SAB Recommendations for EPA’s FY2011 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards.

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opportunity for an award. Rather, it impedes the review process. The SAB believes that the guiding
principle should be quality over quantity.
In addition, the SAB urges the agency to disallow submission of nominations published by a standards-
setting organization such as the American Society for Testing and Materials International (ASTM) as the
assignment of authorship and the nature of peer review cannot be verified. The SAB also recommends
that EPA revise the STAA eligibility criteria for nominations of book chapters, and require that only
book chapters that have undergone external peer review by the publishers may be nominated for a
STAA award. Finally, the EPA should consider changes to its nomination categories to reflect the
agency's new directions that emphasize integrated, transdisciplinary research and sustainability.
The SAB applauds the agency's public recognition of the scientific work of EPA scientists and
engineers through publication in the peer-reviewed literature. This promotes the sound science and high
quality research that bolsters the EPA's mission. Thank you for providing the SAB with the opportunity
to assist the agency with this important program. The SAB looks forward to reviewing the FY 2012
nominations.
Sincerely,
/Signed/
/Signed/
Dr. Deborah L. Swackhamer, Chair
EPA Science Advisory Board
Dr. Taylor Eighmy, Chair
SAB Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards Committee
Enclosures
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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 Protection Agency, nor of other agencies in the Executive
Branch of the Federal government, nor 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 (STAA) Committee
CHAIR
Dr. T. Taylor Eighmy, Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research, Texas
Tech University, Lubbock, TX
MEMBERS
Dr. Ernest F. Benfield, Professor of Ecology and Associated Head, Department of Biological Sciences,
Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA
Dr. James Bus, Director of External Technology, Toxicology and Environmental Research and
Consulting, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI
Dr. Peter Chapman, Principal and Senior Environmental Scientist, Golder Associates Ltd., Burnaby,
BC, Canada
Dr. George Daston, Victor Mills Society Research Fellow, Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs,
Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
Dr. Joel Ducoste, Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering, North
Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Dr. John P. Giesy, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology, Department of
Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon,
Canada; and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Dr. Cynthia M. Harris, Director and Professor, Institute of Public Health, Florida A&M University,
Tallahassee, FL
Dr. Dale Hattis, Research Professor with the George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University,
Worcester, MA
Dr. Arpad Horvath, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of
California - Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
Dr. Michael T. Kleinman, Professor and Co-Director of the Air Pollution
Health Effects Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental
Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
Dr. Wayne Landis, Professor and Director, Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Huxley College of
the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
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Dr. Thomas W. La Point, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas,
Denton, TX
Dr. Desmond F. Lawler, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Nasser I. Al-Rashid Chair in Civil
Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas at
Austin, Austin, TX
Dr. Randy Maddalena, Scientist, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Lawrence Berkeley
National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
Dr. Paulette Middleton, Creator and President, Panorama Pathways, Boulder, CO
Dr. Fred J. Miller, Independent Consultant, Fred J. Miller and Associates LLC, Cary, NC
Dr. John R. Smith, Division Manager, Environmental Science and Sustainable Technology, Alcoa Inc.,
Alcoa Center, PA
Dr. Robert Twiss, Professor of Environmental Planning Emeritus, University of California, Berkeley,
Berkeley, CA
Dr. Yousheng Zeng, Air Quality Services Director, Providence Engineering and Environmental Group
LLC, Baton Rouge, LA
Dr. Barbara Zielinska, Research Professor and Director, Organic Analytical Laboratory, Division of
Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute (DRI), Reno, NV
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF
Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,
DC
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Science Advisory Board
CHAIR
Dr. Deborah L. Swackhamer, Professor and Charles M. Denny, Jr. Chair in Science, Technology and
Public Policy, Hubert H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs and Co-Director of the Water Resources
Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
SAB MEMBERS
Dr. George Alexeeff, Acting Director, Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment, California
Environmental Protection Agency, Oakland, CA
Dr. David T. Allen, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX
Dr. Pedro Alvarez, Department Chair and George R. Brown Professor of Engineering, Department of
Civil & Environmental Engineering, Rice University, Houston, TX
Dr. Joseph Arvai, Svare Chair in Applied Decision Research, Institute for Sustainable Energy,
Environment, & Economy, Haskayne School of Business, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta,
Canada
Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, Full Professor and Director of the Marine Science Program, Department
of Earth and Ocean Sciences, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC
Dr. Timothy J. Buckley, Professor and Chair, Division of Environmental Health Sciences, College of
Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Dr. Patricia Buffler, Professor of Epidemiology and Dean Emerita, Department of Epidemiology,
School of Public Health, University of California, Berkeley, CA
Dr. Ingrid Burke, Director, Haub School and Ruckelshaus Institute of Environment and Natural
Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Dr. Thomas Burke, Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins
Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Terry Daniel, Professor of Psychology and Natural Resources, Department of Psychology, School
of Natural Resources, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ
Dr. George Daston, Victor Mills Society Research Fellow, Product Safety and Regulatory Affairs,
Procter & Gamble, Cincinnati, OH
Dr. Costel Denson, Managing Member, Costech Technologies, LLC, Newark, DE
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Dr. Otto C. Doering III, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, W.
Lafayette, IN
Dr. Michael Dourson, President, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Cincinnati, OH
Dr. David A. Dzombak, Walter J. Blenko, Sr. Professor of Environmental Engineering , Department of
Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh,
PA
Dr. T. Taylor Eighmy, Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research, Texas
Tech University, Lubbock, TX
Dr. Elaine Faustman, Professor and Director, Institute for Risk Analysis and Risk Communication,
School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dr. John P. Giesy, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and
Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Dr. Jeffrey K. Griffiths, Professor, Department of Public Health and Community Medicine, School of
Medicine, Tufts University, Boston, MA
Dr. James K. Hammitt, Professor, Center for Risk Analysis, Harvard University, Boston, MA
Dr. Barbara L. Harper, Risk Assessor and Environmental-Public Health Toxicologist, and Division
Leader, Hanford Projects, and Program Manager, Environmental Health, Department of Science and
Engineering, Confederated Tribes of the Umatilla Indian Reservation (CTUIR), West Richland, WA
Dr. Kimberly L. Jones, Professor and Chair, Department of Civil Engineering, Howard University,
Washington, DC
Dr. Bernd Kahn, Professor Emeritus and Associate Director, Environmental Radiation Center, Georgia
Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Agnes Kane, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Brown
University, Providence, RI
Dr. Madhu Khanna, Professor, Department of Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Dr. Nancy K. Kim, Senior Executive, Health Research, Inc., Troy, NY
Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing, President, Cecil Lue-Hing & Assoc. Inc., Burr Ridge, IL
Dr. Floyd Malveaux, Executive Director, Merck Childhood Asthma Network, Inc., Washington, DC
Dr. Judith L. Meyer, Professor Emeritus, Odum School of Ecology, University of Georgia, Lopez
Island, WA
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Dr. James R. Mihelcic, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida,
Tampa, FL
Dr. Christine Moe, Eugene J. Gangarosa Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins
School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Horace Moo-Young, Dean and Professor, College of Engineering, Computer Science, and
Technology, California State University, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Eileen Murphy, Director of Research and Grants , Ernest Mario School of Pharmacy, Rutgers
University, Piscataway, NJ
Dr. James Opaluch, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental and Natural Resource
Economics, College of the Environment and Life Sciences, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI
Dr. Duncan Patten, Research Professor, Hydroecology Research Program , Department of Land
Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT
Dr. Stephen Polasky, Fesler-Lampert Professor of Ecological/Environmental Economics, Department
of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Dr. C. Arden Pope, III, Professor, Department of Economics, Brigham Young University , Provo, UT
Dr. Stephen M. Roberts, Professor, Department of Physiological Sciences, Director, Center for
Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL
Dr. Amanda Rodewald, Professor of Wildlife Ecology, School of Environment and Natural Resources,
The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Dr. Jonathan M. Samet, Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair, Department of Preventive Medicine,
Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. James Sanders, Director and Professor, Skidaway Institute of Oceanography, Savannah, GA
Dr. Jerald Schnoor, Allen S. Henry Chair Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental
Engineering, Co-Director, Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research, University of Iowa,
Iowa City, IA
Dr. Gina Solomon, Senior Scientist, Health and Environment Program, Natural Resources Defense
Council, San Francisco, CA
Dr. Daniel O. Stram, Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Biostatistics,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Peter Thorne, Professor and Head, Occupational and Environmental Health, College of Public
Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Dr. Paige Tolbert, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public
Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
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Dr. John Vena, Professor and Department Head, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics,
College of Public Health, University of Georgia, Athens, GA
Dr. Robert Watts, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus, Tulane University, Annapolis, MD
Dr. R. Thomas Zoeller, Professor, Department of Biology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF
Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Washington,
DC
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1. BACKGROUND
EPA's Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) were established in 1980 to
recognize the agency's scientists and engineers who published their technical work in the peer-reviewed
literature. The STAA program is administered and managed by the EPA Office of Research and
Development (ORD). Each year, the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) has been asked to review the
EPA's nominated scientific publications and make recommendations for awards. The SAB was charged
to review nominations and provide recommendations for each nomination in consideration of the EPA's
criteria for STAA awards. The EPA announced the call for nominations for the 2011 STAA program to
senior managers and employees in November 2010 (Appendix A). ORD screened nominations for
conformance with EPA's STAA Nomination Procedures and Guidelines. The Guidelines describe the
award levels, eligibility criteria, and the award criteria. In May 2011, ORD submitted to the SAB Staff
Office 134 nominations for 2011 STAA awards in 13 of 14 possible science and technology categories.
The EPA's criteria for STAA Program awards are as follows:
• 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.
• 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.
• 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.
• Honorable Mention is 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 SAB wants to encourage; or (3) show an area of research that the SAB believes
is too preliminary to warrant an award recommendation at this time.
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2. SAB REVIEW PROCEDURE
In response to the EPA's request, the SAB Staff Office augmented the 2009-2011 SAB STAA
Committee with additional experts to review the FY2011 STAA nominations. The augmented
Committee was formed in accordance with the SAB process as described in the SAB 2002 publication,
Panel Formation Process: Immediate Steps to Improve Policies and Procedures (EPA-SAB-EC-COM-
02-003). Where conflicts or potential conflicts of interest existed, Committee members recused
themselves from the review and disposition of the recommendations for certain nominations as
appropriate.
All nominations and nomination evaluation criteria were provided to the Committee in advance of the
review meeting. The SAB review consisted of a two-step process: an initial review of each nomination,
followed by a Committee discussion of all nominations. Each member was asked to review a set of
nominations suited to the member's expertise or preference, and the initial review of each nomination
was conducted by two or three members. Prior to the meeting, Committee members provided their
individual initial ratings of the nominations based on the EPA's award criteria as described under
Section 1.
The Committee met at a closed meeting on August 9-10, 2011, in Washington, DC. The meeting was
closed to the public to protect the personal privacy of the authors. Committee members reviewed 134
nominations. The Committee discussed each of the 134 nominations and developed a preliminary rating
for each nomination. In some cases, additional readers reviewed the publications to provide further
insights in their evaluation. The Committee combined eight nominations into four nominations due to
topic similarities of publications within the nominations. Accordingly, the Committee considered 130
nominations for award (see Table 1). The Committee then reached consensus on the evaluations and
recommendations for awards. In addition to discussion of the nominated publications, the Committee
discussed administrative recommendations for improving future STAA nominations and processes. The
external draft report (October 24, 2011, without Appendix) was discussed and approved by the chartered
SAB at a public teleconference on December 6, 2011.
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Table 1. 2011 STAA Nominations by Topic Category
Topic
Number of Nominations
Number of Nominations

Submitted to SAB
Reviewed by SABa
Control Systems and Technology
3
3
Ecological Research
24
23b
Energy and the Environment
1
1
Environmental Policy and Decisionmaking
Studies
6
6
Health Effects Research and Human Health
24
24
Risk Assessment


Homeland Security
2
2
Industry and the Environment
2
2
Integrated Risk Assessment
6
6
Monitoring and Measurement Methods
22
20d'e
Other Environmental Research
3
3
Review Articles
20
20
Risk Management and Ecosystem
Restoration
0
0
Sustainability and Innovation
3
3
Transport and Fate
18
17°
TOTAL
134
130
a - SAB combined eight nominations into four nominations due to topic similarities of publications within the nominations.
b - SAB linked nomination #S11ER0017 (Ecological Research topic area) with nomination #S11ER0032 (Ecological Research
topic area) to form one nomination in the Ecological Research topic area.
c - SAB linked nomination #S11ER0029 (Ecological Research topic area) with nomination #S11TF0138 (Transport and Fate
topic area) to form one nomination in the Ecological Research topic area.
d - SAB linked nomination #S111R0068 (Integrated Risk Assessment topic area) with nomination #S11MM0074 (Monitoring
and Measurement Methods topic area) to form one nomination in the Integrated Risk Assessment topic area.
e - SAB linked nomination #S11MM0087 (Monitoring and Measurement Methods topic area) with nomination #S11MM0089
(Monitoring and Measurement Methods topic area) to form one nomination in the Monitoring and Measurement Methods topic
area.
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3. AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS
Table 2 summarizes the awards by year since 2000, including the recommendations for 2011. The
Committee recommended 51 nominations for 2011 STAA monetary awards and another 44 for
honorable mention. Of the works recommended for monetary awards, three were recommended for
Level I, 13 for Level II, and 35 for Level III. Appendix B lists the recommended monetary awards and
nominations that deserve an Honorable Mention. The final rankings were agreed to at the meeting by
Committee consensus. Table 3 summarizes the distribution of 2011 award recommendations among
categories.
Table 2. Comparison of Award Recommendations over Time
Award Level
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY
FY

2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
Nominations
102
126
140
136
146
110
90
140
130
109
121
130a
Reviewed












Level I
0
2
4
7
6
3
5
5
5
3
5
3
Level II
5
11
7
18
13
6
11
13
16
22
14
13
Level III
36
29
26
29
32
30
29
37
30
31
42
35
Honorable
20
21
39
33
37
31
26
45
43
25
33
44
Mention












Not
41
63
64
49
58
40
19
40
36
28
27
35
Recommended












a - The SAB combined eight nominations into four nominations due to topic similarities of publications within the nominations.
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Table 3. Summary Number of Award Recommendations by Category for FY2011a
Nomination Categories
Total
Nominations
Award Levels
Honorable Mention


I
II
III
Total

Control Systems and Technology
3
0
0
1
1
1
Ecological Research
23b
1
4
3
8
7
Energy and the Environment
1
0
0
0
0
1
Environmental Policy and
Decisionmaking Studies
6
0
1
2
3
1
Health Effects Research and Human
Health Risk Assessment
24
0
1
13
14
8
Homeland Security
2
0
0
0
0
1
Industry and the Environment
2
0
0
0
0
1
Integrated Risk Assessment
6
1
1
2
4
0
Monitoring and Measurement Methods
20d'e
0
0
4
4
11
Other Environmental Research
3
0
1
0
1
0
Review Articles
20
1
2
7
10
5
Risk Management and Ecosystem
Restoration
0
0
0
0
0
0
Sustainability and Innovation
3
0
0
1
1
1
Transport and Fate
17°
0
3
2
5
7
TOTALS:
130
3
13
35
51
44
a - SAB combined eight nominations into four nominations due to topic similarities of publications within the nominations.
b - SAB linked nomination #S11ER0017 (Ecological Research topic area) with nomination #S11ER0032 (Ecological Research
topic area) to form one nomination in the Ecological Research topic area.
c - SAB linked nomination #S11ER0029 (Ecological Research topic area) with nomination #S11TF0138 (Transport and Fate
topic area) to form one nomination in the Ecological Research topic area.
d - SAB linked nomination #S111R0068 (Integrated Risk Assessment topic area) with nomination #S11MM0074 (Monitoring
and Measurement Methods topic area) to form one nomination in the Integrated Risk Assessment topic area.
e - SAB linked nomination #S11MM0087 (Monitoring and Measurement Methods topic area) with nomination #S11MM0089
(Monitoring and Measurement Methods topic area) to form one nomination in the Monitoring and Measurement Methods topic
area.
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4. ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
The SAB appreciates the EPA's implementation of the recommendations from last year's SAB report to
the Administrator which greatly improves the nomination process and enhances the integrity of the
program. In particular, the SAB concludes that almost all of the 2011 nominations adhered to existing
STAA program guidelines and were properly categorized. Also, the agency's submittal of the index of
STAA publications nominated during the previous five years and a table that alphabetically lists all
researchers that have been nominated more than once for that year's awards provided for a much more
efficient review.
The SAB has the following recommendations to further strengthen the nomination process in future
years:
• Continue ORD's preparation of a master index. The EPA's current STAA program guidelines
prohibit resubmission of publications nominated for STAA awards in prior years. To verify that
publications nominated in prior years are not being resubmitted, the EPA submitted a master
index that lists nominations from the previous five years. The SAB requests that the index
separately list any author who has been nominated more than once during the previous five years
and indicate the titles of that author's nominated publications. A table should also be provided
that alphabetically lists all researchers that have been nominated more than once for the current
year's STAA.
• Clarify the relationship between publications within nominations comprised of multiple
publications. The Agency accepts nominations of up to three publications with similar subjects
and authors. Publications in excess of three can be included in the nomination as supplemental
items for consideration by the Committee. In some situations, the Committee found it difficult to
identify the link between subject matter within different publications submitted as part of a single
nomination. The SAB recognizes the importance of recognizing contributions made through the
total output of EPA authors, and encourages EPA to ensure that the justifications for nominations
comprising more than one publication clarify the relationship between publications within such
nominations. For example, the justification could describe how one publication builds on the
results of a second publication.
• Bundling of publications. The EPA's current STAA nomination requirements do not limit the
number of nominations that may be submitted by a contributing author. The Committee has
observed that there is a tendency for certain authors to submit multiple nominations comprised of
more than one publication on very similar subjects and topics. This practice does not enhance the
opportunity for an award. Rather, it impedes the review process. The SAB believes that the
guiding principle should be quality over quantity.
• Disallow submission of nominations from standards-setting organizations which develop
standards through a committee process involving an intensive series of peer reviews.
Nominations of publications by certain standards-setting organizations are commendable but
difficult to ascertain and ascribe authorship contribution if the organizations develop standards
through a committee process involving an intensive series of peer reviews. For example,
standards developed through the American Society for Testing and Materials International are
initially drafted by a task group and then reviewed and revised sequentially by an ASTM
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subcommittee, ASTM main committee, and then by ASTM Society Members. The level of credit
and responsibility linked to each task group member's contribution is often unclear because the
initial draft is a product of a task group, and because the final product frequently incorporates
input from a large number of peer reviewers after an initial draft standard is developed. The SAB
thus urges that the nomination guidelines be updated to disallow nomination of publications by
standards-setting organizations such as ASTM which develop standards through an intensive
series of peer reviews.
• Revise eligible nomination criteria for book chapters. The selection of peer review mechanism is
critical for enhancing a scientific or technical work product so that the product has a sound,
credible basis. The nature and extent of peer review conducted on nominated book chapters is
frequently uncertain. Some publishers require that external peer review occur for book chapters,
and some do not have requirements for peer review. The SAB recommends that EPA revise the
STAA eligibility criteria for nominations of book chapters. The criteria should require that only
book chapters that have undergone external peer review by the publishers may be nominated for
a STAA award.
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APPENDIX A
November 18, 2010
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: The 2011 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Program
FROM: Paul T. Anastas
Assistant Administrator (8101R)
TO: Assistant Administrators
Associate Administrators
Regional Administrators
It is a pleasure to announce this year's call for nominations for the 2011 Scientific and
Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) program. STAA is an Agency-wide competition, judged
by the Science Advisory Board (SAB), which recognizes outstanding published scientific and technical
papers by the Agency's staff. This year's nominations will be accepted via electronic submission to
nomination. STAA@epa. gov.
It should be noted that upon the recommendation of the SAB STAA review committee, the pilot
program for EPA Project and Research Reports nominations has been discontinued.
Attached are (1) nomination procedures and guidelines, (2) program schedule, and (3) nomination
forms. Official 2011 nomination forms are available for your convenience in MS Word and screen
fillable Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://epa. gov/ncer/staa/. All nominations must be received
no later than midnight ET Thursday, January 27, 2011. Instructions for completion and electronic
submission of nomination packages are attached. Should questions arise, please contact Dr. Thomas
O'Farrell at (202) 343-9639 or o 'farrell.thomas(a),epa.gov.
cc: EPA Science Advisory Board
EPA Program Offices
EPA Regional Offices
ORD Center/Laboratory Directors
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November 18, 2010
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: The 2011 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Program
FROM: Paul T. Anastas
Assistant Administrator
TO: All EPA Employees
I am pleased to issue this year's call for nominations for the EPA's prestigious 2011 Scientific and
Technological Achievement Awards (STAA). Each year, EPA recognizes outstanding papers written by
the Agency's staff and published in scientific and technical journals. STAA is open to all EPA
employees. Nominations are judged by the EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB), and managed by the
Office of Research and Development.
Nominations can be submitted in the following categories:
- Control Systems and Technology
- Ecological Research
- Health Effects Research and Human Health Risk Assessment
- Monitoring and Measurement Methods
- Transport and Fate
- Review Articles
- Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration
- Integrated Risk Assessment
- Environmental Policy and Decision-Making Studies
- Homeland Security
- Industry and the Environment
- Energy and the Environment
- Sustainability and Innovation
- Other Environmental Research
STAA winners are eligible for monetary awards.
The pilot program for the EPA Project and Research Reports nominations has been discontinued, based
upon the recommendations of the SAB STAA review committee.
This year's nominations will be accepted via electronic submission to nominations.STAA@epa.gov.
You can find the nomination forms and guidelines and additional information about the STAA program
at www.epa.gov/ncer/staa/. Nominations will be accepted until midnight ET on Thursday, January 27,
2011. Should questions arise, please contact Thomas O'Farrell at (202) 343-9639 or
o'farrell.thomas@EPA.gov.
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APPENDIX B. NOMINATONS RECOMMENDED FOR STAA AWARDS
Note: The percentages given after each name represent the percent of the total level of effort as
documented in the EPA nomination.
Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award — Total of 3
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11ER
0033
(1)	Influence of Trophic Position and Spatial
Location on Polychlorinated Biphenyl (PCB)
Bioaccumulation in a Stream Food Web
(2)	The Dark Side of Subsidies: Adult Stream
Insects Export Organic Contaminants to Riparian
Predators
Dr. Walters, David M. (35%)
Dr. Fritz, Ken M. (25%)
Dr. Mills, Marc A. (15%)
Dr. Johnson, Brent R. (5%)
Dr. Lazorchak, James M. (5%)
Dr. Raikow, David F. (5%)
Dr. McCormick, Frank H. (5%)

(3) Spider-Mediated Flux of PCBs From
Contaminated Sediments To Terrestrial Ecosystems
And PotentialRrisks To Arachnivorous Birds
NERL
S11IR0
069
A Physiologically Based Toxicokinetic Model for
Methylmercury in Female American Kestrels
Dr. Nichols, John W. (40%)
Dr. Bennett, Richard S. (20%)
Dr. Rossmann, Ronald (20%)
Mr. Sappington, Keith G. (10%)
NHEERL
SI IRA
0100
(1) Pharmaceutical Ingredients in Drinking Water:
Overview of Occurrence and Significance of Human
Exposure
Dr. Daughton, Christian (100%)

(2) Pharmaceuticals as Environmental Pollutants: the
Ramifications for Human Exposure
NERL
B-l

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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award — Total of 13
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11EP0
010
A Multi-Pollutant, Risk-Based Approach to Air
Quality Management: Case Study for Detroit
Ms. Wesson, Karen (45%)
Mr. Fann, Neal (30%)
Mr. Morris, Mark (15%)
Mr. Fox, Tyler (5%)
Dr. Hubbell, Bryan (5%)
OAR
S11ER
0012
Uncertainty Propagation in an Ecosystem Nutrient
Budget
Dr. Lehrter, John (70%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11ER
0017
Adverse Outcome Pathways: A Conceptual
Framework to Support Ecotoxicology Research and
Risk Assessment
Dr. Bennett, Richard S. (8%)
Dr. Hornung, Michael W. (8%)
Dr. Johnson, Rodney D. (8%)
Dr. Mount, David R. (8%)
Dr. Nichols, John W. (8%)
Ms. Russom, Christine L. (8%)
Dr. Schmieder, Patricia K. (8%)
Dr. Serrano, Jose A. (8%)
Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel L. (8%)
Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (7%)
Dr. Erickson, Russell J. (7%)
Dr. Hoff, Dale J. (7%)
Mr. Tietge, Joseph E. (7%)
Linked
With


S11ER
0032
(1)	Altered Gene Expression in the Brain and Liver
of Female Fathead Minnows Pimephales Promelas
Rafinesque Exposed to Fadrozole
(2)	Altered Gene Expression in the Brain and
Ovaries of Zebrafish (Danio rerio) Exposed to the
Aromatase Inhibitor Fadrozole: Microarray Analysis
and Hypothesis Generation
Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel L. (34%)
Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (9%)
Dr. Knoebl, Iris (3%)
Dr. Wang, Rong-Lin (3%)
Mr. Kahl, Michael D. (3%)
Dr. Biales, AdamD. (3%)
Dr. Bencic, David C. (3%)
Dr. Lazorchak, James M. (3%)
Dr. Toth, Gregory P. (3%)

(3) Influence of Ovarian Stage on Transcript Profiles
in Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Ovary
Tissue
NHEERL
S11ER
0019
Ecohydrologic Separation of Water Between Trees
and Streams in a Mediterranean Climate
Dr. Brooks, J. Renee (65%)
NHEERL
B-2

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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award — Total of 13
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11ER
0021
(1)	Exposure of Three Generations of the Estuarine
Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) to the
Androgen 17B-trenbolone: Effects on Survival,
Development, and Reproduction
(2)	Multigenerational Exposure of the Estuarine
Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) to
17B-estradiol. 1. Organism-Level Effects Over Three
Generations
(3)	Multigenerational Exposure of the Estuarine
Sheepshead Minnow (Cyprinodon variegatus) to
17B-estradiol. 1. Population-Level Effects through
Two Life Cycles
Ms. Cripe, Geraldine (33%)
Dr. Raimondo, Sandy (24%)
Ms. Hemmer, Rebecca (24%)
Mr. Goodman, Larry (10%)
Dr. Hemmer, Michael (2%)
Dr. Fournie, John (2%)
NHF.F.RI,
S11HE
0038
(1)	Characterization of the Effects of Inhaled
Perchloroethylene on Sustained Attention In Rats
Performing a Visual Signal Detection Task
(2)	Acute Perchloroethylene Exposure Alters Rat
Visual-Evoked Potentials in Relation to Brain
Concentrations
(3)	Long-Term Perchloroethylene Exposure: A
Meta-Analysis of Neurobehavioral Deficits in
Occupationally and Residentially Exposed Groups
Ms. Oshiro, Wendy M. (13%)
Mr. Krantz, Q. Todd (13%)
Dr. Boyes, William K. (12%)
Dr. Bushnell, Philip J. (12%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11M
M0074
Analysis of Ecologically Relevant Pharmaceuticals
in Wastewater and Surface Water using Selective
Solid-Phase Extraction and UPLC-MS/MS
Dr. Batt, Angela (75%)
Dr. Kostich, Mitchell (15%)
Dr. Lazorchak, James (10%)
Linked
With


S11IR0
068
Risks to Aquatic Organisms Posed by Human
Pharmaceutical Use
Dr. Kostich, Mitchell (75%)
Dr. Lazorchak, James (25%)
NERL
SllOR
0096
Massive Volcanic S02 Oxidation and Sulphate
Aerosol Deposition in Cenozoic North America
Dr. Yu, Shaocai (50%)
NERL
B-3

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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award — Total of 13
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
SI IRA
0108
Key Scientific Findings and Policy-and Health-
Relevant Insights from the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency's Particulate Matter Supersites
Program And Related Studies: An Integration And
Synthesis of Results
Dr. Solomon, Paul (93%)
Dr. Scheffe, Richard (1%)
NERL
SI IRA
0115
Cellular Stress Response Pathway System as a
Sentinel Ensemble in Toxicological Screening
Dr. Simmons, Steven 0. (50%)
Dr. Ramabhadran, Ram (30%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11TF0
122
Nitrous Oxide Emissionsfrom the Gulf of Mexico
Hypoxic Zone
Dr. Walker, John T. (80%)
Mr. Geron, Chris (5%)
NRMRL
S11TF0
127
Linking Global to Regional Models to Assess Future
Climate Impacts on Surface Ozone Levels in the
United States
Dr. Nolte, Christopher G. (60%)
Dr. Gilliland, Alice B. (30%)
NERL
S11TF0
130
To What Extent Can Biogenic SO A be Controlled
Dr. Pinder, Robert W. (30%)
Dr. Carlton, Annmarie G. (30%)
Dr. Bhave, Prakash V. (20%)
Mr. Pouliot, George A. (20%)
NERL
B-4

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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 35
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11CS0
002
Biodegradability of Lingering Crude Oil 19 Years
after the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill
Dr. Venosa, Albert D. (70%)
NRMRL
S11EP0
005
Maximizing Empower on a Human-Dominated
Planet: The Role of Exotic Spartina
Dr. Campbell, Daniel (60%)
NHEERL
S11EP0
009
(1)	Introduction to Economic Jargon and Decision
Tools
(2)	A Closer Look at Valuation Methods and Their
Uses
(3)	Using Hedonic Modeling to Value AMD
Remediation in the Cheat River Watershed
Dr. Thurston, Hale W. (30%)
Dr. Heberling, Matthew T. (30%)
Dr. Williamson, James M. (20%)
NRMRL
S11ER
0015
(1)	Influence of Taxonomic Relatedness and
Chemical Mode of Action in Acute Interspecies
Estimation Models for Aquatic Species
(2)	Standardizing Acute Toxicity Data for Use in
Ecotoxicology Models: Influence of Test Type, Life
Stage and Concentration Reporting
Dr. Raimondo, Sandy (50%)
Dr. Barron, Mace (30%)
Ms. Vivian, Deborah (10%)
Ms. Jackson, Crystal (10%)
NHEERL
S11ER
0026
(1)	Sediment Microbial Enzyme Activity as an
Indicator of Nutrient Limitation in the Great Rivers
of the Upper Mississippi River Basin
(2)	Microbial Enzyme Activity, Nutrient Uptake and
Nutrient Limitation in Forested Streams
Dr. Hill, Brian H. (45%)
Ms. Elonen, Colleen M. (20%)
Dr. McCormick, Frank H. (5%)
Ms. Jicha, Terri M. (2%)
Dr. Bolgrien, David W. (2%)
Dr. Moffett, Mary F. (2%)

(3) Ecoenzymatic Stoichiometry of Microbial
Organic Matter Nutrient Acquisition in Soil and
Sediment
NHEERL
S11ER
0028
The Western Airborne Contaminant Assessment
Project (WACAP): An Interdisciplinary Evaluation
of the Impacts of Airborne Contaminants in Western
U.S. National Parks
Dr. Landers, Dixon H. (52%)
NHEERL
S11HE
0037
Regression Calibration for Classical Exposure
Measurement Error in Environmental Epidemiology
Studies Using Multiple Local Surrogate Exposures
Dr. Bateson, Thomas F. (67%)
Dr. Wright, J. Michael (33%)
NCEA
B-5

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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 35
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11HE
0042
Effect of Size-Fractional on the Toxicity of Amosite
and Libby Amphibole Asbestos
Dr. Devlin, Robert (25%)
Dr. Bern, Amy (10%)
Dr. Ghio, Andrew (10%)
Ms. Dailey, Lisa (5%)
NHF.F.RI,
S11HE
0045
PAVA: Physiological and Anatomical Visual
Analytics for Mapping of Tissue-Specific
Concentration and Time-Course Data
Dr. Goldsmith, Michael-Rock (50%)
Dr. Chang, Daniel T. (10%)
Dr. Tornero-Velez, Rogelio (10%)
Dr. Breen, Michael S. (10%)
Dr. Dary, Curtis C. (10%)
NERL
S11HE
0046
(1)	Aging and Susceptibility to Toluenein Rats: A
Pharmacokinetic, Biomarker, and Physiological
Approach
(2)	Cardiac and Thermal Homeostasis in the Aging
Brown Norway Rat
Dr. Gordon, Christopher J. (24%)
Dr. Kodavanti, Urmila P. (12%)
Dr. MacPhail, Robert C. (12%)
Dr. Kenyon, Elaina M. (12%)
Ms. Richards, Judy E. (6%)
Dr. Devito, Mike (6%)
Ms. Schladweiler, Mette C. (6%)
Dr. Mack, Cina M. (6%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11HE
0047
Analysis of Eight Oil Spill Dispersants Using Rapid,
In Vitro Tests for Endocrine and Other Biological
Activity
Dr. Judson, Richard (10%)
Mr. Martin, Matthew (9%)
Dr. Reif, David (9%)
Dr. Dix, David (8%)
Dr. Houck, Keith (8%)
Dr. Knudsen, Thomas (6%)
Dr. Kavlock, Robert (4%)
NCCT
S11HE
0050
Development of a Quantitative Model Incorporating
Key Events in a Hepatotoxic Mode of Action to
Predict Liver Tumor Incidence
Dr. Luke, Nicholas S. (30%)
Dr. Sams, II, Reeder L. (30%)
Dr. El-Masri, Hisham A. (30%)
Dr. Devito, Michael J. (5%)
Dr. Conolly, Rory (5%)
NCEA
B-6

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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 35
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11HE
0051
Differences Between Human and Rat Intestinal and
Hepatic Bisphenol a Glucuronidation and the
Influence of Alamethicin on In vitro Kinetic
Measurements
Mr. Mazur, Christopher S. (30%)
Dr. Kenneke, John F. (30%)
Dr. Hess-Wilson, Janet K. (20%)
Dr. Lipscomb, John C. (20%)
NERL
S11HE
0052
Evaluating Cumulative Organophosphorus Pesticide
Body Burden of Children: A National Case Study
Dr. Payne-Sturges, Devon (35%)
Mr. Axelrad, Daniel A. (15%)
Dr. Woodruff, MPH, Tracey J. (10%)
NCER
S11HE
0054
Endocrine Profiling and Prioritization of
Environmental Chemicals Using ToxCast Data
Dr. Reif, David (32%)
Dr. Judson, Richard (11%)
Dr. Houck, Keith (11%)
Dr. Martin, Matthew (11%)
Dr. Kavlock, Robert (8%)
Dr. Dix, David (8%)
Dr. Tan, Shirlee (8%)
Dr. Knudsen, Thomas (8%)
Dr. Richard, Ann (3%)
NCCT
S11HE
0057
Perturbation Of Lipids and Glucose Metabolism
Associated with Previous 2,4-D Exposure: A Cross-
Sectional Study of NHANES III data, 1988-1994
Dr. Schreinemachers, Dina M. (100%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11HE
0058
(1)	An Observational Study of the Potential for
Human Exposures to Pet-Borne Diazinon Residues
Following Lawn Applications
(2)	Movement o Diazinon Residues into Homes
Following Applications of a Granular Formulation to
Residential Lawns
Mr. Stout, II, Daniel M. (27%)
Ms. Morgan, Marsha K. (27%)
Mr. Egeghy, Peter P. (15%)
Mr. Jones, Paul A. (15%)
Mr. Xue, Jianping (15%)
NERL
B-7

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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 35
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11HE
0059
(1)	Multimedia Measurements and Activity Patterns
in an Observational Pilot Study of Nine Young
Children
(2)	Organophosphorus and Pyrethroid Insecticide
Urinary Metabolite Concentrations in Young
Children Living in a Southeastern United States City
(3)	Methodologies for Estimating Cumulative
Human Exposures to Current-Use Pyrethroid
Pesticides
Dr. Tulve, Nicolle S. (35%)
Dr. Egeghy, Peter P. (30%)
Dr. Fortmann, Roy C. (5%)
Mr. Whitaker, Donald A. (4%)
Dr. Xue, Jianping (4%)
Dr. Sheldon, Linda S. (3%)
Mr. Evans, Jeff (3%)
Ms. Croghan, Carry W. (3%)
NERL
S11HE
0060
Exposure to Asbestos-Containing Vermiculite Ore
and Respiratory Symptoms Among Individuals Who
Were Children While the Mine Was Active in Libby,
Montana
Dr. Vinikoor-Imler, Lisa C. (65%)
Dr. Bateson, Thomas F. (25%)
NCEA
S11IR0
065
Toxicity Equivalency Values for Polychlorinated
Biphenyl Mixtures
Dr. Burkhard, Lawrence P. (65%)
Ms. Lukasewycz, Marta T. (35%)
NHEERL
S11IR0
066
(1) A Framework for Fully Integrating
Environmental Assessments
Dr. Cormier, Susan M. (50%)
Dr. Suter, II, Glenn W. (50%)

(2) A Theory of Practice for Environmental
Assessment
NCEA
S11M
M0079
Estimating Chlorophyll Conditions in Southern New
England Coastal Waters from Hyperspectral Aircraft
Remote Sensing
Dr. Keith, Darryl J. (100%)
NHEERL
S11M
M0081
Monitoring Agricultural Cropping Patterns Across
the Laurentian Great Lakes Basin Using MODIS-
NDVT Data
Dr. Lyon, John G. (5%)
NERL
sum
M0088
Development of a U.S. EPA Drinking Water Method
for the Anlysis of Selected Perfluoroalkyl Acids by
Solid-Phase Extraction and LC-MS-MS
Dr. Shoemaker, Jody A. (60%)
Mr. Grimmett, Paul E. (10%)
NERL
S11M
M0092
Aerostat Sampling of PCDD/PCDF Emissions from
the Gulf Oil Spill In Situ Burns
Dr. Gullet, Brian (55%)
NRMRL
B-8

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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 35
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
SI IRA
0098
Development of a Computer-Assisted Personal
Interview Software System for Collection of Tribal
Fish Consumption Data
Dr. Williams, Ann H. (25%)
Mr. Kissinger, Lon (25%)
Dr. Lorenzana, Roseanne (5%)
NHF.F.RI.
SI IRA
0101
Natural Gas Plays in the Marcellus Shale:
Challenges and Potential Opportunities
Dr. Kargbo, David M. (50%)
Mr. Wilhelm, Ron G. (35%)
Mr. Campbell, David J. (15%)
Region 3 and OAR
SI IRA
0104
Nitrogen Effects on Coastal Marine Ecosystems
Dr. Kelly, John R. (100%)
NHF.F.RI.
SI IRA
0105
Water Analysis: Emerging Contaminants and
Current Issues
Dr. Richardson, Susan D. (100%)
NERL
SI IRA
0107
Chapter 20: Internal Corrosion and Deposition
Control
Mr. Schock, Michael R. (85%)
Dr. Lytle, Darren A. (15%)
NRMRL
SI IRA
0110
(1) Traditional Mould Analysis Compared to a
DNA-based Method of Mould Analysis
Dr. Vesper, Stephen (100%)

(2) Development of an Environmental Relative
NERL
SI IRA
0114
The Salmonella Mutagenicity Assay: The
Stethoscope of Genetic Toxicology for The 21st
Century
Dr. DeMarini, David M. (45%)
Dr. Claxton, Larry D. (45%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11SI0
119
(1) A National Assessment of Green Infrastructure
and Change for the Conterminous United States
Using Morphological Image Processing
Mr. Wickham, James D. (60%)
Mr. Wade, Timothy G. (15%)

(2) Temporal Change in Fragmentation of
Continental US Forests
NERL
B-9

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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 35
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11TF0
120
Seasonal Monoterpene and Sesquiterpene Emissions
from Pinus Taeda and Pinus Virginiana
Mr. Geron, Chris D. (50%)
Mr. Arnts, Robert R. (50%)
NRMRL
S11TF0
124
Parameterization of N205 Reaction Probabilities on
the Surface of Particles Containing Ammonium,
Sulfate, and Nitrate
Dr. Bhave, Prakash (34%)
Dr. Foley, Kristen (33%)
NERL
B-10

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 44
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11CS0
003
(1)	Iron Amendment and Fenton Oxidation of
MTBE-Spent Granular Activated Carbon
(2)	Fenton-Like Degradation of MTBE: Effects of
Iron Counter Anion and Radical Scavengers
Dr. Huling, Scott G. (70%)
NRMRL
S11EE0
004
Potential Air Emission Impacts of Cellulosic Ethanol
Production at Seven Demonstration Refineries in the
U.S.
Dr. Jones, Donna Lee (100%)
NRMRL
S11EP0
007
Temperature Effects on Particulate Matter Emissions
from Light-Duty, Gasoline-Powered Motor Vehicles
Dr. Nam, Edward (22%)
Dr. Baldauf, Richard (22%)
Mr. Fulper, Carl R. (22%)
Mr. Warila, James (22%)
NVFEL
S11ER
0011
Wetlands as Sinks for Reactive Nitrogen at
Continental and Global Scales: A Meta-Analysis
Dr. Jordan, Stephen (70%)
Dr. Nestlerode, Janet (5%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11ER
0016
Predicting Coral Bleaching in Response to
Environmental Stressors Using 8 Years of Global-
scale Data
Dr. Yee, Susan Harrell (80%)
Dr. Barron, Mace G. (20%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11ER
0018
Nitrous Oxide Emissions from a Large, Impounded
River: The Ohio River
Dr. Beaulieu, Jake J. (80%)
Dr. Shuster, William D. (10%)
Mr. Rebholz, Jacob A. (10%)
NRMRL
S11ER
0022
Sex Reversal of the Amphibian, Xenopus Tropicalis,
Following Larval Exposure to an Aromatase
Inhibitor
Dr. Degitz, Sigmund J. (30%)
Ms. Kosian, Patricia A. (10%)
Mr. Korte, Joseph J. (10%)
Mr. Holcombe, Gary W. (10%)
NHEERL
B-ll

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 44
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11ER
0023
Ecological Periodic Tables for Nekton Usage of
Four US Pacific Northwest Estuarine Habitats
Dr. Ferraro, Steven P. (80%)
Ms. Cole, Faith A. (20%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11ER
0025
Quantifying Structural Physical Habitat Attributes
Using LIDAR and Hyperspectral Imagery
Mr. Hall, Robert K. (50%)
Mr. Heggem, Daniel T. (10%)
Dr. Kaufmann, Philip R. (10%)
NERL
S11ER
0029
Linked
With
Empirical Relationship Between Eelgrass Extent and
Predicted Watershed-Derived Nitrogen Loading for
Shallow New England Estuaries
Dr. Latimer, James (50%)
Mr. Rego, Steven (50%)
S11TF0
138
Nitrogen Inputs to Seventy-Four Southern New
England Estuaries: Application of a Watershed
Nitrogen Loading Model
Dr. Latimer, James (80%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11HE
0035
Lung Injury Biomarkers
Dr. Kodavanti, Urmila P. (100%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11HE
0041
(1)	Toxicogenomic Dissection of the
Perfluorooctanoic Acid Transcript Profile In Mouse
Liver: Evidence for the Involvement of Nuclear
Receptors PPAR Alpha And CAR
(2)	Evidence for the Involvement of Xenobiotic-
Responsive Nuclear Receptors in Transcriptional
Effects Upon Perfluoroalkyl Acid Exposure In
Diverse Species
Dr. Corton, Chris (32%)
Dr. Ren, Hongzu (15%)
Dr. Rosen, Mitchell B. (10%)
Dr. Lau, Christopher (5%)
Mrs. Vallanat, Beena (5%)
Dr. Abbott, Barbara D. (5%)
Ms. Wood, Carmen (5%)
Mr. George, Michael H. (5%)
Dr. Lee, Janice S. (5%)

(3) Characterization of Peroxisome Proliferator-
Activated Receptor a (PPARa) - Independent Effects
of PPARa Activators in the Rodent Liver: Di-(2-
ethylhexyl) phthalate Activates the Constitutive
Activated Receptor
NHF.F.RI.
S11HE
0043
Assessing Children's Exposures and Risks to
Drinking Water Contaminants: A Manganese Case
Study
Ms. Foos, Brenda (50%)
OCHPEE

B-
12

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 44
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11HE
0044
Health Assessment of Phosgene: Approaches for
Derivation of Reference Concentration
Dr. Gift, Jeffrey S. (50%)
Dr. McGaughy, Robert (20%)
Dr. Singh, Dharm (20%)
Dr. Sonawane, Babasaheb (10%)
NCEA
S11HE
0048
Pesticides in Urban Multiunit Dwellings: Hazard
Identification Using Classification and Regression
Tree (CART) Analysis
Dr. Julien, Rhona (50%)
Region 1
S11HE
0053
Cumulative Exposure Assessment for Trace-Level
Poly cyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs) Using
Human Blood and Plasma Analysis
Dr. Pleil, Joachim D. (50%)
Dr. Sobus, JonR. (10%)
Dr. Ghio, Andrew J. (10%)
Dr. Madden, Michael C. (10%)
NERL
S11HE
0055
The Potential Metabolomic Approaches for
Investigating Mode(s) of Action of Xenobiotics:
Case Study with Carbon Tetrachloride
Dr. Vulimiri, Suryanarayana V. (50%)
Dr. Babasaheb, Sonawane (25%)
NCEA
S11HE
0056
What's in the Pool? A Comprehensive Identification
of Disinfection By-Products and Assessment of
Mutagenicity of Chlorinated and Brominated
Swimming Pool Water
Dr. Richardson, Susan D. (35%)
Dr. DeMarini, David M. (35%)
NERL
S11HS
0061
Dry Thermal Resistance of Bacillus Anthracis
(Sterne) Spores and Spores of Other Bacillus
Species: Indications for Biological Agent
Destruction Via Watse Incineration
Mr. Wood, Joseph P. (35%)
Dr. Lemieux, Paul M. (30%)
Dr. Betancourt, Doris A. (10%)
NHSRC
S11IE0
063
Chemical Alternatives Assessment: Enabling
Substitution to Safer Chemicals
Dr. Lavoie, Emma T. (12%)
Dr. Lee, II, Robert E. (11%)
Ms. Vrabel, Melanie A. (11%)
Mr. DiFiore, David M. (11%)
Mr. Davies, Clive L. (11%)
OPPT
B-13

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 44
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11M
M0071
Gene Mapping and Phylogenetic Analysis of the
Complete Genome from 30 Single-Stranded RNA
Male Specific Coliphages (Family Leviviridae)
Dr. Friedman, Stephanie (40%)
Dr. Genthner, Fred (25%)
NHF.F.RI.
sum
M0077
Method DevelopmeFnt for the Analysis of 1,4-
Dioxane in Drinking Water Using Solid-Phase
Extraction and Gas Chromatography-Mass
Spectrometry
Mr. Grimmett, Paul E. (50%)
Ms. Munch, Jean W. (50%)
NERL
sum
M0078
Validation of an Integrated Estimation of Loblolly
Pine (Pinus taeda L.) Leaf Area Index (LAI) Using
Two Indirect Optical Methods in the Southeastern
United States
Dr. Iiames, John S. (60%)
Dr. Pilant, Andrew (15%)
NERL
sum
M0080
Watershed Vulnerability Predictions for the Ozarks
Using Lanscape Models
Dr. Lopez, Ricardo D. (60%)
Dr. Nash, Maliha S. (30%)
Mr. Heggem, Daniel T. (5%)
Mr. Ebert, Donald W. (5%)
NERL
sum
M0082
(1)	Surface-to-Food Pesticide Transfer as a Function
of Moisture and Fat Content
(2)	Influences on Transfer of Selected Synthetic
Pyrethroids from Treated Formica to Foods
Dr. Melnyk, Lisa Jo (50%)
Dr. Vonderheide, Anne P. (11%)
Dr. Bernard, Craig E. (8%)
Dr. Morgan, Jeffrey N. (5%)
NERL
sum
M0084
Use of Propidium Monoazide in Reverse
Transcriptase PCR to Distinguish Between
Infectious and Non-Infectious Enteric Viruses in
Water Samples
Dr. Parshionikar, Sandhya (60%)
Dr. Fout, G. Shay (10%)
OW and NERL
sum
M0085
Identification of Bacterial Populations in Drinking
Water Using 16S rRNA-based Sequence Analyses
Mr. Revetta, Randy P. (30%)
Dr. Santo Domingo, Jorge W. (30%)
NRMRL
B-14

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 44
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11M
M0086
Role of Stream Restoration on Improving Benthic
Macroinvertebrates and In-Stream Water Quality in
a Urban Watershed: Case Study
Dr. Selvakumar, Ariamalar (50%)
Mr. O'Connor, Thomas P. (30%)
NRMRL
S11M
M0087
(1)	Performance of PCR-Based Assays Targeting
Bacteroidales Genetic Markers of Human Fecal
Pollution in Sewage and Fecal Samples
(2)	Performance Assessment of PCR-Based Assays
Targeting Bacteroidales Genetic Markers of Bovine
Fecal Pollution
Dr. Shanks, Orin C. (25%)
Ms. Kelty, Catherine A. (15%)
Dr. Varma, Manju (15%)
Ms. White, Karen (10%)
Dr. Sivaganesan, Mano (10%)
Dr. Haugland, Richard A. (10%)
Dr. Hayes, Sam (5%)
Mr. Meckes, Mark (5%)
Ms. Blannon, Janet (3%)
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sum
M0089
Improved Strategies and Optimization of Calibration
Models for Real-Time PCR Absolute Quantification
Dr. Sivaganesan, Mano (40%)
Dr. Shanks, Orin C. (40%)
Dr. Haugland, Richard A. (15%)
NRMRL
S11M
M0091
Cryptosporidium Propidium Monoazide-PCR, a
Molecular Biology-Based Technique for Genotyping
of Viable Cryptosporidium Oocysts
Dr. Villegas, Eric N. (20%)
Ms. Griffin, Shannon M. (15%)
Mr. Ware, Michael (10%)
Ms. Varughese, Eunice A. (5%)
Dr. Egorov, Andrey I. (5%)
NERL
sum
M0093
Lake Superior ZooplanktonBiomass: Alternate
Estimates From a Probability-Based Net Survey And
Spatially-Extensive LOPC Surveys
Dr. Yurista, Peder M. (40%)
Dr. Kelly, John R. (30%)
Mr. Miller, Samuel E. (30%)
NHEERL
B-15

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 44
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
SI IRA
0097
(1)	Arsenic Induced Carcinogenesis-Oxidative Stress
as a Possible Mode of Action and Future Research
Needs for more Biologically Based Risk Assessment
(2)	The Role of Protein Bindling of Trivalent
Arsenicals in Arsenic Carcinogenesis and Toxicity.
Journal of Inorganic Biochemistry
(3)	Arsenic's Interactions with Macromolecules and
its Relationship to Carcinogenesis.
Dr. Kitchin. Kirk T. (60%)
Ms. Wallace, Kathleen A. (30%)
Dr. Conolly, Rory B. (10%)
NHF.F.RI.
SI IRA
0103
Computational Toxicology as Implemented by the
U.S. EPA: Providing High Throughout Decision
Support Tools for Screening and Assessing
Chemical Exposure, Hazard and Risk
Dr. Kavlock, Robert (50%)
Dr. Dix, David (50%)
NCCT
SI IRA
0106
(1)	Tobacco and Pregnancy: Overview of Exposures
and Effects
(2)	Tobacco and Pregnancy
Dr. Rogers, John M. (100%)
NHF.F.RI.
SI IRA
0112
Timing and Prediction of Climate Change and
Hydrological Impacts: Periodicity in Natural
Variations
Dr. Yang, Y. Jeffrey (60%)
Dr. Goodrich, James A. (40%)
NRMRL
SI IRA
0116
(1)	Disruption of the Arsenic (+3 oxidation state)
Methyltranserase Gene in the Mouse Alters the
Phenotype for Methylation of Arsenic and Affects
Distribution and Retention of Orally Administered
Arsenate
(2)	Arsenic (+3 oxidation state) Methyltransferase
Genotype Affects Steady-State Distribution and
Clearance of Arsenic in Arsenate-Treated Mice
Dr. Hughes, Michael F. (20%)
Ms. Edwards, Brenda C. (20%)
Dr. Thomas, David J. (10%)
Ms. Herbin-Davis, Karen M. (10%)
Dr. Creed, John T. (5%)
NHF.F.RI.
S11SI0
117
(1)	Beyond the Medicine Cabinet: An Analysis of
Where and Why Medications Accumulate
(2)	The Afterlife of Drugs and the Role of
PharmEcovigilance
(3)	Reducing the Ecological Footprint of
Pharmaceutical Usage: Linkages between
Healthcare Practices and the Environment
Dr. Daughton, Christian (100%)
NERL
B-16

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 44
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11TF0
125
Contamination Profiles and Mass Loadings of
Macrolide Antibiotics and Illicit Drugs from a Small
Urban Wastewater Treatment Plant
Ms. Jones-Lepp, Tammy (50%)
NERL
S11TF0
126
(1)	Spatial Analysis and Land Use Regression Of
VOCs and N02 From School-Based Urban Air
Monitoring in Detroit/Dearborn, USA
(2)	Field Comparison of Passive Air Samplers with
Reference Monitors for Ambient Volatile Organic
Compounds and Nitrogen Dioxide Under Week-
Long Integrals
Dr. Mukeijee, Shaibal (15%)
Dr. Johnson, Mary M. (10%)
Dr. Neas, Lucas M. (10%)
Ms. Croghan, Carry (10%)
Mr. Seila, Robert L. (5%)
NERL
S11TF0
131
Impacts of Noise Barriers on Near-Road Air Quality
Dr. Baldauf, Richard (18%)
Dr. Thoma, Eben (18%)
Dr. Isakov, Vlad (18%)
Dr. Bowker, George (18%)
NRMRL
S11TF0
132
(1)	Protocol to Reconstruct Historical Contaminant
Loading to Large Lakes: The Lake Michigan
Sediment Record of Mercury
(2)	Total and Methyl Mercury Accumulation in
1994-1995 Lake Michigan Lake Trout and Forage
Fish
Dr. Rossmann, Ronald (65%)
NHEERL
S11TF0
133
(1)	A Comparison of CMAQ HONO Predictions
with Observations from the Northeast Oxidant and
Particle Study
(2)	Examination of the Impact of Photoexcited N02
Chemistry on Regional Air Quality
(3)	Eta-CMAQ Air Quality Forecasts for 03 And
Related Species Using Three Different
Photochemical Mechanisms (CB4, CB05, SAPRC-
99): Comparisons With Measurements During the
2004 ICARTT Study
Dr. Sarwar, Golam (35%)
Dr. Yu, Shaocai (13%)
Dr. Mathur, Rohit (12%)
Mr. Appel, K. Wyat (8%)
Dr. Dennis, Robin L. (7%)
Dr. Pinder, Robert (5%)
Mr. Roselle, Shawn (3%)
Dr. Pouliot, George (3%)
Dr. Pleim, Jon (3%)
Dr. Carlton, Annmarie G. (2%)
NERL
B-17

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 44
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and Nominating Organization
S11TF0
135
(1) Modeling and Testing of Reactive Contaminant
Transport in Drinking Water Pipes: Chlorine
Response and Implications for Online
Contamination Detection
(2) Real-time Contaminant Detection and
Classification in a Drinking Water Pipe Using
Conventional Water Quality Sensors: Techniques
and Experimental Results
Dr. Yang, Y. Jeffrey (50%)
Dr. Goodrich, James A. (20%)
Dr. Li, SylvanaY. (10%)
Mr. Haught, Roy C. (10%)
NRMRL
S11TF0
137
Geochemical Impacts to Groundwater from
Geologic Carbon Sequestration: Controls on pH And
Inorganic Carbon Concentrations from Reaction
Path and Kinetic Modeling
Dr. Wilkin, Richard T. (80%)
Dr. DiGiulio, Dominic C. (20%)
NRMRL
Key to Acronyms used in the above Tables
NCCT - Office of Research and Development (ORD) National Center for Computational Toxicology
NCEA - ORD National Center for Environmental Assessment
NCER - ORD National Center for Environmental Research
NERL - ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory
NHEERL - ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory
NHSRC - ORD National Homeland Security Research Center
NRMRL - ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory
NVFEL - OAR's National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory
OAR - Office of Air and Radiation
OCHPEE - Office of Children's Health Protection and Environmental Education
OPPT - Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxics
OW- Office of Water
Region 1 - EPA Region 1
Region 3 - EPA Region 3
B-18

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