Projects by Funding Year

Reclamation's funding is divided into fiscal years that start on October 1st and end on September 30th of the next calendar year. The current fiscal year is 2024. Use the utility below to find research funded by the Science and Technology Program during a specified range of years or use the links here to explore research in other categories.


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Science and Technology Research Funded in 2012

The following 117 research projects were fully or partially funded by the Science and Technology Program in 2012. Click on a highlighted Researcher link to learn more about that project's Principal Investigator, or click on a linked project title to view that project's details.

Researcher Title ID Start Year End Year
Andrews, Christopher Research, Develop, and Implement Sandblasting Noise Controls and Strategies to Reduce Reclamation High Noise Processes 2 857 2012 2012
Baird, Drew Design Guidelines for New Technology, Low-Cost Bank Stabilization Features 8370 2011 2012
Bandrowski, David DJ J Engineering Log Jam Design Standards 2212 2012 2012
Bender, Merlynn D Increased Hydrogeneration while Improving Environmental Conditions (2) 9650 2012 2013
Black Sr., Kevin Lee Single Well Brackish Ground Water Recovery and Brine Disposal 8427 2012 2012
Bountry, Jennifer Elwha Dam Removal Science Symposium and Field Trip 6959 2012 2012
Bountry, Jennifer Evaluating Climate-induced Runoff and Temperature Change on Stream Habitat Metrics for Endangered or Threatened Fish 6507 2011 2013
Bountry, Jennifer Predicting Vertical and Lateral Sediment Erosion in River and Reservoir Settings 7356 2012 2014
Bountry, Jennifer Technical Workshop on Large Wood Applications and Research Needs in River Settings 3775 2012 2012
Caldwell, Raymond Ingredients-based Climatology and Future Projections of Extreme Precipitation Events Using a Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) Framework 6917 2012 2013
Chapman, Michelle J Innovative Constructed Wetlands for Removing Endocrine Disrupting Compounds from Reclaimed Wastewater 104 2012 2012
Chapman, Michelle J Strategies for Treating Variable Source Water 9316 2010 2013
Clair, Kyle Signal Processing Techniques for Determining Powerplant Characteristics 9962 2012 2012
Clark, Douglas Data Management and Data Stewardship in Reclamation 3789 2011 2012
Clark, Douglas Examining the Utility of Unmanned Vehicle Technology to Map Topography 4926 2012 2013
Clark, Douglas Exploring Potential Uses of Near Remote Sensing and Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Technologies in Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Science, Engineering, and Operations to Reduce Costs and Add Capabilities 3734 2012 2014
Collins, Kent Achieving Reservoir Sustainability 2943 2012 2012
Dahm, Katharine Oxnard Saline Treatment Wetlands 9424 2012 2013
Dahm, Katharine Treatment and Beneficial Use of Produced Water in the western U.S. 3259 2011 2012
DeHaan, Jim Reduced Cost Hydropower Maintenance 5021 2011 2013
DeHaan, Jim Renewable Integration and Small Hydro 6144 2011 2013
Delagah, Saied Cellulose Acetate Membrane Improvements 9000 2011 2012
Delagah, Saied Concentrate Minimization via Pellet Softening - Process Evaluation and Pilot Study 2444 2012 2014
Delagah, Saied MWDOC Sea Water Pilot Desalination Study QA/QC and Peer Review 3879 2012 2012
Delagah, Saied Renewable Energy Evaluation for Zero Liquid Discharge Processes 7399 2012 2013
Delagah, Saied West Basin Ocean Water Desalination Demonstration 7720 2011 2012
Dundorf, Steve Membrane Pretreatment with Ion Exchange for Natural Organic Matter (NOM) Removal 536 2010 2012
Eastment, Eric Power System Diagnostics 548 2011 2013
Eastment, Eric Power System Safety 9629 2011 2013
England, John Methodology and Data for Quantifying Extreme Precipitation Events in a Changing Climate 1385 2012 2013
Ferguson, Ian Michael Development of Forecast and Decision Calendars to Facilitate Improved Forecast Applications by Reclamation Decisionmakers 1381 2012 2012
Ferguson, Ian Michael Quantifying the Benefits of Integrated Surface Water-Ground Water Modeling for Climate Impact Analyses 9048 2012 2012
Gaeuman, David Bedload Adaptation Length for Modeling Bed Evolution in Gravel-bed Rivers 3054 2012 2013
Gaeuman, David Monitoring the Effectiveness of Gravel Augmentations Downstream from Dams for Habitat Improvements 295 2010 2012
Gallagher, Theresa Identify Primary Noise Sources in the Powerplant and Implement Noise Engineering Controls to Reduce Exposures to Employees 6433 2012 2014
Gangopadhyay, Subhrendu Understanding how Different Versions of Distributed Historical Weather Data Affect Hydrologic Model Calibration and Climate Projection Downscaling 675 2011 2012
Gangopadhyay, Subhrendu West-Wide Drought Assessment Using Paleoclimate and Bias-Correction Spatial Disaggregation (BCSD) ... Climate Projections 99 2012 2012
Germann, John Effective Cavitation Detection Techniques for Hydraulic Turbines 9933 2011 2013
Gill, Tom Affordable Self-Cleaning Trash Rack 3107 2011 2013
Gill, Tom Database for Field Performance of Electronic Water Level Sensors 216 2011 2013
Gill, Tom Design Refinement and Construction Drawings for Overshot Gates that Irrigation Districts can Construct Themselves 2319 2011 2013
Gill, Tom Wireless Automated Control of Surface Irrigation Systems for Improved Irrigation Efficiency 8969 2011 2013
Godaire, Jeanne Linking Extreme Precipitation and Floods: Implications for Climate Change Scenarios 879 2012 2012
Greimann, Blair Assessing and Reducing the Uncertainty of Predictions from Hydraulic and Hydrologic Models 9320 2011 2013
Greimann, Blair Predicting the Interactions between Flow, Sediment, and Riparian Vegetation 1368 2011 2013
Greimann, Blair Prediction of Bank Erosion to Improve River Restoration Strategies and Reservoir Sediment Management 6606 2010 2012
Guerra, Katherine Assessment of Low-pressure Membrane Technology to Reduce the Cost of Desalination 4141 2011 2012
Halper, Eve Estimating Unmetered Ground Water Irrigation Demand with High-Resolution Remote Sensing Data 1545 2012 2012
Hanna, Leslie Cone Screen Riverine Baffle Design 3670 2012 2013
Hansen, Roger Robust Long-term Streamflow Forecasting 7294 2012 2012
Harpman, David Alexander Phase 2- Advanced Optimization Algorithms for Hydropower Dispatch 3906 2012 2013
Harrison, Katrina San Joaquin River Restoration Program Geophysical Analysis for Seepage Management and Channel Capacity Improvement 4267 2012 2012
Haws, Mitchell Renewable Power Generation for Water Transmission 8343 2012 2014
Haws, Mitchell Solar Photovoltaic Desalination 4850 2011 2014
Heiner, Bryan Evaluation of Low-cost Ultrasonic Flow Meters 6578 2011 2012
Heiner, Bryan Modernization of Trashrack Raking Systems to Manage Quagga Mussel Settlement 2675 2011 2013
Heisler, Rebecca Terrestrial Photogrammetry: Deploy Reclamation-wide, Develop Capabilities, Explore Applications for 3D Measurements 2411 2011 2012
Hilldale, Robert C. Calibration of Bed Load Impact Sensors for Surrogate Sediment Measurement 115 2012 2014
Hilldale, Robert C. Passive Acoustic (Hydrophone) Measurement of Coarse Bed Load 4864 2012 2014
Horn, Mike Impact of Quagga Mussel Introduction on Particulate Organic Matter Drift, Ecosystem Level Impacts 3997 2011 2012
Huang, Jennifer The Application of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDar) Technology to Improve the Management and Protection of Heritage Assets in the American Falls Archaeological District, Idaho 9541 2009 2013
Johnson, Jennifer A Method for Developing Daily Flow Data from Monthly Model Output that can be Used for Risk Assessment 2582 2011 2012
Johnson, Jennifer Climate Change: Evaluating Water Management Responses to Global Climate Change Using Coupled Hydrologic and Economic Models 507 2009 2012
Johnson, Jennifer Development of a Multiaquifer Hydrologic Modeling Package to Support Bureau of Reclamation (Reclamation) Water Use Planning in Rural/Urban Landscapes 60 2008 2012
Karp, Cathy Evaluation of salmonid smolt survival at Roza Diversion Dam and the downstream 11-mile Reach 2237 2012 2013
Karp, Cathy Investigating New Fish Screening Technology and Modification of Existing Infrastructure to Reduce Impacts of Invasive Quagga and Zebra Mussels on Reclamation Facilities 4111 2010 2012
Karp, Cathy Zebra and Quagga Mussels: Fish Predation on Quagga Mussels 9508 2010 2013
Kelly, Kevin L. Production and Testing of Antibodies for Dreissena Mussels 9640 2011 2014
Krzys, Greg Multiarea Benefits from Co-location of Energy Production Facilities 8349 2012 2012
LeBlanc, Ron Solutions to Mussel Infestation Issues in Fire Protection and Other Systems at Reclamation Facilities 6002 2012 2012
Lentz, Dale Underwater Curtain Technology for Enhancing Downstream Fish Passage in Storage Reservoirs 6884 2012 2012
Liljegren, Fred Back to the Future: Innovative Tree Ring Analysis to Reconstruct Paleoclimate and Streamflows for Improved Urban Water Planning Under Climate Change 7855 2011 2012
Little, Daryl Demonstration Project to Implement Electro-Osmotic Pulse Technology to Stop Water Leaks through Concrete 772 2010 2012
Matanga, George Adaptive Water Operations and Planning Decision Support Using Reliability-Based Global Optimization and HydroGeoSphere Integrated Hydrologic Model 1010 2011 2012
Moody, Chuck Forward Osmosis Water Purification 8944 2011 2013
Moody, Chuck Slowsand Filtration for Reducing Costs of Desalting Surface Waters 5840 2011 2012
Mortensen, Josh Creating Turbulence to Prevent Invasive Mussel Colonization within Pipelines 9829 2011 2012
Mortensen, Josh Fish Predator Reduction Using Fish Traps with Bait Attraction 4290 2012 2013
Mortensen, Josh Resistance of Protective Coatings and Pipe Linings to High-Pressure Water Jets Used for Invasive Mussel Removal and Cleaning 1740 2011 2012
Nelson, Mark Ecological Costs of Streamflow Regulation 8721 2012 2014
Nelson, Mark Effects of Climate Change on Riparian Vegetation Structure, Water Uptake, and Dependent Pollinators along Mainstem Rivers in the Colorado River Basin 310 2010 2012
Nelson, Mark Salmon Spawning Gravels as a Critical Indicator of Restoration Potential: San Joaquin River, California 5683 2011 2012
Nelson, Mark Streamflow and Nutrient Constraints on the Productivity and Habitat Quality of Desert Riparian Ecosystems in the West 15 2012 2014
Nelson, Mark Zebra and Quagga Mussels: Environmental Effects and Spread of Quagga and Zebra Mussels in Flowing Water Systems in the western U.S. 4442 2010 2012
Osterberg, John Impact of Invasive Species Water Use on Lower Colorado River Operations 1537 2012 2012
Paquin, Lanie Selective Filtering of Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) Data for Enhanced Surface Representation of River Geomorphology 657 2012 2012
Parkinson, Sharon Identifying Indicators and Guides for Sustainability of Pools in Gravel-bed Rivers 4362 2010 2012
Parkinson, Sharon Quantification of Temperature Change to a Water Body Influenced by Subsurface Return Flow 2440 2011 2012
Piper, Steven Effectiveness of Rebate Programs in Reducing Household and Commercial Water Use 1591 2012 2012
Porras Mendoza, Yuliana E Developing the Next Generation Chlorine-resistant, High Flux, and High-salt Rejection Polyamide Desalting Membrane to Increase Water Supply 8380 2011 2013
Portz, Donald E. Improving Passive Integrative Transponder Technology for Use at Reclamation Facilities and Challenging Systems. 4427 2012 2012
Pruitt, Tom Sensitivity of Hydrologic Impacts Assessment to Downscaling Methodology and Spatial Resolution 1646 2011 2013
Quinn, Nigel Geographic Information System-based Decision Support for Wetland Drainage Salinity Management 2846 2010 2013
Redhorse, Becky Scoping water demand for the 17 Western states and identifying types and quantities of Reclamation water deliveries 4240 2012 2012
Reed, Shaun Testing/Verification of Rope Access Anchors 6390 2012 2013
Rinehart, Robert Detecting and Monitoring Internal Erosion Using Acoustic Emission Technology 5500 2012 2012
Rinehart, Robert Evaluation of Intelligent Compaction Technology Based on Correlations to Relative Density 3785 2012 2012
Robertson, John Leaching Lithium 2488 2012 2012
Robertson, Steve Reinforced Concrete Pressure Pipe Stress Distribution 4292 2011 2013
Skaja, Allen Antifouling Coatings for Invasive Mussel Control 7095 2010 2015
Skaja, Allen Research and Development of Durable Foul Release Coatings 8305 2012 2013
Soddell, Jade Potential Reclamation Applications of the Gasoline Microair Vehicle (gMAV) 5063 2012 2012
Stroh, Terry Understanding Effects of Recharge and Dissolved Nitrate on Selenium and Salinity Mobilization Using Geochemical Modeling and Laboratory Testing 6623 2012 2013
Sutphin, Zak Effects of Pseudomonas Fluorescens, a Biological Control Agent for Quagga and Zebra Mussels, on Growth, Health, and Survival of Fish 6407 2011 2012
Sutphin, Zak The Efficiency of SandWand Technology as a Habitat Restoration Tool for Native Salmonids in Small Tributaries 8351 2011 2014
Svoboda, Connie Improving the Range of Hydraulic Performance of Type III Stilling Basins 4925 2011 2012
Svoboda, Connie Investigation of Fish Predation Refugia Concepts at Hydraulic Structures 1134 2012 2012
Tansey, Michael A Comparison of Methods for Simulating Agricultural Evapo-transpiration and Crop Yields under Changing Climate Conditions 5431 2012 2012
Tordonato, David Laboratory Evaluation of Metalized Coatings for Use on Reclamation Infrastructure 9818 2011 2012
Tuel, Darlene The Value of Water: Scoping a Research of Analysis 7013 2012 2012
Vidergar, Dmitri Fish Tags - The Old/New Tool for Assessing Impacts of Reservoir Operations on Migratory Fish and Critical Habitat 8112 2012 2013
Von Fay, Kurt Moisture Content Requirements for Effective Concrete Repairs 6629 2011 2013
Wahl, Tony Flow Calibration of Submerged Sluice Gates 2597 2011 2012
Wahl, Tony Measuring Erodibility of Embankment Soils Containing Gravel 4104 2012 2013
Wahl, Tony Physical Hydraulic Modeling of Canal Breaches 8442 2010 2012
Wille, Kurt Optimizing surface model techniques for digital representation of river channels 2834 2012 2013
Williams, Nick Modeling Changes in Water Quality Resulting from Sediment Delta Interactions 589 2009 2013
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