2007 -
April 30, 2010  
May 01, 2007   April 30, 2010     AZ  
8 R833323
Grant



Bioavailability and Fates of CdSe and TiO2 Nanoparticles in Eukaryotes and Bacteria Holden, Patricia
Nadeau, Jay L.
Stucky, Galen  
University of California - Santa Barbara, McGill University $399,986   May 15, 2007 -
May 14, 2010  
May 15, 2007   May 14, 2010     CA  
9 R833324
Grant



Nanoparticle Stability in Natural Waters and its Implication for Metal Toxicity to Water Column and Benthic Organisms Ranville, James
Butler, Barbara
Jackson, Brian  
Colorado School of Mines, Dartmouth College   April 15, 2007 -
April 14, 2011  
April 15, 2007   April 14, 2011     CO  
10 R833325
Grant



Genomics-based Determination of Nanoparticle Toxicity: Structure-function Analysis Bakalinsky, Alan T.
Li, Qilin  
Oregon State University, Rice University $199,993   May 24, 2007 -
May 23, 2009  
May 24, 2007   May 23, 2009     OR  
11 R833326
Grant



The Effect of Surface Coatings on the Environmental and Microbial Fate of Nanoiron and Feoxide Nanoparticles Lowry, Gregory V.
Alvarez, Pedro J.
Kim, Chris
Minkley, Edwin
Tilton, Robert D.  
Carnegie Mellon University, Chapman University, Rice University $400,000   September 01, 2006 -
August 31, 2009  
September 01, 2006   August 31, 2009     PA  
12 R833327
Grant



Methodology Development for Manufactured Nanomaterial Bioaccumulation Test Chen, Yongsheng
Chang, Yung
Crittenden, John C.
Hu, Qiang
Huang, C. P.
Sommerfeld, Milton  
Arizona State University, University of Delaware $399,768   September 01, 2006 -
August 31, 2009  
September 01, 2006   August 31, 2009     AZ  
13 R833328
Grant



Impact of Physiochemical Properties on Skin Absorption of Manufactured Nanomaterials Xia, Xin-Rui
Monteiro-Riviere, Nancy A.
Riviere, Jim E.  
North Carolina State University $391,617   September 01, 2006 -
August 31, 2009  
September 01, 2006   August 31, 2009     NC  
14 R833333
Grant



Ecotoxicology of Underivatized Fullerenes (C60) in Fish Henry, Theodore B.
Compton, Robert N.
Menn, Fu-Min
Sayler, Gary S.  
University of Tennessee $396,807   May 15, 2007 -
May 14, 2010  
May 15, 2007   May 14, 2010     TN  
15 R833334
Grant



Comparative Life Cycle Analysis of Nano- and Bulk-materials in Photovoltaic Energy Generation Fthenakis, Vasilis
Themelis, Nickolas J.  
Columbia University in the City of New York $200,000   June 01, 2007 -
May 31, 2009  
June 01, 2007   May 31, 2009     NY  
16 R833335
Grant



The Fate And Effects Of Nanosized Metal Particles Examined Along A Simulated Terrestrial Food Chain Using Genomic And Microspectroscopic Techniques Unrine, Jason M.
Bertsch, Paul M.
Neal, Andrew
Tsyusko, Olga V.  
Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, University of Georgia, Rothamsted Research, University of Kentucky $317,897   May 01, 2007 -
October 31, 2010  
May 01, 2007   October 31, 2010     GA  
17 R833336
Grant



Effects of Ingested Nanoparticles on Gene Regulation in the Colon Moos, Philip J.
Cutler, Ned S.
Veranth, John  
University of Utah   April 01, 2007 -
April 30, 2009  
April 01, 2007   April 30, 2009     UT  
18 R833337
Grant



Characterization of the Potential Toxicity of Metal Nanoparticles in Marine Ecosystems Using Oysters Ringwood, Amy Huffman
Carroll, David Loren  
University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Wake Forest University $399,843   April 05, 2007 -
April 04, 2010  
April 05, 2007   April 04, 2010     NC  
19 R833338
Grant



Internalization and Fate of Individual Manufactured Nanomaterial within Living Cells Orr, Galya
Tarasevich, Barbara J.  
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory $200,000   May 01, 2007 -
December 30, 2009  
May 01, 2007   December 30, 2009     WA  
20 R833339
Grant



Nanoparticle Toxicity in Zebrafish Mayer, Gregory D.
Nadeau, Jay L.
Nohe, Anja
Smorodin, V.  
University of Maine, McGill University $398,298   October 01, 2006 -
September 30, 2009  
October 01, 2006   September 30, 2009     ME  
21 R833340
Grant



Photochemical Fate of Manufactured Carbon Nanomaterials in the Aquatic Environment Jafvert, Chad T.
Hua, Inez  
Purdue University $199,900   May 10, 2007 -
April 30, 2009  
May 10, 2007   April 30, 2009     IN  


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