Research Catalyst Grantees by Award Year
Point of Contact: Dan Bedford, WSU & Andreas Leidolf, USU
Research Catalyst Award funding provided faculty at primarily undergraduate institutions (PUI) in Utah with an opportunity to conduct research on water, human systems, and other central iUTAH themes. Funded activities fostered collaboration with Utah’s research institutions and involved undergraduate students in the research. More about the Research Catalyst Grant program
2017 Grantees
Frank J. Black
Westminster College
Project:
Wildfire ash and Great Salt Lake dust as sources of heavy metals to Utah’s aquatic ecosystems
Bridget E. Hilbig
Weber State University
Project:
Enhancing soil biological complexity to conserve water in urban agriculture
Jacqualine Grant
Southern Utah University
Project:
Green infrastructure for water quality and pollinator community improvement
S. McKenzie Skiles
Utah Valley University
Project:
Constraining physical controls on snow hydrology along the Wasatch Front
2016 Grantees
Eddy Cadet
Utah Valley University
Project:
Investigating the impact of Phragmites australis control on Utah Lake water quality
Christopher Monson
Southern Utah University
Project:
Measuring oxygen levels and their correlation to microbial life in anoxic bodies of water, including the Great Salt Lake
2015 Grantees
Michael Bunds
Utah Valley University
Project:
Multi-disciplinary investigation of the timing and impact of major watershed-damming landslides in the central Wasatch...
Steven Emerman
Utah Valley University
Project:
A geochemical and sociological study of backyard wells and gardens in Utah Valley: implications for the future of water sustainability in Utah
Jacqualine Grant
Southern Utah University
Project:
Enhancing biodiversity, water conservation, and urban agriculture through green roof infrastructure
Gary Johnson
Weber State University
Project:
Understanding public attitudes toward water shortages and water pricing in Utah
Weihong Wang
Utah Valley University
Project:
Investigating temporal and spatial variations of nutrient and trace metal loading to Utah Lake
2014 Grantees
Frank Black
Westminster College
Project:
Identifying options for the adaptive management of wetlands to minimize the net production and export of monomethylmercury
Fredric Govedich
Southern Utah University
Project:
Water Chemistry and Microbial Community Composition and Diversity in Irrigation Runoff Waters in Cedar City, Utah
Paul Spruell
Southern Utah University
Project:
Water Chemistry and Microbial Community Composition and Diversity in Irrigation Runoff Waters in Cedar City, Utah
Suzanne Walther
Utah Valley University
Project:
Stream impoundment: comprehensive riverine effects on the Provo River, Utah
2013 Grantees
Betsy Bancroft
Southern Utah University
Project:
The effect of anthropogenic nitrogen and sedimentation on primary producers mediated through tadpole bioturbation
Christy Clay
Westminster College
Project:
Urban stream health: macroinvertebrates and periphyton as indicators
Steven Emerman
Utah Valley University
Project:
The use of stable isotopes of water to determine pathways of mining-related contaminants in Salt Lake and Utah Valleys, Utah
Carla Trentelman
Weber State University
Project:
Uncovering Attitudes towards Water at Weber State University
Suzanne Walther
Utah Valley University
Project:
Investigating anthropogenic impacts on the Utah Lake-Jordan River transition zone using a multi-proxy approach
