UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

 WASHINGTON D.C. 20460

OFFICE OF THE ADMINISTRATOR

SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD

September 30, 2010

EPA-SAB-11-001

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 FY2010 Scientific and Technological

 Achievement Awards (STAA)

Dear Administrator Jackson:

The EPA Science Advisory Board (SAB) is pleased to transmit the SAB’s 

recommendations for FY 2010 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 pleased to continue our participation on this important 

program.

This year, ORD submitted a total of 145 nominations comprised of 214 papers in 14 

science and technology categories for review by the SAB STAA Committee. Seventeen of these 

nominations were for a category entitled “EPA Project and Research Reports.” ORD requested 

the STAA Committee to undertake a pilot study this year reviewing EPA Project and Research 

Reports as part of the traditional STAA review process. ORD instituted this new category as a 

pilot to determine the feasibility of expanding the number of high-quality EPA publications that 

are eligible for STAA nomination beyond those published in peer-reviewed journals. After 

careful deliberation at the June 28-30, 2010 closed meeting, the STAA Committee has elected to 

not undertake this pilot project. The Committee, however, recommends that the Agency use or 

establish other mechanisms to recognize the authors of major EPA reports that advance the 

scientific knowledge critical to EPA’s mission. Committee members unanimously believe that it 

is critical for the excellent science produced within the Agency to be brought to the attention of 

the scientific community at large, and that the best way to accomplish that is to encourage Agency 

scientists and engineers to publish their work in the archival peer-reviewed literature. This 

process is in accord with the purpose of the STAA Committee, which is to evaluate the scientific 

value of the peer-reviewed literature produced by Agency scientists and engineers and to 

recommend the most exemplary contributions for Agency recognition. In fact, at least one 
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section of EPA’s Integrated Science Assessment for Particulate Matter was submitted as a review 

article to a scientific journal. Further, the Committee is concerned that review of EPA reports that 

have policy components is generally outside the purview of this SAB committee and could 

conflict with other SAB review activities associated with these reports. 

Of the remaining 128 nominations, the SAB recommends 61 nominations for monetary 

awards and another 33 deserving of honorable mention. Of the nominations recommended for 

monetary awards, 5 were recommended for Level I, the highest award; 14 for Level II; and 42 for 

Level III awards. 

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

the Agency: 1) increase efforts to ensure that submissions of nominations adhere to existing 

STAA program guidelines; 2) properly categorize the nominations; 3) discourage submission of 

multiple nominations of papers involving the same EPA author(s) on similar topical areas; and 4)

discourage submission of nominations published by standards-setting organizations. 

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 2011 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. James Bus, Director of External Technology, Toxicology and Environmental Research and 

Consulting, The Dow Chemical Company, Midland, MI

Dr. Peter Chapman, Principal and Senior Environmental Scientist, Golder Associates Ltd., 

Burnaby, BC, Canada 

Dr. John P. Giesy, Professor and Canada Research Chair in Environmental Toxicology, 

Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences and Toxicology Centre, University of 

Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada; and Emeritus Distinguished Professor of Zoology, Michigan 

State University, East Lansing, MI 

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

University, Tallahassee, FL

Dr. Dale Hattis, Research Professor with the George Perkins Marsh Institute,Clark University, 

Worcester, MA

Dr. Michael T. Kleinman, Professor and Co-Director of the Air Pollution

Health Effects Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Division of Occupational and Environmental 

Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA

Dr. Wayne Landis, Professor and Director, Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Huxley 

College of the Environment, Western Washington University, Bellingham, WA 

Dr. Desmond F. Lawler, Distinguished Teaching Professor and Bob R. Dorsey Professor of 

Engineering, Department of Civil, Architectural and Environmental Engineering, University of 

Texas at Austin, Austin, TX

Reid Lifset, Associate Director of the Industrial Environmental Management Program and 

Resident Fellow in Industrial Ecology, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies, Yale 

University, New Haven, CT

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

Berkeley National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA
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Dr. Paulette Middleton, Creator and President, Panorama Pathways, Boulder, CO

Dr. Fred J. Miller, Independent Consultant, Fred J. Miller and Associates LLC, Cary, NC 

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

Alcoa Inc., Alcoa Center, PA 

Dr. Robert Twiss, Professor of Environmental Planning Emeritus, University of California, 

Berkeley, Berkeley, CA

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

Group LLC, Baton Rouge, LA

Dr. Barbara Zielinska, Research Professor and Director, Organic Analytical Laboratory, 

Division of Atmospheric Sciences, Desert Research Institute (DRI), Reno, NV

SCIENCE ADVISORY BOARD STAFF

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

1400R, Washington, DC, Phone: 202-564-2134, Fax: 202-565-2098 (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 and Co-Director of the Water Resources Center, Hubert H. 

Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs, 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 of Environmental Engineering , 

Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, College of Engineering, Carnegie Mellon 

University, Pittsburgh, PA

Dr. T. Taylor Eighmy, Vice President for Research, Office of the Vice President for Research, 

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

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

Sciences, School of Public Health and Community Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, 

WA
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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, Health Research, Inc., 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 (Organizational affiliation provided for identification purposes only)

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

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

Environmental Protection, Trenton, NJ

Dr. Duncan Patten, Research Professor, Hydroecology Research Program , Department of Land 

Resources and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University, Bozeman, MT

Dr. Stephen Polasky, Fesler-Lampert Professor of Ecological/Environmental Economics, 

Department of Applied Economics, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN
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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, Director, Principal Investigator, Jackson Heart Study, 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, Professor and Chair, Department of Environmental Health, Rollins School of 

Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA

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

Dr. Angela Nugent, Designated Federal Officer, 1200 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW

1400F, Washington, DC, Phone: 202-564-2218, Fax: 202-565-2098 (nugent.angela@epa.gov)
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1. BACKGROUND 

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 of 

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

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

November 2009, ORD’s Acting Assistant Administrator Mr. Lek Kadeli announced the call for 

EPA nominations for the 2010 STAA program (Attachment 1). In April 2010, ORD submitted 

145 nominations for 2010 STAA awards to the SAB Staff Office. ORD grouped the nominations 

into fourteen 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, Ecological Research, Energy 

and the Environment, Environmental Policy and Decisionmaking Studies, Health Effects 

Research and Human Health Risk Assessment, Homeland Security, Industry and the 

Environment, Integrated Risk Assessment, Monitoring & Measurement Methods, Other 

Environmental Research, Review Articles, Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration, 

Transport and Fate, and U.S. EPA Project and Research Reports. The number of 2010 STAA 

nominations sorted by topic category submitted by ORD were as follows:

Topic Number of Nominations

Control Systems and Technology 8

Ecological Research 22

Energy and the Environment 2

Environmental Policy and Decisionmaking Studies 1

Health Effects Research and Human Health Risk Assessment 32

Homeland Security 3

Industry and the Environment 3

Integrated Risk Assessment 5

Monitoring and Measurement Methods 10

Other Environmental Research 7

Review Articles 13

Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration 4

Transport and Fate 18

U.S. EPA Project and Research Reports 17

Of the 145 nominations, 17 nominations fall under the category entitled “EPA Project and 

Research Reports.” ORD’s National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Director Dr. 

William Sanders requested of the STAA Committee Chair that the Committee undertake a pilot 

study this year reviewing EPA Project and Research Reports as part of the traditional STAA 

review process (Attachment 2). ORD instituted this new category as a pilot to determine the 

feasibility of expanding the number of high-quality EPA publications that are eligible for STAA 

nomination. 
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EPA’s criteria for STAA Program awards are as follows:

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 

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 

Committee believes is too preliminary to warrant an award recommendation at this 

time. 
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2. SAB REVIEW PROCEDURE

In response to ORD’s request, the SAB Staff Office augmented the 2009-2011 SAB 

STAA Committee with additional experts to review the FY2010 STAA nominations. The 

augmented Committee was formed in accordance with the SAB process as described in the SAB 

2002 publication, Panel Formation process: Immediate Steps to Improve Policies and Procedures

(EPA-SAB-EC-COM-02-003). Where conflicts or potential conflicts of interest existed, 

Committee members recused themselves from the review and discussion process for certain 

nominations as appropriate. 

The SAB review consisted of a two-step process: an initial review of each nomination, 

followed by a Committee discussion of all nominations at a closed meeting on June 28-30, 2010 

in Washington, DC. The meeting was closed to the public to protect the personal privacy of the 

authors. Committee members reviewed 128 nominations. Seventeen pilot project nominations in 

the category of “U.S. EPA Project and Research Reports” were deferred for discussion at the June 

meeting. The initial review was conducted by 2 to 4 members. Prior to the meeting, Committee 

members provided their individual initial ratings of the nominations based on EPA’s award 

criteria as described under Section 1. At the June meeting, the Committee first discussed the 

appropriateness for SAB review of the 17 pilot project nominations. The Committee then 

discussed each of the 128 nominations and reached consensus on the evaluations and 

recommendations for awards. The Committee combined 14 nominations into 7 nominations due 

to topic similarities. In addition, the Committee also discussed administrative recommendations 

for improving the 2010 STAA nomination process. 

The external draft report (August 2010, without Appendix) was submitted to the chartered 

SAB for discussion at the September 21, 2010 public meeting. The draft was unanimously 

approved by the Board.
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3. AWARD RECOMMENDATIONS

After careful deliberation at the June 28-30, 2010 closed meeting, the STAA Committee 

has elected to not undertake the pilot project to review the 17 EPA Project and Research Reports 

as part of the traditional STAA review process. The Committee, however, recommends that the 

Agency use or establish other mechanisms to recognize the authors of major EPA reports that 

advance the scientific knowledge critical to EPA’s mission. Committee members unanimously 

believe that the best means for EPA to promote good science produced within the Agency with 

the scientific community at large is to encourage Agency scientists and engineers to publish their 

work in the archival peer-reviewed literature. This process is in accord with the purpose of the 

STAA Committee, which is to evaluate the scientific value of the peer-reviewed literature 

produced by Agency scientists and engineers and provide the highest level of review for Agency 

recognition. Further, the Committee is concerned that review of EPA reports that have policy 

components is generally outside the purview of this SAB committee and could conflict with other 

SAB review activities associated with these reports. 

The Table below summarizes the awards by year since 2000, including the 

recommendations for 2010. The Committee recommended 61 nominations for 2010 STAA 

monetary awards and another 33 for honorable mention. Of the works recommended for 

monetary awards, 5 were recommended for Level I, 14 for Level II, and 42 for Level III. 

Appendix A lists the recommended monetary awards and nominations that deserve an Honorable 

Mention. The final rankings were agreed to at the meeting by Committee consensus.

Comparison of Award Recommendations over Time

Award Level FY

2000

FY

2001

FY

2002

FY

2003

FY

2004

FY

2005

FY

2006

FY 

2007

FY

2008

FY

2009

FY

2010*

Nominations 

Reviewed

102 126 140 136 146 110 90 140 130 109 121*

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

Level II 5 11 7 18 13 6 11 13 16 22 14

Level III 36 29 26 29 32 30 29 37 30 31 42

Honorable 

Mention

20 21 39 33 37 31 26 45 43 25 33

Not 

Recommended

41 63 64 49 58 40 19 40 36 28 27

Not Eligible 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3**

* In 2010, the SAB STAA combined fourteen nominations into seven nominations due to topic 

similarities. 

** Duplicate nominations.
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4. ADMINISTRATIVE RECOMMENDATIONS

The Committee appreciates EPA’s efforts to satisfactorily implement recommendations 

from last year’s report to the Administrator. In particular, the Committee identified significant 

improvements in the justifications for awards provided within the nominations regarding the 

breadth and importance of submitted papers and value and relevance of the work to the Agency’s 

mission. 

During the June 28-30, 2010 meeting, the Committee identified four aspects of the 

nomination process that might be improved in future years: 1) increase efforts to ensure that 

submissions of nominations adhere to existing STAA program guidelines; 2) properly categorize 

the nominations; 3) discourage submission of multiple nominations of papers involving the same 

EPA author(s) on similar topical areas; and 4) discourage submission of nominations from 

standards-setting organizations. These observations are offered with the hope that the nomination 

process can continue to ensure STAA’s fidelity towards recognizing outstanding science.

Increase efforts to ensure that submissions of nominations adhere to existing STAA program 

guidelines 

The 2010 STAA Committee has noted many examples where greater attention to 

nomination guidelines would be beneficial to the review process. For example, there were:

(a) Duplication of nominations;

(b) Resubmission of previous year’s nominations; and

(c) Omission of information on prior STAA awards.

In addition, the Committee Members had concerns about the need for the nominator(s) to 

verify the authorship of nominations. For example, nominations were authored by former 

employees. In other cases, the authors were not EPA employees when the work was conducted.

Properly categorize the nominations, and discourage submission of multiple nominations of 

papers involving the same EPA author(s) on similar topical areas

The Committee strongly believes that some papers are grouped and submitted under 

different subject categories in an attempt to maximize opportunities for cash awards. 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 3 papers per nomination, and requires that the 

nomination be categorized within a specific topic. Some prolific researchers had several 

nominations containing 3 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 
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identify similar papers that were nominated in previous years since an index of previous 

nominations and awards was not available to the Committee. 

The Committee strongly discourages the practice of grouping similar papers and 

submitting groups to different categories. The Committee bases its recommendations for STAA 

Program awards on merit and does not base recommendations on the allocation or distribution of 

awards by subject category. The Committee uses these categories solely to assign nominations 

for review and to consider workload of STAA Committee members relative to STAA Committee 

composition. 

As noted previously, in both the Committee’s 2008 and 2009 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. The Agency should also develop an 

index of STAA papers that have been nominated during the previous 5 years. The index should 

be updated annually and provided to the SAB Staff Office with the nominated papers. In 

addition, the Committee recommends that the Agency annually develop a table that alphabetically 

lists all researchers nominated more than once for that year’s awards, and provide the table to the 

SAB Staff Office with the index. The table should identify all nominations and paper titles that 

researcher helped to author. 

Discourage submission of nominations from standards-setting organizations

Nominations of methods papers published by standards-setting organizations are 

commendable but difficult to ascertain authorship contribution. The Committee recommends that 

the nomination guidelines be updated to discourage nomination of methods papers published by 

standards-setting organizations. 
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Attachment 1

November 2009 Memoranda from ORD’s Acting Assistant Administrator Mr. Lek Kadeli 

announced the call for EPA nominations for the 2010 STAA program

November 18, 2009

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: The 2010 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Program 

FROM: Lek Kadeli /signed/

Assistant Administrator (8101R)

TO: Assistant Administrators

Associate Administrators

Regional Administrators

ORD Center/Laboratory Directors

It is a pleasure to announce this year's call for nominations for the 2010 Scientific and 

Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) program. STAA is an Agency-wide competition, 

judged by the Science Advisory Board (SAB), which recognizes outstanding published scientific 

and technical papers by the Agency's staff. This year’s nominations will be accepted via 

electronic submission to Nomination.STAA@EPA.gov. 

I am also pleased to announce that, in an effort to encourage greater participation from 

across the Agency, the 2010 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) program 

will expand the types of eligible publications on a pilot basis. Research and Project Reports from 

across EPA will be eligible for STAA submission in 2010. Other aspects of the STAA program, 

such as the evaluation criteria, are not expected to significantly change.

Attached are (1) nomination procedures and guidelines, (2) program schedule, and (3) 

nomination forms. Official 2010 nomination forms are available for your convenience in MS 

Word and screen fillable Portable Document Format (PDF) at http://es.epa.gov/ncer/staa/. All 

nominations must be received no later than midnight ET Thursday, January 14, 2010. 

Instructions for completion and electronic submission of nomination packages are attached. 

Should questions arise, please contact Dr. Thomas O’Farrell at (202) 343-9639 or 

O’Farrell.Thomas@epa.gov.

cc: EPA Science Advisory Board

EPA Program Offices

EPA Regional Offices
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November 18, 2009

EPA SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR 2010 STAA AWARDS

MEMORANDUM

SUBJECT: The 2010 Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA) Program 

FROM: Lek Kadeli /signed/

Assistant Administrator 

TO: All EPA Employees

I am pleased to issue this year's call for nominations for the EPA’s prestigious 2010 

Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards (STAA). Each year, EPA recognizes 

outstanding papers written by the Agency's staff and published in scientific and technical journals. 

STAA is open to all EPA employees, judged by the EPA’s Science Advisory Board (SAB), and 

managed by the Office of Research and Development. 

I am also pleased to announce that, in an effort to encourage greater participation from 

across the Agency, the 2010 STAA program will expand the types of eligible publications on a 

pilot basis. Research and Project Reports from across EPA will be eligible for STAA submission 

in 2010. Other aspects of the STAA program, such as the evaluation criteria, will not 

significantly change.

Nominations can be submitted in the following categories:

- Control Systems and Technology

- Ecological Research

- Health Effects Research and Human Health Risk Assessment

- Monitoring and Measurement Methods

- Transport and Fate

- Review Articles

- Risk Management and Ecosystem Restoration

- Integrated Risk Assessment

- Environmental Policy and Decision-Making Studies

- Homeland Security

- Industry and the Environment

- Energy and the Environment

- Other Environmental Research

- U.S. EPA Project and Research Reports

STAA winners are eligible for monetary awards. In addition, winners are recognized each 

summer at the ORD Awards Ceremony.
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This year’s nominations will be accepted via electronic submission to 

Nominations.STAA@epa.gov. You can find the nomination forms and guidelines at 

www.epa.gov/ncer/staa/forms.html. Nominations will be accepted until midnight ET on 

Thursday, January 14, 2010. Additional information about the STAA program can be found at 

www.epa.gov/ncer/staa. Should questions arise, please contact Thomas O’Farrell at (202) 343-

9639 or O’Farrell.Thomas@EPA.gov.
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Attachment 2

May 2009 Letter from National Center for Environmental Research (NCER) Director Dr. 

William Sanders to STAA Committee Chair on Pilot Project

May 28, 2010

Dr. T. Taylor Eighmy

Vice President for Research

Office of the Vice President for Research

Texas Tech University 

Box 41075 

Lubbock, TX 79409-1075

Dear Dr. Eighmy:

EPA would like to request your help in making the Science and Technology

 Achievement Awards (STAA) program an even more effective way to acknowledge the 

excellence of EPA science.

For many years, government agencies, academics, the public and the broader scientific 

community have recognized EPA for its outstanding environmental research. We believe that by 

identifying and recognizing EPA’s science achievements, we can attract, keep, and motivate our 

scientific workforce and ensure that we emphasize scientific quality and relevance. The STAA 

program is an important component of EPA’s efforts to achieve its science goals and reward our 

scientists for their work. In recent years, it has become apparent that research reports are some of 

the most important science documents produced by Agency scientists and, at this point, these 

reports are ineligible for consideration in the STAA competition. We know that research reports 

play a significant role in moving our science efforts forward. For this reason EPA feels that 

research reports should be eligible for the 2001 STAA competition.

Because including research reports in the STAA competition is a new idea, we want to 

make this part of a one year pilot program. Continuing beyond 2010, will be largely based on the 

findings and results of the 2010 effort. As part of the pilot, EPA will include a disclaimer that 

reserves our right to discontinue or modify the program, primarily to ensure that any 

modifications deemed essential to the pilot’s success can be introduced at any time. To continue 

to ensure that no materials submitted are resubmissions, research reports are ineligible for STAA 

nomination if a portion of the report has been separately published and submitted to a prior STAA 

competition. Alternatively, no publication that has derived from a STAA nominated research 

report may be submitted to a future STAA competition. Furthermore, nominated publications in 

this research category must undergo both internal and external-to-EPA peer reviews. 

Other aspects of the STAA program, such as the evaluation criteria, will not significantly 

change. No additional or targeted funds will be made available to fund research report awards. 

We greatly appreciate the efforts of the SAB in helping EPA with this important effort and we 
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look forward to hearing your thoughts on the effectiveness of this pilot effort. Thank you again 

for your help in improving the excellence of the STAA program.

Sincerely Yours,

/signed/

William H. Sanders, III, Dr. P.H.

Director

cc: Vanessa Vu

Sherry Sterling

Thomas O’Farrell
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Appendix A - Nominations Recommended for Awards

Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award -- Total of 5

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

S10CS0

008

Linked

With

S10M

M0087

A Bayesian method for calculating real-time 

quantitative PCR calibration curves using absolute 

plasmid DNA standards

(1) Quantitative PCR for Detection and Enumeration 

of Genetic Markers of Bovine Fecal Pollution

(2) Quantitative PCR for Genetic Markers of Human 

Fecal Pollution

Dr. Sivaganesan, Mano (35%)

Dr. Shanks, Orin C. (20%)

Dr. Varma, Manju (15%)

Mr. Siefring, Shawn (15%)

Dr. Haugland, Richard A. (15%)

Dr. Shanks, Orin C. (35%)

Mrs. Kelty, Catherine A. (15%)

Dr. Haugland, Richard A. (15%)

Dr. Varma, Manju (8%)

Mrs. Siefring, Shawn (7%)

Dr. Domingo, Jorge Santo (1%)

Dr. Sivaganesan, Mano )

Dr. Lu, Jingrang (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Noble, Rachel T. (1% Non-EPA)

Ms. Blackwood, A. Denene (1% Non-EPA)

Ms. Atikovic, Emina (1% Non-EPA)

NRMRL

S10ER

0033

(1) Geographic, anthropogenic, and habitat 

influences on Great Lakes coastal wetland fish 

assemblages

(2) Patterns in habitat and fish assemblages within 

Great Lakes coastal wetlands and implications for 

sampling design

Dr. Trebitz, Anett S. (50%)

Dr. Brazner, John C. (15%)

Mr. Pearson, Mark S. (5%)

Mr. Tanner, Danny K. (5%)

Mr. Peterson, Gregory S. (5%)

Ms. Taylor, Debra L. (5%)

Mr. West, Corlis W. (5%)

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

Mr. Hollenhorst, Tom (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.
13

Nominations Recommended for a Level I Award -- Total of 5

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

S10OR

0091

(1) Terminology of developmental abnormalities in 

common laboratory mammals (Version 2)(Published 

in Birth Defects Research)

(2) Terminology of developmental abnormalities in 

common laboratory mammals (Version 2)

(Published in Reproductive Toxicology)

(3) Terminology of developmental abnormalities in 

common laboratory mammals (Version 2)

(Published in Congenital Anomalies)

Makris, Susan (52%)

Dr. Solomon, Howard (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Clark, Ruth (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Shiota, Kohei (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Barbellion, Stephane (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Wise, L. David (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Ema, Makoto (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Fujiwara, Michio (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Grote, Konstanze (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Hazelden, Keith P. (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Hew, Kok-Wah (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Horimoto, Masao (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Ooshima, Yojiri (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Parkinson, Meg (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Buschmann, Jochen (3% Non-EPA)

NCEA

S10OR

0093

(1) A meta-analysis of children's hand-to-mouth 

frequency data for estimating nondietary ingestion 

exposure (Published in Risk Analysis)

(2) A meta-analysis of children's object-to-mouth 

frequency data for estimating non-dietary ingestion 

exposure (Published in Journal of Exposure Science 

and Environmental Epidemiology)

Dr. Xue, Jianping (30%)

Dr. Zartarian, Valerie (25%)

Ms. Moya, Jacqueline (10%)

Dr. Tulve, Nicolle (10%)

Ms. Freeman, Natalie (5% Non-EPA)

Ms. Beamer, Paloma (5% Non-EPA)

Ms. Black, Kathy (5% Non-EPA)

Ms. AuYeung, Willa (5% Non-EPA)

Mr. Shalat, Stuart (5% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10TF0

133

(1) Estimates of the contributions of biogenic and 

anthropogenic hydrocarbons to secondary organic 

aerosol at a southeastern US location

(2) B-Caryophyllinic acid: An atmospheric tracer for 

B-caryophyllene secondary organic aerosol

(3) Composition of PM2.5 during the summer of 

2003 in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina

Dr. Edney, Edward O. (30%)

Dr. Kleindienst, Tadeusz E. (14%)

Dr. Lewandowski, Michael (14%)

Dr. Offenberg, John H. (14%)

Dr. Jaoui, Mohammed (14% Non-EPA)

Dr. Bhave, Prakash V. (14% 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.
14

Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of 14

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

S10ER

0014

Mucus: a new tissue fraction for rapid determination 

of fish diet switching using stable isotope analysis

Dr. Church, Marshall Robbins (50%)

Dr. Ebersole, Joe (20%)

Mr. Rensmeyer, Kirk M. (10% Non-EPA)

Mr. Couture, Ryan B. (10% Non-EPA)

Dr. Barrows, Frederc T. (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Noakes, David L.G. (5% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10ER

0016

(1) Physical indicators of hydrologic permanence in 

forested headwater streams

(2) Larval salamanders and channel geomorphology 

are indicators of hydrologic permanence in forested 

headwater streams

(3) Can bryophytes be used to characterize 

hydrologic permanence in forested headwater 

streams

Dr. Fritz, Ken M. (40%)

Dr. Johnson, Brent R. (30%)

Dr. Walters, David M. (10%)

Ms. Blocksom, Karen A. (10%)

Dr. Greenwood, Jennifer L. (2%)

Dr. Glime, Janice M. (5% Non-EPA)

Mr. Hribljan, John (3% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10HE

0041

(1) Exposure to Concentrated Coarse Air Pollution 

Particles Causes Mild Cardiopulmonary Effects in 

Healthy Young Adults

(2) Concentrated Ambient Ultrafine Particle 

Exposure Induces Cardiac changes in Young 

Healthy Volunteers

Dr. Graff, Don (26%)

Dr. Devlin, Robert (19%)

Dr. Samet, James (18%)

Dr. Rappold, Ana (14%)

Dr. Huang, Yuh-Chin (4%)

Ms. Bassett, MaryAnn (2%)

Ms. Montilla, Tracey (2%)

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

Dr. Zhou, Haibo (4% Non-EPA)

Dr. Bromberg, Philip (2% Non-EPA)

Mr. Berntsen, Jon (2% Non-EPA)

Dr. Hazucha, Milan (1% Non-EPA)

Ms. Herbst, Margaret (1% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10HE

0044

Differential Potentiation of Allergic Lung Disease in 

Mice Exposed to Chemically Distinct Diesel 

Samples

Dr. Stevens, Tina (45%)

Dr. Gilmour, M. Ian (35%)

Dr. Linak, William P. (15%)

Dr. Cho, Seung-Hyun (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.
15

Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of 14

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

S10HE

0054

(1) Profiling Chemicals Based on Chronic Toxicity 

Results from the U.S. EPA ToxRef Database

(2) Profiling the Reproductive Toxicity of Chemicals 

from Multigeneration Studies in the Toxicity 

Reference Database

(3) Profiling the activity of environmental chemicals 

in prenatal developmental toxicity studies using the 

U.S. EPA's ToxRefDB

Mr. Martin, Matthew T. (25%)

Dr. Dix, David J. (15%)

Dr. Knudsen, Thomas B. (15%)

Dr. Judson, Richard S. (10%)

Dr. Kavlock, Robert J. (10%)

Dr. Reif, David M. (5%)

Dr. Mendez, Elizabeth (5%)

Mr. Corum, Daniel (5% Non-EPA)

Mr. Rotroff, Daniel (5% Non-EPA)

Mr. Singh, Amar V. (5% Non-EPA)

NCCT

S10HE

0062

(1) Systemic translocation of 70Zinc: Kinetics 

following intratracheal instillation in rats

(2) Systemic Translocation of Particulate MatterAssociated Metals Following a Single Intratracheal 

Instillation in Rats

Dr. Kodavanti, Urmila P. (30%)

Mr. McGee, John K. (15%)

Mr. Kovalcik, Kasey D. (10%)

Mr. Ledbetter, Allen D. (5%)

Ms. Schladweiler, Mette C. (5%)

Dr. Landis, Matthew (5%)

Dr. Wallenborn, J. Grace (30% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10IR0

076

(1) Use of habitat-contamination spatial correlation 

to determine when to perform a spatially explicit 

ecological risk assessment

(2) SADA: Ecological Risk Based Decision Support 

System for Selective Remediation

Dr. Purucker, Steven Thomas (65%)

Dr. Welsh, Christopher J.E. (15% Non-EPA)

Mr. Stewart, Robert N. (15% Non-EPA)

Dr. Starzec, Peter (5% Non-EPA) (Deceased)

NERL

S10IR0

077

(1) Global transcriptomic response of Pseudomonas 

aeruginosa to chlorhexidine diacetate

(2) Toxicogenomic response of Pseudomonas 

aeruginosa to ortho-phenylphenol

(3) Microarray analysis of Mycobacterium bovis 

BCG revealed induction of iron acquisition related 

genes in response to hydrogen peroxide

Dr. Toghrol, Freshteh (50%)

Dr. Nde, Chantal (20% Non-EPA)

Dr. Jang, Hyeung-Jin (20% Non-EPA)

Dr. Bentley, William E. (10% Non-EPA)

OCSPP

S10M

M0082

The Development and Inter-laboratory Verification 

of LC-MS Libraries for Organic Chemicals of 

Environmental Concern

Ms. Rosal, Charlita (37%)

Dr. Zintek, Lawrence (32%)

Dr. Betowski, Leon D. (20%)

Mr. Wesolowski, Dennis (3%)

Mr. Neukom, Joshua (5% Non-EPA)

Mr. Romano, Joseph (3% 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.
16

Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of 14

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

S10RA

0103

An Evaluation of the Mode of Action Framework for 

Mutagenic Carcinogens Case Study II: Chromium 

Cr(VI)

Ms. McCarroll, Nancy (50%)

Dr. Keshava, Nagalakshmi (31%)

Dr. Chen, Jonathan (6%)

Dr. Akerman, Gregory (6%)

Dr. Kilgerman, Andrew (6%)

Dr. Rinde, Esther (6%)

OPP

S10RA

0104

Continuous and Semicontinuous Monitoring 

Techniques for Particulate Matter Mass and 

Chemical Components: A Synthesis of Findings 

from EPA's Particulate Matter Supersites Program 

and Related Studies

Dr. Solomon, Paul A. (90%)

Dr. Sioutas, Constantinos (10% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10TF0

122

Examination of Arsenic Speciation in Sulfidic 

Solutions Using X-ray Absorption Spectroscopy

Dr. Beak, Douglas G. (45%)

Dr. Wilkin, Richard T. (35%)

Dr. Ford, Robert G. (15%)

Dr. Kelly, Shelly D. (5% Non-EPA)

NRMRL

S10TF0

125

Linked

With

S10TF0

134

Application of Ecosystem-Scale Fate and 

Bioaccumulation Models to Predict Fish Mercury 

Response Times to Changes in Atmospheric 

Deposition

(1) Development and test application of a screening -

level mercury fate model and tool for evaluating 

wildlife exposure risk for surface waters with 

mercury-contaminated sediments (SERAFM)

(2) Evaluating Regional Predictive Capacity of a 

Process-Based Mercury Exposure Model, Regional -

Mercury Cycling Model, Applied to 91 Vermont and 

New Hampshire Lakes and Ponds, USA

Dr. Knightes, Christopher D. (40%)

Dr. Sunderland, Elynor M. (30%)

Dr. Barber, M. Craig (10%)

Dr. Johnston, John M. (10%)

Mr. Ambrose, Jr., Robert B. (10%)

NERL

Dr. Knightes, Christopher D. (90%)

Mr. Ambrose, Jr., Robert B. (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.
17

Nominations Recommended for a Level II Award -- Total of 14

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

S10TF0

132

(1) Modeling the impacts of traffic emissions on air 

toxics concentrations near roadways

(2) Analysis of air quality data near roadways using 

a dispersion model

(3) A wind tunnel study of the effect of roadway 

configurations on the dispersion of traffic-related 

pollution

Dr. Isakov, Vlad (20%)

Dr. Baldauf, Richard (15%)

Dr. Heist, David (15%)

Dr. Perry, Steven (15%)

Dr. Thoma, Eben (5%)

Dr. Venkatram, Akula (20% Non-EPA)

Dr. Seila, Robert (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Brixey, Laurie (5% Non-EPA)

OAR

*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 a Level III Award -- Total of 42

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

S10CS0

005

(1) Demonstration of Advanced Emission Controls 

for Nonroad SI Class II Engines

(2) New Exhaust Catalyst Emission Control Systems 

for Nonroad SI Class I Engines

Mr. McDonald, Joseph F. (42%)

Mr. Olson, Brian A. (42%)

Mr. Murawski, Marc (16% Non-EPA)

OTAQ

S10EE0

010

Linked

With

S10RA

0107

Hydrophobic zeolite-silicone rubber mixed matrix 

membranes for ethanol-water separation: Effect of 

zeolite and silicone component selection on 

pervaporation performance

Separation technologies for the recovery and 

dehydration of alcohols from fermentation broths

Dr. Vane, Leland M. (48%)

Dr. Namboodiri, Vasudevan V. (32%)

Dr. Bowen, Travis C. (20%)

NRMRL

Dr. Vane, Leland M. (100%)

NRMRL

S10EP0

011

Technical challenges involved in Implementation of 

VOC reactivity-based control of ozone

Ms. Luecken, Deborah (75%)

Dr. Mebust, Michelle (25% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10ER

0012

(1) Multispatial-scale variation in benthic and snagsurface macroinvertebrate assemblages in midcontinent US great rivers

(2) Multmetric macroinvertebrate indices for midcontinent US great rivers

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

Dr. Bolgrien, David W. (10%)

Ms. Jicha, Terri M. (10%)

Mr. Pearson, Mark S. (10%)

Ms. Taylor, Debra L. (10%)

Dr. Hill, Brian H. (10%)

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 a Level III Award -- Total of 42

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

S10ER

0013

Linked

With

S10ER

0034

Endocrine disrupting chemicals in fish: developing 

exposure indicators and predictive models of effects 

based on mechanism of action

(1) Direct effects, compensation, and recovery in 

female fathead minnows exposed to a model 

aromatase inhibitor

(2) Dynamic nature of alterations in the endocrine 

system of fathead minnows exposed to the fungicide 

prochloraz

Dr. Ankley, Gerald (15%)

Dr. Bencic, David (5%)

Dr. Breen, Michael (5%)

Dr. Collette, Timothy (5%)

Dr. Conolly, Rory (5%)

Dr. Edwards, Stephen (5%)

Dr. Ekman, Drew (5%)

Ms. Jensen, Kathleen (5%)

Dr. Lazorchak, James (5%)

Dr. Miller, David (5%)

Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel (5%)

Dr. Wang, Rong-Lin (5%)

Dr. Denslow, Nancy (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Garcia-Reyero, Natalia (5% Non-EPA)

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

Dr. Perkins, Edward (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Orlando, Edward (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Watanabe, Karen (5% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel (30%)

Dr. Ankley, Gerald (30%) 

Ms. Jensen, Kathleen (5%) 

Mr. Kahl, Michael D. (5%)

Ms. Makynen, Elizabeth A. (5%)

Dr. Bencic, David (5%)

Ms. Durhan, Elizabeth J. (3%)

Ms. Cavallin, Jenna E. (5% Non-EPA)

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

Mr. Mueller, Nathanial D. (5% Non-EPA)

Ms. Wehmas, Leah C. (2% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10ER

0018

Linked

With

S10ER

0025

Multiple regression models for hindcasting and 

forecasting midsummer hypoxia in the Gulf of 

Mexico

Interactions between freshwater input, light, and 

phytoplankton dynamics on the Louisiana 

continental shelf

Dr. Greene, Richard M. (50%)

Dr. Lehrter, John C. (25%)

Dr. Hagy, III, James D. (25%)

NHEERL

Dr. Lehrter, John C. (50%)

Dr. Murrell, Michael C. (25%)

Dr. Kurtz, Janis C. (25%)

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 a Level III Award -- Total of 42

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

S10ER

0023

Cumulative effects of coastal habitat alterations on 

fishery resources: toward prediction at regional 

scales

Dr. Jordan, Stephen J. (50%)

Ms. Smith, Lisa M. (30%)

Dr. Nestlerode, Janet A. (20%)

NHEERL

S10ER

0024

(1) Mechanistic Approach to Understanding the 

Toxicity of the Azole Fungicide Triadimefon to a 

Nontarget Aquatic Insect and Implications for 

Exposure Assessment

(2) Integration of Metabolomics and In vitro 

Metabolism Assays for Investigating the 

Steroselective Transformation of Triadimefon in 

Rainbow Trout

Dr. Kenneke, John F. (28%)

Mr. Mazur, Christopher S. (23%)

Dr. Garrison, A. Wayne (10%)

Dr. Ekman, Drew R. (10%)

Dr. Overmyer, Jay P. (7% Non-EPA)

Ms. Kellock, Kristen A. (7% Non-EPA)

Mr. Konwick, Brad (7% Non-EPA)

Mr. Avants, Jimmy K. (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Fisk, Aaron (3% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10ER

0030

Downstream effects of mountaintop coal mining: 

comparing biological condition using family-and 

genus-level macroinvertebrate bioassessment tools

Mr. Pond, Gregory J. (30%)

Ms. Passmore, Margaret E. (30%)

Dr. Borsuk, Frank A. (15%)

Mr. Reynolds, Lou (15%)

Ms. Rose, Carole J. (10%)

Region 3

S10HE

0035

Hazard to the developing male reproductive system 

from cumulative exposure to phthalate esters-dibutyl 

phthalate, diisobutyl phthalate, butylbenzyl 

phthalate, diethylhexyl phthalate, dipentyl phthalate, 

and diisononyl phthalate

Dr. Benson, Robert W. (100%)

Region 8

S10HE

0036

(1) Development and use of PBPK modeling and the 

Impact of metabolism on variability in dose metrics 

for the risk assessment of methyl tertiary butyl ether 

(MTBE)

(2) Evaluation of Evidence for infection as a Mode 

of Action for induction of Rat Lymphoma

Dr. Caldwell, Jane C. (51%)

Dr. Blancato, Jerry N. (15%)

Dr. Evans, Marina V. (15%)

Ms. Jinot, Jennifer (7%)

Dr. Gift, Jeff S. (5%)

Dr. DeVoney, Danielle (5%)

Dr. Powers, Fred W. (2%) (Deceased)

NCEA

S10HE

0037

(1) Characterizing uncertainty and population 

variability in the toxicokinetics of trichloroethylene 

and metabolites in mice, rats, and humans using an 

updated database, physiologically based 

pharmacokinetic (PBPK) model, and Bayesian 

approach

(2) Development of an updated PBPK model for 

trichloroethylene and metabolites in mice, and its 

application to discern the role of oxidative 

metabolism in TCE-induced hepatomegaly

Dr. Chiu, Weihsueh A. (49%)

Dr. Evans, Marina V. (28%)

Dr. Caldwell, Jane C. (15%)

Dr. Okino, Miles S. (8%)

NCEA

*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 a Level III Award -- Total of 42

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

S10HE

0042

(1) Fine Oil Combustion Particle Bioavailable 

Constituents Induce Molecular Profiles of Oxidative 

Stress, Altered Function and Cellular Injury in 

Cardiomyocytes

(2) Fine Ambient Air Particulate Matter Exposure 

Induces Molecular Alterations Associated With 

Vascular Disease Progression Within Plaques of 

Atherosclerotic Susceptible Mice

Dr. Dreher, Kevin L. (30%)

Dr. Floyd, Heather S. (25%)

Ms. Vallanat, Beena (10%)

Dr. Knuckles, Travis (25% Non-EPA)

Dr. Chen, Lung-Chi (10% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10HE

0043

Protein carbonyl formation in response to 

propiconazole-induced oxidative stress

Dr. Ge, Yue (45%)

Ms. Bruno, Maribel (35%)

Dr. Nesnow, Stephen (15%)

Ms. Moore, Tanya (5%)

NHEERL

S10HE

0046

A Reexamination of the PPAR-a Activation Mode of 

Action as a Basis for Assessing Human Cancer 

Risks of Environmental Contaminants

Dr. Guyton, Kathryn Z. (40%)

Dr. Chiu, Weihsueh A. (12%)

Ms. Jinot, Jennifer (12%)

Dr. Bateson, Thomas F. (8%)

Dr. Caldwell, Jane C. (12%)

Ms. Scott, Cheryl Siegel (9%)

Ms. Brown, Rebecca C. (7% Non-EPA)

NCEA

S10HE

0048

(1) Concentrations of Phthalate Metabolites in Milk, 

Urine, Saliva, and Serum of Lactating North 

Carolina Women

(2) Polyfluoroalkyl Chemicals in the Serum and 

Milk of Breastfeeding Women

(3) Assays for Endogenous Components of Human 

Milk: Comparison of Fresh and Frozen Samples and 

Corresponding Analytes in Serum

Dr. Hines, Erin (40%)

Dr. Fenton, Suzanne (39%)

Dr. Mendola, Pauline (10%)

Ms. Schmid, Judy (1%)

Mr. Barbee, Randy (1%)

Dr. Calafat, Antonia (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Kato, Kayoko (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Kuklenyik, K. (1% Non-EPA)

Ms. Moreland, Rae Ann (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Rayner, Jennifer (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Reidy, Jack (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Silva, Manori J. (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Valcour, Andre (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Ehrenstein, Ondine von (1% Non-EPA)

NCEA

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

documented in the EPA nomination.
22

Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 42

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

S10HE

0050

(1) Modeling Single and Repeated Dose 

Pharmacokinetics of PFOA in Mice

(2) Pharmacokinetic modeling of perfluorooctanoic 

acid during gestation and lactation in the mouse

(3) Comparing models for perfluorooctanoic acid 

pharmacokinetics using Bayesian analysis

Dr. Rodriguez, Chester E. (25%)

Dr. Wambaugh, John F. (25%)

Dr. Barton, Hugh A. (10%)

Dr. Setzer, R. Woodrow (10%)

Dr. Lau, Christopher S. (5%)

Dr. Lindstrom, Andrew B. (5%)

Dr. Zehr, R. Dan (5%)

Dr. Strynar, Mark J. (5%)

Dr. Lou, Inchio (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Hanson, Roger G. (5% Non-EPA)

NCCT

S10HE

0055

Disruption of microRNA expression in human 

airway epithelial cells by diesel exhaust particles is 

linked to tumorigenesis-associated pathways

Dr. Jardim, Melanie (32.5%)

Dr. Diaz-Sanchez, David (32.5%)

Ms. Dailey, Lisa (15%)

Dr. Fry, Rebecca (15% Non-EPA)

Dr. Jaspers, Ilona (5% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10HE

0056

Sampling household surfaces for pesticide residues: 

Comparison between a Press Sampler and solventmoistened wipes

Dr. Melnyk, Lisa Jo (50%)

Dr. Bernard, Craig E. (35%)

Mr. Wymer, Larry J. (10%)

Dr. Berry, Maurice R. (5%)

NERL

S10HE

0061

(1) ACToR - Aggregated Computational Toxicology 

Resource

(2) The Toxicity Data Landscape for Environmental 

Chemicals

(3) ACToR Online

Dr. Judson, Richard S. (12%)

Mr. Martin, Matthew T. (8%)

Dr. Richard, Ann M. (5%)

Dr. Dix, David J. (3%)

Dr. Houck, Keith A. (3%)

Dr. Dellarco, Vicki (3%)

Dr. Sayre, Philip G. (3%)

Dr. Tan, Shirlee (3%)

Dr. Smith, Edwin (3%)

Dr. Holderman, Todd S. (3%)

Dr. Carpenter, Thomas (3%)

Dr. Henry, Tala (3%)

Dr. Kavlock, Robert J. (1%)

Mr. Cathey, Tommy (9% Non-EPA)

Dr. Transue, Thomas R. (8% Non-EPA)

Dr. Wolf, Maritja (8% Non-EPA)

Dr. Vail, James (8% Non-EPA)

Ms. Smith, Doris (8% Non-EPA)

Mr. Spencer, Richard M. (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Elloumi, Fathi (3% Non-EPA)

NCCT

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

documented in the EPA nomination.
23

Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 42

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

S10HE

0065

High Sensitivity of Children to SwimmingAssociated Gastrointestinal Illness: Results Using a 

Rapid Assay of Recreational Water Quality

Mr. Wade, Timothy J. (22%)

Ms. Calderon, Rebecca L. (12%) (Deceased)

Ms. Brenner, Kristin P. (12%)

Ms. Sams, Elizabeth (12%)

Mr. Dufour, Alfred P. (12%)

Mr. Haugland, Rich (10%)

Mr. Wymer, Larry (10%)

Dr. Beach, Michael (10% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10HE

0140

One-Month Diesel Exhaust Inhalation Produces 

Hypertensive Gene Expression Pattern in Healthy 

Rats

Dr. Kodavanti, Urmila P. (25%)

Ms. Schladweiler, Mette C. (18%)

Mr. Ledbetter, Allen D. (6%)

Mr. Krantz, Todd (6%)

Ms. Richards, Judy E. (3%)

Dr. Linak, William P. (2%)

Mr. Jaskot, Richard H. (2%)

Dr. Gottipolu, Reddy R. (13% Non-EPA)

Dr. Karoly, Edward D. (8% Non-EPA)

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

Ms. Johnson, Jo Anne (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Wallenborn, J. Grace (4% Non-EPA)

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

NHEERL

S10IR0

073

Contrasting Influence of NADPH and a NADPHRegenerating System on the Metabolism of 

Carbonyl-Containing Compounds in Hepatic 

Microsomes

Mr. Mazur, Christopher S. (40%)

Dr. Kenneke, John F. (35%)

Dr. Goldsmith, Michael-Rock (20%)

Ms. Brown, Cather (5% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10M

M0079

Development and evaluation of a generic tag array to 

detect and genotype noroviruses in water

Ms. Brinkman, Nichole (90%)

Dr. Fout, G. Shay (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.
24

Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 42

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

S10M

M0080

(1) Profiling Lipid Metabolites Yields Unique 

Information on Sex- and Time-dependent Responses 

of Fathead Minnows (Pimephales promelas) 

Exposed to 17a-Ethynylestradiol

(2) A Direct Cell Quenching Method for CellCulture Based Metabolomics

(3) Spectral Relative Standard Deviation: A Practical 

Benchmark in Metabolomics

Dr. Ekman, Drew R. (16%)

Dr. Teng, Quincy (16%)

Dr. Collette, Timothy W. (15%)

Dr. Ankley, Gerald T. (4%)

Dr. Villeneuve, Daniel L. (4%)

Dr. Jensen, Kathleen M. (3%)

Dr. Kahl, Michael D. (3%)

Dr. Durhan, Elizabeth J. (3%)

Dr. Parsons, Helen M. (12% Non-EPA)

Dr. Viant, Mark R. (12% Non-EPA)

Dr. Huang, Wenlin (7% Non-EPA)

Dr. Tan, Chalet (5% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10M

M0083

(1) Phylogenetic diversity and molecular detection 

of bacteria in gull feces

(2) Microbial Diversity and Host-Specific Sequences 

of Canada Goose Feces

Dr. Santo Domingo, Jorge W. (55%)

Dr. Lu, Jingrang (35% Non-EPA)

Dr. Edge, Thomas (4% Non-EPA)

Mr. Hill, Stephen (4% Non-EPA)

Dr. Lamendella, Regina (2% Non-EPA)

NRMRL

S10M

M0084

Streambed Gravel Collection and Frequency Base 

Conversion: a Solution to Data set Sharing

Dr. Shirazi, Mostafa (70%)

Dr. Kaufmann, Philip R. (10%)

Dr. Faustini, John M. (20% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10RA

0095

Biologically-Relevant Exposure Science for 21st 

Century Toxicity Testing

Dr. Cohen Hubal, Elaine A. (100%)

NCCT

S10RA

0096

Role of PPAR alpha in mediating the effects of 

trichloroethylene and metabolites

Dr. Corton, Chris (100%)

NHEERL

S10RA

0099

Developments in direct thermal extraction gas 

chromatography-mass spectrometry of fine aerosols

Dr. Hays, Michael D. (75%)

Dr. Lavrich, Richard J. (25%)

NRMRL

S10RA

0100

Nanotechnology and in Situ Remediation: A Review 

of the Benefits and Potential Risks

Dr. Karn, Barbara (33%)

Ms. Otto, Martha (33%)

Dr. Kuiken, Todd (34% Non-EPA)

NCER

S10RA

0105

The endocrine effects of mercury in humans and 

wildlife

Dr. Tan, Shirlee (50%)

Dr. Meiller, Jesse (40%)

Dr. Mahaffey, Kathryn (10%) (Deceased)

OPPTS

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

documented in the EPA nomination.
25

Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 42

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

S10RM

0108

(1) Adsorption and simultaneous dechlorination of 

PCBs by GAC impregnated with ZVI/Pd bimetallic 

particles: Mechanistic aspects and reactive capping 

barrier concept

(2) Effects of ageing and oxidation of palladized iron 

embedded in activated carbon on the dechlorination 

of 2-chlorobiphenyl

(3) Catalytic role of palladium and relative reactivity 

of substituted chlorines during adsorption and 

treatment of PCBs on reactive activated carbon

Dr. Al-Abed, Souhail (50%)

Dr. Choi, Hyeok (40% Non-EPA)

Dr. Agarwal, Shirish (10% Non-EPA)

NRMRL

S10RM

0110

Speciation, Characterization, and Mobility of As, Se, 

and Hg in Flue Gas Desulphurization Residues

Dr. Al-Abed, Souhail (40%)

Dr. Scheckel, Kirk (20%)

Dr. Tolaymat, Thabet (10%)

Dr. Jegadeesan, Gautham (30% Non-EPA)

NRMRL

S10RM

0112

The Watershed Deposition Tool: A tool for 

incorporating atmospheric deposition in waterquality analyses

Ms. Schwede, Donna (60%)

Dr. Dennis, Robin (35%)

Ms. Bitz, Mary Ann (5% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10TF0

123

(1) Formation of Aqueous Suspensions of Fullerenes

(2) Colloidal Properties of Aqueous Fullerenes: 

Isoelectric Points and Aggregation Kinetics of C60 

and C60 Derivatives

Dr. Bouchard, Dermont (49%)

Dr. Ma, Xin (49%)

Dr. Isaacson, Carl (2% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10TF0

124

(1) The North American Mercury Model 

Intercomparison Study (NAMMIS): Study 

description and model-to-model comparisons

(2) An Analysis of Simulated Wet Depositon of 

Mercury from the North American Mercury Model 

Intercomparison Study (NAMMIS)

Mr. Bullock, Jr., O. Russell (30%)

Dr. Atkinson, R. Dwight (12%)

Mr. Braverman, Thomas N. (8%)

Dr. Civerolo, Kevin (12% Non-EPA)

Dr. Dastoor, Ashu (4% Non-EPA)

Dr. Davignon, Didier (4% Non-EPA)

Ms. Lohman, Kristen (4% Non-EPA)

Dr. Myers, Thomas C. (4% Non-EPA)

Dr. Selin, Noelle E. (4% Non-EPA)

Dr. Park, Rokjin J. (4% Non-EPA)

Dr. Seigneur, Christian (4% Non-EPA)

Mr. Vijayaraghavan, Krish (4% Non-EPA)

Dr. Ku, Jia-Yeong (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Sistla, Gopal (3% 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.
26

Nominations Recommended for a Level III Award -- Total of 42

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

S10TF0

127

Linked

With

S10TF0

137

(1) Analysis of Fluorotelomer Alcohols Soils: 

Optimization of Extraction and Chromatography

(2) Analysis of Perfluorinated Chemicals in Sludge: 

Method Development and Initial Results

(1) Degradability of an Acrylate-Linked 

Fluorotelomer Polymer in Soil

(2) Response to Comments on "Degradability of an 

Acrylate-Linked Fluorotelomer Polymer in Soil

Dr. Washington, John W. (48%)

Dr. Ellington, J. Jackson (26%)

Mr. Neill, Michael P. (3%)

Dr. Libelo, E. Laurence (3%)

Dr. Yoo, Hoon (15% Non-EPA)

Dr. Jenkins, Thomas M. (3% Non-EPA)

Dr. Evans, John J. (1% Non-EPA) (Deceased)

Ms. Hafner, Sarah C. (1% Non-EPA)

NERL

Dr. Washington, John W. (70%)

Dr. Ellington, J. Jackson (23%)

Dr. Jenkins, Thomas M. (2% Non-EPA)

Dr. Evans, John J. (2% Non-EPA)

Ms. Hafner, Sarah C. (2% Non-EPA)

Dr. Yoo, Hoon (1% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10TF0

129

Carbonaceous aerosol over a Pinus taeda forest in 

Central North Carolina, USA

Mr. Geron, Chris (100%)

NRMRL

S10TF0

130

Characterization and aerosol mass balance of PM2.5 

and PM10 collected in Conakry, Guinea during the 

2004 Harmattan period

Mr. Hedges, Scott R. (51%)

Mr. Weinstein, Jason P. (40%)

Ms. Kimbrough, Sue (9%)

OAR

S10TF0

135

Estimating the Impact of the 2004 Alaskan Forest 

Fires on episodic Particulate Matter Pollution over 

the Eastern United States through Assimilation of 

Satellite-Derived Aerosol Optical Depths in a 

Regional Air Quality Model

Dr. Mathur, Rohit (100%)

NERL

S10TF0

138

Light-Initiated Transformations of Fullerenol in

Aqueous Media

Dr. Zepp, Richard G. (50%)

Dr. Kong, Lingjun (30% Non-EPA)

Mr. Tedrow, O'Niell (10% Non-EPA)

Mr. Chan, Yau Fong(Kyle) (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.
27

Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 33

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

S10CS0

002

(1) Fenton-driven regeneration of MTBE-spent 

granular activated carbon-Effects of particle size and 

iron amendment procedures

(2) Effects of temperature and acidic pre-treatment 

on Fenton-driven oxidation of MTBE-spent granular 

activated carbon

Dr. Huling, Scott G. (70%)

Dr. Kan, Eunsung (25% Non-EPA)

Mr. Wingo, Caleb (5% Non-EPA)

NRMRL

S10CS0

004

Assessment of PCDD/F and PBDD/F emissions 

from coal-fired power plants during injection of 

brominated activated carbon for mercury control

Dr. Hutson, Nick D. (34%)

Dr. Ryan, Shawn P. (33%)

Dr. Touati, Abderrahmane (33% Non-EPA)

NRMRL

S10CS0

007

Estimating chloramine Ct for the synergistic 

inactivation of Cryptosporidium with ozone 

followed by chloramine

Dr. Sivaganesan, Mano (100%)

NRMRL

S10EE0

009

Solid Fuel Household Cook Stoves: Characterization 

of Performance and Emissions

Mr. Jetter, James J. (60%)

Mr. Kariher, Peter (40% Non-EPA)

NRMRL

S10ER

0015

(1) Modeling Stream Network-Scale Variation in 

Coho Salmon Overwinter Survival and Smolt Size

(2) Hierarchical Modeling of Late-Summer Weight 

and Summer Abundance of Juvenile Coho Salmon 

across a Stream Network

Dr. Ebersole, Joseph L. (40%)

Dr. Wigington, Jr., Parker J. (10%)

Dr. Leibowitz, Scott G. (5%)

Dr. Baker, Joan P. (5%)

Dr. Church, M. Robbins (4%)

Dr. Compton, Jana E. (4%)

Mr. Cairns, Michael A. (2%)

Mr. Colvin, Michael E. (25% Non-EPA)

Mr. Miller, Bruce A. (2% Non-EPA)

Mr. LaVigne, Henry R. (2% Non-EPA)

Mr. Hansen, Bruce P. (1% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10ER

0017

Bias in population growth rate estimation: sparse 

data, partial life cycle analysis and Jensen's 

inequality

Dr. Grear, Jason S. (50%)

Dr. Elderd, Bret (50% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10ER

0020

(1) Predicting Estuarine Sediment Metal 

Concentrations and Inferred Ecological Conditions:

An Information Theoretic Approach

(2) Effects of Spatial Extent on Landscape Structure 

and Sediment Metal Concentration Relationships in 

Small Estuarine Systems of the United States MidAtlantic Coast

Dr. Hollister, Jeff W. (75%)

Dr. Paul, John F. (10%)

Dr. Walker, Henry A. (5%)

Dr. August, Peter V. (10% 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.
28

Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 33

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

S10ER

0027

Effects of irradiance on benthic and water column 

processes in a Gulf of Mexico estuary: Pensacola 

Bay, Florida, USA

Dr. Murrell, Michael C. (50%)

Mr. Campbell, Jed D. (20%)

Dr. Hagy, III, James D. (20%)

Dr. Caffrey, Jane M. (10% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10ER

0029

Elevated CO2 and O3 effects on fine-root 

survivorship in ponderosa pine mesocosms

Dr. Phillips, Donald L. (55%)

Dr. Johnson, Mark G. (20%)

Dr. Tingey, David T. (20%)

Ms. Storm, Marjorie J. (5% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10ER

0032

Water Quality in the Near Coastal Waters of the 

Gulf of Mexico Affected by Hurricane Katrina: 

Before and After the Storm

Ms. Smith, Lisa M. (40%)

Mr. Macauley, John M. (25%)

Ms. Harwell, Linda C. (25%)

Ms. Chancy, Cynthia A. (10%)

NHEERL

S10HE

0038

(1) Exploring the in vitro formation of 

trimethylarsine sulfide from dimethylthioarsinic acid 

in anaerobic microflora of mouse cecum using 

HPLC-ICP-MS and HPLC-ESI-MS

(2) In Vitro biotransformation of dimethylarsinic 

acid and trimethylarsine oxide by anaerobic 

microflora of mouse cecum analyzed by HPLC-ICPMS and HPLC-ESI-MS

Dr. Kubachka, Kevin M. (30%)

Mr. Kohan, Michael J. (20%)

Ms. Herbin-Davis, Karen M. (20%)

Dr. Creed, John T. (15%)

Dr. Thomas, David J. (10%)

Dr. Conklin, Sean D. (5% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10HE

0039

(1) The Effect of Ambient Air Pollution on Semen 

Quality

(2) The Healthy Men Study: An Evaluation of 

Exposure to Disinfection By-Products in Tap Water 

and Sperm Qulaity

(3) The Healthy Men Study: design and recruitment 

considerations for environmental epidemiology 

studies in male reproductive health

Dr. Darney, Sally Perreault (25%)

Dr. Luben, Thomas (25%)

Mr. Sacks, Jason D. (10%)

Ms. Jeffay, Susan (10%)

Ms. Strader, Lillian (10%)

Dr. Buus, Rebecca M. (10%)

Dr. Hansen, Craig (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Olshan, Andrew (5% Non-EPA)

NCEA

S10HE

0045

Thermoregulation and its influence on toxicity 

assessment

Dr. Gordon, Christopher J. (50%)

Dr. Spencer, Pamela (10% Non-EPA)

Dr. Hotchkiss, Jon (10% Non-EPA)

Dr. Miller, Diane B. (10% Non-EPA)

Dr. Hinderliter, Paul (10% Non-EPA)

Dr. Pauluhn, Juergen (10% 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.
29

Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 33

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

S10HE

0047

(1) Development of a Competitive Binding Assay 

System with Recombinant Estrogen Receptors from 

Multiple

(2) Comparison of Chemical Binding to 

Recombinant Fathead minnow and Human Estrogen 

Receptors Alpha in Whole Cell and Cell-free 

Binding Assays

(3) Competitive Binding Comparison of Endocrine 

Disrupting Compounds to Recombinant Androgen 

Receptor from Fathead Minnow, Rainbow Trout and 

Human

Dr. Wilson, Vickie S. (35%)

Ms. Cardon, Mary C. (30%)

Dr. Hartig, Phillip C. (20%)

Dr. Gray, Jr., L. Earl (10%)

Dr. Rider, Cynthia V. (5% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10HE

0049

Linked

With

S10HE

0060

Application of Novel Method to Measure 

Endogenous VOCs in Exhaled Breath Condensate 

Before and After Exposure to Diesel Exhaust

Influence of systems biology response and 

environmental exposure level on between-subject 

variability in breath and blood biomarkers

Dr. Hubbard, Heidi F. (50%)

Dr. Sobus, Jon S. (25%)

Dr. Pleil, Joachim D. (10%)

Dr. Madden, Michael C. (10%)

Dr. Tabucchi, Sara (5% Non-EPA)

NERL

Dr. Pleil, Joachim D. (100%)

NERL

S10HE

0051

(1) Chlorotriazine Herbicides and Metabolites 

Activate an ACTH-dependent Release of 

Corticosterone in Male Wistar Rats

(2) Characterization of the Hypothalamic-PituitaryAdrenal Axis Response to Atrazine and Metabolites 

in the Female Rat

Dr. Laws, Susan (22%)

Dr. Fraites, Melanie (17%)

Ms. Jayaraman, Saro (15%)

Ms. Hotchkiss, Michelle (10%)

Dr. Cooper, Ralph L. (10%)

Dr. Stoker, Tammy (5%)

Dr. Mills, Lesley (5%)

Ms. Ferrell, Janet (2%)

Mr. Modic, Walker (2% Non-EPA)

Dr. Tinfo, Nicole (2% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10HE

0052

Relationships between Composition and Pulmonary 

Toxicity of Prototype Particles from Coal 

Combustion and Pyrolysis

Dr. Linak, William P. (20%)

Dr. Gilmour, M. Ian (20%)

Dr. Miller, C. Andrew (10%)

Dr. Cho, Seung-Hyun (20% Non-EPA)

Dr. Yoo, Jong-Ik (10% Non-EPA)

Ms. Turley, Audrey T. (10% Non-EPA)

Dr. Wendt, Jost O.L. (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Huggins, Frank E. (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.
30

Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 33

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

S10HE

0053

Method development for liquid 

chromatographic/triple quadrupole mass 

spectrometric analysis of trace level 

perfluorocarboxylic acids in articles of commerce

Dr. Liu, Xiaoyu (40%)

Dr. Guo, Zhishi (30%)

Mr. Krebs, Ken (25%)

Ms. Roache, Nancy (5% Non-EPA)

NRMRL

S10HE

0057

(1) Developmental neurotoxicity testing in vitro: 

models for assessing chemical effects on neurite 

growth

(2) Assessment of chemical effects on neurite 

outgrowth in PC12 cells using high content 

screening

(3) Development of a high-throughput screening 

assay for chemical effects on proliferation and 

viability of immortalized human neural progenitor 

cells

Dr. Mundy, William R. (30%)

Dr. Shafer, Timothy J. (30%)

Dr. Radio, Nicholas M. (20%)

Dr. Breier, Joseph M. (20% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10HE

0058

Endothelial effects of emission source particles: 

acute toxic response gene expression profiles

Dr. Nadadur, Srikanth S. (50%)

Dr. Mudipalli, Anuradha (20%)

Ms. Haycal-Coates, Najwa (20%)

Dr. Costa, Daniel L. (10%)

NCEA

S10HE

0059

Discrimination of Tumorigenic Triazole Conazoles 

from Phenobarbital by Transcriptional Analyses of 

Mouse Liver Gene Expression

Dr. Nesnow, Stephen (40%)

Dr. Hester, Susan D. (40%)

Dr. Ward, William (10%)

Ms. Moore, Tanya (5%)

Dr. Ren, Hongzu (5% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10HE

0064

(1) Comparison of chrysotile asbestos collection 

efficiencies on mixed cellulose ester-filters 

Efficiency of Sampling and Analysis of Asbestos 

Fibers on Filter Media: Implications for Exposure 

Assessment

(2) Selecting appropriate measurement and 

analytical methods to characterize asbestos 

exposures

Dr. Vallero, Daniel Alan (55%)

Mr. Kominsky, John R. (20% Non-EPA)

Mr. Beard, Michael E. (15% Non-EPA)

Mr. Crankshaw, Owen S. (10% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10HE

0066

Influence of acid functionalization on the cardiopulmonary toxicity of carbon nanotubes and carbon 

black particle in mice

Dr. Tong, Haiyan (40%)

Dr. Gilmour, M. Ian (35%)

Mr. McGee, John K. (10%)

Dr. Kodavanti, Urmila P. (5%)

Dr. Devlin, Robert B. (5%)

Dr. Saxena, Rajiv K. (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.
31

Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 33

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

S10HS

0069

(1) Chlorine Inactivation of Highly Pathogenic 

Avian Influenza Virus (H5N1)

(2) The Use of Bacteriophages of the family 

Cystoviridae as surrogates for H5N1 Highly 

Pathogenic Avian Influenza Viruses in Persistence 

and Inactivation Studies

Dr. Rice, Eugene W. (37%)

Ms. Adcock, Noreen J. (37%)

Dr. Sivaganesan, Mano (11%)

Dr. Brown, Justin D. (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Stallknecht, David E. (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Swayne, David E. (5% Non-EPA)

NHSRC

S10IE0

071

An Examination of Existing Data for the Industrial 

Manufacture and Use of Nanocomponents and Their 

Role in the Life Cycle Impact of Nanoproducts

Dr. Meyer, David E. (50%)

Dr. Gonzalez, Michael A. (25%)

Dr. Curran, Mary Ann (25%)

NRMRL

S10IR0

075

How Might Selenium Moderate the Toxic Effects of 

Mercury in Stream Fish of the Western U.S.

Dr. Peterson, Spencer A. (40%)

Mr. Peck, David V. (20%)

Dr. Sickle, John Van (10%)

Dr. Ralston, Nicholas V.C. (15% Non-EPA)

Dr. Robertson, J. David (5% Non-EPA)

Ms. Spate, Vickie L. (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Morris, J. Steven (5% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10M

M0085

American Healthy Homes Survey: A National Study 

of Residential Pesticides Measured from Floor 

Wipes

Dr. Stout, Dan (29%)

Dr. Egeghy, Peter (25%)

Dr. Bradham, Karen (20%)

Ms. Croghan, Carry (10%)

Dr. Jones, Paul (10%)

Dr. Ashley, Peter (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Friedman, Warren (1% Non-EPA)

Mr. Pinzer, Eugene (1% Non-EPA)

Dr. Cox, David (1% Non-EPA)

Ms. Nishioka, Marcia (1% Non-EPA)

Ms. Brinkman, Marielle (1% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10RA

0097

(1) DNA-based methods for monitoring invasive 

species: a review and prospectus

(2) Paradox lost: genetic diversity and the success of 

aquatic invasions

Dr. Darling, John A. (65%)

Dr. Blum, Michael J. (10%)

Dr. Roman, Joe (25% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10RA

0101

(1) Complex issues with examining diesel exhaust 

toxicity: Is the task getting easier or harder

(2) Biodiesel Exhaust: The Need for Health Effects 

Research

Dr. Madden, Michael (62%)

Dr. Ghio, Andrew (13%)

Ms. Swanson, Kimberly (25% 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.
32

Nominations Recommended for Honorable Mention (No Monetary Award) -- Total of 33

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

S10RA

0102

Safety Assessment of Biotechnology Products for 

Potential Risk of Food Allergy: Implications of New 

Research

Dr. Selgrade, MaryJane K. (30%)

Dr. Bowman, Christal (30%)

Dr. Laessig, Susan (30%)

Dr. Ladics, Greg (5% Non-EPA)

Dr. Privalle, Laura (5% Non-EPA)

NHEERL

S10TF0

121

Influence of Carboxymethyl Cellulose for the 

transport of Titanium Dioxide Nanoparticles in 

Clean Silica and Mineral Coated Sands

Dr. Al-Abed, Souhail (40%)

Dr. Luxton, Todd (20%)

Dr. Joo, Sunghee (40% Non-EPA)

NRMRL

S10TF0

126

Types and Quantities of Leftover Drugs Entering the 

Environment via Disposal to Sewage - Revealed by 

Coroner Records

Dr. Daughton, Christian (55%)

Dr. Ruhoy, Iiene (45% Non-EPA)

NERL

S10TF0

131

Combining regional-and local-scale air quality 

models with exposure models for use in 

environmental health studies

Dr. Isakov, Vlad (20%)

Mr. Touma, Jawad (15%)

Dr. Burke, Janet (15%)

Dr. Lobdell, Danelle T. (15%)

Mr. Palma, Ted (15%)

Dr. Ozkaynak, Haluk (15%)

Dr. Rosenbaum, Arlene (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.

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 

OAR - Office of Air and Radiation 

OAQPS - Office of Air Quality Planning and Standards 

OCSPP - Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention 

OPP – Office of Pesticide Programs

OPPTS - Office of Pollution Prevention and Toxic Substances

OTAQ - Office of Transportation and Air Quality