Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (STAA)
The EPA's Science and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) program promotes and recognizes scientific and technological achievement by EPA employees. STAA is among the most prestigious of EPA's scientific awards programs.
The STAA program is an agency-wide competition sponsored by the Office of Research and Development (ORD) that recognizes outstanding scientific and technological papers published by EPA employees. Each year since 1980, EPA scientists and engineers have submitted their publications to be evaluated by a panel convened by EPAs Science Advisory Board (SAB). The SAB convenes an experienced group of scientists and engineers who review and evaluate the nominations. The SAB review panel then produces a set of recommendations used to select the actual awards.
Eligibility Criteria
Publications are now eligible for five (5) years based on publication date. To be eligible, the nominated research must be published in a peer-reviewed journal, initiate or revise a scientific principle or procedure, and be recognized as a major achievement within its field of study. Publication date limits are set each year at the time of the formal announcement. The competition is EPA-wide and only EPA employees are eligible. Each award cycle identifies several categories to recognize for that particular year. In the past, categories have included:
- Control Systems and Technology
- Ecological Research
- Health Effects Research and Human Health Risk Assessment
- Monitoring and Measurement Methods
- Transport and Fate
- Review Articles
- Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration
- Integrated Risk Assessment
- Social Sciences
- Environmental Futures
- Environmental Statistics
STAA Awards
Four award levels are granted in each research category:
- Level I: Level I awards are for those who have accomplished an exceptionally high-quality research or technological effort. The awards recognize the creation or general revision of scientific or technological principle or procedure, or a highly significant improvement in the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the public. Awarded research is of national significance or has high impact on a broad area of science/technology. The research has far reaching consequences and is recognizable as a major scientific/technological achievement within its discipline or field of study.
- Level II: 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.
- Level III: 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.
- Honorable Mention: Honorable Mention awards acknowledge research efforts that are noteworthy but 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 at this time.
Contact
Kathi Wiser (wiser.kathi@epa.gov) U.S. EPA, Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC; Telephone: (202) 564-6961
EPA announces the winners of the 2014 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards, an agency-wide program that recognizes the outstanding scientific work of EPA employees who publish their technical work in peer-reviewed literature.
2014 EPA Administrator announcement of STAA winners (1 pg, 681 K, About PDF)
- 2014 Level I Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
Level I awards are for those who have accomplished an exceptionally high-quality research or technological effort. The awards recognize the creation or general revision of scientific or technological principle or procedure, or a highly significant improvement in the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the public. Awarded research is of national significance or has high impact on a broad area of science/technology. The research has far reaching consequences and is recognizable as a major scientific/technological achievement within its discipline or field of study.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Citation (1) Estimating the National Public Health Burden Associated with Exposure to Ambient PM2.5 and Ozone
Risk Analysis, 32(1):81-95 (2011)
(2) The Recent and Future Health Burden of Air Pollution Apportioned Across U.S. Sectors
Environmental Science and Technology, 47(8):3580-3589 (2013)
Neal Fann
Kirk Baker
Charlie Fulcher
Bryan J. Hubbell
Amy Lamson
Karen Wesson
Susan C. Anenberg
David P. Risley
ORIA, Research Triangle Park, NC
Characterizing the Scope and Magnitude of the Public Health Burden of Air Pollution in the U.S.
- 2014 Level II Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
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.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Citation High-Throughput Models for Exposure-Based Chemical Prioritization in the ExpoCast Project
Toxicological Sciences, 47(15):8479-88 (2013)
R. Woodrow Setzer
John F. Wambaugh
Elaine Cohen Hubal
David M. Reif
Jade Mitchell-Blackwood
Sumit Gangwal
Alicia Frame
James R. Rabinowitz
Thomas B. Knudsen
Richard S. Judson
Peter P. Egeghy
Daniel A. Vallero
Jon A. Arnot (Non-EPA)
Olivier Jolliet (Non-EPA)
NCCT, Research Triangle Park, NC
ExpoCast High Throughput Framework for Rapid Prioritization of Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
(1) Ballast Water Regulations and the Move Towards Concentration-Based Numeric Discharge Limits
Ecological Applications, 23(2): (2013)
(2) Counting At Low Concentrations: The Statistical Challenges of Verifying Ballast Water Discharge Standards
Ecological Applications, 23(2):339-351 (2013)
Melanie Frazier
Henry Lee, II
Ryan J. Albert
John Lishman
Juhi R. Saxena
Deborah A. Reusser (Non-EPA)
A. Whitman Miller (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Newport, OR
Developing the Regulatory and Scientific Framework for Establishing Organism-Based Ballast Water Discharge Standards
- 2014 Level III Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
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.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Citation Energy Evaluations of the Global Biogeochemical Cycles of Six Biologically Active Elements and Two Compounds
Ecological Modeling, 271:32-51 (2013)
Daniel Campbell
Hongfang Lu (Non-EPA)
Bin-Le Lin (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Progress Toward Evaluating the Environmental Liabilities Associated with the Far-Field Effects of Pollutants
Advancing the Guanica Bay (Puerto Rico) Watershed Management Plan
Coastal management, 41:19-38 (2013)
John F. Carriger
William S. Fisher
Tom B. Stockton, Jr. (Non-EPA)
P.E. Sturm (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Advancing the Guanica Bay Watershed-Management Plan in a Sustainable Manner
Mysid population responses to resource limitation differ from those predicted by cohort studies
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 432:115-123 (2011)
Jason Grear
Doranne Borsay Horowitz
Ruth Gutjarhr-Gobell
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Estimating Vital Statistics within Complex Populations for Ecological Prediction
Nutrient Distributions, Transports, and Budgets on the Inner Margin of a River-Dominated Continental Shelf
Journal of Geophysical Research - Oceans, 118:4822-4838 (2014)
John C. Lehrter
Michael C. Murrell
Richard M. Greene
James D. Hagy
Blake Schaeffer
Dong Ko (Non-EPA)
Richard W. Gould, Jr. (Non-EPA)
Brad Penta (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Advancing the Understanding of Nutrient Dynamics on the Continental Shelf as Affected by the Mississippi River Outflow
(1) An Assessment of the Exposure of Americans to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate: A Comparison of Estimated Intake with Values Inferred from NHANES Data
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 21(2):150-168 (2011)
(2) Simple Intake and Pharmacokinetic Modeling to Characterize Exposure of Americans to Perfluorooctanoic Acid, PFOA
Environmental Science and Technology, 45(19):8006-8014 (2011)
Peter P. Egeghy
Matthew N. Lorber
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Advancing Our Understanding of How Humans are Exposed to Perfluorinated Compounds
Arsenic Exposure and Toxicology: A Historical Perspective
Toxicological Sciences, 123(2):305-332 (2011)
Michael F. Hughes
David J. Thomas
Yu Chen (Non-EPA)
Barbara Beck (Non-EPA)
Ari Lewis (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
An Outlook on How Research Has Shaped Our Knowledge of the Exposure and Toxicology of the Human Carcinogen Arsenic
(1) Sustainability Indicators for Chemicals Processes: 1. Taxonomy
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51(5):2309-2328 (2011)
(2) Sustainability Indicators for Chemicals Processes: II. Data Needs
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 51(5):2329-2353 (2011)
Gerardo J. Ruiz-Mercado
Raymond L. Smith
Michael A. Gonzalez
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Sustainability Performance Assessment for Chemical Processes
Evaluation of PCB Bioaccumulation by Lumbriculus variegatus in Field-Collected Sediments
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(7):1495-1503 (2013)
Lawrence P. Burkhard
David R. Mount
Terry L. Highland
J. Russell Hockett
Teresa J. Norberg-King
Nanditha Billa (Non-EPA)
Steven B. Hawthorne (Non-EPA)
David J. Miller (Non-EPA)
Carol B. Grabanski (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Understanding and Applying Biota-Sediment Accumulation Factors at Superfund Sites
(1) Contribution of Lubricating Oil to Particulate Matter Emissions from Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicles in Kansas City
Environmental Science & Technology, 46(7):4191-4199 (2012)
(2) Particulate Matter Speciation Profiles for Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicles in the United States
Journal of the Air & Waste Management Association, : (2013)
Darrell B. Sonntag
Chad R. Bailey
Richard W. Baldauf
Carl R. Fulper
Catherine A. Yanca
NVFEL, Ann Arbor, MI
Advancing Understanding of Motor Vehicle Particulate Matter Emissions to Improve Risk Assessment and Control Strategies
Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate Analysis in Near Gulf of Mexico Water by Direct-injection Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Journal of Chromatography A, 1231:46-51 (2012)
Lawrence B. Zintek
David L. Schroeder
Johnson Mathew
Dennis J. Wesolowski
George C. Schupp
Caitlin R. Schupp (Non-EPA)
Michael G. Kosempa (Non-EPA)
Adam M. Zachary (Non-EPA)
Region 5, Chicago, IL
Method Development and Implementation for the Analysis of Dioctyl Sulfosuccinate for the Deep Water Horizon Oil Spill
Where is the Consensus? A Proposed Foundation for Moving Ecosystem Service Concepts into Practice
Ecological Economics, 77:27-35 (2012)
Amanda M. Nahlik
Mary E. Kentula
Dixon H. Landers
M. Siobhan Fennessy (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR
Establishing a Standardized Lexicon and Framework for Ecosystem Service Research Directly Connected to Human Well-Being
The Effects of Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on the Physicochemical Quality of Stream Ecosystems in the Central Appalachians: A Review
Science of the Total Environment, 417-418:1-12 (2012)
Michael B. Griffith
Susan B. Norton
Laurie C. Alexander
Amina I. Pollard
Stephen D. LeDuc
NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
Review of Science on the Effects of Mountaintop Mines and Valley Fills on Appalachian Streams
(1) Chiral Pesticides: Identification, Description, and Environmental Implication
Reviews of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology, 217:1-74 (2012)
(2) Chiral Chlordane Components in Environmental Matrices
Book "Chiral Pesticides: Stereoselectivity and Its Consequences, 1085(Chapter 2):11-43 (2011)
Elin M. Ulrich
Michael R. Goldsmith
Renee L. Falconer (Non-EPA)
Candice N. Morrison (Non-EPA)
William T. Foreman (Non-EPA)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Reviews of Chiral Pesticides
Release Characteristics of Selected Carbon Nanotube Polymer Composites
Carbon, 68:33-57 (2014)
Richard G. Zepp
Philip G. Sayre
Richard J. Fehir
Justin P. Roberts
Christopher Kingston (Non-EPA)
Wendel Wohlleben (Non-EPA)
Anthony Andrady (Non-EPA)
Darrell Boverhof (Non-EPA)
Douglas Hawkins (Non-EPA)
Betsy Shelton (Non-EPA)
Yasir Sultan (Non-EPA)
Viktor Vejins (Non-EPA)
NERL, Athens, GA
Developing a Creative Evaluation of Methods for Assessing Release of Carbon Nanomaterials from Polymer Composites
(1) An Approach for Integrating Toxicogenomic Data in Risk Assessment: The Dibutyl Phthalate Case Study
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 271(3):324-335 (2013)
(2) Use of Genomic Data in Risk Assessment Case Study: I. Evaluation of the Dibutyl Phthalate Male Reproductive Development Toxicity Data Set
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 271(3):336-348 (2013)
(3) Use of Genomic Data in Risk Assessment Case Study: II. Evaluation of the Dibutyl Phthalate Toxicogenomic Data Set
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 271(3):349-362 (2013)
Susan Y. Euling
Susan L. Makris
Robert Benson
Weihsueh A. Chiu
Andrea S. Kim
Chad M. Thompson
Lori White
Vickie S. Wilson
L. Earl Gray, Jr.
Banalata Sen
Nagalakshmi Keshava
Susan Hester
Channa Keshava
Paul M.D. Foster (Non-EPA)
Meric A. Ovacik (Non-EPA)
Ioannis P. Androulakis (Non-EPA)
Kevin W. Gaido (Non-EPA)
Marianthi Lerapetritou (Non-EPA)
NCEA, Washington, DC
Developing an Approach and Case Study Template for Evaluating and Utilizing Toxicogenomic Data in Risk Assessment
(1) Overview of the Atmospheric Model Evaluation Tool (AMET) v1.1 for Evaluating Meteorological and Air Quality Models
Environmental Modeling and Software, 26(4):434-443 (2011)
(2) A multi-resolution assessment of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model v4.7 wet deposition estimates for 2002-2006
Geoscientific Model Development, 4(2):357-371 (2011)
(3) Examination of the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model performance over the North American and European Domains
Atmospheric Environment, 53:152-155 (2012)
Keith W. Appel
Robert C. Gilliam
Steven C. Howard
Kristen M. Foley
Jesse O. Bash
Robert W. Pinder
Robin L. Dennis
Shawn J. Roselle
Samohineeveesu T. Rao
Alexis Zubrow (Non-EPA)
Charles Chemel (Non-EPA)
Neil Davis (Non-EPA)
Dale J. Allen (Non-EPA)
Kenneth E. Pickering (Non-EPA)
Stefano Galmarini (Non-EPA)
Xavier J. Francis (Non-EPA)
Ranjeet S. Sokhi (Non-EPA)
Rong-Ming Hu (Non-EPA)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Development of a System for the Comprehensive Evaluation of Meteorological and Air-Quality Models
Application of Robust Statistical Methods to Background Tracer Data Characterized by Outliers and Left-Censored Data
Water Research / Print and Online Journal, 45:3107-3118 (2011)
Malcolm S. Field
NCEA, Washington, DC
Application of Robust Statistical Methods to Background Tracer Data
(1) Epoxide Pathways Improve Model Predictions of Isoprene Markers and Reveal Key Role of Acidity in Aerosol Formation
Journal-Environmental Science & Technology, 47(19):11056-11064 (2013)
(2) A Computational Study of Acid Catalyzed Aerosol Reactions of Atmospherically Relevant Epoxides
Journal - Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics, 15(41):18065-18076 (2013)
Havala O.T. Pye
Ivan R. Piletic
Edward O. Edney
Robert W. Pinder
Deborah J. Luecken
William T. Hutzell
John H. Offenberg
Tadeusz E. Kleindienst
Michael Lewandowski
Libero J. Bartolotti (Non-EPA)
Ying Xie (Non-EPA)
Shannon L. Capps (Non-EPA)
Ying-Hsuan Lin (Non-EPA)
Jason D. Surratt (Non-EPA)
Avram Gold (Non-EPA)
Mohammed Jaoui (Non-EPA)
Zhenfa Zhang (Non-EPA)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Insight into the Mechanism by Which Isoprene Produces Particulate Matter
(1) Transport of Nanoparticles with Dispersant through Biofilm Coated Drinking Water Sand Filters
Water Research, 47:6457-6466 (2013)
(2) Computational Fluid Dynamics Simulation of Transport and Retention of Nanoparticle in Saturated Sand Filters
J. Hazardous Materials, 244-245:251-25 (2013)
(3) Transport and Deposition of nano-size CeO2 through porous media, experimental studies and mathematical modeling
Water Research, 45:4409-4418 (2011)
Endalkachew Sahle-Demessie
Zhen Li (Non-EPA)
Ashraf Aly Hassan (Non-EPA)
George Sorial (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Experimental and Computational Studies on the Fate and Transport of Nanomaterials in Water Filtration Process
- 2014 Honorable Mentions Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
Honorable Mention awards acknowledge research efforts that are noteworthy but 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 at this time.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Citation (1) Shifting Cultivation, Forest Fallow, and Externalities in Ecosystem Services: Evidence from the Eastern Amazon
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, 61(1):95-106 (2011)
(2) Constraints or Cooperation? Determinants of Secondary Forest Cover Under Shifting Cultivation
Agricultural and Resource Economics Review, 40(3):471-487 (2011)
Heather Klemick
NCEE, Washington, DC
Research on the Determinants and Effects of Forest Fallow on Local Ecosystem Services
Comparing Distributions of Environmental Outcomes for Regulatory Environmental Justice Analysis
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 8:1707-1726 (2011)
Kelly Maguire
Glenn Sheriff
NCEE, Washington, DC
Research on Methods for Analyzing How Regulations Affect Environmental Justice
The Spatial Extent of Water Quality Benefits in Urban Housing Markets
Land Economics, 87(4):628-644 (2011)
Patrick J. Walsh
J. Walter Milon (Non-EPA)
David O. Scrogin (Non-EPA)
NCEE, Washington, DC
Research on the Spatial Extent of Water-Quality Benefits
Classification and Accuracy Assessment for Coarse Resolution Mapping within the Great Lakes Basin, USA
Photogrammetric Engineering and Remote Sensing, 79(11):1015-1026 (2013)
John S. Iiames, Jr.
Ross S. Lunetta
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Coarse Resolution Land-Cover Accuracy Assessment: Understanding Variability for Environmental-Modeling Sensitivity
Plankton Community Respiration, Net Ecosystem Metabolism, and Oxygen Dynamics on the Louisiana Continental Shelf: Implications for Hypoxia
Continental Shelf Research, 52:27-38 (2013)
Michael Murrell
Roman S. Stanley
John C. Lehrter
James D. Hagy, Jr.
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Research Addressing the Issues Relating to Hypoxia on the Louisiana Continental Shelf
Estimating Benefits in a Recovering Estuary: Tampa Bay, Florida
Estuaries and Coasts, DOI 10.100: (2013)
Marc Russell
Holly Greening (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Developing an Assessment of the Benefits of Seagrass, Mangrove and Habitat Restoration in Tampa Bay
(1) Density Dependent Functional Forms Drive Compensation in Populations Exposed to Stressors
Ecological Modeling, 265:149-157 (2013)
(2) Incorporating Temperature-driven Seasonal Variation in Survival, Growth, and Reproduction Models for Small Fish
Marine Ecology Progress Series, 4469:101-112 (2012)
Sandy Raimondo
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Developing Population Models That Incorporate Density-Dependent Compensation and Temperature-Driven Functions
Approach to Developing Numeric Water Quality Criteria for Coastal Waters: A Transition from SeaWiFS to MODIS and MERIS Satellites
Journal of Applied Remote Sensing, 7(1):1-18 (2013)
Blake Schaeffer
James D. Hagy
Richard P. Stumpf (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Constructing an Approach to Developing Water-Quality Criteria for Coastal Waters Using Satellite Information
(1) Comparison of Cropland and Forest Surface Temperatures Across The Conterminous United States
Agricultural and Forest Meteorology/Peer reviewed, 166-167:137-143 (2012)
(2) Empirical Analysis of The Influence of Forest Extent on Annual and Seasonal Surface Temperatures for the Continental United States
Global Ecology and Biogeography/Peer reviewed, 22(5):620-629 (2012)
James D. Wickham
Timothy G. Wade
Kurt H. Riitters (Non-EPA)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Influence of Forests and Croplands on Climate
(1) Control of Pituitary Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Synthesis and Secretion by Thyroid Hormones During Xenopus Metamorphosis
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 173(3):428-437 (2011)
(2) Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone (TSH): Measurement of Intracellular, Secreted, and Circulating Hormone in Xenopus Laevis and Xenopus Tropicalis
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 171(3):319-325 (2011)
Sigmund J. Degitz
Robin Sternberg
Joseph J. Korte
Michael Hornung
Jose Serrano
Joseph E. Tietge
Kara R. Thoemke (Non-EPA)
Lisa Korte (Non-EPA)
Kathryn E. Lillegard (Non-EPA)
Scott M. Moen (Non-EPA)
Jessica M. Olson (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN
Regulation of the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Thyroid Axis during Amphibian Metamorphosis
Assessing Spatial and Temporal Variability of VOCs and PM-components in Outdoor Air During the Detroit Exposure and Aerosol Research Study (DEARS)
Atmospheric Environment, 61:159-168 (2012)
Sarah Bereznicki
Jon Sobus
Ronald Williams
Alan Vette
Matthew Stiegel (Non-EPA)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Defining the Spatial and Temporal Variability of the Multipollutant Urban Environment
Dietary Intakes of Pesticides based on Community Duplicate Diet Samples
Science of the Total Environment, 468-469:785-790 (2013)
Lisa Jo Melnyk
Jianping Xue
Larry C. Michael (Non-EPA)
G. Gordon Brown (Non-EPA)
Michelle McCombs (Non-EPA)
Marcia Nishioka (Non-EPA)
NERL, Cincinnati, OH
Demonstrating the Applicability of an Innovative Dietary Exposure Collection Protocol
Climate Change-Related Temperature Impacts on Warm Season Heat Mortality: A Proof-of-Concept Methodology Using BenMAP
Environmental Science & Technology/Original Article, 45:1450-1457 (2011)
A. Scott Voorhees
Neal Fann
Charles Fulcher
Patrick Dolwick
Bryan Hubbell
Britta Bierwagen
Philip Morefield (Non-EPA)
OAR, Research Triangle Park, NC
Impact of Climate Change and Rising Temperatures on Public Health
Why and How to Combine Evidence in Environmental Assessments: Weighing Evidence and Building Cases
Science of the Total Environment, 409:1406-1417 (2011)
Glenn Walter Suter II
Susan Marie Cormier
NCEA, Cincinnati, OH
A Methodology for Weighing Multiple Types of Evidence in Environmental Assessments
Diagnosis of Potential Stressors Adversely Affecting Benthic Communities in New Bedford Harbor, MA (USA
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management/peer reviewed, 8(4):685-702 (2012)
Kay Ho
Marguerite Pelletier
Daniel Campbell
Robert M. Burgess
Roxanne L. Johnson
Kenneth J. Rocha
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI
Integrating and Developing Simplified New Methods to Allow the Identification of Stressors in Complex Marine Systems
(1) Molecular detection of Campylobacter spp. in California gull (Larus californicus) excreta
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 77(14):5034-5039 (2011)
(2) Molecular Detection of Campylobacter spp. and Fecal Indicator Bacteria during the Northern Migration of Sandhill Cranes(Grus canadensis) at the Central Platte River
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79(12):3762-3769 (2013)
Jingrang Lu
Jorge W. Santo Domingo
Nicholas J. Ashbolt
Hodon Ryu (Non-EPA)
John F. Griffith (Non-EPA)
Jason R. Vogel (Non-EPA)
NERL, Cincinnati, OH
Scientific and Technical Achievement in the Field of Water-Quality Monitoring and Measurement Methods
(1) Comparison of gull feces-specific assays targeting the 16S rRNA gene of Catellicoccus marimammalium and Streptococcus spp
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78(6):1909-1916 (2012)
(2) Development and evaluation of a qPCR assay targeting fecal pollution of sandhill cranes (Grus canadensis)
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 78:4338-45 (2012)
Jorge W. Santo Domingo
Jingrang Lu
Nicholas J. Ashbolt
Hodon Ryu (Non-EPA)
Michael Elk (Non-EPA)
Stephen Hill (Non-EPA)
Carlos Toledo-Hernandez (Non-EPA)
Joel Gonzalez-Nieves (Non-EPA)
Izhar Khan (Non-EPA)
John F. Griffith (Non-EPA)
Jason R. Vogel (Non-EPA)
Thomas A. Edge (Non-EPA)
Felipe Chavez-Ramirez (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Novel Molecular Assays to Determine the Presence of Waterfowl Fecal Pollution in Environmental Waters
(1) Push-through Direct Injection NMR: An Optimized Automation Method Applied to Metabolomics
Analyst, 137(9):2226-2232 (2012)
(2) Impacts of 17a-Ethynylestradiol Exposure on Metabolite Profiles of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Liver Cells
Aquatic Toxicology, 130-131:184-191 (2013)
Quincy Teng
Drew R. Ekman
Timothy W. Collette
Wenlin Huang (Non-EPA)
NERL, Athens, GA
Developing Cell-Based Metabolomics Tools for High-Throughput Screening of Contaminants in Environmental Risk Assessments
(1) Depletion of the protective aluminum hydroxide coating in TiO2-based sunscreens by swimming pool water ingredients
Chemical Engineering Journal, 191:95-103 (2012)
(2) Statistical evaluation of A1(OH)3 layer damage on TiO2 nanoparticles in the presence of swimming pool and sea water
Journal of Nanoparticle Research, 14(4):1-9 (2012)
Souhail Al-Abed
Jurate Virkutyte (Non-EPA)
Dionysios D. Dionysiou (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Evaluating the Effect of Water Chemistry on Environmental and Health Implications of Nano Materials in Consumer Products
Pollutant Emissions and Energy Efficiency under Controlled Conditions for Household Biomass Cookstoves and Implications for Metrics Useful in Setting International Test Standards
Environmental Science & Technology, 46:10827-10834 (2012)
James J. Jetter
Michael Hays
Tiffany Yelverton
Yongxin Zhao (Non-EPA)
Kirk R. Smith (Non-EPA)
Peter DeCarlo (Non-EPA)
Bernine Khan (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Evaluation of Air Pollutant Emissions and Energy Efficiency for Household Biomass Cookstoves
Scientific Considerations for Evaluating Cancer Bioassays Conducted by the Ramazzini Institute
Environmental Health Perspectives, 121(11-12):1253-1263 (2013)
Jeffrey S. Gift
Jane C. Caldwell
Jennifer Jinot
Marina V. Evans
Ila Cote
John J. Vandenberg
NCEA, Arlington, VA
Analyses and Review of Key Issues Raised Regarding Ramazzini Institute Cancer Bioassay Data
Macroscopic to Microscopic Scales of Particle Dosimetry: From Source to Fate in the Body
Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health / Peer reviewed, 5(2):169-187 (2012)
Paul A. Solomon
Deborah H. Bennett (Non-EPA)
Robert F. Phalen (Non-EPA)
Peter Gehr (Non-EPA)
Loyda B. Mendez (Non-EPA)
Barbara Rothen-Rutishauser (Non-EPA)
Martin Clift (Non-EPA)
Christina Brandenberger (Non-EPA)
Christian Muhlfeld (Non-EPA)
NERL, Las Vegas, NV
Exploring Particle Dosimetry across the Source-to-Health Effects Paradigm-Linking Sources to Particle-Cell Interactions
Application of Enteric Viruses for Fecal Pollution Source Tracking in Environmental Waters
Environmental International, 45(15):151-164 (2012)
Kelvin Wong
Marirosa Molina
Theng-Theng Fong (Non-EPA)
Kyle Bibby (Non-EPA)
NERL, Athens, GA
Moving the Field of Fecal Pollution Source Tracking Forward through Application of Enteric Viruses and Metagenomics
Nature of the Interlayer Environment in an Organoclay Optimized for Sequestration of Dibenzo-p-Dioxin
Environmental Science and Technology, 46(17):9584-9591 (2012)
Edwin F. Barth
Cliff Johnston (Non-EPA)
Sandip Chattopadhyay (Non-EPA)
Stephen Boyd (Non-EPA)
Bushra Kahn (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH
Evaluation of the Chemical Bonding within the Interlayer of an Organoclay for Sustainable Site Remediation
(1) Relating Ecosystem Services to Domains of Human Well-Being: Foundation for a U.S. Index
Ecological Indicators, 28:79-90 (2013)
(2) Development of Relative Importance Values as Contribution Weights for Evaluating Human Wellbeing: An Ecosystem Services Example
Human Ecology, 41(4):631-641 (2013)
Lisa Smith
Linda Harwell
Kevin Summers
Jason Case (Non-EPA)
Heather Smith (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Increasing the Understanding of Relationship of Human Well-Being and Ecosystem Services
Solute Transport in Solution Conduits Exhibiting Multi-Peaked Breakthrough Curves
Journal of Hydrology / Print and Online Journal, 440-441:26-335 (2012)
Malcolm S. Field
Feike J. Leij (Non-EPA)
NCEA, Washington, DC
Modeling Solute Transport in Solution Conduits Exhibiting Multi-Peaked Breakthrough Curves
(1) Air quality variability near a highway in a complex urban environment
Atmospheric Environment, 64:169-178 (2013)
(2) RLINE: A Line Source Dispersion Model for Near-Surface Releases
Atmospheric Environment, 77:748-756 (2013)
(3) Estimating near-road pollutant dispersion: a model inter-comparison
Transportation Research Part D, 25:93-105 (2013)
Vlad Isakov
David Heist
Steven Perry
Michelle Snyder
Richard Baldauf
Gayle Hagler
Sue Kimbrough
Richard Shores
Robert Chris Owen
Akula Venkatram (Non-EPA)
Kevin Black (Non-EPA)
Laurie Brixey (Non-EPA)
Saravanan Arunachalam (Non-EPA)
William Petersen (Non-EPA)
David Carruthers (Non-EPA)
Christina Hood (Non-EPA)
Jenny Stocker (Non-EPA)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC
Advancements in Near-Road Dispersion Modeling
(1) Determining the Spatial and Seasonal Variability in OM/OC Ratios across the United States Using Multiple Regression
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 11(6):2933-2949 (2011)
(2) Simulating the Degree of Oxidation in Atmospheric Organic Particles
Environmental Science & Technology, 46(1):331-339 (2012)
Heather Simon
Prakash V. Bhave
Jenise Swall
Neil Frank
William C. Malm (Non-EPA)
OAQPS, Research Triangle Park, NC
Measurement and Modeling Analyses to Advance the Characterization of Atmospheric Organic Aerosols
Assessing the Long Term Impact of Phosphorus Fertilization on Phosphorus Loadings Using AnnAGNPS
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 8(6):2181-2199 (2011)
Yongping Yuan
Ronald L. Bingner (Non-EPA)
Martin A. Locke (Non-EPA)
Jim Stafford (Non-EPA)
Fred D. Theurer (Non-EPA)
NERL, Las Vegas, NV
Providing Critical Understanding of Phosphorus Losses from Agricultural Fields for Better Water Resource Management
Fate and transport of elemental copper (Cu0) nanoparticles through porous media in the presence of organic materials
Water Research, 46(7):2445-2456 (2012)
Chunming Su
Edward H. Jones (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Ada, OK
Pioneering Research on Transport and Fate of Nanocopper in Water Environments
| Key to Acronyms used in the above Tables | |
|---|---|
| NERL | National Exposure Research Laboratory |
| NHEERL | National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory |
| NRMRL | National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
| OA | Office of the Administrator |
| 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 |
EPA announces the winners of the 2015 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards, an agency-wide program that recognizes the outstanding scientific work of EPA employees who publish their technical work in peer-reviewed literature.
2015 EPA Administrator announcement of STAA winners (2 pp, 854 K, About PDF)
- 2015 Level I Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
Level I awards are for those who have accomplished an exceptionally high-quality research or technological effort. The awards recognize the creation or general revision of scientific or technological principle or procedure, or a highly significant improvement in the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the public. Awarded research is of national significance or has high impact on a broad area of science/technology. The research has far reaching consequences and is recognizable as a major scientific/technological achievement within its discipline or field of study.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Citation (1) Use of Statistical Modeling to Reassess the Performance Standard for the AOAC Use-Dilution Methods
(1) Performance of the AOAC Use-Dilution Method with Targeted Modifications: Collaborative Study
Journal of AOAC International, 97(1):68-77 (2014)
Journal of AOAC International, 95(6):1618-1628 (2012)
Stephen F. Tomasino
Albert E. Parker (Non-EPA)
Martin A. Hamilton (Non-EPA)
Gordon C. Hamilton (Non-EPA)
OPP, Fort Meade, MD Reassessment of the Performance Standard for the AOAC Use-Dilution Methods - 2015 Level II Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
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.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Citation Cardiopulmonary Toxicity of Peat Wildfire Particulate Matter and the Predictive Utility of Precision Cut Lung Slices
Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 11(29):1-17 (2014)
M. Ian Gilmour
Q. Todd Krantz
Haiyan Tong
John McGee
Michael Hays
Kasey Kovalcik
Janice A. Dye
Elizabeth Boykin
Mary Daniels
Yong Ho Kim (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Comparative Toxicity of Wildfire Smoke (1) Relative Importance of Nitrite Oxidation by Hypochlorous Acid under Chloramination Conditions
Environmental Science & Technology, 46(11):6056-6064 (2012)
(2) A Proposed Abiotic Reaction Scheme for Hydroxylamine and Monochloramine under Chloramination Relevant Drinking Water Conditions
Water Research, 60:218-227 (2014)
(3) Hydroxylamine Addition Impact to Nitrosomonas europaea Activity in the Presence of Monochloramine
Water Research, 68:719-730 (2014)
David G. Wahman
Gerald E. Speitel, Jr. (Non-EPA)
Madhav V. Machavaram (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Research on Novel Ammonia-Oxidizing Bacteria and Monochloramine Interactions to Advance Chloramine Chemistry (1) Decades-Scale Degradation of Commercial, Side-Chain, Fluorotelomer-Based Polymers in Soils and Water
Environmental Science & Technology, 49(2):915-23 (2015)
(2) Characterizing Fluorotelomer and Perfluoroalkyl Substances in New and Aged Fluorotelomer-Based Polymers for Degradation Studies with GC/MS and LC/MS/MS
Environmental Science and Technology, 48(10):5762-5769 (2014)
John W. Washington
Jonathan E. Naile
David G. Lynch
Thomas M. Jenkins (Non-EPA)
Keegan Rankin (Non-EPA)
NERL, Athens, GA Experimental and Modeling Research to Determine Degradation Rates for Commercial Fluorotelomer-Based Polymers - 2015 Level III Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
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.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Citation Work Breakdown Structure Models for Developing Unit Treatment Costs
Journal AWWA, 105(11):E628-E641 (2013)
Rajiv Khera
Thomas F. Speth
Pat Ransom (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Developing a New Approach for Estimating the National Costs of Future Drinking-Water Regulations Estimating the Social Cost of Non-CO2 GHG Emissions: Methane and Nitrous Oxide
Energy Policy, 51:957-972 (2012)
Alex Marten
Stephen C. Newbold
NCEE, Washington, DC Demonstrating the Limitation of Using Global-Warming Potentials to Estimate the Social Cost of Methane and Nitrous Oxide (1) Cross-Species Conservation of Endocrine Pathways: A Critical Analysis of Tier 1 Fish and Rat Screening Assays with 12 Model Chemicals
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(5):1084-1087 (2013)
(2) A Novel Framework for Interpretation of Data from the Fish Short-Term Reproduction Assay (FSTRA) for the Detection of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33(11):2529-2540 (2014)
Gerald Ankley
Kathleen Jensen
L. Earl Grey
NHEERL, Duluth, MN Development of Guidance for Practical Use of the Fish Short Term Reproduction Assays for Endocrine Disruptor Screening and Testing (1) Differential Decay of Enterococci and Escherichia coli Originating from Two Fecal Pollution Sources
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79(7):2488-2492 (2013)
(2) Biotic Interactions and Sunlight Affect Persistence of Fecal Indicator Bacteria and Microbial Source Tracking Genetic Markers in the Upper Mississippi River
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80(13):3951-3961 (2014)
Asja Korajkic
Brian R. McMinn
Nicholas J. Ashbolt
Orin C. Shanks
G. Shay Fout
Mano Sivaganesan
Valerie J. Harwood (Non-EPA)
NERL, Cincinnati, OH Effect of Indigenous Microbiota and Sunlight on Decay of Fecal Indicators in the Aquatic Habitats (1) Molecular Target Sequence Similarity as a Basis for Species Extrapolation to Assess the Ecological Risk of Chemicals with Known Modes of Action
Aquatic Toxicology, 144-145:141-154 (2013)
(2) Cross-Species Sensitivity to a Novel Androgen Receptor Agonist of Potential Environmental Concern, Spironolactone
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(11):2528-2541 (2013)
(3) Leveraging Existing Data for Prioritization of the Ecological Risks of Human and Veterinary Pharmaceuticals to Aquatic Organisms
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, 369(1656):20140022 (2014)
Carlie A. LaLone
Daniel L. Villeneuve
Gerald T. Ankley
Lyle D. Burgoon
Michael D. Kahl
Elizabeth J. Durhan
Elizabeth A. Makynen
Kathleen M. Jensen
Kevin M. Flynn
Phillip C. Hartig
Christine L. Russom
Joseph E. Tietge
Teresa J. Norberg-King
Rodney D. Johnson
Jason P. Berninger (Non-EPA)
Henry W. Helgen (Non-EPA)
Megan N. Hughes (Severson) (Non-EPA)
Jenna E. Cavallin (Non-EPA)
Chad A. Blanksma (Non-EPA)
Kyle E. Stevens (Non-EPA)
Joanne S. Woodard (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN Development and Application of Innovative Species Extrapolation Methodology to Focus Toxicity Testing and Monitoring (1) Towards Improved Models for Predicting Bioconcentration of Well-Metabolized Compounds by Rainbow Trout Using Measured Rates of In vitro Intrinsic Clearance
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(7):1611-1622 (2013)
(2) Optimizing the Use of Rainbow Trout Hepatocytes for Bioaccumulation Assessments With Fish
Xenobiotica, 44(4):345-351 (2014)
(3) Intra and Inter-laboratory Reliability of a Cryopreserved Trout Hepatocyte Assay for the Prediction of Chemical Bioaccumulation Potential
Environmental Science and Technology, 48(14):8170-8178 (2014)
John W. Nichols
Kellie A. Fay
Patrick N. Fitzsimmons
Alex D. Hoffman
Robert T. Mingoia (Non-EPA)
Diane L. Nabb (Non-EPA)
Xing Han (Non-EPA)
Helmut Segner (Non-EPA)
Ina Bischof (Goeritz) (Non-EPA)
Jon A. Arnot (Non-EPA)
Barbara D. Ferrell (Non-EPA)
Heather M. Peterson (Non-EPA)
Duane B. Huggett (Non-EPA)
Christina E. Cowan-Ellsberry (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN Development of Methods and Models to Predict Biotransformation Impacts on Chemical Accumulation in Fish (1) Depth Gradients in Food-web Processes Linking Habitats in Large Lakes: Lake Superior as an Exemplar Ecosystem
Freshwater Biology, 59(10):2122-2136 (2014)
(2) Habitat and Diet Differentiation by Two Strains of Rainbow Trout in Lake Superior Based on Archival Tags, Stable Isotopes, and Bioenergetics
Journal of Great Lakes Research, 39(4):578-590 (2013)
Michael E. Sierszen
Anne M. Cotter
Joel C. Hoffman
Mary T. Negus (Non-EPA)
Thomas R. Hrabik (Non-EPA)
Jason D. Stockwell (Non-EPA)
Daniel L. Yule (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN Identifying the Spatial Organization and Support of Large-Lake Food Webs (1) Developing Predictive Approaches to Characterize Adaptive Responses of the Reproductive Endocrine Axis to Aromatase Inhibition: I. Data Generation in a Small Fish Model
Toxicological Sciences, 133(2):225-233 (2013)
(2) Developing Predictive Approaches to Characterize Adaptive Responses of the Reproductive Endocrine Axis to Aromatase Inhibition: II. Computational Modeling
Toxicological Sciences, 133(2):234-247 (2013)
Daniel L. Villeneuve
Gerald T. Ankley
David C. Bencic
Rory B. Conolly
Michael S. Breen
Kathleen M. Jensen
Elizabeth A. Makynen
Miyuki Breen (Non-EPA)
Karen H. Watanabe (Non-EPA)
Alun L. Lloyd (Non-EPA)
Jenna E. Cavallin (Non-EPA)
Linnea M. Thomas (Non-EPA)
Leah C. Wehmans (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN Integration of Experimental and Computational Research to Develop Predictive Models of Endocrine Disruption (1) Biogeographical Analysis of Chemical Co-Occurrence Data to Identify Priorities for Mixtures Research
Risk Analysis, 32(2):224-236 (2012)
(2) Environmentally Relevant Mixtures in Cumulative Assessments: an Acute Study of Toxicokinetics and Effects on Motor Activity in Rats Exposed to a Mixture of Pyrethroids
Toxicological Sciences, 130(2):309-318 (2012)
(3) A Pharmacokinetic Model of Cis-and Trans-Permethrin Disposition in Rats and Humans with Aggregate Exposure Application
Toxicological Sciences, 130(1):33-47 (2012)
Rogelio Tornero-Velez
James M. Starr
Elaine A. Cohen Hubal
Peter P. Egeghy
Michael F. Hughes
David G. Ross
Stephen G. Graham
Kevin M. Crofton
Rhyne W. Setzer
Jim Xue
Valerie Zartarian
Edward J. Scollon
Marcelo J. Wolansky
Jimena Davis
Michael J. Devito
Daniel T. Chang
Michael R. Goldsmith
NERL, Durham, NC Use of Exposure Information to Focus Toxicological Evaluation of Mixtures (1) Selective Cognitive Deficits in Adult Rats after Prenatal Exposure to Inhaled Ethanol
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 45:44-58 (2014)
(2) Toxicological Outcomes in Rats Exposed to Inhaled Ethanol During Gestation
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 45:59-69 (2014)
(3) Neurophysiological Assessment of Auditory, Peripheral Nerve, Somatosensory, and Visual System Function After Developmental Exposure to Ethanol Vapors
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 43:1-10 (2014)
Tracey E. Beasley
Wendy M. Oshiro
Katherine L. McDaniel
Philip J. Bushnell
Paul A. Evansky
Sheppard A. Martin
Virginia C. Moser
Joel Norwood
Carey Copeland
Laura L. Degn
Danielle L. Freeborn
Mary E. Gilbert
Robert W. Luebke
William k. Boyes
David W. Herr
John M. Rogers
Charles W. Hamm
Michele M. Taylor (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Durham, NC Evaluation of the Developmental Toxicity of Inhaled Ethanol as a Component of Renewable Automotive Fuels Interaction Effects of Temperature and Ozone on Lung Function and Markers of Systemic Inflammation, Coagulation, and Fibrinolysis: A Crossover Study of Healthy Young Volunteers
Environmental Health Perspectives, 123(4):310–316 (2014); DOI:10.1289/ehp.1307986Juliette J. Kahle
Martin W. Case
Lucas M. Neas
David Diaz-Sanchez
Robert B. Devlin
Michael T. Schmitt
Michael C. Madden
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Research Informing the Interaction Health Effects of Elevated Temperature and Ozone in Healthy Volunteers Putative Mechanisms of Environmental Chemical-Induced Steatosis
International Journal of Toxicology, 31(6):551-563 (2012)
J. Phillip Kaiser
Scott C. Wesselkamper
John C. Lipscomb
NCEA, Cincinnati, OH Application of a Data-Mining Technique to Determine the Biochemical Mechanisms by Which IRIS Chemicals Cause Steatosis (1) Low Levels of Exposure to Libby Amphibole Asbestos and Localized Pleural Thickening
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 55(11):1350-5 (2013)
(2) Localized Pleural Thickening: Smoking and Exposure to Libby Vermiculite
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 22(4):320-3 (2012)
(3) Influence of Exposure Assessment and Parameterization on Exposure Response. Aspects of Epidemiologic Cohort Analysis Using the Libby Amphibole Asbestos Worker Cohort
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 25(1):12-17 (2014)
Leonid Kopylev
Krista Christensen
Thomas Bateson
NCEA, Washington, DC Scientific Innovation That Will Inform Risk-Management Decisions for the Libby, Montana, Superfund Site (1) Improving Infant Exposure and Health Risk Estimates: Using Serum Data to Predict Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Concentrations in Breast Milk
Environmental Science and Technology, 47:4787-4795 (2013)
(2) Environmental Chemicals in Breast Milk
Book Chapter in Reference Module in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences, Elsevier 2013, :1-13 (2013)
Satori A. Marchitti
John F. Kenneke
Erin P. Hines
Judy S. LaKind (Non-EPA)
Daniel Q. Naiman (Non-EPA)
Suzanne E. Fenton (Non-EPA)
Cheston M. Berlin, Jr. (Non-EPA)
NERL, Athens, GA Providing Critical Models and Information Needed for Exposure and Risk Assessments of Environmental Chemicals in Infants Omega- 3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Attenuates Particulate Air Pollution Induced Cardiac Effects and Lipid Changes in Healthy Middle-Aged Adult Volunteers
Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(7):952-7 (2012)
Haiyan Tong
Ana G. Rappold
James M. Samet
David Diaz-Sanchez
Robert B. Devlin
Wayne E. Cascio
Jon Berntsen (Non-EPA)
Susan E. Steck (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Research Informing How Omega-3 Fatty Acids Can Protect People From Effects of Air Pollution (1) A Rapid and Repeatable Method to Deposit Bioaerosols on Material Surfaces
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 92(3):375-380 (2013)
(2) Comparative Evaluation of Vacuum-based Surface Sampling Devices for Collection of Bacillus spores
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 95(December 2013):389-396 (2013)
(3) Evaluation of Sampling Methods for Bacillus Spore-Contaminated HVAC Filters
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 96(January 2014):1-5 (2014)
Michael Worth Calfee
Sang Don Lee
Shawn P. Ryan
Laura J. Rose (Non-EPA)
Stephen Morse (Non-EPA)
Jenia Tufts (Non-EPA)
Matt Clayton (Non-EPA)
Dino Mattorano (Non-EPA)
Nicole Griffin-Gatchalian (Non-EPA)
Abderrahmane Touati (Non-EPA)
Christina Slone (Non-EPA)
Neal McSweeney (Non-EPA)
NHSRC, Research Triangle Park, NC Development and Application of Test Methods to Evaluate Biological-Terror-Agent Surface Sampling Sustainability Indicators for Chemical Processes: III. Biodiesel Case Study
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 52(20):6747-6760 (2013)
Gerardo J. Ruiz-Mercado
Raymond L. Smith
Michael A. Gonzalez
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Sustainability-Performance Assessment for the Manufacturing of Chemical Products (1) Hybrid Vapor Stripping-Vapor Permeation Process for Recovery and Dehydration of 1-Butanol and Acetone/Butanol/Ethanol from Dilute Aqueous Solutions. Part 1. Process Simulations
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 88(8):1436-1447 (2013)
(2) Hybrid Vapor Stripping-Vapor Permeation Process for Recovery and Dehydration of 1-Butanol and Acetone/Butano/Ethanol from Dilute Aqueous Solutions. Part2. Experimental Validation with Simple Mixture and Actual Fermentation Broth
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology, 88(8):1448-1458 (2013)
Leland M. Vane
Franklin R. Alvarez
Laura G. Rosenblum (Non-EPA)
Shekar Govindaswamy (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Design and Demonstration of Efficient Fermentation-Product Recovery Technology to Improve Biofuel Sustainability (1) Near Road Modeling and Measurement of Cerium Containing Particles Generated by Nanoparticle Diesel Fuel Additive Use
Environmental Science & Technology, 48(18):10607-10613 (2014)
(2) Inhaled Diesel Emissions Generated with Cerium Oxide Nanoparticle Fuel Additive Induce Adverse Pulmonary and Systemic Effects
Toxicological Sciences, 142(2):403-417 (2014)
(3) Predicting the Effects of Nanoscale Cerium Additives in Diesel Fuel on Regional Scale Air Quality
Environmental Science & Technology, 48(21):12775-12782 (2014)
Robert D. Willis
Prakash V. Bhave
Teri L. Conner
Kathleen M. Fahey
M. Ian Gilmour
Charly J. King
Urmila P. Kodavanti
Kasey D. Kovalcik
Q. Todd Krantz
Allen D. Ledbetter
William P. Linak
Rohit Mathur
John K. McGee
George A. Pouliot
Havala O.T. Pye
Judy E. Richards
Mette C. Schladweiler
Heather Simon
Jason P. Weinstein
Charles E. Wood
Susan A. Elmore (Non-EPA)
Garnet B. Erdakos (Non-EPA)
Brett Gantt (Non-EPA)
Samantha J. Snow (Non-EPA)
Virginia Bass (Non-EPA)
Juana Maria Delgado-Saborit (Non-EPA)
Roy M. Harrison (Non-EPA)
Shamia Hoque (Non-EPA)
Crystal L. Johnson (Non-EPA)
Desinia B. Miller (Non-EPA)
James P. Morrison (Non-EPA)
David G. Nash (Non-EPA)
Ronald F. Thomas (Non-EPA)
K. Max Zhang (Non-EPA)
NERL, Durham, NC Assessment of Health Effects and Air-Quality Modeling of NanoCerium-Bearing Diesel Emissions (1) Quantifying the Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Annual Reproductive Success of Birds
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 9(4):590-599 (2013)
(2) Selecting Surrogate Endpoints for Estimating Pesticide Effects on Avian Reproductive Success
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 9(4):600-609 (2013)
Matthew Etterson
Rick Bennett
NHEERL, Duluth, MN Modeling Adverse Reproductive Outcomes in Response to Pesticide Exposure in Wild Birds (1) Field-Based Approach for Assessing the Impacts of Treated Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent on Endogenous Metabolites of Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas)
Environmental Science and Technology, 47:10628-10636 (2013)
(2) Biological Effects-Based Tools for Monitoring Impacted Surface Waters in the Great Lakes: A Multiagency Program in Support of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Environmental Practice, 15(4):409-426 (2013)
(3) An Inexpensive, Temporally Integrated System for Monitoring Occurrence and Biological Effects of Aquatic Contaminants in the Field
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33(7):1584-1595 (2014)
Michael D. Kahl
Drew Ekman
Gerald Ankley
Tim Collette
Edwin Smith
Quincy Teng
Joseph Tietge
Dan Villeneuve
Elizabeth Durhan
Kathleen Jensen
Elizabeth Makynen
David Miller
John Davis (Non-EPA)
Jason Berninger (Non-EPA)
Vicki Blazer (Non-EPA)
Jenna Cavallin (Non-EPA)
Evan Eid (Non-EPA)
Natalia Garcia-Reyero (Non-EPA)
Bruce Holmen (Non-EPA)
Megan Hughes (Non-EPA)
Luke Iwanowicz (Non-EPA)
Zachary Jorgenson (Non-EPA)
Carlie LaLone (Non-EPA)
Kathy Lee (Non-EPA)
Joseph Mayasich (Non-EPA)
Pat Mazik (Non-EPA)
Edward Perkins (Non-EPA)
Anthony Schroeder (Non-EPA)
Kyle Stevens (Non-EPA)
NERL, Athens, GA Developing Biological Tools for Monitoring Impacted Surface Waters in Support of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative (1) Development of an Integrated Assessment of Great Lakes Using Towed In situ Sensor Technologies: Linking Nearshore Conditions with Adjacent Watersheds
Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management, 16(3):248-266 (2013)
(2) Water Quality and Plankton in the United States Nearshore Waters of Lake Huron
Environmental Management, 50(4):664-678 (2012)
(3) Lake Ontario: Nearshore Conditions and Variability in Water Quality Parameters
Journal of Great Lakes Research, 38(4):133-145 (2012)
John R. Kelly
Peder M. Yurista
Samuel E. Miller
Jon D. Van Alstine (Non-EPA)
Duluth, MN An Integrated-Assessment Strategy for the Great Lakes Nearshore The Mass Spectrometric Ortho Effect Studied for All 209 PCB Congeners
International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 352:51-64 (2013)
Lantis I. Osemwengie
G. Wayne Sovocool
NERL, Las Vegas, NV Developing a PCB Congener and Isomer-Distinguishing Tool for Use in Environmental and Human-Health Assessment A Rapid Miniaturized Residue Analytical Method for the Determination of Zoxamide and Its Two Acid Metabolites in Ginseng Roots Using UPLC-MS/MS
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62(17):3702-3709 (2014)
Lynda V. Podhorniak
OPP, Fort Meade, MD Development of a New Method for Zoxamide and Its Polar Metabolites to Protect the Environment and Human Health Habitat and Hydrology Condition Indices for the Upper Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio Rivers
Ecological Indicators, 29:111-124 (2013)
Debra L. Taylor
David W. Bolgrien
Brian H. Hill
Mark S. Pearson
Ted R. Angradi
NHEERL, Duluth, MN Development of Novel Habitat and Hydrologic Indicators for Large Rivers (1) Derivation of a Benchmark for Freshwater Ionic Strength
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(2):263-271 (2013)
(2) Assessing Causation of the Extirpation of Stream Macroinvertebrates by a Mixture of Ions
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(2):277-287 (2013)
(3) Relationship of Land Use and Elevated Ionic Strength in Appalachian Watersheds
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(2):296-303 (2013)
Susan Marie Cormier
Glenn Walter Suter, II
Gregory J. Pond
Lei Zheng (Non-EPA)
Sam Wilkes (Non-EPA)
NCEA, Cincinnati, OH Explaining the Cause of Invertebrate Extirpation and Calculating a Water-Quality Benchmark for Protection of Streams Nutrient Dynamics in Flooded Wetlands: I. Model Development
Journal, 18(12):1724-1738 (2013)
Mohamed M. Hantush
Latif Kalin (Non-EPA)
Sabahattin Isik (Non-EPA)
Ahmet Yucekaya (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Developing a Process-Based Nutrient Wetland Model Nonparametric Bayesian Methods for Benchmark Dose Estimation
Risk Analysis, 33(9):1608-19 (2013)
Maria A. Spassova
Leonid Kopylev
Paul D. White
John Fox
Anindya Roy (Non-EPA)
Nilabja Guha (Non-EPA)
NCEA, Washington, DC Development of Advanced Nonparametric Bayesian Methods for Modeling Bioassay Data Hyporheic Flow Patterns in Relation to Large River Floodplain Attributes
Journal of Hydrology 448-449:161-173 (2012); doi: 10.1016/jhydrol.2012.04.039Barton R. Faulkner
J. Renée Brooks
Kenneth J. Forshay
Steven P. Cline
NRMRL, Ada, OK Assessment of Hyporheic Flow Using Field Measurements and Modeling for a Large-River Floodplain Undergoing Restoration A Direct Sensitivity Approach to Predict Hourly Ozone Resulting from Compliance with the National Ambient Air Quality Standard
Environmental Science & Technology, 47(5):2304-2313 (2013)
Heather Simon
Kirk Baker
Sergey Napelenok
Norm Possiel
Benjamin Wells
Brian Timin
Farhan Akhtar (Non-EPA)
OAQPS, Research Triangle Park, NC A Novel Methodology to Capture Non-Linear Ozone Response to Emissions Changes for Application in Risk Assessments Phenotypic Screening of the ToxCast Chemical Library to Classify Toxic and Therapeutic Mechanisms
Nature Biotechnology, 32(6):583-591 (2014)
Keith A. Houck
Thomas B. Knudsen
Matthew T. Martin
David M. Reif
Richard S. Judson
Robert J. Kavlock
Ann M. Richard
David J. Dix
Nicole C. Kleinstreuer (Non-EPA)
Ellen Berg (Non-EPA)
Mark Polokoff (Non-EPA)
Jian Yang (Non-EPA)
NCCT, Research Triangle Park, NC Classifying Toxic and Therapeutic Mechanisms by Phenotypic Screening of ToxCast Chemicals Profiling 976 ToxCast Chemicals across 331 Enzymatic and Receptor Signaling Assays
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 26:878-895 (2013)
Nisha S. Sipes
Thomas B. Knudsen
Matthew T. Martin
Richard S. Judson
Keith A. Houck
David M. Reif
Ann M. Richard
Robert J. Kavlock
David J. Dix
Parth Kothiya (Non-EPA)
NCCT, Research Triangle Park, NC Using High-Throughput Screening Assays to Profile Enzymatic and Receptor Signaling Activity of ToxCast Chemicals (1) Evaluation of Multi-well Microelectrode Arrays for Neurotoxicity Screening Using a Chemical Training Set
Neurotoxicology, 33:1048-57 (2012)
(2) Burst and Principal Components Analysis of MEA Data Separates Chemicals by Class
Neurotoxicology, 40:75-85 (2014)
(3) Multi-well Microelectrode Array Recordings Detect Neurotoxicity of ToxCast Compounds Acting via Multiple Toxicity Pathways
Neurotoxicology, 44:204-17 (2014)
Timothy J. Shafer
William R. LeFew
Cina M. Mack
Matthew T. Martin
Andrew FM Johnstone
Keith Houck
Lyle D. Burgoon
Emma R. McConnell (Non-EPA)
Pablo Valdivia (Non-EPA)
Maxine McClain (Non-EPA)
Bryant Lin (Non-EPA)
James Ross (Non-EPA)
James Turner (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Development of Novel Methodology to Screen Chemicals for Potential Neurotoxicity High Throughput Heuristics for Prioritizing Human Exposure to Environmental Chemicals
Environmental Science and Technology, 48:12760-12767 (2014)
John F. Wambaugh
R. Woodrow Setzer
Kathie L. Dionisio
Peter Egeghy
Richard S. Judson
Anran Wang (Non-EPA)
Alicia Frame (Non-EPA)
NCCT, Research Triangle Park, NC Developing High-Throughput Approaches to Characterize Potential Human Exposures to Environmental Chemicals (1) Processes of Ammonia Air-Surface Exchange in a Fertilized Zea Mays Canopy
Biogeosciences, 10:981-998 (2013)
(2) Linking Agricultural Management and Air-Quality Models for Regional to National-Scale Nitrogen Deposition Assessments
Biogeosciences, 9:4023-4035 (2012)
(3) Evaluation of a Regional Air-Quality Model with Bi-directional NH3 Exchange Coupled to an Agro-ecosystem Model
Biogeosciences, 10:1635-1645 (2013)
Jesse O. Bash
Ellen J. Cooter
John T. Walker
Jonathan E. Pleim
Donna Schwede
Jeffry D. Herrick
Robin L. Dennis
Matthew Jones (Non-EPA)
Eiko Nemitz (Non-EPA)
Tilden Meyers (Non-EPA)
LaToya Myles (Non-EPA)
Verel Benson (Non-EPA)
Limei Ran (Non-EPA)
Wayne P. Robarge (Non-EPA)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Linking Agricultural Crop Management and Air-Quality Models for Regional-to-National-Scale Nitrogen Assessments (1) Characterizing Mercury Concentrations and Fluxes in a Coastal Plain Watershed: Insights From Dynamic Modeling and Data
Journal of Geophysical Research, 117(G1):March 2012; doi:10.1029/2011JG001806
(2) Climate Change and Watershed Mercury Export: A Multiple Projection and Model Analysis
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(9):2165-2174 (2013)
(3) Mercury and Methylmercury Stream Concentrations in a Coastal Plain Watershed: A Multi-Scale Simulation Analysis
Environmental Pollution, 187:182-192 (2014)
Heather E. Golden
Christopher D. Knightes
Paul M. Bradley (Non-EPA)
Paul A. Conrads (Non-EPA)
Toby D. Feaster (Non-EPA)
Celeste A. Journey (Non-EPA)
Stephen D. Benedict (Non-EPA)
Mark Marvin-DiPasquale (Non-EPA)
Mark Brigham (Non-EPA)
Gary M. Davis (Non-EPA)
NERL, Cincinnati, OH Effects of Climate Change, Scaling and Model Selection on Projected Watershed-Mercury Export and Concentrations (1) Examining the Impact of Heterogeneous Nitryl Chloride Production on Air Quality across the United States
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, 12:6455-6473 (2012)
(2) Importance of Tropospheric CINO2 Chemistry across the Northern Hemisphere
Geophysical Research Letters, 41(11):4050-4058 (2014)
Golam Sarwar
Heather Simon
Rohit Mathur
Prakash Bhave
Jia Xing (Non-EPA)
Greg Yarwood (Non-EPA)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Examining the Effect of Heterogeneous Nitryl Chlorine Production on Air Quality WRF-CMAQ Two-way Coupled System with Aerosol Feedback: Software Development and Preliminary Results
Geoscientific Model Development, 5(2):299-312 (2012)
Cheung (David) Wong
Jonathan Pleim
Rohit Mathur
Tanya Spero (Otte)
Robert Gilliam
George Pouliot
Jeffrey O. Young
Francis Binkowski (Non-EPA)
Aijun Xiu (Non-EPA)
Daiwen Kang (Non-EPA)
NERL, Durham, NC Development and Evaluation of an Innovative Approach to Coupled Meteorology and Air-Quality Modeling - 2015 Honorable Mentions Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
Honorable Mention awards acknowledge research efforts that are noteworthy but 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 at this time.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Citation (1) A Hedonic Analysis of the Impact of LUST Sites on House Prices
Resource and Energy Economics, 34(4):549-564 (2012)
(2) What Do Property Values Really Tell Us? A Hedonic Study of Pollution from Underground Storage Tanks
Land Economics, 89(2):211-226 (2013)
(3) The Impacts of Pollution and Exposure Pathways on Home Values: A Stated Preference Analysis
Ecological Economics, 82:53-63 (2012)
Dennis Guignet
Jeffrey E. Zabel (Non-EPA)
NCEE, Washington, DC Evaluating the Importance of Information in Housing Property Price Studies When Estimating Environmental Damages Examining the Health-Risk Tradeoffs of Mandatory Bicycle Helmet Laws
Risk Analysis, 32(5):791-798 (2012)
Stephen C. Newbold
NCEE, Washington, DC An Exploration of Health-Risk Tradeoffs and Their Relevance to Conducting Benefit-Cost Analysis with an Application to Bicycle-Helmet Laws (1) Metabolomics for in Situ Environmental Monitoring of Surface Waters Impacted by Contaminants from Both Point and Nonpoint Sources
Environmental Science and Technology, 48(4):2395-2403 (2014)
(2) Using Transcriptomic Tools to Evaluate Biological Effects Across Effluent Gradients at a Diverse Set of Study Sites in Minnesota, USA
Environmental Science and Technology, 48(4):2404-2412 (2014)
David M. Skelton
Timothy W. Collette
Daniel L. Villeneuve
Gerald T. Ankley
Drew R. Ekman
Quincy Teng
Jason Berninger (Non-EPA)
Dalma Martinovic-Weigelt (Non-EPA)
Natalia Garcia-Reyero (Non-EPA)
Edward J. Perkins (Non-EPA)
Lynn Escalon (Non-EPA)
NERL, Athens, GA Development and Application of Novel in Situ Omic Techniques for Advancing the EPA's Capability to Assess Chemical Risk (1) Using delta-15-N in Fish Larvae as an Indicator of Watershed Sources of Anthropogenic Nitrogen: Response at Multiple Spatial Scales
Estuaries and Coasts, 35(6):1453-1467 (2012)
(2) Landscape-Scale Food Webs of Fish Nursery Habitat Along a River-Coast Mixing Zone
Estuaries and Coasts, 38(4):1335-1349 (2014)
Joel C. Hoffman
Gregory S. Peterson
Anne M. Cotter
Michael E. Sierszen
John R. Kelly
Matthew A. Starry (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN Approach to Understand and Classify Nutrient and Energy Sources to Coastal Ecosystems (1) Carbon Sequestration in Wetland Soils of the Northern Gulf of Mexico Coastal Region
Wetlands Ecology and Management, 22(3):289-303 (2014)
(2) Application of a Three-Tier Framework to Assess Ecological Condition of Gulf of Mexico Coastal Wetlands
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 186(6):3477-3493 (2014)
Janet Nestlerode
Virginia Hansen
Matthew Harwell
Aarin Teague (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Assessing the Condition of Wetland Ecosystems in the Northern Gulf of Mexico Comparison of Methods for Quantifying Reef Ecosystem Services: A Case Study Mapping Services for St. Croix, USVI
Ecosystem Services, 8:1-15 (2014)
Susan Yee
Leah Oliver
John Dittmar (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Developing Methods for Quantifying Coral Reef Ecosystem Services Mode of Action Framework Analysis For Receptor-Mediated Toxicity: The Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Alpha (Ppara) as a Case Study
Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 44(1):1-49 (2014)
Chris Corton
Christopher S. Lau
Jennifer Seed
James Klaunig (Non-EPA)
Michael Cunningham (Non-EPA)
Timothy Hummer (Non-EPA)
Bette Meek (Non-EPA)
Jeffrey M. Peters (Non-EPA)
James A. Popp (Non-EPA)
Lorenz Rhomberg (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Durham, NC Exceptional Contribution to Risk Assessment Activities (1) An Animal Model Of Marginal Iodine Deficiency During Development: The Thyroid Axis And Neurodevelopmental Outcome
Toxicological Sciences, 132(1):177-195 (2013)
(2) Evaluation of Iodide Deficiency In The Lactating Rat and Pup Using A Biologically Based Dose-Response Model
Toxicological Sciences, 132(1):75-86 (2013)
Mary E. Gilbert
Joan M. Hedge
Kevin M. Crofton
Joseph Tietge
Eva McLanahan
Annie Lumen
Jeffrey Fisher (Non-EPA)
Liza Valentin-Blasini (Non-EPA)
Benjamin Blount (Non-EPA)
R. Thomas Zoeller (Non-EPA)
Jeffery Jarrett (Non-EPA)
Kurunthachalam Kannan (Non-EPA)
Li Shuang (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Durham, NC Thyroid-Hormone Disruption in the Fetal and Neonatal Brain-Biological Substrates and Lifestage Modeling (1) A Four-Step Approach To Evaluate Mixtures For Consistency With Dose Addition
Toxicology, 313(2-3):134-144 (2013)
(2) Cholinesterase Inhibition And Depression Of The Photic After Discharge Of Flash Evoked Potentials Following Acute or Repeated Exposures To A Mixture of Carbaryl and Propoxur
Neurotoxicology, 33(3):332-346 (2012)
(3) Impact Of Chemical Proportions On The Acute Neurotoxicity Of A Mixture Of Seven Carbamates In Preweanling And Adult Rats
Toxicological Sciences, 129(1):126-134 (2012)
David W. Herr
Virginia C. Moser
Jane Ellen Simmons
Danielle F. Lyke
Stephanie Padilla
Adam E. Swank
Denise K. MacMillan
Richard C. Hertzberg (Non-EPA)
Mwanza Jean-Claude (Non-EPA)
Ruosha Li (Non-EPA)
Yi Pan (Non-EPA)
Robert H. Lyles (Non-EPA)
Lynne T. Haber (Non-EPA)
Melissa Korman-Vincent (Non-EPA)
R. Dan Zehr (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Durham, NC Transformative Methods for Assessing Additivity of Chemical Mixtures to Advance Public-Health Protection Elevated Blood Pressure in Offspring of Rats Exposed to Diverse Chemicals During Pregnancy
Toxicological Sciences, 137(2):436-446 (2014)
John M. Rogers
Brian E. Grey
Joel Norwood, Jr.
Robert Ellis Hutchings
Robert M. Zucker
Christopher Lau
Curtis E. Grace
Christopher J. Gordon
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Research Elucidating the Ability of Maternal-Toxic Exposures to Cause Elevated Blood Pressure in Offspring Application of an Updated Physiologically-Based Pharmacokinetic Model for Chloroform to Evaluate CYP2E1-Mediated Renal Toxicity in Rats and Mice
Toxicological Sciences, 131(2):360-374 (2013)
Alan F. Sasso
Paul M. Schlosser
John C. Lipscomb
Zheng (Jenny) Li
Susan Rieth
Gregory L. Kedderis (Non-EPA)
Mary Beth Genter (Non-EPA)
John Snawder (Non-EPA)
NCEA, Washington, DC Development and Application of Novel Data on CYPE1 in PBPK Modeling of Chloroform Bioactivation in the Kidney Public Health Benefits of Reducing Air Pollution in Shanghai: A Proof-of-Concept Methodology With Application to BenMap
Science of the Total Environment / Original Article Hard Copy, 485-486:396-405 (2014)
A. Scott Voorhees
Jiandong Wang (Non-EPA)
Cuicul Wang (Non-EPA)
Shuxiao Wang (Non-EPA)
Bin Zhao (Non-EPA)
Haidong Kan (Non-EPA)
OAR, Research Triangle Park, NC A Successful International Application of the EPA's BenMap Benefits Tool to Identify Impacts of Air Pollution in China Investigation of the Persistence of Nerve Agent Degradation Analytes on Surfaces through Wipe Sampling and Detection with Ultrahigh Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Analytical Chemistry, 87(2):1034-1041 (2014)
Stuart Willison
NHSRC, Cincinnati, OH Examining Chemical-Warfare Agent Persistence on Surfaces and a Novel Rapid Method to Support Remediation during Recovery (1) Beet Juice Utilization : Expeditious Green Synthesis of Nobel Metal Nanoparticles (Ag, Au, Pt, and Pd) Using Microwaves
RSC Advances, 2:10283-10290 (2012)
(2) Beet Juice-induced Green Fabrication of Plasmonic AgCl/Ag Nanoparticles
ChemSusChem, 5:2435-2441 (2012)
(3) Expeditious Organic-free Assembly: Morphologically Controlled Synthesis of Iron Oxides using Microwaves
Nanoscale, 5:8675-8679 (2013)
Rajender S. Varma
Jiahui Kou (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Developing Sustainable Approaches to Nanomaterials with Diverse Applications in Catalysis and Remediation (1) Phosphate removal using modified Bayoxide E33 adsorption media
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 1:96-107 (2014)
(2) Suppressing NOM access to controlled porous TiO2 particles enhances the decomposition of target water contaminants
Catalysis Communications, 41:79-82 (2013)
(3) Silver-based antibacterial surfaces for drinking water disinfection-an overview
Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 3:25-29 (2014)
Mallikarjuna Nadagouda
Rajender S. Varma
Thomas F. Speth
Abolfazl Zakersalehi (Non-EPA)
Hyeok Choi (Non-EPA)
Jay Garland (Non-EPA)
Changseok Han (Non-EPA)
Dionysios D. Dionysiou (Non-EPA)
Gayathri Ram Mohan (Non-EPA)
Jacob Lalley (Non-EPA)
Somashetty Shankara (Non-EPA)
Duck J. Yang (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Sustainable Technology for Water Treatment (1) EPA's SHEDS-multimedia Model: Children's Cumulative Pyrethroid Exposure Estimates and Evaluation Against NHANES Biomarker Data
Environmental International, 73:304-311 (2014)
(2) Analysis of NHANES Measured Blood PCB's in the General Population and Application of SHEDS Model to Identify Key Exposure Factors
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology, 24:615-621 (2013)
Jianping Xue
Valerie Zartarian
Rogelio Tornero-Velez
Nicolle Tulve
Shi Liu
Andrew Geller
Bradley Schultz
NERL, Durham, NC Evaluated SHEDS Model for Cumulative Pyrethroids and Dietary PCB Exposures to Inform Regulatory and Community Decisions Landscape and Regional Context Differentially Affect Nest Parasitism and Nest Predation for Wood Thrush in Central Virginia, USA
Ornithological Applications, 116(2):205-214 (2014)
Matthew Etterson
Tom Hollenhorst
Russell Greenberg (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN Estimation of Competing Risk of Chemical Exposure and Other Stressors in Wildlife Populations Evaluation of a Fluidized Bed Asbestos Segregator Preparation Method for the Analysis of Low-Levels of Asbestos in Soil and Other Solid Media
Analytical Methods: Royal Society of Chemistry/online and print, 7(5):1658-1668 (2013)
Jed Januch
David Berry
Lynn Woodbury (Non-EPA)
William Brattin (Non-EPA)
Seattle, WA Developing an Analytical Preparation Method for Asbestos in Soils That is 100 Times More Sensitive Than Current Methods (1) Lake Shore and Littoral Habitat Structure: A Field Survey Method and its Precision
Lake and Reservoir Management, 30(2):157-176 (2014)
(2) Relevance of Lake Physical Habitat Assessment Indices to Fish and Riparian Birds
Lake and Reservoir Management, 30(2):177-191 (2014)
(3) Lakeshore and Littoral Physical Habitat Structure in a National Lakes Assessment
Lake and Reservoir Management, 30(2):192-215 (2014)
Philip R. Kaufmann
Steven G. Paulsen
David V. Peck
John Van Sickle
Robert M. Hughes (Non-EPA)
Thomas R. Whittier (Non-EPA)
Curt W. Seeliger (Non-EPA)
Sandra A. Bryce (Non-EPA)
Neil C. Kamman (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Corvallis, OR Ground-Breaking Development of a Physical-Habitat Assessment Approach for Lakes and Its Application in National Surveys Development of Rapid Canine Fecal Source Identification PCR-based Assays
Environ. Sci. Technol. 48(19):11453-11461 (2014)
; DOI: 10.1021/es502637bOrin C. Shanks
Karen White
Catherine Kelty
Hyatt Green (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Scientific and Technical Achievement in the Field of Water-Quality Testing Investigation of an Association Between Childhood Leukemia Incidences and Airports in Texas
Atmospheric Pollution Research 5(2):189-195 (2014)
Sala N. Senkayi
Melanie Sattler (Non-EPA)
Nancy Rowe (Non-EPA)
Victoria C.P. Chen (Non-EPA)
Region 6, Dallas, TX Demonstrating Relationships between Incidences of Childhood Leukemia and Pollutant Emissions from Airports Using GIS Place-Based Stressors Associated with Industry and Air
Health & Place, 28 (2014):31-37 (2014)
Carol Ann Gross-Davis
Lauren O. Davis
Michelle Kondo (Non-EPA)
Katlyn May (Non-EPA)
Tyiesha Johnson (Non-EPA)
Alice Gabbadon (Non-EPA)
Mable Mallard (Non-EPA)
Claudia Sherrod (Non-EPA)
Charles C. Branas (Non-EPA)
Region 3, Philadelphia, PA South Philadelphia Air-Pollution Community-Engagement Project MetaPath: An Electronic Knowledge Base for Collating, Exchanging and Analyzing Case Studies of Xenobiotic Metabolism
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 63:84-96 (2012)
Richard C. Kolanczyk
Patricia K. Schmieder
William J. Jones
Ovanes G. Mekenyan (Non-EPA)
Gilman Veith (Non-EPA)
Atanas Chapkanov (Non-EPA)
Stanislav Temelkov (Non-EPA)
Stefan Kotov (Non-EPA)
Maria Velikova (Non-EPA)
Verginia Kamenska (Non-EPA)
Krasimir Vasilev (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Duluth, MN MetaPath: A Harmonized Database and Platform for the Evaluation of Xenobiotic Chemical Metabolism Studies A Synthesis of the Ecological Effects of Air Pollution from Nitrogen and Sulfur in the United States
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(7):365-372 (2012)
Tara Greaver
Jeffrey D. Herrick
Jason Lynch
Robin Dennis
Kris Novak
Jean-Jacques Dubois
Tim Sullivan (Non-EPA)
Jill Baron (Non-EPA)
Mary Barber (Non-EPA)
Jack Cosby (Non-EPA)
Marion Deerhake (Non-EPA)
Christine Goodale (Non-EPA)
Alan Herlily (Non-EPA)
Greg Lawrence (Non-EPA)
Lingli Liu (Non-EPA)
NCEA, Research Triangle Park, NC A Synthesis of the Ecological Effects of Air Pollution from Nitrogen and Sulfur in the United States Methylmercury-induced Inhibition of Paraoxonase-1 (PON1)-Implications for Cardiovascular Risk
J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A. 77(17):1004-1023 (2014)
; DOI:10.1080/15287394.2014.919837Raghu G. Nath
Babasaheb R. Sonawane
Gary Ginsberg (Non-EPA)
Paul Lewandowski (Non-EPA)
NCEA, Washington, DC Paraoxonase 1 as a Marker for the Cardiovascular Toxicity of Methylmercury Evaluating Potential Response-Modifying Factors for Associations between Ozone and Health Outcomes: A Weight-of-Evidence Approach
Environmental Health Perspectives review article, 122(11):1166-1176 (2014)
Lisa C. Vinikoor-Imler
Jason D. Sacks
Elizabeth O. Owens
Mary Ross
James S. Brown
Jennifer L. Nichols (Non-EPA)
NCEA, Research Triangle Park, NC A Review to Evaluate Potential Response-Modifying Factors of Associations between Ozone and Health Outcomes (1) Development of Aquatic Toxicity Benchmarks for Oil Products Using Species Sensitivity Distributions
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management, 8(4):610-615 (2013)
(2) Ecological Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill: Implications for Immunotoxicity
Toxicologic Pathology, 40:315-320 (2012)
Mace G. Barron
Crystal R. Jackson
Michael J. Hemmer
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Assessing Impacts of Oil and Oil Products on Marine and Estuarine Ecosystems Satellite Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll a in Support of Nutrient Management in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River (North Carolina) Estuaries
Remote Sensing of Environment, 153:61-78 (2014)
Darryl J. Keith
NHEERL, Narragansett, RI Satellite Remote Sensing as a Tool for Compliance Monitoring of TMDLs and Nutrient Criteria Residential Demolition and its Impact on Vacant Lot Hydrology: Implications for the Management of Stormwater and Sewer System Overflows
Landscape and Urban Planning, 128:48-56 (2014)
William Shuster
Stephen Dadio (Non-EPA)
Patrick Drohan (Non-EPA)
Russell Losco (Non-EPA)
Jared Shaffer (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Research on Understanding the Nature of Urban Soils and Their Role in Stormwater and Sewer Management Hydrological Impacts of Mesquite Encroachment in the Upper San Pedro Watershed
Journal of Arid Environment, 82(1):147-155 (2012)
Yongping Yuan
William Kepner
Caroline Erickson
Michael Jackson
Wenming Nie (Non-EPA)
NERL, Las Vegas, NV Assessment of Regional Woodland Encroachment on Sustainable Hydrology in the American West Urbanization Impacts on Flooding in the Kansas River Basin and Evaluation of Wetlands as a Mitigation Measure
Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers, 55(3):849-859 (2012)
Yongping Yuan
Ricardo D. Lopez
Kamal Qaiser (Non-EPA)
NERL, Las Vegas, NV Effect of Wetland for Flood Mitigation to Reduce Adverse Impact of Climate Change and Urbanization (1) Effect of Acid and Alcohol Network Forces within Functionalized Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Bundles on Adsorption of Copper (II) Species
Chemosphere, 90 (2013):395-402 (2013)
(2) Effect of Chloride Ions and Water Chemistry on Copper (II) Adsorption on Functionalized and Pristine Carbon Nanotubes Compared to Activated Carbon F-400
Water Air Soil Pollution, 225:1913-1917 (2014)
(3) Optimizing the Physical-Chemical Properties of Carbon Nanotubes (CNT) and Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNP) on Cu (II) Adsorption
J. Hazardous Materials, 279:410-417 (2014)
Endalkachew Sahle-Demessie
Shirley Rosenzwig (Non-EPA)
George Sorial (Non-EPA)
Drew C. McAvoy (Non-EPA)
Ashraf Aly Hassan (Non-EPA)
James Mack (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Use of Carbon Nanotubes Adsorbents for Removing Metal Ions from Water That is Applicable for Point-of-Use Water Filters (1) Catchment-scale Hydrologic Implications of Parcel-level Stormwater Management (Ohio USA)
Journal of Hydrology, 485 (2013) 177-187
(2) Exchange of Capitals in Water Resources Management- an Approach to Sustainability? Invited paper.
Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy (2014)
; doi: 10.1007/s10098-014-0886-5
William Shuster
Ahjond Garmestani
Lee Rhea
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH Integrating Green Infrastructure, Adaptive Management toward Water-Resource Sustainability in U.S. Cities Immediate and long-term consequences of vascular toxicity during zebrafish development
Reproductive Toxicology, 48:51-61 (2014)
Tamara Tal
Peggy Harris
Jeanene Olin
Thomas Knudsen
Michael Hemmer
Nicole Kleinstreuer
Charles Wood
Stephanie Padilla
Catherine McCollum (Non-EPA)
Maria Bondesson (Non-EPA)
Charu Hans (Non-EPA)
Fatima Merchant (Non-EPA)
Shishir Shah (Non-EPA)
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Development of a Novel Experimental System to Evaluate Predictive-Toxicity Signatures Developing scientific information to support decisions for sustainable coral reef ecosystem services
Ecological Economics 115(2015)39–50Susan Yee
Patricia Bradley
William Fisher
John Carriger
Brian Dyson
NHEERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Developing Approaches to Support Decisions Resulting in Sustainable Coral Reef Ecosystem Services (1) Travel Distance and Transformation of Injected Emulsified Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles in the Subsurface during Two and Half Years
Water Research, 47:4095-4106 (2013)
(2) A Two and Half-Year-Performance Evaluation of a Field Test on Treatment of Source Zone Tetrachloroethene and its Chlorinated Daughter Products Using Emulsified Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles
Water Research, 46:5071-5084 (2012)
Chunming Su
Mark Watling (Non-EPA)
Bob Puls (Non-EPA)
Tom Krug (Non-EPA)
Suzanne O'Hara (Non-EPA)
Jacqueline Quinn (Non-EPA)
Nancy Ruiz (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Ada, OK Pioneering Work on Transport and Transformation of Nanoscale Zerovalent Iron during Subsurface Chloroethene Remediation Controls on Gas Transfer Velocities in a Large River
Journal of Geophysical Research: Biogeosciences, 117(G2): (2012)
Jake J. Beaulieu
William D. Shuster
Jacob A. Rebholz (Non-EPA)
NRMRL, Cincinnati, OH A Demonstration of Enhanced Methane-Gas Transfer from a Large River Air Emissions from Organic Soil Burning on the Coastal Plain of North Carolina
Atmospheric Environment/online and traditional, 64(1):192-199 (2013)
Christopher D. Geron
Michael D. Hayes
NRMRL, Durham, NC Discovery of High Air-Pollutant-Emission Hazard from Organic-Soil Wildfires on the U.S. Coastal Plain (1) Air Quality Modeling in Support of the Near-Road Exposures and Effects of Urban Air Pollutants Study (NEXUS)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(9):8777-8793 (2014)
(2) A Method for Estimating Urban Background Concentrations in Support of Hybrid Air Pollution Modeling for Environmental Health Studies
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(10):10518-10536 (2014)
(3) Creating Locally-Resolved Mobile-Source Emissions Inputs for Air Quality Modeling in Support of an Exposure Study in Detroit, Michigan, USA
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 11(12):12739-12766 (2014)
Vlad Isakov
Michelle Snyder
Janet Burke
Richard Cook
Valerie Garcia
David Heist
Steven Perry
Alan Vette
Kathie Dionisio
Sarah Bereznicki
Saravanan Arunachalam (Non-EPA)
Adel Hanna (Non-EPA)
Brian Naess (Non-EPA)
Marc Serre (Non-EPA)
Kevin Talgo (Non-EPA)
Alejandro Valencia (Non-EPA)
Mohammad Omary (Non-EPA)
Yasuyuki Akita (Non-EPA)
Neil Davis (Non-EPA)
Stuart Batterman (Non-EPA)
NERL, Research Triangle Park, NC Advancements in Modeling Exposures to Traffic-Related Air Pollution (1) A Regional Assessment of Marine Vessel PM2.5 Impacts in the U.S. Pacific Northwest Using a Receptor-Based Source Apportionment Method
Atmospheric Environment, 68:103-111 (2013)
(2) The Effects of Marine Vessel Fuel Sulfur Regulations on Ambient PM2.5 Along the West Coast of the U.S.
Atmospheric Environment, 103:121-128 (2015)
Robert A. Kotchenruther
OEA, Seattle, WA An Innovative Use of Receptor Models to Quantify Regional-Scale Air-Quality Impacts From Environmental Regulations Air Pollution Retention within a Complex of Urban Street Canyons: A Two- City Comparison
Atmospheric Environment, 49:24-32 (2012)
Jennifer Richmond-Bryant
Adam Reff
NCEA, Research Triangle Park, NC Characterization of Air Pollutant Retention in Urban Street Canyons to Improve the Accuracy of Exposure Assessments Photoreactivity of Unfunctionalized Single-Wall Carbon Nanotubes Involving Hydroxyl Radical: Chiral Dependency and Surface Coating Effect
Environmental Science & Technology, 48(8):3875-3882 (2014)
Richard G. Zepp
Wen-Che Hou (Non-EPA)
Chad T. Jafvert (Non-EPA)
Somayeh Beigzadehmilani (Non-EPA)
NERL, Athens, GA Innovative Research on Relationships between Properties and Environmental Transformations of Nanomaterials
| Key to Acronyms used in the above Tables | |
|---|---|
| NCCT | National Center for Computational Toxicology |
| NCEA | National Center for Environmental Assessment |
| NCEE | National Center for Environmental Economics |
| NERL | National Exposure Research Laboratory |
| NHEERL | National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory |
| NHSRC | National Homeland Security Research Center |
| NRMRL | National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
| OAQPS | Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards |
| OAR | Office of Air and Radiation |
| OEA | Office of Environmental Assessment |
| OPP | Office of Pesticide Programs |
EPA announces the winners of the 2016 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards, an agency-wide program that recognizes the outstanding scientific work of EPA employees who publish their technical work in peer-reviewed literature.
- 2016 Level II Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
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.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Diesel Exhaust Modulates Ozone-induced Lung Function Decrements in Healthy Human Volunteers
Particle & Fibre Toxicology, September 2014,11:37Michael Madden
Tina Stevens
Martin Case
Michael Schmitt
Maryanne Bassett
Tracey Montilla
John Bertsen
Robert DevelinNHEERL (1) Abiotic Hydrolysis of Fluorotelomer Polymers as a Source of Perfluorocarboxylates at the Global Scale
Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49 (24), pp 14129–14135(2) Identification of Unsaturated and 2H Polyfluorocarboxylate Homologous Series, and their Detection in Environmental Samples and as Polymer Degradation Products
Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49 (22), pp 13256–13263Eric Weber
John Washington
Thomas JenkinsNERL (1) Part 1: Laboratory Culture of Centroptilum triangulifer (Ephemeroptera:Baetidae) using a Defined Diet of Three Diatoms
Chemosphere, November 2015, 139:589-96(2) Part 2: Sensitivity Comparisons of the Mayfly Centroptilum triangulifer to Ceriodaphnia dubia and Daphnia magna using Standard Reference Toxicants: NaCl, KCl and CuSO4
Chemosphere, November 2015, 139:597-603(3) Elevated Major Ion Concentrations Inhibit Larval Mayfly Growth and Development
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 2015, 34(1):167–172Paul Weaver
Katherine Struewing
Christopher Nietch
James Lazorchak
Brent Johnson
David Funk
Susanna DeCellesNERL (1) Effects-Based Chemical Category Approach for Prioritization of Low Affinity Estrogenic Chemicals
SAR and QSAR in Environmental Research, 2014, 25(4):289-323(2) A Rule-Based Expert System for Chemical Prioritization Using Effects-Based Chemical Categories
SAR and QSAR Environmental Research, 2014, 25(4):253-87Mark Tapper
Barbara Sheedy
Patricia Schmieder
Richard Kolanczyk
Michael Hornung
Tala Henry
Phillip Hartig
Jeffrey Denny
Hristo AladjovNHEERL (1) Independent Data Validation of an In Vitro Method for the Prediction of the Relative Bioavailability of Arsenic in Contaminated Soils
Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49(10):6312–6318(2) Mouse Assay for Determination of Arsenic Bioavailability in Contaminated Soils
Journal of Toxicology & Environmental Health, 2013, A. 76(13):815-26David Thomas
William Thayer
Euan Smith
Kirk Scheckel
Dan Obenour
Clay Nelson
Bradley Miller
Julie Klotzbach
Albert Juhasz
Michael Hughes
Gary Diamond
Stan Casteel
Karen BradhamNRMRL (1) Analysis of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluid Data from the FracFocus Chemical Disclosure Registry 1.0
U.S. EPA Report EPA/601/R-14/003(2) Review of Well Operator Files for Hydraulically Fractured Oil and Gas Production Wells: Well Design and Construction
U.S. EPA Report EPA/601/R-14/001Nathan Wiser
Mary Ellen Tuccillo
Jose Torres
Chuck Tinsley
Alison Singer
Susan Sharkey
Gregory Oberley
Claudia Meza-Cuadra
David Marker
Jonathan Koplos
Andrea Joffe
Charles Hillenbrand
Jill Dean
Guy Cole
Susan Burden
Glen BoydOSP Life Cycle Assessment of Domestic and Agricultural Rainwater Harvesting Systems
Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, 48(7):4069–4077John Johnston
Wesley Ingwersen
Troy Hawkins
Santosh GhimireNERL Do Environmental Regulations Disproportionately Affect Small Business? Evidence from the Pollution Abatement Costs and Expenditures Survey
Journal of Environmental Economics and Management, November 2013, 66,(3):523–538Ronald Shadbegian
Carl Pasurka
Randy BeckerNCEE - 2016 Level III Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
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.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Novel Use of Time Domain Reflectometry in Infiltration-Based Low Impact Development Practices
Journal of Irrigation and Drainage Engineering, August 2013, 139(8):625-634Emilie Stander
Amy Rowe
Thomas O'Connor
Michael BorstNRMRL (1) Widespread Molecular Detection of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 in Cold Water Taps across the United States
Environmental Science & Technology, 2014, 48(6):3145–3152(2) Increased Frequency of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria Detection at Potable Water Taps within the United States
Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49(10):6127–6133Stephen Vesper
Stacy Pfaffer
Jatin Mistry
Mitch Kostich
Dawn King
Katharine O'Connell
Maura Donohue
Joyce Donohue
Terry Covert
Jules BryanNERL Hidden Markov Models for Estimating Animal Mortality from Anthropogenic Hazards
Ecological Applications, 2013, 23(8):1915–1925Matthew Etterson NHEERL (1) A Validation Study of a Rapid Field-Based Rating System for Discriminating Among Flow Permanence Classes of Headwater Streams in South Carolina
Environmental Management, November 2013, 52(5):1286-98(2) Comparing the Extent and Permanence of Headwater Streams from Two Field Surveys to Values from Hydrographic Databases and Maps
Journal of the American Water Resources Association, August 2013, 49(4):867–882(3) Validation of Rapid Assessment Methods to Determine Streamflow Duration Classes in the Pacific Northwest, USA
Environmental Management, July 2015,56(1):34–53Parker Wigington
William Wenerick
Molly Reif
Tracie-Lynn Nadeau
Scott Leibowitz
Mitch Kostich
Elisabeth Hagenbuch
Ken Fritz
Joseph Ebersole
Ellen D'Amico
Robert Coulombe
Randy Comeleo
Karen BlocksomNERL (1) Air Pollution Exposure Model for Individuals (EMI) in Health Studies: Evaluation for Ambient PM2.5 in Central North Carolina
Environ. Sci. Technol., 2015, 49(24):14184–14194(2) GPS-based Microenvironment Tracker (MicroTrac) Model to Estimate Time-Location of Individuals for Air Pollution Exposure Assessments: Model Evaluation in Central North Carolina
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, July 2014, 24(4):412–420(3) Modeling Spatial and Temporal Variability of Residential Air Exchange Rates for the Near-Road Exposures and Effects of Urban Air Pollutants Study (NEXUS)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, November 2014, 11(11):11481-504Ronald Williams
Alan Vette
Cecilia Tan
Bradley Schultz
Alexandra Schneider
Jennifer Richmond-Bryant
Qing Yu Meng
Thomas Long
John Langstaff
Kristin Isaacs
Christopher Godwin
Andrew Geller
Robert Devlin
James Crooks
Carry Croghan
Ye Cao
Janet Burke
Timothy Buckley
Miyuki Breen
Michael Breen
Stuart BattermanNERL (1) Concentrations of Prioritized Pharmaceuticals in Effluents from 50 Large Wastewater Treatment Plants in the US and Implications for Risk Estimation
Environmental Pollution, January 2014, 184:354-9(2) Evaluating the Extent of Pharmaceuticals in Surface Waters of the United States using a National-Scale Rivers and Streams Assessment Survey
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, April 2016, 35(4):874-81Anthony Olsen
James Lazorchak
Mitchell Kostich
Thomas Kincaid
Angela BattNERL Developing a Social Cost of Carbon for US Regulatory Analysis: A Methodology and Interpretation
Review of Environmental Economics and Policy, 2013, 7 (1):23-46Ann Wolverton
Elizabeth Kopits
Michael GreenstoneNCEE (1) What’s Causing Toxicity in Sediments? Results of 20 Years of Toxicity Identification and Evaluations (TIES)
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, November 2013, 32(11):2424–2432(2) Effects-Directed Analysis (EDA) and Toxicity Identification Evaluation (TIE): Complementary but Different Approaches for Diagnosing Causes of Environmental Toxicity
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, September 2013, 32(9):1935-45Marja Lamoree
Kay Ho
Robert Burgess
Werner BrackNHEERL (1) Release of Silver from Nanotechnology-Based Consumer Products
Environmental Science and Technology, 2013, 47(15):8894–8901(2) Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles in Selected Consumer Products and its Relevance for Predicting Children’s Potential Exposures
International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, May 2015, 218(3):345–357Robert Willis
Marina Vance (Quatros)
Nicolle Tulve
Treye Thomas
Aleksandr Stefaniak
Diane Schwegler-Berry
Kim Rogers
Raymond Pierson
Samuel Mwilu
Linsey Marr
Ryan LeboufNERL (1) Comprehensive Assessment of a Chlorinated Drinking Water Concentrate in a Rat Multigenerational Reproductive Toxicity Study
Environmental Science & Technology, 2013, 47(18):10653–10659(2) Reproductive Toxicity of a Mixture of Regulated Drinking Water Disinfection By-Products in a Multigenerational Rat Bioassay
Environmental Health Perspectives, June 2015, 123(6):564–570Inthirany Thillainadarajah
Linda Teuschler
Juan Suarez
Lillian Strader
Thomas Speth
Jane Ellen Simmons
Susan Richardson
Glenn Rice
Jonathan Pressman
Michael Narotsky
Ashley Murr
Virginia Moser
Richard Miltner
Anthony McDonald
Robert Luebke
Gary Klinefelter
E. Sidney Hunter
Jerome Goldman
Michael George
Anthony DeAngelo
Deborah BestNHEERL (1) Manganese, Iron, and Sulfur Cycling in Louisiana Continental Shelf Sediments
Continental Shelf Research, May 2015, 99:46–56(2) Changes in Northern Gulf of Mexico Sediment Bacterial and Archaeal Communities Exposed to Hypoxia
Geobiology, September 2015, 13(5):478–493 (3) Microphytobenthos Production Potential and Contribution to Bottom Layer Oxygen Dynamics on the Inner Louisiana Continental Shelf
Bulletin of Marine Science, July 2014, 90(3):765-780Diane Yates
Tatiana Vishnivetskaya
Anthony Palumbo
Michael Murrell
Jennifer Mosher
John Lehrter
Brandon Jarvis
Brian Fry
Richard Devereux
Steven Brown
David BeddickNHEERL Fifteen-year Assessment of a Permeable Reactive Barrier for Treatment of Chromate and Trichloroethylene in Groundwater
Science of the Total Environment, January 2014, 468–469(15):186–194Leilani Woods
Richard Wilkin
Randall Ross
Robert Puls
Tony Lee
Steven AcreeNRMRL Guidance for Product Category Rule Development
Book published by the Product Category Rule Guidance Development Initiative. ISBN: 978-0-9897737-0-6Vairavan Subramanian
Angie Leith
Wesley IngwersenNRMRL - 2016 Honorable Mention Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
Honorable Mention awards acknowledge research efforts that are noteworthy but 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 at this time.
Publication Title & Full Citation Eligible/Ineligible Authors Lab/Office/Institution Innovative Research Program on the Renewal of Aging Water Infrastructure Systems
Journal of Water Supply: Research and Technology – AQUA, 2015, 64(2):117-129Raymond Sterling
Ariamalar Selvakumar
John Matthews
Wendy ConditNRMRL (1) Associations Between Prenatal Exposure to Air Pollution, Small for Gestational Age, and Term Low Birthweight in a State-wide Birth Cohort
Environmental Research, July 2014, 132:132-139(2) Influence of Urbanicity and County Characteristics on the Association between Ozone and Asthma Emergency Department Visits in North Carolina
Environmental Health Perspectives, 2014, 122(5):506-512(3) Associations of Ozone and PM2.5 Concentrations with Parkinson's Disease Among Participants in the Agricultural Health Study
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, May 2015, 57(5):509-17Mary Ward
Anna Waller
Lisa Vinikoor-Imler
Caroline Tanner
Dale Sandler
Jason Sacks
David Richardson
Ana Rappold
Molini Patel
Robert Meyer
Lynne Messer
Thomas Luben
Ellen Kirrane
Freya Kamel
Jane Hoppin
Allen Davis
Honglei Chen
Christal Bowman
Aaron BlairNCEA A National Approach for Mapping and Quantifying Habitat-based Biodiversity Metrics across Multiple Spatial Scales
Ecological Indicators/Special Issue Publication, October 2013, 33:139–147Elizabeth Samson
Anne Neale
Allison Leimer
Darin Kopp
William Kepper
Rachel Guy
Kevin Gergely
Forrest East
David Bradford
Kenneth BoykinNERL (1) Predicting Submerged Aquatic Vegetation Cover and Occurrence in a Lake Superior Estuary
Journal of Great Lakes Research, December 2013, 39(4):536–546(2) Sediment Nitrification and Denitrification in a Lake Superior Estuary
Journal of Great Lakes Research, June 2014, 40(2):392–403(3) Water Quality in the St. Louis River Area of Concern, Lake Superior: Historical and Current Conditions and Delisting Implications
Journal of Great Lakes Research, February 2016,42(1):28–38Matthew Starry
Lindey Siefert-Monson
Carol Reschke
Mark Pearson
LaRae Lehto
Terri Jicha
Joel Hoffman
Brian Hill
Colleen Elonen
David Bolgrien
Brent Bellinger
Ted Angradi
Leroy AndersonNHEERL Below the Disappearing Marshes of an Urban Estuary: Historic Nitrogen Trends and Soil Structure
Ecological Applications, June 2014, 24(4):633–649Cathleen Wigand
Elizabeth Watson
Mark Stolt
Charles Roman
Patricia Rafferty
Bradley S. Moran
James Lynch
Roxanne Johnson
Alana Hanson
Earl Davey
Donald CalhoonNHEERL Metabolite Profiling of Fish Skin Mucus: A Novel Approach for Minimally-Invasive Environmental Monitoring and Surveillance
Environmental Science and Technology, March 2015, 49(5):3091-100Dan Villeneuve
David Skelton
Anthony Schroeder
Kathleen Jensen
Drew Ekman
John Davis
Timothy Collette
Jenna Cavallin
Gerald AnkleyNERL (1) Concordance of "Transcriptional and Apical Benchmark Dose Levels for Conazole-Induced Liver Effects in Mice
Toxicological Sciences, November 2013, 136(1):205-15(2) Dose-response modeling of early molecular and cellular key events in the CAR-mediated hepatocarcinogenesis pathway
Toxicological Sciences, April 2014, 138(2):425-45(3) Developing toxicogenomics as a research tool by applying benchmark dose-response modeling to inform chemical mode of action and tumorigenic potency
International Journal of Biotechnology, 2015, 14(1):28-46Radhakrisha Sura
Stephen Nesnow
Susan Hester
Bhaskar Golladpudi
David Geter
David Eastmond
Virunya BhatNHEERL (1) In Vitro, Ex Vivo, and In Vivo Determination of Thyroid Hormone Modulating Activity of Benzothiazoles
Toxicological Sciences, August 2015, 146(2):254-64(2) Inhibition of the Thyroid Hormone Pathway in Xenopus laevis by 2-Mercaptobenzothiazole
Aquatic Toxicology, January 2013, 15(126):128-36Joseph Tietge
Erica Nevalainen
Michael Hornung
Chitralekha Macherla
Annelie Livingston-Anderson
Patricia Kosian
Joseph Korte
Jonathan Haselman
Sigmund Degitz
Katie Challis
Brian Butterworth
Emily Burgess
Pamela BlackshearNHEERL The Matthew Effect and Widely Prescribed Pharmaceuticals Lacking Environmental Monitoring: Case Study of an Exposure-assessment Vulnerability
Science of the Total Environment, 2014, 466-467:315-25Christian Daughton NERL (1) Estimating Lifetime Risk from Spot Biomarker Data and Intra-class Correlation Coefficients (ICC)
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 2013, 76(12):747-66(2) Estimating Common Parameters of Log-normally Distributed Environmental and Biomonitoring Data
Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health, 2014, 17(6):341-68Mark Strynar
Matthew Stiegel
Jon Sobus
Joachim Pleil
Karen Oliver
Cassandra Olenick
Michael Madden
Di Hu
William Funk
Mary ClarkNERL Observed and Modeled Effects of pH on Bioconcentration of Diphenhydramine, a Weakly Basic Pharmaceutical, in Fathead Minnows
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, June 2015, 34(6):1425-35John Nichols
Alex Hoffman
Russell Erickson
Bowen Du
Kristin Connors
Kevin Chambliss
Bryan Brooks
Jason BerningerNHEERL Modulation of Aromatase Activity as a Mode of Action for Endocrine Disrupting Chemicals in a Marine Fish
Aquatic Toxicology, February 2014, 147:140-50Gerald Zaroogian
Lesley Mills
Susan Laws
Ruth Guthjahr-Gobell
Doranne Borsay HorowitzNHEERL A Systematic Proteomic Approach to Characterize the Impacts of Chemical Interactions on Protein and Cytotoxicity Responses to Metal Mixture Exposures
American Chemical Society, Journal of Proteome Research, 2015, 14(1):183–192Mingyu Xi
Joanne Woodard
Witold Winnik
Kathleen Wallace
Kevin Teichman
Adam Swank
Maria Spassova
Anindya Roy
Jeffrey Ross
William Lefew
Sharon Leavitt
Najwa Haykal-Coates
Yue Ge
Aimen Farraj
Chao Chen
Maribel Bruno
Debora AndrewsNHEERL (1) Silicon Impurity Release and Surface Transformation of TiO2 Anatase and Rutile Nanoparticles in Water Environments
Environmental Pollution, January 2014, 184:570-8(2) Release of Phosphorous Impurity from TiO2 Anatase and Rutile Nanoparticles in Aquatic Environments and Its Implications
Water Research, October 2013, 47(16):6149–6156(3) Effects of Dominant Material Properties on the Stability and Transport of TiO2 Nanoparticles and Carbon Nanotubes in Aquatic Environment: From Synthesis to Fate
Environmental Science Press Impacts, January 2013, 15(1):169-89Chunming Su
Xuyang Liu
Arturo Keller
Justin Erwin
Gexin Chen
Nadia AdamNRMRL Historical Gaseous and Primary Aerosol Emissions in the United States from 1990 to 2010
Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics, 13:7531-7549Jia Xing
Chao Wei
George Pouliot
Jonathan Pleim
Rohit Mathur
Christian Hogrefe
C. Meei GanNERL (1) Ozone induces glucose intolerance and systemic metabolic effects in young and aged Brown Norway rats
Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, December 2013, 273(3):551–560(2) Episodic ozone exposure in adult and senescent Brown Norway rats: acute and delayed effect on heart rate, core temperature and motor activity Inhalation Toxicology, June 2014, 26(7):380-90
Mette Schladweiler
Pamela Phillips
Desinia Miller
Robert McPhail
Allen Ledbetter
Urmila Kodavanti
Andrew Johnstone
Kimberly Jarema
Christopher Gordon
Donald Doerfler
Wayne Cascio
Virginia Bass
Cenk Aydin
Debora AndrewsNHEERL (1) Executive Summary: Variation in Susceptibility to Ozone Induced Health Effects in Rodent Models of Cardiometabolic Disease
Inhalation Toxicology, March 2015, 27(1):105-115(2) Whole Body Plethysmography Reveals Differential Ventilatory Responses to Ozone in Rat Models of Cardiovascular Disease
Inhalation Toxicology, 2015, 27(1):14-25(3) Pulmonary Transcriptional Response to Ozone in Healthy and Cardiovascular Compromised Rat Models
Inhalation Toxicology, 2015, 27(1):93-104Ward William
Mette Schladweiler
Allen Ledbetter
Urmila Kodavanti
Janice Dye
Daniel CostaNHEERL (1) The Influence of Declining Air Lead Levels on Blood Lead-Air Lead Slope Factors in Children
Environmental Health Perspectives, July 2014, 122(7):754-60(2) A Multi-level Model of Blood Lead as a Function of Air Lead
Science of the Total Environment, September 2013, 461-462:207-13(3) Effect Measure Modification of Blood Lead-Air Lead Slope Factors
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology, 2015, 25(4):411-6Lisa Vinikoor-Imler
Lauren Tuttle
David Svendsgaard
Mary Ross
Jennifer Richmond-Bryant
Joann Rice
Qingyu Meng
Shou-En Lu
Dennis Kotchmar
Ellen Kirrane
Heidi Hubbard
Erin Hines
Allen Davis
Jonathan Cohen
James BrownNCEA (1) Optimization of Adenovirus 40 and 41 Recovery from Tap Water Using Small Disk Filters
Journal of Virological Methods, November 2013, 193(2):284-90Brian McMinn
Asja KorajkicNERL Submersible Fluorometers Exposed to Chemically Dispersed Crude Oil: Wave Tank Simulations for Improved Oil Spill Monitoring
Environmental Science and Technology, 2014, 48(3):1803-10Michelle Wood
Ian Walsh
Scott Ryan
Brian Robinson
Scott Pegau
Scott Miles
Marlon Lewis
Kenneth Lee
Jordanna Lacoste
Corey Koch
Thomas King
Christropher Kelble
James Farr
Robyn Conmy
Paula Coble
Mary AbercrombieNRMRL (1) Classifying Lakes to Improve Precision of Nutrient-Chlorophyll Relationships
Freshwater Science, 2014, 33(4):1184-1194(2) Classifying Lakes to Quantify Relationships between Epilimnetic Chlorophyll a and Hypoxia
Environmental Management, March 2015, 55(3):578–587(3) Deriving Nutrient Targets to Prevent Excessive Cyanobacterial Densities in U.S. Lakes and Reservoirs
Freshwater Biology, September 2015, 60, (9):1901–1916Lester Yuan
Amina PollardOW Transport and Retention of Colloids in Porous Media: Does Shape Really Matter?
Environmental Science & Technology, 2013, 47(15):8391–8398Chunming Su
Megan Seymour
Yusong Li
Gexin ChenNRMRL (1) Continuous Monitoring Reveals Multiple Controls on Ecosystem Metabolism in a Suburban Stream
Freshwater Biology, 2013, 58(5):918-937(2) Estimating Autotrophic Respiration in Streams Using Daily Metabolism Data
Freshwater Science, 2013, 32(2):507-516William Shuster
Robert Hall, Jr.
Jake Beaulieu
David Balz
Clay ArangoNRMRL (1) Concentrations of Environmental Phenols and Parabens in Milk, Urine and Serum of Lactating North Carolina Women
Reproductive Toxicology, July 2015, 54:120-8(2) Improving the Risk Assessment of Lipophilic Persistent Environmental Chemicals in Breast Milk
Critical Reviews in Toxicology, August 2014, 44(7):600-17(3) Environmental Chemicals and Mammary Gland Development
Book chapter published in Encyclopedia of Toxicology, published by Elsevier, IncSherry Ye
Raymond Yang
Clem Welsh
Ondine Von Ehrenstein
Mare Verner
Rogelio Tornero-Velez
Cecilia Tan
Jeffrey Swartout
Jane Simmons
Sharon Savig
Walter Rogan
Jennifer Rayner
Christine Powers
Michael Poulson
Linda Phillips
Pauline Mendola
Eva McLanahan
Satori Marchitti
Bryan Luukinen
Matthew Longnecker
Geniece Lehmann
Judy Lakind
Erin Hines
Cara Hennig
Sami Haddad
Bettina Francis
Warren Foster
Paul Foster
Suzanne Fenton
Doug Farrer
Hisham El-Masri
Matthew Davis
John Campbell
Antonia Calafat
John Barnett
Sue AssimonNCEA Modeling NAPL dissolution from pendular rings in idealized porous media
Water Resources Research, 2015, 51(10):8182-8197Junqi Huang
Mark Goltz
Avery Demond
John ChristNRMRL (1) Estimating Surface Area of Sponges and Gorgonians as Indicators of Habitat Availability on Caribbean Coral Reefs
Hydrobiologia, May 2013, 707(1):1-16(2) Contrasting Responses of Coral Reef Fauna and Foraminiferal Assemblages to Human Influence in La Parguera, Puerto Rico
Marine Environmental Research, August 2014, 99:95-105(3) Regional Status Assessment of Stony Corals in the US Virgin Islands
Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, November 2014, 186(11):7165-81Deborah Santavy
William Fisher
Leah Oliver
Lee Courtney
Robert Quarles
Jed Campbell
John Dittmar
Leska Fore
Pamela Hallock-Muller
Peggy Harris
Charles LoBue
Becky Hemmer
Aaron Hutchings
Stephen Jordan
Mel Parsons
Daniel Rodriguez
Sherry Wilkinson (Vickery)NHEERL (1) Assessment of Status of White Sucker (Catostomus commersoni) Populations Exposed to Bleached Kraft Pulp Mill Effluent
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, July 2013, 32(7):1592-603(2) Linking Mechanistic Toxicology to Population Models in Forecasting Recovery from Chemical Stress: A Case Study from Jackfish Bay, Ontario, Canada
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, July 2015, 34(7):1623-33Xiangsheng Xia
Joseph Tietge
Kelly Munkittrick
David Miller
Mark McMaster
David Griesmer
Gerald AnkleyNHEERL Incorporating "Catastrophic" Climate Change into Policy Analysis
Climate Policy, 2014, 14(5):637-664Alex Marten
Elizabeth Kopits
Ann WolvertonNCEE (1) A Rapid Assessment Model for Understanding the Social Cost of Carbon
Climate Change Economics, 2013, 4(1):1-40(2) Further Comment on “A Rapid Assessment Model for Understanding the Social Cost of Carbon.”
Climate Change EconomicsAnn Wolverton
Stephen Newbold
Chris Moore
Elizabeth Kopits
Charles GriffithsNCEE Temporal Resolution and DICE
Nature Climate Change, 2013, 3, 526–527Stephen Newbold
Alex MartenNCEE Water Quality Indices and Benefit-Cost Analysis
Journal of Benefit-Cost Analysis, 2013, 4(1):81–105William Wheeler
Patrick WalshNCEE (1) Cold Temperature and Biodiesel Fuel Effects on Speciated Emissions of Volatile Organic Compounds from Diesel Trucks
Environmental Science & Technology, December 2014, 48(24):14782-14789(2) Effects of Cold Temperature and Ethanol Content on VOC Emissions from Light-Duty Gasoline Vehicles
Environmental Science & Technology, 2015, 49(21:13067–13074Richard Snow
William Preston
Thomas Long
Jason Herrington
Michael Hays
Ingrid George
Barbara George
James Faircloth
Richard BaldaufNRMRL
| Key to Acronyms used in the above Tables | |
|---|---|
| NCEA | ORD National Center for Environmental Assessment |
| NCEE | National Center for Environmental Economics |
| NERL | ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
| NHEERL | ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
| NRMRL | ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
| OSP | ORD Office of Science Policy |
| ORD | Office of Research and Development |
| OW | Office of Water |
EPA announces the winners of the 2017 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards, an agency-wide program that recognizes the outstanding scientific work of EPA employees who publish their technical work in peer-reviewed literature.
- 2017 Level I Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
Level I awards are for those who have accomplished an exceptionally high-quality research or technological effort. The awards recognize the creation or general revision of scientific or technological principle or procedure, or a highly significant improvement in the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the public. Awarded research is of national significance or has high impact on a broad area of science/technology. The research has far reaching consequences and is recognizable as a major scientific/technological achievement within its discipline or field of study.
Publication Title Authors Lab/Office/Center Understanding the fate and transport of human adenovirus in environmental matrices.
Richard Zepp
Irene Xagoraraki
Kelvin Wong
Thomas Voice
Biplab Mukheriee
Marirosa Molina
Amy Kahler
Dermont BouchardNERL Using retrospective case studies to better understand the relationship between non-traditional oil and gas development and drinking water resources
Richard Wilkin
Ralph Ludwig
Douglas Beak
David Rectenwald
Tony Lee
Christopher RuybalSusan Mravik
Gregory Oberley
Steven Acree
Randall Ross
Michael Overbay
Amy WolfeNRMRL Demonstrating the effects of air pollution on individuals with prior cardiac complications
Robert Devlin
Laura McGuinn
Colette Blach
Carol Haynes
Elaine Dowdy
Marie Lynn Miranda
William Kraus
Petros Koutrakis
David Diaz-Sanchez
Wayne Cascio
Shaibal Mukerjee
Casson Stallings
Luther Smith
Gregory Simon
Savti Shah
Elizabeth Hauser
Lucas Neas
Alexandra Schneider
Alexandra Chudnovsky
Cavin Ward-CavinessNHEERL
- 2017 Level II Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
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.
Publication Title Authors Lab/Office/Center Reviewing the need for, use of, and demands on modeling to support ‘robust’ decision frameworks around resiliency
Christopher Weaver
Robert Lempert
Casey Brown
John Hall
David Revell
Daniel SarewitzNCEA Demonstrating the utility of the Seqapass tool for addressing 21st century challenges in species extrapolation
Carlie LaLone
Daniel Villeneuve
David Lyons
Henry Helgen
Serina Robinson
Joseph Swintek
Travis Saari
Gerald Ankley
Leon Gray
Michael Hornung
Christine RussomNHEERL
Researching the role of neuroendocrine stress axes activation in systemic and pulmonary health effects of air pollutants
Urmila Kodavanti
Desinia Miller
Mette Schladweiler
Allen Ledbetter
Samantha Snow
Beena Vallanat
Debora Andrews
Andrew Ghio
Wayne Cascio
M. Ian Gilmour
Michael Madden
Joleen Soukup
William Ward
Virginia Bass
Edward Karoly
Janice Jones
Lauren (Nicki) Bell
Judy RichardsNHEERL Investigating the role of reservoirs in removing excess reactive Nitrogen Jake Beaulieu
Rebecca Smolenski
Christopher Nietch
Amy Townsend-Small
Michael Elovitz
Joe Schubauer-Berigan
Jade YoungNRMRL
- 2017 Level III Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
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.
Publication Title Authors Lab/Office/Institution Creating a scientifically sound method of quantifying water-damage and mold growth in homes Stephen Vesper
Larry WymerNERL Measuring the effects of nutrients on aquatic ecosystems at the large scale
John Stoddard
John Van Sickle
Alan Herlihy
Janice Brahney
Steve Paulsen
David Peck
Richard Mitchell
Amina PollardNHEERL Simulating the downstream effects of geographically isolated wetlands on downstream waters
Heather Golden
Charles Lane
Devendra Amatya
Karl Bandilla
Raanan Kiperwas-Hadas
Christopher Knightes
Herbert SseganeNERL Helping inform decisions impacting the places we live, learn, work and play through EnviroAtlas
Anne Neale
Brian Pickard
Jessica Daniel
Laura Jackson
Megan MehaffeyNERL Simulating extreme weather for environmental impact studies using regional meteorological modeling techniques
Tanya Spero
Christopher Nolte
Martin Otte
Jared BowdenNERL Improving the understanding of how eutrophication and hypoxia affect the functioning of marine benthic communities
Stephen Hale
Giancarlo Cicchetti
Christopher DeacutisNHEERL Evaluating naturally occurring asbestos toxicity to inform risk assessment of contaminated sites
Stephen Gavett
Jaime Daly (Cyphert)
Urmila Kodavanti
Mette Schladweiler
Abraham Nyska
Marie (McGee) Hargrove
Ron Mahoney
Debora Andrews
Darol DoddNHEERL Designing a quantitative framework that estimates a water treatment plant's economic incentive to protect its source water
Matthew Heberling
Christopher Nietch
Hale Thurston
Michael Elovitz
Kelly Birkenhauer
Srinivas Panguluri
Balaji Ramakrishnan
Eric Heiser
Tim NeyerNRMRL Developing and refining methods to estimate the economic costs and benefits of greenhouse gas mitigation policies
Alex Marten
Steve Newbold
Wesley BrooksOA Applying biological effects prediction, surveillance, and monitoring approaches to complex mixture assessments
Daniel Villeneuve
Gerald Ankley
Brett Blackwell
Colleen Elone
Kathleen Jensen
Terri Jicha
Rodney Johnson
Michael Kahi
Carlie LaLone
Jason Berninger
Chad Blanksma
Jenna Cavallin
Evan Eid
Natalia Garcia-Reyero
Megan Hughes
Zachary Jorgenson
Kathy Lee
Shibin Li
Dalma Martinovic-Weigelt
Joe Mayasich
Rebecca Milsk
Krysta Nelson
Edward Perkins
Heiko Schoenfuss
Anthony Schroeder
Kyle Stevens
Linnea Thomas
Matthew WebergNHEERL Advancing assessment of oil spill impacts with integrated laboratory studies, field surveys, and spatially explicit modeling Jill Awkerman
Sandy Raimondo
Mace Barron
Crystal Lilavois
Bechy Hemmer
Julie Krzykwa
Alex AlmarioNHEERL Using novel zebrafish toxicity assays to evaluate a predictive model of developmental vascular toxicity Toxicology. Tamara Tal
Nicole Kleinstreuer
Claire Kitty
Breandan Kennedy
Andrew Smith
Carlie LaLone
Stephanie Padilla
Alan Tennant
Thomas Knudsen
Catherine McCollum
Maria BondessonNHEERL Measuring the employment effects of regulations
Ann Ferris
Ron Shadbegian
Ann WolvertonOA Analyzing retrospective cost of EPA regulations
Elizabeth Kopits
Al McGartland
Cynthia Morgan
Carl Pasurka
Ron Shadbegian
Nathalie Simon
David Simpson
Ann WolvertonOA Measuring sustainability through ecosystem service-based valuation of coastal restoration projects Richard Fulford
David Yoskowitz
Marc Russell
Darrin Dantin
John RogersNHEERL Improving hazard concentration estimates for ecological risk assessments of threatened and endangered species Sandy Raimondo
Jill Awkerman
Mace Barron
Crystal Lilavois
Morgan WillmingNHEERL Filling an analytic gap in benefit-cost analysis of methane and nitrous oxide emission reductions Alex Martin
Elizabeth Kopits
Charles Griffiths
Steve Newbold
Ann WolvertonOA Measuring the impact of light exposure on transformations and aggregation of emerging chemicals
Richard Zepp
Dermont Bouchard
W. Matthew Henderson
Wen-Che Hou
Indranil Chowdhury
Xiaojun Chang
Sharon Martin
Howard Fairbrother
David GoodwinNERL
- 2017 Honorable Mention Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
Honorable Mention awards acknowledge research efforts that are noteworthy but 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 at this time.
Publication Title Authors Lab/Office/Center Evaluation of cyanobacteria cell count detection derived from MERIS imagery across the eastern USA. Published in Remote Sensing of Environment. Ross Lunetta
Blake Schaeffer
Richard Stumpf
Mark Murphy
Daryll Keith
Scott JacobsNERL
Mutagenicity and Pollutant Emission Factors of Solid-Fuel Cookstoves: Comparison with Other Combustion Sources. Published in Environmental Health Perspectives.
David DeMarini
Esra Mutlu
Sarah Warren
Seth Ebersviller
Ingeborg Kooter
Judith Schmid
Janice Dye
William Linak
Matthew Gilmour
James Jetter
Mark HiguchiNHEERL (1) Evaluation of the Efficacy of Methyl Bromide in the Decontamination of Building and Interior Materials Contamination. Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiology.
(2) Whole-Building Decontamination of Bacillus Anthracis Sterne Spores by Methyl Bromide Fumigation. Published in Journal of Applied Microbiology.
Joe Wood
Morgan Wendling
William Richter
Andrew Lastivka
Mickelsen
Shannon Serre
Worth Calfee
Marshall Gray
Rudolph Scheffrahn
Renny Perez
William Kern
Neil DaniellNHSRC
Expanding the Test Set: Chemicals with Potential to Disrupt Mammalian Brain Development. Published in Neurotoxicology and Teratology.
William Mundy
Stephanie Padilla
Kevin Crofton
Mary Gilbert
David Herr
Karl Jensen
Kathleen Raffael
Kelly Schumacher
Timothy Shafer
John Cowden
Nicholas Radio
Joseph BreierNHEERL (1) Counting Legionella Cells Within Single Amoeba Host Cells. Published in Applied and Environmental Microbiologist.
(2) Enhanced Survival but Not Amplification of Francisella spp. in the Presence of Free-Living Amoebae. Published in Acta Microbiologica et Immunologica Hungarica.
(3) Legionellae in Engineered Systems and Use of Quantitative Microbial Risk Assessment to Predict Exposure. Published in Water Research.
Helen Buse
Nicholas Ashbolt
Eugene Rice
Frank Schaefer III
Mary SchoenNHSRC (1) Dietary Supplementation with Olive Oil or Fish Oil and Vascular Effects of Concentrated Ambient Particulate Matter. Published in Environmental Health Perspectives.
(2) Dietary and Pharmacological Intervention to Mitigate the Health Effects of Air Pollution Toxicity. Published in Biochimica et Biophysica Acta-General Subjects.
Haiyan Tong
Samet James
Ana Rappold
David Diaz-Sanchez
Robert Devlin
Wayne Cascio
Tracey Montilla
Maryann Bassett
Martin Case
Melissa Caughey
Alan Hinderliter
Jon Berntsen
Philip BrombergNHEERL (1) SOA Formation from the Atmospheric Oxidation of 2-Methyl-3-buten-2-ol and its Implication for PM2.5. Published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
(2) The Formation of SOA and chemical Tracer compounds from the Photooxidation of Naphthalene and its Methyl Analogs in the Presence and Absence of Nitrogen Oxides. Published in Atmospheric Chemistry and Physics.
(3) Secondary Organic Aerosol Formation from the Oxidation of a Series of Sesquiterpenes: a-Cedrene, b-Caryophyllene, a-Humulene, and a-Farnesene with O3, OH, and NO3 radicals. Published in Environmental Chemistry
Tadeusz Kleindienst
Michael Lewandowski
John Offenberg
Mohammed Jaoui
Kenneth Docherty
William LonnemanNERL (1) Preferential Colonization and Release of Legionella Pneumonphila from Mature Drinking Water Biofilms Grown on Copper. Published in International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health.
(2) Impact of Drinking Water Conditions and Copper Materials on Downstream Biofilm Microbial Communities and Legionella Pneumophila Colonization. Published in Journal of Applied Microbiology.
Jingrang Lu
Helen Buse
Ian Struewing
Vicente Gomez-Alvarez
Jorge Santo Domingo
Nicholas AshboltNERL Isomers/Enantiomers of Perfluorocarboxylic Acids: Method Development and Detection in Environmental Samples. Published in Chemosphere.
John Washington
Jonathan Naile
A. W. Garrison
Jimmy AvantsNERL Welfare Estimates of Avoided Ocean Acidification in the U.S. Mollusk Market. Published in Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. Chris Moore
OA Eco-Directed Sustainable Prescribing: Feasibility for Reducing Water Contamination by Drugs. Published in Science of the Total Environment.
Christian Daughton
NERL Inactivation of Burkholderia Pseudomallei on Environmental Surfaces Using Spray-Applied, Common Liquid Disinfectant. Published in Letters in Applied Microbiology. Michael Worth Calfee
Morgan WendlingNHSRC Probing Photosensitization by Functionalized Carbon Nanotubes. Published in Environmental Science & Technology. Richard Zepp
Chia-Ying ChenNERL Temporal Changes in Biological Responses and Uncertainty in Assessing Risks of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals. Published in Toxicological Sciences. Gerald Ankley
Daniel VilleneuveNHEERL (1) Sediment Bioaccumulation Test with Lumbriculus Variegatus: Effects of Feeding. Published in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
(2) Sediment Bioaccumulation Test with Lumbriculus Variegatus: Effects of Organism Loading. Published in Archives of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology.
Lawrence Burkhard
Dave Mount
Teresa Norberg-King
Terry Highland
James Hockett
Nanditha Billa
Dylan Hubin-Barrows
Steven Hawthorn
David Miller
Carol GrabanskiNHEERL (1) Chloride Released from Three Permeable Pavement Surfaces After Winter Salt Application. Published in Journal of the American Water Resources Association.
(2) Evaluation of Surface Infiltration Testing Procedures in Permeable Pavement Systems. Published in Journal of Environmental Engineering.
(3) Assessment of Clogging Dynamics in Permeable Pavement Systems with Time Domain Reflectometers. Published in Journal of Environmental Engineering.
Michael Borst
Robert BrownNRMRL (1) Sustainable Pathway to Furanics from Biomass via Heterogeneous Organo-Catalysis Green Chemistry
(2) Sustainable Strategy Utilizing Biomass: Visible Light-Mediated Synthesis of g-Valerolactone. Published in ChemCatChem.
(3) Visible Light Mediated Upgrading of Biomass to Biofuel. Published in Green Chemistry.
Rajender Varma
Mallikarjuna N. Nadagouda
Sanny Verma
R.B. Nasir BaigNRMRL A Near-Road Modeling System for Community-Scale Assessments of Traffic-Related Air Pollution in the United States. Published in Environmental Modeling and Software.
Timothy Barzyk
Vlad Isakov
James Cook
Akula Venkatram
Saravanan Arunachalam
Brian NaessNERL
| Key to Acronyms used in the above Tables | |
|---|---|
| NCEA | ORD National Center for Environmental Assessment |
| NERL | ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
| NHEERL | ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
| NHSRC | ORD National Homeland Security Research Center |
| NRMRL | ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
| OA | Office of the Administrator |