University of Minnesota, Duluth
AC-9: Academic Research

Minnesota Sea Grant
Dale Bergeron, Maritime Extension Educator
John Bilotta, Water Resource Management and Policy Extension Educator
Valerie Brady, Research Coordinator
Jeff Gunderson, Director, Fisheries and Aquaculture Extension Educator
Cynthia Hagley, Environmental Quality Extension Educator
Doug Jensen, Aquatic Invasive Species Program Coordinator
Marte Kitson, Aquatic Invasive Species Specialist and National Park Service Liaison
Brent Schleck, Coastal Storms Outreach Coordinator
Jesse Schomberg, Program Leader, Coastal Communities and Land Use Planning Extension Educator
Hilarie Sorensen, Climate Change Extension Educator
Paul Teten, Stormwater Management Assistant with MN Green Corps

Center for Applied Research and Technology Development
Don Fosnacht, Ph.D., Center Director, CARTD
Neil Nelson, Special Assistant to CARTD Director
Pat Adams, Principal Laboratory Technician
Basak Anameric, Minerals Coordinator
Matt Aro, Scientist
Bill Berguson, Program Director
Rodney Bleifuss, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate
Brian Brashaw, Program Director
Dan Buchman, Research Plot Coordinator
Patrick Casey, Senior Research Technician
Pat Donahue, Program Director
Dave Englund, Program Director
Sam Firoozi, Assistant Scientist
Jack Grochowski, Research Fellow
Roger Gustafson, Principal Laboratory Technician
Steve Hauck, Program Director Economic Geology
David Haugen, Senior Research Technician
John Heine, Scientist
George Hudak, Ph.D., Director, Minerals Division
Kevin Jamsa, Senior Research Technician
Kurt Johnson, Research Fellow
Scott Johnson, Scientist
Steve Johnson, Principal Lab Machinist
Oleksiy Kacharov, Ph.D., Research Associate
Liliya Kacharova, Ph.D., Research Associate
Timothy Kemp, Principal Laboratory Technician
Andriy Khotkevych, Ph.D., Research Associate
Richard Kiesel, Coleraine Minerals Research Lab Director
Liudmyla Kildyshova, Junior Scientist
Igor Kolomitsyn, Ph.D., Research Associate
Oksana Kolomitsyna, Research Fellow
Roger Koski, Principal Laboratory Technician
Steven Kossett, Program Director
Pavel Krasutsky, Ph.D., Program Director
Victor Krause, Scientist
Thomas Levar, Scientist
Jerry Lien, Principal Laboratory Technician
Andrew Lindgren, Principal Laboratory Technician
Thomas Malterer, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate
Craig Maly, Scientist
Tony Masching, Senior Laboratory Technician
Bernard McMahon, Research Fellow
Jim Miller, Senior Research Associate
Steve Monson Geerts, Research Fellow
Julie Mutchler, Principal Laboratory Technician
Julie Oreskovich, Scientist
Marsha Patelke, Scientist
Sara Post, Assistant Scientist
James Sigfrinius, Principal Laboratory Technician
Robert Vatalaro, Principal Research Shop Foreman
Sergiy Yemets, Ph.D., Research Associate
Larry Zanko, Senior Research Fellow

Center for Water and Environment
Lucinda Johnson, Ph.D., Center Director, CWE, and Senior Research Associate
Euan Reavie, Ph.D., Assistant to Center Director, CWE, and Senior Research Associate
Lisa Allinger, Research Fellow
Richard Axler, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate
Annie Bracy, Research Fellow
Valerie Brady, Ph.D., Research Associate
Terry Brown, Ph.D., Research Associate
Meijun Cai, Ph.D., Research Associate
Andrea Crouse, Junior Scientist
Josh Dumke, Research Fellow
Jeremy Erickson, Research Fellow
Ralph Garono, Ph.D., Research Associate
Robert Hell, Principal Laboratory Technician
Jerry Henneck, Assistant Scientist
George Host, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate
Ryan Hueffmeier, Junior Scientist
Kitty Kennedy, Senior Lab Technician
Katya Kovalenko, Research Associate
Paul Meysembourg, GIS Lab Manager
Ron Moen, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate
Gerald Niemi, Ph.D., Senior Research Associate and Professor
Jennifer Olker, Ph.D., Research Associate
Hannah Panci, Assistant Scientist
Carol Reschke, Scientist
Elaine Ruzycki, Research Fellow
Pat Schoff, Ph.D., Research Associate
Morgan Swingen, Assistant Scientist
Norm Will, Information Technology Professional
Alice Yeates, Research Associate
Ed Zlonis, Assistant Scientist

Center for Sustainable Community Development
Michael Mageau, Ph. D., Director, Environmental Studies Program
Steve Graham, Ph. D., Research Associate
Randel Hanson, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Geography
Adam Pine, Ph. D., Assistant Professor of Geography
Stacey Stark, Director, Geographic Information Systems Laboratory

Biology
Julie Rae Etterson
John Pastor
Allen Mensinger
Jared L. Strasburg

Civil Engineering
Nathan W. Johnson
Mary Christianson

Geology
Karen Gran

Computer Science
Peter J. Willemsen

Hlth, Phys Educ/Recreation
John D. Geissler

UMD Alworth International Office
Cindy M. Christian

Mechanical Engineering
Alison Hoxie

Many sources supplied data, including:
Erik Brown - Departmental Research info (gathered for Bridge magazine)
June Kallestad - Natural Resources Research Institute staff and projects
Sharon Moen - Sea Grant research staff and projects
Mindy Granley - Sustainability Director (assembled data and response)

Sea Grant key projects:
Decision-Support Tools to Address North Shore Tourism and Climate Change
Community Resilience in Response to Flooding
How Nitrogen, Sulfates and Sulfides Influence Wild Rice
The History of Aquatic Conditions in The St. Louis River Estuary
Uncultured: Improvements on Beach Monitoring and Tracking Sources of Fecal Bacteria using DNA Methods
Risk, Response and Weather

Swenson College of Science and Engineering key projects:
Project Baseline, A Living Plant Genome Reserve for The Study of Evolution, The National Science Foundation, Julie Rae Etterson
Back to The Future: Adaptation Forestry in Minnesota’s Northwoods, The Nature Conservancy, Julie Rae Etterson
Genetics of Coastal Arctic Plants, Minnesota’s Lake Superior Coastal Program, Julie Rae Etterson
Collaborative for Sediment Source Reduction in The Greater Blue Earth River Basin, Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Karen Bobbitt Gran
MPCA Bioavailability Protocol, USDOD Army Corps of Engineers, Nathan W. Johnson
Assessing The Bioavailability of Hydrophobic Organic Contaminants During Habitat Restoration, University of Michigan, Nathan W. Johnson
Bioacoustics to Detect, Deter and Eliminate Flying Carp, Legislative Commission on Minnesota Resources, Allen Mensinger
Effects of Sulfate on Wild Rice, Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa, John Pastor
Estimating Population Demographics of Moose in Northern MN, University of Wyoming, Jared L. Strasburg
The Impact of Green Infrastructure on Urban Microclimate and Energy (Collaborative Research), The National Science Foundation, Peter J. Willemsen
UMD Small Wind Turbine Research Project, Alison Hoxie
Sustainable Concrete Mixes, Mary Christianson

College of Education and Human Service Professions key projects:
St. Louis River Watershed Workshop 2014, Minnesota Power Foundation, John D. Geissler
Renewable Energy Workshops 2014, Minnesota Power Foundation, John D. Geissler
Realizing the Educational Potential of 18,000 Acre Classroom, Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, John D. Geissler

College of Liberal Arts key projects:
Global Sustainability: Planning for A Creative Urban Economy, Duluth Superior Area Community Foundation, Cindy M. Christian
Victus Farms, Silver Bay: EcoIndustrial Opportunities, Local Food Production, Michael Mageau
Sustainable Local Food Research, Randy Hanson

Natural Resources Research Institute key projects:
Integrated Biomass-To-Liquid Processing
Biofuel Briquetting
Pilot Scale Demonstration for Production of Biofuel From Biomass
Compressed Air Energy Storage in Northern Minnesota Using Underground Mine Workings
Cross-Campus Collaboration: Life-Cycle Analysis Methods and Tools
Hydrothermal Processing of Biomass Materials
Bioremediation for Sulfate Removal in Minnesota Mining Waters
Erie Pier Dredged Material Beneficial Use Study
Field Monitoring Atlas Brownfield Demo Material Transport
Sediment for Biomass, Minnesota Mining Cluster - The Next Generation of Innovation
Development of Torrefied Wood as a Biofuel
Regional Biomass Feedstock Partnership-Poplar
Thermal Modification Research for Engineered Wood Materials
Assessment of Biomass Sources for Energy in Northern Minnesota for the Laurentian Energy Project
Upgrading Iron from Lean Ore Stockpiles and Tailings Basins on the Mesabi Iron Range and Producing Value-Added Iron Products
Utility of Taconite Materials as Road Patch for Highway Construction
Northeast Minnesota White Cedar Plant Community Restoration Project
Peat Expansion Premier Horticulture, Inc
Restoration Strategies: Ditched Peatland Scientific and Natural Areas
Validation of Wetland Mitigation In Abandoned Borrow Areas - Phase II
Wetland Banking Fens Research Facility
Avian Responses to Climate Change in the Chippewa National Forest, Minnesota
Climate Change Adaptation Planning for Northern Forest Ecosystems in the Great Lakes National Parks
Restoring Moose Foraging Habitat in Lake Superior Upland
Amity Creek Restoration Project
Coastal Wetland Vulnerability and Impact Assessment : Climate Change Impacts of Coastal Planning
Collaborative Research: Climatic and Anthropogenic Forcing of Wetland Landscape Connectivity in the Great Plains
Duluth Township Stormwater System Tracking
Ecological Design for the St. Louis River Area of Concern
Global Great Lakes: Integrating Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow and Transforming Environmental Data into Anticipatory Ecosystem Management
Great Lakes Beach Information Communication System
Great Lakes Coastal Database and Classification Framework
Improving Hydrology Predictions with LiDAR
North Shore Superior Lake and Stream Water Assessment
Prioritizing Wetland Restoration for Water Quality and Habitat Improvement
Research Development Testing and Evaluation Facility for Ballast Treatment in the Great Lakes Region
Spatial Conservation and Investment Portfolios to Manage Climate-Related Risk
Enhancing Public Understanding of the St. Louis River Area of Concern
LiDAR-based Bluff Assessment for Coastal land Use Planning
Managing the Nations Fish Habitat at Multiple Spatial Scales

Of the $85 million in research dollars that UMD averages, this year $25 million in projects ($14 million on campus and $9.5 million at the Natural Resources Research Institute) yhsy that directly related to and address sustainability issues. In addition, research projects from within a broad array of disciplines within our 5 colleges (Science, Engineering, Business and Economics, Arts, Education and Human Services, and Liberal Arts) help further knowledge of environmental, economic, or social systems.