Research Projects (2002-present):

Effective

date

Funding

agency

Project title

Role

2007-2009

USGS

Soil chemistry changes affected by pine trees and exotic plants in native and disturbed pine rockland, Everglades National Park

PI

2007-2009

Vietnam Education Foundation

VEF Fellowship grant

PI

2006-2008

SFWMD

Influence of prescribed fire on phosphorus speciation in ash and redistribution in water and sediment.

PI

2007

SFWMD

Literature review on calcium carbonate biogeochemistry and its effects on phosphorus removal in natural and constructed wetlands

Co-Pi

2006-2008

USDA

Sustainable water resource management: U.S.-India collaborative research and education

Investigator

2006-2009

EPA/FDACS, SFWMD, SWFWMD, SRWMD

Implementation of BMPs for Florida vegetable and row crops

Co-Pi

2003-2008

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians

Miccosukee flow-proportional monitoring project

PI

2005-2008

USDA/

CSREES

Improving water quality at the watershed level by targeting high-return stakeholders

Co-Pi

2005-2008

USGS

Chemical analysis for developing midge bioassessment methods for evaluating Everglades marsh water quality

PI

2005-2006

SFWMD

Characterization and analyses of water quality data in the Indian River Lagoon. 

PI

2005-2007

SJRWMD

Lateral subsurface water flow in vegetable production areas under

seepage irrigation in northeast Florida

Co-Pi

2005

USAID

Cover crops in natural resources improvement and tree crops sustainability under tropical agro-forestry systems in South America

PI

2005-2007

USDA/

TSTAR

Foliar acid application to prevent iron deficiency in tropical fruit crops grown in calcareous soils

Co-Pi

2004-2007

USDA/

TSTAR

Development of a system approach to organic greenhouse herb production for protected agriculture in a mild weather climate

Co-Pi

2004-2007

USDA/ARS

Tropical cover crops for plant-parasitic nematode suppression in southern Florida

Co-Pi

2004-2005

Florida Tomato Committee

Development and demonstration of practical drip-irrigation application of fumigants to reduce emissions, worker exposure, and costs

Co-Pi

2004-2005

SFWMD

Soils and hydroperiod analysis in the floodplains of the Loxahatchee River Watershed

PI

2004-2005

SFWMD

The effects of salinity and altered hydrology on the growth, survival and restoration of baldcypress seedlings

PI

2004-2006

USGS/

SFWMD

Development of a procedure for using selected water quality model components with existing hydrologic models

Co-Pi

2004-2006

FDEP

Developing and field testing a design model for runoff phosphorus filtering with vegetative filter strips

Co-Pi

2003-2005

USDA/

TSTAR

Micronutrient evaluation of highly weathered soils of the tropics

Co-Pi

2003-2004

USDOI

Analyses and evaluation of water, soil, and plant samples from Everglades National Park

PI

2003-2005

SFWMD

Using zeolite as a soil amendment to improve water quality in C-111 basin

PI

2003-2006

USDA

Chemistry and gaseous loss of nitrogen in different soils and production systems

PI

2003-2004

USDOE

Analyses of calcareous soils from Marshall Island for DOE dose assessment and radioecology program

PI

2003-2005

USDA/

SARE

Development of sustainable vegetable production systems for south Florida and Virginia based on use of cover crops and precision irrigation.

Co-Pi

2003-2004

South Dade Soil & Water Conservation District

Study of Frog Pond hydrology and water quality modifications introduced by the CERP detention pond implementation

Co-Pi

2002-2003

South FL  Grower Association

Using soil organic amendment to improve lychee production in South Florida

Co-Pi

2002-2004

FL Fruit and Vegetable Association

Evaluating and demonstrating chemically based and biologically based alternative systems to methyl bromide for tomato production in south Florida

Co-Pi

2002-2003

South Dade Soil & Water Conservation District

Water quality along a land transect delimited by two canals at the Frog Pond agricultural area adjacent to the Everglades National Park

Co-Pi