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Contracts and Grants

 

44. 2012-13. The Field Tradition in Geomorphology: 43rd Annual Binghamton Geomorphology Symposium. co-PI (with Carl Legleiter as lead-PI), grant from National Science Foundation, Geography and Spatial Sciences Program (NSF-GSS), and Geomorphology and Land Use Dynamics Program (NSF-GLD): $33,954

 

43. 2010-11. Cross-Valley Profiles and Mass Movement Hazards in Deglaciated Canyons, Grand Teton National Park. PI (with Brandon Weihs as co-PI), grant from University of Wyoming-National Park Service Research Station: $5000.

 

42. 2006-2010. Land and Stream Sediment Process Restoration in an Agricultural Watershed. Co-PI (with Kyle Mankin as PI and Tim Keane, Dan Devlin, Phil Barnes, Jeff Neel, Mike Christian, Bill Hargrove as other co-PIs), grant from U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES): $598,000.

 

41. 2004-2005. Moving Mountains: Extremely Rapid Uplift and Denudation of the Garhwal Himalaya, NW India. (with E.J. Catlos), grant from Oklahoma EPSCoR: $13,200

 

40. 2004-2006. Fluvial Geomorphology and Freshwater Mussels: Kiamichi River, Southeastern Oklahoma. Co-PI (with W. Fisher), grant from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC): $69,333.

 

39. 2003-2005. Geomorphic Adjustment of the Washita River, Washita Battlefield National Historic Site, Oklahoma. PI (T. Halihan, co-I), grant from National Park Service (NPS; funded through USGS, Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit): $90,936

 

38. 2002-2005 U.S.-India Cooperative Research: Investigation of Activity along the Himalayan Main Central Thrust--Present Geomorphology and Past Slip, Garhwal, NW India. Co-PI (E.J. Catlos, PI), grant INT-0217598 from National Science Foundation (NSF), International Program (Africa, Near East & S. Asia): $36,000

 

37. 2002-2004 NSF-REU Site: New Frontiers—Research Experience for Undergraduates in Space and Planetary Sciences. Co-PI (with D. Sears, T. Kral), grant from National Science Foundation (NSF), Special Programs in Astronomy (AST): $210,810 ($70,770 subcontract to OSU)

 

36. 2002-2005 Factors Influencing Fish Populations in Oklahoma Waters. Co-PI (with W. Fisher), grant from the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC): $150,000.

 

35. 2001-2005 Hypothesis-Based Learning in Earth Science for Middle School Teachers. Co-PI (with T. Wikle, J. Puckette), grant from U.S. Department of Education, Star Schools Program: $602,726 (incl. $199,727 OSU match) (Earth Science Team portion of total grant of $5.2 million)

 

34. 2001-2002 Ridge and Furrow Morphology of Rock Glaciers: Implications for Water on Mars. PI, grant from University of Arkansas-Oklahoma State University Center for Space and Planetary Sciences; $14,890

 

33. 2000-2001 Geomorphology and Sedimentology of the Canadian River Alluvium Adjacent to the Norman Landfill, Norman, Oklahoma. Co-PI (with S.T. Paxton), grant from U.S. Geological Survey and Oklahoma Water Resources Research Institute; $42,289 + $84,578 match = $126,867

 

32. 1999-2000 Spatial-Temporal Distribution of Large Woody Debris Accumulations in the Snake River, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming. PI, grant from National Park Service; $4,500.

 

31. 1999 Water Quality Monitoring Protocols for Wyoming Streams. Co-PI (K.J. Reddy, PI), grant from Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality; $27,636

 

30. 1995-1997 Collaborative Research: Crustal Reworking during Orogeny--An Active Himalayan Perspective. Sub-contractor (P. Zeitler, Lehigh University, PI), grant EAR-9418839 from National Science Foundation, Continental Dynamics Program; $2,094,987 ($19,311 to UW)

 

29. 1996, 1995, 1989, 1985, 1981, 1980 Expeditionary Training and Research Participation in Arctic and Mountain Sciences, Summer Institute of Glaciological and Arctic Sciences. Academic Staff, Juneau Icefield Research Program; stipend and funds for field expenses awarded by the National Science Foundation, University of Idaho, Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research; Juneau Icefield, AK‑BC; $4,580

 

28. 1995-1996 Workshop for K-12 Teachers on "Wilderness and Water." Co-Principal Investigator (with L. Marston and R. Beiswenger), grant from U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Environmental Education for Teachers Program; $5,872

 

27. 1994-1995 Participation in an International Conference and Research Collaboration in France. French Ministry of Foreign Affairs ($500); Université de Paris I-Pierre Birot, Laboratoire de Géographie Physique ($600); International Travel Grant, University of Wyoming International Programs Office ($1,400); Faculty Growth Award, University of Wyoming Alumni Association ($400); total = $2,900

 

26. 1992-1993 Floodplain Disturbance and Landscape Diversity: Upper Rhone River, France. Principal Investigator, Fulbright Research Award from J. William Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board, U.S. Information Agency, U.S. Council for International Exchange of Scholars, and Franco-American Commission on Educational Exchange; FF126,000 = $24,000

 

25. 1992-1993 Forest Management, Channel Adjustment, and Sediment Transport in Forest Streams of the Wyoming-Colorado Rocky Mountain Region. Principal Investigator, grant from USDA Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station; $31,395

 

24. 1989-1993 Changes in Geomorphic Processes in the Snake River Following Impoundment of Jackson Lake and Potential Changes due to 1988 Fires in the Watershed. Principal Investigator, grant from National Park Service (NPS); $68,921

 

23. 1992 Floodplain Disturbance and Landscape Diversity: Araguaia River, Goias, Brazil. Co-Principal Investigator (R. Pace and G. Brown, Co-PIs), Grant from Office of Research, University of Wyoming, and Partners for the Americas, U.S. Agency for International Development; $13,000

 

22. 1990-1991 Water Conflicts in the El Paso Border Region. Principal Investigator, Basic Research Grant from University of Wyoming College of Arts & Sciences Central Committee; $1,750

 

21. 1989-1990 Impact of the 1988 Yellowstone Region Fires on Upland Runoff and Soil Loss. Principal Investigator, grant from Chevron U.S.A., Inc.; $10,000

 

20. 1988-1990 Computer Generated Wyoming Water Atlas. Co-Principal Investigator (with L.M. Ostresh), grant from Wyoming Water Development Commission (WWDC); $101,463

 

19. 1989-1990 Water Storage in Dinwoody Glacier: Implications for Future Water Supplies. Co-Principal Investigator (with L.O. Pochop and G.L. Kerr), State Grant-in-Aid from Wyoming Water Research Center (WWRC) and State of Wyoming; $28,000

 

18. 1988-1989 Recent Trends in Glacier and Snowmelt Runoff, Wind River Range, Wyoming. Co-Principal Investigator (with L.O. Pochop and G.L. Kerr), State Grant-in-Aid from Wyoming Water Research Center and State of Wyoming; $16,932

 

17. 1988 Mass Wasting in the Manaslu-Ganesh and Langtang-Jugal Himal of Central Nepal. Principal Investigator; travel grant from National Academy of Sciences-National Research Council to present a paper at the 26th International Geographical Congress in Sydney, Australia; $1,000

 

16. 1987-1988 Channel Maintenance Flows in the Medicine Bow Mountains and Sierra Madre, Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. Principal Investigator, contract with U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Medicine Bow National Forest; $9,820

 

15. 1987-1988 A Land Classification of the Medicine Bow Mountains and Sierra Madre, Medicine Bow National Forest, Wyoming. Principal Investigator, contract with U.S. Forest Service (USFS), Medicine Bow National Forest; $9,720

 

14. 1987-1988 Effect of Terrain Type, Channel Morphology and Watershed Morphometry on Upland Production of Sediment, Fifteenmile Creek Watershed, Wyoming. Principal Investigator, matching grant from U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and Wyoming Water Research Center (WWRC); $33,975

 

13. 1987-1988 A Geomorphic Approach to Estimating Peak Flows in Ungaged Mountain Streams, Survey of Mass Wasting, Modeling of Streamflow Controlled by Glacial Meltwater, and a Sediment Budget for a Small Disturbed Subalpine Catchment. Research Scientist, University of Idaho Geological Expedition to the Manaslu-Ganesh Himal, Nepal; grants, travel funds, and publication costs from Foundation for Glacier and Environmental Research ($3,265), Wyoming Water Research Center ($1,600), UW College of Arts & Sciences Basic Research Grant ($1,650), and Department of Geography & Recreation ($535); total = $7,050

 

12. 1987 Mapping of Erosion Response Units in the Fifteenmile Creek Watershed of North‑Central Wyoming. Principal Investigator, grant from Wyoming Water Research Center (WWRC); $3,298

 

11. 1985-1987 Controlled Field Experiments to Assess Magnitude and Persistence of Maneuver Impacts on Aeolian Form and Process. Principal Investigator, contract with U.S. Army, Ft. Bliss Military Reservation; $27,800

 

10. 1984 Late Quaternary Landform Evolution of the Langtang Valley and Helambu Region in Himalayas of Nepal. Research Scientist, University of Idaho Geological Expedition to Langtang Valley and Helambu region, Nepal Himalayas; U.T. El Paso Faculty Development Grant and Department of Geological Sciences Gift Fund; $1,800

 

9. 1984 Threshold Slope Roughness for Rill and Gully Erosion in Los Alamos National Environmental Research Park. Principal Investigator, stipend awarded by Associated Western Universities; $2,814

 

8. 1983-1984 Dust Storm Potential in the Chihuahuan Desert, United States and Mexico. Principal Investigator, U.T. El Paso Mini‑Grant; $423

 

7. 1983-1984 Computer Modeling of Trans‑Border Groundwater Resources. Principal Investigator, U.T. El Paso Research Grant; El Paso, TX; $700

 

6. 1983 Groundwater Survey and Water Resource Development Options for Southeast El Paso County. Principal Investigator, grant from Horizon Communities Improvement Association (HCIA); $85,800

 

5. 1982-1983 Integrated Geophysical‑Landsat Survey for Mineral Occurrence in the Hardeman Basin, Oklahoma‑Texas. Co‑Investigator (G.R. Keller, Principal Investigator), gift to U.T. El Paso Geophysics Gift Fund from Durham, Inc.; $10,000

 

4. 1981-1983 Assessment of Maneuver‑Caused Wind Erosion Impacts in the Tularosa Basin of Southern New Mexico. Principal Investigator, contract with U.S. Army, Ft. Bliss Military Reservation; El Paso, TX; $36,825

 

3. 1981-1982 International Implications of Groundwater Development in the Mesilla Bolson. Co‑Principal Investigator (with W.J. Lloyd), U.T. El Paso Faculty Research Grant; $2,000

 

2. 1980-1981 Geographic Analysis of Long‑Term Streamflow Trends in the Rio Grande Below El Paso, Texas. Co‑Principal Investigator (with W.J. Lloyd), U.T. El Paso Faculty Research Grant; $1,430

 

1. 1978-1980 Geomorphic Significance of Log Steps in Forest Streams of the Oregon Coast Range. Principal Investigator; cooperative agreement with U.S. Forest Service, Siuslaw National Forest, and USDA Pacific Northwest Forest and Range Experiment Station; $13,655

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