External grants awarded >$50,000
Download a PDF of the July 2024 Grant Report.
| Project Title | Principal Investigator | Sponsor Name | Award Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collaborative Research: Research Infrastructure: E-RISE RII: Enhancing Maine Forest Economy, Sustainability, and Technology (Maine-FOREST) Ecosystem To Accelerate Innovation |
Aaron Weiskittel Sandra De Urioste-Stone Andrew Crawley Prabuddha Chakraborty Colleen Walker |
National Science Foundation | $2,046,069 |
| 2024-2027 Omnibus – Communications | Gayle Zydlewski | US Dept of Commerce | $248,039 |
| 2024-2027 Omnibus – Education | Keri Kaczor | US Dept of Commerce | $103,231 |
| 2024-2027 Omnibus – Extension Off-Campus IDC | Natalie Springuel | US Dept of Commerce | $583,711 |
| 2024-2027 Omnibus – Extension On-Campus IDC | Natalie Springuel | US Dept of Commerce | $82,730 |
| Co-design of virtual environments for commercial fishing and offshore wind interactions | Jessica Jansujwicz | US Dept of Commerce | $99,560 |
| Composites for Advanced Maritime Structures (CAMS III) | Kyle Warren Evan Gilman Douglas Slocum Gregory Studer Masoud Rais-Rohani |
US Dept of Defense | $9,000,000 |
| Dean John A. Knauss Marine Policy Fellowship -Jane | Jessica Jansujwicz | US Dept of Commerce | $73,000 |
| Evaluating the northward range expansion of the blue crab through monitoring and collaborative capacity building | Jessica Jansujwicz | US Dept of Commerce | $50,192 |
| Impacts of spatial-temporal precipitation, snowpack properties, and snowmelt variability on alpine landscapes and runoff | Seth Campbell Christopher Gerbi Daniel Hayes Peter Koons Kristin Schild Scott Braddock |
US Dept of Defense | $3,525,000 |
| Innovative High-Feed Rate Additive Manufacturing Using Sustainable Nano- Micro- Cellulose-Reinforced Thermoplastic Composites | Habib Dagher Mehdi Tajvidi Susan MacKay Yousoo Han Colleen Walker William Gramlich David Neivandt Yonghao Ni |
US Dept of Energy | $1,900,000 |
| Inviting conversation on a daunting topic: the role of microplastics in microbial safety of marine foods | Jessica Jansujwicz | US Dept of Commerce | $102,235 |
| Novel Forest Products with Commercial Relevance | Mehdi Tajvidi William Gramlich Carl Tripp Parinaz Rahimzadeh-Bajgiran Colleen Walker Jinwu Wang Douglas Bousfield Qing Jin Ling Li Adam Daigneault Benjamin Herzog Yongjiang Zhang Shane O’Neill David Neivandt Jianheng Zhao Donna Johnson |
US Dept of Agriculture | $1,001,540 |
| Reducing PFAS Contamination Risk for Forage Producers | Ellen Mallory Jean MacRae |
US Dept of Agriculture | $300,000 |
| Supporting co-management of river herring: Collaborative research to understand river herring population dynamics | Jessica Jansujwicz | US Dept of Commerce | $95,092 |
| The Maine Biomedical Research Network (INBRE) | Stacey Elmore | Mount Desert Island Biological Lab US Dept of Health & Human Services |
$67,158 |
| Unmanned Surface Vessel: Manufacturing Technology Support (CAMS IIIa) | Kyle Warren Roberto Lopez-Anido Evan Gilman Benjamin Steva Andrew Gifford |
US Dept of Defense | $4,451,764 |