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| Investigators | |
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| PRINCIPAL_ROLE: PRINCIPAL_FIRST_NAME PRINCIPAL_LAST_NAME | |
| College/School: | DIVISION_NAME |
| Department(s): | DEPARTMENT_NAME |
Sponsor: SPONSOR_NAME
Center/Institute: CENTER_NAME
Research Focus: RESEARCH_THRUSTS
AIS outreach and portable boat wash support for KISMA
| Investigators | |
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| Principal Investigator: Sigrid Resh | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of the Interior
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
LSSI support for MiSTEM Advisory Council 2021-2022
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Lloyd Wescoat | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Copper Country Intermediate School District (CCISD)
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Regulatory mechanism of branch angle in poplar trees
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Hairong Wei | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
2021 TAMC Culvert Condition Assessment Work Plan
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Christopher Gilbertson | |
| Co-PI: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Nick Koszykowski | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Center for Technology and Training (CTT)
Buffalo Reef: Particle Sieving Sizing and Counts (Beach Ponar Inventory)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: W Charles Kerfoot | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Biological Sciences |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Natural Resources
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Western Upper Peninsula Health Department Laboratory Directorship
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kathleen Halvorsen | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Assoc VP for Research Development |
Sponsor: Western Upper Peninsula Health Department
Enhanced Two Phase Heat Exchanger for High Heat Flux Devices: Cooling the Future of High Power Density Electronics
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Jeffrey Allen | |
| Co-PI: Michael Morley | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Innovation and Commercialization |
Sponsor: Michigan State University
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability, Macro Micro and Nano Sciences
Pilot student project to develop innovation ecosystem build knowledge and develop the local supply chain.
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Lisa Casper | |
| College/School: | Pavlis Honors College |
| Department(s): | Pavlis Honors College |
Sponsor: Michigan State University
Collaborative Research: Teacher Leadership: Investigating the Persistence and Trajectories of Master Teachers
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Amanda Gonczi | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: University of Nebraska
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
MIRE Roadsoft Data Exchange
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Nick Koszykowski | |
| Co-PI: Timothy Colling | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Center for Technology and Training (CTT)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
2021 Transportation Asset Management Council Education Program Work Plan
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Christopher Gilbertson | |
| Co-PI: Peter Torola | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Center for Technology and Training (CTT)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
Ottawa NF - Assessment of Stream Restoration to Inform Future Efforts to Maintain Coldwater Streams
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Tara Bal | |
| Co-PI: Kathryn Hofmeister | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
2021 Transportation Asset Management Council Technical Assistance Activities Program Work Plan
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Luke Peterson | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Center for Technology and Training (CTT)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
Theoretical Support for Gas-Gun Experiments: Towards Mutual Suppression of Shockwave Instabilities
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Alexander Kostinski | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Physics |
Sponsor: Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory
Center/Institute: The Elizabeth and Richard Henes Center for Quantum Phenomena (CQP)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing
Customer Discovery for Waste Torrefaction Technology
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Ezra Bar Ziv | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Quantity the Impact of Super Single (Wide Base) Tires on Pavement Performance in Michigan
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Zhanping You | |
| Co-PI: Jacob Hiller | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
KCFC GIS Enhancement
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Donald Lafreniere | |
| Co-PI: Daniel Lizzadro-McPherson | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: Keweenaw Community Forest Company
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
MIRE Unpaved Road Identification
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Colin Brooks | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Center for Technology and Training (CTT)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
Improving the resiliency and sustainability of agroecosystems through improved understanding of bird ecosystem services and landscape pattern
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: David Flaspohler | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Does fire frequency and intensity alter carbon storage in Northern Michigan forested peatlands?
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Rodney Chimner | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Investigating within-canopy phenotypic plasticity to assess the acclimation potential of temperate and tropical tree species to climatic change
| Investigators | |
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| Principal Investigator: Molly Cavaleri | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Regulation of dormancy release and bud-break in trees
| Investigators | |
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| Principal Investigator: Victor Busov | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Effects of Global Change Factors on Belowground Processes and Carbon Storage in Northern Hardwood Species
| Investigators | |
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| Principal Investigator: Andrew Burton | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Response of Wildlife Communities to Forest Management Strategies in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kristin Brzeski | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy