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Request for Applications closing date: May 26, 2015

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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 FP917779
Fellow



Membrane Technologies: A Double-Edged Sword for Water Treatment? Beciragic, Alma   University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NC  
2 FP917780
Fellow



Determining the Influence of Ecosystem Complexity and Latitudinal Position on the Ability of Biological Control to Offset Use of Pesticides in a Warming Climate Gray, Hannah L   University of Minnesota $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     MN  
3 FP917780
Fellow



A Life Cycle Analysis of Conventional Drinking Water Treatment with and without Biological Filters for Small Systems Gilmore Terry, Patricia Leigh   University of Colorado at Boulder $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CO  
4 FP917781
Fellow



Drinking Water Security in Times of Drought and Beyond: Improved Prediction, Management, and Decision-Making Tools for Water Distribution in Southern California Quesnel, Kimberly   Stanford University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CA  
5 FP917782
Fellow



Estimating Health Risks Attributable To Small Water Supplies Using QMRA Bivins, Aaron William   Georgia Institute of Technology $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     GA  
6 FP917783
Fellow



Linking Wetland Structure, Configuration, and Inundation Patterns with Mosquito-Borne Disease Transmission Skaff, Nicholas Karam   Michigan State University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     MI  
7 FP917784
Fellow



Understanding Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from Biomass Burning Through Time-Resolved Speciated Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic Compound Measurements Wernis, Rebecca A   University of California - Berkeley $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CA  
8 FP917785
Fellow



Modeling the Effect of CINO2 on Downwind Transport of NOx During Winter Haskins, Jessica Danielle   University of Washington $88,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     WA  
9 FP917786
Fellow



Optimization of Biological Wastewater Treatment by Modeling Microbial Community Behavior Under Varying Nutrient Loading Rates Rubinstein, Rebecca L   University of Connecticut $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CT  
10 FP917787
Fellow



Reactivity and Control of Mercury Released From Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Diringer, Sarah Elisa Axelroth   Duke University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NC  
11 FP917788
Fellow



Development of an Integrated Technology for Biological Conversion of Biogas from Landfills and Anaerobic Digestion to Liquid Fuels Sheets, Johnathon Patrick   The Ohio State University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     OH  
12 FP917789
Fellow



Semi-Autonomous Detection: Using Drones for Environmental Assessment Fankhauser, Katie   Oregon Health & Sciences University $88,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     OR  
13 FP917790
Fellow



A Novel Analytic Method for Evaluating Early Life Susceptibility to Chemical Stressors Cowell, Whitney J   Columbia University in the City of New York $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NY  
14 FP917791
Fellow



Synthetic Fungal Biology for Human and Environmental Health through Enhanced Degradation of Benzo(a)pyrene Ostrem, Erin M   University of Wisconsin - Madison $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     WI  
15 FP917793
Fellow



Improving In Silico Toxicity Predictions and Molecular Design Guidelines Through Mechanism-Based Modeling and Systems Analyses of High Throughput Data: a Case of Oxidative Stress Melnikov, Fjodor   Yale University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CT  
16 FP917794
Fellow



The Dynamic Interaction of Nutrient Pollution and Seawater Temperature on Reef Corals: Is Nutrient Enrichment Undermining Coral Resilience? Wall, Christopher Bennett   University of Hawaii at Manoa $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     HI  
17 FP917795
Fellow



Addressing Longstanding Groundwater Contamination using Silica Polyamide Composites in the Tsétah Area in Arizona Tsosie, Ranalda L   University of Montana $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     MT  
18 FP917796
Fellow



Chemical Prioritization for Children’s Health Smith, Marissa Nicole   University of Washington $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     WA  
19 FP917797
Fellow



Identifying Environmental Pollutants that Alter the Stress Response de la Rosa, Rosemarie Michelle   University of California - Berkeley $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CA  
20 FP917798
Fellow



Development of PPARγ Ligand Exposure Biomarker Edwards, Lariah Marie   Boston University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     MA  
21 FP917799
Fellow



Desert Diesel: Engineering Opuntia ficus-indica as a low input biofuel feedstock Mayer, Jesse A.   University of Nevada - Reno $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NV  
22 FP917800
Fellow



The Endocrine Disruptor Tributyltin Commits Mesenchymal Stem Cells to the Adipose Lineage Shoucri, Bassem Merit   University of California - Irvine $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CA  
23 FP917801
Fellow



Persistence of Coal Combustion Residues in Freshwater Ecosystems and Consequences for Native Biota Brandt, Jessica Elizabeth   Duke University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NC  
24 FP917802
Fellow



Recovery of Valuable Biochemical Feedstocks from Wastewater Sludge RedCorn, Raymond Michael   Purdue University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     IN  
25 FP917803
Fellow



A Study of the Aqueous Phase Processing of Organic Aerosols through Carbon Stable Isotope Analysis Napolitano, Denise Carol   Arizona State University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     AZ  
26 FP917804
Fellow



Human Productivity in a Warmer World: The Impact of Climate Change on the Global Workforce Carleton, Tamma Anne   University of California - Berkeley $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CA  
27 FP917805
Fellow



Predictive Transport Model of Natural Colloids and Engineered Nanomaterials in Porous Media Rasmuson, Jacqueline Anna   University of Utah $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     UT  
28 FP917806
Fellow



Interactive Effects of UV Radiation and Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles on Marine Planktonic Food Webs Haynes, Vena N   University of Connecticut $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CT  
29 FP917807
Fellow



Uncertainty for America’s Coasts: The Future of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation Beadling, Rebecca Lynn   University of Arizona $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     AZ  
30 FP917808
Fellow



Stable Isotopes in Precipitation, Surface, and Ground Waters: Recording the North American Monsoon in Arizona, New Mexico, and Utah Tulley-Cordova, Crystal Lynn   University of Utah $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     UT  
31 FP917809
Fellow



Mechanisms and Ecological Impacts of Planktonic Invasions in the Pacific Northwest Dexter, Eric David   Washington State University at Vancouver $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     WA  
32 FP917810
Fellow



Multidisciplinary Approach to Conserving Native Pollinator Communities in Rights-of-Way Fortuin, Christine Cairns   University of Georgia $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     GA  
33 FP917811
Fellow



Nitrogen Removal Efficiency of Anammox-based Granular Sludge with Archaea and its Potential Applications in Mainstream Wastewater Treatment Cogert, Kathryn Isabel   University of Washington $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     WA  
34 FP917812
Fellow



The Persistence of Environmental DNA in the Marine Environment Andruszkiewicz, Elizabeth Anne   Stanford University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CA  
35 FP917813
Fellow



Applying Molecular Techniques to Aquatic Bioassessment: The Development of a Robust Biofilm-Based Multimetric Index of Biotic Integrity Van Gray, Jonathon Bruce   Kent State University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     OH  
36 FP917814
Fellow



Effects of Ocean Acidification on Algal and Invertebrate Assemblages In Crustose Coralline Algae Dominated Kelp Systems Muth, Arley F   The University of Texas at Austin $132,000   September 01, 2016 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2016   August 31, 2018     TX  
37 FP917815
Fellow



Alternative Stable States in Nitrogen Fixer Abundance Bytnerowicz, Thomas A   Columbia University in the City of New York $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NY  
38 FP917816
Fellow



Modeling the Transport of Environmental DNA (eDNA) Shogren, Arial Joy   University of Notre Dame $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     IN  
39 FP917817
Fellow



The Role of Sediment Removal and Native Plant Community Management for Improving Water Quality in Restored Wetlands Winikoff, Sarah Gillian   University of Minnesota $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     MN  
40 FP917818
Fellow



Characterization of Mobile and Ambient NO2 Emissions in California Patterson, Regan F   University of California - Berkeley $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CA  
41 FP917819
Fellow



Nitrogen Removal by Beaver Ponds in Nutrient Enriched Coastal Watersheds Whitney, Christopher Thomas   University of New Hampshire $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NH  
42 FP917820
Fellow



North Carolina [Un]incorporated: Place, Race, and Local Environmental Governance Purifoy, Danielle Marie   Duke University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NC  
43 FP917821
Fellow



Spatial Heterogeneity of Air Pollution and Health Impacts in Sensitive Groups in Urban India Nori-Sarma, Amrutasri Ashwini   Yale University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CT  
44 FP917822
Fellow



Bone Density of the Bottlenose Dolphin: Detecting and Monitoring Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compound Exposure in a Long-Lived Mammalian Model Species for Human Health Research Powell, James Wright Burrus   Portland State University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     OR  
45 FP917823
Fellow



Digging a Little Deeper- Investigation of Anaerobic Lignin Degradation from Soil Bacteria For The Improvement of Biopulping and the Conversion of Lignin to Lignocellulosic Biofuel Chaput, Gina M   University of Massachusetts - Amherst $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     MA  
46 FP917824
Fellow



Sustainable Hydropower: Ecological Tradeoffs with Contrasting Water Level Regimes Murphy, Christina Amy   Oregon State University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     OR  
47 FP917825
Fellow



Investigation of the Exposure-Response Relationship Between Fine Particulate Matter and Asthma Symptoms Using Novel Mobile Sensor Systems in NYC Children Lim, Chris Chaeha   New York University $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NY  
48 FP917826
Fellow



Air Pollution Particulate Matter Effects on Adaptive Human Antimycobacterial Immunity Ibironke, Olufunmilola Adeboye   Rutgers $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NJ  
49 FP917827
Fellow



Assessing the Supply of Mercury from Artisanal and Small-Scale Gold Mining Activities, and its Fluvial Transport and Methylation in Madre De Dios, Peru Martinez, Gerardo   University of California - Davis $88,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CA  
50 FP917828
Fellow



Assessing the Efficacy and Safety of a New Class of Water Filtration Membranes Composed of Nano Scale Cellulose Connors, Eoghan Leif   The State University of New York at Stony Brook $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     NY  
51 FP917829
Fellow



Assessment of Advanced Water Treatment Processes to Promote Safe, Stable Microbial Communities in Direct Potable Reuse Distribution Systems Miller, Scott Evan   University of California - Berkeley $132,000   September 01, 2015 -
August 31, 2018  
September 01, 2015   August 31, 2018     CA  


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