Dr. Carol A. Johnston
Box 2207B, 110 Ag Hall
South Dakota State University
Brookings SD 57007
Phone: 605-688-6464
Carol.Johnston@sdstate.edu

GRANTS AND CONTRACTS

U.S.G.S. EROS Data Center. 2004-2006. "Quantitative Modeling of Carbon Dynamics Project – Northern Great Plains." $108,753. Principal Investigator.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (Grant No. R829643). 2002-2005. "Interactive Effects of Climate Change, Wetlands, and Dissolved Organic Matter on UV Damage to Aquatic Foodwebs." $897,307. Co-Principal Investigator.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2001-2006. "Development of environmental indicators of condition, integrity, and sustainability in the Great Lakes Basin." $6,000,000. Co-Principal Investigator.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 2001-2006. "Vegetative indicators of condition, integrity, and sustainability of Great Lakes coastal wetlands" (subproposal of omnibus grant above). $707,465. Principal Investigator.

NASA. 2001-2005. "Development of environmental indicators for the U.S. Great Lakes Basin using remote sensing technology." $600,000. Co-Principal Investigator.

National Science Foundation. 2000-2003 (DBI-9986839). "A GPS-linked model helicopter system for stream imaging." $174,910. Principal Investigator.

National Science Foundation. 2000-2002. "Intergovernmental Personnel Act." $200,652. Principal Investigator.

National Science Foundation (DEB-9973357). 2000-2002. "Dispersion and ecological interactions of clonal and sexual fish in a successional landscape." $220,000. Co-Principal Investigator.

City of Duluth (Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program, prime). 2000-2001. "Wetland Delineation - Duluth Natural Resources Inventory." $45,000. Principal Investigator.

City of Duluth (Minnesota ReLEAF Community Forest Inventory Program, prime). 2000. "Duluth Community Forest Inventory" $9,000. Principal Investigator.

City of Duluth, Minnesota. 2000. "Natural resources inventory." $9,298. Principal Investigator.

Minnesota Power. 1999-2001. "GIS databases for Winton Dam FERC hydropower re-licensing, Superior National Forest" $17,077. Principal Investigator.

Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. 1999. "Relationship between development and condition of lakes in Minnesota’s Northern Lakes and Forests Ecoregion." $48,749. P.I.

Minnesota Technology, Inc. and LTV Steel Mining Company. 1998-2000. "Interactive GIS database development for mining and forest land management." $33,037. P.I.

National Science Foundation (DEB-9615326). 1997-2002. "Control of productivity and plant species segregation by nitrogen fluxes to wetland beaver meadows." $600,000. P.I.

National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates. 1997-2002. "Control of productivity and plant species segregation by nitrogen fluxes to wetland beaver meadows, REU supplement" $30,000. Principal Investigator.

Voyageurs Region National Park Association. 1998-2000. "Silent sports map." $15,152. P.I.

Park Point Community Club. 1997-1999. "GIS analysis for Minnesota Point protection." $19,000. Principal Investigator.

Minnesota Technology, Incorporated. 1995-98. "Virtual reality interface for water pollution visualization." $65,450. Principal Investigator.

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. 1996-97. "Visualization of EMAP MAIA Data." $24,800. Principal Investigator.

Sugarloaf Interpretive Center Association. 1995-97. "GIS analysis for Sugarloaf site assessment and interpretation." $15,690. Principal Investigator.

USDI National Biological Service. 1995-96. "Virtual reality interface for landscape visualization." $22,000. Principal Investigator.

International Research and Exchange Board. 1995-96. "GIS as an integrating tool for multidisciplinary environmental efforts in the headwaters of nations' rivers: the Mississippi and the Volga." $19,961. Principal Investigator.

National Science Foundation (DEB-9119614). 1992-1996. "Beaver, succession, and ecosystem dynamics across the boreal landscape." $660,000. Principal Investigator.

National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates. 1992-1996. "Beaver, succession, and nutrient cycling in boreal landscapes, REU supplement." $25,000. P.I.

Bolton & Menk, Inc. 1995. "Site suitability for agricultural waste management facility." $2,900. Principal Investigator.

Minnesota Technology, Incorporated. 1993-95. "Georeferenced aerial imaging system." $72,500. Principal Investigator.

National Science Foundation (DBI-9208616). 1993-1995. "Development of a GPS-linked airborne video system for the construction of georeferenced GIS databases." $240,000. P.I.

National Science Foundation, Research Experiences for Undergraduates. 1993-1995. "Development of a GPS-linked airborne video system for the construction of georeferenced GIS databases, REU supplement." $10,000. P.I.

Minnesota Power. 1992-93. "Hydroelectric reservoir mapping." $19,871. Principal Investigator.

U.S. Department of Agriculture. 1992-94. "Spatial dynamics of nutrient and sediment removal processes in riverine wetlands." $200,000. Co-Principal Investigator.

Minnesota Power. 1991. "GIS database for Boulder Lake Reservoir." $2,060. P.I.

NASA. 1989-92. "Regional modeling of trace gas production in boreal ecosystems." Principal Investigator on $299,198 subcontract from Colorado State University.

National Science Foundation (DEB-8817665). 1989-92. "Animal influences on the aquatic landscape: Vegetative patterns, successional transitions and nutrient dynamics." $820,000. Principal Investigator. on $387,909 subcontract from the Univ. of Washington.

Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources. 1989-91. "Biological community of Lake Superior: The land/water interface." $240,000. Co-Principal Investigator.

National Science Foundation (DBI-8805437). 1988-91. "A cooperative facility for research on the ecology of spatial heterogeneity." $354,342. Principal Investigator.

Environmental Protection Agency, Duluth. 1988-91. "Effects of disturbance on water-quality functions of wetlands." $227,695. Co-Principal Investigator.

Sea Grant. 1987-91. "Predicting Lake Superior shoreline erosion from coastal characteristics and historical trends." $86,570. Principal Investigator.

National Park Service. 1987-88. Geographic Information System plan for Voyageurs National Park. $39,410. Principal Investigator.

Environmental Protection Agency, Corvallis. 1987-88. "Evaluation of alternative approaches for quantifying the cumulative impact of disturbance on wetland systems." $73,000. P.I.

National Science Foundation (DEB-8516284). 1986-88. "Hydrological control of nutrient cycling processes: animal influences on the aquatic landscape." $325,000. Co-Principal Investigator.

Oak Ridge National Laboratory. 1984-86. "Productivity of wet soils." $13,950. P.I.