Grants awarded while at John Carroll University

1992 "Propagation of cryptogams for use in land stabilization." One year's funding coawarded to Jeff Johansen (JCU) and Larry St. Clair (BYU) by the U.S. Forest Service. Total Award $34,460. Amount to John Carroll University $18,500.

1992 "Ecology and assessment of the algae of four Lake Erie Estuaries." Two years funding awarded to Jeff Johansen by the Lake Erie Protection Fund. $65,380.

1992 "Renewal: Propagation of cryptogams for use in land stabilization." One year (8/92-8/93). Coawarded to Jeff Johansen and Larry St. Clair by the U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Research Laboratory. Amount to John Carroll University $24,179.

1992 "Development of technology and equipment for mass production of cyanobacterial pellets." Coawarded to Jeff Johansen and Larry St. Clair by the U.S. Forest Service. Amount to John Carroll University $15,000.

1993 "Acquisition of a photomicroscope with Nomarski DIC Optics." National Science Foundation. $26,410.

1994 "Stabilization of arid sandy soils using cyanobacterial inoculants." U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Research Laboratory. $24,000.

1994 "Chlorophyll [a] assays of soils inoculated with cyanobacterial amendments." Subcontract from Brigham Young University, from project funded to Larry St. Clair by U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Research Laboratory. $6000.

1994 "Influence of microphytic crust on long term succession in short grass prairie." Coawarded to Jeff Johansen and Larry St. Clair by the U.S. Forest Service, Intermountain Research Laboratory. Amount to John Carroll University $20,000.

1994 "Determination of algal metrics for Lake Erie estuaries" Lake Erie Protection Fund. $72,512.

1994 "Resilience of microbiotic species to military training pressures: natural and stimulated recovery following disturbance." U.S. Army Office of Research. $738,443.

1997 "The Cuyahoga Watershed Project: an Integrated Study in Urban Ecology." Cleveland State University. $9,600.

1997 "Characterization of the soils and microbiotic crusts from Fort Irwin and the Silurian Valley." California State University - Dominguez Hills. $30,000

1997 "Application of cyanobacterial amendments to disturbed plots in Joshua Tree National Park." National Park Service. $5,000.

1997 "Cyanobacterial inoculants for arid land reclamation." Engineering Technology Incorporated, Orlando. $17,149

1998 "Analysis of diatom periphyton communities to assess environmental effects of precision farming in the Black River Drainage." Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. $30,000.

1998 "Analysis of the genetic variability within the cyanobacterium Microcoleus vaginatus." U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. $34,184.

1998 "Ecological function of microbiotic crusts at Fort Irwin, and preliminary inoculation studies" Fort Irwin National Training Center. $57,927.

1998 "Survey of the algae, lichens, and mosses of microbiotic crusts in selected semiarid and arid sites in western North America." National Science Foundation. $377,000.

1999 "Characterization of microbiotic soil communities, soil surface features, and soil chemical and physical properties for seven Fort Irwin NTC areas." Tierra Data Systems. $33,646.

1999 "Implementation and analysis of proof of concept plots for microphytic species inoculants." U.S. Army Construction Engineering Research Laboratory. $50,991.

1999 Cryptogam Field Study for National Training Center, Fort Irwin, California: Stabilization Studies. Southwest Division Naval Facilities Engineering Command. $46,350.

2000 Pilot project for the evaluation of standard biotic metrics in urbanized watersheds. Lake Erie Protection Fund. $7,500.

2000 Development of Arid Land Soil Inoculant. Engineering Technology Incorporated. $40,522.

2000 Great Lakes Diatom Indicators in the Estuarine Environment Research Program. US Environmental Protection Agency. $213,334.

2001 Hydroterretrial algae of the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Discover Life in America. $4,960.

2002 Description of new algal species from aerial environments in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Discover Life in America. $5,350.

2002 Polyphasic characterization and phylogenetic classification of the problematic form-genus Leptolyngbya (Cyanobacteria). National Science Foundation. $150,000.

 

2003 Algal Biodiversity in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  National Science Foundation.  $88,494.