FUNDING HISTORY
The River Studies Center has received more than $13.3 million in funding since 1995 to support research and research training on the Mississippi River and its tributaries, lakes in the upper Midwest, and laboratory studies.
2007, ($11,776), Development of a comprehensive research plan to assess bioaccumulation of mercury in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. National Park Service and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation--J.G. Wiener.
2006, ($483,933), Cooperative education agreement with the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (U.S. Geological Survey), La Crosse, WI-- R.J. Haro, M.B. Sandheinrich, R.W. Tyser.
2005-2007, ($10,000), Characterization of mercury contamination of aquatic food webs in lagoons in the Apostle Islands National Lakeshore. National Park Service--J.G. Wiener, K.R. Rolfhus, R.J. Haro, and M.B. Sandheinrich.
2005-2007, ($10,088), Inferring critical nitrogen deposition loads to alpine lakes of western national parks with diatom fossil records. National Park Service--J.E. Saros.
2005-2007, ($70,000), The response of lakes to disturbance and climate change: calibrating sedimentary records to test the landscape position concept, External Grant, Sponsored by National Science Foundation--J.E. Saros.
2003-2007, ($250,000), RUI: The role of dissolved organic material in regulating primary production in prairie saline lakes. National Science Foundation--J.E. Saros.
2002-2007, ($187,000), Interactive effects of UV radiation and temperature on pelagic foodwebs. National Science Foundation--J.E. Saros.
2005-2006, ($7,283), Collection and analysis of age-1 yellow perch from Voyageurs National Park. U.S. Geological Survey-- M.B. Sandheinrich.
2005, ($416,344), Cooperative education agreement with the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center (U.S. Geological Survey), La Crosse, WI-- R.J. Haro, M.B. Sandheinrich, R.W. Tyser.
2004, ($11,830), Analysis of mercury in fish from the St. Croix River watershed. U.S. Geological Survey, Mounds View, MN.--M. B. Sandheinrich.
2004, ($18,000), Collection and analysis of age-1 yellow perch from Voyageurs National Park. U.S. Geological Survey, Mounds View, MN.--M. B. Sandheinrich and J. G. Wiener.
2004, ($50,000), Bioaccumulation of methylmercury in planktonic food webs in lakes of the Voyageurs National Park. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency, St. Paul, MN.--J. G. Wiener, M. B. Sandheinrich, and K. R. Rolfhus.
2004, ($1,105,444), Cooperative Educational Agreement, USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center. R.W. Tyser, R.J. Haro, and M.B. Sandheinrich.
2003-2006, ($318,016), Methylmercury production and transfer to benthic food webs in nearshore and wetland environments of southern Lake Superior. University of Wisconsin Sea Grant College Program--J.G. Wiener, K.R. Rolfhus, R.J. Haro, and D.P. Krabbenhoft.
2003-2005, ($103,341), Assessing the risk of the parasite Heterosporis sp. (Microsporida: Pleistophoridae) becoming widely established in Great Lakes fish especially yellow perch (Perca flavescens). Great Lakes Fishery Commission--D. R. Sutherland and S. Cooper.
2003-2004, ($90,093), Analysis of fin clips: Evaluation as a non-lethal method for monitoring mercury in fish. Wisconsin Focus on Energy Environmental Research Program.--J.G. Wiener, M.B. Sandheinrich, and K. R. Rolfhus.
2003-2004, ($25,000), Parasites of anurans from National Wildlife Refuges. Subcontract with U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. D.R. Sutherland.
2003, ($479,354), Cooperative Educational Agreement, USGS Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center. R.W. Tyser, R.J. Haro, and M.B. Sandheinrich.
2003, ($250,000), RUI: The role of dissolved organic material in regulating primary production in prairie saline lakes. National Science Foundation.--J.E. Saros, S.C. Fritz, and C.L. Osburn.
2003, ($55,000), Bioaccumulation of methylmercury in planktonic food webs and reproductive effects on northern pike in lakes of the Voyageurs National Park. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency--J.G. Wiener, M.B. Sandheinrich, K. R. Rolfhus.
2002-2007, ($187,400), Interactive effects of UV radiation and temperature on pelagic foodwebs. National Science Foundation--C. E. Williamson, W. H. Jeffrey, D. P. Morris, P. J. Neale, and J. E. Saros.
2002, ($690,197), Cooperative Education Agreement with U. S. Geological Survey to support research associates, graduate assistants, and undergraduate researchers at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center--R. W. Tyser, R. J. Haro, and M. B. Sandheinrich.
2002, ($262,767), Acquisition of equipment to support research and undergraduate training in aquatic science. National Science Foundation--J. E. Saros, R. J. Haro, K. R. Rolfhus, and M. B. Sandheinrich
2002-2003, ($131,847), A science strategy for mercury investigations in the Bay-Delta ecosystem: Development of a unifying framework linked to ecological restoration--J.G. Wiener, C.C Gilmour, and D.P. Krabbenhoft.
2001-2003, ($100,428), Identification of ecosystem factors affecting methylmercury contamination of food webs in semi-remote lakes of the Voyageurs National Park. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency--J.G. Wiener, M.B. Sandheinrich, K. R. Rolfhus, B. C. Knights, and J. Jeramiason.
2001, ($1,419,536), Cooperative Education Agreement with U. S. Geological Survey to support research associates, graduate assistants, and undergraduate researchers at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center--R. J. Haro, R. W. Tyser and M. B. Sandheinrich.
2001-2002, ($10,150), Effectiveness of Vantage herbicide in controlling reed canary grass. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--C.A. Annen and R.W Tyser.
2001, ($221,639), RUI: Integrating algal physiological ecology and paleolimnology to decipherthe effects of atmospheric deposition and climate change on alpine lakes. National Science Foundation--Jasmine E. Saros, Sebastian Interlandi, and Alex Wolfe.
2001 ($13,500), Trade-offs in grazing behavior by a macroinvertebrate keystone herbivore Insouthwestern Wisconsin streams. University of Wisconsin System, Madison, Wisconsin--R. J. Haro.
2000-2002 ($131,324), Reproductive toxicity of methylmercury in fish: Establishing the relationship between biomarkers and reproductive success. National Sea Grant College Program--M. B. Sandheinrich and R. G. Rada.
2000-2002, ($99,000), Use of radio-transmitters in monitoring movements of frogs. U. S. Geological Survey--D. Sutherland and M. Knutson.
2000, ($1,473,424), Cooperative Education Agreement with U. S. Geological Survey to support research associates, graduate assistants, and undergraduate researchers at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center--R. G. Rada, M. B. Sandheinrich, and R. W. Tyser.
2000, ($17,250), Identification of ecosystem factors affecting methylmercury contamination of food webs in semi-remote lakes of Voyageurs National Park. U. S. Geological Survey--M. B. Sandheinrich.
2000, ($18,000), Identification of natural silicon materials extracted from lake sediments. Silicones Environmental Health and Safety Council--M. B. Sandheinrich.
1999, ($18,000), Farm ponds as critical habitats for native amphibians. U. S. Geological Survey--M. B. Sandheinrich.
1999, ($787,580), Cooperative Education Agreement with U. S. Geological Survey to support research associates, graduate assistants, and undergraduate researchers at the Upper Midwest Environmental Sciences Center--R. G. Rada, M. B. Sandheinrich, and R. W. Tyser.
1999 ($55,000), Cooperative Education Agreement with the U.S. Geological Survey to support the UMESC for Y2K compliance--R. G. Rada, M. B. Sandheinrich, and R. W. Tyser.
1999-2002, ($155,896), Microbial mediation of trace metal cycling in four stratified Antarctic lakes. National Science Foundation--B. J. Bratina
1997-2000, ($658,000), An integrated ecological and socio-economic approach to evaluating and reducing agricultural impacts on upper Mississippi River Watersheds. National Science Foundation/U. S. Environmental Protection Agency--P. H. Gowda, R. Haro, T. L. Napier, and A. D. Ward.
1998, ($1,373,872), Cooperative Education Agreement between the Environmental Management Technical Center, U.S. Geological Survey and the University of Wisconsin La Crosse--R. G. Rada, M. B. Sandheinrich, and R. W. Tyser.
1997-1999, ($148,696), Assessing the risk of whirling disease becoming established in the Great Lakes: Field and laboratory evaluation of a novel polymerase chain reaction diagnostic assay. National Sea Grant College Program--S. Cooper, B. Lasee, D. Sutherland and D. Waller.
1997, ($14,000), Changes in aquatic vegetation in backwater areas of navigation Pool No. 4, Upper Mississippi River, between 1975 and 1996. Environmental Management Technical Center, U. S. Geological Survey--J. Dieck and R. Tyser.
1997, ($25,000), Assessing the risk of whirling disease becoming established in the Great Lakes: Field and laboratory evaluation of a novel polymerase chain reaction diagnostic assay. National Partnership on the Management of Wild and Native Coldwater Fisheries--S. Cooper, B. Lasee, D. Sutherland and D. Waller.
1997-1998, ($62,172), Maternally transmitted mercury: Effects on embryo and larval fish survival, growth and feeding behavior. National Sea Grant College Program--R. G. Rada and M. B. Sandheinrich.
1997, ($437,023), Cooperative Education Agreement between the Environmental Management Technical Center, U.S. Geological Survey and the University of WisconsinLa Crosse--R. G. Rada, R. W. Tyser, R. A. Weinkauf, and C. W. Schelin
1996, ($371,102),Cooperative Education Agreement between the Environmental Management Technical Center (was part of the National Biological Service and is now part of the U.S. Geological Survey) and the University of WisconsinLa Crosse--R. G. Rada, R. W. Tyser, R. A. Weinkauf, and C. W. Schelin.
1996-1997, ($30,000), Evaluation of high resolution airborne imageries for mapping floodplain vegetation. Task 4.3.1.2, 1996-97 Annual Work Plan, Long Term Resource Monitoring Program, Environmental Management Technical Center, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey--P. H. Gowda and T. Owens.
1996-1997, ($25,000), Understanding sediment and chemical loading from the Maquoketa River to Pool 13. Task 1.2.1.4, 1996-97 Annual Work Plan, Long Term Resource Monitoring Program, Environmental Management Technical Center, Biological Resources Division, U.S. Geological Survey--P. H. Gowda and D. A. Olsen..
1996-1997, ($59,500), Development of in situ refugia as a method for preserving the biodiversity of unionid mussels in the St. Croix River. National Biological Service--W. G. Cope and R. G. Rada.
1996, ($2,000), Evaluation of a historical data base for fecal coliform bacteria in the Upper Mississippi River. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources--R. G. Rada.
1996, ($20,000), Maternally transmitted mercury: effects on embryo and larval fish survival, growth and feeding behavior. Minnesota Pollution Control Agency--R. G. Rada and M. B. Sandheinrich.
1996-1997, ($25,680), Historical deposition of siloxanes in Navigation Pool No. 4 of the upper Mississippi River. Silicones Environmental Health and Safety Council--R. G. Rada and M. B. Sandheinrich.
1995-1996, ($44,220), Ecotoxicological significance of waterborne contaminants to sentinel organisms in the Upper Mississippi River. National Biological Service--W. G. Cope and R. G. Rada.
1995, ($128,000), Cooperative Education Agreement between the National Biological Survey, Environmental Management Technical Center and the University of WisconsinLa Crosse--R. G. Rada, R. A. Weinkauf, and C. W. Schelin.
1995-1997, ($130,653), Trophic interactions between zebra mussels and larval fish: Experimental tests of competition for planktonic resources. National Sea Grant College Program--W. B. Richardson, M. B. Sandheinrich, and B. L. Johnson.
1995-1997, ($58,300), Sediment-contaminant database for the upper Mississippi River. National Biological Service--R. G. Rada and J. G. Wiener.
1989-1996, ($100,900), Max Lake Alkalinity Study: mercury bioaccumulation in a shallow, acidic lake. Wisconsin Department of Natural resources--R. G. Rada and J. G. Wiener
1994-1995, ($245,072), Cooperative Education Agreement between the National Biological Survey, Environmental Management Technical Center and the University of WisconsinLa Crosse--R. G. Rada, R. A. Weinkauf, and C. W. Schelin.
1994-1996, ($280,122), Stratigraphy of mercury in depositional sediments in the Sudbury River. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--R. G. Rada and J. G. Wiener.
1993, ($78,440), Introduction of inductively coupled plasma spectroscopy to undergraduate (chemistry and biology) students. National Science Foundation matching students--instrumentation and laboratory improvements (ILI) program--R. G. Rada and . J. Taylor.
1993-1994, ($112,825), Cooperative Education Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Management Technical Center and the University of WisconsinLa Crosse--R. G. Rada and R. A. Weinkauf.
1992-1993, ($94,000), Cooperative Education Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Management Technical Center and the University of WisconsinLa Crosse--R. G. Rada and R. A. Weinkauf.
1991-1992, ($133,000), Cooperative Education Agreement between the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Environmental Management Technical Center and the University of WisconsinLa Crosse--R. G. Rada and R. A. Weinkauf.
1991, ($248,500), Aquatic toxicology and chemistry laboratory renovation. National Science Foundation matching grant--academic research facilities modernization program--T. O. Claflin--R. G. Rada, and M. B. Sandheinrich.
1991, ($10,000), An evaluation of mercury enrichment in the Namekagon and Upper Eau Claire Lakes. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources--R. G. Rada.
1991, ($8,500), Effects of maternally-transmitted mercury on embryo and larval walleye. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources.--M. B. Sandheinrich
1990, ($31,900), Detection of mercury methylating sulfate-reducing bacteria from sediments with 16S rRNA probes. Subcontract of Dr. David A. Stahl's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant--M. R. Winfrey.
1990, ($10,000), Comparison of sediment suspended in water to sediment collected in sediment traps. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources--L. A. Bartsch and R. G. Rada.
1990, ($51,553), Fish behavior tests, ecological foraging models and bioenergetics models for risk assessment. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This proposal is a subcontract of a larger $131,981 proposal with Iowa State University--M. B. Sandheinrich.
1990, ($12,000). Educational Equipment and Supplies Grant: Use of Microtox in teaching aquatic toxicology. Microbics Corporation--M. B. Sandheinrich
1989, ($15,000), Enrichment of metals in sediments and mayflies of Navigation Pool 2 and Lake Pepin of the Upper Mississippi River. Subcontract of a U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service grant through Iowa State University--R. G. Rada.
1989, ($2,900), Dating of Lake Pepin sediments with the cesium-137 technique. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources--R. G. Rada.
1988-1990, ($380,022), The biogeochemical fate of mercury in the aquatic ecosystem. Electric Power Research Institute and Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources--R. G. Rada, J. G. Wiener and M. R. Winfrey. This grant is part of a larger 2.5 million dollar grant that includes principal investigators from the United States, Canada, and Scandinavia.
1988, ($56,243), Detection of mercury methylating sulfate-reducing bacteria from sediments with 16s rRNA probes. Subcontract of Dr. David A. Stahl's U.S. Environmental Protection Agency grant--M. R. Winfrey.
1988, ($9,900), Mercury in yellow perch of Little Rock Lake, Wisconsin. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--R. G. Rada and J. G. Wiener.
1987, ($9,900), Mercury in yellow perch of Little Rock Lake, Wisconsin. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency--R. G. Rada and J. G. Wiener.
1986, ($49,843), The mechanism of mercury methylation in lake sediments. National Institutes of Health--M. R. Winfrey.
1986, ($2000), Provision of undergraduate research experience in aquatic science a the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Foundation, Inc.--R. G. Rada and M. R. Winfrey.
1985, ($40,000), An evaluation of mercury contamination in selected northern Wisconsin lakes. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources--R. G. Rada, J. G. Wiener, and M. R. Winfrey.
1985, ($51,784), In situ methylation and bioaccumulation of mercury associated with contaminated sites of the Upper Wisconsin River. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources--R. G. Rada and M. R. Winfrey.
1985, ($2,100), Provision of undergraduate research experience in aquatic science. UW-La Crosse Foundation, Inc.--R. G. Rada and M. R. Winfrey.
1985, ($960), Use of a recombinant DNA gene probe to identify mercury-resistant bacteria in nature. UWLa Crosse Foundation, Inc.--M. R. Winfrey.
1984, ($2,000), A limnological survey of Lake Neshonoc. Lake Neshonoc Rehabilitation District--R. G. Rada and Paul Ritter.
1983, ($49,000), Bathymetric and current velocity studies of Locks and Dam Nos. 5, 7, and 9, Upper Mississippi River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--T. O. Claflin and R. G. Rada.
1983, (approximately $7,500), Miscellaneous contracts to conduct research on effects of acid precipitation on metal chemistry in water and sediments of northern Wisconsin lakes. Columbia National Fisheries Contaminant Research Center, La Crosse Field Station--T. O. Claflin and R. G. Rada.
1981, ($50,000), Metal contamination in sediments, crayfish, carp, and walleye of the Upper Wisconsin River. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources--R. G. Rada and J. G. Wiener.
1981, ($187,000), Effects of commercial and recreational navigation on selected physical and chemical variables, Navigation Pool No. 9, Upper Mississippi River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--T. O. Claflin and R. G. Rada.
1980, ($101,000), A baseline characterization of selected physical and chemical variables, Navigation Pool No. 9, Upper Mississippi River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--T. O. Claflin and R. G. Rada.
1979, ($7,000), Physical, chemical, and biological survey of the Chippewa River, Wisconsin. Colorado State University--T. O. Claflin and R. G. Rada.
1979, ($6,000), Character of bed sediments in the Upper Mississippi River. Columbia National Fisheries Research Laboratory--T. O. Claflin and R. G. Rada.
1978, ($36,000), Application of a regression model to predict the biological outcomes of altering the flow of water into the Burnt Pocket Area, Pool 18, Upper Mississippi River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--T. O. Claflin and R. G. Rada.
1977, ($15,000), A field test of a regression simulation model previously developed in Navigation Pool No. 8, Upper Mississippi River. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers--T. O. Claflin and R. G. Rada.