Contracts and Grants

Jennifer G. Becker

As the principal investigator, I secured and managed $582,020 of competitive research grants from the National Science Foundation and other national, regional, and state institutions, organizations, and corporations.  I was a collaborator on an additional $150,855 of grants in support of an integrated research and extension project and several extension programs. Details of each grant are listed below:

Research Grants

Optimizing Contaminant Removal in Constructed Wetlands By Maximizing Oxygen Supply to the Plant Rhizosphere

Sponsor:      Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station
Funding:      $40,000
Duration:      July, 2001—June, 2003
Role:      Principal Investigator (A. H. Baldwin, Co-Principal Investigator)

Organic Acids as a Bioremediation Monitoring Tool

Sponsor:      University of Maryland General Research Board Research       Support Award
Funding:      $2,500
Duration:      August, 2001—May, 2002
Role:      Principal Investigator

Biosorbents from Agricultural Residuals, Phase I

Sponsors:      Maryland Industrial Partnerships and American Dehydrated       Foods, Inc.
Funding:      $51,201
Duration:      August, 2002—July, 2003
Role:      Principal Investigator

PECASE: Integrated Modeling and Experimental Evaluations of Competition between PCE-Dehalogenating Populations: Implications for In Situ Bioremediation

Sponsor:      National Science Foundation (NSF)
Funding:      $375,030
Duration:      September, 2002—August, 2007
Role:      Principal Investigator

Biosorbents from Agricultural Residuals, Phase II

Sponsors:      Maryland Industrial Partnerships and American Dehydrated       Foods, Inc.
Funding:      $49,147
Duration:      August, 2003—May, 2005
Role:      Principal Investigator (A. P. Davis, Co-Principal Investigator)

Development of Engineering Strategies for Remediation of Chlorinated Solvent Contamination in Wetland Ecosystems

Sponsor:      NSF-funded University of Maryland RISE Program
Funding:      $34,212
Duration:      June, 2004—August, 2004
Role:      Principal Investigator

Theoretical and Experimental Evaluation of Acetate Thresholds as a Monitoring Tool for In Situ Bioremediation

Sponsor:      Maryland Water Resources Research Center (U.S. Geological       Survey/Dept. of Interior)
Funding:      $29,990
Duration:      March, 2005—February, 2006
Role:      Principal Investigator (E. A. Seagren and H. Montas, Co-Principal Investigators)

Grants for Integrated Research and Extension Projects

Cost Effective Strategy to Reduce Nitrogen Loss from Land Application of Dairy Manure

Sponsor:      Chesapeake Bay Trust, Pioneer Grant Program
Funding:      $101,500
Duration:      November, 2006—November, 2008
Role:      Collaborator with J. J. Meisinger (U.S. Department of       Agriculture [USDA]) and Maryland Department of       Agriculture (MDA)

Grants for Extension Projects

Whole Farm Strategies to Balance Nitrogen and Minimize Ammonia Emission on Dairy Farms

Sponsor:      USDA/Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service (CSREES) Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Quality Program
Funding:      $5,000
Duration:      October, 2005—July, 2006
Role:      Collaborator with V. Ishler (The Pennsylvania State University [PSU]), R. E. Graves (PSU), S. Gay (Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University [VT])

Mid-Atlantic Better Composting School

Sponsor:      USDA/CSREES Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Quality Program
Funding:      $5,000
Duration:      March, 2006—October, 2006
Role:      Collaborator with N. Davitt (PSU), G. Evanylo (VT), G. K. Felton (UMD), R. E. Graves (PSU), and J. A. Ogejo (VT)

Nutrient Management for Emerging Animal Species

Sponsor:      USDA/CSREES Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Quality Program
Funding:      $24,000
Duration:      September, 2007—September, 2008
Role:      Collaborator with J. A. Ogejo (VT), R. E. Graves       (PSU), T. Basden (West Virginia University, WVU)

Coordinating Regional Efforts Involving Manure Management in Reduced Tillage and Pasture Systems

Sponsor:      USDA/CSREES Mid-Atlantic Regional Water Quality Program
Funding:      $15,355
Duration:      September, 2007—September, 2008

Role:            Collaborator with R. O. Maguire (VT), J. M. McGrath (UMD), G. Binford (University of Delaware), T. Basden (WVU), and D. Beegle (PSU)