Frederick Scharf, biology and marine biology, was funded $1,725 from the NC Sea Grant for "Laboratory Validation of Field-Based Estimates of Red Drum Foraging Rates."

Martin Posey & Troy Alphin, biology and marine biology & Gene Brooks Avery, chemistry, have been funded $154,282 from Dial Cordy and Associates for the project "Monitor the Effects of a Potential Increased Tidal Range in the Cape Fear River Ecosystem Due to Deepening Wilmington Harbor, NC."

Lawrence Cahoon & Bongkeun Song, biology and marine biology, were funded $25,000 from the North Carolina Pork Council for "Bacterial Consortia in Swine Waste Lagoons: The Role of Purple Phototrophic Bacteria and Anaerobic Ammonium Oxidation (Annamox) in Odor Control and Natural Products Synthesis."

Thomas Lankford & Ami Wilbur, biology and marine biology, were funded $1,887 by the NC Sea Grant for "Stock Structure of Southern Kingfish: Defining Units for Stock Assessment and Management of North Carolina Fisheries."

Richard Satterlie, biology and marine biology, was awarded $109,920 by the National Science Foundation for his project "Expansion of the Seawater System of the Center for Marine Science."

Ann Pabst, William McLellan & Sentiel Rommel, biology and marine biology, were funded $99,930 by the NOAA-National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for their project "Building Stranding Capacity in Northern North Carolina."

Lawrence Cahoon, biology and marine biology, & Robert Cutting, environmental studies, had a chapter entitled "Forensic Water Quality Investigations: Identifying Pollution Sources and Polluters," published in Handbook of Water Purity and Quality, edited by Satinder Ahuja by Elsevier, Science and Technology Books. Cahoon also co-authored a chapter with Bongkeun Song, biology and marine biology, "Microbial Hazards to Water Quality," in the same text.

Bongkeun Song & Lawrence Cahoon, biology and marine biology, were funded $31,000 from the North Carolina Biotechnology Center for "Biodiesel Production from Hog Lagoon Microbial Communities."

Alison Taylor, biology and marine biology, has been funded $24,340 by the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom for the project "Visiting Senior Fellowship of the Marine Biological Association of the U.K."

Michael McCartney, biology and marine biology, received $45,672 from the NOAA-National Marine Fisheries Service for his project "Population Genetic Structure and Mixing Between Stocks of Black Seabass (Cenropristis striata) North and South of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina- Continuing Project Year 2."

Frederick Scharf, biology and marine biology, received $5,000 from Progress Energy for "Sutton Lake Creel Survey."

Marcel van Tuinen, biology and marine biology, was funded $1,350 from the NC Sea Grant for "Novel Genetic Markers for North Carolina Tern Conservation."

Bongkeun Song, biology and marine biology, & Craig Tobias, geography and geology, were funded $515,800 under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) for their project "Collaborative Research: ETBC: Implication of ANAMMOX Community Structure and Microbial Interactions in Estuarine N Removal Processes."

David Webster, biology and marine biology, was funded $17,979 by Figure “8” Beach Homeowners Association for "Survey for Threatened and Endangered Species on Figure Eight Island NC."

Amanda Southwood, biology and marine biology, received $5,800.60 from the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the project "Sea Turtle Nesting Activity on Masonboro."

Ronald Sizemore, biology and marine biology and CMS, was funded $2,845 from the NC Department of Environment and Natural Resources for the project "NC Estuarine Research Reserve: Education."

Richard Satterlie, biology & marine biology, received a three-year grant totalling $400,181 from the National Science Foundation for "Neuromuscular Control of Directional Swimming in Cubomedusae."

Bongkeun Song, biology & marine biology, was funded $397,048 by USDA-CSREES for his project "ANAMMOX: A New Sink of N Fertilizer in Agricultural Soils."

Craig Bailey, biology & marine biology, was funded $12,263 by the National Science Foundation for "PEET: Monographic and Phylogenetic Research on the Saprolegniales."

Heather Koopman & Andrew Westgate, biology & marine biology, were funded $41,947 by the Office of Naval Research for their project "Nitrogen Gas Dynamics in Adipose Tissues of Diving Mammals: Do Lipid Composition and Low and Mid-frequency Sound Affect N2 Solubility?"

Martin Posey & Troy Alphin, biology & marine biology, were funded $117,694 by the NC Dept. of Environment & Natural Resources for their project "Sustainable Estuarine Shoreline Stabilization."

Bongkeun Song, Michael Mallin & Lawrence Cahoon, biology & marine biology, were funded $50,000 by WRRI of the University of NC for their project "Using PCR - Based Methods to Assess Microbial Contamination from Swine CAFOs in Surface and Groundwaters."

Amanda Southwood, biology & marine biology, was funded $7,000 by the Research Corporation for "Biochemical Profiling of Sea Turtles Incidentally Captured During Commercial Longline Fishing Operations."

Bongkeun Song, biology & marine biology, & Craig Tobias, geography & geology, were funded $18,938 from NC Sea Grant for "Nitrogen Removal Capacity of NC Estuaries:  Assessing Distribution and Controls.”

Arthur Frampton, biology & marine biology, received $38,289 from Grayson-Jockey Club Research Foundation for "Cell signaling/receptor molecules for EHV-1."

William McLellan & Ann Pabst, biology & marine biology, received $282,050 from Duke University for "Technical Proposal for Monitoring of Protected Species in the Proposed Jacksonville USWTR".

William McLellan & Ann Pabst, biology & marine biology, received $2,000 from Duke University for their project "Conduct Aerial Surveys for Monitoring of Protected Species in the Proposed Jacksonville USWTR."

Heather Koopman, biology & marine biology, was funded $4,500 by the University of Maine for "Factors Affecting Egg Quality in the American Lobster."

Robert Cutting, EVS, & Lawrence Cahoon, biology & marine biology, have had their article, "The 'Gift' that Keeps on Giving: Global Warming Meets the Common Law," published in the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law (10 VJEL 109). The article addresses methods to curb anthropogenic climate change and to recover the staggering costs of global warming from polluters, particularly the cases pending in the US Courts of Appeal by states against automakers and major power generators. Cutting and Cahoon suggest resolutions based on both historic common law concepts and constitutional issues. Vermont Journal of Environmental Law is ranked #1 in environmental law journals.

Ron Sizemore, biology & marine biology, was funded $3,535 from the NC Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources for "NC Estuarine Research Reserve: GIS Program."

Steve Emslie & David Webster, biology & marine biology, were funded $65,169 by the National Science Foundation for "The Vertebrate Paleontology of Cement Creek Cave, CO."

Ronald Sizemore, biology & marine biology, & Jennifer Dorton, CMS, were funded $15,000 by the Consortium for Ocean Leadership for their project "2009 Blue Heron Bowl."

Troy Alphin & Martin Posey, biology & marine biology, were funded $6,000 by UNCW for their project "Spatial Variation in Blue Crab Distribution in the New River During Spawning Season."

Ann Stapleton, biology & marine biology, was funded $293,210 by the National Science Foundation for "Genetic Architecture of Combined Drought and Ultraviolet Radiation Stress Responses in Maize."

Heather Koopman & Andrew Westgate, biology & marine biology, were funded $41,948 by the Office of Naval Research for their project "Nitrogen Gas Dynamics in Adipose Tissues of Diving Mammals: Do Lipid Composition and Low and Mid-frequency Sound Affect N2 Solubility?"

Alison Taylor, biology & marine biology, collaboratored with members of the UK Marine Biological Association to co-author a paper that appears in the Nov. 13 edition of Nature. "The Phaeodactylum Genome Reveals the Evolutionary History of Diatom Genomes," is the result of a large collaborative genome sequencing project that was led by Chris Bowler of the Ecole Normale Superior Paris and Zoological Station Naples, and Igor Grigoriev of the US Department of Energy, Joint Genome Institute. 
Read the article online.

PhD student Amanda Kahn, biology & marine biology, received the Best Graduate Student Presentation Award at the Southeastern Estuarine Research Society (SEERS) meeting in Tampa, Florida.  Her paper was: Kahn, A. E. and M.J. Durako, "Wavelength specific photosynthetic responses of the seagrass Halophila johnsonii from marine versus riverine habitats."

Marcel van Tuinen, biology & marine biology, was funded $4,982 by the Waterbird Society for "MHC Variation as a Proxy for Wildlife Health in North American Wading Birds."

Martin Posey & Troy Alphin, biology & marine biology, were funded $68,724 by Elizabeth City State University for "Service, Maintain, Calibrate Remote Data Collection Platforms in Swamps and Channels of the Cape Fear Basin."

Biology & marine biology PhD student, Elena Gold, & Daniel Baden, CMS, were funded $7,293 from the National Institutes of Health for "Minority Predoctoral Fellowship Program."

Michael Mallin, CMS, & Bongkeun Song, biology & marine biology, were funded $5,342 by Coastal Planning & Engineering of NC Inc. "Fecal Bacteria Source Tracking in Pages Creek."

Ann Pabst & William McLellan, biology & marine biology, received $316,375 from Duke University for their project "Long-term Monitoring of Protected Species in the Undersea Warfare Training Range."

Sonja Pyott, biology & marine biology, was funded $20,000 by the Deafness Research Foundation for the project, "Enhancement of the Efferent-hair Cell Synapse by Metabotropic Glutamate Receptors."

Steven Emslie & Michael Polito, biology & marine biology, were funded $503,195 by the National Science Foundation for "Stable Isotope Analyses of Pygoscelid Penguin Remains from Active and Abandoned Colonies in Antarctica."

Robert Cutting, EVS, & Lawrence Cahoon, biology & marine biology, have had their article accepted for publication in the fall/winter issue of the Vermont Journal of Environmental Law, the publication of Vermont Law School. "The Gift that Keeps on Giving: Global Warming Meets the Common Law" addresses recent cases that use nuisance as a basis to claim compensation for massive damages such as loss of the California snowpack due to drought and fires, disease, property loss and economic loss related to tourism, higher costs of raw materials and production.

Martin Posey, Troy Alphin, biology & marine biology, & Brooks Avery, chemistry & biochemistry, were funded $58,024 by Elizabeth City State University for the project "Service, Maintain and Calibrate Remote Data Collection Platforms in Swamps and Channels of the Cape Fear Basin."

Michael McCartney, biology & marine biology, was funded $45,472 by NOAA/NMFS for "Population Genetic Structure and Mixing Between Stocks of Black Sea Bass North and South of Cape Hatteras, NC."

PhD student, Christy Visaggi, biology & marine biology, was co-author on an article published in the July 4th edition of Science journal entitled "Phanerozoic Trends in the Global Diversity of Marine Invertebrates."

Craig Tobias, geography & geology, and Bongkeun Song, biology & marine biology, were funded $9,418 by NC Sea Grant for the project "Nitrogen Removal Capacity of NC Estuaries: Assessing Distribution and Controls."

Troy Alphin, Martin Posey, biology & marine biology, and Henry Styron, CMS, were funded $56,770 by NC Sea Grant for "Feasibility of Implementing a Monitoring Program for Oyster Larval Settlement Throughout the NC Coast."

David Webster, biology & marine biology, was funded $17,979 by the Figure 8 Beach Homeowners Association for "Endangered Species Monitoring on Fig. 8 Island, NC."

Carmelo Tomas, biology & marine biology, received $94,951 from UNCW for "Diverse Chemical Libraries from Photosynthetic Marine Microalgae."

Karen Shafer, SMEC, & Sonja Pyott, biology & marine biology, were funded $24,098 from NC Biotechnology Center for "Introductory Biotechnology Workshop for High School Teachers."

Amanda Southwood, biology & marine biology, and Anthony Snider, EVS, received $5,393 from the North Carolina Coastal Reserve for "Sea Turtle Nesting Activity on Masonboro Island, NC."

Thomas Lankford, biology & marine biology, was funded $46,985 by Rutgers University for the project "Recruitment Dynamics of Bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix): Coastwide Patterns of Juvenile Recruitment."

Lawrence Cahoon, Lynn Leonard, Martin Posey, Thomas Lankford & Troy Alphin, biology & marine biology, were funded $21,762 by NC Sea Grant for their project, "Microbial Anti-oxidants from Swine Waste Lagoons."

Amanda Southwood, biology & marine biology, was funded $36,964 by NC Sea Grant for the project "Diamondback Terrapin Distribution and Habitat Utilization in the Lower Cape Fear River."

Heather Koopman & Andrew Westgate, biology & marine biology, were funded $166,522 by the Office of Naval Research for the project "Nitrogen Gas Dynamics in Adipose Tissues of Diving Mammals: Do Lipid Composition and Low and Mid-Frequency Sound Affect N2 Solubility?"
Westgate was also funded $21,000 from the National Geographic Society for "Navigating to the Most Remote Place on Earth: Marine Habitat Use, Migration Patterns and Seasonally Variable Niche Partitioning of Atlantic Shearwaters."

Ann Stapleton, biology & marine biology, was funded $20,023 by the National Science Foundation for "PSCIC: Collaborative: iPlant - Plant Cyberinfrastructure."

Michael Durako, biology & marine biology and CMS, was funded $21,000 from NOAA for "Tissue Localization of Flavanoid Compounds in Halophila Johnsonii: Depth and Salinity Effects."

Sean Lema, biology & marine biology, was published in a March edition of the journal Science in the article "Dimethylsulfoniopropionate as a Foraging Cue for Reef Fishes." His research team investigated fish who "eavesdrop" their way to healthy food sources using chemicals cues given off by ocean organisms.

Martin Posey & Troy Alphin, biology & marine biology, were funded $7,292 by Elizabeth City State University for "Service, Maintain and Calibrate Remote Data Collection Platforms in Swamps and Channels of the Cape Fear Basin."

Christopher Finelli, biology & marine biology, was funded $193,617 by the National Science Foundation for the project "Pumping Rates of the Giant Barrel Sponge, Xestospongia Muta, on Caribbean Reefs: Size Scaling, Environmental Controls and Bleaching Effects."

Christopher Finelli, biology & marine biology, was funded $1,640 by the North Carolina Sea Grant for the project "Application of Chemical Cues to Artificial Reef Substrate: Enhanced Oyster Recruitment or Increased Population."