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OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD
September 29, 2015
EPA-SAB-15-014
The Honorable Gina McCarthy
Administrator
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20460
Subject: SAB Recommendations for EPA's FY 2015 Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards
Dear Administrator McCarthy:
The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) is pleased to transmit its recommendations for the EPA's FY
2015 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA). The STAA program was established
by the agency in 1980 to recognize EPA employees who have made outstanding contributions to the
advancement of science and technology through their publications in peer-reviewed articles or books.
Additional objectives of the STAA program include making the general public more aware of the
quality and depth of EPA science, and improving the credibility of the science underpinning agency
decisions. The SAB has been asked by EPA's Office of Research and Development to review EPA's
nominated scientific publications and make recommendations for awards. The SAB is pleased to
continue to play this important role in the STAA program.
This year, the SAB reviewed a total of 116 nominations comprised of 195 publications within 13 science
and technology categories. The SAB recommends: one nomination for Level I, the highest award; three
nominations for Level II; 38 nominations for Level III; and 42 nominations for Honorable Mention. The
SAB's recommendations are provided in the enclosed report.
Overall, the SAB commends the agency for its publications and finds that the 2015 STAA nominations
were generally of very good quality. Although only one of this year's nominations met the strict criteria
for the highest level award, and three nominations met criteria for the Level II award, the SAB assures
the EPA that its scientists are doing high quality work that has maximal public and environmental health
benefits. In addition, the SAB appreciates the agency's implementation of most SAB recommendations
from previous years for improving the nomination procedures and administration of the STAA program.
The SAB recommends that the EPA implement the following activities to further strengthen the STAA
program as well as facilitating the SAB review of future STAA nominations:
•	Review articles that are submitted for awards should include a critical synthesis of the literature
and provide new insights based on this synthesis.
•	Nominations involving similar authors on similar topics should be combined into one
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nomination.
•	The EPA should improve the process for generating nominations and processing awards.
•	The EPA should clarify the criteria for the different STAA award levels, and enhance the process
for STAA nominations.
The SAB understands that the EPA is in the process of improving the STAA nomination and award
generation process, and encourages the agency to implement such improvements as quickly as possible.
The agency is commended for again successfully administering its annual STAA program and the SAB
applauds the EPA's public recognition of the scientific work of EPA scientists and engineers that is
published in the peer-reviewed literature. 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 2016 STAA
nominations.
Sincerely,
/Signed/
/Signed/
Dr. Peter S. Thorne
Chair
Dr. George Daston
Chair
SAB 2015 Scientific and Technological
Achievement Awards Committee
Science Advisory Board
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NOTICE
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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
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and policies of the Environmental Protection Agency, nor of other agencies in the Executive Branch of
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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
2015 Scientific and Technological Achievement
Awards Committee (STAA)
CHAIR
Dr. George Daston, Victor Mills Society Research Fellow, Proctor & Gamble Company, Cincinnati,
OH
MEMBERS
Dr. C. Marjorie Aelion, Dean, School of Public Health and Health Sciences, University of
Massachusetts - Amherst, Amherst, MA
Dr. Adriana C. Bejarano, Environmental Toxicologist and Marine Ecologist, Research Planning, Inc.,
Columbia, SC
Dr. Linda T.M. Bui, Associate Professor of Economics, Brandeis University, Waltham, MA
Dr. Jerry Campbell, Scientist and Associate Director of the Center for Human Health Assessment,
Institute for Chemical Safety Sciences, The Hamner Institutes for Health Science, Research Triangle
Park, NC
Dr. Judith C. Chow, Nazir and Mary Ansari Chair in Science and Entrepreneurialism, and Research
Professor, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute, Reno, NV
Dr. Sarina J. Ergas, Professor, Department of Civil & Environmental Engineering, University of South
Florida, Tampa, FL
Dr. Zhihua (Tina) Fan, Research Scientist/Program Manager, Chemical Terrorism, Biomonitoring and
Food Testing, New Jersey Department of Health, Ewing, NJ
Dr. Richard S. Grippo, Professor of Environmental Biology, Department of Biological Sciences,
Arkansas State University, Jonesboro, AR
Dr. Jack R. Harkema, University Distinguished Professor, Department of Pathobiology & Diagnostic
Investigation, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Dr. Philip K. Hopke, Bayard D. Clarkson Distinguished Professor, Director of the Center for Air
Resources Engineering and Science, and Director of the Institute for a Sustainable Environment,
Clarkson University, Potsdam, NY
Dr. Arpad Horvath, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of
California, Berkeley, Berkeley, CA
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Dr. Robert J. Johnston, Director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute and Professor of Economics at
Clark University, Worcester, MA
Dr. Wayne G. Landis, Professor and Director, Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Huxley College
of the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA
Dr. Timothy V. Larson, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Professor of
Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dr. Cindy M. Lee, Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering and Earth Sciences, Clemson
University, Anderson, SC
Dr. Michael I. Luster, Research Professor, School of Public Health, West Virginia University,
Morgantown, WV
Dr. Audrey L. Mayer, Associate Professor in Ecology and Environmental Policy, Michigan
Technological University, Houghton, MI
Dr. James Mihelcic, Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida,
Tampa, FL
Dr. Eileen A. Murphy, Senior Director Corporate & Foundation Relations, RBHS Rutgers Biomedical
Health Sciences, Rutgers University Foundation, New Brunswick, NJ
Dr. Mira S. Olson, Associate Professor, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental
Engineering, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA
Dr. Krishna R. Pagilla, Professor of Environmental Engineering, Illinois Institute of Technology,
Chicago, IL
Dr. Thomas F. Parkerton, Distinguished Environmental Science Advisor, Toxicology &
Environmental Science Division, ExxonMobil Biomedical Sciences Inc., Houston, TX
Dr. Kent E. Pinkerton, Professor and Director, Center for Health and the Environment, University of
California, Davis, CA
Dr. Kenneth M. Portier, Vice President, Statistics & Evaluation Center, Intramural Research,
American Cancer Society, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Robert L. Tanguay, Distinguished Professor of Molecular Toxicology, Department of
Environmental and Molecular Toxicology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR
Dr. Jay R. Turner, Associate Professor, Department of Energy, Environmental and Chemical
Engineering, Washington University, St. Louis, MO
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF
Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science
Advisory Board Staff (1400R), Washington, DC
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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Science Advisory Board
CHAIR
Dr. Peter S. Thorne, Professor and Head, Department of Occupational & Environmental Health,
University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
MEMBERS
Dr. Joseph Arvai, Max McGraw Professor of Sustainable Enterprise, Director, Erb Institute, School of
Natural Resources & Environment, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Dr. Sylvie M. Brouder, Professor and Wickersham Chair of Excellence in Agricultural Research,
Department of Agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN
Dr. Thomas Burbacher, Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences,
School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dr. Ingrid Burke, Director and Wyoming Excellence Chair, Haub School and Ruckelshaus Institute of
Environment and Natural Resources, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY
Dr. George Daston, Victor Mills Society Research Fellow, Global Product Stewardship, The Procter &
Gamble Company, Mason, OH
Dr. Costel Denson, Managing Member, Costech Technologies, LLC, Hockessin, DE
Dr. Michael Dourson, President, Toxicology Excellence for Risk Assessment, Cincinnati, OH
Dr. Joel Ducoste, Professor, Department of Civil, Construction, and Environmental Engineering,
College of Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Dr. David A. Dzombak, Hamerschlag University Professor and Department Head, Department of Civil
and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. Elaine M. Faustman, Professor and Director, Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences,
University of Washington, Seattle, WA
Dr. R. William Field, Professor, Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, and
Department of Epidemiology, College of Public Health, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA
Dr. H. Christopher Frey, Distinguished University Professor, Department of Civil, Construction and
Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Dr. Steven Hamburg, Chief Scientist, Environmental Defense Fund, Boston, MA
Dr. Cynthia M. Harris, Director and Professor, Institute of Public Health, Florida A&M University,
Tallahassee, FL
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Dr. Robert J. Johnston, Director of the George Perkins Marsh Institute and Professor, Economics,
Clark University, Worcester, MA
Dr. Kimberly L. Jones, Professor and Chair, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering,
Howard University, Washington, DC
Dr. Catherine Karr, Associate Professor - Pediatrics and Environmental and Occupational Health
Sciences and Director - NW Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit, University of Washington,
Seattle, WA
Dr. Madhu Khanna, ACES Distinguished Professor in Environmental Economics, Department of
Agricultural and Consumer Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL
Dr. Nancy K. Kim, Independent Consultant, Independent Consultant, Albany, NY
Dr. Francine Laden, Mark and Catherine Winkler Associate Professor of Environmental
Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, and Channing Division of Network Medicine, Brigham
and Women's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
Dr. Lois Lehman-McKeeman, Distinguished Research Fellow, Discovery Toxicology, Bristol-Myers
Squibb, Princeton, NJ
Dr. Cecil Lue-Hing, President, Cecil Lue-Hing & Assoc. Inc., Burr Ridge, IL
Dr. Elizabeth Matsui, Associate Professor, Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University,
Baltimore, MD
Dr. Denise Mauzerall, Professor, Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, and
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Princeton University, Princeton, NJ
Dr. Kristina D. Mena, Associate Professor, Epidemiology, Human Genetics, and Environmental
Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, El Paso, TX
Dr. Surabi Menon, Director of Research, Climate Works Foundation, San Francisco, CA
Dr. James R. Mihelcic, Professor, Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of South Florida,
Tampa, FL
Dr. H. Keith Moo-Young, Chancellor, Office of Chancellor, Washington State University, Tri-Cities,
Richland, WA
Dr. Eileen Murphy, Director of Research Development, Office of Research and Economic
Development, 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
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Dr. Martin Philbert, Dean and Professor, Environmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health,
University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
Mr. Richard L. Poirot, Air Quality Planning Chief, Air Quality and Climate Division, Vermont
Department of Environmental Conservation, Montpelier, VT
Dr. Stephen Polasky, Fesler-Lampert Professor of Ecological/Environmental Economics, Department
of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
Dr. David B. Richardson, Associate Professor, Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health,
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
Dr. Amanda D. Rodewald, Director of Conservation Science, Cornell Lab of Ornithology and
Associate Professor, Department of Natural Resources, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Dr. William Schlesinger, President Emeritus, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, Millbrook, NY
Dr. Gina Solomon, Deputy Secretary for Science and Health, Office of the Secretary, California
Environmental Protection Agency, Sacramento, CA
Dr. Daniel O. Stram, Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Division of Biostatistics,
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
Dr. Paige Tolbert, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of Public
Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA
Dr. Jeanne VanBriesen, Professor, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Carnegie
Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA
Dr. John Vena, Professor and Founding Chair, Department of Public Health Sciences, Medical
University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
Dr. Elke Weber, Jerome A. Chazen Professor of International Business, Columbia Business School,
New York, NY
Dr. Charles Werth, Professor and Bettie Margaret Smith Chair in Environmental Health Engineering,
Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, Cockrell School of Engineering,
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX
Dr. Peter J. Wilcoxen, Associate Professor, Economics and Public Administration, The Maxwell
School, Syracuse University, Syracuse, NY
Dr. Dawn J. Wright, Chief Scientist, Environmental Systems Research Institute (Esri), Redlands, CA
SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF
Mr. Thomas Carpenter, Designated Federal Officer, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Science
Advisory Board (1400R), 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Washington, DC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1.	BACKGROUND	1
2.	SAB REVIEW PROCEDURE	2
3.	AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS	3
4.	ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS	6
APPENDIX A - CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 STAA PROGRAM	A-l
APPENDIX B - NOMINATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR STAA AWARDS	B-l
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1. BACKGROUND
EPA's Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards program (STAA) was 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 2015 STAA program to
senior managers and employees in December 2014 (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.
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 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
The SAB Staff Office formed a new SAB STAA Committee in 2015 to review EPA's 2015 STAA
nominations. The Committee members were invited to serve for a one-year term. The 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).
All EPA nominations and nomination evaluation criteria were provided to the SAB 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. The initial review of each
nomination was conducted by two or three members. Committee members provided their individual
initial ratings of the nominations based on the EPA's award criteria as described in Section 1.
In May 2015, ORD submitted to the SAB Staff Office 118 nominations for 2015 STAA awards in 13
science and technology categories. The SAB STAA Committee met at a closed meeting on July 9-10,
2015, in Washington, DC. The meeting was closed to the public because the Committee discussions
involved personnel matters, including the relative merits of various employees and their respective
work, the disclosure of which would be a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal privacy and,
therefore, protected from disclosure by section (c)(6) of the Government in the Sunshine Act, 5 U.S.C.
552b(c)(6). Committee members discussed all nominations (see Table 1), and reached consensus on the
recommendations for awards. To avoid an appearance of bias or a loss of impartiality, some members
were asked to recuse themselves from the Committee deliberations on selected nominations. The
Committee also discussed administrative recommendations for improving the STAA nomination
process.
The Committee did not review two submitted nominations because the Committee found that both
nominations were very similar to two other 2015 nominations involving the same authors. The
Committee concluded that agency's nominating officials should have combined these four nominations
into two nominations.
On September 10, 2015, the chartered SAB held a closed meeting to consider the recommendations of
the 2015 STAA Committee.
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Table 1. 2015 STAA Nominations by Topic Category
Topic
Number of Nominations Submitted to SAB
Control Systems and Technology
3
Ecological Research
12
Energy and the Environment
0
Environmental Policy and Decision-making Studies
5
Health Effects Research and Human Health Risk
21
Assessment

Homeland Security
3
Industry and the Environment
4
Integrated Risk Assessment
4
Monitoring and Measurement Methods
11
Other Environmental Research
8
Review Articles
10
Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration
7
Sustainability and Innovation
14
Transport and Fate
16
TOTAL
118*
*The Committee did not review two submitted nominations because they were very similar to two other 2015
nominations involving the same authors.
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3. AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS
Table 2 summarizes the awards by year for the last 10 years, including the recommendations for 2015.
For 2015, the Committee recommended: one nomination for Level I, the highest award; three
nominations for Level II; 38 nominations for Level III; and 42 nominations for Honorable Mention.
Appendix B lists the recommended awards for Levels I through III, and nominations that deserve an
Honorable Mention. The final rankings were agreed to by consensus at the STAA Committee meeting
on July 9-10, 2015 and discussed and approved by the chartered SAB on September 10, 2015. Table 3
summarizes the distribution of 2015 award recommendations among categories for all nominations
reviewed by the Committee.
Table 2. Comparison of Award Recommendations Over Time
Award Level
FY
2005
FY
2006
FY
2007
FY
2008
FY
2009
FY
2010
FY
2011
FY
2012
FY
2013
FY
2014
FY
2015
Nominations
Reviewed
110
90
140
130
109
121
130
104
117
72
116
Level I
3
(3%)
5
(6%)
5
(4%)
5
(4%)
3
(3%)
5
(4%)
3
(2%)
4
(4%)
0
1
(1%)
1
(1%)
Level II
6
(5%)
11
(12%)
13
(9%)
16
(12%)
22
(20%)
14
(12%)
13
(10%)
10
(10%)
10
(9%)
2
(3%)
3
(3%)
Level HI
30
(27%)
29
(32%)
37
(26%)
30
(21%)
31
(28%)
42
(35%)
35
(27%)
29
(28%)
27
(23%)
20
(28%)
38
(33%)
Honorable
Mention
31
(28%)
26
(29%)
45
(32%)
43
(33%)
25
(23%)
33
(27%)
44
(34%)
36
(35%)
45
(38%)
29
(40%)
42
(36%)
Not
Recommended
40
(36%)
19
(21%)
40
(29%)
36
(28%)
28
(26%)
27
(22%)
35
(27%)
25
(24%)
35
(30%)
20
(28%)
32
(27%)
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Table 3. Summary of Award Recommendations by Category for FY2015
Nomination Categories
Total
Award Levels
Honorable Mention

Nominations
I
II
III
Total


Reviewed





Control Systems and
Technology
3
0
0
1
1
0
Ecological Research
13
0
0
7
7
4
Energy and the
Environment
0
0
0
0
0
0
Environmental Policy and
Decision-making Studies
5
1
0
1
2
2
Health Effects Research






and Human Health Risk
20
0
1
7
8
6
Assessment






Homeland Security
3
0
0
1
1
2
Industry and the
Environment
4
0
0
2
2
2
Integrated Risk
Assessment
4
0
0
2
2
2
Monitoring and
Measurement Methods
11
0
0
4
4
3
Other Environmental
Q
0
1
O
A

Research
O
J
4
z
Review Articles
10
0
0
1
1
4
Risk Management and
Ecosystem Restoration
7
0
0
1
1
4
Sustainability and
Innovation
14
0
0
5
5
5
Transport and Fate
14
0
1
3
4
6
TOTALS:
116
1
3
38
42
42
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4. ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS
The SAB appreciates the EPA's implementation of the recommendations from the recent SAB reports to
the Administrator that improve the nomination process and enhance the integrity of the STAA program.
In particular, the SAB concludes that the strong majority of the 2015 nominations adhered to existing
STAA program guidelines.
The SAB has the following recommendations to further strengthen the STAA program in future years:
•	Review articles that are submitted for awards should include a critical synthesis of the literature and
provide new insights based on this synthesis. The 2015 STAA nominations contained 10 review
articles and, as in previous years, several of the nominated review articles lacked a critical synthesis
of the literature. While reviews that summarize a body of literature are useful and important, the
SAB believes that review articles that critically synthesize and evaluate information and lead to new
insights, with an assessment on future perspectives, are most consistent with the criteria for STAA
awards. Review articles should adhere to best practices for systematic reviews regardless of whether
they are quantitative (with statistical meta-analysis) or qualitative reviews. Such best practices
include, for example, exact reporting of literature search strategies and terms, inclusion/exclusion
criteria for articles, and handling of publication bias. Desirable outcomes for review articles include
major advances in understanding the topic of review, and delineation of critical knowledge gaps that
serve to focus and increase efficiency of the research topic. Submission of review articles that do
not fit these criteria are not anticipated to be competitive.
•	Nominations involving similar authors on similar topics should be combined into one nomination.
The Committee did not review two submitted nominations because the Committee found that both
nominations were very similar to two other 2015 nominations involving the same authors. The
Committee concluded that agency's nominating officials should have combined these four
nominations into two nominations. As noted previously in SAB's 2008, 2009 and 2010 reports to the
Administrator, the agency should discourage the practice of submission of multiple nominations of
papers involving the same EPA author(s) on similar topical areas.
•	Improve the process for generating nominations and processing awards. As noted in previous SAB
reports to the Administrator, the EPA should ensure that submitted nominations are delivered to the
SAB in a timely manner. The SAB also remains concerned that a significant time lag exists between
the EPA's receipt of SAB recommendations for STAA recognition and the EPA's notifications to
STAA award recipients. In particular, the SAB provided the EPA with its recommendations for 2014
STAA recognition in January 2015, and the EPA's notifications to STAA award recipients occurred
in August 2015. The SAB understands that the EPA is in the process of improving the STAA
nomination and award generation process through the development and implementation of an
automated nomination and award processing system, and encourages the agency to implement such
improvements as quickly as possible. This should facilitate the submission, review and award
generation processes.
•	Clarify the criteria established by the EPA for the different STAA award levels, and enhance the
process for STAA nominations. Within EPA's STAA criteria description for "Honorable Mention,"
EPA should revise "area of research" to "achievement of research." Also, in order to encourage an
increased number of high quality STAA nominations, the EPA should debrief previous Level I and
II STAA award-winning authors on the factors that influenced their production of high quality
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research and how STAA recognition has affected their career, and adjust the STAA nomination
procedures based on this feedback. In addition, to help distinguish between the different levels of
award and illustrate to nominators the quality of research that received previous high-level STAA
recognition, the SAB recommends that examples of previous Level I and II STAA award-winning
publications be highlighted on the STAA nomination website.
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APPENDIX A: CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 STAA PROGRAM
December 16, 2014
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: The 2015 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Program
FROM: Lek G. Kadeli
Acting Assistant Administrator
TO:	Assistant Administrators
Associate Administrators
Regional Administrators
It is a pleasure to announce this year's call for nominations for the 2015 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
nominations.STAA@epa.gov.
Attached are (1) nomination procedures and guidelines, (2) review schedule, and (3) nomination form.
Official 2015 nomination forms are available for your convenience in MS Word at
http://epa.gov/ncer/staa/. All nominations must be received no later than midnight ET Thursday,
February 5, 2015. Instructions for completion and electronic submission of nomination packages are
attached. Should questions arise, please contact Ben Packard at (703) 347-8087 or
packard.benjamin@epa.gov.
Attachment(s)
cc: EPA Science Advisory Board
EPA Program Offices
EPA Regional Offices
ORD Center/Laboratory Directors
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December 16, 2014
EPA SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR 2015 STAA AWARDS
MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT: The 2015 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Program
FROM: Lek G. Kadeli
Principal Deputy Assistant Administrator
TO:	All EPA Employees
I am pleased to issue this year's call for nominations for the EPA's prestigious 2015 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. Not only do these peer-reviewed
publications represent the quality and depth of EPA science, but they provide foundational support to
agency decision-making and the advancement of science. Administrator McCarthy emphasized the
importance of this advancement at the 2014 National Academy of Sciences annual meeting:
"Science has been the backbone of the most significant advancements EPA has made in the past
four decades and continues to be the engine that drives American prosperity and innovation in
the future " — Administrator McCarthy, National Academy of Sciences
Each year, EPA scientists are published in numerous peer reviewed journals upholding the highest levels
of quality and performance, while also maintaining credibility among our peers and scientific
communities. Each publication is not only a commendable, personal accomplishment to the author but
also a supporting achievement and action contributing to our EPA Agency Themes:
-Making a Visible Difference in Communities across the Country
-Addressing Climate Change and Improving Air Quality
-Taking Action on Toxics and Chemical Safety
-Protecting Water: A Precious, Limited Resource
-Launching a New Era of State, Tribal and Local Partnerships
-Embracing EPA as a High Performing Organization
-Working Toward a Sustainable Future
Accomplishing the agency themes articulated by Administrator McCarthy requires the application of
sound science to the assessment of environmental problems and the evaluation of possible solutions.
Thus, the far-reaching impacts from EPA scientists cannot be understated and are evident in everything
the Agency does.
Nominations to recognize our EPA published papers begins today and is open to all EPA employees.
Nominations are judged by the EPA's Science Advisory Board (SAB), and the STAA program is
managed by the Office of Research and Development. Nominations can be submitted in the following
categories:
- Control Systems and Technology
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-	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
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, February 5th. Should questions arise,
please contact Ben Packard at (703) 347-8087 or packard.benjamin@epa.gov.
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APPENDIX B: NOMINATIONS RECOMMENDED FOR 2015 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 — One
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15EP0009
(1) Use of Statistical Modeling to Reassess the Performance
Standard for the AO AC Use-Dilution Methods
(1) Performance of the AO AC Use-dilution Method with
Targeted Modifications: Collaborative Study
Journal of AOAC International, 97(l):68-77
Journal of AOAC International, 95(6):1618-1628
Tomasino, Stephen F. (65%)
Parker, Albert E. (20% non-EPA)
Hamilton, Martin A. (10% non-
EPA)
Hamilton, Gordon C. (5% non-
EPA)
OPP
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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award — Total of 3
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15HE0028
Cardiopulmonary Toxicity of Peat Wildfire Particulate Matter
and the Predictive Utility of Precision Cut Lung Slices
Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 11(29): 1-17
Gilmour, M. Ian (40%)
Krantz, Q. Todd (10%)
Tong, Haiyan (5%)
McGee, John (5%)
Hays, Michael (5%)
Kovalcik, Kasey (5%)
Dye, Janice A. (5%)
Boykin, Elizabeth (1%)
Daniels, Mary (1%)
Kim, Yong Ho (23% non-EPA)
NHEERL
S150R0073
(1)	Relative Importance of Nitrite Oxidation by Hypochlorous
Acid under Chloramination Conditions
Environmental Science & Technology, 46(ll):6056-6064
(2)	A Proposed Abiotic Reaction Scheme for Hydroxylamine and
Monochloramine under Chloramination Relevant Drinking Water
Conditions
Water Research, 60:218-227
(3)	Hydroxylamine Addition Impact to Nitrosomonas europaea
Activity in the Presence of Monochloramine
Water Research, 68:719-730
Wahman, David G. (75%)
Speitel, Jr., Gerald E. (20% non-
EPA)
Machavaram, Madhav V. (5% non-
EPA)
NRMRL
S15TF0118
(1)	Decades-Scale Degradation of Commercial, Side-Chain,
Fluorotelomer-Based Polymers in Soils and Water
Environmental Science & Technology, :A-1
(2)	Characterizing Fluorotelomer and Perfluoroalkyl Substances
in New and Aged Fluorotelomer-Based Polymers for
Degradation Studies with GC/MS and LC/MS/MS
Environmental Science and Technology, 48(10):5762-5769
Washington, John W. (63%)
Naile, Jonathan E. (26%)
Lynch, David G. (5%)
Jenkins, Thomas M. (5% non-EPA)
Rankin, Keegan (1% non-EPA)
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15CS0001
Work Breakdown Structure Models for Developing Unit
Treatment Costs
Journal AWW A, 105(11):E628-E641
Khera, Rajiv (40%)
Speth, Thomas F. (25%)
Ransom, Pat (35% non-EPA)
NRMRL
S15EP0006
Estimating the Social Cost of Non-C02 GHG Emissions:
Methane and Nitrous Oxide
Energy Policy, 51:957-972
Marten, Alex (75%)
Newbold, Stephen C. (25%)
NCEE
S15ER0010
(1)	Cross-Species Conservation of Endocrine Pathways: A
Critical Analysis of Tier 1 Fish and Rat Screening Assays with
12 Model Chemicals
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(5): 1084-1087
(2)	A Novel Framework for Interpretation of Data from the
Fish Short-Term Reproduction Assay (FSTRA) for the
Detection of Endocrine-Disrupting Chemicals
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33(ll):2529-2540
Ankley, Gerald (34%)
Jensen, Kathleen (33%)
Grey, L. Earl (33%)
NHFFRI
S15ER0014
(1)	Differential Decay of Enterococci and Escherichia coli
Originating from Two Fecal Pollution Sources
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 79(7):2488-2492
(2)	Biotic Interactions and Sunlight Affect Persistence of Fecal
Indicator Bacteria and Microbial Source Tracking Genetic
Markers in the Upper Mississippi River
Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 80(13):3951-3961
Korajkic, Asja (29%)
McMinn, Brian R. (25%)
Ashbolt, Nicholas J. (15%)
Shanks, Orin C. (13%)
Fout, G. Shay (10%)
Sivaganesan, Mano (7%)
Harwood, Valerie J. (1% non-EPA)
NERL
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15ER0015
(1)	Molecular Target Sequence Similarity as a Basis for
Species Extrapolation to Assess the Ecological Risks of
Chemicals with Known Modes of Action
Aquatic Toxicology, 144-145:141-154
(2)	Cross-Species Sensitivity to a Novel Androgen Receptor
Agonist of Potential Environmental Concern, Spironolactone
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (ET&C),
32(11):2528-2541
(3)	Leveraging Existing Data for Prioritization of the
Ecological Risks of Human and Veterinary Pharmaceuticals to
Aquatic Organisms
Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B,
369(1656):20140022
LaLone, Carlie A. (18%)
Villeneuve, Daniel L. (10%)
Ankley, Gerald T. (4%)
Burgoon, Lyle D. (4%)
Kahl, Michael D. (4%)
Durhan, Elizabeth J. (4%)
Makynen, Elizabeth A. (4%)
Jensen, Kathleen M. (4%)
Flynn, Kevin M. (4%)
Hartig, Phillip C. (4%)
Russom, Christine L. (3%)
Tietge, Joseph E. (3%)
Norberg-King, Teresa J. (3%)
Johnson, Rodney D. (3%)
Berninger, Jason P. (6% non-EPA)
Helgen, Henry W. (4% non-EPA)
(Severson) Hughes, Megan N. (3%
non-EPA)
Cavallin, Jenna E. (3% non-EPA)
Blanksma, Chad A. (3% non-EPA)
Stevens, Kyle E. (2% non-EPA)
Woodard, Jonne S. (1% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
S15ER0019
(1)	Towards Improved Models for Predicting Bioconcentration
of Well-Metabolized Compounds by Rainbow Trout Using
Measured Rates of In vitro Intrinsic Clearance
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(7): 1611-1622
(2)	Optimizing the Use of Rainbow Trout Hepatocytes for
Bioaccumulation Assessments With Fish
Xenobiotica, 44(4):345-351
(3)	Intra-and Interlaboratory Reliability of a Cryopreserved
Trout Hepatocyte Assay for the Prediction of Chemical
Bioaccumulation Potential
Environmental Science and Technology, 48(14):8170-8178
Nichols, JohnW. (20%)
Fay, Kellie A. (20%)
Fitzsimmons, Patrick N. (10%)
Hoffman, AlexD. (10%)
Mingoia, Robert T. (5% non-EPA)
Nabb, Diane L. (5% non-EPA)
Han, Xing (5% non-EPA)
Segner, Helmut (5% non-EPA)
Bischof (Goeritz), Ina (5% non-EPA)
Arnot, Jon A. (5% non-EPA)
Ferrell, Barbara D. (3% non-EPA)
Peterson, Heather M. (3% non-EPA)
Huggett, Duane B. (2% non-EPA)
Cowan-Ellsberry, Christina E. (2%
non-EPA)
NHFFRI
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15ER0020
(1)	Depth Gradients in Food-web Processes Linking Habitats
in Large Lakes: Lake Superior as an Exemplar Ecosystem
Freshwater Biology, 59(10):2122-2136
(2)	Habitat and Diet Differentiation by Two Strains of
Rainbow Trout in Lake Superior Based on Archival Tags,
Stable Isotopes, and Bioenergetics
Journal of Great Lakes Research, 39(4):578-590
Sierszen, Michael E. (25%)
Cotter, Anne M. (25%)
Hoffman, Joel C. (20%)
Negus, Mary T. (15% non-EPA)
Hrabik, Thomas R. (5% non-EPA)
Stockwell, Jason D. (5% non-EPA)
Yule, Daniel L. (5% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
S15ER0021
(1)	Developing Predictive Approaches to Characterize
Adaptive Responses of the Reproductive Endocrine Axis to
Aromatase Inhibition: I. Data Generation in a Small Fish
Model
Toxicological Sciences, 133(2):225-233
(2)	Developing Predictive Approaches to Characterize
Adaptive Responses of the Reproductive Endocrine Axis to
Aromatase Inhibition: II. Computational Modeling
Toxicological Sciences, 133(2):234-247
Villeneuve, Daniel L. (22%)
Ankley, Gerald T. (8%)
Bencic, David C. (8%)
Conolly, Rory B. (8%)
Breen, Michael S. (4%)
Jensen, Kathleen M. (4%)
Makynen, Elizabeth A. (4%)
Breen, Miyuki (22% non-EPA)
Watanabe, Karen H. (4% non-EPA)
Lloyd, Alun L. (4% non-EPA)
Cavallin, Jenna E. (4% non-EPA)
Thomas, Linnea M. (4% non-EPA)
Wehmans, Leah C. (4% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
S15HE0023
(1)	Biogeographical Analysis of Chemical Co-Occurrence Data
to Identify Priorities for Mixtures Research
Risk Analysis/Peer Reviewed, 32(2):224-236
(2)	Environmentally Relevant Mixtures in Cumulative
Assessments: an Acute Study of Toxicokinetics and Effects on
Motor Activity in Rats Exposed to a Mixture of Pyrethroids
Toxicological Sciences/Peer Reviewed, 130(2):309-318
(3)	A Pharmacokinetic Model of Cis-and Trans-Permethrin
Disposition in Rats and Humans with Aggregate Exposure
Application
Toxicological Sciences/Peer Reviewed, 130(l):33-47
Tornero-velez, Rogelio (15%)
Starr, James M. (10%)
Cohen Hubal, Elaine A. (5%)
Egeghy, Peter P. (5%)
Hughes, Michael F. (5%)
Ross, David G. (5%)
Graham, Stephen G. (5%)
Crofton, Kevin M. (5%)
Setzer, Rhyne W. (5%)
Xue, Jim (5%)
Zartarian, Valerie (5%)
Scollon, Edward J. (5%)
Wolansky, Marcelo J. (5%)
Davis, Jimena (5%)
Devito, Michael J. (5%)
Chang, Daniel T. (5%)
Goldsmith, Michael R. (5%)
NERL
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15HE0024
(1)	Selective Cognitive Deficits in Adult Rats after Prenatal
Exposure to Inhaled Ethanol
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 45:44-58
(2)	Toxicological Outcomes in Rats Exposed to Inhaled
Ethanol During Gestation
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 45:59-69
(3)	Neurophysiological Assessment of Auditory, Peripheral
Nerve, Somatosensory, and Visual System Function After
Developmental Exposure to Ethanol Vapors
Neurotoxicology and Teratology, 43:1-10
Beasley, Tracey E. (20%)
Oshiro, Wendy M. (20%)
McDaniel, Katherine L. (8%)
Bushnell, Philip J. (5%)
Evansky, Paul A. (5%)
Martin, Sheppard A. (5%)
Moser, Virginia C. (4%)
Norwood, Joel (4%)
Copeland, Carey (4%)
Degn, Laura L. (4%)
Freeborn, Danielle L. (4%)
Gilbert, Mary E. (3%)
Luebke, Robert W. (3%)
Boyes, William K. (3%)
Herr, David W. (3%)
Rogers, John M. (2%)
Hamm, Charles W. (2%)
Taylor, Michele M. (1% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
S15HE0030
Interaction Effects of Temperature and Ozone on Lung
Function and Markers of Systemic Inflammation, Coagulation,
and Fibrinolysis: A Crossover Study of Healthy Young
Volunteers
Environmental Health Perspectives 123(4):310-316;
DOI: 10.1289/ehp. 1307986
Kahle, Juliette J. (40%)
Case, Martin W. (20%)
Neas, Lucas M. (15%)
Diaz-Sanchez, David (10%)
Devlin, Robert B. (5%)
Schmitt, Michael T. (5%)
Madden, Michael C. (5%)
NHFFRI
S15HE0031
Putative Mechanisms of Environmental Chemical-Induced
Steatosis
International Journal of Toxicology, 31(6):551-563
Kaiser, J. Phillip (60%)
Wesselkamper, Scott C. (30%)
Lipscomb, John C. (10%)
NCEA
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award
— Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15HE0033
(1)	Low Levels of Exposure to Libby Amphibole Asbestos and
Localized Pleural Thickening
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine,
55(11): 1350-5
(2)	Localized Pleural Thickening: Smoking and Exposure to
Libby Vermiculite
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology,
22(4):320-3
(3)	Influence of Exposure Assessment and Parameterization on
Exposure Response. Aspects of Epidemiologic Cohort
Analysis Using the Libby Amphibole Asbestos Worker Cohort
Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology,
25(1): 12-17
Kopylev, Leonid (40%)
Christensen, Krista (30%)
Bateson, Thomas (30%)
NCEA
S15HE0037
(1)	Improving Infant Exposure and Health Risk Estimates:
Using Serum Data to Predict Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether
Concentrations in Breast Milk
Environmental Science and Technology, 47:4787-4795
(2)	Environmental Chemicals in Breast Milk
Marchitti, Satori A. (38%)
Kenneke, JohnF. (38%)
Hines, Erin P. (14%)
LaKind, Judy S. (5% non-EPA)
Naiman, Daniel Q. (2% non-EPA)
Fenton, Suzanne E. (2% non-EPA)
Berlin, Jr., ChestonM. (1%)

Book Chapter in Reference Module in Earth Systems and
Environmental Sciences, Elsevier 2013, : 1-13
NERL
S15HE0042
Omega- 3 Fatty Acid Supplementation Attenuates Particulate
Air Pollution Induced Cardiac Effects and Lipid Changes in
Healthy Middle-Aged Adult Volunteers
Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(7):952-7
Tong, Haiyan (30%)
Rappold, Ana G. (25%)
Samet, James M. (25%)
Devlin, Robert B. (5%)
Cascio, Wayne E. (5%)
Diaz-Sanchez, David (5% non-EPA)
Berntsen, Jon (3% non-EPA)
Steck, Susan E. (2% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award
— Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15HS0044
(1)	A Rapid and Repeatable Method to Deposit Bioaerosols on
Material Surfaces
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 92(3):375-380
(2)	Comparative Evaluation of Vacuum-based Surface
Sampling Devices for Collection of Bacillus spores
Journal of Microbiological Methods, 95(December 2013):389-
396
(3)	Evaluation of Sampling Methods for Bacillus Spore-
Contaminated HVAC Filters
Calfee, Michael Worth (39%)
Lee, Sang Don (24%)
Ryan, Shawn P. (20%)
Rose, Laura J. (5% non-EPA)
Morse, Stephen (5% non-EPA)
Tufts, Jenia (1% non-EPA)
Clayton, Matt (1% non-EPA)
Mattorano, Dino (1% non-EPA)
Griffin-Gatchalian, Nicole (1% non-
EPA)
Touati, Abderrahmane (1% non-EPA)
Slone, Christina (1% non-EPA)
McSweeney, Neal (1% non-EPA)

Journal of Microbiological Methods, 96(January 2014): 1-5
NHSRC
S15IE0047
Sustainability Indicators for Chemical Processes: III. Biodiesel
Case Study
Industrial & Engineering Chemistry Research, 52(20):6747-
6760
Ruiz-Mercado, Gerardo J. (50%)
Smith, Raymond L. (25%)
Gonzalez, Michael A. (25%)
NRMRL
S15IE0049
(1)	Hybrid Vapor Stripping-Vapor Permeation Process for
Recovery and Dehydration of 1-Butanol and
Acetone/Butanol/Ethanol from Dilute Aqueous Solutions. Part
1. Process Simulations
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology,
88(8):1436-1447
(2)	Hybrid Vapor Stripping-Vapor Permeation Process for
Recovery and Dehydration of 1-Butanol and
Acetone/Butano/Ethanol from Dilute Aqueous Solutions.
Part2. Experimental Validation with Simple Mixture and
Actual Fermentation Broth
Journal of Chemical Technology & Biotechnology,
88(8):1448-1458
Vane, Leland M. (35%)
Alvarez, Franklin R. (35%)
Rosenblum, Laura G. (15% non-
EPA)
Govindaswamy, Shekar (15% non-
EPA)
NRMRL
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award
— Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15IR0051
(1)	Near Road Modeling and Measurement of Cerium
Containing Particles Generated by Nanoparticle Diesel Fuel
Additive Use
Environmental Science & Technology/Peer Reviewed Journal
Article, 48(18):10607-10613
(2)	Inhaled Diesel Emissions Generated with Cerium Oxide
Nanoparticle Fuel Additive Induce Adverse Pulmonary and
Systemic Effects
Toxicological Sciences/Peer Reviewed Journal Article,
142(2):403-417
(3)	Predicting the Effects of Nanoscale Cerium Additives in
Diesel Fuel on Regional Scale Air Quality
Environmental Science & Technology/Peer Reviewed Journal
Article, 48(21): 12775-12782
Willis, Robert D. (4%)
Bhave, Prakash V. (4%)
Conner, Teri L. (4%)
Fahey, Kathleen M. (4%)
Gilmour, M. Ian (4%)
King, Charly J. (4%)
Kodavanti, Urmila P. (4%)
Kovalcik, Kasey D. (4%)
Krantz, Q. Todd (4%)
Ledbetter, Allen D. (4%)
Linak, William P. (4%)
Mathur, Rohit (4%)
McGee, JohnK. (4%)
Pouliot, George A. (4%)
Pye, Havala O.T. (4%)
Richards, Judy E. (4%)
Schladweiler, Mette C. (4%)
Simon, Heather (4%)
Weinstein, Jason P. (4%)
Wood, Charles E. (4%)
Elmore, Susan A. (4% non-EPA)
Erdakos, Garnet B. (2% non-EPA)
Gantt, Brett (2% non-EPA)
Snow, Samantha J. (2% non-EPA)
Bass, Virginia (1% non-EPA)
Delgado-Saborit, Juana Maria (1%
non-EPA)
Harrison, Roy M. (1% non-EPA)
Hoque, Shamia (1% non-EPA)
Johnson, Crystal L. (1% non-EPA)
Miller, Desinia B. (1% non-EPA)
Morrison, James P. (1% non-EPA)
Nash, David G. (1% non-EPA)
Thomas, Ronald F. (1% non-EPA)
Zhang, K. Max (1% non-EPA)
NERL
S15IR0054
(1) Quantifying the Effects of Pesticide Exposure on Annual
Reproductive Success of Birds
Etterson, Matthew (50%)
Bennett, Rick (50%)

Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management,
9(4):590-599
NHFFRI

(2) Selecting Surrogate Endpoints for Estimating Pesticide
Effects on Avian Reproductive Success


Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management,
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15MM0055
(1)	Field-Based Approach for Assessing the Impacts of Treated
Pulp and Paper Mill Effluent on Endogenous Metabolites of
Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas)
Environmental Science and Technology, 47:10628-10636
(2)	Biological Effects-Based Tools for Monitoring Impacted
Surface Waters in the Great Lakes: A Multiagency Program in
Support of the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative
Environmental Practice, 15(4):409-426
(3)	An Inexpensive, Temporally Integrated System for
Monitoring Occurrence and Biological Effects of Aquatic
Contaminants in the Field
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 33(7): 1584-1595
Kahl, Michael D. (8%)
Ekman, Drew (6%)
Ankley, Gerald (5%)
Collette, Tim (5%)
Smith, Edwin (5%)
Teng, Quincy (5%)
Tietge, Joseph (5%)
Villeneuve, Dan (5%)
Durhan, Elizabeth (4%)
Jensen, Kathleen (4%)
Makynen, Elizabeth (4%)
Miller, David (4%)
Davis, John (8%)
Berninger, Jason (2%)
Blazer, Vicki (2%)
Cavallin, Jenna (2%)
Eid, Evan (2%)
Garcia-Reyero, Natalia (2%)
Holmen, Bruce (2%)
Hughes, Megan (2%)
Iwanowicz, Luke (2%)
Jorgenson, Zachary (2%)
LaLone, Carlie (2%)
Lee, Kathy (2%)
Mayasich, Joseph (2%)
Mazik, Pat (2%)
Perkins, Edward (2%)
Schroeder, Anthony (2%)
Stevens, Kyle (2%)
NERL
S15MM0059
(1)	Development of an Integrated Assessment of Great Lakes
Using Towed In situ Sensor Technologies: Linking Nearshore
Conditions with Adjacent Watersheds
Aquatic Ecosystem Health and Management, 16(3):248-266
(2)	Water Quality and Plankton in the United States Nearshore
Waters of Lake Huron
Environmental Management, 50(4):664-678
(3)	Lake Ontario: Nearshore Conditions and Variability in
Water Quality Parameters
Journal of Great Lakes Research, 38(4): 133-145
Kelly, John R. (35%)
Yurista, PederM. (35%)
Miller, Samuel E. (20%)
Van Alstine, Jon D. (10% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15MM0060
The Mass Spectrometric Ortho Effect Studied for All 209 PCB
Congeners
International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 352:51-64
Osemwengie, Lantis I. 60(%)
Sovocool, G. Wayne (40%)
NERL
S15MM0061
A Rapid Miniaturized Residue Analytical Method for the
Determination of Zoxamide and Its Two Acid Metabolites in
Ginseng Roots Using UPLC-MS/MS
Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, 62(17):3702-3709
Podhorniak, Lynda V. (100%)
ESC
S15MM0064
Habitat and Hydrology Condition Indices for the Upper
Mississippi, Missouri, and Ohio Rivers
Ecological Indicators, 29:111-124
Taylor, Debra L. (55%)
Bolgrien, David W. (15%)
Hill, Brian H. (15%)
Pearson, Mark S. (10%)
Angradi, Ted R. (5%)
NHFFRI
S150R0068
(1)	Derivation of a Benchmark for Freshwater Ionic Strength
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(2):263-271
(2)	Assessing Causation of the Extirpation of Stream
Macroinvertebrates by a Mixture of Ions
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(2):277-287
(3)	Relationship of Land Use and Elevated Ionic Strength in
Appalachian Watersheds
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(2):296-303
Cormier, Susan Marie (35%)
Suter, II, Glenn Walter (25%)
Pond, Gregory J. (10%)
Zheng, Lei (20% non-EPA)
Wilkes, Sam (10% non-EPA)
NCEA
S150R0071
Nutrient Dynamics in Flooded Wetlands: I. Model
Development
Journal, 18(12): 1724-1738
Hantush, Mohamed M. (55%)
Kalin, Latif (20% non-EPA)
Isik, Sabahattin (15% non-EPA)
Yucekaya, Ahmet (10% non-EPA)
NRMRL
S150R0072
Nonparametric Bayesian Methods for Benchmark Dose
Estimation
Risk Analysis. 33(9): 1608-19
Spassova, Maria A. (18%)
Kopylev, Leonid (16%)
White, Paul D. (15%)
Fox, John (15%)
Roy, Anindya (18% non-EPA)
Guha, Nilabja (18% non-EPA)
NCEA
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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award — Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15RM0085
Hyporheic Flow Patterns in Relation to Large River Floodplain
Attributes
Journal of Hydrology /print, and online via ScienceDirect doi:
10.1016/jhydrol.2012.04.039, 448-449:161-173
Faulkner, Barton R. (55%)
Brooks, J. Renee (15%)
Forshay, Kenneth J. (15%)
Cline, Steven P. (15%)
NRMRL
S15RM0088
A Direct Sensitivity Approach to Predict Hourly Ozone
Resulting from Compliance with the National Ambient Air
Quality Standard
Environmental Science & Technology, 47(5):2304-2313
Simon, Heather (40%)
Baker, Kirk (15%)
Napelenok, Sergey (15%)
Possiel, Norm (5%)
Wells, Benjamin (5%)
Timin, Brian (5%)
Akhtar, Farhan (15% non-EPA)
OAQPS
S15SI0094
Phenotypic Screening of the ToxCast Chemical Library to
Classify Toxic and Therapeutic Mechanisms
Nature Biotechnology, 32(6):583-591
Houck, Keith A. (25%)
Knudsen, Thomas B. (5%)
Martin, Matthew T. (5%)
Reif, David M. (5%)
Judson, Richard S. (5%)
Kavlock, Robert J. (3%)
Richard, Ann M. (2%)
Dix, David J. (1%)
Kleinstreuer, Nicole C. (24% non-
EPA)
Berg, Ellen (20% non-EPA)
Polokoff, Mark (3% non-EPA)
Yang, Jian (2% non-EPA)
NCCT
S15SI0095
Profiling 976 ToxCast Chemicals across 331 Enzymatic and
Receptor Signaling Assays
Chemical Research in Toxicology, 26:878-895
Sipes, Nisha S. (30%)
Knudsen, Thomas B. (15%)
Martin, Matthew T. (10%)
Judson, Richard S. (10%)
Houck, Keith A. (10%)
Reif, David M. (5%)
Richard, Ann M. (5%)
Kavlock, Robert J. (5%)
Dix, David J. (1%)
Kothiya, Parth (9% non-EPA)
NCCT
B-12

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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award
— Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15SI0097
(1)	Evaluation of Multi-well Microelectrode Arrays for
Neurotoxicity Screening Using a Chemical Training Set
Neurotoxicology, 33:1048-57
(2)	Burst and Principal Components Analysis of MEA Data
Separates Chemicals by Class
Neurotoxicology, 40:75-85
(3)	Multi-well Microelectrode Array Recordings Detect
Neurotoxicity of ToxCast Compounds Acting via Multiple
Toxicity Pathways
Neurotoxicology, 44:204-17
Shafer, Timothy J. (20%)
LeFew, William R. (15%)
Mack, CinaM. (10%)
Martin, Matthew T. (10%)
Johnstone, Andrew FM (5%)
Houck, Keith (5%)
Burgoon, Lyle D. (5%)
McConnell, Emma R. (10% non-
EPA)
Valdivia, Pablo (10% non-EPA)
McClain, Maxine (3% non-EPA)
Lin, Bryant (3% non-EPA)
Ross, James (2% non-EPA)
Turner, James (2% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
S15SI0103
High Throughput Heuristics for Prioritizing Human Exposure
to Environmental Chemicals
Environmental Science and Technology, 48:12760-12767
Wambaugh, John F. (23%)
Setzer, R. Woodrow (23%)
Dionisio, Kathie L. (7%)
Egeghy, Peter (7%)
Judson, Richard S. (7%)
Wang, Anran (23% non-EPA)
Frame, Alicia (10% non-EPA)
NCCT
S15TF0106
(1)	Processes of Ammonia Air-Surface Exchange in a
Fertilized Zea mays Canopy
Print and electronic Biogeosciences, 10:981-998
(2)	Linking Agricultural Management and Air-Quality models
for Regional to National-Scale Nitrogen Deposition
Assessments
Print and electronic Biogeosciences, 9:4023-4035
(3)	Evaluation of a Regional Air-Quality Model with Bi-
directional NH3 Exchange Coupled to an Agro-ecosystem
Model
Bash, Jesse O. (19%)
Cooter, Ellen J. (14%)
Walker, John T. (14%)
Pleim, Jonathan E. (5%)
Schwede, Donna (5%)
Herrick, Jeffry D. (5%)
Dennis, Robin L. (5%)
Jones, Matthew (5% non-EPA)
Nemitz, Eiko (5% non-EPA)
Meyers, Tilden (5% non-EPA)
Myles, LaToya (5% non-EPA)
Benson, Verel (5% non-EPA)
Ran, Limei (4% non-EPA)
Robarge, Wayne P. (4% non-EPA)

Print and electronic Biogeosciences, 10:1635-1645
NERL
B-13

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Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award
— Total of 38
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15TF0109
(1)	Characterizing Mercury Concentrations and Fluxes in a
Coastal Plain Watershed: Insights From Dynamic Modeling
and Data
Journal of Geophysical Research, Vol. 117, Issue Gl;
doi: 10.1029/2011JG001806, 2012
(2)	Climate Change and Watershed Mercury Export: A
Multiple Projection and Model Analysis
Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry, 32(9):2165-2174
Golden, Heather E. (35%)
Knightes, Christopher D. (35%)
Bradley, Paul M. (10% non-EPA)
Conrads, Paul A. (5% non-EPA)
Feaster, Toby D. (5% non-EPA)
Journey, Celeste A. (2% non-EPA)
Benedict, Stephen D. (2% non-EPA)
Marvin-DiPasquale, Mark (2% non-
EPA)
Brigham, Mark (2% non-EPA)
Davis, Gary M. (2% non-EPA)

(3) Mercury and Methylmercury Stream Concentrations in a
Coastal Plain Watershed: A Multi-scale Simulation Analysis
NERL

Environmental Pollution, 187:182-192

S15TF0117
(1)	Examining the Impact of Heterogeneous Nitryl Chloride
Production on Air Quality across the United States
Atmospheric Chemistry & Physics, 12:6455-6473
(2)	Importance of Tropospheric CIN02 Chemistry across the
Northern Hemisphere
Geophysical Research Letters, 41(11)4050-4058
Sarwar, Golam (50%)
Simon, Heather (30%)
Mathur, Rohit (5%)
Bhave, Prakash (5%)
Xing, Jia (5% non-EPA)
Yarwood, Greg (5% non-EPA)
NERL
S15TF0119
WRF-CMAQ Two-way Coupled System with Aerosol
Feedback: Software Development and Preliminary Results
Geoscientific Model Development, 5(2):299-312
Wong, Cheung (David) (35%)
Pleim, Jonathan (15%)
Mathur, Rohit (15%)
Spero (Otte), Tanya (5%)
Gilliam, Robert (5%)
Pouliot, George (5%)
Young, Jeffrey O. (5%)
Binkowski, Francis (5% non-EPA)
Xiu, Aijun (5% non-EPA)
Kang, Daiwen (5% non-EPA)
NERL
B-14

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15EP0004
(1) A Hedonic Analysis of the Impact of LUST Sites on House
Prices
Guignet, Dennis (83%)
Zabel, Jeffrey E. (17% non-EPA)

Resource and Energy Economics, 34(4):549-564
NCEE

(2) What Do Property Values Really Tell Us? A Hedonic
Study of Pollution from Underground Storage Tanks


Land Economics, 89(2):211-226


(3) The Impacts of Pollution and Exposure Pathways on Home
Values: A Stated Preference Analysis


Ecological Economics, 82:53-63

S15EP0007
Examining the Health-Risk Tradeoffs of Mandatory Bicycle
Helmet Laws
Risk Analysis. 32(5):791-798
Newbold, Stephen C. (100%)
NCEE
S15ER0012
(1)	Metabolomics for in Situ Environmental Monitoring of
Surface Waters Impacted by Contaminants from Both Point
and Nonpoint Sources
Environmental Science and Technology, 48(4):2395-2403
(2)	Using Transcriptomic Tools to Evaluate Biological Effects
Across Effluent Gradients at a Diverse Set of Study Sites in
Minnesota, USA
Environmental Science and Technology, 48(4):2404-2412
Skelton, David M. (15%)
Collette, Timothy W. (12%)
Villeneuve, Daniel L. (11%)
Ankley, Gerald T. (10%)
Ekman, Drew R. (7%)
Teng, Quincy (5%)
Berninger, Jason (15% non-EPA)
Martinovic-Weigelt, Dalma (10%
non-EPA)
Garcia-Reyero, Natalia (6% non-
EPA)
Perkins, Edward J. (5% non-EPA)
Escalon, Lynn (4% non-EPA)
NERL
S15ER0013
(1)	Using delta-15-N in Fish Larvae as an Indicator of
Watershed Sources of Anthropogenic Nitrogen: Response at
Multiple Spatial Scales
Estuaries and Coasts, 35(6): 1453-1467
(2)	Landscape-Scale Food Webs of Fish Nursery Habitat
Along a River-Coast Mixing Zone
Estuaries and Coasts, 38(4): 1335-1349
Hoffman, Joel C. (35%)
Peterson, Gregory S. (22%)
Cotter, Anne M. (22%)
Sierszen, Michael E. (11%)
Kelly, John R. (5%)
Starry, Matthew A. (5% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
B-15

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15ER0018
(1) Carbon Sequestration in Wetland Soils of the Northern Gulf
of Mexico Coastal Region
Wetlands Ecology and Management, 22(3):289-303
Nestlerode, Janet (48%)
Hansen, Virginia (48%)
Harwell, Matthew (2%)
Teague, Aarin (2% non-EPA)

(2) Application of a Three-Tier Framework to Assess
Ecological Condition of Gulf of Mexico Coastal Wetlands
NHFFRI

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment, 186(6):3477-3493

S15ER0022
Comparison of Methods for Quantifying Reef Ecosystem
Services: A Case Study Mapping Services for St. Croix, USVI
Ecosystem Services, 8:1-15
Yee, Susan (75%)
Oliver, Leah (10%)
Dittmar, John (15% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
S15HE0026
Mode of Action Framework Analysis For Receptor-Mediated
Toxicity: The Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor
Alpha (Ppara) as a Case Study
Critical Reviews in Toxicology, 44(1): 1-49
Corton, Chris (50%)
Lau, Christopher (5%)
Seed, Jennifer (5%)
Klaunig, James (10% non-EPA)
Cunningham, Michael (5% non-EPA)
Hummer, Timothy (5% non-EPA)
Meek, Bette (5% non-EPA)
Peters, Jeffrey M. (5% non-EPA)
Popp, James A. (5% non-EPA)
Rhomberg, Lorenz (5% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
S15HE0027
(1)	An Animal Model Of Marginal Iodine Deficiency During
Development: The Thyroid Axis And Neurodevelopmental
Outcome
Toxicological Sciences, 132(1): 177-195
(2)	Evaluation of Iodide Deficiency In The Lactating Rat and
Pup Using A Biologically Based Dose-Response Model
Toxicological Sciences, 132(l):75-86
Gilbert, Mary E. (30%)
Hedge, Joan M. (20%)
Crofton, Kevin M. (5%)
Tietge, Joseph (4%)
McLanahan, Eva (4%)
Fisher, Jeffrey (15% non-EPA)
Valentin-Blasini, Liza (5% non-EPA)
Blount, Benjamin (5% non-EPA)
Zoeller, R. Thomas (4% non-EPA)
Lumen, Annie (2% non-EPA)
Jarrett, Jeffery (2% non-EPA)
Kannan, Kurunthachalam (2% non-
EPA)
Shuang, Li (2% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
B-16

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15HE0029
(1)	A Four-Step Approach To Evaluate Mixtures For
Consistency With Dose Addition
Toxicology, 313(2-3): 134-144
(2)	Cholinesterase Inhibition And Depression Of The Photic
After Discharge Of Flash Evoked Potentials Following Acute
or Repeated Exposures To A Mixture of Carbaryl and
Propoxur
Neurotoxicology, 33(3):332-346
(3)	Impact Of Chemical Proportions On The Acute
Neurotoxicity Of A Mixture Of Seven Carbamates In
Preweanling And Adult Rats
Toxicological Sciences, 129(1): 126-134
Herr, David W. (17%)
Moser, Virginia C. (17%)
Simmons, Jane Ellen (8%)
Lyke, Danielle F. (8%)
Padilla, Stephanie (2%)
Swank, Adam E. (2%)
MacMillan, Denise K. (2%)
Hertzbertg, Richard C. (16% non-
EPA)
Haber, Lynne T. (8% non-EPA)
Li, Ruosha (4% non-EPA)
Pan, Yi (4% non-EPA)
Lyles, Robert H. (4% non-EPA)
Jean-Claude, Mwanza (3% non-EPA)
Korman-Vincent, Melissa (3% non-
EPA)
Zehr, R. Dan (2% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
S15HE0039
Elevated Blood Pressure in Offspring of Rats Exposed to
Diverse Chemicals During Pregnancy
Toxicological Sciences, 137(2):436-446
Rogers, John M. (25%)
Grey, Brian E. (20%)
Norwood, Jr., Joel (15%)
Hutchings, Robert Ellis (10%)
Zucker, Robert M. (10%)
Lau, Christopher (10%)
Grace, Curtis E. (5%)
Gordon, Christopher J. (5%)
NHFFRI
S15HE0040
Application of an Updated Physiologically-Based
Pharmacokinetic Model for Chloroform to Evaluate CYP2E1-
Mediated Renal Toxicity in Rats and Mice
Toxicological Sciences, 131(2):360-374
Sasso, Alan F. (25%)
Schlosser, Paul M. (17%)
Lipscomb, John C. (17%)
Li, Zheng (Jenny) (8%)
Rieth, Susan (3%)
Kedderis, Gregory L. (10% non-EPA)
Genter, Mary Beth (10% non-EPA)
Snawder, John (10% non-EPA)
NCEA
B-17

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15HE0043
Public Health Benefits of Reducing Air Pollution in Shanghai:
A Proof-of-Concept Methodology With Application to
BenMap
Science of the Total Environment, 2014 Jul l;485-486:396-
405. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.03.113.
Voorhees, A. Scott (70%)
Wang, Jiandong (10% non-EPA)
Wang, Cuicul (5% non-EPA)
Wang, Shuxiao (5% non-EPA)
Zhao, Bin (5% non-EPA)
Kan, Haidong (5% non-EPA)
OAR
S15HS0046
Investigation of the Persistence of Nerve Agent Degradation
Analytes on Surfaces through Wipe Sampling and Detection
with Ultrahigh Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem
Mass Spectrometry
Analytical Chemistry, 87(2): 1034-1041
Willison, Stuart (100%)
NHSRC
S15IE0048
(1)	Beet Juice Utilization : Expeditious Green Synthesis of
Nobel Metal Nanoparticles (Ag, Au, Pt, and Pd) Using
Microwaves
RSC Advances, 2:10283-10290
(2)	Beet Juice-induced Green Fabrication of Plasmonic
AgCl/Ag Nanoparticles
ChemSusChem, 5:2435-2441
(3)	Expeditious Organic-free Assembly: Morphologically
Controlled Synthesis of Iron Oxides using Microwaves
Nanoscale, 5:8675-8679
Varma, Rajender S. (50%)
Kou, Jiahui (50% non-EPA)
NRMRL
S15IE0050
(1)	Phosphate removal using modified Bayoxide E33
adsorption media
Environmental Science: Water Research & Technology, 1:96-
107
(2)	Suppressing NOM access to controlled porous Ti02
particles enhances the decomposition of target water
contaminants
Catalysis Communications, 41:79-82
(3)	Silver-based antibacterial surfaces for drinking water
disinfection-an overview
Nadagouda, Mallikaijuna (43%)
Varma, Rajender S. (7%)
Choi, Hyeok (7%)
Speth, Thomas F. (6%)
Garland, Jay (6%)
Han, Changseok (4%)
Lalley, Jacob (4%)
Zakersalehi, Abolfazl (7% non-EPA)
Dionysiou, Dionysios D. (4% non-
EPA)
Mohan, Gayathri Ram (4% non-EPA)
Shankara, Somashetty (4% non-EPA)
Yang, Duck J. (4% non-EPA)

Current Opinion in Chemical Engineering, 3:25-29
NRMRL
B-18

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15IR0052
(1)	EPA's SHED S-multimedia Model: Children's Cumulative
Pyrethroid Exposure Estimates and Evaluation Against
NHANES Biomarker Data
Environmental International, 73:304-311
(2)	Analysis of NHANES Measured Blood PCB's in the
General Population and Application of SHEDS Model to
Identify Key Exposure Factors
Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology,
24:615-621
Xue, Jianping (35%)
Zartarian, Valerie (30%)
Tornero-Velez, Rogelio (10%)
Tulve, Nicolle (10%)
Liu, Shi (5%)
Geller, Andrew (5%)
Schultz, Bradley (5%)
NERL
S15IR0053
Landscape and Regional Context Differentially Affect Nest
Parasitism and Nest Predation for Wood Thrush in Central
Virginia, USA
Etterson, Matthew (60%)
Hollenhorst, Tom (20%)
Greenberg, Russell (20% non-EPA)

Ornithological Applications, 116(2):205-214
NHFFRI
S15MM0056
Evaluation of a Fluidized Bed Asbestos Segregator Preparation
Method for the Analysis of Low-Levels of Asbestos in Soil and
Other Solid Media
Analytical Methods: Royal Society of Chemistry/online and
print, 7(5): 1658-1668
Januch, Jed (25%)
Berry, David (25%)
Woodbury, Lynn (25% non-EPA)
Brattin, William (25% non-EPA)
Region 9
S15MM0057
(1)	Lake Shore and Littoral Habitat Structure: A Field Survey
Method and its Precision
Lake and Reservoir Management, 30(2): 157-176
(2)	Relevance of Lake Physical Habitat Assessment Indices to
Fish and Riparian Birds
Lake and Reservoir Management, 30(2):177-191
Kaufmann, Philip R. (65%)
Paulsen, Steven G. (6%)
Peck, David V. (3%)
Van Sickle, John (2%)
Hughes, Robert M. (11% non-EPA)
Whittier, Thomas R. (4% non-EPA)
Seeliger, Curt W. (4% non-EPA)
Bryce, Sandra A. (3% non-EPA)
Kamman, Neil C. (2% non-EPA)

(3) Lakeshore and Littoral Physical Habitat Structure in a
National Lakes Assessment
NHFFRI

Lake and Reservoir Management, 30(2): 192-215

S15MM0062
Development of Rapid Canine Fecal Source Identification
PCR-based Assays
Environ. Sci. Technol. 48 (19): 11453-11461; DOI:
10.1021/es502637b
Shanks, Orin C. (40%)
White, Karen (30%)
Kelty, Catherine (20%)
Green, Hyatt (10% non-EPA)
NRMRL
B-19

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15MM0065
Investigation of an Association Between Childhood Leukemia
Incidences and Airports in Texas
Atmospheric Pollution Research 5 (2014) 189-195, 5(2):189-
195
Senkayi, Sala N. (70%)
Sattler, Melanie (10% non-EPA)
Rowe, Nancy (10% non-EPA)
Chen, Victoria C.P. (10% non-EPA)

Region 6
S150R0069
Place-Based Stressors Associated with Industry and Air
Health & Place, 28 (2014):31-37
Gross-Davis, Carol Ann (40%)
Davis, Lauren O. (10%)
Kondo, Michelle (40%)
May, Katlyn (3% non-EPA)
Johnson, Tyiesha (3% non-EPA)
Gabbadon, Alice (1% non-EPA)
Sherrod, Claudia (1% non-EPA)
Mallard, Mable (1% non-EPA)
Branas , Charles C. (1% non-EPA)
Region 3
S150R0070
MetaPath: An Electronic Knowledge Base for Collating,
Exchanging and Analyzing Case Studies of Xenobiotic
Metabolism
Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology, 63:84-96
Kolanczyk, Richard C. (30%)
Schmieder, Patricia K. (30%)
Jones, William J. (15%)
Mekenyan, Ovanes G. (10% non-
EPA)
Veith, Gilman (5% non-EPA)
Chapkanov, Atanas (3% non-EPA)
Temelkov, Stanislav (3% non-EPA)
Kotov, Stefan (1% non-EPA)
Velikova, Maria (1% non-EPA)
Kamenska, Verginia (1% non-EPA)
Vasilev, Krasimir (1% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
B-20

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15RA0076
A Synthesis of the Ecological Effects of Air Pollution from
Nitrogen and Sulfur in the United States
Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment, 10(7):365-372
Greaver, Tara (27%)
Herrick, Jeffrey D. (12%)
Lynch, Jason (6%)
Dennis, Robin (6%)
Novak, Kris (5%)
Dubois, Jean-Jacques (5%)
Sullivan, Tim (12% non-EPA)
Baron, Jill (6% non-EPA)
Barber, Mary (3% non-EPA)
Cosby, Jack (3% non-EPA)
Deerhake, Marion (3% non-EPA)
Goodale, Christine (3% non-EPA)
Herlily, Alan (3% non-EPA)
Lawrence, Greg (3% non-EPA)
Liu, Lingli (3% non-EPA)
NCEA
S15RA0077
Methylmercury-induced Inhibition of Paraoxonase-1 (PON1)-
Implications for Cardiovascular Risk
J. Toxicol. Environ. Health A. 77(17): 1004-23. doi:
10.1080/15287394.2014.919837
Nath, Raghu G. (30%)
Sonawane, Babasaheb R. (20%)
Ginsberg, Gary (40% non-EPA)
Lewandowski, Paul (10% non-EPA)
NCEA
S15RA0082
Evaluating Potential Response-Modifying Factors for
Associations between Ozone and Health Outcomes: A Weight-
of-Evidence Approach
Environmental Health Perspectives 122(11): 1166-1176
Vinikoor-Imler, Lisa C. (36%)
Sacks, Jason D. (30%)
Owens, Elizabeth O. (22%)
Ross, Mary (5%)
Brown, James S. (5%)
Nichols, Jennifer L. (2% non-EPA)
NCEA
S15RM0084
(1)	Development of Aquatic Toxicity Benchmarks for Oil
Products Using Species Sensitivity Distributions
Integrated Environmental Assessment and Management,
8(4):610-615
(2)	Ecological Impacts of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill:
Implications for Immuntoxicity
Toxicologic Pathology, 40:315-320
Barron, Mace G. (85%)
Jackson, Crystal R. (10%)
Hemmer, Michael J. (5%)
NHFFRI
B-21

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15RM0086
Satellite Remote Sensing of Chlorophyll a in Support of
Nutrient Management in the Neuse and Tar-Pamlico River
(North Carolina) Estuaries
Remote Sensing of Environment, 153:61-78
Keith, Darryl J. (100%)
NHFFRI
S15RM0087
Residential Demolition and its Impact on Vacant Lot
Hydrology: Implications for the Management of Stormwater
and Sewer System Overflows
Landscape and Urban Planning, 128:48-56
Shuster, William (70%)
Dadio, Stephen (9% non-EPA)
Drohan, Patrick (7% non-EPA)
Losco, Russell (7% non-EPA)
Shaffer, Jared (7% non-EPA)
NRMRL
S15RM0089
Hydrological Impacts of Mesquite Encroachment in the Upper
San Pedro Watershed
Journal of Arid Environment, 82(1): 147-155
Yuan, Yongping (30%)
Kepner, William (20%)
Erickson, Caroline (10%)
Jackson, Michael (5%)
Nie, Wenming (35% non-EPA)
NERL
S15RM0090
Urbanization Impacts on Flooding in the Kansas River Basin
and Evaluation of Wetlands as a Mitigation Measure
Transactions of the American Society of Agricultural and
Biological Engineers, 55(3):849-859
Yuan, Yongping (35%)
Lopez, Ricardo D. (25%)
Qaiser, Kamal (40% non-EPA)
NERL
S15SI0093
(1)	Effect of Acid and Alcohol Network Forces within
Functionalized Multiwall Carbon Nanotubes Bundles on
Adsorption of Copper (II) Species
Chemosphere, 90 (2013):395-402
(2)	Effect of Chloride Ions and Water Chemistry on Copper
(II) Adsorption on Functionalized and Pristine Carbon
Nanotubes Compared to Activated Carbon F-400
Water Air Soil Pollution, 225:1913-1917
(3)	Optimizing the Physical-Chemical Properties of Carbon
Nanotubes (CNT) and Graphene Nanoplatelets (GNP) on Cu
(II) Adsorption
J. Hazardous Materials, 279:410-417
Sahle-Demessie, Endalkachew (51%)
Rosenzwig, Shirley (24% non-EPA)
Sorial, George (11% non-EPA)
McAvoy, Drew C. (7% non-EPA)
Hassan, Ashraf Aly (4% non-EPA)
Mack, James (3% non-EPA)
NRMRL
B-22

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15SI0098
(1) Catchment-scale Hydrologic Implications of Parcel-level
Stormwater Management (Ohio USA), 2012 Shuster W., Rhea
L,; J. Hydrol., http://dx.doi.or/10.1016/j.hydrol.2012.1.043
Shuster, William (50%)
Garmestani, Ahjond (25%)
Rhea, Lee (25%)

Journal of Hydrology 485 (2013): 177-187.
NRMRL

(2) Exchange of Capitals in Water Resources Management- an
Approach to Sustainability? 2014. Shuster WD, Garmestani
AS.


Invited paper. Clean Techn Environ Policy DOI:
10.1007/sl0098-014-0886-5

S15SI0101
Immediate and long-term consequences of vascular toxicity
during zebrafish development
Reproductive Toxicology, 48:51-61
Tal, Tamara (15%)
Harris, Peggy (10%)
Olin, Jeanene (10%)
Knudsen, Thomas (10%)
Hemmer, Michael (10%)
Kleinstreuer, Nicole (10%)
Wood, Charles (5%)
Padilla, Stephanie (5%)
McCollum, Catherine (10% non-
EPA)
Bondesson, Maria (5% non-EPA)
Hans, Charu (5% non-EPA)
Merchant, Fatima (3% non-EPA)
Shah, Shishir (2% non-EPA)
NHFFRI
S15SI0104
Developing scientific information to support decisions for
sustainable coral reef ecosystem services
Ecological Economics 115: 39-50;
doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2014.02.016
Yee, Susan (25%)
Bradley, Patricia (22%)
Fisher, William (22%)
Carriger, John (22%)
Dyson, Brian (9%)
NHFFRI
S15TF0105
(1)	Travel Distance and Transformation of Injected Emulsified
Zero Valent Iron Nanoparticles in the Subsurface during Two
and Half Years
Water Research, 47:4095-4106
(2)	A Two and Half-year-performance Evaluation of a Field
Test on Treatment of Source Zone Tetrachloroethene and its
Chlorinated Daughter Products Using Emulsified Zero Valent
Iron Nanoparticles
Water Research, 46:5071-5084
Su, Chunming (70%)
Watling, Mark (10% non-EPA)
Puis, Bob (5% non-EPA)
Krug, Tom (5% non-EPA)
O'Hara, Suzanne (5% non-EPA)
Quinn, Jacqueline (2.5% non-EPA)
Ruiz, Nancy (2.5% non-EPA)
NRMRL
B-23

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15TF0107
Controls on Gas Transfer Velocities in a Large River
Journal of Geophysical Research, Biogeosciences, Vol. 117,
Issue G2; doi: 10.1029/2011JG001794
Beaulieu, Jake J. (80%)
Shuster, William D. (19%)
Rebholz, Jacob A. (1% non-EPA)
NRMRL
S15TF0108
Air Emissions from Organic Soil Burning on the Coastal Plain
of North Carolina
Geron, Christopher D. (80%)
Hayes, Michael D. (20%)

Atmospheric Environment/online and traditional, 64(1): 192-
199
NRMRL
S15TF0110
(1)	Air Quality Modeling in Support of the Near-Road
Exposures and Effects of Urban Air Pollutants Study (NEXUS)
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
Health, :8777-8793
(2)	A Method for Estimating Urban Background
Concentrations in Support of Hybrid Air Pollution Modeling
for Environmental Health Studies
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
Health, : 10518-10536
(3)	Creating Locally-Resolved Mobile-Source Emissions
Inputs for Air Quality Modeling in Support of an Exposure
Study in Detroit, Michigan, USA
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public
Health, 11(12): 12739-12766
Isakov, Vlad (15%)
Snyder, Michelle (10%)
Burke, Janet (10%)
Cook, Richard (10%)
Garcia, Valerie (10%)
Heist, David (10%)
Perry, Steven (5%)
Vette, Alan (5%)
Dionisio, Kathie (5%)
Bereznicki, Sarah (1%)
Arunachalam, Saravanan (10% non-
EPA)
Hanna, Adel (1% non-EPA)
Naess, Brian (1% non-EPA)
Serre, Marc (1% non-EPA)
Talgo, Kevin (1% non-EPA)
Valencia, Alejandro (1% non-EPA)
Omary, Mohammad (1% non-EPA)
Akita, Yasuyuki (1% non-EPA)
Davis, Neil (1% non-EPA)
Batterman, Stuart (1% non-EPA)
NERL
S15TF0111
(1)	A Regional Assessment of Marine Vessel PM2.5 Impacts
in the U.S. Pacific Northwest Using a Receptor-Based Source
Apportionment Method
Atmospheric Environment, 68:103-111
(2)	The Effects of Marine Vessel Fuel Sulfur Regulations on
Ambient PM2.5 Along the West Coast of the U.S.
Atmospheric Environment, 103:121-128
Kotchenruther, Robert A. (100%)
Region 10
S15TF0116
Air Pollution Retention within a Complex of Urban Street
Canyons: A Two- City Comparison
Richmond-Bryant, Jennifer (60%)
Reff, Adam (40%)

Atmospheric Environment, 49:24-32
NCEA
B-24

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Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) — Total of 42
Nom.
Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers
EPA Authors and
Nominating Organization
S15TF0120
Photoreactivity of Unfunctionalized Single-Wall Carbon
Nanotubes Involving Hydroxy 1 Radical: Chiral Dependency
and Surface Coating Effect
Environmental Science & Technology, 48(8):3875-3882
Zepp, Richard G. (50%)
Hou, Wen-Che (30% non-EPA)
JafVert, Chad T. (10% non-EPA)
Beigzadehmilani, Somayeh(10%
non-EPA)
NERL
Key to Acronyms used in the above Tables
ESC - Environmental Science Center, Fort Meade, MD
NCCT - Office of Research and Development (ORD) National Center for Computational Toxicology
NCEA - ORD National Center for Environmental Assessment
NCEE - National Center for Environmental Economics
NEIC - National Enforcement Investigations Center
NERL - ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory
NHEERL - ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory
NHSRC - National Homeland Security Research Center
NRMRL - ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory
OAQPS- Office of Air Quality Planning & Standards
OAR - Office of Air and Radiation
OPP - Office of Pesticide Programs
OST - Office of Water, Office of Science and Technology
Region 3 - Region 3 EPA Office
Region 6 - Region 6 EPA Office
Region 9 - Region 9 EPA Office
Region 10 Region 10 EPA Office
B-25

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