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Past Research Projects

TitlePrincipal investigatorFunding CycleResearch TopicsDetailshf:tax:research_topic
Navigating Coastal Conservation CareersJulie Binz, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailscareer-development
Physiological Effects of Age and Temperature on Blood Chemistry, Metabolism, and Mortality Of Harvested Horseshoe Crabs, Limulus PolyphemusDaniel Sasson, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailscrustaceans
Guiding Successful Applications of Floating Treatment Wetlands in Brackish Coastal PondsBill Strosnider, University of South CarolinaDetailswetlands
Refining Assessments of Reproductive Activity in White Shrimp (Penaeus setiferus) to Improve Management DecisionsMichael Kendrick, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailscrustaceans
Evaluating Nitrogen Removal Strategies to Improve Stormwater Management Practices in Coastal South CarolinaAnnie Bourbonnais, University of South CarolinaDetailswater-quality
On Borrowed Time: Age as a Predictor of Phosphorus Mobility in Coastal Stormwater Ponds and Implications for ManagementDebabrata Sahoo, Clemson UniversityDetailsstormwater
How Does Disturbance Shape Avian Community Composition and Diversity in Ephemeral Wetlands?Daniel McGlinn, College of CharlestonDetailswetlands
Something Very Fishy: A Marine Science STEAM Program for Elementary SchoolsMichael Childress, Clemson University, and Meghnaa Tallapragada, Temple UniversityDetailseducation
Evaluating Shellfish Pond Potential to Produce a Compatible Crop of Marine Fish, Tripletail (Lobotes surinamensis)Jason Broach and Michael R. Denson, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailsaquaculture
Utilizing Local Charleston, South Carolina Craft Brewery By-Products to Fill Nutritional Gaps in Sustainable Fish Feeds for Juvenile Red Drum, Sciaenops ocellatusAaron M. Watson, Fabio Casu, and Michael R. Denson, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailsfisheries
Climate Risks, Infrastructure Systems, and Income Disparity: Impacts of Sea Level Rise on Social Inequality in South Carolina’s Coastal CommunitiesMostafa Batouli, The Citadel, and Ismail Farajpour, S.C. State University.Detailsresilience
Modeling Optimal Responsible Stocking Strategies for Spotted SeatroutTanya L. Darden and Michael R. Denson, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailsfisheries
Developing a Sex-Linked DNA Marker for Cobia (Rachycentron canadum) Using Next Generation Sequencing Technology for Use in Stock Enhancement, Aquaculture Efforts, and Stock AssessmentsTanya L. Darden, Michael R. Denson, and Matt J. Walker, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailsfisheries
Urban Stormwater Runoff as a Source of Microplastic and Tire Wear Particles in Coastal Waterways: Transport, Cumulative Impacts to Biota, and MitigationPeter van den Hurk, Clemson University, John E. Weinstein, The Citadel, and Barbara Beckingham, College of Charleston, Detailsmicroplastics stormwater
Charleston Regional Flood Warning M-AppNorman S. Levine and Emma Paz, College of Charleston, Detailsflooding
Synthesis of Long-Term Coastal Monitoring Datasets to Identify and Model Relationships Between Land Cover, Coastal Ecosystem Change, and WeatherAndrew Tweel, Denise Sanger, and Sharleen Johnson, S.C. Department of Natural Resources., Detailsenvironmental-health resilience
Quantifying Responses of Salt Marsh Productivity to Environmental Variability Over Various Time ScalesThomas O’Halloran, Clemson University, and Erik Smith, University of South Carolina.Detailswetlands
Development of Models for Phytoplankton-Nutrient Responses in Support of Numeric Nutrient Criteria for Estuarine Water QualityJames Pinckney and Erik Smith, University of South CarolinaDetailswater-quality
Linking Land Use to Changes in Physical Processes in Creeks and Estuaries: Implications for Increased Development and Changes in Climate and WeatherAndrew Tweel, S.C. Department of Natural Resources, Detailsenvironmental-health water-quality
Relating Nonpoint Source Biochemical Oxygen Demand Loading to Land-Use and Stormwater Management Practices in Coastal South CarolinaErik Smith, University of South Carolina, Detailsenvironmental-health water-quality
Socioeconomic Evaluation of Stormwater Control Measures to Guide Decision-Making in Coastal South CarolinaMarzieh Motallebi and Dan Hitchcock, Clemson University Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest ScienceDetailsstormwater
Examining the Social Carrying Capacity for Mariculture Development in Coastal South CarolinaWilliam Norman, Clemson UniversityDetailsaquaculture
Innovative Fish Ageing Methods for Rapid Detection of Climate-Driven Changes in Population DemographyJoseph Quattro, University of South CarolinaDetailsfisheries
How does coastal development impact groundwater inputs to estuarine tidal creeks?Alicia Wilson, University of South CarolinaDetailswater-quality
Determining Sedimentation Rates in Storm Water Ponds to Improve Life-Cycle Costs Assessments Associated with Maintenance DredgingErik Smith, University of South CarolinaDetailsflooding
Development and Validation of a Novel Molecular Tool to Rapidly Detect and Quantify Harmful Algal Blooms (HABs) Caused by Cyanobacteria: Enhanced Early Warning to Safeguard Environmental and Public HealthDianne Greenfield, University of South Carolina, Detailsharmful-algal-blooms-hab tools
Microplastic Contamination in Coastal South Carolina: Sources, Trophic Transfer and Abundance in BiotaPeter Van den Hurk, Clemson UniversityDetailsmicroplastics
Adaptability Toolkit for South Carolina’s Coastal Water InfrastructuresKalyan Piratla, Clemson University, Detailsresilience tools
Performance-Based Design of Low Impact Development Technologies in Response to Climate Change Induced Changes in Rainfall PatternsNigel Kaye, Clemson UniversityDetailslow-impact-development-lid
Determining Optimal Combinations of Stock Enhancement and Harvest Reduction for Population Restoration of Inshore CobiaTanya Darden, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailsfisheries
Genetic Diversity in Overfished and Recovered Black Sea BassTanya Darden, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailsfisheries
Nonstationary and Trend Assessment of Hydrological Extremes in the Southeastern Catchments: A Pilot StudySeyedehzahra Samadi, University of South CarolinaDetailsflooding
Genomic Signals of Local Adaptation in the Salt Marsh Plant Spartina alternifloraErik Sotka, College of CharlestonDetailswetlands
Developing Water Runoff Metrics for Reference Watersheds: Francis Marion National ForestTim Callahan, College of CharlestonDetailswatersheds
Clonal Aging and the Molecular Basis for Sudden Marsh DiebackJames Morris, University of South Carolina, Detailsenvironmental-health wetlands
Particle Contamination: Direct Effects on Salt Marsh-Tidal Creek Organisms and Indirect Effects on the Bioavailability and Toxicity of Polynuclear Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAHs)Stephen Klaine, Clemson University, Detailsenvironmental-health water-quality
Evaluating Wetland Function in Coastal South Carolina to Support Low Impact Development (LID) Decision-MakingDaniel Hitchcock, Clemson University, Detailslow-impact-development-lid wetlands
Hydrology and Pollutant Removal in Detention Ponds Typical of the Lower Coastal Plain of South CarolinaErik Smith, University of South CarolinaDetailswater-quality
Evaluating the Cause and Effect After Twenty Years of Assessing the Impacts of Coastal Development on Tidal Creek HeadwatersDenise Sanger, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Detailsenvironmental-health stormwater
A Marine Larval Culture Facility for the Okeanos Research LaboratoryAndrew S. Mount, Clemson UniversityDetailsfisheries
Pilot Deployment of a Novel Substrate to Create Oyster Habitat in Port Royal Sound and the ACE Basin National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR), South Carolina, USAPeter Kinglsey-Smith, S.C. Department of Natural Resources, Detailsenvironmental-health fisheries
Vibrio parahaemolyticus Virulence and its Magnification in the Eastern Oyster, Crassostrea virginicaCharles Lovell, University of South CarolinaDetailsaquaculture
Wind and Rain Resistant Design for Coastal Cross Laminated Timber BuildingsScott Schiff, Clemson UniversityDetailsresilience
Consequences of Altered Temperature Regimes on the Reproduction, Survival, Growth and Interactions of Two Key Estuarine FaunaJuliana Harding, Coastal Carolina University, Detailsenvironmental-health fisheries
Coastal Livelihoods and the Local Sense of Place: Assessing Social-Ecological Relationships and Environmental Values in the Face of Demographic Changes in Mount Pleasant, Awendaw, and McClellanville, South CarolinaAnnette Watson, College of CharlestonDetailscoastal-development
Examining Capacity for a Cooperative Seafood Tourism Trail as a Value-Added Marine Resource-Based Recreation and Tourism Product on the South Carolina CoastRobert Brookover, Clemson UniversityDetailsecotourism
Understanding Demand for Value-Added Products and Services Associated with For-Hire Boat Trips on the South Carolina CoastRobert Brookover, Clemson UniversityDetailsecotourism
Assessing Aeration as a Means of Improving Stormwater Pond Performance and Reduced Organic Loading to the Coastal ZoneErik Smith, University of South CarolinaDetailsstormwater
Green Infrastructure Design for Stormwater Management in Coastal South Carolina: An Assessment of Eco-hydrological FunctionAnand Jayakaran, Clemson University, Detailsflooding low-impact-development-lid
Development of a Sustainable, Minimal-Water Exchange, Polyculture Biofloc-Based, Mariculture Production SystemJohn Leffler, South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Detailsaquaculture tools
Managing Reproductive Behavior in Fisheries and on Fish Farms: A Joint N.C./S.C. Sea Grant ProjectRobert Chapman, South Carolina Department of Natural ResourcesDetailsaquaculture
Development of a Novel Genetic Approach to Rapidly Detect and Quantify Fish Eggs of Economically Important Species: A New Tool for Fisheries ManagementDianne Greenfield, University of South Carolina, Detailsfisheries tools
Observational and Modeling Studies to Benefit the Management and Selection of Borrow Sites for Beach Nourishment in South CarolinaKehui "Kevin" Xu, Coastal Carolina University, Detailscoastal-hazards education
Linking Residential Development and Organic Matter Loading to the Coastal Zone: The Role of Stormwater Ponds as Sources of Bioreactive Organic Carbon and NitrogenErik Smith, University of South Carolina, Detailsenvironmental-health stormwater
Infiltration versus Retention for Stormwater Quantity and Quality Management: A Continued Assessment of Rainfall Response in Coastal South Carolina WatershedsDan Hitchcock, Clemson University, , Detailsflooding groundwater stormwater
Commercialization of Bait Shrimp (Litopenaeus setiferus) Aquaculture through Year-Round Production in Indoor Facilities Using Clear Water and Biotic-based Culture SystemsJohn Leffler, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailscrustaceans
Evaluating the Comparative Survival and Growth of Diploid and Triploid Single Eastern Oysters in South CarolinaPeter R. Kingsley-Smith, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailsaquaculture
Drought and Decline of Blue Crabs in South CarolinaMichael Childress, Clemson UniversityDetailscrustaceans
Tagging of Horseshoe Crabs in Conjunction with Commercial Harvesters and the Biomedical Industry in South CarolinaLarry DeLancey, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailscrustaceans
Predicting Building Envelope Failures of Residential Structures Due to Atlantic Basin Hurricane Wind HazardWeiChiang Pang, Clemson University, Detailscoastal-hazards resilience
The Gulf Stream Transect Oceanography Program (GuSTO): Undergraduate Workforce Training in Ocean Science ResearchLeslie R. Sautter, College of Charleston, Detailscareer-development education
Characterization of Wave and Current Energy Levels in Estuarine Waters for Ecological and Particulate Dispersion Studies: Case Study Winyah Bay, S.C.George Voulgaris, University of South CarolinaDetailsenvironmental-health
Submarine Groundwater Discharge to Long Bay, S.C.: Preliminary Assessment of Land Use Impact, Geological Controls, and Nutrient LoadsRichard Viso, Coastal Carolina University, Detailsgroundwater water-quality
Building Sustainable Community-Based Economic Development and Management Linkages between Traditional Coastal-Dependent Businesses and South Carolina’s Recreation and Tourism IndustryWilliam Norman, Clemson University, Detailseconomics ecotourism
Developing Methodologies for Understanding Carrying Capacity as it Relates to the Introduction of Stocked Red Drum in Four South Carolina EstuariesMichael Denson, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailsfisheries
Characterization of Southern Flounder Spawning, Spawning Locations and Larval Dispersal off South CarolinaMarcel Reichert, S.C. Department of Natural ResourcesDetailsfisheries
Beach Nourishment Activities and Their Potential Impacts on Sediment Movement and Biological Resources around Critical Hard Bottom Habitats on the Shoreface of the Grand Strand, S.C.Ansley Wren, Coastal Carolina University, Detailscoastal-hazards resilience
Spatial and Temporal Variability in Rate of Mean High Water Rise Along the South Carolina Coast during the Past 6000 YearsPaul Gayes, Coastal Carolina University, Detailscoastal-hazards resilience
Investigation and Mitigation of Algal Blooms and Pollutants in Coastal Stormwater Ponds and Adjacent Tidal Creek and Estuarine SystemsDianne Greenfield, S.C. Department of Natural Resources, , Detailsharmful-algal-blooms-hab management-practices stormwater
Storm Hydrograph Separation Analysis for Paired Coastal Watersheds: An Assessment of Pre-development Site ConditionsDaniel Hitchcock, Clemson University, Detailsstormwater watersheds
Geochemical Characteristics of Submarine Groundwater Seeps on the South Carolina Continental ShelfRichard Viso, Coastal Carolina University, Detailsgroundwater water-quality
Physical Controls on Benthic Fluxes of Microalgae and Particulate Organic Matter in Estuarine EnvironmentsGeorge Voulgaris, University of South Carolina, Detailsenvironmental-health wetlands
The Implementation of Stormwater Best Management Practices for Coastal South Carolina – The Oak Terrace Preserve Research ProjectDwayne Porter, University of South Carolina, Detailslow-impact-development-lid stormwater
An Integrated Hydrogeologic and Ecological Study of Salt Marsh DynamicsAlicia Wilson, University of South Carolina, Detailsenvironmental-health groundwater
Addressing the Challenges of Coastal Growth in South CarolinaRick DeVoe, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium and April Turner, South Carolina Sea Grant Consortium, , , , Detailscoastal-hazards ecotourism education resilience
Regulatory Pathfinder For South Carolina Coastal Communities And ResidentsKim Connolly, South Carolina Law School, Detailseconomics management-practices
Development of cDNA Micro-assays for Analysis of Environmental Stressors and Disease in Local Populations of Atlantic White Shrimp, Litopenaeus setiferusDr. Paul Gross and Dr. Jonas Almeida, Medical University of South Carolina, Detailsphysiology tools
Genetic Estimates of Larval Sources of Gag (Mycteroperca microlepis) in the Southeastern United StatesErik Sotka, College of CharlestonDetailsfisheries
Impacts of Stocked Red Drum on the Recreational Fishery of Murrell’s Inlet: Data Collection, Analysis and Development of Assessment ToolsTed Smith, S.C. Department of Natural Resources, Detailsaquaculture physiology
Predicting Wind Uplift Failures Of Wood-Framed Residential Roof Structures Using Influence Functions And Database Assisted DesignDavid Prevatt, Clemson University, , Detailscoastal-hazards stormwater tools
An Assessment of Stormwater Best Management Practices for Coastal South Carolina: The Oak Terrace Preserve Monitoring ProjectDwayne Porter, University of South Carolina, , , Detailslow-impact-development-lid management-practices water-quality watersheds
Patterns and Processes Of Establishment Success Of Beach Vitex (Vitex Rotundifolia) Populations and Potential for EradicationAllan Strand and Courtney Murren, College of Charleston, Detailscoastal-hazards management-practices
Effects of Sublethal Concentrations of Agricultural Herbicides on the Structure and Function of Estuarine Phytoplankton CommunitiesJames Pinckney, University of South Carolina, , , Detailsenvironmental-health harmful-algal-blooms-hab water-quality wetlands
Using Diamondback Terrapins As Sentinel Species For Monitoring Mercury Contamination In Estuarine SystemsDavid Owens, College of Charleston, , , Detailsenvironmental-health management-practices physiology water-quality
Potential Impacts of Upstream Land Use Change On Phytoplankton Community Dynamics In Winyah Bay, S.C.Tammi Richardson, University of South Carolina, , Detailsharmful-algal-blooms-hab water-quality wetlands
An Integrated Hydrologic and Ecological Study of Salt Marsh DynamicsAlicia Wilson and James Morris, University of South Carolina, , Detailsenvironmental-health groundwater wetlands
Numerical Study of the Physical Conditions that Lead to Hypoxia Events in Long Bay, S.C.George Voulgaris, University of South Carolina and Rosario Sanay, University of South Carolina, Detailscoastal-hazards hypoxia
Identification of Coastal Hypoxia Mechanisms in Inner Shelf Waters of Long Bay, South CarolinaEric Koepfler, Coastal Carolina University, , Detailsenvironmental-health hypoxia water-quality
Electrical Characterization Of Submarine Groundwater Seeps On The South Carolina Continental ShelfRichard Viso, Coastal Carolina University, Detailsenvironmental-health groundwater
Coastal and Estuarine Acidification in Long Bay, South CarolinaAngelos Hannides, Coastal Carolina University, Detailsacidification hypoxia
Rain and Tide: Assessing Coastal Stream Flow and Compound Flooding RiskTim Callahan, College of CharlestonDetailsflooding
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