Taking notes in the research lab

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Starting in 2016 the Office of Fellowships, Opportunities & Undergraduate Research (FOUR) and the Graduate College began managing the Innovative Research track. Each receiving funding from the Sustainable Campus Fund to award to innovative sustainability research projects using their existing institutional processes.

Each announces their call for proposals in the early spring and announces decisions in late spring for summer awards. Students seeking financial support for research projects should contact the appropriate office directly:

Undergraduate Research

Current Awards

ProjectRecipientÌýAmountÌýYear
CO2 variation from decaying Acer saccharum logs: Sources of change and the influence of silvicultural treatmentsCaitlin Henry$5,000FY23
Sustainable farming internship with Wolfe’s Neck Center for Agriculture & the Environment (Maine)Del Rosner$1,460FY23
Wild animal rehabilitation internship with the New Mexico Wildlife CenterElsa Daley$1,140FY23
Natural areas management/conservation internship with the USDA Forest Service (Colorado)Enrique De La Rosa$410FY23
Understanding the Interactive Effects of Increasing Chloride and Heatwaves on Zooplankton CommunitiesHannah Cane$5,000FY23
Wild animal rehabilitation internship with Greenwood Wildlife Rehab (Colorado)Lindsey Hughes$870FY23
Automated, Vertical Hydroponics: A Platform for Ecological Design Research and Innovation (Phase I)Mason Tuff$6,000FY23
Agroecology internship with the ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Horticulture FarmXavier Langendoerfer$1,760FY23
Malaria Parasite (genus Plasmodium) Spillover in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) Across an Urbanization GradientMatthew Heilbronn$600FY23
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Past Awards

ProjectRecipientÌýAmountÌýYear
Constraining Laurentide Ice Sheet Retreat in Under-Sampled Areas of New EnglandJason DrebberÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 1,000FY22
Effects of Integrated Pest Management for grazing dairy cattle on beneficial insect diversityLauren GirouxÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,000FY22
Evaluating the Success of Fishing Advisories among Angling Groups in the Lake Champlain Basin, VermontEli SteinÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,000FY22
Formulation of an Epigenetic Clock for Vermont Eastern BobcatMagda KmiecikÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,000FY22
Hemp Processing for Use in Sustainable BioproductsAnnika ZimmermannÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,000FY22
Impacts of Urbanization on the Spillover of Avian Malaria ParasitesMatthew HeilbronnÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,000FY22
Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth?: A Study in Balancing the Value of Visitors, Horses, and Ecological Management on Assateague IslandNora Ripley-GrantÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 300FY22
Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth?: A Study in Balancing the Value of Visitors, Horses, and Ecological Management on Assateague IslandNora Ripley-GrantÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,000FY22
National Telecommunications and Information Administration InternshipSachi SakaniwaÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 750FY22
The Impact of Environmental Factors on Invasive Vinca major Management in the Sonoran DesertEmma RoseneauÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 1,000FY22
The Impact of Environmental Factors on Invasive Vinca major Management in the Sonoran DesertEmma RoseneauÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,000FY22
University of Vermont Office of Sustainability InternshipDavid BrantleyÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 1,000FY22
University of Vermont Office of Sustainability InternshipJulia LenzÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 1,000FY22
Vermont Cooperative for Practice Improvement and Innovation InternshipKyle DoucetteÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 1,500FY22
Vermont State Parks InternshipTrisha MeltonÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 1,500FY22
1% for the Planet InternshipQuint FinneyÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3,100FY21
Chittenden Area Transportation Management Association InternshipKatie EnnsÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 2,600FY21
Common Roots InternshipGretel St. LawrenceÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3,100FY21
Constraining Laurentide Ice Sheet Retreat in Under-Sampled Areas of New EnglandJason DrebberÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,100FY21
Good News Garage InternshipMeaghan ContoisÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3,100FY21
How Much Carbon is in those Mussels? The Potential Impact of a Quagga Mussel Invasion on Energy Pathways in Lake ChamplainDani BergerÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,000FY21
Massachusetts Execuive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs (EEA) InternshipRowan HawthorneÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 2,785FY21
Randolph Herald InternshipAlex BinzenÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 1,650FY21
Revealing the Extent of Reproductive Isolation in Subspecies of Acartia tonsaHannah BuscherÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,893FY21
Spatial analysis of MtNPF5.5 expression in the roots/nodules of Medicago truncatula under salt stressDavid GreenÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,093FY21
Sustainable trail design, erosion control, and stream healthSarah ClaussÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,700FY21
Tarping with Tradeoffs: Growers' Perspectives on Tarping in AgricultureCarlin MolanderÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,000FY21
Understanding Earthworm Invasion through Nematode Trophic CommunitiesEleanor DuvaÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,100FY21
350 Vermont InternshipChris GishÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 2,666FY20
350 Vermont InternshipCharlotte GrafÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3,040FY20
Addressing Public Opinion and Feasibilty of Biomass Energy in VermontOlivia LopezÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,100FY20
Automated Aeroponic Research Tool (AART), to rapidly test for ideal aeroponic crop coditions.Matthew CrispÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,750FY20
Cold Storage Facility in Rural KenyaJoshua DansieÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 1,500FY20
Land Use and Transport Policy InternGabrielle AltounianÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3,812FY20
On-Campus Anaerobic Digestion Feasibility StudyAbby BruzasÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,000FY20
Sustainable Transportation Vermont (Community Development)Ìý InternshipBrianna JassetÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3,210FY20
Sustainable Transportation Vermont (journalism) InternshipIndigo GlazaÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3,140FY20
Sustainable Transportation Vermont (Land use and Transportation)Ìý InternshipJacob WeinsteinÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3,800FY20
¶¶Òõ̽̽ Housing: Motivations Behind Institutional Sustainability TransitionsNoah StommelÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,750FY20
Vermont Environmental Research and Podcast SeriesLeah KelleherÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,839FY20
Vtrans Gully Erosion Research InternshipLucÌý BurnierÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 2,146FY20
Critical Films on Graphene SubstratesRenee BeneskiÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 2,807FY18
Energy Action Network Vermont InternshipEva HoskinsÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3,100FY18
Examining the Historical Drivers of Land-Use Change in CubaHannah TurnerÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,299FY18
Gund Institute for Environment InternshipAmanda ColeÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,000FY18
Low-Cost Portable Air Quality Sensor Quality Assurance and ValidationAnnaliese KeimelÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 3,000FY18
National Renewable Energy Laboratory InternshipBin DuÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,650FY18
National Renewable Energy Laboratory InternshipBen IsengardÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,650FY18
National Renewable Energy Laboratory InternshipOlivia SergiovanniÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,650FY18
Power ScavengingSkylar BagdonÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 1,000FY18
Synthesis and Characterization of Green Tea - Zero Valent Iron (GT-ZVI) for Ground Water RemediationBen PageÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,070FY18
Testing the Feasibility of Over-Summer Snow Storage at the Craftsbury Outdoors CenterHannah WeissÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 5,000FY18
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Graduate Research

Current Awards

ProjectRecipientÌýAmountÌýYear
Investigating Epigenetic Mechanisms of Insecticide Resistance in Rapidly Evolving Insect PestsBlair ChristensenÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 12,250FY23
Optimizing the Co-Production of Vegetables and Renewable Electricity Between Vertical Bifacial Solar PanelsLaura EckmanÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 29,758FY23
An Agroecological Vision for Perennial Crop Production in New England: Cultivating Sustainable, Just Agri-Foodscapes Across Rural-Urban LinkagesMichelle NikfarjamÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 12,462FY23
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Past Awards

ProjectRecipientÌýAmountÌýYear
Consumer acceptance of insect-based foods among university students in New EnglandPatrick ShaferÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 4,500FY22
Functional Diversification of FLOWERING LOCUS T (FT)-like Genes in Pooideae GrassesHannah ShaferÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 10,644FY22
Metrics for hemp as a contributor to sustainable and resilient agricultural systemsHannah LacasseÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 10,801FY22
Climatic and genetic determinants of biomass production and yield in the temperate model grass Brachypodium distachyonMasoumeh KhodaverdiÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 10,366FY22
Mango and Potato Food Wastes as Sources for Sustainable Textile Fiber DevelopmentCeres RafiqÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 13,200FY21
Bovine Muscle Cell Scaffold Design for Sustainable Cultured Meat ProductionIrfan TahirÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 7,500FY21
Strain - Enhanced Luminescence in Small Molecule Thin Films for Organic Light Emitting Diodes (OLEDs) ApplicationsLibin LiangÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 23,500FY20
Synthesis & Characterization of [1]benzo[3,2-b]benzothiopene (BTBT) for Organic PhotovoltaicsRobin RiceÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 17,046FY19
Monitoring Clean Energy and Sustainable Production SystemsLindsay BarbieriÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 24,590FY18
Phytosanitation in the wood pellet supply chainAlex NeidermeierÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 2,667FY18
Organic Charge Transfer Crystal Complex for Use in Solar CellsJustin Paluba (MS ’19) & Dahal Ekraj (PhD)Ìý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 15,788FY17
Development and Design of a Novel Non-Aqueous Flow Cell Battery Using Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons for Sustainable Energy StorageAdam DyerÌý$ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý 24,620FY17
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Earlier Research Projects

ProjectExpended as of April 2019YearDepartments/OtherProject Champion
Off-Campus Student Energy Conservation Challenge$20,8762014Gund InstituteDan Fredman
Hybrid Street Lamp System with Helix Bamboo Wind Turbines and Solar Panels$33,5102013Mechanical Engineering

Dr. Ting Tan, Dr, Tian Xia

Clean Energy Greenhouse$67,4252012Community Development & Applied EconomicsTad Cooke, Erick Crockenberg
Compst Power: Using Compost Power to Heat a Greenhouse$27,4962012Residential Life ServicesChloe Wieland, Laurel Valchuis
Organic Solar Cells Fabricated by ¶¶Òõ̽̽ Students$18,7002011Physics DepartmentDr. Randy Headrick

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