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Rice Creek Field Station Research Grants

Research Grants

In 1996, Rice Creek Associates, established a program of small grants in support of research at Rice Creek Field Station.  Most awards will be between $500 and $1,000.  Additional funds in support of living expenses for visiting scholars may be available at the discretion of the RCA Board of Directors.  Grant funds may be used for stipends, travel, supplies, equipment, publication costs or secretarial support necessary to carry out research at the Field Station.  Proposals for the year 2013 round of funding will be due by February 15, 2013.  Awards will be announced on or about March 15, 2013.  Work can focus on any subject area appropriate to the facilities and resources available at Rice Creek.  Researchers do not have to be members of the SUNY Oswego faculty or staff.

For further information, see the latest Call for Proposals specifications.

Questions or comments, contact:

Dr. Peter  A. Rosenbaum Dr. Lucina Hernandez
Department of Biological Sciences Rice Creek Field Station
SUNY Oswego SUNY Oswego
Oswego, NY  13126 Oswego, NY 13126
315) 312-2775 (315) 312-6677 or 312-3633
par@oswego.edu lucina.hernandez@oswego.edu

 

Five grants were awarded for 2012. The projects supported were:

  • Mapping tick abundance and Lyme disease across Rice Creek Field Station habitats. Zuzi Salais, Biological Science, SUNY Oswego
  • Pilot survey of Rice Creek Field amphibians for the prevalence of the pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis. Jennifer Olori and Sofia Windstam, Biological Science, SUNY Oswego
  • Nesting ecology of snapping turtles (Chelydra serpentine) and midland painted turtles (Chysemys picta marginata) at Rice Creek Field Station. Daniel Frick and Peter A. Rosenbaum, Biological Science, SUNY Oswego
  • Using molecular tools to link plant community ecology, microbial ecology and nitrogen cycling in freshwater marshes of Rice Creek Field Station. Josh Dranoff and Melissa Maurer, Biological Science, SUNY Oswego
  • Rice Creek - Recordings of an educational history of a Field Station and its advancement to the future.  Diniece Howell, SUNY Oswego
Two grants were awarded for 2011. The projects supported were:
  • Publication of 'Field determination of age in Northern short-tail shrews (Blarina brovicauda) at Rice Creek Field Station. Sara Ressing, SUNY Oswego alumni associated with Diane Chepko-Sade (retired), Biological Science, SUNY Oswego
  • Continued Investigation of Groundwater-Surface Water Interaction in Glacial Till Using Electrical Resistivity Methods at Rice Creek Field station.  David Valentino, Earth Sciences, SUNY Oswego

Additional ongoing research at the Field Station includes:

  • Reptiles & Amphibians:
    • Monitoring of Turtle Populations and Breeding Behavior: Dr. Peter A. Rosenbaum, Department of Biological Sciences, SUNY Oswego, and students.
  • Small Mammals:
    • Small Mammal Population Studies: Dr. B, Diane Chepko-Sade, Mexico, NY.
  • Butterflies:
    • Butterfly Population Studies and Habitat Use: Dr. Peter Weber, Department of Biological Sciences, SUNY Oswego and Mike Holy, Science Department, Hannibal High School.
  • Bryophytes & Vascular Plants:
    • Botanical Inventory of Field Station Properties: Dr, Andrew P. Nelson, Rice Creek Field Station, SUNY Oswego.
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