- Brian Barry and Bridget Ulrich were awarded a Research Infrastructure Investment award from the UM Office of the Vice President for Research for “Surface Characterization Instrumentation to Advance Interdisciplinary Research at the University of Minnesota Duluth.”
- Chan Lan Chun was awarded a MnDRIVE Seed Grant for a postdoctoral scholar proposal entitled “Novel Biological Nitrogen Removal Technology Using Methane-Utilizing Microbes.”
- Chan Lan Chun and others received funding from the U.S. Geological Survey for the State Water Resources Research Institute Program.
- Patrick Donahue received funding from the USDA Forest service for assessing laminated veneer lumber properties of four Eastern softwood species: balsam fir, white pine, red pine, and Norway spruce.
- Don Fosnacht, George Hudak, Marsha Patelke and the Minerals Team received industry funding to identify Minnesota geologic materials for energy storage.
- Alexis Grinde received funding from the National Audubon Society and Minnesota Audubon to implement conservation plans for avian species of concern.
- Alexis Grinde received USDA Forest Service funding for breeding bird monitoring in the Superior and Chippewa National Forests and additional funding for early succession bird monitoring in the Chippewa National Forest.
- Tim Hagen received industry funding to improve pelleting efficiency for client
- Tim Hagen received industry funding for technical assistance to develop energy enhanced barbeque pellets, fire logs and fire starters
- Lucinda Johnson, along with Ryan Bergstrom from the National Science Foundation, received funding for Climate and Governance Variability in the Great Lakes
- Lucinda Johnson and Molly Wick (U.S. Dept. of Commerce NOAA) received Margaret A. Davidson Graduate Fellowship funding from the National Estuarine Research Reserve to study the benefits and well-being of people following changes in the health of the St. Louis River ecosystem.
- Igor Kolomitsyn received industry funding for chemical modification of peat granules surface for wastewater treatment.
- Euan Reavie received funding from the University of Wisconsin-Superior for Great Lakes verification of ballast water compliance monitor.
- Euan Reavie received funding from the University of Wisconsin-Superior for mini-studies of various tools to measure protists in ballast water.
- Eric Singsaas, Brian Barry and Tim Hagen were awarded MNBRIDGE funding from UM Office for Technology Commercialization for microporus coating made from melt-flow phenolic biopolymer.
- Eric Singsaas received funding from the University of Tennessee-Knoxville for construction-grade thermoplastics.
- Brett Spigarelli and the Coleraine Team received industry funding for microstructure and chemical analysis of electrochemically. In addition, the Coleraine Team has secured four services contracts and the Duluth Team has secured 11 services contracts.
- Christopher Wright was awarded an Institute on the Environment Impact Goal grant for Forest Carbon Markets: Empowering Access for Economically Marginal Landowners.
- Larry Zanko received funding from the Minnesota Department of Transportation to research taconite as a lower cost alternative high friction surface material.
The following people have been awarded Internal NRRI funding from the Funding Review Board:
- Matt Aro "Antioxidant Treatments to Improve Weathering Resistance of Thermally Modified Timber (TMT) (Phase 1)"'
- Annie Bracey "Identifying sources of mercury from bird feathers collected in the St. Louis River"
- Valerie Brady "Extra support for external sale requesting invertebrate identification"
- Valerie Brady "Fens wetland bank restoration assessment Phase 2.0 – Characterization of mammals, insects and water chemistry at the Fens Wetland Bank"
- Donald Fosnacht "Enhancement of Iron Ore Pellet Chemistry to Allow more Efficient Natural Gas Based Direct Reduced Iron Production and Subsequent Conversion of the Metalized Product to Gangue Free Metallic Nodules and Pig Iron"
- Donald Fosnacht "Flare Stack for Moving Bed and Boiler generator Transport"
- George Hudak "PRO/NRRI Vanadium Hydromet Bench Scale Study"
- Michael Joyce "Pilot study on wildlife as dispersers of mycorrhizal fungi"
- Katya Kovalenko "Habitat complexity in assessment and restoration of wetland ecosystem function"
- Marsha Patelke "Return RGGS Drill Core to Virginia, MN"
- Marsha Patelke "Inventory Sample Identification (phase 2)"
- Dean M. Peterson "Characterization of Minnesota’s Known TiO2 Resources: Detailed Geology Study with First Review of Environmental Setting"
- Sara Post "Prepare Lake Sediment Report for Journal Submission"
- Euan Reavie "Workplan development for the Birch Lake region mining baseline study, Phase 1"
- Bridget Ulrich "Supplies and consumables for initial environmental chemistry laboratory operations and purchase of laboratory balances to reduce bottlenecks due to COVID-19 occupancy limitations"
- Bridget Ulrich "Supplies for installation of mass spectrometer"
- Bridget Ulrich "Surface Matters: Bringing Material Surface Characterization Capabilities to Duluth"
- Matt Young "Biomass Conversion Lab Dryer Purge Safety Project"
- Larry Zanko "NRRI Road Patch vs competitive product scouting evaluation"
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