Scientific and Technological Achievement Award (STAA) 2019
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- 2019 Level II Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards
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- 2019 Honorable Mention Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards
2019 Level I Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards
Level I awards are for those who have accomplished an exceptionally high-quality research or technological effort. The awards recognize the creation or general revision of scientific or technological principle or procedure, or a highly significant improvement in the value of a device, activity, program, or service to the public. Awarded research is of national significance or has high impact on a broad area of science/technology. The research has far reaching consequences and is recognizable as a major scientific/technological achievement within its discipline or field of study.
Citation | Authors | Nominating Organization |
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Development and deployment of a high-throughput assay to detect chemical disruptors of thyroid hormone synthesis. |
Steve Simmons |
ORD National Center for Computational Toxicology |
2019 Level II Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards
Level II awards are for those 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. Awarded research has timely consequences and contributes as an important scientific/technological achievement within its discipline or field of study.
Citation | Authors | Nominating Organization |
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Nationwide study on the prevalence and potential health effects of contaminants of emerging concern in drinking water |
Susan Glassmeyer |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
Development of New Alternative Methods for Assessment of Developmental Neurotoxicity Hazard |
Timothy Shafer |
ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
A comprehensive description of the toxicity of major geochemical ion mixtures to Ceriodaphnia dubia |
Russell Erickson |
ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
2019 Level III Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards
Level III awards are for those who have accomplished an unusually notable research or technological effort. The awards are 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. Awarded research relates to a mission or organizational component of the EPA, or significantly affects a relevant area of science/technology.
Citation | Authors | Nominating Organization |
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Using water isotope ratios to derive lake hydrologic parameters for EPA's national lakes assessment |
J Renee Brooks |
ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
High-throughput predictions of functional use |
Katherine Phillips |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
(1) Child environmental exposures to water and sand at the beach |
Stephanie Deflorio-Barker |
ORD National Center for Environmental Assessment ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
Mercury Methylation in Reservoirs: a detailed study of the mechanisms responsible for increased mercury methylation |
Todd Luxton |
ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
Impacts of ethanol policy on corn prices: A review and meta-analysis of recent evidence |
Heather Klemick |
National Center for Environmental Economics |
Modeling and Validation of Conventional and Strong Hybrid Electric Vehicles and High Voltage Lithium-ion Battery Packs |
Soduk Lee |
Office of Air and Radiation |
An investigation of the effects of urban stream burial on nitrogen uptake and ecosystem metabolism |
Jake Beaulieu |
ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
A chemical and Cheminformatics foundation for ToxCast & Tox21 research programs |
Ann Richard |
ORD National Center for Computational Toxicology |
Advancing High-Throughput Chemical Exposure Models for Consumer and Dietary Pathways |
Kristin Isaacs |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
Validation of In Vivo-In Vitro Arsenic Bioavailability Methods for Human Health Risk Assessments at Contaminated Sites |
Kirk Scheckel |
ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
For Development and Application of a Natural Hazards Resilience Screening Index to Enhance Community Resilience |
J. Kevin Summers |
ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
New mechanistic paradigm for pulmonary and systemic health effects of oxidant and irritant pollutants |
Urmilla Kodavanti |
ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
Development of a system for assessing the health impact of wildfire smoke |
Ian Gilmour |
ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
On-the-ground implementation of early detection monitoring |
Anett Trebitz |
ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
Conversion of spent carbon dioxide into value added products |
Mallikarjuna Nadagouda |
ORD National Risk Management Laboratory |
A sustainable approach to empower the bio- based future:upgrading biomass to value added products |
Mallikarjuna Nadagouda |
ORD National Risk Management Laboratory |
2019 Honorable Mention Scientific and Technological Achievement Awards
Honorable Mention awards acknowledge research efforts that are noteworthy but do not warrant a Level I, II or III award. Honorable Mention applies to research that: (1) may not quite reach the level described for a Level III award; (2) show a promising area of research that the Subcommittee wants to encourage; or (3) show an area of research that the Subcommittees feels is too preliminary to warrant an award recommendation at this time.
Publication Title |
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Nominating Organization |
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Brian Gullett |
ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
Search for hidden costs: A Technology-based approach to the energy efficiency gap in light-duty vehicles. Published in Energy Policy. |
Gloria Helfand |
Office of Air and Radiation |
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Aron Butler |
Office of Air and Radiation |
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Havala O. T. Pye |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
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Timothy Barzyk |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
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Kristen Brown |
ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
Impacts of mountaintop removal and valley fill coal mining on C and N processing in terrestrial soil. Published in Water, Air, and Soil Pollution. |
Roger Burke |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
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Heather Klemick |
National Center for Environmental Economics |
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Kristen Foley |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
Roadside vegetation design characteristics that can improve local, near-road air quality. Published in Transportation Research Part D: Transport and Environment. |
Richard Baldauf |
ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
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Heather Simon |
Office of Air and Radiation |
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Endalkachew Sahle-Demessie |
ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
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Endalkachew Sahle-Demessie |
ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
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Colette Miller |
ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
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Andrey Egorov |
ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
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Daniel Vallero |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
Key ecological responses to nitrogen are altered by climate change. Published in Nature Climate Change. |
Tara Greaver |
ORD National Center for Environmental Assessment |
Sunlight-Driven Reduction of Silver Ions by Natural Organic Matter. Published in Environmental Science & Technology. |
Richard Zepp |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
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Nicolle Tulve |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
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Nicolle Tulve |
ORD National Health and Environmental Effects Research Laboratory |
Thoracic and respirable particle definitions for human health risk assessment. Published in Particle and Fibre Toxicology. |
James Brown |
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Mallikarjuna Nadagouda |
ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |
Increasing the credibility of regional climate simulations by introducing subgrid-scale cloud- radiation interactions. Published in Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres. |
Jerold Herwehe |
ORD National Exposure Research Laboratory |
Bayesian framework for water quality model uncertainty estimation and risk management. Published in ASCE Journal of Hydrologic Engineering. |
Mohamed Hantush |
ORD National Risk Management Research Laboratory |