Extramural Research
2003 Honorable Mention Scientific And Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
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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 Cash Award) Total of Thirty-Three |
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Nom. # |
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers |
Eligible Authors* and Nominating Organization |
Recommended Award Level |
Suggested Citation from Nominating Organization |
S3CS0001 |
Evaluation of Nanofiltration Pretreatments for Flux Loss Control. Desalination, 130(2000):31-44 (2000) |
Dr. Thomas F. Speth (80%) NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH |
Honorable Mention |
Evaluating Nanofiltration Pretreatment Processes to Control Flux Loss |
S3CS0004 |
NOx Adsorber Desulfation Techniques for Heavy-Duty On-Highway Diesel Engines. Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Paper Series, (01-2871):1-14 (2002) |
Dr. Christopher A. Laroo (30%) OTAQ, Ann Arbor, MI |
Honorable Mention |
Exceptional Technological Achievement in Advancing Technologies for Cleaner Heavy-Duty Diesel Applications |
S3CS0007 |
Pilot-Scale Studies on the Effect of Bromine Addition on the Emissions of Chlorinated Organic Combustion By-Products. Waste Management, 22(4):381-389 (2002) |
Dr. Paul M. Lemieux (50%) NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Honorable Mention |
Examining Interactions Between Bromine and Chlorine in Combustion Systems |
S3CS0008 |
a) High Efficiency NOx and PM Exhaust Emission Control for Heavy-Duty On-Highway Diesel Engines. Society of Automotive Engineers Technical Paper Series, (01-1351):1-13 (2001) |
Dr. Charles R. Schenk (42.5%) OTAQ, Ann Arbor, MI |
Honorable Mention |
Exceptional Technological Achievement in Demonstrating the Emission Reduction Potential of Heavy-Duty Diesel Engines |
S3EF0130 |
Forest Ecosystem Recovery in the Southeast U.S.: Soil Ecology as an Essential Component of Ecosystem Management. Forest Ecology and Management, 155:187-203 (2002) |
Dr. John M. Johnston (80%) NERL, Athens, GA |
Honorable Mention |
Application of Soil Ecology and Forestry to Holistic Ecosystem Protection and Proactive Management of Soil Health |
S3EF0131 |
Selected Oxidation of Alcohols in Gas Phase Using Light-Activated Titanium Dioxide. Journal of Catalysis, 211:434-444 (2002) |
Dr. E. Sahle-Demessie (65%) NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH |
Honorable Mention |
Research on the Selective Oxidation of Various Alcohols as a Potential Technology for Reducing Pollutants |
S3ER0010 |
Assessing the Ecological Importance of Coastal Wetlands in a Large Lake Context. Verh. Internat. Verein. Limnol., 27:1950-1961 (2000) |
Dr. John C. Brazner (60%) NHEERL, Duluth, MN |
Honorable Mention |
Quantifying Ecological Linkages Between Coastal Wetlands and Large Lakes |
S3ER0015 |
Considerations for the Development of a Terrestrial Index of Ecological Integrity. Ecological Indicators, 1(2001):21-35 (2001) |
Dr. James K. Andreasen (70%) NCEA, Washington, DC |
Honorable Mention |
Advancing the Concept of Utilizing Ecological Indicators for Validating Environmental Policies |
S3ER0019 |
Developing and Applying a Benthic Index of Estuarine Condition for the Virginian Biogeographic Province. Ecological Indicators, 1(2):83-99 (2001) |
Dr. John F. Paul (40%) NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Honorable Mention |
Developing and Applying an Index of Estuarine Benthic Community Condition for Habitats Across a Large Geographic Region |
S3ER0027 |
Relationships Among Total Lipid, Lipid Classes, and Polychlorinated Biphenyl Concentrations in Two Indigenous Populations of Ribbed Mussels ('Geukensia demissa') Over an Annual Cycle. Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 20(3):575-581 (2001) |
Dr. Barbara J. Bergen (40%) NHEERL, Narragansett, RI |
Honorable Mention |
Improving the Ability of the Agency to Make Accurate PCB Bioaccumulation Measurements and Predictions |
S3HE0035 |
Secondary Aerosolization of Viable 'Bacillus anthracis' Spores in a Contaminated US Senate Office. Journal of the American Medical Association, 288(22):2853-2858 (2002) |
Dr. Christopher P. Weis (30%) NEIC, Denver, CO |
Honorable Mention |
Assessing Human Exposure for Viable Anthrax Spores in the U.S. Senate |
S3HE0038 |
Why Does 5-Methylchrysene Interact with DNA as Both a Planar and Nonplanar Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon? Quantum Mechanical Studies. International Journal of Quantum Chemistry, 88(1):99-106 (2002) |
Dr. James Rabinowitz (40%) NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Honorable Mention |
Use of Computational Molecular Modeling to Understand the Relationship Between Chemical Structure and Toxicity for PAHs |
S3HE0133 |
Altered Gene Expression Profiles of Rat Lung in Response to an Emission Particulate and its Metal Constituents. Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health Part A, 65(18):1333-1350 (2002) |
Dr. Srikanth S. Nadadur (60%) NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Honorable Mention |
Integrating Genomic Technologies to Understand Molecular Mechanisms of Action for Particulate Matter |
S3HE0135 |
DNA Arrays to Monitor Gene Expression in Rat Blood and Uterus Following 17- B-Estradiol Exposure: Biomonitoring Environmental Effects Using Surrogate Tissues. Toxicological Sciences, 69(1):49-59 (2002) |
Dr. John C. Rockett (25%) NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Honorable Mention |
Developing a New Genomic Approach for Monitoring Effects of Toxicant Exposures |
S3IR0116 |
Effects of Chronic Stress on Wildlife Populations: A Population Modeling Approach and Case Study. Coastal and Estuarine Risk Assessment: Risk on the Edge, :247-272 (2002) |
Dr. Diane E. Nacci (20%) NHEERL, Narragansett, RI |
Honorable Mention |
Evolutionary and Other Compensatory Mechanisms in Wildlife Population Risk Assessment |
S3IR0121 |
Development of a Ct Equation for the Inactivation of Cryptosporidium Oocysts with Ozone. Water Research, 36(12):3141-3149 (2002) |
Dr. Robert M. Clark (30%) NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH |
Honorable Mention |
Outstanding Research Intended to Protect the Health of American Consumers of Drinking Water |
S3IR0122 |
Cost Models for Water Supply Distribution Systems. Water Resources Planning and Management, 128(5):312-321 (2002) |
Dr. Robert M. Clark (40%) NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH |
Honorable Mention |
Significant Contributions to the Field of Cost Estimating for Environmental Infrastructure |
S3IR0124 |
Proposal for Including What is Valuable to Ecosystems in Environmental Assessments. Environmental Science & Technology, 35:2867-2873 (2001) |
Dr. Daniel E. Campbell (100%) NHEERL, Narragansett, RI |
Honorable Mention |
Developing a New Vision of Environmental Assessment Where "What is Valuable to Ecosystems" is Used to Define Risk Assessment Endpoints |
S3IR0127 |
A New Approach to Environmental Decision Analysis: Multi-Criteria Integrated Resource Assessment (MIRA). Bulletin of Science, Technology and Society, 22(6):443-459 (2002) |
Dr. Cynthia H. Stahl (33.3%) Philadelphia, PA |
Honorable Mention |
Developing the Multi-Criteria Integrated Resource Assessment (MIRA) Analytical Framework, a Novel and Innovative Approach to Environmental Decision Analysis |
S3MM0042 |
Raman Spectroscopic Analysis of Fertilizers and Plant Tissue for Perchlorate. Applied Spectroscopy, 55(8):967-988 (2001) |
Dr. Timothy W. Collette (55%) NERL, Athens, GA |
Honorable Mention |
Innovative Research Definitively Determining the Extent of Perchlorate Occurrence in Fertilizers |
S3MM0043 |
Utility of Splenic Macrophage Aggregates as an Indicator of Fish Exposure to Degraded Environments. Journal of Aquatic Animal Health, 13:105-116 (2001) |
Dr. John W. Fournie (60%) NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL |
Honorable Mention |
Validating the Use of Splenic Macrophage Aggregates as Reliable Indicators of Exposure of Fish to Degraded Environments |
S3MM0044 |
The Ecological Condition of South Florida Estuaries. Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 75:253-269 (2002) |
Dr. John M. Macauley (50%) NHEERL, Gulf Breeze, FL |
Honorable Mention |
Performing the First Comprehensive Assessment of South Florida Estuaries, Using a Probability-Based Design |
S3MM0048 |
Negative Ion Electrospray of Bromo- and Chloroacetic Acids and an Evaluation of Exact Mass Measurements with a Bench-Top Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer. Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 11(9):809-821 (2000) |
Dr. William L. Budde (60%) NERL, Cincinnati, OH |
Honorable Mention |
Research Demonstrating the Feasibility of Real-Time Monitoring of Disinfection Byproducts in Drinking Water |
S3RA0086 |
On-Road Emissions of PCDDs and PCDFs from Heavy Duty Diesel Vehicles. Environmental Science & Technology, 36(13):3036-3040 (2002) |
Dr. Brian K. Gullett (50%) NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Honorable Mention |
Characterization of PCDD/F Emissions from Heavy-Duty Diesel Vehicles |
S3RA0104 |
Home Treatment Devices: Microbiology of Point of Use and Point of Entry Devices. The Encyclopedia of Environmental Microbiology, G. Gitton (Ed)., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., :1563-1575 (2002) |
Dr. Donald J. Reasoner (100%) NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH |
Honorable Mention |
Contributing to State-of-the-Science Information on the Microbiology of Home Water Treatment Devices |
S3RA0105 |
Advancing Fine Root Research with Minirhizotrons. Environmental and Experimental Botany, 45:263-289 (2001) |
Dr. Mark G. Johnson (35%) NHEERL, Corvallis, OR |
Honorable Mention |
Advancement of Root Research Methods to Provide a Means to Assess the Effects of Environmental Stressors on Root Systems |
S3RA0112 |
Analyzing Drinking Water for Disinfection Byproducts. Analytical Chemistry, 74(9):260A-267A (2002) |
Dr. Edward Todd Urbansky (50%) NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH |
Honorable Mention |
A Retrospective Examination of EPA's Role in Guiding and Stimulating Research on the Analytical Chemistry of Disinfection Byproducts |
S3TF0064 |
a) Monitored Natural Attenuation of Contaminants in the Subsurface: Processes. Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation (GWMR), 22(2):97-107 (2001) |
Dr. Ann Azadpour-Keeley (85%) NRMRL, Ada, OK |
Honorable Mention |
The Innovative Presentation of Information for Evaluating the Efficacy of Using Monitored Natural Attenuation for the Remediation of Soil and Ground Water at Hazardous Waste Sites |
S3TF0066 |
Evaluating Degradation Rates of Chlorinated Organics in Groundwater Using Analytical Models. Environmental Toxicology & Chemistry, 20(9):1909-1915 (2001) |
Dr. John W. Washington (95%) NERL, Athens, GA |
Honorable Mention |
Developing an Improved Model for Contaminant Fate and Demonstrating Utility of Laboratory Data to Environmental Fate |
S3TF0068 |
Trace Metal Leaching Behavior Studied Through the Use of Parametric Modeling of Water Borne Soil Particles Fractionated with a Split-Flow Thin Cell. Environmental Science & Technology, 36:4288-4294 (2002) |
Dr. Matthew L. Magnuson (34%) NRMRL, Cincinnnati, OH |
Honorable Mention |
Advancement in Parametric Modeling Tools for Risk Management Decisions on Leaching of Pollutants from Environmentally Significant Particles |
S3TF0075 |
a) Selected Air Quality Trends and Recent Air Pollution Investigations in the US-Mexico Border Region. The Science of the Total Environment, 276(1-3):1-18 (2001) |
Dr. Shaibal Mukerjee (70%) NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Honorable Mention |
Assessment of Air Quality Indicators and Transboundary Air Pollution in the US - Mexico Border Region |
S3TF0079 |
a) An Analytical Method for the Measurement of Nonviable Bioaerosols. Journal of Air & Waste Management Associates, 51(1047-3289):1436-1442 (2001) |
Dr. Marc Y. Menetrez (60%) NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC |
Honorable Mention |
The Highly Original and Innovative Evaluation of New Boundaries of Environmental Science and Biological Contaminants |
S3TF0137 |
Atmospheric Concentrations and Fluxes of Organic Compounds in the Northern San Francisco Estuary. Environmental Science & Technology, 36(22):4741-4747 (2002) |
Dr. Pam Tsai (90%) San Francisco, CA |
Honorable Mention |
Contributing to the Science and Knowledge of the Air Quality and Atmospheric Deposition of Hazardous Air Pollutants in the San Francisco Bay Area |
Key to Acronyms used in the above Table NCEA National Center for Environmental Assessment NCER National Center for Environmental Research NERL National Exposure Research Laboratory NEIC National Enforcement Investigations Center NHEERL National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory NRMRL National Risk Management Research Laboratory OPPT Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics OTAQ Office of Transportation and Air Quality *Note: The percentages given after name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as documented in the EPA nomination. |
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