Scope | Faculty & Staff Notes

Grants | Grants of $50,000 or more awarded to faculty in the past six months

Bruce H. Corliss, professor of earth and ocean sciences, Office of Naval Research, $133,902, “A Request for Funds for Services on R/V Cape Hatteras CY2005 (Supplement).” Duration: March 2005- December 2005; National Science Foundation (NSF), $7,429,874, “Ship Operations: R/V Cape Hatteras.” Duration: 2005-10.

Larry B. Crowder, Stephen Toth Professor of Marine Biology, Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation, $3,066,000, “Reversing Declines of Seabirds, Sea Turtles, and Marine Mammals.” Duration: 2005-07; Oak Foundation, $140,349, Global Fellows in Marine Conservation. Duration: 2005-07.

Richard T. Di Giulio, professor of environmental toxicology, and director, Duke Superfund Basic Research Center, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS), $1,300,000, collaborative research with J. Freedman and M. Miranda: “Developmental Effects of Superfund Hydrocarbon Mixtures in Fundulus heteroclitus.” Duration: 2005-09.

David J. Erickson, adjunct professor of computational biogeochemistry, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), $87,790, “Constraining the CO₂ Missing Sink.” Duration: 2005-08.

Deborah Rigling Gallagher, visiting assistant professor, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, $141,882, “The Impact of State Level Brownfields Program Public Participation Mechanisms on Disadvantaged Community Involvement in Decision-Making.” Duration: 2005-07.

Patrick N. Halpin, Gabel Associate Professor of the Practice of Geospatial Analysis, Science Applications International Corporation, $176,635, “Advancing Functionality and Interoperability between the LMRIS and OBIS-SEAMAP Marine Information Systems.” Duration: 2005-06.

Gabriele Hegerl, associate research professor, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $158,249, “Statistical Assessment of Uncertainty in Present and Future North American Rainfall Extremes.” Duration: 2005-08.

K. David Hyrenbach, research scientist, Coastal Systems Science and Policy Division, subcontract from the University of Washington, $118,362, Bering Sea Ecosystem Study. Duration: 2005-08.

Gabriel G. Katul, professor of hydrology and micrometeorology subcontract from Indiana University, $308,879, “Scaling up of Carbon Exchange Dynamics from AmeriFlux Sites to a Super-Region in the Eastern United States.” Duration: 2005-06.

M. Susan Lozier, professor of physical oceanography and, director, undergraduate studies, NSF, $375,348, Collaborative research: “The Influence of the Mediterranean Overflow Water on the Climate Variability of the North Atlantic.” Duration: 2005-09.

A. Brad Murray, associate professor of geomorphology and coastal processes, NSF, $1,200,000, collaborative research with M. Smith, M. Orbach, T. Crowley, and J. Ramus: “Coupling Human and Natural Influences on Coastline Evolution as Climate Changes.” Duration: 2005-2010; NSF, $107,062, Collaborative Research: “Coasts in Motion: Quantifying the Patterns of Coastal Change Using LIDAR.” Duration: 2005-08.

Orrin H. Pilkey, James B. Duke Professor Emeritus of Geology, Educational Foundation of America, $60,000, continuing support for Duke Program for the Study of Developed Shorelines. Duration: 2005-07.

Andrew J. Read, Rachel Carson Associate Professor of Marine Conservation Biology, New England Aquarium, $94,904, “Reducing Conflicts Between Fisheries and Protected Species in North Carolina.” Duration: 2004-05; N.C. Sea Grant, $94,262, “Behavior of Green Turtles in Shallow Water Gill Net Fishing Grounds.” Duration: 2005-06.

Kenneth H. Reckhow, professor of water resources and chair, Division of Environmental Sciences and Policy, N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, $747,794, “Development of Fecal Coliform TMDLs using Bayesian Modeling and Novel Molecular Monitoring Techniques.” Duration: 2005-08.

James F. Reynolds, professor and director of the National Phytotron, subcontract from the University of Georgia, $101,046, “Using Microbial Indicator Species to Distinguish Shifting Contributions from Soil Organic.” Duration: 2005-06.

Curtis J. Richardson, professor of resource ecology, N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, $527,492, “Quantification of Water Quality Improvement in Sandy Creek.” Duration: 2005-08.

Daniel Rittschof, associate professor of zoology, Office of Naval Research, $60,151, “Barnacles for Antifouling, Foul-Release and Adhesion Research.” Duration: 2005-06.

Dean L. Urban, associate professor of landscape ecology, Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, $120,000, Doris Duke Conservation Fellows Program, Duration: 2005-07.

—Compiled by Donna Picard, Nicholas School communications assistant