2011 Level II Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Awarded Nominations

Level II awards - are for those who have accomplished a notably excellent research or technological effort that has qualities and values similar to, but to a lesser degree, than those described under Level I. Awarded research has timely consequences and contributes as an important scientific/technological achievement within its discipline or field of study.

     

Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award ($5,000) -- Total of Fifteen
Nom. ID	Publication Title & Full Citation	Eligible Authors	Ineligible Authors	Lab/Office/Institution	Citation
S11EP0010	A Multi-Pollutant, Risk-Based Approach to Air Quality Management: Case Study for Detroit Atmospheric Pollution Research/printed text & online, 1(4):296-304 (2010)	Karen Wesson Neal Fann Mark Morris Tyler Fox Bryan Hubbell		OAQPS, Research Triangle Park, NC	Detroit Multi-Pollutant Pilot Study
S11ER0012	Uncertainty Propagation in an Ecosystem Nutrient Budget Ecological Applications, 20(2):508-524 (2010)	John Lehrter	Just Cebrian	NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Developing Error Propagation Methods to Evaluate the Uncertainty in Ecological Information Used by Decision Makers
S11ER0017 (linked to S11ER0032)	Adverse Outcome Pathways: a Conceptual Framework to Support Ecotoxicology Research and Risk Assessment Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 29(3):730-741 (2010)	Richard S. Bennett Michael W. Hornung Rodney D. Johnson David R. Mount John W. Nichols Christine L. Russom Patricia K. Schmieder Jose A. Serrano Daniel L. Villeneuve Gerald T. Ankley Russell J. Erickson Dale J. Hoff Joseph E. Tietge		NHEERL, Duluth, MN	Description of a Conceptual Framework for Use of Mechanistic Toxicology Data for Ecological Risk Assessment
S11ER0019	Ecohydrologic Separation of Water Between Trees and Streams in a Mediterranean Climate Nature Geoscience, 3(2):100-104 (2010)	J. Renee Brooks	Rob Coulombe Holly Barnard Jeff McDonnell	NHEERL, Corvallis, OR	Separate Realms of Water: Trees and Streams Return Different Pools of Water to the Hydrosphere
S11ER0021	(1) Exposure of Three Generations of the Estuarine Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) to the Androgen 17B-trenbolone: Effects on Survival, Development, and Reproduction Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 29(9):2079-2087 (2010) (2) Multigenerational Exposure of the Estuarine Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) to 17B-estradiol. l. Organism-Level Effects Over Three Generations Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 28(11):2397-2408 (2009) (3) Multigenerational Exposure of the Estuarine Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) to 17B-estradiol. l. Population-Level Effects through Two Life Cycles Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 28(11):2409-2415, 28(11):2409-2415 (2009)	Geraldine Cripe Sandy Raimondo Rebecca Hemmer Larry Goodman Michael Hemmer John Fournie	Dannielle H. Kulaw Joann C. Vennari Rodney L. Danner Kent Smith Blaze R. Manfredonia	NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Developing Approaches to Evaluate Long-Term Effects of Endocrine Disrupting Compounds on Fish
S11ER0032 (linked to S11ER0017)	(1) Altered Gene Expression in the Brain and Liver of Female Fathead Minnows Pimephales Promelas Rafinesque Exposed to Fadrozole Journal of Fish Biology (Invited Submission for a special issue on Teleost Microarrays), 72(9):2281-2340 (2008) (2) Altered Gene Expression in the Brain and Ovaries of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Exposed to the Aromatase Inhibitor Fadrozole: Microarray Analysis and Hypothesis Generation Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 28(8):1767-1782 (2009) (3) Influence of Ovarian Stage on Transcript Profiles in Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Ovary Tissue Aquatic Toxicology, 98:354-366 (2010)	Daniel L. Villeneuve Gerald T. Ankley Iris Knoebl Rong-Lin Wang Michael D. Kahl Adam D. Biales David C. Bencic James M. Lazorchak Gregory P. Toth	Dalma Martinovic Jenna E. Cavallin Nathaniel D. Mueller Leah C. Wehmas Natalia Garcia-Reyero Anne L. Linnum Edward J. Perkins Patrick Larkin Ann L. Miracle Nancy D. Denslow Barbara J. Carter	NHEERL, Duluth, MN	Application of Microarray Technology to Advance Ecotoxicology Research with Small-Fish Models
S11HE0038	(1) Characterization of the Effects of Inhaled Perchloroethylene on Sustained Attention in Rats Performing a Visual Signal Detection Task Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 30:167-174 (2008) (2) Acute Perchloroethylene Exposure Alters Rat Visual-Evoked Potentials in Relation to Brain Concentrations Toxicological Sciences, 108(1):159-172 (2008) (3) Long-Term Perchloroethylene Exposure: a Meta-Analysis of Neurobehavioral Deficits in Occupationally and Residentially Exposed Groups Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, Part A, 72(13):824-831 (2009)	Wendy M. Oshiro Q. Todd Krantz William K. Boyes Philip J. Bushnell Mark Bercegeay Vernon A. Benignus Elaina M. Kenyon Andrew M. Geller		NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Providing Data and Models to Link Exposure to Neurological Deficits and Improve EPA's Perchloroethylene Risk Assessment
S11IR0068 (linked to S11MM0074)	Risks to Aquatic Organisms Posed by Human Pharmaceutical Use Science of the Total Environment, 389(2-3):329-39 (2008)	Mitchell Kostich James Lazorchak		NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Advancing Knowledge About Ecological and Human Risks Posed by Pharmaceutical Residues in Municipal Wastewater
S11MM0074 (linked to S11IR0068)	Analysis of Ecologically Relevant Pharmaceuticals in Wastewater and Surface Water using Selective Solid-Phase Extraction and UPLC-MS/MS Analytical Chemistry, 80(13):5021-5030 (2008)	Angela Batt Mitchell Kostich James Lazorchak		OTHER, Research Triangle Park, NC	Developing a Rapid, Sensitive Analytical Method to Determine Concentrations of Pharmaceuticals in the Environment
S11OR0096	Massive Volcanic SO² Oxidation and Sulphate Aerosol Deposition in Cenozoic North America Nature, 465:909-912 (2010)	Shaocai Yu	Huiming Bao Daniel Tong	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Massive volcanic SO2 Oxidation and Sulphate Aerosol Deposition in Cenozoic North America
S11RA0108	Key Scientific Findings and Policy-and Health-Relevant Insights from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Particulate Matter Supersites Program and Related Studies: an Integration and Synthesis of Results Journal Air & Waste Manage. Assoc., peer-reviewed, 58(13):S3-S92 (2008)	Paul Solomon Richard Scheffe	Philip Hopke John Froines	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Providing Key Science, Policy, and Health-Relevant Results from EPA's Particulate Matter Supersites Program to EPA and Stakeholders
S11RA0115	Cellular Stress Response Pathway System as a Sentinel Ensemble in Toxicological Screening Toxicological Sciences 111(2), 202-225, 111(2):202-225 (2009)	Steven O. Simmons Ram Ramabhadran	Chun-Yang Fan	NHEERL, ,	Devising an Integrated Pathway-Based Testing Paradigm for High Throughput Toxicant Identification and Characterization
S11TF0122	Nitrous Oxide Emissions from the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Environmental Science and Technology, 44(5):1617-1623 (2010)	John T. Walker Chris Geron	Craig Stow	NRMRL, Durham, NC	Investigation of Nitrous Oxide Emissions from the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone
S11TF0127	Linking Global to Regional Models to Assess Future Climate Impacts on Surface Ozone Levels in the United States Journal of Geophysical Research-Atmospheres, 113(D14307):doi:10.1029/200 (2008)	Christopher G. Nolte Alice B. Gilliland	Christian Hogrefe Loretta J. Mickley	NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Showing that Climate Change is Expected to Worsen Air Quality by Increasing Ozone Over Parts of the United States
S11TF0130	To what Extent can Biogenic SOA be Controlled Science and Technology, 44(9):3376-3380 (2010)	Robert W. Pinder Annmarie G. Carlton Prakash V. Bhave George A. Pouliot		NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC	Finding that Reducing Emissions can Remove Particulate Matter Previously Thought to be Part of the Natural Background
Key to Acronyms used in the above Table OA Office of the Administrator NERL National Exposure Research Laboratory NHEERL National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory NRMRL National Risk Management Research Laboratory OAQPS Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards OPP Office of Pesticide Programs ORIA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air ORCR Office of Resource Conservation and Recovery OSCP Office of Science Coordination and Policy *Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as documented in the EPA nomination.