Faculty Seed Grants Awarded for 2023-2024
August 14, 2023
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 and GCC-ISCE seed grants for the 2023-2024 year!
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Advancing Sustainable Water Management through Smart Home Water Monitoring: A Preliminary Study
INVESTIGATORS:
- Dr. Landon Marston, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Klaus Moeltner, Agriculture and Applied Economics
- Dr. Maria Amaya, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Jointly funded by ISCE and the GCC.
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Acoustic Invasions: Exploring Effects of Invasive Species on the Soundscape of a Changing World
INVESTIGATORS:
- Dr. Meryl Mims, Biological Sciences
- Dr. Jacob Barney, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
- David Franusich, Institute for Creativity, Arts, and Technology
Advancing Wastewater Surveillance and Epidemiology in Rural Communities
INVESTIGATORS:
- Dr. Alasdair Cohen, Population Health Sciences
- Dr. Amy Pruden, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Peter Vikesland, Civil and Environmental Engineering
- Dr. Leigh-Anne Krometis, Biological Systems Engineering
Transdisciplinary Research and Graduate Training in Environmental Restoration at Virginia Tech
INVESTIGATORS:
- Dr. J. Leighton Reid, School of Plant and Environmental Sciences
- Dr. Sally Entrekin, Entomology
- Dr. Cully Hession, Biological Systems Engineering
- Dr. Sarah Karpanty, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
- Dr. Rachel Reid, Geosciences
- Dr. Haldre Rogers, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
- Dr. Stella Schons, Forest Resources and Environmental Conservation
- Dr. Jessica Taylor, History
- Dr. Jeff Walters, Biological Sciences
Jointly funded by ISCE and the GCC.
Will frugivores enable Appalachian plants to track climate change?
INVESTIGATORS:
- Dr. Haldre Rogers, Fish and Wildlife Conservation
- Dr. Susan Whitehead, Biological Sciences
- Dr. Ashley Peele, Fish and Wildlife Conservation