Research Funding Updates
Investigating the role of ice sheet instability in marine carbon and nutrient cycling in the Eurasian Arctic
Investigator Allyson Tessin, $248,000, National Science Foundation
Application of UAV and satellite based optical sensors to help preserve the coral reefs of the US Virgin Islands
Investigator: Joseph Ortiz, 2023-2025, $213,552, National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Cover crop impacts on soil carbon inferred by modeling and soil optical properties
Investigator: Joseph Ortiz, 2022-2023, $257,825. Herbert W. Hoover Foundation
Understanding Organic Matter Linkages and Transformations across a Cretaceous Terrestrial-Marine Interface
Investigator: Timothy Gallagher, 2022-2024, $110,000. American Chemical Society
Acquisition of organic geochemical equipment for paleo- and modern earth surface geochemical research
Investigator: Allyson Tessin, Co-PI: Timothy Gallagher, 2022, $215,000. National Science Foundation
Collaborative Research: BoCP Design: US-South Africa: Turning CO2 to stone: the ecosystem service of the oxalate-carbonate pathway and its sensitivity to land use change.
Investigator: Timothy Gallagher, January 2023, $350,000. National Science Foundation
ORCA - Satellite Algae Bloom and Nutrient Sources Tracking
Investigator: Joseph Ortiz, August 2021 - February 2023, $140,000, Ocean Research & Conservation Association, Inc.
Participation of Allyson Tessin on IODP Expedition 392
Investigator: Allyson Tessin, February 2022 - January 2023, $39,820, Columbia University, National Science Foundation
Oxidative exhaustion: Assessing the time frame for the cessation of acid mine drainage production within impacted watersheds
Investigator: David Singer, September 2022, $56,000, Ohio Water Resources Center
Automating the Detection of Harmful Algal Blooms using Google Earth Engine and Google Cloud Platform
Investigator: Joseph Ortiz, 2021-2022, $100,000, Herbert W. Hoover Foundation
Science for Community Change
Investigators Bridget Mulvey, David Singer, 2021-2022, $24,108, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Moving mountains: timing and emplacement of the Marysvale gravity slide complex
Investigator: David Hacker, 2021-2024, $210,394, National Science Foundation
How the Surface Roughness Contributes to Wettability and its Alteration of Geologic Minerals
Investigator Kuldeep Singh, 2021-2022, $110,000, American Chemical Society PRF
Mapping of the Spry Intrusion and Associated Volcanic Rocks Within the Markagunt Mega-Scale Gravity Slide, Utah
Investigator: David Hacker, 2020-2022, $16,665, United States Geological Society
Remote sensing validation of benthic cover in Biscayne Bay
Investigator: Joseph Ortiz, 2021, $60,380 Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Field-scale estimates of soil carbon based on modeling and soil optical properties
Investigator: Joseph Ortiz, 2021, $175,000, Herbert W. Hoover Foundation
Capacity building for ocean color remote sensing in support of fisheries management in the northern Benguela Current
Investigator: Joseph Ortiz, 2020, $30,000, National Geographic Society 2020 Explorer Travel Grant
Science for Community Change
Investigators: Bridget Mulvey (KSU Education) and David Singer (KSU Geology); 2020-2021, $24,108, Martha Holden Jennings Foundation
Collaborative Research: Neotoma Paleoecology Database, a Multi-Proxy, International, Community-Curated Data Resource for Global Change Research
Investigator: Alison Smith, 2020-2023, $14,599, National Science Foundation
PoreStudio: First Cloud-Based Reactive Flow Simulator
Investigator: Babak Shafei, Co-Director: Kuldeep Singh, 2019-2021, $1,100,000, Department of Energy, DOE-SBIR
Data-Driven Module for Prediction of Materials Physical-Chemical Properties Using Machine Learning
Investigator: Babak Shafei, Co-Director: Kuldeep Singh, 2019-2021, $225,000, National Science Foundation
Local Environment-based Authentic Discovery Research and Outreach on Lead (Project LEAD)
Investigators: Bridget Mulvey (KSU Education) and David Singer (KSU Geology); 2019-2020, $12,000, KSU Environmental Science and Design Research Initiative
Despite recent high-profile cases of lead (Pb)-contaminated drinking water, ingestion and/or inhalation of Pb from soil and dust are potentially more significant exposure pathways. Although scientists know Pb is a problem in urban areas, the scope of the problem in Akron is unknown. Participating students are making substantial contributions to the development of new scientific knowledge. Akron Public Schools (APS), our high-need urban school district partner, requested that we develop a curriculum to support students' authentic STEM research on the Akron community. This project involves students doing soil science research on Pb in Akron. The long-term goal is to develop an Akron exposure risk map and continue design of a soil Pb curriculum for middle and high school. Students will develop and implement action plans to improve their own health and the health of the Akron community.
Geology of Parts of the Cow Creek and Deep Creek 7.5 Minute Quadrangles, Garfield County, Utah: Structural and Deformational History of the Mega-Scale Sevier Gravity Slide
Investigator: David Hacker, 2019-2020, $29,724, U.S. Geological Survey EDMAP Program
Monitoring Lake Okeechobee Toxic Blooms: Google Earth Engine and KSU spectral Decomposition Method
Investigator: Joseph Ortiz, Co-Director: J. Amos (SkyTruth), 2018-2020, $180,000, Herbert W. Hoover Foundation
Science in Support of Management and Restoration in Biscayne National Park
Investigator: Joseph Ortiz, 2018-2020, $140,000, Herbert W. Hoover Foundation
Remote Sensing Research for Harmful Algal Blooms in Inland Waters
Investigator: Joseph Ortiz, 2018-2019, $59,000, National Aeronautics and Space Administration