Faculty Grants

Select Funded Research Grants by Doctoral Faculty (2004 – 2008)

• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Ecology/environmental science and computer technology summer program: Fun and learning in the Passaic River Basin, The Victoria Foundation, $25,000, 1/06-12/06.
• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Ecology/environmental science and computer technology summer program: Fun and learning in the Passaic River Basin, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, $5000, 1/06-12/06.
• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Ecology/environmental science and computer technology summer program: Fun and learning in the Passaic River Basin, The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, $5000, 1/06-12/06. Bavarian Motor Works
• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Ecology/environmental science and computer technology summer program: Fun and learning in the Passaic River Basin, Bavarian Motor Works, $5000, 1/06-12/06.
• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Ecology/environmental science and computer technology summer program: Fun and learning in the Passaic River Basin, The Landsberger Family Foundation, $5000, 1/06-12/06.
• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Passaic River Environmental Education and Monitoring Organization, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, $39,888, 6/07-6/08.
• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Environmental science and computer technology summer program, The Victoria Foundation, $20,700, 1/07-12/07.
• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Environmental science and computer technology summer program, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, $5000, 1/07-12/07.
• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Environmental science and computer technology summer program, Bavarian Motor Works, $5000, 1/07-12/07.
• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Environmental science and computer technology summer program, The Landsberger Family Foundation, $5000, 1/07-12/07.
• Barrett, K., Smith-Sebasto, N., Environmental science and computer technology summer program, The Victoria Foundation, $20,700, 1/08-12/08.
• Billings, Lora and Diana Thomas, Conference on Innovation in Undergraduate Research and Teaching. PI: David Trubatch, Co-PI:, NSF Mathematics Program, Award number DMS-0806218, $23,500, Summer 2008.
• Billings, Lora, Controlling interacting systems in noisy environments. PI: ARO Mathematical Sciences Research Area of Cooperative Systems, $133,426, 07/2006–07/2009.
• Billings, Lora, RUI: An analysis of infectious disease dynamics. PI: NSF Applied Mathematics Program, Award number DMS-0414087, $129,969, 09/2004–09/2008.
• Brachfeld, S., Enhancing Holocene Ice Sheet and Ice Shelf Geochronology using Geomagnetic Paleointensity Variations, National Science Foundations Antarctic Earth Sciences, $188,129, in review.
• Brachfeld, S., Collaborative Research in IPY: Abrupt Environmental Change in the Larsen Ice Shelf System, a Multidisciplinary Approach, Cryosphere & Oceans, Marine and Quaternary Geosciences, & Marine Ecosystems, National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, 1/08 – 12/12, $247,456.
• Brachfeld, S., Rock-magnetic and geochemical provenance tracers applied to the McMurdo Ice Shelf Iron-oxide Assemblage, MIS Modified Research Plans, Joint Oceanographic Institutes ANDRILL U.S. Science Support Program, $29,067, 6/06-12/08.
• Brachfeld, S., de Picciotto, A., Farnum, J., Gorring, M., Passchiers, S., Acquisition of a Scanning Electron Microscope at Montclair State University, $264,579, National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation, Earth Sciences Division, 8/01/06 – 7/31/09.
• Brachfeld, S., Collaborative Research: Investigating Holocene Paleoclimate in the Western Arctic Ocean Using Very High Resolution Marine Records Off Alaska, $22,818, National Science Foundation Arctic Natural Sciences, 7/01/06 – 6/30/08.
• Brachfeld, S., Feng, Z., Gorring, M., Pope, G., West, M., Acquisition of a Vibrating Sample Magnetometer at Montclair State University, $197,649, National Science Foundation, Major Research Instrumentation, Earth Sciences Division, 8/15/05-8/14/06.
• Brachfeld, S., Integrated Mineralogic and Rock Magnetic Study of Synthetic Martian Basalt: Implications for Understanding Crustal Magnetic Anomalies, subcontract from the University of Hawaii (J. Hammer, lead P.I.), $33,621 to MSU, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, Mars Fundamental Research Program, 8/1/05 – 7/30/07.
• Brachfeld, S., CAREER: Tracing Antarctic Sediment Transport Pathways and Antarctic Ice Sheet Stability Using Iron-titanium Oxide Magnetic and Chemical fingerprints, S. Brachfeld, (P.I.), $400,301, National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, 07/01/04-06/30/09.
• Brachfeld, S., Collaborative Research, Paleohistory of the Larsen Ice Shelf: Phase II, $140,274,
  National Science Foundation Office of Polar Programs, 04/01/04-03/31/07.
• Chopping, M., Structure, Biomass, and Disturbance in the Southwestern United States from MISR, MODIS, and LVIS, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $508,004, in review.
• Chopping, M., Quantifying Changes in Carbon Pools with Shrub Invasion of Desert Grasslands using Multi-Angular Data from EOS Terra and Aqua, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $481,487, 4/05-5/08.
• Chopping, M., A New Approach for Mapping Woody Plants in the Southwestern United States using NASA Earth Observing System Data, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, $192,995, 2008-2011.
• Feng, H., A China-US Collaboration to Determine the Fate and Transport of Contaminants in Western Bohai Bay: A Precursor to Tianjin Port Expansion Under the 11th 5-Year Plan, New Jersey Sea Grant, $ 71782, 6/07-5/09.
• Feng, H., Micro-Scale Characterization of Physical Property of Methane Hydrates Sediments, U.S. Department of Energy-Brookhaven National Laboratory, $10,000, 3/05-3/06.
• Feng, H., Montclair State University Technical Support for Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Program New York/New Jersey Harbor Contaminated Sediment Processing and Decontamination Technologies, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy, $ 47457, 1/05-12/05.
• Feng, H., Montclair State University Technical Support for Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) Program New York/New Jersey Harbor Contaminated Sediment Processing and Decontamination Technologies, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and U.S. Department of Energy, $ 51957, 1/04-12/04.
• Feng, H., Using Radionuclide Tracers Coupled with Numerical Modeling to Characterize Sediment Dynamics and Contaminant Transport in Western Bohai Bay and Port of Tianjin, Tianjin Science and Technology Committee, China, award amount based on needs from total of RMB 600,000, 10/06-9/08.
• Feng, H., Source of Contaminants in Intertidal Sediments of the Yangtze Estuary, and Its Spatial and Temporal Variations, Shanghai Science & Technology Committee, China, award amount based on needs from total of RMB 300,000, 1/04-12/06.
• Feng, H., Dredged Material Decontamination Methodology Feasibility Study, Fujian Provincial Science & Technology Bureau, China, award amount based on needs from total of RMB 140,000, 1/04-12/06.
• Feng, H. and Yu, D., System Dynamic Model Development for Passaic River Watershed Sustainability and Environmental Management Study, New Jersey Sea Grant, 07/01/2008 – 06/30/2009, $4,912.
• Feng, H., Brachfeld, S., Collaborative Research: Holocene Climatic Changes in the Mongolian
  Plateau, $147,130, National Science Foundation, Earth Systems History, 07/01/04-
  06/30/06.
• Galster, J., Feng, H., and Barrett, K., Identifying the source of excess fine-grained sediments in New Jersey rivers using radionuclides, New Jersey Water Resources Research Institute, $30,000, 5/08-5/09.
• Galster, J., (Co-participant), System Dynamic Model Development for Phosphorus Concentrations and Loads in Passaic River Watershed Due to Impact of Urbanization and Land Use Change, $5,000, 2008
• Galster, J., (Co-participant), Seed grant for Interdisciplinary Research, Montclair State University College of Science and Mathematics, $5,000, 2008
• Gorring, M., Paleomagnetic and geochemical investigations in the southern Andes, $4000, Montclair State University Student Faculty Research Program, 2005.
• Gorring, M., (Co-participant), Acquisition of a scanning electron microscope at Montclair State University National Science Foundation (NSF-MRI), $ 198,000 3yrs
• Gorring, M., (Co-participant), Acquisition of a vibrating sample magnetometer at Montclair State University, National Science Foundation (NSF-MRI), $ 265,000 3yrs.
• Halaby, R. (lead P.I. Biology Department), The Minority Access to Research Careers (MARC) Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) Program, with D.U. Ophori (Co-participant), National Institute of Health (NIH), $1,800,000, 6/07 – 5/12.
• Hazard, L. Ecological correlates of interspecific variation in physiological control of lizard salt glands. National Science Foundation, Directorate for Biological Sciences, Division of Integrative Organismal Systems, Physiological and Structural Systems cluster. $365,681 Pending. Submitted July 2008.
• Hazard, L. (Co-participant), Supplemental research grant: Research Experience for Undergraduates. National Science Foundation (NSF), $6000 2004.
• Ophori, D.U. (Co-participant), “The MARC Undergraduate Student Training in Academic Research (U-STAR) Program” National Institute of Health (NIH) Grant, $1,800,000 2007 to 2011.
• Passchier, S., Recording Glacier Regime and Sediment Dispersal through the Neogene Using Analysis of Sedimentary Facies and Laser Particle Size Measurements, Joint Oceanographic Institutes ANDRILL U.S. Science Support Program, $46,068, 6/07-5/08.
• Passchier, S., (Co-participant), Acquisition of a scanning electron microscope at Montclair State University National Science Foundation (NSF-MRI), $ 198,000 3yrs
• Pope, G., Analysis of paleosols at Lakehurst Naval Air Station, New Jersey, $1508, subcontract from Mark Demitroff/Buckhorn Garden Services, 2008.
• Pope, G., Analysis of manufactured topsoil, $5000, subcontract from BioGenesis Washing BGW, LLC, 2007.
• Pope, G., Soil Mineralogy as Impacted by Forest Fires, $1500, Montclair State University Student-Faculty Research Program, 2004.
• Prezant, R.S. and E. Chapman., Distribution of Corbicula fluminea in New Jersey. N.J. Sea Grant Development Award. ($5,000).
• Prezant, R.S. Stormwater catchment modifications of the Lafayette Avenue/Edgewater Road Bronx River Corridor: increasing biodiversity and ecological productivity through roadway and shoreline ecological engineering and restoration. NOAA. P. S. Mankiewicz (P.I.), The Gaia Institute, Hugo Neu Schnitzer East (Sam Schwartz Co.) $18,000, 2004.
• Sarkar, D., Biogeochemistry of arsenic in contaminated soils of Superfund sites. United States Environmental Protection Agency, 2003-08, $391,473 (PI; Co-I – Dr. Rupali Datta, University of Texas at San Antonio).
• Sarkar, D., Novel Remediation Methods to Lower Human Health Risk from Exposure to Arsenic-Enriched Soils, National Institute of Health - $414,550 ,2004-07(PI; Co-I – Dr. Rupali Datta, University of Texas at San Antonio)
• Sarkar, D., A multi-disciplinary approach to reduce human bioavailability and carcinogenicity of soil arsenic, San Antonio Life Sciences Institute - REF, $199,990, 2004-05(PI; Joint PI - Dr. Bandana Chatterjee, UT Health Science Center, SA)
• Sarkar, D., A novel phytoremediation method using vetiver grass to cleanup lead-based paint-contaminated soils, Department of Housing and Urban Development - Lead Technical Studies Program, $372,767 , 2004 – 2006. (PI; Joint PI - Dr. Rupali Datta, University of Texas at San Antonio)
• Sarkar, D., A new method to cleanup chromium enriched stormwater in naval shipyards, Department of Defense – Small Business Innovative Research, Phase-I, $100,000, 2006-2007. (PI; Joint PI - Dr. Konstantinos Makris, UTSA)
• Smith-Sebasto, N., Industrial Food Composting Education Program, The Victoria Foundation, $25,000, 1/06-12/06.
• Smith-Sebasto, N., Train-A-Teacher to Teach-A-Child Initiative, The Garden Club of New Jersey, $4000, 9/07-12/07.
• Taylor, R., Developing, refining, and evaluating a database for New Jersey Brownfield Sites, New Jersey Office of Smart Growth, Department of Community Affairs, New Jersey SiteMart Program, $25,000, 1/1/07- 1/10/07
• Taylor, R., Developing a sustainability program between Montclair State and the Omsk Institute, Global Education Fund, Montclair State University, $2,000, 5/1/07-5/10/07.
• Vanderklein, DW., Allocation Priorities in Japanese Barberry. Investors Savings Bank Charitable Foundation/CSAM. ($3,500/1 yr). 2008-2009
• Vanderklein, DW., A field study of the relationship between branch diameter, tree leaf area, and water transport. Student Faculty Research Program, Montclair State University. ($1,800/1 yr). 2007-2009.
• Yu, D., Assessing invasive plant species in floodplain wetlands of the upper Passaic river and initiating a geospatial database of invasive plants in New Jersey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, $46,688, 1/06-6/07.
• Yu, D., System dynamic model development for Passaic River watershed sustainability and environmental management study. NJ Sea Grant College Program Development, $ 5000.
• Yu, D., System dynamic Model Development for Phosphorus Concentration and Loads in Passaic River Watershed Due to Impact of Urbanization and Land Use Change. PRI Seed Grant, $4,922.