UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
WASHINGTON D.C. 20460
OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
February 21,2007
EPA-SAB-07-005
The Honorable Stephen L. Johnson
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20460
Subject: SAB Report of FY2006 Recommended Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards (STAA)
Dear Administrator Johnson:
We are pleased to recommend papers published by EPA scientists in the peer-reviewed
literature for the 2006 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards. Of 94 nominations,
the Committee found 45 worthy of awards and another 26 deserving honorable mention. Of the
papers recommended for awards, five were recommended for the highest award — Level I,
eleven for Level II awards, and twenty-nine for Level III awards.
The SAB recommends the Agency evaluate the current administrative procedures for the
STAA program to: a) incorporate directly into STAA submission instructions ethical guidelines
on the equity of authorship for nominated papers; b) increase the number of topical categories
into which papers may be classified and c) consider an increase in monetary awards at all levels.
Thank you for providing us with the opportunity to assist the Agency with this important
program.
Sincerely,
/Signed/ /Signed/
Dr. Granger Morgan, Chair Dr. Thomas L. Theis, Chair
EPA Science Advisory Board Scientific and Technological Achievement
Awards Committee (FY2006-2009)
EPA Science Advisory Board
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NOTICE
This report has been written as part of the activities of the EPA Science Advisory Board,
a public advisory group providing extramural scientific information and advice to the
Administrator and other officials of the Environmental Protection Agency. The Board is
structured to provide balanced, expert assessment of scientific matters related to the problems
facing the Agency. This report has not been reviewed for approval by the Agency and, hence, the
contents of this report do not necessarily represent the views and policies of the Environmental
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does mention of trade names or commercial products constitute a recommendation for use.
Reports of the EPA Science Advisory Board are posted on the EPA website at
http://www.epa.gov/sab.
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Science Advisory Board
Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards Committee
CHAIR
Dr. Thomas L. Theis, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
MEMBERS
Dr. G. Allen Burton, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Dr. James Bus, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
Dr. Stanley B. Grant, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Dr. Dale Hattis, Clark University, Worcester, MA
Dr. Byung Kim, Ford Motor Company, Dearborn, MI
Dr. Michael T. Kleinman, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Dr. Joseph Landolph, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Igor Linkov, INTERTOX, Inc., Brookline, MA
Dr. Randy Maddalena, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Dr. Paulette Middleton, Panorama Pathways, Boulder, CO
Dr. Michael C. Newman, College of William & Mary, Gloucester Point, VA
Dr. Barbara Zielinska, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF
Ms. Vivian Turner, Designated Federal Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
1400F, Washington, DC, Phone: 202-343-9697, Fax: 202-233-0643, (turner.vivian@epa.gov)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
2. PROCEDURE 2
3. RECOMMENDATIONS 4
3.1 Review Recommendations 5
3.2 Administrative Recommendations 5
Appendix A - Nominations Recommended for Awards A - 1
Appendix B - Biosketches B - 1
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1. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
EPA's Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Program was
established in 1980 to recognize Agency scientists and engineers who published their
work in the peer-reviewed literature. The STAA Program is an Agency-wide competition
to promote and recognize scientific and technological achievements by EPA employees,
fostering a greater exposure of EPA research to the public. The STAA program is
administered and managed by EPA's Office of Research and Development (ORD). Each
year the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) has been asked to review EPA's nominated
scientific papers and make recommendations to the Administrator for awards. This report
represents the conclusions and recommendations of the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency's Science Advisory Board regarding the FY 2005 EPA Scientific and
Technological Achievement.
At a closed meeting on August 21-23, 2006, the SAB STAA Awards Committee
reviewed and evaluated 94 papers nominated for FY2006. The Committee reduced the
total number eligible for awards to 90 because some papers were deemed to be of a very
similar nature (these papers are combined and identified in Table 2 and Appendix A).
The topical categories were: Control Systems & Technology (CS), Ecology, Ecosystem
Risk Assessment & Protection (ER), Environmental Statistics (ES), Health Effects
Research and Human Health Risk Assessment (HE), Integrated Risk Assessment (IR),
Monitoring & Measurement Methods (MM), Review Articles (RA), Risk Management
and Ecosystem Restoration (RM), Social Sciences (SS), Transport and Fate (TF), and
Environmental Futures. The Committee recommended 45 nominations for awards (50
percent of the nominations), and also identified an additional 26 nominations worthy of
Honorable Mention. These recommendations appear in Appendix A.
In 2004 and 2005, the Agency honored those EPA authors receiving the highest
level of awards at the annual EPA Science Forum. The Committee supports the Agency's
public recognition of the STAA program to encourage employees to participate, add
luster to the awards, and make the general public more aware of the quality and depth of
EPA science. Publication of Agency science in the peer reviewed literature improves the
credibility of Agency decisions on important scientific issues of specific importance to
EPA.
This Committee identified two issues that warrant a careful review of the current
administrative procedure to ensure the scientific equity and thoroughness of the award
process. First, the Committee suggests that the requirement for written agreements among
authors for certification of authorship be rescinded, and that the Agency provide ethical
guidelines on authorship as part of the application process. Second, it is recommended
that the number of topical categories into which papers may be classified be increased to
reflect the changing nature of environmental research and to make the classification
process simpler. In addition, consideration should be given to an increase in monetary
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awards at all levels to reflect the value the Agency places on publication of its scientists'
work and also to maintain parity with awards available through other professional
associations.
The Committee commends the Agency for initiating an electronic submission and
review process for the 2007 STAA Program, in accord with previous recommendations
from STAA committees.
Overall, the Committee encourages the Agency to continue support for the STAA
Program as a mechanism for recognizing and promoting high quality research in support
of the Agency's mission. The Committee also strongly encourages that EPA broadly
acknowledge and disseminate the results of the award competition.
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2. PROCEDURE
In 2006, the EPA Science Advisory Board convened a Committee to review and
evaluate scientific and technological papers published in peer-reviewed journals by EPA
authors and nominated for the FY 2006 Scientific and Technological Achievement
Awards (STAA) program. The Committee was formed in accordance with the SAB's
Committee Formation Process: Immediate Steps to Improve Policies and Procedures
(EPA-SAB-EC-COM-02-003).
On behalf of the Agency, the Office of Research and Development (ORD)
submitted 94 nominations to the STAA Program. ORD grouped the papers into eleven
science and technology categories and screened the papers for conformance with the
nomination guidelines. The Committee used the 2006 STAA Nomination Procedures and
Guidelines, which describes the award levels, eligibility criteria (including the minimum
EPA contribution and employer status of the principal author), and the criteria the SAB
should use to evaluate the nominations. ORD requested the SAB consider whether the
nominations qualified for each level of award. As defined by the Agency, these are:
a) Level I awards - are for nominees who have accomplished an
exceptionally high-quality research or technological effort. The
nomination should recognize the creation or general revision of a scientific
or technological principle or procedure, or a highly significant
improvement in the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the
public. It must be at least of national significance or have high impact on
a broad area of science/technology. The nomination must be of far
reaching consequences and recognizable as a major
scientific/technological achievement within its discipline or field of study.
b) Level II awards - are for nominees who have accomplished a notably
excellent research or technological effort that has qualities and values
similar to, but to a lesser degree, than those described under Level I. It
must have timely consequences and contribute as an important
scientific/technological achievement within its discipline or field of study.
c) Level III awards - are for nominees who have accomplished an unusually
notable research or technological effort. The nomination can be for a
substantial revision or modification of a scientific/technological principle
or procedure, or an important improvement to the value of a device,
activity, program, or service to the public. It must relate to a mission or
organizational component of the EPA, or significantly affect a relevant
area of science/technology.
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d) Honorable Mention - The Committee has also added a fourth non-cash
level award for nominations which are noteworthy but which do not
warrant a Level I, II or III award. Honorable Mention applies to
nominations that: (1) may not quite reach the level described for a Level
III award; (2) show a promising area of research that the Committee wants
to encourage; or (3) show an area of research that the Committees feels is
too preliminary to warrant an award recommendation at this time.
Copies of all nominations, the award program guidelines, and nomination
evaluation criteria were provided to the Committee in advance of the review meeting.
The Committee met on August 21-23, 2006, in Washington, DC. This meeting
was closed to the public to protect the personal privacy of the authors. All Committee
Members were present at the meeting. Each Committee Member was asked to review a
set of papers suited to his or her expertise. Before the meeting, the Committee Members
provided their individual initial ratings of the papers which were subsequently organized
onto a summary table and distributed to the Committee. At least two reviewers
considered each nomination.
The Committee discussed the individual rankings and nominations to develop a
preliminary consensus rating for each nomination. The Committee first discussed the
rankings on a nomination-by-nomination basis. In some cases, additional readers
reviewed the papers to provide further insights in their evaluation.
After the Committee Members achieved consensus on each individual
nomination, the Committee considered whether the papers were correctly rated in
comparison with one another. The Committee compared various rankings and made
adjustments, where warranted, until it was comfortable that the nominations were rated
consistently in relationship to one another. Papers being recommended for awards
received particular attention. Nominations that were not initially recommended for an
award were reconsidered to determine whether they might merit either an Honorable
Mention or an award.
The final ranking agreed to at that meeting is a consensus ranking. Nominations
receiving a recommendation for a Level I, II or III award or an Honorable Mention are
listed in Appendix A.
When the Board considered the Committee's report for approval prior to
transmittal to the Agency, it reviewed the Committee report without Appendix A which
identifies the award recommendations.
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3. RECOMMENDATIONS
3.1 Review Recommendations
Table I summarizes the Level I and Level II awards by year since 1998, including
the recommendations for 2006. The awards criteria for 2006 remained the same as the
previous year.
TABLE I
Comparison of Number of Level I & II Award Recommendations over Time
Award Level
Level I
Level II
Total Level I & H
FY
1998
3
11
14
FY
1999
l
7
8
FY
2000
0
5
5
FY
2001
2
11
13
FY
2002
4
7
11
FY
2003
7
18
25
FY
2004
6
13
19
FY
2005
3
6
9
FY
2006
5
11
16
The full list of award recommendations is contained in Appendix A.
Table II summarizes the distribution of award recommendations for 2006 among
categories. Of 94 initial nominations, the Committee recommended 45 for an award and
26 for honorable mention.
TABLE II
Summary Number of Award Recommendations By Category For FY2006
Nomination Categories
Control Systems & Technology (CS)
Ecology, Ecosystem Risk Assessment &
Protection (ER)
Environmental Statistics (ES)
Health Effects Research and Human Health
Risk Assessment (HE)
Integrated Risk Assessment (TR)
Monitoring and Measurement Methods
(MM)
Review Articles (RA)
Risk Management & Ecosystem
Restoration (RM)
Social Sciences (SS)
Transport and Fate (TF)
Environmental Futures (EF)
TOTALS:
Total
Nom.
5
13
4
20*
1
10**
j7###
5
2
11
2***
90
Award Levels
I
0
1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
II
2
2
1
O
0
1
1
0
0
1
0
11
III
2
3
2
7
1
3
5
2
0
3
1
29
Tot
4
6
O
14
1
4
6
2
0
4
1
45
Award
%
80
46
75
70
100
40
35
60
0
36
50
50
Hon.
Men.
0
5
1
5
0
5
O
2
1
4
0
26
* S6HE0015, S6HE0017, and S6HE0020 were combined by the Committee for one
Level III award.
**S6MM0094 and S6MM0095 were combined by the Committee for one Level III award
*** S6RA0063 and S6EF0073 were combined by the Committee for one Level III award
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3.2 Administrative Recommendations
The Committee has three administrative recommendations regarding the STAA
process.
1. The issue of EPA vs. non-EPA authorship continues to be a source of
difficulty for the Committee. The SAB has previously recommended that
when non-Agency scientists were included as authors, certifiable
agreements among all authors were to be provided with each publication.
This Committee recognized the practical difficulties involved in acquiring
such documentation in a timely manner and is concerned that such a
requirement presents an unnecessary hurdle in the nomination process.
Rather, the Committee recommends that the Agency make available
appropriate information on the ethical conduct for the publication process,
and require that these standards be adhered to with the caveat that awards
can and may be revoked should violations come to light in the future. The
Committee suggests that the EPA develop an appropriate ethics guidance
to be added to existing program requirements for STAA eligibility.
2. The Committee notes that the topical categories for STAA papers have
remained unchanged for several years. This has resulted in many papers
"stretching" to fit into categorical definitions. In addition it is feared that
some authors do not submit their work because of the perception that it
does not align with award criteria. The Committee recognizes that
environmental research can be subdivided into many categories and does
not suggest that research and scholarly categories should be "author-
defined" or that an unbounded list be compiled. However the Committee
does recommend that certain major categories should be added, among
them:
• Sustainability/Life Cycle Analysis/Industrial
Ecology/Green Chemistry
• Economics and Decision Sciences
• Transportation/The Urban Environment/Land-Use Planning
• Environmental Justice
• Homeland Security
• Environmental Policy
• Energy and the Environment
3. The Committee recommends that the Agency conduct a review of the
monetary award levels and degree of recognition of STAA, taking into
consideration a) the need to provide a meaningful incentive for Agency
scientists to participate, and b) awards associated with other professional
societies for which Agency scientists are eligible to compete. This is
consistent with previous SAB recommendations which urged the Agency to
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"to publicize the names of the award winning scientists and engineers and
their papers both within the Agency and outside the Agency."
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Appendix A - Nominations Recommended for Awards
FY2006 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA)
Nominations Recommended for Awards
*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total
level of effort as documented by EPA
Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award ~ Total of Five
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation from
Nominating Organization
S6ER0006
Evaluation and Emergy
Analysis of the Cobscook
Bay Ecosystem
Dr. Campbell, Daniel E. (100%)
NHEERL
Evaluating the Energy and
Emergy Basis for
Biological Productivity in
the Cobscook Bay
Ecosystem, a Macrotidal
Estuary
S6HE0018
The Effect of Arsenicals on
Ultraviolet-Radiation-
Induced Growth Arrest and
Related Signaling Events in
Human Keratinocytes
Dr. Mudipalli, Anuradha (65%)
Dr. Preston, R. Julian (20%)
Dr. Owen, Russell D. (15%)
NHEERL
Arsenic, UV Confounding
Interactions: Possible
Mode of Action in Skin
Carcinogenesis
S6HE0019
Momentary Brain
Concentration of
Trichloroethylene Predicts
the Effects on Rat Visual
Function— Duration
Adjustment of Acute
Exposure Guideline Level
Values for
Trichloroethylene using a
Physiologically-Based
Pharmacokinetic Model
Dr. Boyes, William K. (20%)
Dr. Simmons, Jane Ellen (20%)
Dr. Evans, Marina (20%)
Dr. Bercegeay, Mark (8%)
Dr. Krantz, Todd (8%)
Dr. Benignus, Vernon (8%)
Dr. Eklund, Christopher (8%)
Dr. Janssen, Paul (8% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Work Developing and
Demonstrating Application
of Target-Tissue Based
Duration Adjustments
S6HE0023
Rapidly Measured
Indicators of Recreational
Water Quality Are
Predictive of Swimming-
Associated Gastrointestinal
Illness— Comparison of
Enterococcus
Measurements
Dr. Wade, Timothy J. (14%)
Dr. Haugland, Rich (14%)
Dr. Brenner, Kristen P. (12%)
Dr. Dufour, Alfred P. (12%)
Dr. Sams, Elizabeth (11%)
Dr. Calderon, Rebecca L. (9%)
Dr. Siefring, Shawn C.
Dr. Wymer, Larry J.
Dr. Williams, AnnH.
Dr. Beach, Michael (5% Non-EPA)
NHEERL; NCER
Protecting Swimmers'
Health with Faster Ways
of Measuring Water
Quality
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Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award (Cont'd) — Total of Five
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation
from Nominating
Organization
S6HEO
026
Consistent Pulmonary and
Systemic Responses from
Inhalation of Fine Concentrated
Ambient Particles: Roles of Rat
Strains used and Physicochemical
Properties
Dr. Kodavanti, Urmila P. (25%)
Dr. Schladweiler, Mette C. (15%)
Dr. Ledbetter, Allen D. (15%)
Dr. McGee, JohnK. (15%)
Dr. Walsh, Leon (5%)
Dr. Highfill, Jerry W. (5%)
Dr. Richards, Judy (5%)
Dr. Costa, Daniel L. (5%)
Dr. Davies, David (2%)
Dr. Crissman, Kay (2%)
Dr. Andrews, Debora (2%)
Dr. Gilmour, Peter S. (2%Non- EPA)
Dr. Pinkerton, Kent E. (2% Non-EPA)
Novel Insights from
Ambient Particles
Concentrator Studies:
Physicochemistry vs.
Susceptibility
NHEERL
A-2
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award ~ Total of Eleven
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation from
Nominating Organization
S6CS0001
Preliminary Estimates of
Performance and Cost of
Mercury Emission Control
Technology Applications on
Electric Utility Boilers: An
Update
Dr. Srivastava, Ravi K. (70%)
Dr. Staudt, James E. (20% Non-EPA)
Dr. Jozewicz, Wojciech (10% Non-EPA)
A Comprehensive
Analysis of Performance
and Cost Characteristics of
Mercury Control
Technologies for Utility
Boilers
NRMRL
S6CS0002
Emissions of Chromium,
Copper, Arsenic, and
PCDDs/Fs from Open
Burning of CCA-Treated
Wood
Dr. Wasson, Shirley J. (25%)
Dr. Linak, William P. (25%)
Dr. Gullett, Brian K. (25%)
Dr. Muggins, Frank E. (10% Non-EPA)
Dr. King, Charles J. (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Touati, Abderrahmane (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Shah, Naresh (2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Chen, Yuanzhi (2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Huffman Gerald (1% Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Characterizing Toxic
Metal and Organic
Emissions From the Open
Burning of CCA-Treated
Lumber
S6ER0092
Regional Dynamics of
Wetland-Breeding Frogs
and Toads: Turnover and
Synchrony
Dr. Trenham, Peter C. (75%)
Dr. Koenig, Walter D. (10% Non-EPA)
Dr. Mossman, Michael J. (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Stark, Stacey L. (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Jagger, Leslie A. (5% Non-EPA)
Innovative Work on
Addressing the Dynamic
Nature of Amphibian
Populations and the
Factors Responsible
NHEERL
A-3
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award (Cont'd) -- Total of Eleven
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation
from Nominating
Organization
S6ERO
094
An In vivo Microdialysis Method
for the Qualitative Analysis of
Hepatic Phase I Metabolites of
Phenol in Rainbow Trout
(Oncorhynchus Mykiss)
Dr. McKim, III, James M. (35%)
Kolanczyk, Richard C. (30%) Solem,
Laura E.
(35%Non-EPA)
NHEERL
In Vivo Hepatic
Microdialysis for the
Determination of
Biotransformation Rates
S6ESOO
78
Fuel Consumption Modeling of
Hybrid Vehicles in PERE
Dr. Nam, Edward (100%)
OTAQ
Exceptional Technical
Achievement in the
Development of the
Advanced Technology
Vehicle Model PERE
S6HEO
014
Pre- and Postnatal
Propylthiouracil (PTU)-induced
Hypothyroidism Impairs Synaptic
Transmission and Plasticity in
Area CA1 of the Neonatal Rat
Hippocampus— Impairment in
Short-Term but Enhanced Long-
Term Synaptic Potentiation and
ERK Activation in Adult
Hippocampal Area
--Dose-Dependent Reductions in
spatial Learning and Synaptic
Function
Dr. Gilbert, Mary (65%)
Dr. Anderson, Willard (5%)
Dr. Sui, Li (30% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Critical Research to Link
Developmental Thyroid
Hormone Insufficiency to
Long-Term Neurological
Consequences
S6HEO
016
Toward Cost-Benefit Analysis of
Acute Behavioral Effects of
Toluene in Humans
Dr. Benignus, Vernon A. (34%)
Dr. Bushnell, Philip J. (33%)
Dr. Boyes, William K. (33%)
NHEERL
Developing an Approach
to Quantifying Potential
Benefits of Avoiding
Acute Neurological
Impairments
S6HEO
028
Endogenous Reductants Support
the Catalytic Function of
Recombinant Rat cyt!9, an
Arsenic Methyltransferase—
Glutathione Modulates
Recombinant Rat Arsenic (+3
Oxidation State)
Methyltransferase-Catalyzed
Formation of Trimethylarsine
Oxide and Trimethylarsine
Dr. Thomas, David J. (25%)
Dr. Creed, John T. (25%)
Dr. Waters, Stephen B. (30% Non-EPA)
Dr. Fricke, Michael (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Devesa, Vicenta (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Styblo, Miroslav (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Del Razo, Luz Maria (5% Non-EPA
NHEERL
Research Elucidating the
Enzymatic Basis of the
Methylation of Arsenic
A-4
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award (Cont'd) -- Total of Eleven
S6MM
0034
Comparison of Integrated
Samplers for Mass and
Composition during the 1999
Atlanta Supersites Project
Dr. Solomon, Paul A. (86%)
Dr. Norris, Gary (1%)
Dr. Baumann, Karsten (2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Tanner, Roger (2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Eatough, Delbert (2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Natarajan, Sanjay (2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Edgerton, Eric (1 % Non-EPA)
Dr. Modey, William (1% Non-EPA)
Dr. Maring, Hal (1% Non-EPA)
Dr. Savoie, Dennis (1% Non-EPA)
Dr. Meyer, Michael B (1% Non-EPA)
NERL
Scientific Methods
Support to Enhance Use of
Data from EPA's PM 2.5
National Chemical
Speciation Monitoring
Network
S6RAO
057
Ecological Consequences of
Nutrient Addition for Salmon
Restoration
Dr. Compton, Jana E. (45%)
Dr. Andersen, Christian P. (10%)
Dr. Phillips, Donald L. (5%)
Dr. Brooks, J. Renee (5%)
Dr. Johnson, Mark G. (5%)
Dr. Church, M. Robbins (5%)
Dr. Cairns, Michael A. (5%)
Dr. Rygiewicz, Paul T. (5%)
Dr. McComb, Brenda C. (5%)
Dr. Hogsett, William E. (5%)
Dr. Shaff, Courtney Drake (5% Non-
EPA)
Ecological Consequences
of Salmon Carcass
Placement in Streams
NHEERL
S6TFOO
47
Photochemical Mineralization of
Dissolved Organic Nitrogen to
Ammonium in the Baltic Sea
Dr. Zepp, Richard G.
Dr. Vahatalo, Anssi
(50% Non-EPA)
(50%)
Innovative Experimental
and Modeling Techniques
for Assessing
Photoammonification of
Dissolved Organic
Nitrogen
NERL
A-5
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award ~ Total of 29
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation
from Nominating
Organization
S6CSOO
04
Repeated Reductive and
Oxidative Treatments of Granular
Activated Carbon— Fenton-
Driven Chemical Regeneration of
MTBE-Spent GAC
Dr. Huling, Scott G. (65%)
Dr. Jones, P. Kyle (25%)
Dr. Arnold, Robert G. (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Ela, Wendell P. (5% Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Process Fundamentals and
Development of the
Adsorption/Oxidation
Treatment Process
S6CSOO
05
High Temperature Interaction
between Residual Oil Ash and
Dispersed Kaolinite Powders—
High-Temperature Sorption of
Cesium and Strontium on
Dispersed Kaolinite Powders
Dr. Linak, William P. (40%)
Dr. Miller, C. Andrew (10%)
Dr. Wood, Joseph P. (10%)
Yoo, Jong-Ik (15% Non-EPA)
Dr. Santoianni, Dawn A. (8% Non-EPA)
Dr. Shinagawa, Takuya (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. King, Charles J. (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Wendt, Jost O.L. (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Seo, Yong-Chil (2% Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Developing New
Approaches to Toxic Metal
Emissions Control From
High Temperture
Industrial Processes
S6EFOO
73
&
S6RAO
063
IH-NMR-Based Metabonomics
Analysis of Sera Differentiates
between Mammary Tumor-
Bearing Mice and Healthy
Controls
Applications of InVitro NMR
Spect and 1H-NMR
Metabonomicsin Breast
Characterization & Detection
Dr. Whitehead, Tracy L. (90%)
Dr. Monzavi-Karbassi, Behjatolah (5%
Non-EPA)
Dr. Kieber-Emmons, Thomas (5% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Whitehead, Tracy L. (90%)
Dr. Kieber-Emmons, Thomas (10% Non-
EPA)
NERL
Demonstrating the
Application of NMR
Metabolomics to Non-
Invasive Early Detection
of Cancer in Rodents
Providing a
Comprehensive Survey of
the Applicability of NMR
Spectroscopy for studying
Carcinogenesis
S6EFOO
75
Scenario Analysis for the San
Pedro River, Analyzing
Hydrological consequences of a
Future Environment
Dr. Kepner, William G.
Dr. Semmens, Darius J.
Dr. Goodrich, David C.
Dr. Bassett, Scott D.
Dr. Mouat, David A.
NERL
(45%)
(45%)
(4% Non-EPA)
(3% Non-EPA)
(3% Non-EPA)
Developing a
Methodology to Evaluate
Landscape Change and
Determine Environmental
Vulnerability
S6ERO
009
Relationships of Nitrogen
Loadings, Residential
Development, and Physical
Characteristics with Plant
Structure in New England Salt
Marshes
Dr. Wigand, Cathleen (40%)
Dr. McKinney, Richard A. (35%)
Dr. Chintala, MarnitaM. (10%)
Dr. Thursby, Glen B. (5%)
Dr. Charpentier, Michael A. (10% Non-
EPA)
NHEERL
Outstanding Research
Supporting the Ecological
Assessment of the
Condition of Coastal
Wetlands
A-6
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd)-- Total of 29
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Eligible Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation
from Nominating
Organization
S6ERO
010
Projected Population-Level
Effects of Thiobencarb Exposure
on the Mysid, Americamysis
Bahia, and Extinction Probability
in a Concentration-Decay
Exposure System
Dr. Raimondo, Sandy (60%)
Dr. McKenny, Jr., Charles L. (40%)
NHEERL
Advancing the State of
Science Regarding
Population-Level
Environmental Risk
Assessments
S6ERO
012
Denitrification Enzyme Activity
of Fringe Salt Marshes in New
England
— Response of Spartina patens to
Dissolved Inorganic Nutrient
Additions in the Field
Dr. Wigand, Cathleen
Dr. McKinney, Richard
Dr. Thursby, Glen
Dr. Chintala, Marnita
Dr. Santos, Antelmo
Dr. Groffman, Peter
(50%)
(30%)
(10%)
(3%)
A Significant Contribution
to Research on the Effects
of Nitrogen Enrichment on
Coastal Wetland Functions
(3%Non-EPA)
Dr. Charpentier, Michael (2% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
S6ESOO
76
Development of a Ct Equation
Taking Into Considerartion the
Effect of Lot Variability on the
Inactivation of Cryptosporidium
Parvum Oocysts With Ozone
Dr. Sivaganesan, Mano (80%)
Dr. Marinas, Benito (20% Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Recognition of this
Outstanding Research
Intended to Protect the
Public Health of Drinking
Water Consumers
S6HEO
015
Neurochemical Effects of Chronic
Dietary and Repeated High-Level
Acute Exposure to Chlorpyrifos in
Rats— Repeated Spike Exposure
to the Insecticide Chlorpyrifos
Interferes with the Recovery of
Sensitivity in Rats
&
S6HEO
017
&
S6HEO
020
Effects of Chlopyrifos on Blood
Pressure and Temperature
Regulation
Neurobehavioral Effects of
Chronic Dietary and Repeated
High Level Spike Exposure to
Chlorpyrifos
Dr. Geller, Andrew M. (15%)
Dr. Sutton, Laura D. (15%)
Dr. Marshall, Renee S. (15%)
Dr. Hunter, Deborah L. (15%)
Dr. Padilla, Stephanie (15%)
Dr. Moser, Virginia C. (3%)
Dr. Oxendine, Sharon (6% Non-EPA)
Dr. Madden, Victoria (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Southerland, Stanley B. (5%NonEPA)
Dr. Peiffer, Robert L. (3% Non-EPA)
Dr. Mailman, Richard B. (3% Non-EPA)
Dr. Gordon, Christopher J. (50%)
Dr. Smith,Edward G. (50% Non-EPA)
Dr. Samsan, Tracey (30%)
Dr. Moser, Virginia (20%)
Dr. Phillips, Pamela (10%)
Dr. Hunter, Deborah (10%)
Dr. Bushnell, Philip J. (10%)
Dr. McDaniel, Kathy (5%)
Dr. Padilla, Stephanie (5%)
Dr. Marshall, Renee (10%)
NHEERL
Experimental Analysis of
the Chronic Biochemical
and Retinal Neurotoxicity
of an Organophosphorus
Pesticide
Hypertension Increases
Sensitivity to an
Organophosphate
Insecticide
Experimental Analysis of
the Chronic Behavioral
Neurotoxicants in a
Variety of In Vitro Models
A-7
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd)-- Total of 29
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation
from Nominating
Organization
S6ESOO
79
On-Road Testing and
Characterization of Fuel Economy
of Light-Duty Vehicles
Dr. Rykowski, Richard A. (45%)
Dr. Nam, Edward (40%)
Dr. Hoffman, George (15% Non-EPA)
OTAQ
Exceptional Technical
Achievement in the
Development of a New
Methodology for
Quantifying Real-World
Fuel Economy
S6HEO
022
Total Lung Deposition of
Ultrafine Particles in Elderlery
Subjects during Controlled
Breathing - Analysis of Total
Respiratory Deposition of Inhaled
Ultrafine
Particles in Adult Breathing
Patterns
Dr. Kim, Chong S.
Dr. Jaques, Peter A.
(60%)
(40% Non-EPA)
Comparative Ultrafine
Particle Dosimetry Studies
for Young and Elderly
Subjects
NHEERL
S6HEO
024
Transcriptomic Analysis of F344
Rat Nasal Epithelium Suggests
that the Lack of Carcinogenic
Response to Glutaraldehyde is
Due to its Greater Toxicity
Compared to Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde-Induced Gene
Expression in F344 Rat Nasal
Respiratory Epithelium
Dr. Hester, Susan D. (40%)
Dr. Wolf, Douglas C. (35%)
Dr. Zou, Fei (8% Non-EPA)
Dr. Barry, William (8% Non-EPA)
Dr. Benavides, Gina B. (3% Non-EPA)
Dr. Yoon, Lawrence (3% Non-EPA)
Dr. Morgan, Kevin T. (3% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
The Use of Transcriptional
Profiling to Determine
Carcinogenicity of Air
Toxics
S6HEO
025
Neurotoxicological and Statistical
Analyses of a Mixture of Five
Organophosphorus Pesticides
using a Ray Design
Thermoregulatory Response to a
Organophosphate and Carbamate
Insecticide Mixture: Testing the
Assumption of Dose-Additivity
D-Optimal Experimental Designs
to Test for Departure from the
Additivity in a Fixed-Ratio
Mixture Ray
Dr. Herr, David W. (18%)
Dr. Moser, Virginia C. (18%)
Dr. Gordon, Christopher J. (18%)
Dr. Mack, Cina M. (18%)
Dr. Graff, Jaime E. (18%)
Dr. Simmons, Jane Ellen (10%)
NHEERL
Development of Methods
and Data to Assess Dose-
Additivity for Mixtures of
Cholinesterase-Inhibiting
Pesticides
A-8
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd)-- Total of 29
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation
from Nominating
Organization
S6HEO
027
Accumulation and Metabolism of
Arsenic in Mice After Repeated
Oral Administration of Arsenate
in Mice— Tissue Distribution and
Urinary Excretion of Inorganic
Arsenic and its Methylated
Metabolites in Mice Following
Acute Oral Administration of
Arsenate
An Integrated Pharmacokinetic &
Pharmacodynamic Study
Dr. Kenyon, Elaina M. (20%)
Dr. Hughes, Michael F. (20%)
Dr. Edwards, Brenda (15%)
Dr. Mitchell, Carol T. (15%)
Dr. Kitchin, Kirk T. (5%)
Dr. Thomas, David J. (5%)
Dr. Del Razo, Luz Maria (20% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Development of Data for
PBPK Modeling on the
in vivo Fate of Inorganic
Arsenic
S6HEO
029
Mechanisms of Zn2+-Induced
Signal Initiation through the
Epidermal Growth Factor
Receptor— Zn2+Induced IL-8
Expression InvolvesAP-1, JNK
and P38 Activities in Human
Airway Epithelial Cells
— Inhibition of Protein Tyrosine
Phosphates Activity Mediates
Epidermal Growth
Dr. Samet, James M.
Dr. Silbajoris, Robert
Dr. Kim, YuMee
Dr. Tal, Tamara
Dr. Graves, Lee M.
Dr. Dewar, Brian
Dr. Bromberg, Philip
Dr. Wu, Weidong
NHEERL
(50%)
(10%)
(17% Non-EPA)
(17% Non-EPA)
(2% Non-EPA)
(2% Non-EPA)
(1% Non-EPA)
(1% Non-EPA)
Elucidation of the
Molecular Mechanism of
Toxicity of Zinc in Human
Lung Cells
S6HEO
082
In Vivo and In Vitro Anti-
Androgenic Effectsw of DE-71, a
Commercial Polybrominated
Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Mixture-
- Assessment of DE-71, a
Commercial Polybrominated
Diphenol Ether (PBDE) Mixture,
in the EDSP Male and Female
Pubertal Protocols
Dr. Stoker, Tammy E. (25%)
Dr. Cooper, Ralph L. (15%)
Dr. Lambright, Christy (11%)
Dr. Crofton, Kevin M. (10%)
Dr. Gray, L. Earl (10%)
Dr. Wilson, Vickie (10%)
Dr. Laws, Susan (10%)
Dr. Furr, Jonathan (3%)
Dr. Hedge, Joan (3%)
Dr. Ferrell, Janet (3%)
NHEERL
The Effects of the Flame
Retardant Mixture, DE-71,
on Thyroid Homeostasis
and Demonstration of
Anti-Androgenic Activity
S6IROO
70
Investigating Uncertainty and
Sensitivity in Integrated
Multimedia Environmental
Models: Tools forFRAMES-
3MRA
Dr. Babendreier, Justin E. (90%)
Dr. Castleton, Karl J. (10% Non-EPA)
NERL
Pioneering Development
of Hardware and
Supporting Software
Systems for the Evaluation
of Complex, Integrated
Models
S6MM
0035
Air Levels of Carcinogenic
Polycyclic Aromatic
Hydrocarbons After the World
Trade Center Disaster
Dr. Pleil, Joachim D. (70%)
Dr. Vette, AlanF. (15%)
Dr. Rappaport, Stephen M. (10% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Johnson, Brent A. (5% Non-EPA)
NERL
Innovative Research and
Measurements of Airborne
Carcinogenic Risk After
the World Trade Center
Disaster
A-l
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd)-- Total of 29
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation
from Nominating
Organization
S6MM
0080
Polar Organic Chemical
Integrative Sampling and Liquid
Chromatography-
Electrospray/Ion-Trap Mass
Spectrometry for Assessing
Selected Prescription and Illicit
Drugs in Treated Sewage
Effluents
Dr. Jones-Lepp, Tammy L. (70%)
Dr. Alvarez, David A. (20% Non-EPA)
Dr. Petty, Jim D. (5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Huckins, Jim N. (5% Non-EPA)
NERL
Development and
Application of New
Methodologies for
Discovering Emerging
Contaminants in the
Nation's Water Supply
S6MM
0093
&
S6MM
0095
Relationship of Stream Flow
Regime in the Western Lake
Superior Basin to Watershed Type
Characteristics
Watershed-based Survey Designs-
~ How Probability Survey Data
Can Help Integrate 305(b) and
303(d) Monitoring and
Assessment of State Waters
Dr. Detenbeck, Naomi
Dr. Taylor, Debra
Dr. Snarski, Virginia
Dr. Batterman, Sharon
Dr. Brady, Valerie
(20%)
(20%)
(20%)
(20%)
(20% Non-EPA)
Dr. Detenbeck, Naomi (25%)
Dr. Brown, Barbara (25%)
Dr. Olsen, Anthony R. (10%)
Dr. Pitchford, Ann (10%)
Denver, Judy (10% Non-EPA)
Greenlee, Susan K. (10% Non-EPA)
Cincotta, Dan (5% Non-EPA)
Eskin, Richard (5% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Characterization of
Hydrology Regimes by
Watershed Type
Survey Designs
Supporting Integrated
Reporting of Condition
and Listing of Impaired
Water Bodies
S6RAO
055
Review of Evidence: Are
Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
in the Aquatic Environment
Impacting Fish Populations?
Dr. Mills, Lesley J. (90%)
Dr. Chichester, Clinton O.
(10% Non-EPA)
A Significant Contribution
to Research on the Effects
of Endocrine-Disrupting
Chemicals in the Aquatic
Environment
NHEERL
S6RAO
059
Scientific Authorship, Part 1: A
Window into Scientific Fraud?
Scientific Authorship, Part 2:
History, Recurring Issues,
Practices and Guidelines
Dr. Claxton, Larry D. (100%)
NHEERL
Providing a
Comprehensive, Scholarly
Review of Scientific
Authorship Issues
S6RAO
086
Genotoxicity of Tobacco Smoke
and Tobacco Smoke Condensate:
A Review
Dr. DeMarini, David M. (100%)
NHEERL
Review of the
Genotoxicity of Tobacco
Smoke
A-2
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award (Cont'd)-- Total of 29
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation
from Nominating
Organization
S6RAO
091
Application of Frog Embryo
Teratogenesis Assay-Xenopus to
Ecological Risk Assessment
Dr. Ankley, Gerald (50%)
Dr. Hoke, Robert (50% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Review of Application of
FETAX to Ecological Risk
Assessments
S6RMO
064
Predicting Sustainable Ground
Water to Constructed Riparian
Wetlands: Shaker Tracee, Ohio,
USA
Dr. Sidle, William (100%)
NRMRL
A New Method to Predict
the Sustainability of
Wetland Ponds for
Successful Ecological
Restoration
S6RMO
065
Chromium-Removal Processes
During Groundwater Remediation
by a Zerovalent Iron Permeable
Reactive Barrier— High-Level
Arsenite Removal from
Groundwater by Zerovalent Iron
Dr. Wilkin, Richard T. (60%)
Dr. Su, Chunming (5%)
Dr. Ford, Robert G.
Dr. Paul, Cynthia J.
Dr. Lien, Hsing-Lung (25% Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Providing a Scientific
Foundation for
Understanding Chromium
and Arsenic Remediation
Processes
S6TFOO
40
Quantitative Structure Property
Relationships for Enhancing
Predictions of Synthetic Organic
Chemical Removal from Drinking
Water by Granular Activated
Carbon
Dr. Magnuson, Matthew L. (50%)
Dr. Speth, Thomas F. (50%)
NHSRC
Developing a Valuable
Modeling Tool for
Evaluating Granular
Activated Carbon
Treatment of Specific
Contaminants
S6TFOO
41
Modeling Mercury Fluxes and
Concentrations in a Georgia
Watershed Receiving
Atmospheric Deposition Load
from Direct and Indirect Sources
Dr. Ambrose, Jr., Robert B. (50%)
Dr. Wool, Timothy A. (30%)
Dr. Tsiros, loannis X. (20% Non-EPA)
NERL
Developing and
Demonstrating Watershed
and Water Body Modeling
Tools to Determine
Allowable Hg Emissions
S6TFOO
43
Purification and Partial
Characterization of an Acid
Phosphatase from Spirodela
Oligorrhiza and its Affinity for
Selected Organophosphate
Pesticides
Dr. Mazur, Christopher S. (80%)
Dr. Wolfe, Nelson L. (10% EPA)
Dr. Hoehamer, Christopher F. (10% Non-
EPA)
NERL
Developing an Enzyme
Isolation Procedure from
an Aquatic Plant
Responsible for the
Hydrolysis of OP
Chemicals
A-3
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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) ~ Total of 26
Nom.
Titles and Citations of
Submitted Papers
Authors* and Nominating
Organization
Suggested Citation
from Nominating
Organization
S6ERO
007
Sorption of 2,4'- Dichlorobiphenyl
and Fluoranthene to a Marine
Sediment Amended with Different
Types of Black Carbon— Letter
to the Editor - Role of Black
Carbon in the Partitioning and
Bioavailability of Organic
Pollutants
Dr. Burgess, Robert M. (60%)
Dr. Cantwell, Mark G. (10%)
Dr. Ryba, Stephan A. (10%)
Dr. Lohmann, Rainer
(10%Non-EPA)
Dr. Perron, Monique M.
(5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Tien, Rex (3% Non-EPA)
Dr. Thibodeau, Laura M.
(2% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Research Exploring the
Importance of Black
Carbon on the Effects of
Organic Contaminants to
Aquatic Organisms
S6ERO
008
Predicting the Toxicity of
Chromium in Sediments
Dr. Berry, Walter J. (40%)
Dr. Boothman, Warren S. (40%)
Dr. Serbst, Jonathan R. (15%)
Dr. Edwards, Philip A.
NHEERL
Demonstrating Use of the
Equilibrium Partitioning
Approach to Predict
Toxicity of Chromium in
Marine Sediments
S6ERO
Oil
Role of the Seagrass Thalassia
testudinum as a Source of
Chromosphoric Dissolved
Organic Matter in Coastal South
Florida
Dr. Zepp, Richard G.
Dr. Stabenau, Erik R.
(30% Non-EPA)
Dr. Bartels, Erich
(15% Non-EPA)
Dr. Zika, Rod G.
(5% Non-EPA)
NERL
(50%)
Creative Development of
Experimental Techniques
for Assessing the Impact
of Seagrasses on Coastal
Optical Properties
S6ERO
088
Habitat Fingerprints for Lake
Superior Coastal Wetlands
Derived from Elemental Analysis
of Yellow Perch Otoliths—
Reconstructing Habitat use and
Wetland Nursery Origin of
Yellow Perch from Lake Superior
using Otolith Elemental
Dr. Brazner, John (80%)
Dr. Tanner, Danny
Dr. Campana, Steven
(10% Non-EPA)
Dr. Schram, Stephen
(5% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Reconstructing Yellow
Perch Habitat Use and
Nursery Area Origin using
Otolith Elemental
Anaalysis
A-4
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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) ~ Total of 26
S6ERO
089
Regional, Watershed, and Site-
Specific Environmental Influences
on Fish Assemblage Structure and
Function in Western Lake
Superior Tributaries— Landscape
Character and Fish Assemblage
Structure and Function in Western
Lake Superior Streams: General
Relationships
Dr. Brazner, John (45%)
Dr. Tanner, Danny (25%)
Dr. Detenbeck, Naomi (10%)
Dr. Batterman, Sharon (5%)
Dr. Snarski, Virginia (5%)
Dr. Stark, Stacey
(5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Jagger, Leslie
(5% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Identifying Land-Use
Thresholds and Landscape
Influences on Stream Fish
Assemblages
S6ESOO
77
Effect of Lot Variability on
Ultraviolet Radiation Inactivation
Kinetics
Dr. Sivaganesan, Mano (90%)
Dr. Sivaganesan, Siva
(10% Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Recognition of this
Outstanding Research
Intended to Protect the
Public Health
S6HEO
021
Accumulation of PBDE-47 in
Primary Cultures of Rat
Neocortical Cells— Accumulation Dr.
of Methylmercury or
Polychlorinated Biphenyls in
Vitro Models of Neuronal Tissue-
~ Time and Concentration
Dependent Accumulation of [3H]-
Deltamethrin in Xenopus Oocytes
Dr. Mundy, William R. (20%)
Dr. Shafer, Timothy J. (15%)
. Crofton, Kevin M. (15%)
Dr. DeVito, Michael J. (10%)
Dr. Gilbert, Mary E. (10%)
Dr. Barone, Jr., Stan (10%)
Dr. Freudenrich, Theresa M. (5%)
Dr. Meacham, Connie A. (5%)
Dr. Hughes, Michael F. (2%)
Dr. Anderson, WillardL. (2%)
Dr. Lyons-Darden, Tara (2%)
Dr. Harrill, Joshua A.
(2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Sui, Li (2% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Evaluating the Appropriate
Dose Metric for
Neurotoxicants in a
Variety of In Vitro Models
S6HEO
083
Abnormal Fertilization is
Responsible for Reduced
Fecundity Following Thiram-
Induced Ovulatory Delay in the
Rat (2003)— Acute Exposure to
Molinate Alters Neuroendocrine
Control of Ovulation in the Rat
(2004)
Dr. Stoker, Tammy E. (45%)
Dr. Cooper, Ralph L. (15%)
Dr. Perrault, Sally D. (10%)
Dr. Zucker, Robert (10%)
Dr. Jeffay, Susan (5%)
Dr. Murr, Ashley (5%)
Dr. Marshall, Renee (5%)
Bremser, Katrina (5% Non EPA)
NHEERL
The Effect of
Environmental Edocrine
Disrupters on Delayed
Ovulation and Oocyte
Functioning in the Rat
A-5
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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) ~ Total of 26
S6HEO
084
Exposure to Perfluorooctane
Sulfonate During Pregnancy in
Rat and Mouse. I. Maternal and
Prenatal Evaluations— Exposure
to Perfluorooctane Sulfonate
During Pregnancy in Rat and
Mouse. II. Postnatal Evaluation—
The Developmental Toxicity of
Perfluoroalkyl Acids
Dr. Lau, Christopher S. (35%)
Dr. Thibodeaux, Julie R. (20%)
Dr. Rogers, John M. (15%)
Dr. Grey, Brian E. (15%)
Dr. Richards, Judy
Dr. Butenhoff, John L.
(5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Hanson, Roger
(5% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
Studies to Elucidate the
Developmental Toxicity of
Perfluorooctane Sulfonate
S6HEO
085
Chemically Induced
Supernumerary Lumbar Ribs in
CD-I Mice: Size Distribution and
Dose Response— Supernumerary
Ribs in Developmental Toxicity
Bioassays and in Human
Populations: Incidence and
Biological Significance
Dr. Rogers, John M. (40%)
Dr. Chernoff, Neil (40%)
Dr. Setzer, R. Woodrow (15%)
Dr. Branch, Stacy
5% Non-EPA)
Defining Different
Populations of
Supernumerary Ribs and
Assessing their Biological
and Regulatory
Significance
NHEERL
S6HEO
087
Acute Ozone-induced Differential
Gene Expression Profiles in Rat
Lung
Dr. Nadadur, Srikanth S. (50%)
Dr. Costa, Daniel L. (20%)
Dr. Slade, Ralph (15%)
Dr. Silbajoris, Robert A. (10%)
Dr. Hatch, Gary E. (5%)
Efforts in the Development
of Biomarkers of Acute
Ozone Toxicity using
Gene Expression Profiling
NCEA
A-6
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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) ~ Total of 26
S6MM
0032
Long-Term Recovery of PCB-
Contaminated Surface Sediments
at the Sangamo-
Weston/Twelvemile Creek/Lake
Hartwell Superfund Site
Dr. Brenner, Richard C.
Dr. Magar, Victor S.
(15%Non-EPA)
Dr. Ickes, Jennifer A.
(5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Foote, Eric A.
5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Abbott, James A.
(5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Bingler, Linda S.
(5% Non-EPA)
Dr. Crecelius, Eric A.
(5% Non-EPA)
NRMRL
(60%)
Developing a Paradigm for
Evaluating Natural
Recovery Processes at
PCB-Impacted Sediment
Sites
S6MM
0033
Application of Capillary
Electrophoresis to Study the
Enantioselective Transformation
of Five Chiral Pesticides in
Aerobic Soil Slurries
Dr. Garrison, A. Wayne (40%)
Dr. Jones, W. Jack (20%)
Dr. Jarman, Jessica L.
(30% Non-EPA)
Dr. Howell, Lorrie A.
(10% Non-EPA)
NERL
Demonstrating That
Capillary Electrophoresis
is a Valid Tool for
Studying the Fate of Chiral
Pesticides
S6MM
0036
The Condition of Coral Reefs in
South Florida (2000). Using Coral
Disease and Bleaching as
Indicators
Dr. Santavy, Deborah L. (60%)
Dr. Harwell, Linda C. (20%)
Dr. Summers, J. Kevin (10%)
Dr. Engle, Virginia D. (10%)
NHEERL
Contributions to the
Assessment and
Evaluation of the
Ecological and Disease
Condition of Coral Reefs
S6MM
0066
Nitrate Variability Along the
Oregon Coast: Estuarine-Coastal
Exchange
Dr. Frick, Walter E. (25%)
Dr. Sigleo, Anne C. (25%)
Dr. Mordy, Calvin W.
(25% Non-EPA)
Dr. Stabeno, Phyllis
(25% Non-EPA)
NERL
An Innovative Application
of Monitoring and
Modeling to Estimate
Estuarine-Ocean Nutrient
Exchange in a Tidal
Region
A-7
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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) ~ Total of 26
S6MM
0090
Estimated Ultraviolet Radiation
Doses in Wetlands in Six National
Parks
Dr. Diamond, Stephen A.
Dr. Trenham, Peter C. (16%)
Dr. Detenbeck, Naomi E. (6°/
Dr. Bradford, David (4%)
Dr. Adams, Michael J.
(6% Non-EPA)
Dr. Hossack, Blake R.
(6% Non-EPA)
Dr. Knapp, Roland A.
(6% Non-EPA)
Dr. Stark, Stacey L.
(4% Non-EPA)
Dr. Breen, Bob (4%)
Dr. Tonnessen, Kathy
4% Non-EPA)
Dr. Corn, P. Stephen
(2% Non-EPA)
Dr.Czarnowski, Ken
(2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Brooks,Paul D.
(2% Non-EPA)
Dr. Fagre,Dan (2% Non-EPA)
NHEERL
(36%)
Research Contributing
Significantly to the
Development of Methods
for Estimating Ultraviolet
Radiation Doses in Nature.
S6RAO
050
Solar UVR and Aquatic Carbon,
Nitrogen, Sulfur & Metals Cycles
Dr. Zepp, Richard G. (100%)
An Innovative Review of
the Influence of Solar
Ultraviolet Radiation on
Biogeochemical Cycles in
Aquatic Environments
NERL
S6RAO
054
Development of Empirical,
Geographically Specific Water
Quality Criteria: a Conditional
Probability Analysis Approach
Dr. Paul, John F. (70%)
Dr. McDonald, Michael E. (30%)
NHEERL
Introduction of
Conditional Probability
Analysis for Support of
Clean Water Act Programs
A-8
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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) ~ Total of 26
S6RAO
058
The Ecological Effects of
Trichloroacetic Acid in the
Environment
Dr. Lewis, Timothy E. (70%)
Dr. Wolfinger, Thomas F. (15% Non-
EPA)
Dr. Barta, Michael L. (15% Non-EPA)
A Thoroughly Outstanding
Review, Data Synthesis,
and Ecological Risk
Assessment of the Effects
of Trichloroacetic Acid in
Aquatic and Terrestrial
Environments
NCEA
S6RMO
068
Laboratory Evaluation of Oil Spill
Bioremediation Products in Salt
and Freshwater Systems
Dr. Haines, John R. (49%)
Dr. Kleiner, Eric J. (10%)
Dr. Venosa, Albert D. (10%)
Dr. McClellan, Kim A.
Dr. King, Dennis W.
(10% Non-EPA)
Dr. Koran, Karen M.
% Non-EPA)
Dr. Holder, Edith L.
% Non-EPA)
Providing a Salt and
Freshwater Oil Spill
Bioremediation Product
Test
NRMRL
S6TFOO
45
Effects of pH and Phosphate on
Metal Distribution with Emphasis
on As Speciation and
Mobilization in Soils from a Lead
Smelting Site
Dr. Impellitteri, Christopher A. (100%)
NRMRL
Research Helping to
Protect Water and Land
from Mine Waste
Contamination
S6RMO
069
Modeling Stream-Aquifer
Interactions with Linear Response
Functions
Dr. Hantush, Mohamed M. (100%)
NRMRL
For contributing
mathematical solutions to
ground water - surface
water interactions and
baseflow generation in
stream/river environments
S6SSOO
71
Implementing and Auditing
Electronic Recordkeeping
Systems Used in Scientific
Research and Development
Dr. Brills, George M. (55%)
Dr. Lyon, John G. (20%)
Dr. Worthington, Jeffrey (20%)
Dr. Lysakowski, Richard
(5% Non-EPA)
OEI
Developing Quality
Assurance Parameters for
Electronic Recordkeeping
in Research and
Development
S6TFOO
Determining Speciation of Pb in
Phosphate-Amended Soils:
Method Limitations
Dr. Scheckel, Kirk G. (50%)
Dr. Allen, Derrick (20%)
Dr. Ryan, James A. (10%)
Dr. Lescano, Ninnia
(20% Non-EPA)
NRMRL
Improving Metal
Speciation Methods in
Amended Soils
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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) ~ Total of 26
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S6TFOO
44
Gene Expression Changes in
Arabidopsis Thaliana Seedling
Roots Exposed to the Munition
Hexahydro-l,3,5-Trinitro-l,3,5-
Triazine
Treatment of Hexavalent
Chromium in Chromite Ore
Processing Solid Waste using a
Mixed Reductant Solution of
Ferrous Sulfate and Sodium
Dithionite
Dr. Ekman, Drew R. (85%)
Dr. Wolfe, Nelson L. (5%)
Dr. Dean, Jeffrey F.D.
(10%Non-EPA)
NERL
Dr. Su, Chunming (50%)
Dr. Ludwig, Ralph D . (50%)
NRMRL
The Determination of Plant
Genes of Potential Utility
in the Remediation of
Explosives Contaminated
Sites
Break-Through Research
on Remediation of
Hexavalent Chromium in
Ground Water using In
Situ Chemical Reduction
Key to Acronyms used in the above Tables
NERL National Exposure Research Laboratory
NHEERL National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory
NRMRL National Risk Management Research Laboratory
OAQPS Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards
OPP Office of Pesticide Programs
ORIA Office of Radiation and Indoor Air
OSCP Office of Science Coordination and Policy
OSW Office of Solid Waste
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Appendix B - Biosketches
(in alphabetical order)
Dr. G. Allen Burton
Dr. G. Allen Burton is Professor & Chair, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences, at
Wright State University. He holds a B.S. in biology and chemistry from Ouachita Baptist
University, an M.S. in microbiology from Auburn University, and a Ph.D. in environmental
science from the University of Texas at Dallas. His areas of expertise and research interests
include: methods to identify significant effects and stressors in contaminated aquatic systems;
ecosystem risk assessments evaluating multiple levels of biological organization; and
integrating laboratory and in situ toxicity tests with habitat characterizations and
physicochemical profiles to determine the role of chemical contaminants among multiple
stressors. Dr. Burton was the Brage Golding Distinguished Professor of Research. He has
served on numerous national and international scientific committees, review panels and editorial
boards and will serve as President of the World Council of the Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry. Currently, his funding is from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency STAR Program research PCB flux from sediments, and the copper industry to
investigate the flux and benthic effects of bioavailable copper from sediments in relation to acid
volatile sulfide concentrations.
Dr. James S. Bus
Dr. James S. Bus is currently Director of External Technology and a member of the Leadership
Team in the Toxicology and Environmental Research and Consulting group at the Dow
Chemical Company, Midland, Michigan. Prior to joining Dow Chemical in 1989, he held
positions of Associate Director of Toxicology and Director of Drug Metabolism at the Upjohn
Company (1986-1989), Research Scientist at the Chemical Industry Institute of Toxicology
(1977-1986), and Assistant Professor of Toxicology at the University of Cincinnati (1975-
1977). He currently is Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology and Toxicology (Michigan State
University) and previously Adjunct Associate Professor of Toxicology (University of North
Carolina). Dr. Bus received a Ph.D. in Pharmacology (Michigan State University) and a B.S. in
Medicinal Chemistry (University of Michigan). He has served on a variety of external
professional and science advisory groups including: President of both the Society of Toxicology
and the American Board of Toxicology; US Environmental Protection Agency Office of
Research and Development Board of Scientific Counselors (BOSC); National Academy of
Sciences Committee on Emerging Issues and Data on Environmental Contaminants; National
Toxicology Program Board of Scientific Counselors (Bioassay Review Subcommittee); ACGIH
Chemical Substances TLV Committee; Director of the International Union of Toxicology;
Board of Trustees and Emerging Issues Committee of the International Life Sciences Institute,
Health and Environmental Sciences Institute (ILSI-HESI); Board of Directors and Co-Chair of
the Science Program Committee of the CUT Centers for Health Research; and Co-Chair of the
American Chemistry Council Long-Range Research Initiative. His research interests have
focused on mechanisms of chemical toxicity for pesticides and industrial chemicals, and
applications of mechanistic information to improving human health risk evaluations. Dr. Bus'
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research is funded either directly by The Dow Chemical Company or through chemical industry
consortia, and he receives no additional external research funding.
Dr. Stanley Grant
Dr. Stanley Grant is Professor of Environmental Engineering, and Chair of the Department of
Chemical Engineering & Materials Science at the University of California, Irvine (UCI). Dr.
Grant received a B.S. (with distinction) in Geology from Stanford University (1985) and a M.S.
and Ph.D. in Environmental Engineering Science from the California Institute of Technology
(1990 and 1992, respectively). Dr. Grant studies the sources, fate, and transport of pathogens
and indicator organisms in drinking water, urban runoff, and the coastal ocean. He is a member
of the US Environmental Protection Agency's Science Advisory Board (Drinking Water Panel),
and is the lead on several multidisciplinary research projects, including one on the influence of
tidal wetlands on coastal pollution (joint with researchers from UCI, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography, and UCLA, funded by the University of California Marine Council); another on
the association of pathogens and particles in storm runoff (joint with researchers from UCI and
UCSB, funded by the US Geological Survey and the National Water Research Institute); and a
third on the contribution of marinas to fecal indicator bacteria impairment in tidal embayments
(in support of the Newport Bay Fecal Coliform TMDL, funded by the California State Water
Quality Control Board). Dr. Grant is recipient of the prestigious Career Award from the
National Science Foundation (1985-2000), and a number of local awards including Conservator
of the Year (2002) from the Bolsa Chica Wetlands Conservancy, and the Distinguished
Assistant Professor Award for Teaching from the UCI Academic Senate (1999).
Dr. Dale Hattis
Dr. Dale Hattis is Research Professor with the Center for Technology Environment and
Development (CENTED) of the George Perkins Marsh Institute at Clark University. He holds a
Ph.D. in Genetics from Stanford University and a B.A. in biochemistry from the University of
California at Berkeley. For the past thirty years he has been engaged in the development and
application of methodology to assess the health, ecological and economic impacts of regulatory
actions. His work has focused on the development of methodology to incorporate
interindividual variability data and quantitative mechanistic information into risk assessments
for both cancer and non-cancer endpoints. An important focus in recent years has been on age-
related differences in pharmacokinetic processes and susceptibility for carcinogenesis. Specific
quantitative risk assessment studies have included hearing disability in relation to noise
exposure, renal effects of cadmium, reproductive effects of ethoxyethanol, neurological effects
of methyl mercury and acrylamide, chronic lung function impairment from coal dust, four
pharmacokinetic-based risk assessments for carcinogens (for perchloroethylene ethylene oxide,
butadiene and diesel particulates), an analysis of uncertainties in pharmacokinetic modeling for
perchloroethylene and an analysis of differences among species in processes related to
carcinogenesis. He has recently been reappointed as a member of the Environmental Health
Committee of the EPA Science Advisory Board and for several years he has served as a
member of the Food Quality Protection Act Science Review Board. In the recent past he has
served as a member of the National Research Council Committee on Estimating the Health-
Risk-Reduction Benefits of Proposed Air Pollution Regulations. Recent major sources of
research support include the Department of Energy and the U.S. Environmental Protection
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Agency. He has been a councilor and is a Fellow of the Society for Risk Analysis and serves on
the editorial board of its journal Risk Analysis.
Dr. Byung R. Kim
Dr. Byung R. Kim is Technical Leader in the Physical and Environmental Sciences Department
of Ford Research and Advanced Engineering, Dearborn, MI and is a professional engineer. He
received the B.S. degree in Civil Engineering from Seoul National University in Korea in 1971
and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Environmental Engineering from the University of Illinois,
Urbana, IL in 1974 and 1977. His current research interest is in understanding various
manufacturing emission issues (physical/chemical/biological waste treatment processes and the
overall environmental impact of manufacturing processes). He also has worked on the
adsorption of organics on activated carbon and water quality modeling. He has served on EPA
SAB Environmental Engineering Committee (1999-2005) and was Editor-in-Chief of the
Journal of Environmental Engineering, American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) (1996-
1998). He served on the advisory board for the National Institute of Environmental Health
Superfund Basic Research Program at the University of Cincinnati (1991-1996). He is an
ASCE Fellow and received a Richard R. Torrens Award (1998) for editorial leadership from
ASCE, two Willem Rudolfs Medals (1990 and 1998) from Water Environment Federation on
his publications in industrial wastes, and a Distinguished Alumnus Award (2005) from the
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Illinois, Urbana. His
research activities are entirely funded by Ford Motor Company, and he has no external sources
of funding.
Dr. Michael T. Kleinman
Dr. Michael T. Kleinman has been studying the health effects of exposures to environmental
contaminants found in ambient air for more than 30 years. He holds a MS in Chemistry from
the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn and a Ph.D. in Environmental Health Sciences from New
York University. He is a Professor and Co-Director of the Air Pollution Health Effects
Laboratory in the Department of Community and Environmental Medicine at University of
California, Irvine. Prior to joining the faculty at U.C.I, in 1982, he directed the Aerosol
Exposure and Analytical Laboratory at Rancho Los Amigos Hospital in Downey, CA. He has
published more than 85 articles in peer-reviewed journals dealing with the uptake and dosimetry
of inhaled pollutants in humans and laboratory animals, and effects on cardiopulmonary and
immunological systems after controlled exposures to ozone and other photochemical oxidants,
carbon monoxide and ambient or laboratory-generated aerosols. He recently chaired a National
Academy committee to examine issues in protecting deployed US Forces from the effects of
chemical and biological weapons. Dr. Kleinman's current studies focus on cardiopulmonary
effects of concentrated ambient ultrafine, fine and coarse particles. Specifically, Dr. Kleinman
is currently the co-principal investigator of an NIH-funded investigation of the effects of
environmental PM on children with asthma. Dr. Kleinman's also uses animal models (mice that
are genetically predisposed to cardiopulmonary disease, aged rats as a model of aging human
populations and a mouse model of allergic airways disease) to examine biological mechanisms
of effects of inhaled air contaminants on the lungs and heart of normal and diseased individuals.
Recent studies of the offspring of animals that were exposed to inhaled metal-containing
particles demonstrate that in utero exposures may have important effects on the developing
organism. Dr. Kleinman is a consultant to the U.S. EPA Science Advisory Board and currently
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serves as the Chair of the California Air Quality Advisory Committee, which reviews
California's air quality criteria documents. His sources of recent grant or contract support are
the Nffl, EPA, CARS and HUD.
Dr. Joseph R. Landolph
Dr. Joseph R. Landolph is currently Associate Professor of Molecular Microbiology and
Immunology and Pathology in the Keck School of Medicine, and Associate Professor of
Molecular Pharmacology and Pharmaceutical Sciences, in the School of Pharmacy, with tenure,
and a Member of the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, at the University of Southern
California (USC) in Los Angeles, California. Dr. Landolph received a B. S. degree in
Chemistry from Drexel University in 1971 and a Ph. D. in Chemistry from the University of
California at Berkeley in 1976. Dr. Landolph was appointed Assistant Professor of Pathology in
1980, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Pathology in 1982, and was promoted to
Associate Professor of Microbiology, Pathology, and Toxicology at USC in 1987. Dr. Landolph
has served as a grant reviewer for the U. S. EPA. Health Effects Panel, for special RFAs for the
NIEHS, and as an ad hoc member for the Chemical Pathology Study Section and the Al-Tox-4
Study Section of the NIH. Dr. Landolph has also been a member of the Carcinogen
Identification Committee reporting to the Scientific Advisory Committee of the Office of
Environmental Health Hazard Assessment of the California Environmental Protection Agency
from 1994-Present, and a member of the Scientific Review Panel for Toxic Air Contaminants
(SRP) of the State of California (2003-Present). He has also served on the Drinking Water
Committee (2003-Present) and on the Human Health Research Review Committee (2003) and
on the STAA Review Committee (2003-Present) of the Science Advisory Board of the U. S. E.
P. A. He also served as a member of the Human Health Research Review Sub-Committee of
the Board of Scientific Counselors of the U. S. E. P. A. (2005-2006). Dr. Landolph's research
interests and activities include studies of the genetic toxicology and carcinogenicity of
carcinogenic insoluble nickel compounds, carcinogenic chromium compounds, carcinogenic
arsenic compounds, and carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. His laboratory is
focused on studying the ability of these carcinogens to induce morphological and neoplastic
transformation of C3H/10T1/2 mouse embryo cells and the cellular and molecular biology of
the transformation process. Dr. Landolph is an expert in chemically induced morphological
and neoplastic transformation and chemically induced mutation in murine and human
fibroblasts. He is the author of 35 peer-reviewed scientific publications, 21 book
chapters/review articles, and has held peer-reviewed research grant support from the U. S. EPA,
the U. S. National Cancer Institute, and the U. S. Institute of Environmental Health Sciences.
Dr. Igor Linkov
Dr. Igor Linkov is a Managing Scientist with Intertox Inc. in Brookline, MA, and Adjunct
Professor of Engineering and Public Policy at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA.
Dr. Linkov has a BS and MSc in Physics and Mathematics (Polytechnic Institute, Russia) and a
Ph.D. in Environmental, Occupational and Radiation Health (University of Pittsburgh). He
completed his postdoctoral training in Biostatistics and Toxicology and Risk Assessment at
Harvard University. Dr. Linkov's skills include human health and ecological risk assessment,
decision analysis, environmental security, risk assessment for emerging threats, radiation health
and safety, guidance development, risk communication, policy analysis, and biostatistics. Dr.
Linkov has managed ecological and human health risk assessments at several Superfund sites.
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He has developed guidance documents, models and software to support risk assessment, and his
recently completed modeling efforts include several modules for the Army Risk Assessment
Modeling System (ARAMS) and Risk-trace model for spatially explicit ecological risk
assessment for the American Chemistry Council (ACC). He was instrumental in developing
FISHRAND and TrophicTrace models for PCB bioaccumulation in fish, used by the EPA for
Hudson River Superfund site risk assessment. One of the focuses of his current research is
integrating risk assessment and multi-criteria decision analysis tools in military and
environmental management. He is currently developing decision support tools to prioritize
resource allocation and technology gaps in several military programs as well as in other areas
(such as algal bloom management and nanotechnology). He is currently developing the
Questions and Decision (QnD) model for environmental management at contaminated and
disturbed sites for the US Army Corps of Engineers. He has published widely on environmental
policy, environmental modeling, and risk analysis, including eight books and over 80 peer-
reviewed papers and book chapters.
Dr. Linkov has organized more than dozen national and international conferences and
continuing education workshops on risk assessment, decision analysis, risk communication and
modeling and participated in organizing many others. . Dr. Linkov serves as a Scientific
Advisor to the Toxic Use Reduction Institute, a position that requires nomination by the
Governor of Massachusetts. Dr. Linkov is the Founding Chair of the SRA Decision Analysis
and Risk Specialty Group. Dr. Linkov is Past President for the Society for Risk Analysis-New
England. He is also Past Chair of the SRA Ecological Risk Assessment Specially Group and
participates in several SRA and Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
Committees. Dr. Linkov is the recipient of the prestigious 2005 SRA Chauncey Starr Award
for exceptional contribution to Risk Analysis. Dr. Linkov has served on many review and
advisory panels for U.S. and international agencies, including US EPA. Over the last two years,
Dr. Linkov's research has been supported by the US Army, Army Corps of Engineers, EPA,
DOT, DOC, DOJ, NOAA, North Atlantic Treaty Organization, US Chamber of Commerce,
Dow Chemical, and various private clients.
Dr. Randy Maddalena
Dr. Randy Maddalena is a Scientist in the Environmental Chemistry, Exposure and Risk
Analysis Group within the Environmental Energy Technologies Division at Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory. He received his BS in Environmental Toxicology (1992) and Ph.D. in
Agricultural and Environmental Chemistry (1998) from the University of California, Davis.
The primary focus of his research is development, evaluation and application of models that
predict chemical fate in multiple environmental media (air, water, soil, vegetation, sediment)
and chemical exposures through multiple pathways (drinking water, food, feed, indoor air) for
both human and ecological receptors. He also develops tools and methods for performing
probabilistic risk assessment and sensitivity analysis applied to complex regulatory models. His
most recent work combines the use of models and experimental data to investigate how
vegetation influences the environmental fate and transport of semivolatile organic pollutants
and how the uptake of these pollutants into ecological or agricultural food chains might
contribute to dietary exposures. Dr. Maddalena is a Co-chair of the Society of Environmental
Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC) Advisory Group on Fate and Exposure Modeling where he
serves as an Editor of the advisory group's column in the SETAC Globe. He is also a member
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of the SAB's Integrated Human Exposure Committee. He has received funding from the EPA's
Office of Emergency and Remedial Response developing methods to construct inputs for
probabilistic risk assessment; the DOE's Fossil Energy Program for experimental work on plant
uptake of petroleum related hydrocarbons; and from the EPA's Office of Air Quality Planning
and Standards for his work on the TRIM.FaTE model. He currently receives funding from the
EPA's National Exposure Research Lab for research on fate and exposure models; the FAA for
research into pesticide exposure on airliners; and from the California Air Resources Board from
research on pollutant emissions from office equipment.
Dr. Paulette Middleton
Dr. Paulette Middleton has 30 years experience leading air quality and related environmental
programs that inform policy using integrated modeling, stakeholder consensus building and
diverse communication strategies. For example, she developed and applied an number of urban
aerosol dynamics models; was a leader on the modeling team that created the Regional Acid
Deposition Model (RADM); extended RADM to include aerosol dynamics — DAQM (Denver
Air Quality Model) and applied DAQM to studies of visibility in the Front Range of Colorado;
led the development and application of the integrated assessment of scenarios (i.e., linking air
quality to economic, environmental and social impacts and driving forces using a variety of
modeling approaches) for visibility protection in the Western US as the cornerstone of the
Grand Canyon Visibility Transport Commission efforts; created and applied a Visibility
Assessment Screening Technique to illustrate differences in visibility changes resulting from
SO2 and NOX emission reductions in different areas of the US; modified and applied ICST and
related models to explore the impacts of chemical by-products in the vicinity of point sources;
led the design of integrated analysis systems applied to air quality and climate related problems;
lead author of air quality modeling and application reviews; and has been serving as an expert
advisor to a number of programs using integrated modeling systems as well as individual air
quality models. Middleton's previous EPA Science Advisory Board service includes: Current
Member of the REM Guidance Review Panel; Chair of the Air Quality Modeling Subcommittee
(AQMS) evaluating EPA's assessment of the benefits and costs of the Clean Air Act; Member
of the Environmental Modeling Committee responsible for the recent review of the National Air
Toxics Assessment, which included an evaluation of mercury and toxic VOC risk assessment;
Member of the Research Strategy Advisory Committee, which provided direction to EPA on
critical research needs; Member of the Clean Air Science Advisory Committee during its review
of the current ozone and fine particulate matter standards; and Member of the Environmental
Futures Subcommittee developing guidelines for EPA foresight. Dr. Middleton has been
director of the NSF and NASA funded Global Emissions Inventory Activity (GEIA) Center
since GEIA's inception in 1990. In 2002, she created Panorama Pathways and since then has
been a Special Advisor, providing advice on adequacy of air quality modeling and developing
issue papers to help inform policy for several groups, including Environmental Defense,
Western Resource Associates, Yellowstone Coalition, Northern Cheyenne Indian tribe, EPA
Region 8, Colorado Department of Public Health & the Environment; U.S. Department of
Justice; and State of New Jersey, Division of law. She also was lead author on assessments of
the development of renewable hydrogen in the US and around the world and is an elected
member of the Board of Directors for the American Solar Energy Society, representing the
Sustainability Division of that society. She works with Aspen Hill Films on informational
videos about energy and the environment and with Positive Pace on positive news about world
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progress. Previously she held research, program development and leadership/executive
positions at the National Center for Atmospheric Research, Atmospheric Sciences Research
Center at the State University of New York at Albany, Science & Policy Associates. Inc, and
RAND. Dr. Middleton's current source of funding is from the National Science Foundation,
NASA, and the Northern Cheyenne Indian Tribe.
Dr. Michael Newman
Dr. Michael Newman is Professor of Marine Science at the College of William and Mary,
Virginia Institute of Marine Science. He received degrees in zoology from the University of
Connecticut (B.A., 1974; M.S., 1978) and environmental sciences from Rutgers University
(M.S., 1980; Ph.D., 1981). After his postdoctoral studies, Dr. Newman was a research ecologist
at the University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology laboratory. He now holds a Professor of
Marine Science position at the College of William and Mary's School of Marine Science after
ending a three-year term as Dean of Graduate Studies of the School of Marine Science. Dr.
Newman's research emphasizes quantitative methods in ecotoxicology with topics of interest
ranging from chemical measurement statistics to QSAR-like models for predicting metal ion
effects to contaminant effects on population genetics to methods of predicting community level
effects. He has authored approximately 100 publications on these topics including four books,
Quantitative Methods in Aquatic Ecotoxicology, Fundamentals of Ecotoxicology, Population
Ecotoxicology, and Community Ecotoxicology. He also edited several books, Metal
Ecotoxicology, Hierarchical Ecotoxicology, Risk Assessment: Logic and Measurement, Coastal
and Estuarine Risk Assessment, and Risk Assessment with Time-to-Event Models. Dr.
Newman is active in advisory service. He served on Organisation for Economic Co-operation
and Development (OECD), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. Department of
Energy (DOE), National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and state environmental regulatory and
risk assessment committees and panels. Dr. Newman was one of two U.S. members of an
OECD team charged with assessing statistical methods for analyzing toxicity data. Work with
DOE involved complex-wide consideration of data quality objectives for risk assessment
activities, and various site-specific advisory services to the Savannah River and Hanford sites.
He has been a member of numerous EPA teams including the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide,
and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA) ECOFRAM working group, two FIFRA science advisory panels,
the Chesapeake Bay Office science advisory board, a Food Quality Protection Act (FQPA)
scientific review board, and a joint U.S. EPA-Israeli Water Agency working group. Dr.
Newman has reviewed numerous risk assessment documents for EPA and was a consultant to
the NAS (Everglades Ecosystem Assessment). He continues to work actively with various
Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ) teams and panels. Dr. Newman
currently has funding from NSF for improving ocean science education, DuPont to examine
mercury trophic transfer in South River, Virginia, and NOAA to model survival of invertebrates
during oil spills. He also has minor contracts with Fish and Wildlife for statistical consulting
and Monte Carlo simulation of wildlife exposure to toxicants.
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Dr. Thomas L. Theis
Dr. Thomas L. Theis is the Director of the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, a
cross-disciplinary unit dedicated to promoting collaborative research on the environment, and
Professor of Civil and Materials Engineering at the University of Illinois at Chicago. His areas
of expertise include the mathematical modeling and systems analysis of environmental
processes, the environmental chemistry of trace organic and inorganic substances, interfacial
reactions, subsurface contaminant transport, hazardous waste management, industrial pollution
prevention, and industrial ecology. He has been principal or co-principal investigator on over
fifty funded research projects totaling in excess often million dollars, and has authored or co-
authored over one hundred papers in peer reviewed research journals, books, and reports. He is
a member of the USEPA Science Advisory Board, and is a former editor of the Journal of
Environmental Engineering. From 1980-1985 he was the co-director of the Industrial Waste
Elimination Research Center (a collaboration of Illinois Institute of Technology and University
of Notre Dame), one of the first Centers of Excellence established by the USEPA. In 1989 he
was an invited participant on the United Nations' Scientific Committee on Problems in the
Environment (SCOPE) Workshop on Groundwater Contamination, and in 1998 he was invited
to by the World Bank to assist in the development of the first environmental engineering
program in Argentina. He is the founding Principal Investigator of the Environmental
Manufacturing Management Program, one of the Integrative Graduate Education Research and
Training (IGERT) grants of the National Science Foundation. Dr. Theis has received research
funding from several sources. At present he has grants from the EPA, NSF, Alcoa, Inc., and the
Illinois Board of Education.
Dr. Barbara Zielinska
Dr. Barbara Zielinska currently holds the position as Research Professor and Director of the
Organic Analytical Laboratory at the Division of Atmospheric Sciences of the Desert Research
Institute (DRI) in Reno, Nevada. The DRI is an autonomous research division of the University
and Community College System of Nevada (UCCSN). DRI was created in 1959 by a special
act of the Nevada State Legislature. Under the act and subsequent actions of the University
Board of Regents, DRI is charged with conducting basic and applied research in environmental
sciences. Dr. Zielinska has been active in the air pollution field for more than 20 years and
specializes in the analysis of organic compounds in ambient air and in emission sources. Her
list of publications includes over 100 papers concerning the sources, ambient concentrations and
atmospheric transformations of gas- and particle-associated organic species, such as poly cyclic
aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), nitro-PAH and other toxic air pollutants. Her research is funded
by grants and contracts from federal and state agencies (such as Department of Energy, Health
Effect Institute, and California Air Resource Board) and some private organizations (such as
American Petroleum Institute and Coordinating Research Council). Dr. Zielinska received her
M.Sc. degree from the Lodz University of Technology, Poland, and her Ph.D. degree from the
Polish Academy of Sciences, both in Chemistry.
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