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Influence of Freshwater Algal Blooms on Particulate Pollutants

Investigator(s): Tyler GoghResearch Year: 2022
Institution(s): Penn State University Funding Amount: $120,000
  • Water Quality & Watersheds

Aquatic food web changes to invasive Flathead Catfish

Investigator(s): Ty WagnerResearch Year: 2022
Institution(s): Penn State University Funding Amount: $118,498
  • Invasive Species

Impacts of Round Gobies in French Creek

Investigator(s): Casey Bradshaw-Wilson Research Year: 2024
Institution(s): Allegheny College Funding Amount: $99,873
  • Invasive Species

Microbial Menaces on Microplastics in Schuylkill River watershed

Investigator(s): John-Paul BalmonteResearch Year: 2024
Institution(s): Lehigh University Funding Amount: $148,057
  • Water Quality & Watersheds

Groundwater and Nutrient Inputs to Lake Erie Coastal Waters

Investigator(s): Rachel Housego Research Year: 2024
Institution(s): Penn State University Funding Amount: $106,956
  • Water Quality & Watersheds

Food Web Impacts of Invasive Northern Snakehead

Investigator(s): David KellerResearch Year: 2024
Institution(s): The Academy of Natural Resources of Drexel University Funding Amount: $167,550
  • Invasive Species

Ocean, Great Lakes, and Watershed Curricula

Investigator(s): Steve KerlinResearch Year: 2024
Institution(s): Stroud Water Research Center Funding Amount: $129,718

Green Stormwater Infrastructure Assessment in PA

Investigator(s): Christine KirchhoffResearch Year: 2024
Institution(s): Penn State University Funding Amount: $111,584
  • Stormwater

Impacts of deicing salts on contaminants in GSI

Investigator(s): Erica McKenzieResearch Year: 2024
Institution(s): Temple University Funding Amount: $155,680
  • Stormwater
  • Water Quality & Watersheds

Northern Snakehead, PFAS, and human health

Investigator(s): Ty WagnerResearch Year: 2024
Institution(s): Penn State University Funding Amount: $112,634
  • Invasive Species

Identifying the parasite communities of common Lake Erie invasive, aquaculture, and game species

Investigator(s): Lynne Beaty, Sam Nutile, Brandon Ruehle Research Year: 2026
Institution(s): Penn State Behrend Funding Amount: $111,684
  • Invasive Species

From streams to seas: Using community-based science to track the source and fate of marine debris from a mixed-use watershed

Investigator(s): Steven Goldsmith, Lisa RodriguesResearch Year: 2026
Institution(s): Villanova University Funding Amount: $205,729
  • Marine Debris
  • Water Quality & Watersheds

Improving coastal ecosystem resiliency and wetland restoration by leveraging heritable trait variation in populations

Investigator(s): Thomas J. MozdzerResearch Year: 2026
Institution(s): Bryn Mawr College Funding Amount: $150,000
  • Invasive Species
  • Resiliency

A data-driven approach to evaluate and inform the effectiveness of agricultural Best Management Practices (BMPs)

Investigator(s): Femeena Pandara Valappil, Kathryn Brasier, Cibin RajResearch Year: 2026
Institution(s): Penn State University Funding Amount: $175,500
  • Water Quality & Watersheds

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