Three teams awarded GCC seed grants in fall 2021
August 27, 2021
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AUGUST 27, 2021
Each year, the Global Change Center (GCC), along with the Institute for Society, Creativity and the Environment (ISCE) at Virginia Tech, accept proposals from GCC faculty to support interdisciplinary research that will lead to collaborative proposals submitted to extramural funding sources. We seek projects that link multiple faculty programs and take advantage of unique combinations of expertise at VT, have societal implications and/or a policy component, deal with emerging global change issues that have regional significance, and have high potential to eventually leverage external resources.
Congratulations to the teams awarded GCC seed grants this fall!
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Coupling Social Science and Watershed Modeling to Improve Ecological Health of Streams in Agricultural Landscapes
INVESTIGATORS:
Dr. Paul Angermeier, Fish & Wildlife Conservation
Dr. Ashley Dayer, Fish & Wildlife Conservation
Dr. Jon Czuba, Biological Systems Engineering
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Assessing the Potential of Bat Guano Accumulations as Ecosystem Archives in VA
INVESTIGATORS:
Dr. Rachel Reid, Geosciences
Dr, Kate Langwig, Biological Sciences
Dr. Lisa Kennedy, Geography
Dr. William Orndorff, Conservation & Recreation
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Predictability of Virginia’s Coastal Aquifer Response to Sea-level Rise and Water Consumption for Hazard Assessment
INVESTIGATORS:
Dr. Susanna Werth, Geosciences
Dr. Manoochehr Shirzaei, Geosciences
Dr. Julie Shortridge, Biological Sciences Engineering
Dr. Anamaria Bukvic, Geography
Dr. Ryan Pollyea, Geosciences
Dr. Venkataramana Sridhar, Biological Sciences Engineering
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