Extramural Research
2010 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Honorable Mentions
2010 STAA Awards
The 2010 STAA Awards are Now Available:
Level I | Level II | Level III | Honorable Mentions
The Science Advisory Board STAA nomination review committee elected not to review the nominations submitted to the Project and Research Reports Pilot Category. ORD is currently seeking other means of recognizing these accomplishments.
Honorable Mention - The Subcommittee has also added a fourth non-cash level award for research efforts which are noteworthy but which do not warrant a Level I, II or III award. Honorable Mention applies to research that: (1) may not quite reach the level described for a Level III award; (2) show a promising area of research that the Subcommittee wants to encourage; or (3) show an area of research that the Subcommittees feels is too preliminary to warrant an award recommendation (yet).
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of Thirty-Four | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nom. # | Publication Title & Full Citation | Eligible Authors | Ineligible Authors | Lab/Office/Institution | Citation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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S10CS0002 | (1) "Fenton-Driven Regeneration of MTBE-Spent Granular Activated Carbon-Effects of Particle Size and Iron Amendment Procedures Journal of Applied Catalysis B: Environmental, 89(3-4):651-657 (2009) (2) "Effects of Temperature and Acidic Pre-Treatment on Fenton-Driven Oxidation of MTBE-Spent Granular Activated Carbon Environmental Science and Technology, 43(5):1493-1499 (2009) |
Scott G. Huling |
Eunsung Kan Caleb Wingo |
NRMRL, Ada, OK | Chemical Regeneration of Spent Granular Activated Carbon-Fundamental and Applied Research | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10CS0004 | Assessment of PCDD/F and PBDD/F Emissions from Coal-Fired Power Plants During Injection of Brominated Activated Carbon for Mercury Control Atmospheric Environment, 43(26):3973-3980 (2009) |
Nick D. Hutson Shawn P. Ryan |
Abderrahmane Touati |
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Studies Examining the Emissions of Halogenated Dioxin/Furans During Combustion of Coal for Energy Generation | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10CS0007 | Estimating Chloramine Ct for the Synergistic Inactivation of Cryptosporidium with Ozone followed by Chloramine Journal AWWA, 100(7):120-125 (2008) |
Mano Sivaganesan |
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | Derivation of a Safety Factor for Sequential Inactivation of Cryptosporidium in Drinking Water | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S10EE0009 | Solid Fuel Household Cook Stoves: Characterization of Performance and Emissions Biomass and Bioenergy, 33:294-305 (2009) |
James J. Jetter |
Peter Kariher |
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Demonstrating That Improved Cook Stoves Achieve Lower Emissions, in Support of EPA's Partnership for Clean Indoor Air | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10ER0015 | (1) Modeling Stream Network-Scale Variation in Coho Salmon Overwinter Survival and Smolt Size Transactions of the American Fisheries Society/Print and On-line, 138:564-580 (2009) (2) Hierarchical Modeling of Late-Summer Weight and Summer Abundance of Juvenile Coho Salmon Across a Stream Network Transactions of the American Fisheries Society/Print and On-line, 138:1138-1156 (2009) |
Joseph L. Ebersole Parker J. Wigington, Jr. Scott G. Leibowitz Joan P. Baker M. Robbins Church Jana E. Compton Michael A. Cairns |
Michael E. Colvin Bruce A. Miller Henry R. LaVigne Bruce P. Hansen |
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR | Innovative Research Quantifying the Effects of Multi-Level Factors on Fish Populations Across Entire Watersheds | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10ER0017 | Bias in Population Growth Rate Estimation: Sparse Data, Partial Life Cycle Analysis and Jensen's Inequality Oikos, 117:1587-1593 (2008) |
Jason S. Grear |
Bret Elderd |
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI | Research Identifying and Addressing Bias in Estimates of Population Growth Rate Used in Ecological Risk Assessment | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10ER0020 | (1) Predicting Estuarine Sediment Metal Concentrations and Inferred Ecological Conditions: An Information Theoretic Approach Journal of Environmental Quality, 37(1):234-244 (2008) (2) Effects of Spatial Extent on Landscape Structure and Sediment Metal Concentration Relationships in Small Estuarine Systems of the United States Mid-Atlantic Coast Landscape Ecology, 23(SI):91-106 (2008) |
Jeff W. Hollister John F. Paul Henry A. Walker |
Peter V. August |
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI | Research Using a Novel Modeling Method to Assess Landscape-Level Controls on Sediment Metals in Estuaries | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10ER0027 | Effects of Irradiance on Benthic and Water Column Processes in a Gulf of Mexico Estuary: Pensacola Bay, Florida, USA Estuarine and Coastal Shelf Science, 81:501-512 (2009) |
Michael C. Murrell Jed D. Campbell James D. Hagy, III |
Jane M. Caffrey |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Advancing of Understanding of Critical Processes in Estuaries Subject to Eutrophication | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10ER0029 | Elevated CO2 and O3 Effects on Fine-Root Survivorship in Ponderosa Pine Mesocosms Oecologia, 160(4):827-837 (2009) |
Donald L. Phillips Mark G. Johnson David T. Tingey |
Marjorie J. Storm |
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR | Determining How Carbon Dioxide and Ozone Affect Root Mortality and its Implications for Soil Nutrient Cycling | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10ER0032 | Water Quality in the Near Coastal Waters of the Gulf of Mexico Affected by Hurricane Katrina: Before and After the Storm Environmental Management, 44:149-162 (2009) |
Lisa M. Smith John M. Macauley Linda C. Harwell Cynthia A. Chancy |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Use of Probabilistic Survey Data to Assess the Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Near-Coastal Water Quality | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0038 | (1) Exploring the In-Vitro Formation of Trimethylarsine Sulfide from Dimethylthioarsinic Acid in Anaerobic Microflora of Mouse Cecum using HPLC-ICP-MS and HPLC-ESI-MS Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology (TAAP), 239(2):137-143 (2009) (2) In Vitro Biotransformation of Dimethylarsinic Acid and Trimethylarsine Oxide by Anaerobic Microflora of Mouse Cecum Analyzed by HPLC-ICP-MS and HPLC-ESI-MS Journal of Analytical Atomic Spectrometry (JAAS), 24(8):1062-1068 (2009) |
Kevin M. Kubachka Michael J. Kohan Karen M. Herbin-Davis John T. Creed David J. Thomas |
Sean D. Conklin |
BLANK, Research Triangle Park, NC | The Use of an Isotopically Enriched Arsenical to Evaluate the Metabolic Pathway of Sulfur Containing Arsenicals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0039 | (1) The Effect of Ambient Air Pollution on Semen Quality Environmental Health Perspectives, 118: (2009) (2) The Healthy Men Study: An Evaluation of Exposure to Disinfection By-Products in Tap Water and Sperm Qulaity Environmental Health Perspectives, 115(8):1169-1176 (2007) (3) The Healthy Men Study: Design and Recruitment Considerations for Environmental Epidemiology Studies in Male Reproductive Health Fertility and Sterility, 87(3):554-564 (2007) |
Sally Perreault Darney Thomas Luben Jason D. Sacks Susan Jeffay Lillian Strader Rebecca M. Buus |
Craig Hansen Andrew Olshan |
NCEA, Research Triangle Park, NC | Innovative Research that Links Ubiquitous Environmental Exposures to Rarely Studied Male Reproductive Endpoints | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0045 | Thermoregulation and its Influence on Toxicity Assessment Toxicology, 244:87-97 (2008) |
Christopher J. Gordon |
Pamela Spencer Jon Hotchkiss Diane B. Miller Paul Hinderliter Juergen Pauluhn |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Publishing Guidelines for Using Body Temperature as a Measure of Toxicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0047 | (1) Development of a Competitive Binding Assay System with Recombinant Estrogen Receptors from Multiple Toxicology Letters, 184:85-89 (2009) (2) Comparison of Chemical Binding to Recombinant Fathead Minnow and Human Estrogen Receptors Alpha in Whole Cell and Cell-free Binding Assays Environmental Science and Technology, 28(10):2175-2181 (2009) (3) Competitive Binding Comparison of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds to Recombinant Androgen Receptor from Fathead Minnow, Rainbow Trout and Human Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 26(9):1793-1802 (2007) |
Vickie S. Wilson Mary C. Cardon Phillip C. Hartig L. Earl Gray, Jr. |
Cynthia V. Rider |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Development and Assessment of Cross Species Extrapolation for Endocrine Screening and Testing | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0049 | Application of Novel Method to Measure Endogenous VOCs in Exhaled Breath Condensate Before and After Exposure to Diesel Exhaust Journal of Chromatography, B., 877:3652-3658 (2009) |
Heidi F. Hubbard Jon S. Sobus Joachim D. Pleil Michael C. Madden |
Sara Tabucchi |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Innovative Analytical and Statistical Methods of Assessing Metabolic Biomarkers in Human Exhaled Breath Condensate | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0051 | (1) Chlorotriazine Herbicides and Metabolites Activate an ACTH-dependent Release of Corticosterone in Male Wistar Rats Toxicological Sciences, 112(1):78-87 (2009) (2) Characterization of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis Response to Atrazine and Metabolites in the Female Rat Toxicological Sciences, 112(1):88-99 (2009) |
Susan Laws Melanie Fraites Saro Jayaraman Michelle Hotchkiss Ralph L. Cooper Tammy Stoker Lesley Mills Janet Ferrell |
Walker Modic Nicole Tinfo |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Novel Observations Enhancing the Understanding of the Mode of Action for Atrazine | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0052 | Relationships Between Composition and Pulmonary Toxicity of Prototype Particles from Coal Combustion and Pyrolysis Proceedings of the Combustion Institute, 32(2):2717-2725 (2009) |
William P. Linak M. Ian Gilmour C. Andrew Miller |
Seung-Hyun Cho Jong-Ik Yoo Audrey T. Turley Jost O.L. Wendt Frank E. Huggins |
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Examining Relationships Between Coal Ash Composition and Health Effects | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0053 | Method Development for Liquid Chromatographic/Triple Quadrupole Mass Spectrometric Analysis of Trace Level Perfluorocarboxylic Acids in Articles of Commerce Journal of Chromatography A, 1216(18):3910-3918 (2009) |
Xiaoyu Liu Zhishi Guo Ken Krebs |
Nancy Roache |
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Recognition in Support of EPA's Mission by Developing an Analytical Method for Measurement of Perfluoroalkyl Acid in Consumer Products | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0057 | (1) Developmental Neurotoxicity Testing In Vitro: Models for Assessing Chemical Effects on Neurite Growth Neuro Toxicology, 29:361-376 (2008) (2) Assessment of Chemical Effects on Neurite Outgrowth in PC12 Cells Using High Content Screening Toxicological Sciences, 105(1):106-118 (2008) (3) Development of a High-Throughput Screening Assay for Chemical Effects on Proliferation and Viability of Immortalized Human Neural Progenitor Cells Toxicological Sciences, 105(1):119-133 (2008) |
William R. Mundy Timothy J. Shafer Nicholas M. Radio |
Joseph M. Breier |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Development of In Vitro Assays to Screen Compounds for the Potential to Cause Developmental Neurotoxicity | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0058 | Endothelial Effects of Emission Source Particles: Acute Toxic Response Gene Expression Profiles , 23(1):67-77 (2009) |
Srikanth S. Nadadur Anuradha Mudipalli Najwa Haycal-Coates Daniel L. Costa |
NCEA, Durham, NC | Particulate Matter-Induced Endothelial Gene Expression Alterations | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0059 | Discrimination of Tumorigenic Triazole Conazoles from Phenobarbital by Transcriptional Analyses of Mouse Liver Gene Expression Toxicologial Sciences, 110(1):68-83 (2009) |
Stephen Nesnow Susan D. Hester William Ward Tanya Moore |
Hongzu Ren |
NHEERL, Durham, NC | Exceptional Contribution to Cancer Risk Assessment Activities | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0060 | Influence of Systems Biology Response and Environmental Exposure Level on Between-Subject Variability in Breath and Blood Biomarkers Biomarkers, ISSN-:1-12 (2009) |
Joachim D. Pleil |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Innovative Statistics for Interpreting Variance Contributions to Empirically Measured Biomarkers of Exposure | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0064 | (1) Comparison of Chrysotile Asbestos Collection Efficiencies on Mixed Cellulose Ester-Filters Efficiency of Sampling and Analysis of Asbestos Fibers on Filter Media: Implications for Exposure Assessment Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 6(1):62-72 (2009) (2) Selecting Appropriate Measurement and Analytical Methods to Characterize Asbestos Exposures Practice Periodical of Hazardous, Toxic and Radioactive Waste Management, 13(2):249-260 (2009) |
Daniel Alan Vallero |
John R. Kominsky Michael E. Beard Owen S. Crankshaw |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Advancing Methods to Sample and Analyze Airborne Asbestos Fibers on Filter Media to Support Exposure Assessments | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HE0066 | Influence of Acid Functionalization on the Cardio-Pulmonary Toxicity of Carbon Nanotubes and Carbon Black Particle in Mice Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 239(3):224-232 (2009) |
Haiyan Tong M. Ian Gilmour John K. McGee Urmila P. Kodavanti Robert B. Devlin |
Rajiv K. Saxena |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Distinguishing the Cardiopulmonary Toxicity by Chemical Modifying Carbon Black Particles and Carbon Nanotubes | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10HS0069 | (1) Chlorine Inactivation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1) Emerging Infectious Diseases, 13(10):1568-1570 (2007) (2) The Use of Bacteriophages of the Family Cystoviridae as Surrogates for H5N1 Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses in Persistence and Inactivation Studies Journal of Environmental Science and Health, Part A, 44(13):1362-1366 (2009) |
Eugene W. Rice Noreen J. Adcock Mano Sivaganesan |
Justin D. Brown David E. Stallknecht David E. Swayne |
NHSRC, Cincinnati, OH | Research on Persistence and Inactivation of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) Viruses and Potential Surrogates | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10IE0071 | An Examination of Existing Data for the Industrial Manufacture and Use of Nanocomponents and their Role in the Life Cycle Impact of Nanoproducts Environmental Science and Technology, 43(5):1256-1263 (2009) |
David E. Meyer Michael A. Gonzalez Mary Ann Curran |
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | Scholarly Contributions Towards the Development of a Decision Support Tool for Nanotechnology Deployment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
S10IR0075 | How Might Selenium Moderate the Toxic Effects of Mercury in Stream Fish of the Western U.S. Environmetnal Science and Technology, 43(10):3919-3925 (2009) |
Spencer A. Peterson David V. Peck John Van Sickle |
Nicholas V.C. Ralston J. David Robertson Vickie L. Spate J. Steven Morris |
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR | Describing the Extent and Relevance of Selenium Protections Against Mercury Toxicity in Stream Fish | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10MM0085 | American Healthy Homes Survey: A National Study of Residential Pesticides Measured from Floor Wipes Environmental Science and Technology, 43(12):4294-4300 (2009) |
Dan Stout Peter Egeghy Karen Bradham Carry Croghan Paul Jones |
Peter Ashley Warren Friedman Eugene Pinzer David Cox Marcia Nishioka Marielle Brinkman |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Producing a Nationally Representative Database of Pesticide Concentrations Measured from within Homes in the United States | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10RA0097 | (1) DNA-Based Methods for Monitoring Invasive Species: a Review and Prospectus Biological Invasions, 9(7):751-765 (2007) (2) Paradox Lost: Genetic Diversity and the Success of Aquatic Invasions Trends in Ecology & Evolution, 22(9):454-464 (2007) |
John A. Darling Michael J. Blum |
Joe Roman |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Advancing the Science Supporting Risk Assessments of Aquatic Biological Invasions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10RA0101 | (1) Complex Issues with Examining Diesel Exhaust Toxicity: is the Task Getting Easier or Harder Experimental and Toxicological Pathology, 60:135-140 (2008) (2) Biodiesel Exhaust: The Need for Health Effects Research Environmental Health. Perspectives, 115:496-499 (2007) |
Michael Madden Andrew Ghio |
Kimberly Swanson |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | A Roadmap for Performing Health Effects Research on Petroleum Diesel and Biodiesel Combustion Emissions | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10RA0102 | Safety Assessment of Biotechnology Products for Potential Risk of Food Allergy: Implications of New Research Toxicological Sciences, 110(1):31-39 (2009) |
MaryJane K. Selgrade Christal Bowman Susan Laessig |
Greg Ladics Laura Privalle |
NHEERL, Triangle Park, NC | Synthesis and Critical Analysis of Research to Inform Assessment of Biotechnology Products as Potential Food Allergens | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10TF0121 | Influence of Carboxymethyl Cellulose for the Transport of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in Clean Silica and Mineral Coated Sands Environmental Science and Technology, 43(13):4954-4959 (2009) |
Souhail Al-Abed Todd Luxton |
Sunghee Joo |
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH | Characterization of Environmental Fate and Transport of Titanium Oxide Nanoparticles in the Presence of Cellulose | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10TF0126 | Types and Quantities of Leftover Drugs Entering the Environment Via Disposal to Sewage - Revealed by Coroner Records Science of the Total Environment, 388(1-3):137-148 (2007) |
Christian Daughton |
Iiene Ruhoy |
NERL, Las Vegas, NV | First Methodology for Measuring Pharmaceutical Ingredients Entering the Environment by Disposal of Medications to Sewers | ||||||||||||||||||||||
S10TF0131 | Combining Regional-and Local-Scale Air Quality Models with Exposure Models for Use in Environmental Health Studies J.A& WMA, 59(4):461-472 (2009) |
Vlad Isakov Jawad Touma Janet Burke Danelle T. Lobdell Ted Palma Haluk Ozkaynak |
Arlene Rosenbaum |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Improving Scientific and Regulatory Ability of Communities to Assess Exposure Impacts and Explore Mitigation Strategies | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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