Principal Investigator
"Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU): Metals and intermediates in biodegradation of EDTA," Research Experience for Undergraduates (REU) Supplement to NSF CAREER. Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation. $6000. May 2004-December 2005.
“Synergy of EDTA and antibiotics against medical implant biofilm infections,” Principal Investigator, Sam and Emma Winters Foundation. $8500. September 2003 – August 2004.
“Bacterial Thermodynamics for Modeling Biodegradation of Anthropogenic Compounds,” Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation. $330,000. April 2003-March 2006.
“Measuring bacterial biomass for evaluation of yield,” Principal Investigator, Berkman Faculty Development Fund. $5000. December 2002 – December 2003.
Research Experience for Teachers (RET) Supplement to CAREER. Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation. $20,000. June 2001-August 2001.
“CAREER: Coupled Processes and Intermediate Formation in the Biodegradation of EDTA,” Principal Investigator, National Science Foundation. $375,000. February 2001 – January 2006.
“Measuring Complexing Agents in Natural Systems,” Principal Investigator, Carnegie Mellon Faculty Development Fund, $6,900, January 2000-December 2000.
Co-Principal Investigator
"PITA: Inhibition of pathogenic biofilm formation on re-usable medical devices using ethylenediaminetetraacetate (EDTA)," Lead Principal Investigator. Co Principal Investigator Todd Przybycien (BME). Collaborative with Derick Brown, Lehigh University. PA Company: Medrad, Inc. Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance (PITA). $55,000. January 2005 - December 2005.
“Placement and operation of an environmental sensor network to facilitate decision making regarding drinking water quality and security,” Lead Principal Investigator. Co-Principal Investigators are C. Faloutsos (SCS), A. Ailamki (SCS), P. Fischbeck (SDS and EPP), and M. Small (CEE and EPP). National Science Foundation. August 2003-July 2006. $1,500,000.
“PITA: Raman Chemical Imaging Spectroscopy for Evaluation of Biological Agents in Water,” Co-Principal Investigator with David Dzombak (CEE). Pennsylvania Infrastructure Technology Alliance (PITA). October 2002-May 2005. $49,007 for 2002/2003 and $49,995 for 2003/2004 and $44,158 for 2004/2005.
“Effects of sediment biogeochemistry on the environmental fate and persistence of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs),” Co-Principal Investigator with David Dzombak (CEE – Lead PI), Mitchell Small (CEE and EPP), Edwin Minkley (CMRI, now BME), and William Brown (Biology). Packard Foundation Interdisciplinary Science Program. $1,000,000. September 2001 – August 2004.
“Effect of Dissolved Organic Carbon (DOC) on Regrowth and Disinfection of Legionella in Water Distribution Systems,” Co-Principal Investigator with Dr. Victor Yu (Special Pathogens Section, Veterans Administration Medical Center and the University of Pittsburgh), U.S. Veterans Administration, $48,118, September 2000-May 2002.
Technical Support Services for Risk-Related Material,” Co-Principal Investigator with Mitchell Small (EPP/CEE), Argonne National Laboratories, $10,000, February 2000-December 2000.
“The Interaction of Biodegradation and Sorption in the Fate and Transport of Mixed Waste Contaminants,” Co-PI with David Dzombak (CEE) and Scott Brooks (Oak Ridge National Laboratory), Carnegie Mellon Seed Fund, $35,000, October 1999-September 2000.