Research

ESIRP: Environmental Science Interdiscplinary Research Program

Please note: ESIRP has been discontinued and replaced with an alternative funding program. See the new ESI Research Program


Previously Funded ESIRP Program Activities

2003

Qualitative Assessment of the Sources and Transport of Persistent Organic Pollutants in the Niagara River
Abstract

Diana Aga, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Christina W. Tsai , Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Environmental Modeling of Burn Scars for Erosion Risk Assessment
Abstract

Christian Renschler, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences
Joseph F. Atkinson , Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Mohamed I. Sultan, Department of Geology, College of Arts and Sciences

Application of Analytical Surface Science Methods for Assessment of Fouling in Membrane Filtration of Drinking Water
Abstract

John E. VanBenschoten, Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Joseph A. Gardella, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences

2002

Methods Development for the Analysis of Natural and Synthetic Estrogens in Wastewater

James N. Jensen, Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
Troy D. Wood
A. Scott Weber , Department of Civil, Structural, and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Water-soluble Metal Catalysts for Biomass Conversion to Chemicals
Abstract

Jerome B. Keister, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Janet R. Morrow, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences

Feasibility Data for a New Class of Environmentally-Friendly Chlorination Catalysts
Abstract

Carl R.F. Lund, Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences

Application of Gene Microarrays in Environmental Health Research
Abstract

James R. Olson, Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences
Lesleyann Hawthorn, Gene Expression Facility, Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Norma J. Nowak, DNA Microarray Facility, Roswell Park Cancer Institute

Geo-spatial Dynamic Response Assessment Tool [GeoDRAT]
Abstract
Final Report (pdf)

Chris S. Renschler, Department of Geography, College of Arts and Sciences
Michael F. Sheridan, Department of Geology, College of Arts and Sciences

2001

New Tools for High-Speed Analysis of Pharmaceuticals and Personal Care Products in Environmental Samples
Abstract

Frank V. Bright, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences

Developing Coral Growth Measurement Techniques as a Methodology for Assessing Coral Reef Health
Abstract

Howard R. Lasker, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences
Marcos Soares Barbeitos, Department of Biology, College of Arts and Sciences

Incorporation of Green Chemistry into an Undergraduate Lecture and Laboratory Course and the Application of Combinatorial Chemistry to Metal Ion Separations
Abstract

Janet R. Morrow, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Jim Atwood, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
David Hangauer, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences
Alexey Eliseev, Department of Chemistry, College of Arts and Sciences

Use of Holographic Imaging to Study Particle Aggregation as a Fractal Process
Abstract

Joseph F. Atkinson, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences
John E. Van Benschoten, Department of Civil, Structural and Environmental Engineering, School of Engineering and Applied Sciences