University of Minnesota, Duluth
AC-9: Academic Research

Minnesota Sea Grant Dale Bergeron, Maritime Extension Educator John Bilotta, Water Resource Management and Policy Extension Educator Valerie Brady, Research Coordinator Jeff Gunderson, Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Extension Educator Cynthia Hagley, Environmental Quality Extension Educator Doug Jensen, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Coordinator Marte Kitson, Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist and National Park Service Liaison Brent Schleck, Coastal Storms Outreach Coordinator Jesse Schomberg, Program Leader, Coastal Communities and Land Use Planning Extension Educator Hilarie Sorensen, Climate Change Extension Educator Paul Teten, Stormwater Management Assistant with MN Green Corps Center for Applied Research and Technology Development Don Fosnacht, Ph.D., Center Director, CARTD Neil Nelson, Special Assistant to CARTD Director Pat Adams, Principal Laboratory Technician Basak Anameric, Minerals Coordinator Matt Aro, Scientist Bill Berguson, Program Director Rodney Bleifuss, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate Brian Brashaw, Program Director Dan Buchman, Research Plot Coordinator Patrick Casey, Senior Research Technician Pat Donahue, Program Director Dave Englund, Program Director Sam Firoozi, Assistant Scientist Jack Grochowski, Research Fellow Roger Gustafson, Principal Laboratory Technician Steve Hauck, Program Director Economic Geology David Haugen, Senior Research Technician John Heine, Scientist George Hudak, Ph.D., Director, Minerals Division Kevin Jamsa, Senior Research Technician Kurt Johnson, Research Fellow Scott Johnson, Scientist Steve Johnson, Principal Lab Machinist Oleksiy Kacharov, Ph.D., Research Associate Liliya Kacharova, Ph.D., Research Associate Timothy Kemp, Principal Laboratory Technician Andriy Khotkevych, Ph.D., Research Associate Richard Kiesel, Coleraine Minerals Research Lab Director Liudmyla Kildyshova, Junior Scientist Igor Kolomitsyn, Ph.D., Research Associate Oksana Kolomitsyna, Research Fellow Roger Koski, Principal Laboratory Technician Steven Kossett, Program Director Pavel Krasutsky, Ph.D., Program Director Victor Krause, Scientist Thomas Levar, Scientist Jerry Lien, Principal Laboratory Technician Andrew Lindgren, Principal Laboratory Technician Thomas Malterer, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate Craig Maly, Scientist Tony Masching, Senior Laboratory Technician Bernard McMahon, Research Fellow Jim Miller, Senior Research Associate Steve Monson Geerts, Research Fellow Julie Mutchler, Principal Laboratory Technician Julie Oreskovich, Scientist Marsha Patelke, Scientist Sara Post, Assistant Scientist James Sigfrinius, Principal Laboratory Technician Robert Vatalaro, Principal Research Shop Foreman Sergiy Yemets, Ph.D., Research Associate Larry Zanko, Senior Research Fellow Center for Water and Environment Lucinda Johnson, Ph.D., Center Director, CWE, and Senior Research Associate Euan Reavie, Ph.D., Assistant to Center Director, CWE, and Senior Research Associate Lisa Allinger, Research Fellow Richard Axler, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate Annie Bracy, Research Fellow Valerie Brady, Ph.D., Research Associate Terry Brown, Ph.D., Research Associate Meijun Cai, Ph.D., Research Associate Andrea Crouse, Junior Scientist Josh Dumke, Research Fellow Jeremy Erickson, Research Fellow Ralph Garono, Ph.D., Research Associate Robert Hell, Principal Laboratory Technician Jerry Henneck, Assistant Scientist George Host, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate Ryan Hueffmeier, Junior Scientist Kitty Kennedy, Senior Lab Technician Katya Kovalenko, Research Associate Paul Meysembourg, GIS Lab Manager Ron Moen, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate Gerald Niemi, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate and Professor Jennifer Olker, Ph.D., Research Associate Hannah Panci, Assistant Scientist Carol Reschke, Scientist Elaine Ruzycki, Research Fellow Pat Schoff, Ph.D., Research Associate Morgan Swingen, Assistant Scientist Norm Will, Information Technology Professional Alice Yeates, Research Associate Ed Zlonis, Assistant Scientist Center for Sustainable Community Development Michael Mageau, Ph. D., Director, Environmental Studies Program Steve Graham, Ph. D., Research Associate Randel Hanson, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Geography Adam Pine, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Geography Stacey Stark, Director, Geographic Information Systems Laboratory Biology Julie Rae Etterson John Pastor Allen Mensinger Jared L. Strasburg Civil Engineering Nathan W. Johnson Mary Christianson Geology Karen Gran Computer Science Peter J. Willemsen Hlth, Phys Educ/Recreation John D. Geissler UMD Alworth International Office Cindy M. Christian Mechanical Engineering Alison Hoxie

Many sources supplied data, including: Erik Brown - Departmental Research info (gathered for Bridge magazine) June Kallestad - Natural Resources Research Institute staff and projects Sharon Moen - Sea Grant research staff and projects Mindy Granley - Sustainability Director (assembled data and response)

Sea Grant key projects: Decision-Support Tools to Address North Shore Tourism and Climate Change Community Resilience in Response to Flooding How Nitrogen, Sulfates and Sulfides Influence Wild Rice The History of Aquatic Conditions in The St. Louis River Estuary Uncultured: Improvements on Beach Monitoring and Tracking Sources of Fecal Bacteria using DNA Methods Risk, Response and Weather Swenson College of Science and Engineering key projects: Project Baseline, A Living Plant Genome Reserve for The Study of Evolution, The National Science Foundation, Julie Rae Etterson Back to The Future: Adaptation Forestry in Minnesota’s Northwoods, The Nature Conservancy, Julie Rae Etterson Genetics of Coastal Arctic Plants, Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program, Julie Rae Etterson Collaborative for Sediment Source Reduction in The Greater Blue Earth River Basin, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Karen Bobbitt Gran MPCA Bioavailability Protocol, USDOD Army Corps of Engineers, Nathan W. Johnson Assessing The Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants During Habitat Restoration, University of Michigan, Nathan W. Johnson Bioacoustics to Detect, Deter and Eliminate Flying Carp, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources, Allen Mensinger Effects of Sulfate on Wild Rice, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, John Pastor Estimating Population Demographics of Moose in Northern MN, University of Wyoming, Jared L. Strasburg The Impact of Green Infrastructure on Urban Microclimate and Energy (Collaborative Research), The National Science Foundation, Peter J. Willemsen UMD Small Wind Turbine Research Project, Alison Hoxie Sustainable Concrete Mixes, Mary Christianson College of Education and Human Service Professions key projects: St. Louis River Watershed Workshop 2014, Minnesota Power Foundation, John D. Geissler Renewable Energy Workshops 2014, Minnesota Power Foundation, John D. Geissler Realizing the Educational Potential of 18,000 Acre Classroom, Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, John D. Geissler College of Liberal Arts key projects: Global Sustainability: Planning for A Creative Urban Economy, Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, Cindy M. Christian Victus Farms, Silver Bay: EcoIndustrial Opportunities, Local Food Production, Michael Mageau Sustainable Local Food Research, Randy Hanson Natural Resources Research Institute key projects: Integrated Biomass-To-Liquid Processing Biofuel Briquetting Pilot Scale Demonstration for Production of Biofuel From Biomass Compressed Air Energy Storage in Northern Minnesota Using Underground Mine Workings Cross-Campus Collaboration: Life-Cycle Analysis Methods and Tools Hydrothermal Processing of Biomass Materials Bioremediation for Sulfate Removal in Minnesota Mining Waters Erie Pier Dredged Material Beneficial Use Study Field Monitoring Atlas Brownfield Demo Material Transport Sediment for Biomass, Minnesota Mining Cluster - The Next Generation of Innovation Development of Torrefied Wood as a Biofuel Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership-Poplar Thermal Modification Research for Engineered Wood Materials Assessment of Biomass Sources for Energy in Northern Minnesota for the Laurentian Energy Project Upgrading Iron from Lean Ore Stockpiles and Tailings Basins on the Mesabi Iron Range and Producing Value-Added Iron Products Utility of Taconite Materials as Road Patch for Highway Construction Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration Project Peat Expansion Premier Horticulture, Inc Restoration Strategies: Ditched Peatland Scientific and Natural Areas Validation of Wetland Mitigation In Abandoned Borrow Areas - Phase II Wetland Banking Fens Research Facility Avian Responses to Climate Change in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Northern Forest Ecosystems in the Great Lakes National Parks Restoring Moose Foraging Habitat in Lake Superior Upland Amity Creek Restoration Project Coastal Wetland Vulnerability and Impact Assessment : Climate Change Impacts of Coastal Planning Collaborative Research: Climatic and Anthropogenic Forcing of Wetland Landscape Connectivity in the Great Plains Duluth Township Stormwater System Tracking Ecological Design for the St. Louis River Area of Concern Global Great Lakes: Integrating Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and Transforming Environmental Data into Anticipatory Ecosystem Management Great Lakes Beach Information Communication System Great Lakes Coastal Database and Classification Framework Improving Hydrology Predictions with LiDAR North Shore Superior Lake and Stream Water Assessment Prioritizing Wetland Restoration for Water Quality and Habitat Improvement Research Development Testing and Evaluation Facility for Ballast Treatment in the Great Lakes Region Spatial Conservation and Investment Portfolios to Manage Climate-Related Risk Enhancing Public Understanding of the St. Louis River Area of Concern LiDAR-based Bluff Assessment for Coastal land Use Planning Managing the Nations Fish Habitat at Multiple Spatial Scales

Of the $85 million in research dollars that UMD averages, this year $25 million in projects ($14 million on campus and $9.5 million at the Natural Resources Research Institute) yhsy that directly related to and address sustainability issues. In addition, research projects from within a broad array of disciplines within our 5 colleges (Science, Engineering, Business and Economics, Arts, Education and Human Services, and Liberal Arts) help further knowledge of environmental, economic, or social systems.