THE BUSINESS OF EDUCATION: Research Activities
151) What are the largest research projects at your school, in
terms of funding?
Included in the following data are all research projects at the $250,000.00
funding level and up, listed in decreasing order. Information for
Questions #151 and #152 are grouped together below.
152) What are the titles of the projects, affiliated campus departments
and the levels of funding?
ECE Design Tools
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
$4,850,000.00
Meiko Supercomputer
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
$2,000,000.00
Area Agency on Aging- Older Americans Act Programs
Continuing Education
$1,661,512.00
Robotics and Assembly Line
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
$1,500,000.00
ME Solid Designer Tools
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
$1,000,000.00
Mountain Caregiver Resource Center
Continuing Education
$713,312.00
Multipurpose Senior Services Program (MSSP) 1999-2000
Continuing Education
$675,499.00
CalWorks Family Planning Outreach Project
College of Communication and Education
$600,000.00
Satellite Education Network 1998-99
Continuing Education
$492,600.00
Upward Bound Academic and Summer Residential Program
College of Communication and Education
$433,112.00
Mountain Caregiver Resource Center
Continuing Education
$410,775.00
Area Agency on Aging, Community Based Services Programs
Continuing Education
$392,964.00
CSU, Chico/IBM Partnership for Software Engineering Support at IBM
(ASDM) San Jose
College of Engineering, Computer Science, and Technology
$392,000.00
Sierra Pacific Power Co., Alturas
College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
$367,572.00
Student Assistance Project
Graduate School, International, and Sponsored Projects
$325,000.00
Educational Talent Search
Vice Provost for Enrollment Management
$288,910.00
CDC Leadership Training Institute
Continuing Education
$277,056.00
EFF (Education for The Future)
College of Communication and Education
$275,000.00
NASA Learning Center 98/99
Graduate School, International, and Sponsored Projects
$273,000.00
Improving Air and Water Quality Through In-Vessel Composting of Agricultural
Waste Products
School of Agriculture
$259,420.00
Foster Grandparent Program 99-00
Continuing Education
$254,362.00
Upward Bound Academic and Summer Residential Program for ESL
College of Communication and Education
$240,377.00
153) Name the research projects that deal with the subject of toxics
or hazardous waste, including research on generation, use, and disposal
of such materials, as well as occupational and environmental hazards involved.
Data for Questions #153-158 are listed together below in descending
order in terms of funding.
154) Are there any projects to research pollution or hazardous waste
reduction? Yes.
156) What are the funding levels for these projects?
157) Who are the project sponsors?
158) Who are the participating faculty and departments?
Improving Air and Water Quality through In-Vessel Composting of Agricultural
Waste Products
$259,420.00
California Urban Environmental Research/Education Center
Cindy Daley, School of Agriculture
Water Quality Improvement
$172,500.00
Tehama County Resource Conservation District
Kristin Cooper-Carter, Graduate School, International, and Sponsored
Projects
Attitudes Toward and Preferences for Smoking Policies for Shared
Housing in Chico
$15,199.00
American Lung Association
James Fletcher, Graduate School, International, and Sponsored Projects
Bioassessment Services, Redwood Regional Park Service Yard Fuel Leak
Site, Oakland, CA
$9,466.00
Stellar Environmental Solution
Pete Ode, Graduate School, International, and Sponsored Projects
Chico Urban Area Nitrate Compliance Plan Maps
$5,000.00
Butte County
Charles Nelson, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Electric ZAP Bikes
$4,688.00
Butte County Air Pollution Control District
Mike Minard, Office for Vice President of Business and Finance
159) Name the research projects that deal with the subject of solid
waste.
Data for Questions #159-162 are listed together below, in descending
order in terms of funding.
160) What are the funding levels for these projects?
161) Who are the sponsors?
162) Who are the participating faculty and departments?
City/County Solid Waste Joint Powers Agreement Telephone Survey 865-110-5400
$11,423.00
City of Chico
James Fletcher, Graduate School, International, and Sponsored Projects
JPA Solid Waste Recycling Survey Project
$3,934.00
City of Chico
James Fletcher, Graduate School, International, and Sponsored Projects
164) Are there any projects to research solid waste reduction and
recycling?
Yes. Please refer to Questions #159-162.
165) Describe any other environmentally related research efforts.
Please provide information on funding, sponsors, and participating faculty
and departments.
Projects are listed in descending order in relation to amount
of funding.
Butte Creek Riparian Protection and Restoration Project Phase 1 of
2
$187,128.00
CALFED
Donald Holtgrieve, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Cottonwood Creek Restoration Project
$130,000.00
California Department of Fish and Game
Jennifer Rotnem, College of Natural Sciences
Big Chico Creek Watershed Phase II
$127,517.00
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Donald Holtgrieve, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Butte Creek Ecological Reserve (McAmis Acquisition)
$100,00.00
Wildlife Conservation Board
Donald Holtgrieve, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Upper Sacramento River Fisheries and Riparian Habitat Management
Program (SB 1086) Implementation: Watershed Management Planning
$98,760.00
California Department of Water Resources
Kristin Cooper-Carter, Graduate School, International, and Sponsored
Projects
Central Coast Rapid Bioassessment Project
$88,000.00
State Water Resources Control Board
James Harrington, Graduate School, International, and Sponsored Projects
Butte Creek Riparian Restoration Demonstration
$76,348.00
CALFED
Donald Holtgrieve, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Stormwater Quality Studies Survey- Economic Analyses
$66,547.00
University of California
James Fletcher, Graduate School, International, and Sponsored Projects
Working at a Watershed Level
$63,500.00
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Donald Holtgrieve, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mapping of Vernal Pools in Tehama, Fresno, Madera, Merced, San Joaquin,
and Stanislaus Counties
$58,511.00
California Department of Fish and Game
Charles Nelson, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
The Greater Redding Area Vernal Pool Conservation Program
$48,086.00
California Department of Fish and Game
Jennifer Rotnem, College of Natural Sciences
Butte Creek Watershed Restoration and Recreation Project
$43,000.00
Placer County RCD
Donald Holtgrieve, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Field Studies at Manton Plateau, Dales Lake Ecological Reserve, and
Hog Lake Plateau
$39,499.95
California Department of Fish and Game
Jennifer Rotnem, College of Natural Sciences
Jelly’s Ferry Restoration
$36,054.00
National Fish and Wildlife Foundation
Patricia Delwiche, School of Agriculture
Ranch Management Research Project
$25,000.00
Pacific Coast Producers
Lal Singh, School of Agriculture
Mapping for Big Chico Creek Watershed
$25,000.00
Environmental Protection Agency
Charles Nelson, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Butte Creek/Big Chico
$25,000
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Kristin Cooper-Carter, Graduate School, International, and Sponsored
Projects
Impacts of Intensive Forest Management on Soil Microbial Composition
and Function
$20,306.00
U.S. Forest Service
Sam Beattie, College of Natural Sciences
California Wildlife Festival Survey
$16,300.00
California Department of Fish and Game
Emilyn Sheffield, College of Communication and Education
Callequas Creek Characterization Study- Bioassessment Water Sampling
$15,345.00
Callequas Municipal Water District
Pete Ode, Graduate School, International and Sponsored Projects
Management of Two Riparian Ecosystems: A Study of Management and
Water Quality Functions
$14,500.00
National Research Council
Lee Altier, School of Agriculture
Turtle Creek Survey and Inks Creek Geomorphology
$12,500.00
Bureau of Land Management
Greg White, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Guadalupe River Aquatic Analysis
$11,000.00
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Sponsored Programs, Graduate School, International and Sponsored Projects
Aquatic Analysis of Aquatic Invertebrates- Dairy Creek
$10,000.00
County of San Luis Obispo
Sponsored Programs, Graduate School, International and Sponsored Projects
Sacramento River Watershed Program Web Site
$9,967.00
Sacramento Regional County Sanitation
Charles Nelson, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Restoration Monitoring of PGT- PG&E Pipeline Expansion Project
$9,699.92
California Department of Fish and Game
Charles Nelson, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
The Nature Conservancy Vegetative Assessment
$9,233.00
The Nature Conservancy
Jean Hubbell, College of Natural Sciences
Desert Tortoise Highway 58 Mitigation Monitoring Study Area and Harper
Lake Road Fence Study Area Mapping
$7,000.00
CSU Trustees
Charles Nelson, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Turtle Creek and Inks Creek Geomorphology
$6,000.00
Bureau of Land Management
Greg White, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Salmon and Steelhead from Eggs to Fry in the Classroom
$5,000.00
Environmental Protection Agency
Paul Maslin, College of Natural Sciences
Resource Mitigation Plan for Riparian Habitat Enhancement for the
Valley Elderberry Longhorn Beetle
$4,000.00
United States Department of the Interior
Tom Dickinson, The School of Agriculture
Butte Creek Watershed Educational Workshop and Field Tours Series
$3,811.00
CALFED
Donald Holtgrieve, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Mapping for Butte Creek Riparian Education and Geomorphology Analysis
$3,000.00
CALFED
Charles Nelson, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Studying Waterfowl Use of Northern California Vernal Pool Habitats
in Eastern Tehama County
$3,000.00
The Nature Conservancy
Raymond Bogiatto, College of Natural Sciences
Map of River Vista Unit of the Sacramento River National Wildlife
Refuge, depicting outline of restoration sites
$2,500.00
The Nature Conservancy
Charles Nelson, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
Winema National Forest Portable Displays
$2,450.00
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Emilyn Sheffield, College of Communication and Education
Effects of Prescribed Burning on Rare Alkali Plants at the Sacramento
Wildlife Refuge
$800.00
California Native Plant Society
Jennifer Rotnem, College of Natural Sciences
Native Plant Greenhouse
$500.00
Butte County Fish and Game Commission
Donald Holtgrieve, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences
166) Does your campus have Department of Defense contracts? What
is the nature of this research?
There were no projects awarded during 1999 that included Department
of Defense Contracts.
167) Does your campus have Department of Energy contracts?
No.
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