Research

 

Research Projects

  • Caribbean Coastal Scenarios (supplemental funding), IAI (2011-2012), ($17,252)   Melesse, A. (PI), M. McClain, J. FU, D. Webber, J. Ortiz,
  • Florida-Caribbean Consortium for Agriculture Education and Hispanic Workforce Development (FCCAgE), USDA,(2011-2015),  $3.2 million                                                                Bhat, M., (PI), Jayachandran, Kopter, S., Melesse, A (Senior Personnel)
  • NSF (2010-2011) Water Sustainability and Climate in the Great Lakes Region of East Africa $136,809, Johnson, T (PI),  Melesse (Senior Personnel) and others
  • NASA (2009-2014) WaterSCAPES: Science of Coupled Aquatic Processes in Ecosystems from Space,$5,000,000, F. Miralles (PI), R. Price, A. Melesse (Co-PI), H. Fuentes, R. Garcia, D. DeAngelis, D. Fuller, M. Potts, I. Rodriguez-Iturbe, S. Wdowinski.
  • Internationalization of Biofuel Research, Curriculum and Business, USDA, $100,000, M. Bhat (PI), Jayachandran, A. Melesse (Co-PI) ( 2008-2011)
  • Curriculum Enrichment, Instrumentation and Experiential Learning in Agroecology, USDA, $292,000, M. Bhat (PI), Jayachandran, A. Melesse (Co-PI), and S. Kopter, J. Onsted. (2008-2011).
  • Geospatial and remote sensing application in mapping hotspots of soil erosion in the Minnesota River basin, University of Minnesota, NCED, $34, 155 ( 2008-2009) PI
  • Transboundary Water for Biodiversity and Human Health  in the Mara River Basin, Kenya and Tanzania, USAID: (2008-2010), ($1,200,000) (Renewal).  M. McClain (PI), A. Melesse (co-PI)
  • Nile Basin Hydrology and Ecology under Extreme Climatic Conditions, NSF, (2007-2008), ($38,048), Melesse, A. (PI), Senay, G.
  •   Multicultural Undergraduate Scholars in Agroecology and Urban Landscape at Florida International University: An Interdisciplinary Approach, USDA, (2007-2012) ($150,000)       Jayachandran (PI), M. Bhat, A. Melesse (Co-PI)
  •  Limits to Growth in Agriculture and Emerging Sustainable Farming Systems in Developing Countries, USDA (2006-2008), ($100, 000).    M. Bhat (PI), Jayachandran, A. Melesse (Co-PI), M. Allen and A. Ravinet
  •  Caribbean Coastal Scenarios, IAI (2006-2012), ($427,426).   A. Melesse (PI: 2009-2012), M. McClain, J. FU, D. Webber, J. Ortiz,
  •  Transboundary Water for Biodiversity in the Mara River Basin, Kenya and Tanzania, USAID: (2005-2007), ($700,000).   M. McClain (PI), A. Melesse (Co-PI)
  •  Planning visit to study the effects of vegetation and cropping pattern on soil moisture dynamics and river flow in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia, NSF, (2005-2006) ($9,896).  A. M. Melesse (PI), G. Senay
  • Curricular Development and Capacity Building in Agroecology Sciences, USDA, (2005-2007), ($229,839).   M. Bhat (PI), Jayachandran, A. Melesse (Co-PI), and S. Kopter
  •  Global Water for Sustainability (GLOWS), USAID (PI: McClain), 2004-2009, $3,750,000.   Melesse: Lead Investigator for hydrological modeling component
  •  Northern Great Plains Center for People and the Environment – Year 3,  NASA (2003- 04), ($2,700,000)    Seielstad, G.A (PI), O. Beeri, A. Melesse, P. Carter, R. Hanley, , G. Johnson, S. Laguette, R. Phillips, S. Seelan,  X. Zhang
  •  Northern Great Plains Center for People and the Environment – Year 4. NASA (2004-05), ($2,149,000    Seielstad, G.A (PI), O. Beeri, A. Melesse, P. Carter, R. Hanley, , G. Johnson, S. Laguette, R. Phillips, S. Seelan,  X. Zhang
  •  Quantifying Environmental Benefits from Precision Agriculture, USDA-ARS: (2003-2004) ($347, 000)     Seielstad, G.A, R. Phillips (PI) and A. Melesse
  •  Team Express: Crop Range Alert System-Phase 4, Raytheon, 2003 ($ 688,265)     Seielstad, G.A (PI), O. Beeri, P. Carter, A. Melesse, R. Hanley, G. Johnson, S. Laguette, R. Phillips, S. Seelan,  X. Zhang
  •  Team Express: Crop Range Alert System-Phase 5, Raytheon, 2004 ($275,000)    Seielstad, G.A (PI), O. Beeri, P. Carter, R. Hanley, A. Melesse, G. Johnson, S. Laguette, R. Phillips, S. Seelan,  X. Zhang.

 

Completed 

 

On-going