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Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Fujita | |
| Co-PI: Lauren Kirwin | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Center for Pre-College Outreach |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Education
Center/Institute: Pre-college Innovative Outreach Institute (PIOI)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Synthesizing 70 Years of Growth and Yield and Financial Return from Cutting Methods Studies in the Northern Hardwood Region
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Robert Froese | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
FEMA-4381-DR-MI Public Assistance Grant Program
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Julie Seppala | |
| Co-PI: Theresa Coleman-Kaiser | |
| Co-PI: Gregg Richards | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Vice President for Finance |
Sponsor: Michigan State Police
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
Stars of American Ballet
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Mary Jennings | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Visual & Performing Arts |
Sponsor: Arts Midwest
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
How are forest tax programs impacting local municipalities?
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Matthew Kelly | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Western Upper Peninsula Food Systems Initiative
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Valoree Gagnon | |
| Co-PI: Kelly Kamm | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR)
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach, Energy & Sustainability, Health
2019-2020 UNITE Program at MTU Summer Youth Programs and Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Elizabeth Fujita | |
| Co-PI: Lauren Kirwin | |
| Co-PI: Rose Martell | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Center for Pre-College Outreach |
Sponsor: Technology Student Association
Center/Institute: Pre-college Innovative Outreach Institute (PIOI)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach, Life Sciences, Robotics & Mechanics
NCWIT-Aspire IT Round 10
Buffalo Reef Ponar Project
| 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
Application of MCAT in Estimating Total Ecosystems Carbon in Blue Carbon Ecosystems
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Andrew Burton | |
| Co-PI: Zhaohua Dai | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Developing and Improving Disaster Management Studies Course in India
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Thomas Oommen | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Geological & Mining Engineering & Sciences |
Sponsor: US Dept of State
Center/Institute: Earth Planetary and Space Sciences Institute (EPSSI)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Roadsoft Support for MDOT Safety Services
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Colling | |
| Co-PI: Nick Koszykowski | |
| Co-PI: Gary Schlaff | |
| 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
Standard Grant: The New Mobilities of the Anthropocene: Climate Change Resilience and Animal Migrations
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Nancy Langston | |
| Co-PI: Casey Huckins | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: National Science Foundation
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Influence of Fine Sediments on Stream Biota and Intra-and Interspecific competition in Salmonids
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Bradley Wells | |
| Co-PI: Casey Huckins | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Biological Sciences |
Sponsor: Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation Inc
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Life Sciences
Autonomous and Remotely-Operated Surveys of River Habitat and Nearshore River Plumes in the Huron Mountains.
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Amy Marcarelli | |
| Co-PI: Jamey Anderson | |
| Co-PI: Colin Brooks | |
| Co-PI: Casey Huckins | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Biological Sciences |
Sponsor: Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation Inc
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
2019 KBIC SHSP
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: John Velat | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil & Environmental Engineering |
Sponsor: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
Keweenaw Community Forest Company GIS Enhancement
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Donald Lafreniere | |
| Co-PI: Ryan Williams | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: Keweenaw Community Forest Company
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
NCAA Strategic Alliance Matching Grant
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Suzanne Sanregret | |
| Co-PI: Amber Bennett | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Athletics and Recreation |
Sponsor: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach, Health
Debweyendan (Believe in it') Indigenous Gardens (DIGs): Promoting Intergenerational Learning and Access to Healthy Foods and Medicines
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Valoree Gagnon | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: Keweenaw Bay Indian Community
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach, Health, Life Sciences
Alternative Fuels Research with Argonne National Laboratory
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Scott Miers | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Mechanical Engineering-Engineering Mechanics |
Sponsor: Argonne National Laboratory
Center/Institute: Advanced Power Systems Research Center (APSRC)
Research Focus: Energy & Sustainability
DELTA Impact
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Beth Lunde-Stockero | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Institutional Equity |
Sponsor: Michigan Coalition to End Domestic and Sexual Violence
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
Ecosystem Adaptation in the Great Lakes Region
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Patricia Leopold | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Year Three of the Coastal Geophysical Properties and Resiliency Strategy (CMP Resiliency Strategy)
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Guy Meadows | |
| Co-PI: Donald Lafreniere | |
| Co-PI: Ryan Williams | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Environment Great Lakes and Energy
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ocean Sciences
Archaelogical Collection Cooperative Management -- Hiawatha National Forest
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: LouAnn Wurst | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Assessing family forest owners' willingness to adopt various silvicultural treatments in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Matthew Kelly | |
| College/School: | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | School of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: US Dept of Agriculture
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy