Grants and Awards
As Principle Investigator
Dates |
Supporting Agency |
Title |
Amount |
8/08 -7/10 |
USDA-NIFA |
Anammox Activity and Nitrogen Dynamics in flooded taro soils of Hawaii |
$398,000 |
9/07–8/10 |
USDA–CIG |
Accelerating cover crop technology adoption through field demonstrations using sunn hemp, oats and buckwheat in rotational commercial production |
$253,454 |
8/07–12/08 |
Hawaii Farm Bureau |
Soil organic matter management to improve soil and crop quality on intensive vegetable farms in Hawaii. |
$46,513 |
8/07–5/09 |
WSARE |
WSARE Subregional Showcase Conference for Hawai‘i |
$50,000 |
7/07–12/07 |
WSARE |
Virtual Field Days to Improve Farmer-Researcher-Extension Linkages |
$25,000 |
7/07–6/08 |
Maui County |
Demonstrating the Use of Green Manure Rotations and Compost to Improve Soil Quality |
$16,560 |
10/05–12/07 |
WSARE |
Professional Development Program |
$ 28,000 |
8/06–9/09 |
USDA–TSTAR |
Soil organic matter management to improve soil and crop quality on intensive vegetable farms in Hawaii. |
$187,587 |
8/06–12/07 |
Maui County |
Revising Phosphorus Fertilizer Recommendations for High Value vegetable crops in Maui County |
$15,835 |
10/04–12/07 |
NRCS–CESU |
Characterizing nitrogen mineralization and plant N supply from animal manures and effluent in Hawaii’s soils |
$100,154 |
10/04–6/07 |
NRCS–CESU |
Improving Phosphorus Management through Farmer Adoption of Soil and Tissue Testing |
$33,000 |
10/04–9/09 |
HATCH–Smith Lever |
Optimizing N nutrition from animal manures for Hawaii vegetable farms |
$50,000 |
10/04–9/09 |
Smith Lever |
Extension strategies for improved soil nutrient management in Hawaii |
$25,000 |
Total as PI = $1,229,103
As Co-Principle Investigator
Dates |
Supporting Agency |
Title |
Amount |
8/09-7/11 |
USDA-TSTAR |
Using Diffuse Reflectance Spectroscopy to Quantify and Predict Soil Carbon Content in Agricultural Soils of Hawai‘i. |
$197,772 |
8/08 - 11 |
USDA-NIFA |
Extension Outreach And Assistance In Improved Pasture And Livestock Management Practices For Pacific Islanders |
$297,224 |
6/07–12/08 |
Hawaii Farm Bureau |
Development of Best Management Practices for Control of Madagascar Fireweed(Senecio madagascariensis Poiret) in Hawaii |
$40,000 |
8/07–12/08 |
Maui County |
Development of Best Management Practices for Control of Madagascar Fireweed (Senecio madagascariensis Poiret) in Hawaii |
$30,000 |
10/06–9/11 |
HATCH–Smith Lever |
Biomass for ethanol, biodiesel, and biocarbon production in Hawaii |
$25,000 |
7/05–12/07 |
Maui County |
Efficient Nutrient Management in Maui’s Landscape, Turf and Agricultural Industries |
$19,918 |
10/05–9/08 |
USDA–TSTAR |
Best Management Practices for the Remediation of Former Sugarcane and Pineapple Lands for Sustainable Livestock Production in Hawaii |
$113,659 |
10/04–9/07 |
USDA–TSTAR |
Determining the impacts of water pumping and alien species invasion on stream flow for a sustainable water resource management in Makaha Valley, Hawaii |
$148,069 |
Total as Co-PI = 871,942
Total Grants and Awards = $2,101,045