Funded Projects Utilizing the Field Station and Bath Nature Preserve
1999. Weeks, Mitchell. National Science Foundation,
“FSML:Collaborative Planning for the Woodlake Environmental
and Bath Field Stations.” 1999-2001. with M. A. Tumeo and B.
M. Walton, Cleveland State University. $23,864.
2000. Fraser. University of Akron Summer Research Fellowship,
Building a Plant-Trait Database: Towards a Wetland Restoration
Model, $8000.
2000 Fraser. University of Akron Research II Initiative, Plant
Growth Chamber, $10,000.
2000 Fraser. University of Akron Summer Research Fellowship
Research II Initiative Support Funds, Building a Plant-Trait
Database: Towards a Wetland Restoration Model, $2,000.
2000. Fraser. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Evaluation
of NPS Built Wetlands as a BMP for Septage and Acid Mine
Drainage in Ohio, co-P.I. $481,730. 2000-2003.
2001. Niewiarowski. National Science Foundation, Graduate
Students in K-12, $1,169,324. (5/01-4/04). Graduate students
researching at BNP bring their research to K-12 classrooms. $1,169,324.
2001. Fraser. University of Akron Research II Initiative, Trophic
dynamics in grasslands, $7,000.
2001 Fraser. US Geological Survey, Interactive Effects of
Hydrology and Fertility on Synthesized Wetland Plant
Communities, $38,393. 2001-2002. $ 38,393 $ 1,740,311
2003 Oberst, Weeks. Muehlstein Foundation “Muehlstein
Academy of Science”. $1,500,000. 2003-2005. Enrichment
program that pairs High school students, especially women and
students of diverse cultures, with area High School teachers,
University students, and professors.
http://www2.uakron.edu/muehlstein/ $ 1,500,000 $ 3,240,311
2003 Fraser. U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service,
Developing indicators for the assessment of wetland health in the
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, $91,425. 2003-2004 $ 91,425 $ 3,331,736
2004 Fraser. U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service,
Evaluate hydrology in wetlands for vital signs, $76,664. 2004-
2006 $ 76,664 $ 3,408,400
2004 Fraser. U.S. Dept. of Interior, National Park Service,
Wetland monitoring protocol for indicators of ecosystem health,
Cuyahoga Valley National Park, Ohio. $49,056. 2004-2006. $ 49,056 $ 3,457,456
2005. Blackledge. “Acquisition of a dynamic nano-force tensile
test system for ultrathin fibers with environmental control and
integrated image analysis”, National Science Foundation, 2005-
2008), $337,345, $ 337,345 $ 3,794,801
2005. Blackledge. “Araneid phylogeny and evolution of spider silk
phenotypes”, National Science Foundation, (2005-2008),
$297,990. $ 297,990 $ 4,092,791
2006. R. Mitchell, J. Pan, and G. Smith. Departmental Research
Support, University of Akron. Effects of energy flow
through a grassland system: biodiversity as a function of
fertilization and litter removal. ($5,000) total
National Science Foundation. FSML: Renovation of field station
building for teaching and research use: Bath Field station,
University of Akron. Submitted April 2006. 2006-2009, $271,612. RJ Mitchell PI.
R. Mitchell and G. Smith. 2007. Stoller Education Fund,
University of Akron. 2007. Hands-on environmental education at
an off-campus facility. ($9,950)
“CAREER: Evolutionary origins of high performance major
ampullate spider silk: development of an integrated bioscience
training program”, National Science Foundation, PI, (2008-2013),
$589,195
B. Williams, J. Brantner, W. Donovan, H. Qammar, K. Ross-
Alaolmolki, G. Smith, S. Strnad, and E. Wheland. 2008. SENCER
(Science Education for New Civic Engagements and
Responsibilities) Implementation Award. 2008. SENCERizing an
exploratory learning community: increasing interest in STEM
disciplines through experiential learning. ($3000)
National Science Foundation. REU Site: Ecology at the Urban-
Rural Interface. ($180,001). RJ Mitchell PI. 2009-2011.
T. Beyerle and G. Smith. National Center for Science and Civic
Engagement. 2009. GLISTEN (Great Lakes Innovative
Stewardship Through Education Network) Subgrant – Northeast
Ohio Collaborative Cluster. ($45,000 – renewable for two
additional years = $135,000)
W. Donovan, L. Chism, J. Cordonnier, J. Crooks, A. Gavrin, K.
Ross-Alaolmolki, G. Smith, E. Wheland, and B. Williams. 2009.
National Science Foundation – Course, Curriculum, and
Laboratory Improvement. Collaborative Research:
Transformative Model of STEM Education for First-Year Students
at an Urban-Commuter Campus. ($257,856)
Hopkins, J., Donnelly, S., Makki, N. & Miller, C. (Co-PIs).
“Drinking Water Issues as a Context for Problem-Based Science
Instruction.” Award from the Ohio Board of Regents ($77,430).
January 2009-June 2010
Makki, N., Hopkins, J., Donnelly, S. & Miller, C. (Co-PIs).
“Drinking Water Issues as a Context for Problem-Based Science
Instruction.” Award from the Ohio Board of Regents ($88,863).
January 2010-May 2011.
J. Young, M. Butcher, and G. Smith. 2011. National Science
Foundation – Division of Integrative Organismal Systems:
Processes, Structures, and Integrity. 2011. Collaborative
Research: Natural selection on growth and locomotor development
in eastern cottontail rabbits (Sylvilagus floridanus). ($350,558 –
Pending Budget)