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VT's EPA EPSCoR SIP and SEER Project to Implement Initiatives to Increase the Competitiveness of the State's Academic Environmental Scientists and Engineers
EPA Grant Number: R827784E01Title: VT's EPA EPSCoR SIP and SEER Project to Implement Initiatives to Increase the Competitiveness of the State's Academic Environmental Scientists and Engineers
Investigators: Allen, Christopher W. , McIntosh, Alan
Institution: University of Vermont
EPA Project Officer: Chung, Serena
Project Period: November 1, 1999 through April 30, 2002
Project Amount: $195,469
RFA: EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) (1999) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: EPSCoR (The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research)
Objective:
The objective of this proposal was to provide a series of infrastructure investments to enhance the strength of Vermont based research activities related to the environment. These activities are managed by the Vermont EPSCoR program, which reports to the Vermont Technology Council, thus ensuring connectivity to state goals.
Approach:
The Strategic Improvement Plan (SIP) provided support in four areas. The Stimulus Grant Program provided funds to develop exploratory background data in environmental research projects. The post-doctoral award provides high-level professional personnel for enhancement of an established research group. The SBIR Phase (0) awards seek to stimulate private sector research activities in relevant environmental issues. Diversity efforts are focused on support of a diverse set of scientists in the SIP and SEER components as well as undergraduates who are members of unrepresented groups to campus for potential graduate recruitment.
Expected Results:
The SIP projects will generate an array of active research projects in areas of interest in and relevance to EPA. These activities will partner with the University's focus on research on the environment as one of its core scholarly activities. Additional efforts to foster the growth of companies in environmental interest areas will be of long-term benefit to the state.
Publications and Presentations:
Publications have been submitted on this project: View all 5 publications for this projectSupplemental Keywords:
climate change, watershed chemistry, lake water quality, lead, drought, sediment invasive species, solar energy, water quality, biofuels., RFA, Ecosystem Protection/Environmental Exposure & Risk, Air, Scientific Discipline, Water, ECOSYSTEMS, Ecological Risk Assessment, Ecosystem Protection, Terrestrial Ecosystems, Forestry, Atmosphere, Watersheds, Ecosystem/Assessment/Indicators, Air Pollution Effects, Ecological Monitoring, Ecological Effects - Environmental Exposure & Risk, climate change, Water & Watershed, Ecology and Ecosystems, nutrient dynamics, ecosystem impacts, landscape characterization, lake ecosysyems, water quality, climate change effects, ecosystem assessment, Global Climate Change, ecological assessment, environmental monitoring, risk assessment, watershed assessment, soil vapor extraction, climate variability, ecosystem indicators, forest resources, forests, sediment transport, Lake St. Catherine, ecological indicators, nitrogen loading, aquatic ecosystems, nitrogen deposition, EPSCOR, Vermont, forest ecosystemsProgress and Final Reports:
The perspectives, information and conclusions conveyed in research project abstracts, progress reports, final reports, journal abstracts and journal publications convey the viewpoints of the principal investigator and may not represent the views and policies of ORD and EPA. Conclusions drawn by the principal investigators have not been reviewed by the Agency.