Rice Creek Field Station 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 2014 round of funding will be due by February 2014 (date TBD).  Awards will be announced on or about (date TBD).  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 (specifications for 2014 year will be posted by Jan 2014).

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Five grants were awarded for 2013.  The projects supported are:

• Screening Rice Creek Amphibian Populations for Infectious Ranavirus.  Rachel Cary, Biological Science, SUNY Oswego

• Developing Genomic Resources for Ecological and Evolutionary Studies of Rice Creek Isopods.  Christopher Chandler, Biological Science, SUNY Oswego

• Survey and Mapping of Vernal Pools at Rice Creek Field Station.  Alan Harris, Rice Creek Field Station, SUNY Oswego

• Mapping tick abundance and Lyme disease across Rice Creek Field Station habitats.  Zuzi Salais, Biological Science, SUNY Oswego

• A Study of Algal Communities in Spring Vernal Pools at Rice Creek Field Station.  Amber Snyder, Biological Science, SUNY Oswego

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

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.