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Current Grants & Awards

Center for Coastal Studies at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

Project Title: TMDL Investigation for Bacteria in Corpus Christi Bay Beaches
Principal Investigators: Brien A. Nicolau and Erin M. Hill
Sponsor: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Award: $175,000 (FY2011) and $180,000 (FY2012)

Project Title: Conduct Analyses of Volatile Organic Compounds from Algae Production Systems
Principal Investigators: Dr. Paul Zimba
Sponsor: Savannah River Nuclear Solutions via DOE EERE
Award: $83,000 (FY2011) and $80,000 (FY2012)

Project Title: Food habits and food webs of high Hg content commercially and recreationally harvested fishes in the Gulf of Mexico
Principal Investigators: Dr. Paul Zimba and Dr. James Simons
Sponsor: Gulf of Mexico Alliance through the Florida Department of Environmental Protection
Award: $64,055 (FY 2011)

Project Title: Nueces Bay Zinc TMDL Implementation & Effectiveness Monitoring
Principal Investigators: Brien A. Nicolau and Erin M. Hill
Sponsor: Texas Commission on Environmental Quality
Award: $45,000 (FY 2011) and $45,000 (FY2012)

Project Title: Establishing a Macroinvertebrate Baseline for Intertidal Habitats in Texas Coastal U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service National Wildlife Refuges
Principal Investigator: Dr. Kim Withers
Sponsor: U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
Award: $12,000 (FY 2011) and $25,000 (FY2012)

Project Title: CBBEP San Antonio Bay Partnership Wetlands Assessment
Principal Investigator: Brien A. Nicolau and Erin M. Hill
Sponsor: Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Award: $15,000 (FY 2011)

Project Title: Wetland on Wheels
Principal Investigator: Cpt. Jay Tarkington
Sponsor: Earl C. Sams Foundation
Award: $5,000 (FY 2011)

Project Title: Improving Reproductive Efficiency of Finfish Year 3
Principal Investigators: Dr. Paul Zimba
Sponsor: Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, Mississippi State University via USDA/NIFA
Award: $4,600 (FY 2011)

Project Title: Coastal Bend Eco-Historic Project
Principal Investigator: Cpt. Jay Tarkington
Sponsor: Coastal Bend Community Foundation
Award: $3,500 (FY 2011)

Project Title: Efficiency of Epiphyte Removal from Seagrasses
Principal Investigator: Dr. Paul Zimba
Sponsor: Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi College of Science & Technology Faculty Research Enhancement Grants
Award: $1,664 (FY 2011)

Project Title: Assessing Impacts of Beach Recreational Activities on Endangered Shorebirds
Principal Investigators: Dr. Kim Withers
Sponsor: U.S. Department of Interior National Park Service
Award: $16,830 (FY2012)

Project Title: Coastal Marsh Discovery Program
Principal Investigator: Cpt. Jay Tarkington
Sponsor: Coastal Bend Bays & Estuaries Program
Award: $1500 (FY 2011) and $1500 (FY 2012)

Project Title: Assessing Impacts of Beach Recreational Activities on Endangered Shorebirds
Principal Investigators: Dr. Paul Zimba
Sponsor: Harvey Weil Sportsman Conservationist Award
Award: $4,000 (FY2012)


Current Grants & Awards
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