Grantee Research Project Results
2003 Progress Report: Kansas EPA EPSCoR: Enhancement of Research on Fate and Impact Environmental Pollutants (SIP)
EPA Grant Number: R829418E01Title: Kansas EPA EPSCoR: Enhancement of Research on Fate and Impact Environmental Pollutants (SIP)
Investigators: Rice, Charles W.
Institution: Kansas State University
EPA Project Officer: Chung, Serena
Project Period: September 24, 2001 through September 23, 2004 (Extended to February 23, 2005)
Project Period Covered by this Report: September 24, 2002 through September 23, 2003
Project Amount: $373,487
RFA: EPSCoR (Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) (2001) RFA Text | Recipients Lists
Research Category: EPSCoR (The Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research)
Objective:
The overall goal of this research project is to enhance environmental research by giving young scientists an opportunity to become part of a state-wide team. The Kansas U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Experimental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPA EPSCoR) will increase Kansas' competitiveness. The specific objectives of this research project are to: (1) establish interdisciplinary and interinstitutional research groups; (2) mentor junior faculty; (3) increase funding opportunities; (4) enhance communication and exchange of ideas between the participating universities; and (5) change research emphasis from small grants to large projects.
Progress Summary:
The Strategic Improvement Plan (SIP) will provide support in a number of areas. The SIP will support travel grants for faculty and graduate students to attend meetings that they normally would not attend, as well as visitation to funding agencies. Support of outside speakers will allow recognized individuals to visit programs and students to provide feedback on their research programs. There also will be a state-wide EPSCoR conference.
The three participating Ph.D.-granting universities in the Kansas EPA EPSCoR project are: Kansas State University, University of Kansas, and Wichita State University. The two Science and Engineering Environmental Research (SEER) projects will: (1) evaluate chemical and biological assays as indicators for toxic metal bioavailability; and (2) evaluate riparian zones for controlling nonpoint source pollution.
The Kansas EPA EPSCoR program maintains a Web site for a description of the program, abstracts of individual SEER projects, progress reports, and pertinent forms(http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/pr_kepa/ Exit ). Information on the impact and accomplishments of the program will be added to the Web site as it becomes available. This past year, we provided partial support for four faculty and three graduate students within the program to attend meetings. Faculty attended and presented at international meetings.
The 2003 Annual Kansas EPA EPSCoR Conference was held in Lawrence, KS. Several faculty members presented posters at the conference.
Future Activities:
Our next Kansas EPA EPSCoR annual meeting will be held September 9, 2004. We also will continue to support faculty and student travel to relevant conferences, and add information, as it becomes available, to the Web site.
Supplemental Keywords:
water, drinking water, watersheds, soil, sediments, bioavailability, agriculture, terrestrial, aquatic., Scientific Discipline, Health, Waste, Water, TREATMENT/CONTROL, POLLUTANTS/TOXICS, Contaminated Sediments, Environmental Chemistry, Remediation, Treatment Technologies, Chemicals, Chemistry, Technology, Risk Assessments, Environmental Engineering, environmental technology, riparian buffer zones, dose-response, biodegradation, contaminated sediment, remediation technologies, bioavailability, chemical contaminants, biological assay, catalysts, bioremediation of soils, human exposure, engineering, biotechnology, assessment methods, water quality, heavy metals, human health risk, bioremediation, metalsRelevant Websites:
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/pr_kepa/ Exit
Progress and Final Reports:
Original AbstractThe 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.