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Mapping and Inventory of Point Mills Site for Cultural-Natural Resources Management
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Timothy Scarlett | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: Carnegie Museum
Pandemic Migration in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Richelle Winkler | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: InvestUP
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Human Factors & Psychology
Archaeological 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
Forest Climate Adaptation Online Short Course for Latin American and/or the Caribbean
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Kristen Schmitt | |
| 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
Belowground Ecosystem Ecologist
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Evan Kane | |
| 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
MohawkTrail Woodland Partnership Regional Adaptation & Resilience Project
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Patricia Leopold | |
| Co-PI: Todd Ontl | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Berkshire Regional Planning Commission
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
New Hot Rubber Overlays and Tire Derived Aggregates Construction in Bay County and Clare County
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Zhanping You | |
| Co-PI: Qingli Dai | |
| Co-PI: Dongdong Ge | |
| Co-PI: Dongzhao Jin | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil Environmental and Geospatial Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Environment Great Lakes and Energy
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
Using Tire Rubber Modified Pellet Asphalt for Roadway Paving in Dickinson County
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Zhanping You | |
| Co-PI: Qingli Dai | |
| Co-PI: Dongdong Ge | |
| Co-PI: Dongzhao Jin | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil Environmental and Geospatial Engineering |
Sponsor: Dickinson County Road Commission
Center/Institute: Michigan Tech Transportation Institute (MTTI)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
Exhibit Case Revitalization at the A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: John Jaszczak | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | A.E. Seaman Mineral Museum |
Sponsor: Keweenaw National Historical Park Advisory Commission
Research Focus: Education & Outreach
AIS outreach and portable boat wash support for KISMA
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| 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
Building Momentum to Improve Farm to School Capacity Small Farm Viability and Healthy Local Food Access in UP Schools
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Angie Carter | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: Western Upper Peninsula Planning and Development Region (WUPPDR)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach
Western UP Food Access Survey
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Angie Carter | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Social Sciences |
Sponsor: Portage Health Foundation
Research Focus: Human Factors & Psychology
Bad Information: Fake News Manipulated Images and Social Influencers
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Stefka Hristova | |
| Co-PI: Sue Collins | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Humanities |
Sponsor: Michigan Humanities Council
Northern White Cedar Regeneration Project
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Rodney Chimner | |
| Co-PI: Laura Bourgeau-Chavez | |
| Co-PI: Christopher Webster | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Natural Resources
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
An expanded Spotter buoy network on the Upper Great Lakes in support of recreational boating shipping and ferry line operations
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: John Lenters | |
| Co-PI: Andrew Barnard | |
| Co-PI: Erika Vye | |
| College/School: | Great Lakes Research Center |
| Department(s): | Great Lakes Research Center |
Sponsor: Great Lakes Observing System (GLOS)
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Atmospheric & Space Sciences, Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy, Education & Outreach, Ocean Sciences, Transportation & Infrastructure
Impact of Forest Management on Carbon Sequestration and Storage in California
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Todd Ontl | |
| College/School: | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
| Department(s): | College of Forest Resources & Environmental Science |
Sponsor: Michigan State University
Center/Institute: Ecosystem Science Center (ESC)
Research Focus: Ecology Ecosystems & Environmental Policy
Cybersecurity Modules Aligned with Undergraduate Computer Science and Engineering Curricula
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Sidike Paheding | |
| College/School: | College of Computing |
| Department(s): | Applied Computing |
Sponsor: Purdue University
Center/Institute: Institute of Computing and Cybersystems (ICC)
Research Focus: Computation Data Electronics & Sensing, Education & Outreach
LSSI support for MiSTEM Advisory Council 2021-2022
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Lloyd Wescoat | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil Environmental and Geospatial 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
Anthropogenic reactive nitrogen deposition to remote lakes in the upper Great Lakes region
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Cory McDonald | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil Environmental and Geospatial Engineering |
Sponsor: Huron Mountain Wildlife Foundation Inc
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
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 and Geospatial Engineering |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Center for Technology and Training (CTT)
Enhancing Health and COVID-19 Resilience in the Upper Peninsula with Physical Activity
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Isaac Wedig | |
| Co-PI: Steven Elmer | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Kinesiology & Integrative Physiology |
Sponsor: Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan Foundation
Center/Institute: Health Research Institute (HRI)
2021 FHWA National Summer Transportation Institute at Michigan Technological University
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Amanda Jackson | |
| College/School: | Administration |
| Department(s): | Center for Educational Outreach |
Sponsor: Michigan Dept of Transportation
Center/Institute: Research and Innovation in Stem Education Institute (RISE)
Research Focus: Transportation & Infrastructure
Keep the Western UP Moving during COVID-19 with Exercise is Medicine
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Steven Elmer | |
| Co-PI: Lydia Lytle | |
| College/School: | College of Sciences & Arts |
| Department(s): | Kinesiology & Integrative Physiology |
Sponsor: Michigan Health Endowment Fund
Center/Institute: Health Research Institute (HRI)
Using Ensemble-based data assimilation to improve hydrodynamic modeling Great Lakes
| Investigators | |
|---|---|
| Principal Investigator: Pengfei Xue | |
| College/School: | College of Engineering |
| Department(s): | Civil Environmental and Geospatial Engineering |
Sponsor: University of Michigan
Center/Institute: Great Lakes Research Center (GLRC)
Research Focus: Ocean Sciences