2003 ISF Awards

Nesting ecology of ornate box turtles, Terrapene ornata , in Iowa : Estimating nesting frequency and next predation rates in a natural population
Neil Bernstein
Mount Mercy College
Award: $5,000

Botanical Center Plant Fossil Exhibit
Ed Peterson
Friends of the Botanical Center
Award: $4,000

Iowa Pond Life Display and Aquarium
Pamela Holz
Washington County Conservation Board
Award: $2,000

Lepidopteran communities in Iowa savanna remnants
Dr. Keith S. Summerville
Drake University
Award: $5,000

Saving the Past for the Future: Preservation of the Putnam Museum Ornithology Collection
Chistine L. Chandler
Putnam Museum of History and Natural Science
Award: $3,552

Graphics for a Book on the Environmental History of Eastern Iowa
Cornelia F. Mutel
University of Iowa
Award: $4,900

Field Measurements in Support of Dispersion Model Predictions for Agricultural Odors
Department of Earth Science, University of Northern Iowa
Alan C. Czarnetzki
Award: $2,758

Carex of Iowa : A reexamination of distribution, habitat preference and nomenclature
Western New Mexico University
William R. Norris, P.I.
Award: $4,000

An inventory of the "Hidden Prairies": of SE Ringgold Co. Iowa
The Nature Conservancy of Iowa
Dr. Tom Rosburg
Award: $4,000

Adaptive biology of Candid albicans: Exploitation of an indicator organism for screening environmental and natural compounds for estrogenic activity
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center
Bryan Larsen, Ph.D.
Award: $4,790

2002 ISF Awards

Computer Upgrades of Chemistry Instrumentation
Jeanette Adams Reiter
Waldorf College
Award: $5,000

Medical Microbiology Practicum - Summer program for high school teachers and students
Musau WaKabongo, Ph.D.
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center
Award: $5,000

A Life History of Truman W. Dailey (Otoe-Missouria/Iowa)
Lori A. Stanley
Luther College
Award: $2,804

Enhancing Chemistry Instruction in Iowa High Schools
Dr. Jody Stone
University of Northern Iowa
Award: $2,700

Reconstructing Shifts in Prairie and Deciduous Forest across the Central Midwest using Speleothems
Dr. Rhawn Denniston
Cornell College
Award: $4000

Lego Rovers 2 Mars
Hector Ibarra
West Branch Middle School
Award: $4,990

Assessment of Genetic Variability in Populations of Iowa Trout
Scott S. Figdore
Upper Iowa University - Fayette Campus
Award: $2,200

Effects of Habitat Fragmentation of Bee Diversity in State Preserves
Stephen D. Hendrix
University of Iowa Academy of Science
Award: $4,976

Differential gene expression in the flagellated protozoan Crithidia fasciculata
Andrew Brittingham, Ph. D.
Des Moines University - Osteopathic Medical Center
Award: $1,250

Addition of bedrock wells to the existing water monitoring well site at the University of Northern Iowa to increase its effectiveness as an outdoor laboratory
Mohammad Z. Iqbal
University of Northern Iowa Academy of Science
Award: $5,000

Ensuring the survival of a species: the ecology of juvenile timber rattlesnakes ( Crotalus horridus ) in Iowa
Simpson College
Jeffery R. Parmelee
Award: $2,080

Please contact IAS at iascience@uni.edu for more information on past grants.