National Research Initiative Projects
The following projects are documented on the Current Research Information System (CRIS) website. CRIS is the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) documentation and reporting system for ongoing and recently completed research projects in agriculture, food and nutrition, and forestry.
| Title | Investigator(s) | Affiliation | Region | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0210365 | S. Typhimurium and E. coli O157:H7 Transport Modeling for Agricultural Practices | G. Chen, G.and A. Chan Hilton | Florida A&M University | 4 |
| 0207383 | Watershed Scale Transport of Salmonella, Campylobacter, and Indicator Organisms in the Satilla River Basin | E.K. Lipp, M.B. Jenkins, R. Lowrance, P. Gay, and E. Vereen | University of Georgia | 4 |
| 0200940 | Experimental Analysis and Modeling of Macropore Flow During Artificial Subsurface Drainage | G.A. Fox | University of Mississippi | 4 |
| 0204734 | Quantifying the Importance of Lateral, Subsurface Flow on Sediment Load to Streams | G.A. Fox | University of Mississippi | 4 |
| 0204894 | The Role of Ponds in Reducing the Threat of Pathogen Contamination from Li vestock in Agricultural Watersheds | M.B. Jenkins | Campbell National Resource Conservation Center, ARS | 4 |
| 0204750 | River Ecosystem Resilience Synergies of Excess Sediment and Nitrogen: Degraded Hyporheic Dynamics and Compromised River Ecosystem Resilience | G.C. Poole | Eco-metrics, Inc. Tucker, GA | 4 |
| 0189905 | Restoring Degraded Stream Corridors Using Woody, Riparian Vegetation: An Experimental Study | S.J.Bennett, C.V. Alonso and B.D. Barkdoll | National Sedimentation Laboratory Oxford, Mississippi | 4 |
| 0187401 | Soil Biogeochemical Indicators to Assess Water Quality Improvement Function of Wetlands | E.M. D'Angelo and A.D. Karathanasis | University of Kentucky | 4 |
| 0186830 | Coastal Eutrophication and the Productivity of Clams and Oysters | E.J. Phlips, S. Baker, D. Murie and T.K. Frazer | University of Florida | 4 |
| 0196068 | Quantifying Nitrogen Transport from Groundwater to a River in a Large Ag ricultural Watershed in North Carolina | D.P. Genereux, D.R. Corbett and H. Mitasova | North Carolina State University | 4 |
| 0191005 | Fundamental Analysis of a Novel Swine Wastewater Treatment Technology | F.L. de los Reyes III and J. Cheng | North Carolina State University | 4 |
| 0189330 | Impacts of Landscape Change on Variable Saturation Areas in a Humid Subtropical Climate | M.H. Nachabe | University of South Florida | 4 |
| 0189529 | Bacterial Source Tracking Methods to Identify Nonpoint Fecal Pollution in Agricultural Watersheds | V. Harwood, C. Hagedorn and B. Wiggins | University of South Florida | 4 |
| 0193644 | Use of Viral Pathogens as Tools to Differentiate Between and Quantify Sources of Fecal Contamination in Three Different Watersheds | R.T. Noble | University of North Carolina - Morehead City | 4 |
| 0196020 | Global Biogeochemical Cycling of Trace Metals: Transport, Transformation, and Fate of Mercury in Watershed: A Need For An Automated Gaseous Mercury Analyzer | H. Zhang | Tennessee Technological University | 4 |
| 0210396 | Water Conservation in Forage Production Systems by Sorghum-Legume Intercropping in the Southern High Plains | S. Angadi, M. Marsalis, R. Hagevoort, A. Cole and P. Gowda | New Mexico State University | 6 |
| 0210540 | Role of Directly Connected Macropores in Pathogen Transport to Subsurface Drainage | G. Fox | Oklahoma State University | 6 |
| 0210643 | Quantifying the Mechanisms of Pathogen Retention in Unsaturated Soils | S.L. Bryant | University of Texas | 6 |
| 0207048 | Fecal Bacteria Transport in Ozark Streams | B.E. Haggard | University of Arkansas | 6 |
| 0200660 | Influence of Grain-Scale Geometry on Colloid Transport | S.L. Bryant | University of Texas | 6 |
| 0204666 | Effects of Ditch and Field Irrigation Seepage on Rio Grande Flow | A. Fernald, S.J. Guldan, J.P. King and V. Tidwell | New Mexico State University | 6 |
| 0196624 | Differentiating Runoff Contributing Areas for Effective Water Quality Management | I. Chaubey, B. Haggard, and P. Srivastava | University of Arkansas | 6 |
| 0196323 | A Coupled Biogeochemical/Hydrological Approach for Elucidating Transport and Cycling of Nitrogen Within Mantled Karst Watersheds | S.E. Ziegler and P.D. Hays | University of Arkansas | 6 |
| 0189254 | Ground Water Vulnerability Delineation Using Neural Networks, Fuzzy Logic and Neuro-Fuzzy Models | D.C. Wolf, B. Dixon, J.V. Brahana, J.C. Dixon and H.D. Scott | University of Arkansas | 6 |
| 0193667 | A Geographical Information System (GIS) for Red River Watershed Management Research | G.M. Hanson | Louisiana State University in Shreveport | 6 |
| 0196019 | A Scintillometer for Measurement of Sensible Heat Fluxes on 100 to 10,000 M Scales over Heterogeneous Watersheds | J.M. Hendrickx | New Mexico Tech | 6 |
| 0196018 | Estimation of Regional Consumptive Water Use in the Western United States through Optical Remote Sensing Using Sebal | J.M. Hendrickx | New Mexico Tech | 6 |
| 0192818 | Novel Polymeric Soil Amendments to Remove Pesticides and Protect Buffer Zones, Filter Strips and Waterways | K.J. McInnes, S.A. Senseman and E.E. Simanek | Texas A&M University | 6 |
| 0190473 | Advance in Stochastic Wind Modeling for Wind Erosion Estimation | P. Dodorico | Texas A&M University/ University of Virginia | 6/3 |
| 0192811 | Variable Frequency Acoustic Profiling for Sediment Surveys of Flood Control Reservoirs | J.A. Dunbar, P.M. Allen and S.J. Bennett | Baylor University | 6 |