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Currently—funded research projects, administered by the PSIEE, are listed below, sorted alphabetically by title. Links to research project details (for selected projects) and investigator detail pages are provided. You may also search by investigator or by keyword using the dropdown boxes below:



Results: 108 Active Projects
Project Title: A Synthesis of Community Data and Modeling for Advancing River Basin Science - the evolving Susquehanna River Basin Experiment
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Chris Duffy
Patrick Reed
Kevin Dressler
Project Title: A synthesis of community data and modeling for advancing river basin science: the evolving Susquehanna River Basin experiment
Sponsor: CUAHSI
Investigator(s): Chris Duffy
Patrick Reed
Kevin Dressler
Project Title: Activation of the Ah Receptor by Tetranor 12-HETE
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Gary Perdew
Project Title: Aeration Terraces for Biological Low-pH Fe(II) Oxidation
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): William Burgos
Mary Ann Bruns
Project Title: Aircraft Noise and Avaiation Emissions Mitigation
Sponsor: US Department of Transportation
Investigator(s): Maurie Kelly
Project Title: An Assessment of the Effects of Temperature and Acidity Gradients on the Distribution of Trout in Southwestern and Central Pennsylvania
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): William Sharpe
Project Title: An Integrated Numerical and Experimental Study of Scaling Effects in Stirred Tank Reactors
Sponsor: American Chemical Society
Investigator(s): David Hill
Project Title: Analysis of BMP implementation performance and maintenance in Spring Creek, an agriculturally-influenced watershed in PA
Sponsor: USDA
Investigator(s): Robert Brooks
James Shortle
Mary Easterling
Joe Bishop
Robert Carline
Project Title: Applying MODIS estimated radiation budget and biophysical parameters with multi-scale soils and weather data for crop modeling
Sponsor: NASA
Investigator(s): Eric Warner
William Easterling
Project Title: Arsenic Removal by Iron-Modified Activated Carbon
Sponsor: AWWARF
Investigator(s): Fred Cannon
Brian Dempsey
Project Title: Arsenic Removal from Water with Iron-Tailored Activated Carbon: Fundamental Redox Characterization
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Brian Dempsey
Fred Cannon
Project Title: Assistance to State of Maryland to Format Inland Lake and Stream Data for Inclusion in MARIS
Sponsor: American Fisheries Society
Investigator(s): Maurie Kelly
Project Title: Biochemical Characterization of PPAR (Year 11)
Sponsor: NIH
Investigator(s): Gary Perdew
Project Title: Biochemical Characterization of PPAR (Year 11)
Sponsor: NIH
Investigator(s): Jack Vanden-Heuvel
Project Title: CAREER: An integrated research/education plan for a grid-based collaboratory to support the design and management of environmental monitoring systems
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Patrick Reed
Project Title: CAREER: Solving a Global Water Crisis in a Local Watershed: A Comprehensive Analysis of Chitin as a Multifunctional Substrate for the Treatment of Acid Mine Drainage
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Rachel Brennan
Project Title: Climate Impact Modeling and Analysis Project (CIMAP)
Sponsor: Michigan Technological University
Investigator(s): William Easterling
Project Title: Constructing Probability Surfaces of Ecological Changes in Coastal Aquatic Systems Through Retrospective Analysis of Phragmites Australis Invasion and Expansion
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
Investigator(s): Denice Wardrop
Ganapati Patil
Mary Easterling
Project Title: Countering terrorists' use of HVAC cooling towers as delivery systems for biological and chemical agents
Sponsor: Civilian Research and Development Foundation
Investigator(s): Jack Matson
John (Jay) Regan
Project Title: Critical Zone Observatories
Sponsor: NSF
Investigator(s): Chris Duffy
David Eissenstat
Susan Brantley
Eric Kirby
Kamini Singha
Jason Kaye
Henry Lin
Patrick Reed
Ken Davis
Kevin Dressler
Douglas A. Miller
Tiim White
Project Title: CUAHSI/CLEANER demonstration and development of a test-bed digital observatory for the Susquehanna River Basin and Chesapeake Bay
Sponsor: CUAHSI
Investigator(s): Patrick Reed
Kevin Dressler
Project Title: CUAHSI/CLEANER Project for Demonstration and Development pf a Test-bed Digital Observatory for the Susquehanna River Basin & Chesapeake Bay
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Patrick Reed
Kevin Dressler
Project Title: Demonstration Project: Linn Run Road Improvements
Sponsor: PA DCNR
Investigator(s): Barry Scheetz
Project Title: Determining Variation in Total Maximum Daily Load (TMDL)
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Hunter J. Carrick
Project Title: Developing an Invertebrate Diversity Monitoring and Management Plan for Gettysburg National Military Park and Eisenhower National Historic Site
Sponsor: US Department of the Interior
Investigator(s): K.C. Kim
Jason Rohr
Project Title: Development and Testing of Standard Operating Procedures for the ERMN Surface Water-Hydrology and Water-Quality Monitoring Protocol
Sponsor: US Department of the Interior
Investigator(s): Scott Sheeder
Project Title: Development of a habitat conservation plan for the bog turtle - Year IV
Sponsor: Pa Fish and Boat Commission
Investigator(s): Robert Brooks
Robert B. McKinstry
Gian Rocco
Joe Bishop
Wayne Myers
James Shortle
Project Title: Dirt & Gravel Road Program Support
Sponsor: PA DCNR
Investigator(s): Barry Scheetz
Project Title: Dirt and Gravel Road Cooperative Program 2007-08
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Barry Scheetz
Project Title: Educating Pond Owners about the Safe Use and Alternatives to Aquatic Herbicides
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
Investigator(s): Bryan Swistock
Project Title: Education and Biological Effects Research as Related to Ground-level Ozone II
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Dennis Decoteau
Donald Davis
Project Title: Education and Biological Effects Research as Related to Ground-level Ozone III
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Dennis Decoteau
Project Title: Effectiveness of Fatty Acid Methyl Ester (FAME) Profiling to Determine Sources of Microbial Pollution in Chester Creek Watershed
Sponsor: USGS
Investigator(s): David DeWalle
Project Title: Electrochemically Assisted Microbial Fermentation of Acetate
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Bruce Logan
Project Title: Enhancing End-of-Tap Activated Carbon with Nanofibers
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Fred Cannon
Project Title: Evaluation of Modified Media for Treatment of Perchlorate and Arsenic
Sponsor: Private sponsor
Investigator(s): Fred Cannon
Project Title: Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Node of the National Biological Information Infrastructure
Sponsor: US Department of the Interior
Investigator(s): Maurie Kelly
Project Title: Foundation Elements fo Naval Low-Rise Buildings
Sponsor: Office of Naval Research
Investigator(s): Paul Smith
Project Title: Functional Classification of Susquehanna River Basin Watersheds in an Uncertainty Framework
Sponsor: USGS
Investigator(s): Thorsten Wagener
Project Title: Gift Account for Don Davis's Research Projects
Sponsor: International Society of Aboriculture
Investigator(s): Donald Davis
Project Title: Gift account for Forest Research
Sponsor: International Society of Arboriculture
Investigator(s): John Skelly
Donald Davis
Project Title: GIS Research in the Office of Remote Sensing of Earth Resources
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Gary Petersen
Project Title: Global Change Research Program (GCRP)
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
Investigator(s): James Shortle
Project Title: Great Lakes Basin Program - Soil Erosion and Sediment Control
Sponsor: USDA
Investigator(s): Barry Scheetz
Project Title: Halfmoon Creek Restoration Project
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Andy Cole
Lysle Sherwin
Project Title: Halfmoon/Spruce Creek Riparian Restoration
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Lysle Sherwin
Project Title: Hydrologic Forecasting for Characterization of Non-linear Response of Freshwater Wetlands to Climatic and Land Use Change in the Susquehanna River Basin
Sponsor: Environmental Protection Agency
Investigator(s): Denice Wardrop
Robert Brooks
Kevin Dressler
Chris Duffy
William Easterling
Raymond Najjar
Richard C. Ready
James Shortle
Project Title: ICEAS Process Sustantiation
Sponsor: Private sponsor
Investigator(s): Raymond Regan
Project Title: Impact of Changing Atmospheric Emissions Policies on Stream Chemistry in the Northern Appalachian Plateau III
Sponsor: US Department of the Interior
Investigator(s): David DeWalle
William Sharpe
Project Title: Implications of an Environmental Certification Program for the US Kitchen Cabinet Industry
Sponsor: USDA
Investigator(s): Judd Michael
Project Title: Improved Quantification of Stream-Aquifer Interactions for Tracking Nitrate Transport Along a River Continuium: Implemention of a Cost-effective Distributed Temperature Sensing Technology
Sponsor: USGS
Investigator(s): Kamini Singha
David DeWalle
Project Title: Improving Passive Mine Treatment Through Better Understanding of Biogeochemistry and Mineralogy Asociated with Mn(II) Oxidation
Sponsor: USDI
Investigator(s): William Burgos
Project Title: Improving power (electicity) generation in microbial fuel cells
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Bruce Logan
Thomas Mallouk
Project Title: Indice Calculations
Sponsor: NOAA
Investigator(s): William Easterling
Project Title: Integrated Modeling and Basin-Scale Water Budgets
Sponsor: University of Arizona
Investigator(s): Thorsten Wagener
Project Title: Integrated Modeling and Basin-Scale Water Budgets
Sponsor: University of Arizona
Investigator(s): Chris Duffy
Project Title: Integrated modeling of snow, soil moisture, groundwater, and lake-levels for long range forecasting of water resources the Great Salt Lake Basin
Sponsor: NOAA
Investigator(s): Chris Duffy
Project Title: Interactive Web Mapping
Sponsor: Pa Environmental Council
Investigator(s): Barry Evans
Project Title: Isolation and analysis of novel electochemically active bacteria for enhanced power generation in microbial fuel cells
Sponsor: U.S. Air Force
Investigator(s): Bruce Logan
Project Title: Management of Skills Development for Hardwood Industry Managers
Sponsor: USDA
Investigator(s): Judd Michael
Charles Ray
Project Title: MARIS Integration Project
Sponsor: US Fish & Wildlife Service
Investigator(s): Maurie Kelly
Project Title: Microbial Fuel Cell Architectures for a New Wastewater Treatment System
Sponsor: NSF
Investigator(s): Bruce Logan
Project Title: Mid-Atlantic States Regional Wetland Assessment
Sponsor: EPA
Investigator(s): Robert Brooks
Denice Wardrop
Project Title: Mid-Atlantic Wetlands Work Group (MAWWG)
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Denice Wardrop
Project Title: Modular curriculumn for hydrological advancement (MOCHA) - toward an online faculty learning community for hydrology education
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Thorsten Wagener
Michael Gooseff
Project Title: Modulation of Skin Cancer by PPAR Beta/Delta
Sponsor: NIH
Investigator(s): Jeffrey Peters
Project Title: Monitoring and Assessing PADEP Wetland Mitigation and Restoration Projects
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Robert Brooks
Project Title: Moving to Sustainability: Improving and Valuing Materials Flow in the Metal Casting Industry
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Timothy Considine
Fred Cannon
Frank Clemente
Robert Voigt
Sridhar Komarneni
Project Title: National Weather Service
Sponsor: University of Arizona
Investigator(s): Thorsten Wagener
Project Title: Optimization of Electrocoagulation & Coagulation Pretreatment for Ultrafiltration
Sponsor: Department of Army
Investigator(s): Brian Dempsey
Project Title: Pa DEP Ozone Monitoring
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Donald Davis
Project Title: PA DEP TMDL Project
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): William Burgos
Project Title: PEC Nutrient Trading Support
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Barry Evans
Project Title: Pennsylvania Atmospheric Deposition Monitoring Program: Acidic Deposition Network, Mercury Deposition Network, Trace Metals Network
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Hunter J. Carrick
Project Title: Pennsylvania Spatial Data Access (PASDA)
Sponsor: Governors Office of Administration, Office of Geospatial Technologies
Investigator(s): Maurie Kelly
Wayne Myers
Project Title: Pipeline Road Relocation and Daugherty Road Improvements
Sponsor: PA DCNR
Investigator(s): Barry Scheetz
Project Title: Reation-based Reactive Transport Modeling of Iron Reduction and Uranium Immobilization at Area 2 of the NABIR Field Research Center
Sponsor: DOE
Investigator(s): William Burgos
Brian Dempsey
Project Title: Reclaiming Waste Green Sand in Foundries
Sponsor: EPA
Investigator(s): Fred Cannon
Project Title: Reclaming Waste Green Sand in Foundries with Novel Ultrasonic-Cavitation Cleaning of Sand
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Fred Cannon
Project Title: Reducing ion exchange treatment costs by up to 40% using tailored activated carbon
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Fred Cannon
Project Title: Regulation of TCDD-Mediated Gene Expression and Liver Toxicity by the Human vs. Mouse Ah Receptor
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Gary Perdew
Project Title: Research Program on the Development and Toxicity of PPAR Agonists
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Jeffrey Peters
Project Title: Research Program on the Effect of PPAR Alpha Ligand Administration During Gestation on Postnatal Development
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Jeffrey Peters
Project Title: Research Program on the Role of PPARa in Modulating the Hepatic Effects of Perflurobutyrate
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Jeffrey Peters
Project Title: Role of PPAR Beta in Colon Carcinogenesis IV
Sponsor: NIH
Investigator(s): Jeffrey Peters
Project Title: Role of PPAR Beta in Colon Carcinogenesis V
Sponsor: NIH
Investigator(s): Jeffrey Peters
Project Title: Sea-Level Changes along the Atlantic Coast of the United States: Implications for Glacial Isoostatic Adjustment Models and Curent Rates of Sea-Level Change
Sponsor: NSF
Investigator(s): David Hill
Project Title: Sediment Load Reduction Study: Empirical Quantification and Documentation of Environmentally Sensitive Maintenance Practices of the Dirt and Gravel Road Program
Sponsor: Chesapeake Bay Commission
Investigator(s): Barry Scheetz
Project Title: Stream Plethodontids in Mercury and Selenium Contaminated Headwaters: Assessment of Assemblage Response
Sponsor: US Department of Interior
Investigator(s): Robert Brooks
Gian Rocco
Project Title: Technician support for real-time hydrologic sensor systems within the Penn State Experimental Forest
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Patrick Reed
Douglas A. Miller
Project Title: Technician Support for Real-Time Hydrologic Sensor Systems within the Penn State Experimental Forest
Sponsor: CUAHSI
Investigator(s): Patrick Reed
Douglas A. Miller
Project Title: Testing and Evaluation of System Materials for Creating a Scaleable Bioelectrically Assisted Microbial Reactor (BEAMR)
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Bruce Logan
Project Title: The Ecology of Root Lifespan in Temperate Trees
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): David Eissenstat
Project Title: The Ecology of Root Lifespan in Temperate Trees (Supplemental)
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): David Eissenstat
Project Title: The effect of management practices on rural drinking water quality
Sponsor: PA Center for Rural Pennsylvania
Investigator(s): William Sharpe
Bryan Swistock
Project Title: The Effect of Oxygen Availability on Fe Cycling Microbial Communities Within an Acid Mine Drainage-induced Kill Zone
Sponsor: USGS
Investigator(s): David DeWalle
Project Title: Tidal circulation modeling in Glacier Bay National Park: From basic science to practical tools
Sponsor: U.S. Department of the Interior
Investigator(s): David Hill
Project Title: Treatability Study of American Eagle Paper Effluent Stream for Use as Feedstock for Microbial Fuel Cell Operation
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Bruce Logan
Thomas Richard
Project Title: Understanding and Modeling the Scope for Adaptive Management in Agroecosystems in the Pampass in Response to Interannual and Decadal Climate Variability and other Risk Factors
Sponsor: University of Miami
Investigator(s): William Easterling
Project Title: Understanding Customer Value in the Oriented Standboard Industry
Sponsor: Private Sponsor
Investigator(s): Paul Smith
Project Title: Understanding the Hydrologic Implications of Landscape Structure and Climate - Towards a Unifying Framework of Watershed Similarity
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Investigator(s): Thorsten Wagener
Project Title: Use of Periphyton Taxonomic Composition to Evaluate Stream Health
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Hunter J. Carrick
Project Title: Use of Periphyton to Estimate TMDL End-Points
Sponsor: PA DEP
Investigator(s): Hunter J. Carrick
Project Title: Using Food Web Theory to Predict Ecosystem Responses to Pesticides
Sponsor: USDA
Investigator(s): Peter Hudson
Jason Rohr
Project Title: Verification of Gap Habitat Models for Birds for Conservation Planning
Sponsor: PA Wild Resource Conservation Fund
Investigator(s): Robert Brooks
Project Title: Water quality assessment for the Yellow Breeches, Beaverdam and Conestoga Watersheds, Pennsylvania
Sponsor: Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Investigator(s): Hunter J. Carrick
Project Title: Web-based Learning for Private Water Systems Owners
Sponsor: USGS
Investigator(s): Bryan Swistock
David DeWalle
Project Title: WERF Paul L. Busch Award
Sponsor: Water Environment Research Foundation
Investigator(s): Bruce Logan

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