BASE GRANTS (104B)

2023 Base Grants (104b)

Assessing the Vulnerability of Public Water Systems to Droughts with an Integrated Remote Sensing and Social Sensing Approach
PI: Ruopu Li | PI Institution: Southern Illinois University | September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024
Fast and Energy-Efficient Destruction of PFAS Compounds with Piezoelectric Formulations on Aqueous Sorbents (FEED-PFAS)
PI: Andres Prada | PI Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024
Development of Next-Generation Electrochemical Systems for Short-Chain PFAs Removal and Remediation
PI: Xiao Su | PI Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024
Land Use Impacts on Environmental Quality and Aquatic Biodiversity in the Vermillion River Drainage, Illinois
PI: Christopher Taylor | PI Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | September 1, 2023 – August 31, 2024

2022 Base Grants (104b)

Measuring the Effect of Flood Pulses on Ecosystem Function in Lakes Created by Mining (Kickapoo State Recreation Area)
PI: Carla Cáceres | PI Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023
A Hybrid Plasma-Electrocatalyst Activated Process for the Synthesis of Ammonia From Air and Water
PI: R. Mohan Sankaran | PI Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023
Evaluating Sources of Fine Sediment to Headwater Streams in Intensively Managed Agricultural Landscapes of Illinois
PI: Bruce Rhoads | PI Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023
Analyzing Nutrient Sources in the Production of Harmful Algal Blooms in Long Lake and Reducing Energy Use for Wastewater Nutrient Removal Using Machine Learning
PI: David Lampert | PI Institution: Illinois Institute of Technology | September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023
Regenerative Agriculture and the Human Health Nexus in the age of Climate Change
PI: Erin Meyer | PI Institution: Basil's Harvest | September 1, 2022 – August 31, 2023

2021 Base Grants (104b)

Containment of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances to Protect Surface Water
PI: David Lampert | PI Institution: Illinois Institute of Technology | September 1, 2021 – February 28, 2023
Triboelectric Devices for Water Motion Energy Harvesting and Self-Powered Sensing
PI: Yi-Cheng Wang | PI Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | September 1, 2021 – February 28, 2023
Floodplain Morphology, Floodplain Inundation, and Riparian Ecology in the Context of the Changing Hydrology of Rivers in Illinois
PI: Bruce Rhoads | PI Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | September 1, 2021 – February 28, 2023
Efficacious, Recyclable, and Low-Cost Inorganic Adsorbent to Remove Harmful PFAs Compounds in Aqueous Matrics
PI: Jaemin Kim | PI Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | September 1, 2021 – February 28, 2023
Assessing the Feasibility of Non-Potable Water Reuse in Illinois
PI: Ashlynn Stillwell | PI Institution: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign | September 1, 2021 – February 28, 2023

2020 Base Grants (104b)

Utilizing a Tracer Test to Calculate the Transport and Fate of Nitrate Withing a Saturated Budder Zone
PI: Eric Wade Peterson | PI Institution: Illinois State University | March 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021
Towards Better Agricultural Drought Assessment and Irrigation Management: Improving the Simulation and Understanding of Plant Water Stress for Crops in Noah-MP Surface Model
PI: Kaiyu Guan | PI Institution: University of Illinois | March 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021
Modeling the Effects of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Implementation on Urban Hydrology and Urban Heat Islands in Illinois
PI: Lei Zhao | PI Institution: University of Illinois | March 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021
Low Cost Mycelial Stabilization of Coal Combustion Products to Reduce as, and Contamination of Groundwater
PI: Linduo Zhao | PI Institution: University of Illinois | March 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021
Illinois Water Resources Center Research for Future Generations
PI: Maryam Ghadiri | PI Institution: University of Illinois | March 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021
A Coupled Urban Spatial Simulation and Stormwater Runoff Model and Its Implications for Physrical Design: The Case of Chicago
PI: Brian Deal | PI Institution: University of Illinois | March 1, 2020 – December 31, 2021

2019 Base Grants (104b)

Assessment of Floating Gardens to Improve the Water Quality of the Chicago River
PI: Eric Wade Peterson | PI Institution: Illinois State University | June 18, 2019 – December 31, 2020
Improving Denitrifying Woodchip Bioreactor Design and Management through Denitrification Potential Testing
PI: Laura Christianson | PI Institution: University of Illinois | June 18, 2019 – December 31, 2020
Electrochemically-Mediated Adsorption Systems for Selective Nitrate Recovery: Agriculture and the Water-energy Nexus
PI: Xiao Su | PI Institution: University of Illinois | June 18, 2019 – December 31, 2020
Estimating Residential Hot Water Use from Smart Electricity Data
PI: Ashlynn S. Stillwell | PI Institution: University of Illinois | June 18, 2019 – December 31, 2020

2018 Base Grants (104b)

Modeling Effects of Thermo-geology on Boreholes and on the Shallow Geothermal Gradient using Distributed Temperature Sensing in Rantoul, Illinois
PI: Yu-Feng Lin | PI Institution: University of Illinois | June 18, 2018 – September 17, 2019
TRT and DTRT in Energy Farm Borehole Site
PI: Yu-Feng Lin | PI Institution: University of Illinois | June 18, 2018 – September 17, 2019
Comprehensive Multi-Measurements of Groundwater and Surface Water Interaction Survey in Sangamon River
PI: Yu-Feng Lin | PI Institution: University of Illinois | June 18, 2018 – September 17, 2019
An Experimental Evaluation on the Contribution of Rain Barrels to Mosquito Production
PIs: Brian Allan, Allison Parker | PI Institution: University of Illinois | June 18, 2018 – September 17, 2019
Groundwater Phytoremediation and Biofuels Production for Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge
PIs: Jia Liu, Md Hadiuzzaman | PI Institution: Southern Illinois University | June 18, 2018 – September 17, 2019
Characterization of Harmful Algal Blooms Using Small Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Watershed Analysis in Southern Illinois
PIs: Ruopu Li, Di Wu | PI Institution: Southern Illinois University | June 18, 2018 – September 17, 2019
Redefine Droughts In The U.S. Corn Belt: Stomatal Conductance Constraints Attributable to Atmospheric Demand and/or Soil Water Supply
PIs: Kaiyu Guan, Hyungsuk Kim | PI Institution: University of Illinois | June 18, 2018 – September 17, 2019

2017 Base Grants (104b)

Diurnal and Seasonal Variation in Groundwater Nitrate-N Concentration in a Riparian Buffer Zone
PI: Eric Wade Peterson | PI Institution: Illinois State University | March 1, 2017 – February 28, 2019
Impacts of Stormwater-Induced Road Salt Runoff on Soil and Water Quality in Urban Greenspaces
PI: Aaron Packman | PI Institution: Northwestern University | March 1, 2017 – February 28, 2019
Evaluating the Ability of Wetland Mitigation Banks in the Chicago Region to Replace Plant Species Lost to Impacts to Natural Wetlands
PI: Jeffrey Matthews | PI Institution: University of Illinois | March 1, 2017 – February 28, 2019
Identifying Nitrogen Removal Limitations in Constructed Wetlands Treating Agricultural Tile Drainage
PI: Karl John Rockne | PI Institution: University of Illinois Chicago | March 1, 2017 – February 28, 2019
Modeling the Integration of Green Infrastructure into Urban Landscapes Using a Reliability-Based Framework
PIs: Ashlynn S. Stillwell, Reshmina William | PI Institution: University of Illinois | March 1, 2017 – February 28, 2019

2016 Base Grants (104b)

Evaluating Water Quantity and Water Quality Issues in Illinois Streams Using Large-Scale Particle Image Velocimetry (LSPIV)
PI: Bruce L. Rhoads | PI Institution: University of Illinois | March 1, 2016 – February 28, 2018
Spatial and Temporal Modeling of Road Salts in a Watershed With Mixed, Urban and Agricultural Land Use
PI: Eric Wade Peterson | PI Institution: Illinois State University | March 1, 2016 – February 28, 2018
Under the Cover of Darkness: Nighttime Water Use by Native, Biofuel and Agricultural Crops of Illinois
PIs: Max Benjamin Berkelhammer, Benjamin Alsip | PI Institution: University of Illinois Chicago | March 1, 2016 – February 28, 2018
Identifying Wetland Inundation Extent and Patterns in Illinois
PI: Michael W Eichholz | PI Institution: Southern Illinois University | March 1, 2016 – February 28, 2018
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