Extramural Research
2012 Level III Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Awarded Nominations
2012 STAA Awards
The 2012 STAA Awards are Now Available:
Level I | Level II | Level III | Honorable Mentions
The 2012 STAA awards are non-monetary.
Level III awards - are for those who have accomplished an unusually notable research or technological effort. The awards are for a substantial revision or modification of a scientific/technological principle or procedure, or an important improvement to the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the public. Awarded research relates to a mission or organizational component of the EPA, or significantly affects a relevant area of science/technology. The 2012 STAA awards are non-monetary.
| Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of Twenty-Nine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nom. ID | Publication Title & Full Citation | Eligible/Ineligible Authors | Lab/Office/Institution | Citation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| S12EE0003 | Evaluating the Fate of Metals in Air Pollution Control Residues from Coal-Fired Power Plants ES&T, 44(19):7351-7356 (2010) |
Susan A. Thorneloe Gregory Helms David S. Kosson (Non-EPA) Andrew Garrabrants (Non-EPA) Florence Sanchez (Non-EPA) |
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Advancing the Science of Leach Testing to Avoid Cross-Media Transfers from Air Pollution Control of Electric Utilities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12EP0004 | Minimizing Risks from Spilled Oil to Ecosystem Services using Influence Diagrams: The Deepwater Horizon Spill Response Environmental Science and Technology, 45:7631-7639 (2011) |
John F. Carriger Mace G. Barron |
NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL | Demonstrating the Application of Decision Science to Improve Risk Management During Complex Ecological Disasters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12EP0006 | (1) Ozone and TFA Impacts in North America from Degradation of 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFO-1234yf), a Potential Greenhouse Gas Replacement Environmental Science and Technology, 44:343-348 (2010) (2) Estimated 2017 Refrigerant Emissions of 2,3,3,3-Tetrafluoropropene (HFC-1234yf) in the United States Resulting from Automobile Air Conditioning Environmental Science and Technology, 43:9252-9259 (2009) |
Deborah J. Luecken Kristen N. Taddonio Stephen O. Andersen William T. Hutzell Stella Papasavva (Non-EPA) Robert L. Waterland (Non-EPA) John Rugh (Non-EPA) |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Multipollutant Assessment of New Refrigerants to Protect Stratospheric Ozone and Avoid Climate Forcing | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12EP0007 | The National Ambient Air Monitoring Strategy: Rethinking the Role of National Networks Journal Air & Waste Manage. Assoc., peer-reviewed, 59(5):579-590 (2009) |
Richard Scheffe Paul Solomon Michael Papp Joann Rice Tim Hanley James Hemby Mark Schmidt Nealson Watkins Joe Tikvart (Non-EPA) Mike Gilroy (Non-EPA) Rudolf Husar (Non-EPA) Michael Koerber (Non-EPA) |
OAQPS, Research Triangle Park, NC | Positioning EPA's National Air Monitoring Networks to Address Current and Future Science and Policy Challenges | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12ER0011 | (1) Temporal Evaluation of Effects of a Model 3B-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Inhibitor on Endocrine Function in the Fathead Minnow Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 30(9):2094-2102 (2011) (2) Transcriptional Regulatory Dynamics of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis and its Peripheral Pathways as Impacted by the 3-Beta HSD Inhibitor Trilostane in Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, 74:1461-1470 (2011) |
Gerald Ankley Rong-Lin Wang Daniel Villeneuve David Bencic Elizabeth Durhan Kathleen Jensen Michael Kahl Elizabeth Makynen James Lazorchak Jenna Cavallin (Non-EPA) Dalma Martinovic-Weigelt (Non-EPA) Leah Wehmas (Non-EPA) |
NHEERL, Duluth, MN | Delineation of a Novel Pathway of Endocrine Disruption in Fish | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12ER0019 | (1) Using Stable Isotope Mixing in a Great Lakes Coastal Tributary to Determine Food Web Linkages in Young Fishes Journal-Estuaries and Coasts, 33(6):1391-1405 (2010) (2) Rapid Stable Isotope Turnover of Larval Fish in a Lake Superior Coastal Wetland: Implications for Diet and Life History Studies Journal - Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management, 14(4):403-413 (2011) |
Joel C. Hoffman Anne M. Cotter Gregory S. Peterson Timothy D. Corry John R. Kelly |
NHEERL, Duluth, MN | Resolving Scales that Influence Fish Production in Coastal Wetlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12ER0021 | Determining Sources of Water to Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands: A Classification Approach Wetlands, 31:199-1213 (2011) |
John Morrice Anett S. Trebitz John R. Kelly Michael E. Sierszen Anne M. Cotter Tom Hollenhorst |
NHEERL, Duluth, MN | A Hydrology-Based Approach to Predicting Water Sources and Pathways of Stressor Delivery to Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12ER0025 | An Analysis of Diffuse Light Attenuation in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone Using the Sea WiFS Satellite Data Record Remote Sensing of Environment, 115:3748-3757 (2011) |
Blake A. Schaeffer John C. Lehrter Michael C. Murrell Janis C. Kurtz Diane Yates Geoffrey A. Sinclair (Non-EPA) Richard W. Gould (Non-EPA) |
NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL | Quantifying from Satellite Light Availability in the Gulf of Mexico Hypoxic Zone | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12ER0031 | Changes in Constructed Brassica Communities Treated with Glyphosate Drift Ecological Applications (print edition), 21(2):525-538 (2011) |
Lidia S. Watrud Henry E. Lee Bonnie M. Smith Ronald S. Waschmann George King (Non-EPA) Jason P. Londo (Non-EPA) Ricardo Colasanti (Non-EPA) |
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR | Ecological Effects of Glyphosate Drift on Plant Communities and Beneficial Soil Fungi | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12ER0032 | (1) Assessing the Effects of Disease and Bleaching on Florida Keys Corals by Fitting Population Models to Data Ecological Modelling, 222(7):1323-1332 (2011) (2) Consideration of Species Community Composition in Statistical Analyses of Coral Disease Risk Marine Ecology Progress Series, 431:83-96 (2011) |
Susan H. Yee Deborah L. Santavy Mace G. Barron John W. Kern (Non-EPA) Sarah Hession (Non-EPA) |
NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL | Developing Models to Tease Apart Effects of Multiple Environmental and Anthropogenic Stressors on Coral Communities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12ER0034 | Nitrogen Dynamics at the Ground Water-Surface Water Interface of a Degraded Urban Stream Journal of Environmental Quality, 39(3):810-823 (2010) |
Paul Mayer Elise Striz Peter Groffman (Non-EPA) Sujay Kaushal (Non-EPA) |
NRMRL, Ada, OK | Elucidating the Ecological Controls on Nitrogen Fate and Transport in Urban Stream Ecosystems | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12HE0037 | (1) Detection of TiO2 Nanoparticles in Cells by Flow Cytometry Cytometry Part A, 77A:677-685 (2010) (2) In Vitro Phototoxicity and Hazard Identification of Nano-scale Titanium Dioxide Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology (2012), 258:226-236 (2011) |
William K. Boyes Robert M. Zucker Laura L. Degn Edward J. Massaro William R. Mundy Kevin Dreher Kristen M. Sanders (Non-EPA) Baozhong Zhao (Non-EPA) Joan E. Roberts (Non-EPA) |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Research to Identify TiO2 Nanoparticles Inside Cells and to Characterize Their Potential Phototoxicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12HE0048 | Pesticides on Household Surfaces May Influence Dietary Intake of Children Environmental Science & Technology, 45:4594-4601 (2011) |
Lisa Jo Melnyk Larry C. Michael (Non-EPA) Margie Z. Byron (Non-EPA) Gordon G. Brown (Non-EPA) Andrew C. Clayton (Non-EPA) |
NERL, Cincinnati, OH | Providing a Model for Estimating Inadvertent Dietary Exposure | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12HE0049 | (1) Developmental Exposure to a Commercial PBDE Mixture, DE-71: Neurobehavioral, Hormaonal and Reproductive Effects Toxicological Sciences, 116(1):297-312 (2010) (2) Altered Cardiovascular Reactivity and Osmoregulation during Hyperosmotic Stree in Adult Rats Developmentally Exposed to Polybrominated Dipheyl Ethers (PBDEs) Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 256:103-113 (2011) |
Prasada Rao S. Kodavanti Virginia C. Moser Robert C. MacPhail Tammy E. Stoker Cary G. Coburn (Non-EPA) Suzanne E. Fenton (Non-EPA) Kurunthachalam Kannan (Non-EPA) Linda S. Birnbaum (Non-EPA) Margarita C. Curras-Collazo (Non-EPA) Martha Leon-Olea (Non-EPA) Ashini Shah (Non-EPA) Abena Watson-Siriboe (Non-EPA) Rebecca Whitley (Non-EPA) Anoush Shahidzadeh (Non-EPA) Elizabeth R. Gillard (Non-EPA) Robert Nichol (Non-EPA) Mark Gaertner (Non-EPA) Jennifer L. Rayner (Non-EPA) |
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Research to Understand Developmental and Long-Term Consequences of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Exposures | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12HE0050 | Trichloroethylene and Cancer: Systematic and Quantitative Review of Epidemiologic Evidence fo Identifying Hazards International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 8(11):4238-4271 (2011) |
Cheryl Siegel Scott Jennifer Jinot |
NCEA, Washington, DC | A Contemporary Analysis of Epidemiologic Studies to Support the TCE Assessment Cancer Characterization | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12IE0055 | Emissions Inventory of PM2.5 Trace Elements Across the United States Environmental Science and Technology, 43(15):5790-5796 (2009) |
Adam Reff Prakash Bhave Heather Simon Thompson G. Pace George A. Pouliot David Mobley Marc Houyoux |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Nationwide Emissions of Metals in Airborne Fine-Particulate Matter | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12MM0063 | An Assessment of Stressor Extent and Biological Condition in the North American Mid-Continent Great Rivers (USA) River Systems, 19(2):143-163 (2011) |
Ted R. Angradi David W. Bolgrien Terri M. Jicha Mark S. Pearson Debra L. Taylor Mary F. Moffett Karen Blocksom David M. Walters Colleen Elonen Leroy E. Anderson James M. Lazorchak Brian H. Hill Euan D. Reavie (Non-EPA) Amy R. Kireta (Non-EPA) |
NHEERL, Duluth, MN | Advancing the Science of River Monitoring and Assessment | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12MM0073 | (1) Physical Characterization of the Fine Particle Emissions from Commercial Aircraft Engines during the Aircraft Particle Emissions Experiment (APEX) 1-3 Atmospheric Environment, 44(17):2147-2156 (2010) (2) Chemical Characterization of the Fine Particle Emissions from Commercial Aircraft Engines during the Aircraft Particle Emmissions Experiment APEX) 1 to 3 Environmental Science and Technology, 45(8):3415-3421 (2011) |
John S. Kinsey Michael D. Hays Yuanji Dong (Non-EPA) D. Craig Williams (Non-EPA) Russell D. Logan (Non-EPA) |
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC | First Comprehensive Characterization of Fine-Particle Emissions from Commercial Aircraft Engines by the EPA | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12OR0076 | On the Asymptotic Distribution of Likelihood Ratio Test when Parameters Lie on the Boundary Sankhya, The Indian Journal of Statistics, Series B, 73(1):20-41 (2011) |
Leonid Kopylev Bimal Sinha (Non-EPA) |
NCEA, Washington, DC | Derivation of Important Asymptotic Results that Improve Statistical Properties of Benchmark Dose Estimates for Bioassays | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12OR0079 | Photobleaching Kinetics of Chromophoric Dissolved Organic Matter Derived fron Mangrove Leaf Litter and Floating Sargassum Colonies Marine Chemistry, 119(4):162-171 (2010) |
Richard G. Zepp Christopher G. Shank (Non-EPA) Anssi Vahatalo (Non-EPA) Rosalynn Lee Sylvan (Non-EPA) Erich Bartels (Non-EPA) |
NERL, Athens, GA | Pioneering Work to Evaluate Biological Sources of CDOM that Protect Coral Reefs from Harmful UV Radiation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12RA0080 | Ecosystem Services Altered by Human Changes in the Nitrogen Cycle: A New Perspective for US Decision Making , 14(8):804-815 (2011) |
Jana E. Compton John A. Harrison Robin Dennis Tara L. Greaver Brian H. Hill Stephen J. Jordan Henry Walker Holly V. Campbell (Non-EPA) |
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR | Systems-Based Framework Connecting Reactive Nitrogen Flows with Ecosystem Services to Inform Environmental Decision Making | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12RA0085 | (1) Fate and Effects of Anthropogenic Chemicals in Mangrove Ecosystems: A Review Environmental Pollution, 159(10):2328-2346 (2011) (2) Nonnutrient Anthropogenic Chemicals in Seagrass Ecosystems: Fate and Effects Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 28(3):644-661 (2009) |
Michael Lewis Richard Devereux Rachael Pryor (Non-EPA) Lynn Wilking (Non-EPA) |
NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL | Providing the State-of-the-Knowledge for Contaminant Phytotoxicity to Near-Coastal Plants | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12RA0088 | Effects of Solar UV Radiation and Climate Change on Biogeochemical Cycling: Interactions and Feedbacks Photochemical & Photobiological Sciences, 10(2):261-279 (2011) |
Richard G. Zepp Nigel D. Paul (Non-EPA) Barbara Sulzberger (Non-EPA) David J. Erickson, III (Non-EPA) |
NERL, Athens, GA | Developing an Innovative Assessment of the Interactive Effects of Ozone and Climate Changes on Biogeochemical Cycles | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12SI0090 | An Energy Systems View of Sustainability: Emergy Evaluation of the San Luis Basin, Colorado Journal of Environmental Management, 95:72-97 (2011) |
Daniel E. Campbell Ahjond S. Garmestani |
NRMRL, Narraganset, RI | Pioneering and Developing an Understanding of Sustainability-Based on Energy Systems Theory and the Cycle of Change | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12TF0094 | (1) An Indirect Data Assimilation Scheme for Deep Soil Temperature in the Pleim-Xiu Land Surface Model Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 48:1362-1376 (2009) (2) Performance Assessment of New Land Surface and Planetary Boundary Layer Physics in the WRF-ARW Journal of Applied Meteorology and Climatology, 49:760-774 (2010) |
Jonathan E. Pleim Robert C. Gilliam |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Advances in Physical and Dynamical Modeling Components of Air-Quality Decision-Support Tools | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12TF0097 | Effects of Land Use on Dissolved Organic Matter Biogeochemistry in Piedmont Headwater Streams of the Southeastern United States Hydrobiologia, 635:298-308 (2009) |
Roger A. Burke Jon O. Molinero (Non-EPA) |
NERL, Athens, GA | Development of Simple Empirical Models That Relate Landscape Indicators to Headwater Stream DOM Biogeochemistry | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12TF0099 | (1) Microbial Transformation of Triadimefon to Triadimenol in Soils: Selective Production Rates of Triadimenol Stereoisomers Affect Exposure and Risk Environmental Science and Technology, 45:2186-2193 (2011) (2) Loss of Propiconazole and Its Four Stereoisomers from the Water Phase of Two Soil-Water Slurries as Measured by Capillary Electrophoresis International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 8:3453-3467 (2011) |
Arthur W. Garrison Jack W. Jones Jimmy K. Avants (Non-EPA) Rebecca D. Miller (Non-EPA) |
NERL, Athens, GA | Research to Show that Risk Assessment of the Individual Stereoisomers of Chiral Pesticides Can Lead to Safer Products | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12TF0101 | (1) The Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol from the Isoprene + OH Reaction in the Absence of NOx Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 9(37):6541-6558 (2009) (2) Influence of Aerosol Acidity on the Formation of Secondary Organic Aerosol Biogenic Hydrocarbons Environmental Science and Technology, 43(20):1742-1747 (2009) (3) Formation of Organic Tracers for Isoprene SOA Under Acidic Conditions Atmospheric Environment, 44(14):1798-1805 (2010) |
Tadeusz E. Kleindienst Edward O. Edney Michael Lewandowski John H. Offenberg Mohammed Jaoui (Non-EPA) Eric W. Corse (Non-EPA) |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Extending Laboratory Methods for Determining Precursors to Secondary Organic Aerosol Under a Wide Range of Conditions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| S12TF0103 | Efficient Probabilistic Estimates of Surface Ozone Concentration Using an Ensemble of Model Configurations and Direct Sensitivity Calculations Environmental Science and Technology, 43(7):2388-2393 (2009) |
Robert W. Pinder Robert C. Gilliam Keith W. Appel Sergey L. Napelenok Kristen M. Foley Alice B. Gilliland |
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC | Efficient Quantification of Uncertanity in Air-Quality Modeling | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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