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2022\/2023<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Title: PFAS in Rhode Island Septic Systems
    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Alissa Cox, Clinical Assistant Professor, Environment and Life Sciences, URI<\/li>
    • Cost\/Match: $ 24,999.00 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
    • Title: Water Availability Assessment through the integration of hydrologic model and water management optimization tool for Chipuxet River Watershed, Rhode Island
      • Principal Investigator: Dr. Soni Pradhanang, Associate Professor, Geosciences, URI<\/li>
      • Cost\/Match: $ 24,993.00 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
      • Title: Public perceptions and willingness to pay to mitigate microplastic fibers from the Narragansett Bay Watershed
        • Principal Investigator: Dr. Emi Uchida, Professor, Department of Environmental and Natural Resource Economics<\/li>
        • Cost\/Match: $ 25,052.00 <\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

          2021\/2022<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

          1. Title: A Geospatial Risk Model for Assessing Threats to Rhode Island Water Resources
            • Principal Investigator: Dr. Ali Akanda, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
            • Cost\/Match: $ 25,000.00 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
            • Title: Water Use and Availability on Block Island RI
              • Principal Investigator: Dr. Thomas Boving, Professor, Geoscience, URI<\/li>
              • Cost\/Match: $ 20,286.00 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
              • Title: Systematic assessment of plastic waste in the freshwater systems of Rhode Island
                • Principal Investigator: Dr. Andrew Davies, Associate Professor, Biological Sciences, URI<\/li>
                • Cost\/Match: $ 24,942.00 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                • Title: Characterizing Seasonal Dynamics and Sources of PFAS in the Pawcatuck River
                  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Rainer Lohmann, Oceanography, URI<\/li>
                  • Cost\/Match: $ 25,000.00 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                    2020\/2021<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                    1. Title: Sustainability, Water-Energy Nexus, Climate, Urban Heat Island
                      • Principal Investigator: Dr. Ali Akanda, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                      • Cost\/Match: $23,234 USGS\/$58,576 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                      • Title: Clean Water Outreach in Rhode Island
                        • Principal Investigator: Dr. Christopher Hunter, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                        • Cost\/Match: $8,472 USGS\/ $31,154 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                        • Title: The Applicability of South Korean Aquatic Litter Management Strategies to Rhode Island Freshwater Bodies
                          • Principal Investigator: Dr. Elizabeth Mendenhall, Assistant Professor, Marine Affairs, URI<\/li>
                          • Cost\/Match: $22,743 USGS\/ $45,497 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                          • Title: Hybrid nano-bioreactors for the treatment of recalcitrant contaminants in drinking water
                            • Principal Investigator: Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                            • Cost\/Match: $11,618 USGS\/$26,505 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                              2019\/2020<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                              1. Title: Decreasing Trihalomethanes in the Providence Drinking Water System
                                • Principal Investigator: Dr. Joseph Goodwill, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                • Cost\/Match: $21,601 USGS\/$111,211 URI\/Providence Water<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                • Title: Clean Water Outreach in Rhode Island
                                  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Christopher Hunter, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                  • Cost\/Match: $8,335 USGS\/ $4,459 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                  • Title: Providing a new perspective on groundwater hydrometry using thermal infrared sensor equipped unmanned aerial vehicle
                                    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Soni Pradhanang, Associate Professor, Geosciences, URI<\/li>
                                    • Cost\/Match: $21,601 USGS\/ $25,646 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                      2018\/2019<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                      1. Title: Assessment of Ferrate for Treating Drinking Water Sources Impacted by Harmful Algal Blooms
                                        • Principal Investigator: Dr. Joseph Goodwill, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                        • Cost\/Match: $21,127 USGS\/$47,197 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                        • Title: Clean Water Outreach in Rhode Island
                                          • Principal Investigator: Dr. Christopher Hunter, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                          • Cost\/Match: $8,709 USGS\/ $16,886URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                          • Title: Assessing Microplastic and Microfibers Contamination in Small Water Utilities and Private Wells
                                            • Principal Investigator: Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                            • Cost\/Match: $13,162 USGS\/ $29,844 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                              2017\/2018<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                              1. Title: Water Purification via Hydrogels with Voltage-Controlled Electrodynamic Properties
                                                • Principal Investigator: Dr. Samantha Meenach, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                • Cost\/Match: $22,067 USGS\/$60,134 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                • Title: Clean Water Outreach in Rhode Island
                                                  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Chirstopher Hunter, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                  • Cost\/Match: $8,429 USGS\/ $20,784 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                  • Title: Bench-top simulation of water treatment system to assess disinfectant byproducts precursors and formation potentials in source waters of Rhode Island
                                                    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Soni Pradhanang, Assistant Professor, Geosciences, URI<\/li>
                                                    • Cost\/Match: $20,746 USGS\/ $48,367 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                      2016\/2017<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                      1. Title: Modeling and Simulation of Groundwater Contamination
                                                        • Principal Investigator: Dr. Angelo Lucia , Professor, Chemical Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                        • Cost\/Match: $20,029 USGS\/$40,447 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                        • Title: Clean Water Outreach in Rhode Island
                                                          • Principal Investigator: Dr. Chirstopher Hunter , Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                          • Cost\/Match: $8,565 USGS\/ $17,947 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                          • Title: Bench-top simulation of water treatment system to assess disinfectant byproducts precursors and formation potentials in source waters of Rhode Island
                                                            • Principal Investigator: Dr. Soni Pradhanang, Assistant Professor, Geosciences, URI<\/li>
                                                            • Cost\/Match: $20,029 USGS\/ $40,897 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                              2015\/2016<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                              1. Title: Common Pool Resources and Water Quality Experiments
                                                                • Principal Investigator: Dr. Todd Guilfoos, Assistant Professor, Environmental and Natural Resources Economics, URI<\/li>
                                                                • Cost\/Match: $19,581 USGS\/$39,230 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                                • Title: Clean Water Outreach in Rhode Island
                                                                  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Chirstopher Hunter, Associate Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                  • Cost\/Match: $8,565 USGS\/ $16,604 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                                  • Title: Improving Methods to Assess Liquefaction Potential of Embankment Dams in the Northeast Region
                                                                    • Principal Investigator: Dr. Aaron Brandshaw, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                    • Cost\/Match: $19,076 USGS\/ $39,384 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                      2014\/2015<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                      1. Title: Carbon-Based Renewable Hydrogel Nanocomposites for Water Purification
                                                                        • Principal Investigator: Dr. Samanttha Meenach, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                        • Cost\/Match: $18,737 USGS\/$37,999 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                                        • Title: Clean Water Outreach in Rhode Island
                                                                          • Principal Investigator: Dr. Harold Knickle, Professor, Chemical Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                          • Cost\/Match: $10,420 USGS\/ $18,319 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                                          • Title: Water Security, Sustainability, and Climate Impacts in Urban Regions
                                                                            • Principal Investigator: Dr. Ali Akanda, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                            • Cost\/Match: $18,737 USGS\/ $37,833 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                              2013\/2014<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                              1. Title: Seismic Evaluation of the Gainer Memorial Dam
                                                                                • Principal Investigator: Dr. Aaron Brandshaw, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                                • Cost\/Match: $20,856 USGS\/$41,718 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                                                • Title: Clean Water Outreach in Rhode Island
                                                                                  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Harold Knickle, Professor, Chemical Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                                  • Cost\/Match: $20,347 USGS\/ $40,694 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                    2012\/2013<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                    1. Title: A novel fabrication method for antibacterial membrane
                                                                                      • Principal Investigator: Dr. Peng Wang, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering and Pharmaceutical Sciences, URI<\/li>
                                                                                      • Cost\/Match: $17,054 USGS\/$35,080 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                                                      • Title: Clean Water Outreach in Rhode Island
                                                                                        • Principal Investigator: Dr. Harold Knickle, Professor, Chemical Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                                        • Cost\/Match: $16,093 USGS\/ $32,284 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                                                        • Title: Wave-Induced Pore Pressures in Remedial Caps in Reservoirs
                                                                                          • Principal Investigator: Dr. Aaron Brandshaw, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                                          • Cost\/Match: $16,540 USGS\/ $34,813 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                            2011\/2012<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

                                                                                            1. Title: Stimuli-Responsive Nanocomposite Coatings for Mitigating Fouling of Water Treatment Membranes
                                                                                              • Principal Investigator: Dr. Geoffrey Bothun, Assistant Professor, Chemical Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                                              • Cost\/Match: $15,856 USGS\/$34,605 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                                                              • Title: Increasing sources of water supply: advanced treatment of stormwater runoff
                                                                                                • Principal Investigator: Dr. Vinka Oyanedel-Craver, Assistant Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                                                • Cost\/Match: $16,804 USGS\/ $35,098 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li>
                                                                                                • Title: Drinking Water Outreach in Rhode Island
                                                                                                  • Principal Investigator: Dr. Harold Knickle, Professor, Chemical Engineering, URI<\/li>
                                                                                                  • Cost\/Match: $15,480 USGS\/ $26,096 URI<\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                                                                                                    2022\/2023 Title: PFAS in Rhode Island Septic Systems Principal Investigator: Dr. Alissa Cox, Clinical Assistant Professor, Environment and Life Sciences, URI Cost\/Match: $ 24,999.00 URI Title: Water Availability Assessment through the integration of hydrologic model and water management optimization tool for Chipuxet River Watershed, Rhode Island Principal Investigator: Dr. Soni Pradhanang, Associate Professor, Geosciences, URI […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3744,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"class_list":["post-380","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riwrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riwrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riwrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riwrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3744"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riwrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=380"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riwrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":839,"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riwrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/380\/revisions\/839"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/riwrc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=380"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}