Projects

  • 2024 SFWMD: Geospatial Data analysis for the Groundwater Exchange Monitoring and Modeling (GEMM) Plan, South Florida, $210,000, PI
  • 2023 SFWMD: Groundwater Exchange Monitoring and Modeling (GEMM) Plan, South Florida Geospatial Data Inventory and Acquisition for the Groundwater, $128,000, PI
  • 2020 Walmart Foundation: Social and Environmental Effects of Produce Supply Chains: Assessment and Intervention Strategies for a Resilient Future, Bhat (PI), Melesse (co-PI) and others, $437,291
  • NSF (2016-2021): NSF CREST Center for Aquatic Chemistry and Environment, Todd (PI), and others, Melesse (Senior Personnel), $5,000,000NASA (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.
  • 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

Completed 

On-going