Program News
Ecosystem Services for Urbanizing Regions (ESUR)
PIs: David Ervin (ESM), Elise Granek (ESM), Darrell Brown (BA), Heejun Chang (GEOG), Veronica Dujon (SOC), Vivek Shandas (USP) and Alan Yeakley (ESM).
Funding: $3 million
http://www.pdx.edu/esur-igert/
Cascades To Coast GK-12: Enhancing STEM Education through Environmental Sustainability
PIs: Linda George (ESM), Sherry Cady (GEOL), Catherine deRivera (ESM), Marion Dresner (ESM), Elise Granek (ESM), Christina Hulbe(GEOL), Carl Wamser (CHEM)
Funding: $2.7 Million (NSF), $100K (Miller Award)
http://www.pdx.edu/soe-gk12/
Collaborative Research: How do Feedbacks between Governance and Biophysical Systems Affect Resilience of Urban Socio-Ecological Systems?
PIs: J. Alan Yeakley (ESM), Connie Ozawa (USP), Vivek Shandas (USP), Heejun Chang (Geog), Marion Dresner (ESM)
Funding: $184K (PSU portion) National Science Foundation (total grant is $300K, collaborative with OSU and WSU)
Interactive Teaching Material for Understanding Ecological Response from Climate Change in Urban Forests
PIs: Marion Dresner, Catherine DeRivera, Heejun Chang
Funding: $174,871.00
http://www.ecoplexity.org/
Transit Effects on Ship Fouling Communities: Condition, Reproductive Status, Viability and Establishment Risk
PIs: Ian Davidson, Greg Ruiz
Funding: $175,000 from California State Lands Commission
Green Crab Control Methods, Phase 3: Expanding Capacity to Control European Green Crab Populations in the Northeast Pacific
PIs: Catherine de Rivera, GM Ruiz, ED Grosholz, MD Sytsma
Funding: $130,000 from Pacific States Marine Fisheries Commission
Integrated Multimodal Transportation, Air Quality, and Livability Corridor Study: Measuring, Understanding, And Modeling The Interactions Between Traffic, Transit, Traffic Signals, and Emissions
PIs: Miguel Figliozzi (CEE), Linda George (ESM), Ashley Haire (CEE), Chris Monsere (CEE)
Funding: $100K Oregon Transportation, Research and Education Consortium
Socio-economic and Ecological Assessment of Coral Reef Resource Use and Management in the Comoros Islands: Developing a Framework for Adaptive Management in Developing Countries
PIs: Elise Granek, Veronica Dujon (Soc) Sarah Freed (PhD student- ESR)
Funding: $25K - National Geographic Conservation Trust, $5K- National Geographic Conservation Trust Supplemental Funds, $25K - Sea World/Busch Gardens Conservation Fund
Management Options for Reducing Wildfire Risk and Maximizing Carbon Storage under Future Climate Changes, Ignition Patterns, and Forest Treatments
PIs: Robert Scheller (ESM)
Funding: $ 240K Sierra Nevada Public Lands Management Act
Ca and temperature effects on quagga mussel growth
PIs: Mark Sytsma (ESM)
Funding: $172,186
www.clr.pdx.edu
Field evaluation of the service life of foul-release coatings in Columbia River
PIs: Mark Sytsma
Funding: $268,938
www.clr.pdx.edu
Pacific Northwest Nutria Management
PIs: Mark Sytsma
Funding: $130,755
www.clr.pdx.edu
Invasive Aquatic Plants and Biosecurity Plan for Micronesia
PIs: Mark Sytsma
Funding: $300,710
www.clr.pdx.edu
Vegetation and Faunal Habitat Quality in Urban Riparian Areas in the Portland Metro Region
PI: J. Alan Yeakley (ESM)
Funding: $102K U.S. Forest Service
