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Project/Date

Source

Amount

SGER: Rapid Identification, Enumeration, and Characterization of Mycobacteria and Nocardioforms in Environmental Samples Using BioMEMS (34% D.B. Oerther, PI; 33% B. Kinkle; and 33 % I. Papautsky)           September, 2001 – November, 2003

 

NSF

$99,294

Workshop to Explore the Value of Applying Molecular Biology Tools in Environmental Engineering                        (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                   September, 2001 – September, 2002

 

NSF

$23,250

CCLI: Integrating Genomics Research in the Undergraduate Engineering Curriculum in Environmental Engineering                         (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                         March, 2002 – February, 2004

 

NSF

$74, 232

Science and Mathematics Authentic inquiRy-based Teaching: Project SMART  (10% D.B. Oerther; 20% A. Kukreti, PI; 10% K. Davis ; 20% T. Fowler; 10% S. Islam; 10% C. Maltbie; 10% R. Miller; 10% E. Prather)                                                      September, 2002 – August, 2003

 

NSF

$100,000

Workshop to Expand the Understanding of  Modern Microbial Identification Technologies in Environmental Settings      (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                           January, 2003 – December, 2003

 

NSF

$25,000

CAREER: Challenging the Structure-Function Relationship of Nitrifiers and Nitrification in Activate Sludge Using Molecular Biology and Modeling Tools                                         (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                        January, 2003 – December, 2007

 

NSF

$400,000

REU Supplement: CAREER                     (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                         January, 2003 – June, 2004

 

NSF

$6,000

SENSORS: Rapid, Culture-Based Sensor with Direct Electronic Imaging to Track Environmental Microorganisms                    (33% D.B. Oerther; 34 % I. Papautsky, PI; 33% D. Mast)                                             December, 2004 – November, 2007

 

NSF

$367,295

Testing the Resource Ratio Theory as a          Framework Supporting Bioremediation Strategy for Clean-Up of Crude Oil-Contaminated Environments                      (20% D.B. Oerther; and 80% M. Suidan, PI)  April, 2001 – April, 2003

 

USEPA

$256,109

 Development of Precursor rDNA Probes to Enumerate Active Mycobacteria spp. in Drinking Water Biofilms                               (90% D.B. Oerther, PI; and 10% M. Suidan) April, 2002 – July, 2003

 

USEPA

$86,646

Preliminary Evaluation of a New Technique for Linking Picoplankton Community Structure with Function in Aquatic Environments                                         (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                               February, 2002 – January, 2003

 

Ohio Sate University and NOAA

$9,820

Preventing the Initiation of Biofouling of Membrane Bioreactors in Wastewater Treatment                                                   (34% D.B. Oerther, PI; 33% D. Dionysiou; and 33% G.Sorial)                                          May, 2002 – April, 2003

 

Ohio State University and USGS

$79,810

Continuing Testing the Resource Ratio Theory as a Framework Supporting Bioremediation Strategy for Clean-Up of Crude Oil-Contaminated Environments          (20% D.B. Oerther; and 80% M. Suidan, PI) April, 2003 – April, 2004

 

USEPA

$128,054

Training in Biologic Threat Agents                   (31 faculty participants; A. Weiss, PI)             July, 2003 – June, 2008  

      

NIAID (NIH) Bioterrorism Training Grant

$2,400,000

Evaluating the Utility of Fluorescence In Situ Hybridizations as a Regular Process Monitoring Tool to Improve Reliable Wastewater Treatment                             (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                          March, 2004 – February, 2005

 

Ohio State University and USGS

$25,190

Preliminary Data to Evaluate the Use of   Precursor 16S rRNA as an Indicator of Viable Waterborne Pathogens in the Environment                                              (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                          March, 2004 – February, 2005

 

Ohio Sate University and NOAA

$9,910

Identification and Characterization of Bacterial Communities Within Warm Water Aquifers (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                          March, 2004 – February, 2005

 

USEPA

$74,500

Methods for Pathogen Detection                (95% D.B. Oerther, PI; 5% M.T. Suidan)    May, 2004 – April, 2006

 

USEPA

$460,000

P3: Phosphorus Recovery from Sewage   (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                       October, 2004 – May, 2005

 

USEPA

$10,000

Molecular Microbial Ecology in Environmental  Engineering: T-RFLP of 16S rDNA to Quantify Microorganisms in Biotechnology Processes, (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                                                        January, 2001 – December, 2001

 

University Research Council

$5000

Learning Quantitative Digital Image Analysis for Measuring Bacteria                                    (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                                January, 2001 – December, 2001

 

Faculty Development Council

$5000

Advanced Training for Learning State of the Art Instrumentation for Measuring Environmentally Hazardous Contaminants in Water                                                          (33% D.B. Oerther; 34% D. Dionysiou, PI; and 33% G. Sorial)                                 March, 2001 – February, 2002

 

Faculty Development Council

$7,500

Evaluating Wastewater Treatment Using  Molecular Tools                                          (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                            June, 2001 – August, 2001

 

CH2M Hill

$15,300

Developing Culture-Based BioMEMS Prototype                                                      (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                          October, 2001 – April, 2002

 

Emerging Concepts, Inc.

$15,025

Educating Ohioans in State-of-the-art Applications of Genomics in Water Quality to Protect Against Environmental Bioterrorism    (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                      November, 2002 – April, 2005

 

Ohio Environmental Protection Agency

$49,970

ACTION Fund to Support NSF CAREER   (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                               January, 2003 – December, 2007

 

Ohio Board of Regents

$120,000

Microbial Diversity Course at Woods Hole, MA                                                         (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                                June, 2003 – May, 2004   

                                             

Faculty Development Council

$5,000

ACTION Fund to Support USEPA Methods for Pathogen Detection                                    (100% D.B. Oerther, PI)                                May, 2004 – April, 2006

 

Ohio Board of Regents

$120,000

CCLI: A&I: Collaborative Research: Molecular Biology for Environmental Engineers                                                        June, 2005 – May, 2007

 

NSF

$200,000
REU Supplement: CAREER,  (100% D.B. Oerther, PI),                                                 June, 2005 – May, 2006

NSF

$8,000
GRS Supplement: CAREER, , (100% D.B. Oerther, PI),                                                 June, 2005 – May, 2006

 

NSF

$39,120
Track 2 NSF GK-12 Fellows Project STEP (Science and Technology Enhancement Program): Building " STEMcinnati City ", (20% D.B. Oerther; 20% A. Kukreti, PI; 20% S. Soled; 20% T. Fowler; 20% R. Miller),    May, 2006 – April, 2011

 

NSF

$1,898,330
Health Effects and Biodegradation of Complex Mixtures, Superfund Basic Research Program, (5% D.B. Oerther; 20% K. Dixon, PI; 5% G. Talaska; 10% P. Bishop, 10% A. Puga; 10% J. Stringer; 10% B. Kinkle; 10% J. Shann; 10% J. Caruso; 10% J. Martin),               April, 2001 – March, 2006

NIEHS

$3,592,180
Task Order Number Sixty-three, Methods for Pathogen Detection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, (95% D.B. Oerther, PI; 5% M.T. Suidan),                                        May, 2004 – April, 2006

US EPA

$65,000
Characterizing and Controlling Membrane Biofouling , (50% D.B. Oerther, PI; 50% D. Dionysiou),                                                  April, 2006 – March, 2007

 

USGS

$28,000
056 Work Assignment Number Four, Test Virus for Measuring Biosolids Treatment Efficiency, (95% D.B. Oerther, PI; 5% M.T. Suidan),                                                    March, 2006 – September, 2007

 

US EPA

$114,444
Molecular Microbial Ecology, Superfund Basic Research Program, (75% D.B. Oerther, PI; 25% B. Kinkle),                                        May, 2006 – April, 2009

 

NIEHS

$964,199

Questions? Contact Daniel B. Oerther.
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Room 765 Baldwin Hall; Box 210071
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0071, USA
(513) 556-3670; (513) 556-2599 (fax)

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