Small grant recipients

January 2018

“Intersection of Plant Communities, Soil Microbes, and Biogeochemical Processes in the Ecological Restoration of Agricultural Land”
Tanya Cheeke, assistant professor, School of Biological Sciences (WSU Tri-Cities)
Sarah S. Roley, assistant professor, School of the Environment (WSU Tri-Cities)
$3,000 research grant to aid in generating preliminary baseline data

 “Intertidal Animal Physiology Research at Meyer’s Point”
Wesley Dowd, associate professor, School of Biological Sciences
$500 travel grant for a site visit and preliminary evaluation.

“Exploration of the Suitability of Algal Communities at Meyer’s Point for Research into Cellular Responses to Fluctuating Osmotic Conditions”
Michael Knoblauch, professor, School of Biological Sciences
$500 travel grant for a site visit and preliminary evaluation.

“3D Modeling of Terrestrial Habitat at Meyer’s Point Environmental Field Station”
Nikolay Strigul, assistant professor, Department of Mathematics and Statistics
$500 travel grant for a site visit and preliminary evaluation

 “Meyer’s Point as a Potential Field Site for Pine Siskin Research”
Heather Watts, associate professor, School of Biological Sciences
$500 travel grant for a site visit and preliminary evaluation.