UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY 

 WASHINGTON D.C. 20460 

OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 

SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD 

January 21, 2010 

EPA-SAB-10-002 

The Honorable Lisa P. Jackson 

Administrator 

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W. 

Washington, D.C. 20460 

Subject: SAB Recommendations for EPA’s FY2009 Scientific and Technological 

 Achievement Awards (STAA) 

Dear Administrator Jackson: 

 The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) is pleased to transmit for your consideration the 

SAB’s recommendations for FY 2009 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards 

(STAA). Each year since the program was established in 1980, the SAB has been asked by 

EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) to review EPA’s nominated scientific papers 

and make recommendations for awards. We are glad to continue our participation on this 

important program. 

 

This year, the SAB STAA Committee reviewed a total of 111 nominations comprised of 

167 total papers in twelve science and technology categories. The SAB hereby recommends 

fifty-six nominations for monetary awards and another twenty-five deserving of honorable 

mention. Of the nominations recommended for monetary awards, three (3) were recommended 

for the highest award-- Level I, twenty-two (22) for Level II, and thirty-one (31) for Level III 

awards. 

 To facilitate the SAB review of future STAA nominations, the SAB recommends that the 

Agency evaluate the current administrative procedure for the STAA program to (a) strengthen 

the justification of the nominated papers as to their scientific contributions and relevance to 

EPA’s mission; and (b) discourage the practice of submission of multiple nominations of papers 

involving the same EPA author(s) on similar topical areas. 
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 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 2010 nominations. 

Sincerely, 

 

/Signed/ /Signed/ 

 Dr. Deborah L. Swackhamer, Chair Dr. Taylor Eighmy, Chair 

EPA Science Advisory Board SAB Scientific and Technological 

Achievement Awards Committee 

 

 

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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, 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. John P. Giesy, Professor and Canada Research Chair, Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and 

Toxicology Centre, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada; and 

Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 

Michigan 

Dr. Cynthia Harris, Director and Professor, Institute of Public Health, Florida A&M 

University, Tallahassee, FL 

Dr. Dale Hattis, Research Professor, Center for Technology, Environment, and Development, 

George Perkins Marsh Institute, Clark University, Worcester, MA 

Dr. Michael T. Kleinman, Professor, Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational and 

Environmental Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 

Dr. Desmond F. Lawler, Bob R. Dorsey Professor of Engineering, Department of Civil, 

Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of Texas, Austin, TX 

Dr. Reid Lifset, Director , Industrial Environmental Management Program, School of Forestry 

and Environmental Studies, Yale University, New Haven, CT 

Dr. Randy Maddalena, Scientist, Environmental Energy Technologies Division, Indoor 

Environment Department, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA 

Dr. Paulette Middleton, President, Panorama Pathways, Boulder, CO 

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Dr. Frederick J. Miller, Independent Consultant, Cary, NC 

Dr. John R. Smith, Division Manager, Environmental Science and Sustainable Technology, 

Alcoa Technical Center, Alcoa Inc., Alcoa Center, PA 

Dr. Robert Twiss, Professor Emeritus, University of California-Berkeley, Ross, CA 

Dr. Yousheng Zeng, Air Quality Services Director, Providence Engineering & Environmental 

Group LLC, Baton Rouge, LA 

Dr. Barbara Zielinska, Research Professor, Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research 

Institute, Reno, NV 

SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF 

Mr. Edward Hanlon, Designated Federal Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

1400F, Washington, DC, Phone: 202-343-9946, Fax: 202-233-0643, (hanlon.edward@epa.gov) 

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U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 

Science Advisory Board 

BOARD 

CHAIR 

Dr. Deborah L. Swackhamer, Professor and Charles M. Denny, Jr., Chair in Science, 

Technology and Public Policy, Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, and Co-Director 

of the Water Resources Center, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN 

SAB MEMBERS 

Dr. David T. Allen, Professor, Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Texas, 

Austin, TX 

Dr. Claudia Benitez-Nelson, Associate Professor, Department of Earth and Ocean Sciences and 

Marine Science Program, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 

Dr. Timothy Buckley, Associate Professor and Chair, Division of Environmental Health 

Sciences, College of Public Health, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 

Dr. Thomas Burke, Professor, Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins 

Bloomberg School of Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD 

Dr. Deborah Cory-Slechta, Professor, Department of Environmental Medicine, School of 

Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY 

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 

Dr. Otto C. Doering III, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Purdue University, 

W. Lafayette, IN 

Dr. David A. Dzombak, Walter J. Blenko Sr. Professor , 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 

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Dr. Elaine Faustman, Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health 

Sciences, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, 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 Griffiths, Associate 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. Rogene Henderson, Senior Scientist Emeritus, Lovelace Respiratory Research Institute, 

Albuquerque, NM 

Dr. Bernd Kahn, Professor Emeritus and Associate Director, Environmental Radiation Center, 

School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, GA 

Dr. Agnes Kane, Professor and Chair, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, 

Brown University, Providence, RI 

Dr. Nancy K. Kim, Senior Executive, New York State Department of Health, Troy, NY 

Dr. Catherine Kling, Professor, Department of Economics, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 

Dr. Kai Lee, Program Officer, Conservation and Science Program, David & Lucile Packard 

Foundation, Los Altos, CA 

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. Lee D. McMullen, Water Resources Practice Leader, Snyder & Associates, Inc., Ankeny, 

IA 

Dr. Judith L. Meyer, Distinguished Research Professor Emeritus, Odum School of Ecology, 

University of Georgia, Lopez Island, WA 

Dr. Jana Milford, Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Colorado, 

Boulder, CO 

Dr. Christine Moe, Eugene J. Gangarosa Professor, Hubert Department of Global Health, 

Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

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Dr. Eileen Murphy, Manager, Division of Water Supply, New Jersey Department of 

Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ 

Dr. Duncan Patten, Research Professor , 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. Stephen M. Roberts, Professor, Department of Physiological Sciences, Director, Center for 

Environmental and Human Toxicology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 

Dr. Amanda Rodewald, Associate Professor, School of Environment and Natural Resources, 

The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH 

Dr. Joan B. Rose, Professor and Homer Nowlin Chair for Water Research, Department of 

Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 

Dr. Jonathan M. Samet, Professor and Flora L. Thornton Chair, Department of Preventive 

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. Kathleen Segerson, Professor, Department of Economics, University of Connecticut, Storrs, 

CT 

Dr. V. Kerry Smith, W.P. Carey Professor of Economics , Department of Economics , W.P 

Carey School of Business , Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 

Dr. Herman Taylor, Professor, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, 

Jackson, MS 

Dr. Barton H. (Buzz) Thompson, Jr., Robert E. Paradise Professor of Natural Resources Law 

at the Stanford Law School and Perry L. McCarty Director, Woods Institute for the 

Environment, Stanford University, Stanford, CA 

Dr. Paige Tolbert, Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health, 

Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 

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Dr. Thomas S. Wallsten, Professor and Chair, Department of Psychology, University of 

Maryland, College Park, MD 

Dr. Robert Watts, Professor of Mechanical Engineering Emeritus, Tulane University, 

Annapolis, MD 

SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF 

Mr. Thomas Miller, Designated Federal Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW 

1400F, Washington, DC, Phone: 202-343-9982, Fax: 202-233-0643, (miller.tom@epa.gov) 
1. REVIEW PROCEDURE

EPA’s Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) was established in 

1980 to recognize Agency’s scientists and engineers who published their technical work in peerreviewed literature. The STAA program is administered and managed by EPA’s Office and 

Research Development (ORD). Each year, the EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) has been 

asked to review EPA’s nominated scientific papers and make recommendations for awards. In 

response to ORD’s request, the SAB formed a new SAB STAA Committee to review and 

evaluate scientific and technological papers published in peer-reviewed journals by EPA authors 

and nominated for the FY2009 STAA program. 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). 

 In 2009, ORD provided 111 nominations for STAA awards. ORD grouped the 

nominations into twelve science and technology categories and screened them for conformance 

with EPA’s STAA Nomination Procedures and Guidelines, which describes the award levels, 

eligibility criteria, and the criteria the SAB should use to evaluate the nominations for awards. 

The topical categories for nominations were: Control Systems & Technology (CS), Ecological 

Research (ER), Energy and the Environment (EE), Health Effects Research and Human Health 

Risk Assessment (HE), Homeland Security (HS), Industry and the Environment (IE), Integrated 

Risk Assessment (IR), Monitoring & Measurement Methods (MM), Review Articles (RA), Risk 

Management and Ecosystem Restoration (RM), Transport and Fate (TF), and Other 

Environmental Research (OR). The number of 2009 STAA nominations sorted by topic category 

were as follows: 

Topic Number of Nominations 

Control Systems and Technology 2 

Ecological Research 22 

Energy and the Environment 2 

Health Effects Research and Human Health Risk Assessment 16 

Homeland Security 1 

Industry and the Environment 3 

Integrated Risk Assessment 3 

Monitoring and Measurement Methods 19 

Other Environmental Research 6 

Review Articles 11 

Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration 7 

Transport and Fate 19 

 The awards criteria are defined by the Agency as follow: 

 1) Level I awards - are for nominees who have accomplished an exceptionally highquality 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 

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 reaching consequences and recognizable as a major scientific/technological 

 achievement within its discipline or field of study. 

 2) 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. 

 3) 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. 

 4) Honorable Mention - The Agency has also added a fourth non-cash level award for 

nominations which are noteworthy but which do not warrant a Level I, II or III 

award. Honorable Mention applies to nominations that: (1) may not quite reach 

the level described for a Level III award; (2) show a promising area of research 

that the Committee wants to encourage; or (3) show an area of research that the 

Committees feels is too preliminary to warrant an award recommendation at this 

time. 

Committee members reviewed a set of nominations suited to his or her expertise, and 

filled out an evaluation form for each nomination. Each nomination was reviewed by at least two 

Committee members. Prior to the meeting, Committee members provided their individual initial 

ratings of the nominations. At a closed meeting on August 17-19, 2009 in Washington, DC, the 

Committee discussed each of the 111 nominations and reached consensus on the score achieved 

by each individual nomination. In some cases, additional reviewers reviewed the nominations to 

provide further insights in their evaluation. Due to topic similarities the Committee combined 

four nominations into two, and thus 109 total nominations were considered for STAA awards. 

For several cases where conflicts or potential conflicts of interest existed, Committee members 

recused themselves from the review and discussion process. The Committee considered the 

relative distribution of Level I, II, III, Honorable Mention, and not recommended for award 

assignments, and developed a consensus list of award recommendations. The Committee also 

discussed recommendations for improving the 2010 STAA nomination process. It should be 

noted that the SAB meeting was closed to the public to protect the personal privacy of the 

authors. 

The Committee’s draft report (without Appendix A which identifies the award 

recommendations) was submitted for the quality review and approval by the Chartered SAB via 

e-mail correspondence in November 2009. 

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2. AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee recommended fifty-six nominations for 2009 STAA monetary awards and 

another twenty-five for honorable mention. Of the works recommended for monetary awards, 

three were recommended for Level I, twenty-two for Level II, and thirty-one for Level III. All 

nominations receiving a recommendation for a Level I, II or III award or an Honorable Mention 

are listed in Appendix A. The final ranking agreed to at the August 17-19, 2009 meeting was a 

consensus ranking of the Committee. The Table below summarizes the awards by year since 

1999, including the recommendations for 2009. 

TABLE 

Comparison of Award Recommendations over Time 

Award Level FY 

1999 

FY 

2000 

FY 

2001

FY 

2002

FY 

2003

FY 

2004

FY 

2005

FY 

2006 

FY 

2007 

FY 

2008

FY 

2009

Nominations 

Reviewed 

89 102 126 140 136 146 110 90 140 130 109 

Level I 1 0 2 4 7 6 3 5 5 5 3 

Level II 7 5 11 7 18 13 6 11 13 16 22 

Level III 24 36 29 26 29 32 30 29 37 30 31 

Honorable 

Mention 

10 20 21 39 33 37 31 26 45 43 25 

Not 

Recommended 

47 41 63 64 49 58 40 19 40 36 28 

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3. ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS

 During the August 17-19, 2009 meeting, the Committee identified three aspects of the 

nomination process that might be improved in future years: a) as with the previous years, the need 

to assign a significant number of nominations to the “not recommended” category; b) the proper 

grouping of similar papers within a nomination and identification of topic categories for 

nominations; and c) the tracking of similar nominations over multiple years. The Committee then 

developed recommendations to address these areas for potential improvement. These 

observations are offered with the hope that the nomination process can continue to ensure 

STAA’s fidelity towards recognizing outstanding science. 

The Committee observed that the single largest factor resulting in a “not recommended” 

categorization is the justification component that describes the value and the utility of the research 

and its relevance to EPA’s mission. The Committee noted that justifications frequently do not 

accurately describe the breadth and importance of submitted papers, nor do they clearly state the 

value of the work to the Agency’s mission. Another identified factor was that certain 

nominations were very narrowly focused and did not clearly identify their relevance to EPA’s 

mission even though they represented excellent science and were published in very high quality 

journals. 

As noted in last year’s report to the Administrator, the Committee observed that it is 

increasingly common to receive a number of nominations of papers that have similar 

justifications, address themes and/or methods that are essentially the same, have the same or 

similar groups of authors, and support closely related conclusions. The current nomination form 

restricts each nomination to a maximum of three papers per nomination, and requires that the 

nomination be categorized within a specific topic. The Committee observed that some prolific 

researchers had several nominations containing three papers each, and all papers within these 

nominations were topically similar. However, these nominations were inappropriately 

categorized into different topic areas. It was often difficult for the Committee to discern 

significant differences in intellectual and scientific contributions between these nominations, and 

confusing for the Committee to find such papers spread among many categories. It was also 

difficult for the Committee members to identify similar papers that were nominated in previous 

years, since an index of previous nominations and awards was not immediately available to the 

Committee during the meeting. 

The Committee also observed that last year’s SAB recommendations included a 

suggestion to limit the amount of supplemental materials to 100 pages or less. The Committee 

noted this recommendation was satisfactorily implemented within the 2009 STAA nominations 

and appreciated EPA’s efforts to address this suggestion. 

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In light of the above-noted observations, the Committee makes the following 

administrative recommendations to improve the nomination process: 

1) Strengthen the justification of the nominated papers as to their scientific contributions and 

relevance to EPA’s mission: 

• Nominating and Approving officials should ensure that justification statements within the 

Nomination Form match the quality and impacts of submitted papers; and are precise, 

clear, unique, and emphatic in the impacts that the nominated work has on the Agency’s 

mission. Nominating and Approving officials should also ensure that topic categories for 

nominations are appropriately identified. 

2) Discourage the practice of submission of multiple nominations of papers involving the same 

EPA author(s) on similar topical areas: 

• When more than one paper is nominated in a given year or within the previous five years 

involving the same EPA author(s) on a related subject, a clear statement must be provided 

in the justification statement of the Nomination Form that identifies these related papers, 

and explains how the contribution of each paper differs. 

• The limitation to three papers per nomination should be dropped, and language should be 

inserted into the Nomination Form that encourages nomination of an appropriate number 

of papers that are thematically relevant. However, the authors should be encouraged to 

select their strongest contributions since the overall score of an otherwise outstanding 

paper can be negatively impacted by being coupled to a weaker submission. 

• The Agency should develop an index of STAA papers that have been nominated during 

the previous five years. The index should be updated annually and provided to the SAB 

Staff Office when the Agency sends nominated papers to the SAB Staff Office. The 

Committee understands that this task is non-trivial, notes that this recommendation was 

made last year with a two-year implementation time line, and encourages progress towards 

this goal. 

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Appendix A - Nominations Recommended for Awards 

Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award -- Total of 3

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09HE

0028 

Monograph titled Integrated Disinfection 

Byproducts Mixtures Research (the 4Lab Study): 

Toxicological and Chemical Evaluation of 

Alternative Disinfection Treatment Scenarios 

Dr. Simmons, Jane Ellen (13%) 

Dr. Richardson, Susan D. (10%) 

Mr. Miltner, Richard J. (9%) 

Dr. Speth, Thomas (8%) 

Ms. Schenck, Kathleen (6%) 

Dr. Narotsky, Michael G. (5%) 

Ms. Teuschler, Linda K. (4%) 

Mr. Rice, Glenn (4%) 

Ms. Warren, Sarah H. (4%) 

Dr. Hunter, E. Sidney (3%) 

Dr. Claxton, Larry D. (3%) 

Dr. DeAngelo, Anthony B. (3%) 

Ms. Best, Deborah S. (3%) 

Dr. Pegram, Rex A. (2%) 

Dr. Ward, William (2%) 

Ms. Rogers, Ellen H. (2%) 

Mr. McDonald, Anthony (2%) 

Mr. Thruston, A. D. (1%) 

Ms. Moore, Tanya M. (1%) 

Mr. Sey, Yusupha M. (1%) 

Mr. Krasner, Stuart (4% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Weinberg, Howard (4% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Crosby, Lynn M. (3% Non-EPA) 

Dr. McKague, A. B. (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Gennings, Chris (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Morgan, Kevin T. (1% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09HE0

031 

(1) Gene Expression Profiles in the Cerebellum and 

Hippocampus Following Exposure to a 

Neurotoxicant, Aroclor 1254: Developmental Effects

(2) Gene Expression Profiles Following Exposure to 

a Developmental Neurotoxicant, Aroclor 1254: 

Pathway analysis for possible mode(s) of action 

Dr. Royland, Joyce E. (50%) 

Dr. Kodavanti, Prasada Rao S. (40%) 

Ms. Wu, Jinfang (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Zawia, Nassar H. (5% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09TF0

100 

Review of the Governing Equations, Computational 

Algorithms, and Other Components of the Models-3 

Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) 

Modeling System 

Mr. Schere, Kenneth L. (50%) 

Dr. Byun, Daewon (50% Non-EPA) 

NERL

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of 22

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09ER

0004 

Genomic Approaches for Cross-Species 

Extrapolation in Toxicology 

Dr. Benson, William H. (60%) 

Dr. Di Giulio, Richard T. (40% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09ER

0008 

(1) Linkage of Biochemical Responses to 

Population-Level Effects: A Case Study with 

Vitellogenin in the Fathead Minnow (Pimephales 

promelas) 

(2) Relationship of Plasma Sex Steroid 

Concentrations in Female Fathead Minnows to 

Reproductive Success and Population Status 

Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (30%) 

Dr. Miller, David H. (30%) 

Ms. Jensen, Kathleen M. (10%) 

Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel L. (10%) 

Ms. Durhan, Elizabeth J. (5%) 

Mr. Kahl, Michael D. (5%) 

Ms. Makynen, Elizabeth A. (5%) 

Dr. Martinovic, Dalma (5% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09ER

0009 

Stable Nitrogen Isotopes of Plankton and Benthos 

Reflect a Landscape-Level Influence on Great Lakes 

Coastal Ecosystems 

Mr. Peterson, Gregory S. (65%) 

Dr. Sierszen, Michael E. (15%) 

Dr. Yurista, Peder M. (15%) 

Dr. Kelly, John R. (5%) 

NHEERL 

S09ER

0019 

Comparing Environmental Influences on Coral 

Bleaching Across and within Species Using 

Clustered Binomial Regression 

Dr. Yee, Susan Harrell (80%) 

Dr. Santavy, Deborah L. (10%) 

Dr. Barron, Mace G. (10%) 

NHEERL 

S09ER

0115 

(1) Evaluation of Stony Coral Indicators for Coral 

Reef Management 

(2) Estimating 3-Dimensional Colony Surface Area 

of Field Corals 

(3) Characterizing Coral Condition Using Estimates 

of Three-Dimensional Colony Surface Area 

Dr. Fisher, William S. (42%) 

Mr. Courtney, Lee (17%) 

Ms. Oliver, Leah (7%) 

Mr. Quarles, Robert (3%) 

Mr. Campbell, Jed (3%) 

Dr. Raimondo, Sandy (3%) 

Dr. Davis, Will (3%) 

Ms. Harris, Peggy (2%) 

Ms. Hemmer, Becky (2%) 

Mr. Patrick, Jim (2%) 

Mr. LoBue, Charles (2%) 

Mr. Davis, Wayne (2%) 

Mr. Parsons, Mel (2%) 

Ms. Force, Leska (8% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Hutchins, Aaron (2% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of 22

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09HE

0024 

(1) Evaluation of Physiologically Based 

Pharmacokinetic Models for Use in Risk Assessment

(2) Approaches for Applications of Physiologically 

Based Pharmacokinetic Models in Risk Assessment 

Dr. Chiu, Weihsueh (8%) 

Dr. Barton, Hugh A. (8%) 

Dr. DeWoskin, Robert S. (8%) 

Dr. Lipscomb, John C. (8%) 

Dr. Thompson, Chad M. (8%) 

Dr. Schlosser, Paul (8%) 

Dr. Sonawane, Babasaheb (8%) 

Dr. Krishnan, Kannan (44% Non-EPA) 

NCEA 

S09HE

0032 

(1) Differences in Allergenic Potential of Food 

Extracts Following Oral Exposure in Mice Reflect 

Differences in Digestibility: Potential Approaches to 

Safety Assessment 

(2) Failure to Induce Oral Tolerance in Mice is 

Predictive of Dietary Allergenic Potency Among 

Foods with Sensitizing Capacity 

Dr. Bowman, Christal C. (50%) 

Dr. Selgrade, MaryJane K. (50%) 

NHEERL 

S09HE

0033 

Toxicogenomic Study of Triazole Fungicides and 

Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Rat Livers Predicts Toxicity 

and Categorizes Chemicals Based on Mechanisms of 

Toxicity 

Mr. Dix, David J. (15%) 

Mr. Martin, Matthew T. (15%) 

Mr. Lau, Christopher (10%) 

Ms. Wood, Carmen R. (10%) 

Ren, Hongzu (10%) 

Mr. Corton, J. C. (5%) 

Mr. Kavlock, Robert J. (5%) 

Mr. Brennan, Richard J. (13% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Hu, Wenyue (12% Non-EPA) 

Ayanoglu, Eser (5% Non-EPA) 

NCCT 

S09IE0

042 

(1) Methanol Oxidation Using Ozone on TitaniaSupported Vanadia Catalyst 

(2) Vapor Phase Oxidation of Dimethyl Sulfide with 

Ozone over V2O5/TiO2 Catalyst 

(3) Catalytic Oxidation of Dimethyl Sulfide with 

Ozone: Effects of Promoter and Physico-Chemical 

Properties of Metal Oxide Catalysts 

Dr. Sahle-Demessie, Endalkachew (54%) 

Dr. Devulapelli, Venu Gopal (23% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Almquist, Catherine B. (13% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Sehker, Sridara Chandra (7% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Sowash, Julia (3% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

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Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of 22

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09M

M0049 

(1) Perfluorinated Compounds in House Dust from 

Ohio and North Carolina, USA 

(2) Perfluorinated Compounds in the Cape Fear 

Drainage Basin in North Carolina 

(3) Perfluorinated Compounds in Whole Fish 

Homogenates from the Ohio, Missouri, and Upper 

Mississippi Rivers, USA 

Dr. Lindstrom, Andrew B. (25%) 

Dr. Strynar, Mark J. (25%) 

Dr. Egeghy, Peter (5%) 

Dr. Lazorchak, James (5%) 

Dr. Ye, Xibiao (15% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Nakayama, Shoji (15% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Varns, Jerry L. (5% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Helfant, Laurence (5% Non-EPA) 

NERL 

S09M

M0065 

Using Field Data and Weight of Evidence to 

Develop Water Quality Criteria 

Dr. Cormier, Susan M. (25%) 

Dr. Paul, John F. (25%) 

Dr. Spehar, Robert L. (25%) 

Dr. Berry, Walter J. (10%) 

Dr. Suter, ll, Glenn W. (10%) 

Dr. Shaw-Allen, Patricia (5%) 

NCEA 

S09OR

0070 

(1) Hydrologic Modeling of an Eastern Pennsylvania 

Watershed with NEXRAD and Rain Gauge Data 

(2) Stochastic Residual-Error Analysis for 

Estimating Hydrologic Model Predictive Uncertainty

Dr. Hantush, Mohamed M. (50%) 

Dr. Kalin, Latif (50% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

S09OR

0072 

Spatial and Temporal Variability of Solar Ultraviolet 

Exposure of Coral Assemblages in the Florida Keys: 

Importance of Colored Dissolved Organic Matter 

Dr. Zepp, Richard G. (35%) 

Dr. Fisher, William S. (10%) 

Dr. Cyterski, Michael J. (10%) 

Dr. Shank, G. Christopher (15% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Stabenau, Erik (10% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Bartels, Erich (10% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Patterson, Karen W. (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Anderson, Susan L. (5% Non-EPA) 

NERL 

S09RA

0075 

Dietary Uptake Models Used for Modeling the 

Bioaccumulation of Organic Contaminants in Fish 

Dr. Barber, M. Craig (100%) 

NERL 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

9
Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of 22

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09RA

0082 

(1) Bioavailability of Chemical Contaminants in 

Aquatic Systems 

(2) Toxicokinetics in Fishes 

(3) Ecological Risk Assessment 

Dr. Erickson, Russell (10%) 

Dr. Ankley, Gerald (10%) 

Dr. Barron, Mace (10%) 

Dr. Cook, Philip (10%) 

Dr. Henry, Tala (10%) 

Dr. McKim, James (10%) 

Dr. Mount, David (10%) 

Dr. Nichols, John (10%) 

Mr. Hayton, William (10% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Kleinow, Kevin (10% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09RA

0083 

Non-Navigable Streams and Adjacent Wetlands: 

Addressing Science Needs Following the Supreme 

Court's Rapanos Decision 

Dr. Leibowitz, Scott G. (50%) 

Dr. Wigington, Jr, Parker J. (25%) 

Ms. Downing, Donna M. (10%) 

Dr. Rains, Mark C. (15% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09TF0

094 

(1) Effects of Using the CB05 vs. SAPRC99 vs. CB4 

Chemical Mechanism on Model Predictions: Ozone 

and Gas-Phase Photochemical Precursor 

Concentrations 

(2) Impact of an Updated Carbon Bond Mechanism 

on Predictions from the Community Multiscale Air 

Quality Modeling System: Preliminary Assessment 

Ms. Luecken, Deborah (32%) 

Dr. Sarwar, Golam (32%) 

Dr. Phillips, Sharon (9%) 

Dr. Jang, Carey (5%) 

Dr. Yarwood, Greg (12% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Whitten, Gary (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Carter, William P.L. (5% Non-EPA) 

NERL 

S09TF0

099 

(1) Seasonal and Regional Air Quality and 

Atmospheric Deposition in the Eastern US 

(2) Changes in Air Quality and Atmospheric 

Deposition in the Eastern US: 1990-2004 

Dr. Sickles, II, Joseph E. (75%) 

Mr. Shadwick, Douglas S. (25% Non-EPA) 

NERL 

S09TF0

101 

Organic Carbon-Water Concentration Quotients (II 

socS and pocS): Measuring Apparent Chemical 

Disequilibria and Exploring the Impact of Black 

Carbon in Lake Michigan 

Dr. Burkhard, Lawrence P. (38%) 

Dr. Cook, Philip M. (37%) 

Ms. Lukasewycz, Marta T. (25%) 

NHEERL 

S09TF0

103 

Evaluation of Groundwater Flow Patterns Around a 

Dual-Screened Groundwater Circulation Well 

Dr. Simon, Michelle A. (50%) 

Dr. Johnson, Richard L. (50% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

10
Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of 22

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09TF0

108 

Designing Small Molecules for Biodegradability Dr. Boethling, Robert S. (90%) 

Mr. DiFiore, David (5%) 

Ms. Sommer, Elizabeth (5%) 

OPPTS 

S09TF0

111 

Air-Liquid Partition Coefficient for a Diverse Set of 

Organic Compounds: Henry's Law Constant in 

Water and Hexadecane 

Dr. Hilal, Said (80%) 

Dr. Carreira, L. A. (15% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Ayyampalayam, S. N. (5% Non-EPA) 

NERL 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

11
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 31

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09CS0

001 

Evaluation of Contaminant Resuspension Potential 

during Cap Placement at Two Dissimilar Sites 

Mr. Lyons, Terrence M. (50%) 

Mr. Marcy, Ken (1%) 

Ms. Guza, Olga (1%) 

Dr. Magar, Victor (20% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Ickes, Jennifer A. (20% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Myers, Tommy E. (3% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Cumming, Lydia (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Keegan, Michael (1% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Albro, Carl S. (1% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Bachman, Brenda (1% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Fredette, Thomas J. (1% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

S09ER

0006 

(1) Ketoconazole in the Fathead Minnow 

(Pimephales promelas): Reproductive Toxicity and 

Biological Compensation 

(2) Reproductive Toxicity of Vinclozolin in the 

Fathead Minnow: Confirming an Anti-Androgenic 

Mode of Action 

(3) Transcription of Key Genes Regulating Gonadal 

Steroidogenesis in Control and Ketoconazole-or 

Vinclozolin-Exposed Fathead Minnows 

Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel L. (17%) 

Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (17%) 

Ms. Jensen, Kathleen M. (6%) 

Mr. Kahl, Michael D. (6%) 

Ms. Makynen, Elizabeth A. (6%) 

Ms. Durhan, Elizabeth J. (3%) 

Dr. Johnson, Rodney D. (3%) 

Dr. Knoebl, Iris (3%) 

Dr. Martinovic, Dalma (15% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Blake, Lindsey S. (9% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Greene, Katie J. (9% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Brodin, Jeffrey D. (3% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Miracle, Ann L. (3% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09ER

0012 

(1) Setting Expectations for the Ecological 

Condition of Streams: The Concept of Reference 

Condition 

(2) Striving for Consistency in a National 

Assessment: the Challenges of Applying a 

Reference-Condition Approach at a Continental 

Scale 

Dr. Stoddard, John (35%) 

Dr. Larsen, David P. (5%) 

Dr. Paulsen, Steven G. (5%) 

Dr. Sickle, John Van (5%) 

Dr. Yuan, Lester L. (5%) 

Dr. Herlihy, Alan T. (25% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Hawkins, Charles P. (10% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Johnson, Richard K. (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Norris, Richard H. (5% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

12
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 31

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09ER

0015 

Marine Sediment Toxicity Identification Evaluation 

Methods for the Anionic Metals Arsenic and 

Chromium 

Dr. Burgess, Robert (35%) 

Dr. Cantwell, Mark G. (10%) 

Dr. Ho, Kay T. (10%) 

Ms. Pelletier, Marguerite C. (10%) 

Mr. Serbst, Jonathan R. (10%) 

Mr. Ryba, Stephan A. (10%) 

Ms. Perron, Monique M. (15% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09ER

0018 

(1) Assessing the attributable risks, relative risks, 

and regional extents of aquatic stressors 

(2) Using Relative Risk to Compare the Effects of 

Aquatic Stressors at a Regional Scale 

Dr. Sickle, John Van (60%) 

Dr. Paulsen, Steven G. (20%) 

Dr. Stoddard, John L. (10%) 

Dr. Olsen, Anthony R. (10%) 

NHEERL

S09ER

0021 

An Approach for Evaluating the Effectiveness of 

Various Ozone Air Quality Standards for Protecting 

Trees 

Dr. Hogsett, William E. (40%) 

Dr. Tingey, David T. (25%) 

Dr. Lee, E. Henry (25%) 

Dr. Beedlow, Peter A. (5%) 

Dr. Andersen, Christian P. (5% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09HE

0023 

(1) Perfluorooctanoic Acid-induced Developmental 

Toxicity in the Mouse is Dependent on Expression 

of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated ReceptorAlpha 

(2) Developmental Toxicity of Perfluorooctane 

Sulfonate (PFOS) is not Dependent on Expression of 

Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor-Alpha 

(PPARalpha) in the Mouse 

(3) Gene Profiling in the Livers of Wild-Type and 

PPARalpha-Null Mice Exposed to Perfluorooctanoic 

Acid 

Dr. Abbott, Barbara D. (20%) 

Dr. Rosen, Mitchell B. (20%) 

Dr. Wolf, Cynthia J. (10%) 

Dr. Das, Kaberi P. (10%) 

Dr. Wolf, Douglas C. (10%) 

Dr. Lau, Christopher S. (5%) 

Dr. Corton, Chris (5%) 

Dr. Strynar, Mark J. (5%) 

Dr. Lindstrom, Andrew B. (5%) 

Ms. Wood, Carmen R. (5%) 

Ms. Schmid, Judith E. (1%) 

Dr. Nakayama, Shoji (1% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Zehr, Robert D. (1% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Helfant, Laurence (1% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Blair, Eric (1% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09HE

0026 

Lingering Effect: Epidemiological Information 

Useful for Risk Assessment 

Dr. Chen, Chao W. (100%) 

NCEA 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

13
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 31

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09HE

0030 

Mechanistic Investigation of the Noncytochrome 

P450-Mediated Metabolism of Triadimefon to 

Triadimenol in Hepatic Microsomes 

Dr. Kenneke, John F. (43%) 

Mr. Mazur, Christopher S. (42%) 

Ms. Ritger, Susan E. (10% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Sack, Thomas J. (5% Non-EPA) 

NERL 

S09HE

0035 

(1) Uncertainties in Biologically-Based Modeling of 

Formaldehyde-Induced Respiratory Cancer Risk: 

Identification of Key Issues 

(2) Uncertainties in the CIIT model for 

Formaldehyde-Induced Carcinogenicity in the Rat: 

A Limited Sensitivity Analysis-I 

(3) Sensitivity Analysis of Biologically Motivated 

Model for Formaldehyde-Induced Respiratory 

Cancer in Humans 

Dr. Subramaniam, Ravi P. (25%) 

Mr. White, Paul (11%) 

Dr. Chen, Chao (8%) 

Dr. Fox, John (7%) 

Dr. Schlosser, Paul M. (5%) 

Dr. Thompson, Chad M. (3%) 

Dr. Devoney, Danielle (2%) 

Dr. Crump, Kenny S. (24% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Landingham, Cynthia Van (12% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Portier, Christopher J. (3% Non-EPA) 

NCEA 

S09HE

0039 

(1) Substitution of Synthetic Chimpanzee Androgen 

Receptor for Human Androgen Receptor in 

Competitive Binding and Transcriptional Activation 

Assays for EDC Screening 

(2) High Throughput Adjustable 96-Well Plate 

Assay for Androgen Receptor Binding: A Practical 

Approach for EDC Screening Using the Chimpanzee 

AR 

Dr. Harig, Phillip C. (30%) 

Ms. Cardon, Mary C. (25%) 

Dr. Wilson, Vickie S. (15%) 

Ms. Lambright, Christy (10%) 

Ms. Bobseine, Kathy (10%) 

Dr. Gray, Jr., L. Earl (5%) 

Dr. Blystone, Chad (5% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09HS

0041 

An Integrated Culture and Real-Time PCR Method 

to Assess Viability of Disinfectant Treated Bacillus 

Spores Using Robotics and the MPN Quantification 

Method 

Ms. Varughese, Eunice A. (75%) 

Dr. Haugland, Richard A. (20%) 

Mr. Wymer, Larry J. (5%) 

NERL 

S09IE0

044 

Arsenate Adsorption on Ruthenium Oxide: A 

Spectroscopic and Kinetic Investigation 

Dr. Luxton, Todd P. (50%) 

Dr. Scheckel, Kirk G. (25%) 

Dr. Eick, Matthew J. (25% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

S09IR0

046 

The relationship of maternal and fetal toxicity in 

developmental toxicology bioassays with notes on 

the biological significance of the "no observed 

adverse effect level" 

Dr. Chernoff, Neil (60%) 

Ms. Rogers, Ellen H. (30%) 

Dr. Gage, Michael l. (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Francis, Bettina M. (5% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

14
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 31

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09IR0

047 

(1) Identification by Microarray of a Common 

Pattern of Gene Expression in Intact Intestine and 

Cultured Intestinal Cells Exposed to Virulent 

Aeromonas hydrophila Isolates 

(2) Evaluating Virulence of Waterborne and Clinical 

Aeromonas Isolates Using Gene Expression and 

Mortality in Neonatal Mice Followed by Assessing 

Cell Culture's Ability to Predict Virulence Based on 

Transcriptional Response 

Dr. Hayes, Sam (40%) 

Dr. Vesper, Stephen (15%) 

Dr. Lye, Dennis (10%) 

Dr. Rodgers, Mark (5%) 

Dr. Stelma, Gerard (5%) 

Ms. Lye, Bethany (10% Non-EPA) 

Mr. McKinstry, Craig (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Mallard, Joel (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Vandewalle, Alain (5% Non-EPA) 

NERL 

S09M

M0053 

Investigating Compensation and Recovery of 

Fathead Minnow (Pimephales promelas) Exposed to 

17a- Ethynylestradiol with Metabolite Profiling 

Dr. Ekman, Drew R. (22%) 

Dr. Collette, Timothy W. (19%) 

Dr. Teng, Quincy (14%) 

Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel L. (12%) 

Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (12%) 

Dr. Jensen, Kathleen M. (7%) 

Dr. Kahl, Michael D. (7%) 

Dr. Durhan, Elizabeth (7%) 

NERL 

S09M

M0054 

Multi-Laboratory Testing of a Screening Method for 

World Trade Center (WTC) Collapse Duet 

Dr. Rosati, Jacky Ann (50%) 

Ms. Bern, Amy M. (30%) 

Dr. Willis, Robert D. (10%) 

Ms. Conner, Teri L. (4%) 

Dr. Kahn, Henry (4%) 

Mr. Friedman, David (1%) 

Mr. Blanchard, Fredrick T. (1% Non-EPA) 

NHSRC 

S09M

M0057 

Development of EPA Method 535 for the 

Determination of Chloroacetanilide and Other 

Acetamide Herbicide Degradates in Drinking Water 

by Solid-Phase Extraction and Liquid 

Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry 

Dr. Shoemaker, Jody A. (75%) 

Ms. Vazquez (Bassett), Margarita (25%) 

NERL

S09M

M0060 

The Effects of Meteorology on Ozone in Urban 

Areas and their Use in Assessing Ozone Trends 

Ms. Camalier, Louise (50%) 

Mr. Cox, William (30%) 

Mr. Dolwick, Patrick (20%) 

OAQPS 

S09M

M0062 

Retained Nitrate, Hydrated Sulfates, and 

Carbonaceous Mass in Federal Reference Method 

Fine Particulate Matter for Six Eastern U.S. Cities 

Mr. Frank, Neil H. (100%) 

OAQPS 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

15
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 31

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09M

M0064 

Signals from the Benthos: Development and 

Evaluation of a Benthic Index for the Nearshore 

Gulf of Maine 

Mr. Hale, Stephen S. (90%) 

Dr. Heltshe, James F. (10% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09M

M0066 

(1) A Bioassessment Approach for Mid-Continent 

Great Rivers: the Upper Mississippi, Missouri, and 

Ohio (USA) 

(2) Using Stressor Gradients to Determine Reference 

Expectations for Great River Fish Assemblages 

Dr. Angradi, Theodore (Ted) R. (50%) 

Mr. Pearson, Mark S. (7%) 

Dr. Bolgrien, David W. (5%) 

Ms. Jicha, Terri M. (5%) 

Dr. Hill, Brian H. (5%) 

Ms. Taylor, Debra L. (5%) 

Ms. Blocksom, Karen A. (5%) 

Mr. Batterman, Allan R. (3%) 

Dr. Moffett, Mary F. (3%) 

Ms. Elonen, Colleen M. (3%) 

Mr. Anderson, Leroy E. (3%) 

Mr. Shepard, Larry J. (3%) 

Dr. Schweiger, E. William (3% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

S09OR

0069 

Parameters of Dose-Response are on the Boundary: 

What Happens with BMDL? 

Dr. Kopylev, Leonid (50%) 

Dr. Fox, John (50%) 

NCEA 

S09OR

0073 

Linked 

With 

S09RM

0090 

Pb Isotopes in Drinking Water: A New Strategy for 

Source Detection of Low Pb Sources 

Vulnerability of Headwater Catchment Resources to 

Incidences of Pb-210 Excess and Cs-137 

Radionuclide Fallout 

Dr. Sidle, William (90%) 

Mr. Haught, Roy (10%) 

NRMRL

Dr. Sidle, William (100%) 

NRMRL 

S09RA

0076 

Repeating History: Pharmaceuticals in the 

Environment 

Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (50%) 

Dr. Sumpter, John P. (20% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Brooks, Bryan W. (15% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Huggett, Duane B. (15% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

16
Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 31

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09RM

0088 

Prospects for Enhanced Groundwater Recharge via 

Infiltration of Urban Storm Water Runoff: A Case 

Study 

Dr. Shuster, William D. (60%) 

Mr. Gehring, Richard (35% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Gerken, Jon (5% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

S09RM

0089 

Front-Loading Urban Stormwater Management for 

Success- a Perspective Incorporating Current Studies 

on the Implementation of Retrofit Low-Impact 

Development 

Dr. Shuster, William D. (65%) 

Dr. Morrison, Matthew A. (30%) 

Ms. Webb, Rachel M. (5% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

S09RM

0092 

Effect of Natural Organic Matter on the Reduction 

of Nitroaromatics by Fe(II) Species 

Dr. Colon, Dalizza (80%) 

Dr. Weber, Eric J. (10%) 

Dr. Anderson, James L. (10% Non-EPA) 

NERL 

S09TF0

096 

Characterization of Near-Road Pollutant Gradients 

Using Path-Integrated Optical Remote Sensing 

Dr. Thoma, Eben D. (25%) 

Mr. Shores, Richard C. (25%) 

Dr. Isakov, Vlad (25%) 

Dr. Baldauf, Richard W. (25%) 

NRMRL 

S09TF0

097 

(1) Arsenic Speciation and Identification of 

Monomethylarsonous Acid and 

Monomethylthioarsonic Acid in Complex Matrix 

(2) Investigation of the pH Effects on the Formation 

of Methylated Thio-Arsenicals, and the Effects of 

pH and Temperature on their Stability 

Dr. Creed, John T. (29%) 

Dr. Creed, Patricia A. (20%) 

Ms. Schwegel, Carol A. (8%) 

Dr. Conklin, Sean D. (17% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Yathavakilla, Santha Ketavarapu V. 

 (15% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Fricke, Michael W. (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Heitkemper, Douglas T. (2% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Shockey, Nohora V. (2% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Caruso, Joseph A. (2% Non-EPA) 

NERL

S09TF0

098 

Measurement of Bi-Directional Ammonia Fluxes 

Over Soybean Using the Modified Bowen-Ratio 

Technique 

Dr. Walker, John T. (85%) 

Dr. Robarge, Wayne (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Wu, Yihua (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Meyers, Tilden (5% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

17
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) - Total of 25

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09ER

0011 

(1) Quantification of Phenol, Phenyl Glucuronide, 

and Phenyl Sulfate in Blood of Unanesthetized 

Rainbow Trout by Online Microdialysis Sampling 

(2) Use of Online Microdialysis Sampling to 

Determine the in vivo Rate of Phenol 

Glucuronidation in Rainbow Trout 

Mr. Nichols, John (25%) 

Mr. Hoffman, Alex (25%) 

Mr. Fitzsimmons, Patrick (25%) 

Mr. Lien, Gregory (15%) 

Ms. Jenson, Correne (10%) 

NHEERL 

S09ER

0013 

Assessing Vulnerabilities from Alternative 

Development Patterns 

Dr. Mehaffey, Megan (30%) 

Mr. Wade, Timothy (10%) 

Dr. Smith, Betsy (10%) 

Dr. Wainger, Lisa (20% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Yankee, Dennis (10% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Bott, Vicki (10% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Yarbrough, Rebecca (10% Non-EPA) 

NERL

S09ER

0020 

(1) Using a Geographic Information System to 

Identify Areas with Potential for Off-Target 

Pesticide Exposure 

(2) Selecting and Evaluating Native Plants for 

Region-Specific Phytotoxicity Testing 

Dr. Pfleeger, Thomas (25%) 

Dr. Olszyk, David (25%) 

Ms. Burdick, Connie (20%) 

Dr. Lee, E. Henry (10%) 

Dr. King, George (5% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Plocher, Milton (5% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Kern, Jeffery (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Fletcher, John (5% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

S09ER

0022 

(1) The Role of Particulate Matter-Associated Zinc 

in Cardiac Injury in Rats 

(2) Systemic Imbalance of Essential Metals and 

Cardiac Gene Expression in Rats Following Acute 

Pulmonary Zinc Exposure 

Dr. Kodavanti, Urmila P. (25%) 

Ms. Schladweiler, Mette C. (10%) 

Dr. Karoly, Edward D. (8%) 

Mr. Ledbetter, Allen D. (5%) 

Mr. McGee, John K. (5%) 

Ms. Schmidt, Judy (5%) 

Ms. Richards, Judy E. (5%) 

Dr. Costa, Daniel L. (2%) 

Mr. Jaskot, Richard H. (2%) 

Dr. Gilmour, Peter S. (10% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Mandavilli, Bhaskar S. (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Nyska, Abraham (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Thomas, Ronald (3% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Wallenborn, J. Grace (2% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Christiani, David C. (2% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Runge, Marschall S. (2% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Peddada, Shyamal (2% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Nageswara, Madamanchi (2% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

18
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) - Total of 25

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09HE

0027 

Development of a Human Physiologically Based 

Pharmacokinetic (PBPK) Model for Inorganic 

Arsenic and its Mono-and Di-Methylated 

Metabolites 

Dr. El-Masri, Hisham A. (50%) 

Dr. Kenyon, Elaina M. (50%) 

NHEERL 

S09HE

0036 

(1) Children's Health Risk Assessment: 

Incorporating a Lifestage Approach into the Risk 

Assessment Process 

(2) A Lifestage Approach to Assessing Children's 

Exposure 

(3) A Lifestage-Specific Approach to Hazard and 

Dose-Response Characterization for Children's 

Health Risk Assessment 

Ms. Brown, Rebecca C. (20%) 

Dr. Hubal, Elaine Cohen (15%) 

Dr. Makris, Susan L. (15%) 

Dr. Thompson, Chad M. (11%) 

Dr. Euling, Susan Y. (8%) 

Ms. Kimmel, Carole A. (8%) 

Dr. Moya, Jacqueline (8%) 

Dr. Barone, Jr., Stanley (5%) 

Dr. Selevan, Sherry G. (5%) 

Dr. Sonawane, Babasaheb R. (5%) 

NCEA

S09M

M0048 

(1) Automated Determination of Precursor Ion, 

Product Ion, and Neutral Loss Compositions and 

Deconvolution of Composite Mass Spectra Using 

Ion Correlation Based on Exact Masses and Relative 

Isotopic Abundances 

(2) An Inexpensive Autosampler to Maximize 

Throughput for an Ion Source that Samples Surfaces 

in Open Air 

(3) An Integrated Wipe Sample 

Transport/Autosampler to Maximize Throughput for 

a Direct Analysis in Real Time (Dart)/Orthogonal 

Acceleration, Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometer 

(oa-TOFMS) 

Dr. Grange, Andrew H. (95%) 

Dr. Sovocool, G. Wayne (5%) 

NERL 

S09M

M0050 

(1) Water Quality in Great Lakes Coastal Wetlands: 

Basin-Wide Patterns and Responses to an 

Anthropogenic Disturbance Gradient 

(2) Human Influences on Water Quality in Great 

Lakes Coastal Wetlands 

Dr. Trebitz, Anett S. (20%) 

Dr. Morrice, John A. (20%) 

Ms. Cotter, Anne C. (15%) 

Dr. Brazner, John C. (5%) 

Dr. Kelly, John R. (5%) 

Mr. Knuth, Michael L. (5%) 

Mr. Peterson, Gregory (5%) 

Dr. Sierszen, Michael E. (5%) 

Ms. Thompson, Jo A. (5%) 

Dr. Danz, Nicholas P. (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Hollenhorst, Tom (4% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Niemi, Gerald J. (2% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Reavie, Euan D. (2% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Axler, Richard P. (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Regal, Ronald R. (1% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

19
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) - Total of 25

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09M

M0051 

Survey Design and Extent Estimates for the 

Wadeable Streams Assessment 

Dr. Olsen, Anthony R. (70%) 

Mr. Peck, David V. (30%) 

NHEERL 

S09M

M0058 

A Process for Creating Multimetric Indices for 

Large-Scale Aquatic Surveys 

Dr. Stoddard, John L. (50%) 

Mr. Peck, David V. (10%) 

Ms. Tarquinio, Ellen (10%) 

Dr. Herlihy, Alan T. (10% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Hughes, Robert M. (10% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Whittier, Thomas (10% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

S09M

M0059 

Combining Existing Monitoring Sites with a 

Probability Survey Design-Examples from U.S. 

EPA's National Coastal Assessment 

Dr. Paul, John F. (14%) 

Dr. Walker, Henry A. (13%) 

Mr. Galloway, Walter B. (13%) 

Dr. Pesch, Gerald G. (13%) 

Mr. Cobb, Donald J. (13%) 

Mr. Strobel, Charles J. (13%) 

Dr. Summers, J. Kevin (13%) 

Mr. Charpentier, Michael (4% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Heltshe, James (4% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

S09M

M0063 

(1) A Roughness-Corrected Index of Relative Bed 

Stability for Regional Stream Surveys 

(2) Geomorphic and Anthropogenic Influences on 

Fish and Amphibians in Pacific Northwest Coastal 

Streams 

Dr. Kaufmann, Philip R. (80%) 

Dr. Larsen, David P. (4%) 

Dr. Shirazi, Mostafa A. (1%) 

Dr. Faustini, John M. (10% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Hughes, Robert M. (5% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

S09OR

0068 

(1) Persistence of Nontuberculous Mycobacteria in a 

Drinking Water System after Addition of Filtration 

Treatment 

(2) Molecular Comparison of Mycobacterium avium 

Isolates from Clinical and Environmental Sources 

Dr. Hilborn, Elizabeth (30%) 

Mr. Covert, Terry C. (15%) 

Dr. Harris, Stephanie I. (8%) 

Ms. Bailey, Stephanie A. (7%) 

Dr. Rice, Eugene (5%) 

Dr. Stelma, Jr., Gerard N. (4%) 

Mr. Schmitt, Michael T. (3%) 

Mr. Yakrus, Mitchell A. (15% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Donnelly, Sandra F. (10% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Toney, Sean (3% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL

S09RA

0079 

Biomarkers of Exposure: a Case Study with 

Inorganic Arsenic 

Dr. Hughes, Michael (100%) 

NHEERL 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

20
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) - Total of 25

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09RA

0081 

(1) Aqueous Microwave Chemistry: A Clean and 

Green Synthetic Tool for Rapid Drug Discovery 

(2) Greener and Expeditious Synthesis of Bioactive 

Heterocycles using Microwave Irradiation 

(3) Greener and Sustainable Approaches to the 

Synthesis of Pharmaceutically Active Heterocycles 

Dr. Varma, Rajender S. (50%) 

Dr. Polshettiwar, Vivek (50% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

S09RA

0084 

(1) Role of Environmental Factors in the Timing of 

Puberty 

(2) Examination of US Puberty-Timing Data from 

1940 to 1994 for Secular Trends: Panel Findings 

(3) Environmental Factors and Puberty Timing: 

Expert Panel Research Needs 

Dr. Euling, Susan Y. (29%) 

Dr. Selevan, Sherry G. (14%) 

Dr. Gray, Jr., L. Earl (7%) 

Dr. Buck Louis, Germaine M. (7% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Marcus, Michele (7% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Herman-Giddens, Marcia (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Lee, Peter A. (5% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Pescovitz, Ora Hirsch (3% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Skakkebaek, Niels E. (3% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Juul, Anders (3% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Sorensen, Thorkild I.A. (3% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Ojeda, Sergio R. (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Witchel, Selma Feldman (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Sippell, Wolfgang (1% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Abbott, David H. (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Soto, Ana M. (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Tyl, Rochelle W. (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Bourguignon, Jean-Pierre (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Swan, Shanna H. (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Golub, Mari S. (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Wabitsch, Martin (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Toppari, Jorma (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Dunkel, Leo (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Himes, John H. (1% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Teilmann, Grete (1% Non-EPA) 

NCEA

S09RM

0086 

(1) Correlation of 2-Chlorobiphenyl Dechlorination 

by Fe/Pd with Iron Corrosion at Different pH 

(2) Dechlorination Kinetics of Monochlorobiphenyls 

by Fe/Pd: Effects of Solvent, Temperature, and PCB 

Concentration 

Dr. Al-Abed, Souhail R. (70%) 

Dr. Fang, Yuanxiang (30% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

S09TF0

093 

(1) Chemical Characterization of Ambient 

Particulate Matter Near the World Trade Center: 

Source Apportionment Using Organic and Inorganic 

Source Markers 

(2) Chemical Characterization of Volatile Organic 

Compounds Near the World Trade Center: Ambient 

Concentrations and Source Apportionment 

Dr. Olson, David A. (35%) 

Dr. Norris, Gary A. (25%) 

Mr. Seila, Robert L. (20%) 

Dr. Landis, Matthew S. (10%) 

Dr. Vette, Alan F. (10%) 

NERL 

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

21
Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) - Total of 25

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09TF0

095 

(1) Cumulative Effects of Dibutyl Phthalate and 

Diethylhexyl Phthalate on Male Rat Reproductive 

Tract Development: Altered Fetal Steroid Hormones 

and Genes 

(2) A Mxiture of Seven Antiandrogens Induces 

Reproductive Malformations in Rats 

(3) A Mixture of Five Phthalate Esters Inhibits Fetal 

Testicular Testosterone Production in the SpragueDawley Rat in a Cumulative, Dose-Additive Manner

Dr. Howdeshell, Kembra (32%) 

Mr. , Johnathan Furr (20%) 

Dr. Gray, Jr., Leon Earl (18%) 

Dr. Wilson, Vickie S. (10%) 

Ms. Lambright, Christy (10%) 

Dr. Rider, Cynthia (10% Non-EPA) 

NHEERL 

S09TF0

102 

(1) Method for Measuring Air-Immiscible Liquid 

Partition Coefficients 

(2) Analysis of a Gas-Phase Partitioning Tracer Test 

Conducted in an Unsaturated Fractured-Clay 

Formation 

Dr. Simon, Michelle A. (90%) 

Dr. Brusseau, Mark L. (10% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

S09TF0

105 

Resolving Local-Scale Emissions for Modeling Air 

Quality Near Roadways 

Dr. Isakov, Vlad (40%) 

Mr. Cook, James Richard (30%) 

Mr. Touma, Jawad S. (16%) 

Dr. Thurman, James (5%) 

Dr. Benjey, Bill (5%) 

Ms. Kinnee, Ellen (2% Non-EPA) 

Mr. Ensley, Darrell (2% Non-EPA) 

NVFEL

S09TF0

107 

Perchlorate Behavior in a Municipal Lake Following 

Fireworks Displays 

Dr. Wilkin, Richard T. (65%) 

Dr. Fine, Dennis G. (20% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Burnett, Nicole G. (15% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL

S09TF0

109 

Evaluation of Three Watershed-Scale Pesticide 

Environmental Transport and Fate Models 

Dr. Parker, Ronald D. (30%) 

Dr. Barrett, Michael (10%) 

Dr. Burns, Lawrence (10%) 

Dr. Arnold, J. G. (10% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Carrubba, Lee (10% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Snyder, N. J. (10% Non-EPA) 

Dr. Srinivasan, R. (10% Non-EPA) 

Ms. Neitsch, S. L. (10% Non-EPA) 

OPP

S09TF0

112 

Chlorpyrifos Transformation by Aqueous Chlorine 

in the Presence of Bromide and Natural Organic 

Matter 

Dr. Duirk, Stephen E. (75%) 

Dr. Collette, Timothy W. (15%) 

Mr. Tarr, J. C. (10% Non-EPA) 

NERL

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

22
23

Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) - Total of 25

Nom. Titles and Citations of Submitted Papers Authors* and Nominating Organization 

S09EE0

114 

Linked 

With 

S09EE0

003 

(1) High Permeability Membranes for the 

Dehydration of Low Water Content Ethanol by 

Pervaporation 

(2) A Novel Hydrophilic Polymer Membrane for the 

Dehydration of Organic Solvents 

Membrane-Assisted Vapor Stripping: Energy 

Efficient Hybird Distillation-Vapor Permeation 

Process for Alcohol-Water Separation 

Dr. Namboodiri, Vasudevan V. (55%) 

Dr. Vane, Leland M. (30%) 

Dr. Ponangi, Ravi P. (15% Non-EPA) 

NRMRL 

Dr. Vane, Leland M. (60%) 

Mr. Alvarez, Franklin R. (40%) 

NRMRL

*Note: The percentages given after each name represent the current percent of the total level of effort as 

documented in the EPA nomination

Key to Acronyms used in the above Tables 

 

NCCT - National Center for Computational Toxicology 

NCEA - National Center for Environmental Research 

NERL - National Exposure Research Laboratory 

NHEERL - National Health and Environmental Effects Laboratory 

NHSRC - National Homeland Security Research Center 

NRMRL - National Risk Management Research Laboratory 

NVFEL - National Vehicle and Fuel Emissions Laboratory 

OAQPS - Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 

OPP – Office of Pesticide Programs 

OPPTS - Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances