Grants - Spring 2009

Paul A. Baker, professor earth and ocean sciences, National Science Foundation, $358,300, “Collaborative Research: High-res Record Late Quaternary Paleohydrology/paleoclimate Amazon Basin.”

Patrick N. Halpin, Gabel Professor of the Practice of Marine Geospatial Ecology, David & Lucile Packard Foundation, $143,290, “Strategic Planning for Improved Sustainability and Use of Tools in the Implementation of Marine Ecosystem-based Management”; Conservation International, $132,995, “Anticipating Potential Climate Change Impacts on Marine Protected Areas.”

Susan M. Lozier, professor of physical oceanography, National Science Foundation, $220,356, “Collaborative Research: Export Pathways from the Subpolar North Atlantic: Phase Two.”

Brian C. Murray, research professor, Nicholas School, and director for economic analysis, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Packard Foundation, $250,000, “White Papers on Key Reduced Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) Issues and Outreach to Policymakers,” (w/A. Pfaff, L. Olander, K. Lawlor, J. Vincent).

Douglas P. Nowacek, Repass-Rodgers University Associate Professor of Conservation Technology, Office of Naval Research, $565,224, “Prey Fields and Habitats of Deep Diving Odontocetes: 3D Characterization and Modeling of Beaked and Sperm Whale Foraging Areas in the Tongue of the Ocean”; National Science Foundation, $504,571, “Collaborative Research: The Ecological Role of a Poorly Studied Antarctic Krill Predator: the Humpback Whale/Megaptera Novaeangliae”; Florida State University, $204,985, “Beaked and Sperm Whale Foraging Ecology and Habitat Characterization Acoustic Localization, Tagging and Tracking of Whales, Prey Field Mapping and Spatial Modeling.”

Stuart L. Pimm, Doris Duke Professor of Conservation Ecology, National Park Service, $123,370, “Cape Sable Seaside Sparrow Project.”

Timothy H. Profeta, director, Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions, Energy Foundation, $330,716, “Domestic Climate Policy: Tackling Sticking Points and the Southeast.”

Curtis J. Richardson, professor of resource ecology, Environmental Protection Agency, $598,107, “Elevated Temperature and Land-use Flood Frequency Alteration Effects on Rates of Invasive and Native Species Interactions in Freshwater Floodplain Wetlands”; National Science Foundation, $321,409, “Collaborative Research: Exploration of the Mechanistic Basis and Biogeochemical Implications of Differential Nutrient”; National Science Foundation, $100,523, “Ecosystem Functional Responses to Nanomaterials.”
 
Heather Stapleton, assistant professor of environmental science, Boston University, $220,849, “Measuring Human Exposure to PBDEs.”

Cindy Van Dover, professor of marine biology and director, Duke Marine Laboratory, Oak Foundation, $870,000, “Oak Foundation Global Fellows—Graduate and Undergraduate Programs”; Nautilus Minerals Inc., $230,836, “Genetic Diversity, Growth Rates, and Transplant Response of Selected Invertebrate Taxa, Manus Basin.”

Jeffrey R. Vincent, Clarence F. Korstian Professor of Forest Economics and Management, Forest Research Institute-Malaysia, $487, 610, “Conservation of Biological Diversity Through Improved Forest Planning Tools.”