National Research Initiative Competitive Grants Program
Natural Resources and the Environment
Watershed Processes and Water Resources

Projects funded for FY 2004

Note: Each proposal number is linked directly to its respective
CSREES Current Research Information System (CRIS) record.
Principal Investigator: Gabet, E.
Proposal Number: 2004-01177
Performing Institution: University of Montana
Amount of Award: $410,000 | 42 months
Title of Award: The Role of Vegetative Ash in Post-Fire Runoff and Erosion Processes

Principal Investigator: Fox, G.A.
Proposal Number: 2004-00845
Performing Institution: University of Mississippi
Amount of Award: $99,766 | 24 months
Title of Award: Experimental Analysis and Modeling of Macropore Flow During Artificial Subsurface Drainage

Principal Investigator: Turco, R.F.
Proposal Number: 2004-01188
Performing Institution: Purdue University
Amount of Award: $354,000 | 24 months
Title of Award: Understanding the Survival of the Fecal Microorganisms Salmonella and E. Coli in Tile Drainage and Surface Water

Principal Investigator: Karthikeyan, K.G.
Proposal Number: 2004-01387
Performing Institution: University of Wisconsin
Amount of Award: $473,600 | 36 months
Title of Award: Linking Sediment Transport Mechanisms and Contributing Source Areas to Water Quality Impacts

Principal Investigator: Walter, M.T.
Proposal Number: 2004-01731
Performing Institution: Cornell University
Amount of Award: $413,000 | 36 months
Title of Award: Phosphorus (and Nitrate) Interactions in Hydrologically Active Areas In the Northeastern U.S. Including the Delaware River Basin

Principal Investigator: Kahl, J.S.
Proposal Number: 2004-01720
Performing Institution: University of Maine
Amount of Award: $23,964 | 24 months
Title of Award: Acquiring a Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer to Detect Base Cation Trends in Drainage Waters of Northeastern Forested Watersheds

Principal Investigator: Packman, A.I.
Proposal Number: 2004-00854
Performing Institution: Norhtwestern University
Amount of Award: $475,170 | 36 months
Title of Award: Association of Cryptosporidium Parvum with Sedimentary Biofilms: Implications for Natural Attenuation During Transport in Watersheds

Principal Investigator: Stein, O.R.
Proposal Number: 2004-01382
Performing Institution: Montana State University
Amount of Award: $425,000 | 36 months
Title of Award: Seasonal, Operational and Plant Effects on Oxygen Potential and Microbial Responses Influencing Constructed Wetland Performance

Principal Investigator: Stanley, E.H
Proposal Number: 2004-00867
Performing Institution: University of Wisconsin
Amount of Award: $498,500 | 48 months
Title of Award: Effects of Dam Removal on Nutrient Retention in Agriculturally-Dominated Streams

Principal Investigator: Bryant, S.L.
Proposal Number: 2004-01377
Performing Institution: The University of Texas at Austin
Amount of Award: $246,317 | 36 months
Title of Award: Influence of Grain-Scale Geometry on Colloid Transport

Principal Investigator: Bradford, J.H.
Proposal Number: 2004-00882
Performing Institution: Boise State University
Amount of Award: $89,090 | 24 months
Title of Award: Utilizing Ground-Penetrating Radar and Solute Tracer Experiments to Determine the Extent of the Hyporheic Zone in Mountain Streams

Principal Investigator: King, J.S.
Proposal Number: 2004-01379
Performing Institution: Michigan Technological University
Amount of Award: $450,000 | 36 months
Title of Award: Forest Ecophysiological Responses Will Influence Regional Water Supplies Due To Altered Atmospheric Conditions In the Near Future