Grantee Research Project Results
Final Report: Kansas EPA EPSCoR: Enhancement of Water Quality Research
EPA Grant Number: R827589E01Title: Kansas EPA EPSCoR: Enhancement of Water Quality Research
Investigators: Rice, Charles W.
Institution: Kansas State University
EPA Project Officer: Chung, Serena
Project Period: July 1, 1999 through June 30, 2003
Project Amount: $500,000
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 Kansas Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Environmental Program to Stimulate Competitive Research (EPSCoR) program is a focused effort to enhance environmental research by giving young scientists an opportunity to become a part of a statewide team. The program will increase Kansas' competitiveness. The objectives of this research project are to: (1) establish interdisciplinary and interinstitutional research groups; (2) increase mentoring of junior faculty; (3) increase funding opportunities; (4) develop research infrastructure; (5) enhance communication and exchange of ideas between the participating universities; and (6) change the research emphasis from small grants to large projects.
Summary/Accomplishments (Outputs/Outcomes):
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 and 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 will be a statewide EPSCoR conference.
The primary result will be to enhance visibility and productivity in environmental research and to increase undergraduate and graduate research training. The measures of success will be increased research support from other extramural sources, publications, and presentations for the faculty associated with the Science and Engineering Environmental Research (SEER) projects as well as an enhanced intellectual atmosphere for environmental research.
The three participating universities in the Kansas EPA EPSCoR project are the Ph.D.-granting institutions: Kansas State University, University of Kansas, and Wichita State University. The three SEER projects involve the examination of: (1) the toxicity of pesticide mixtures on aquatic organisms; (2) transport and control of fecal organisms in surface runoff; and (3) the role of organic matter in the transport, disposition, and binding of herbicides.
Supplemental Keywords:
water, drinking water, watersheds, soil, sediments, bioavailability, indicators, agriculture, terrestrial, aquatic., RFA, Scientific Discipline, INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, Geographic Area, Water, Environmental Chemistry, State, Ecological Risk Assessment, Ecology and Ecosystems, Drinking Water, environmental awareness, other - risk assessment, bioavailability, Kansas (KS), agricultrual environment, water qualityRelevant 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.