Certificates of Merit: 1990s 1999 Dr. Shang-I Cheng, SIC Enterprises, Bayville, New Jersey "Clean, High Pressure Steam Generation from Municipal Sewage Sludge" Mariela Vinces, Areas Costeras y Recursos Marinos, Pisco, Peru "Man-Induced Mortality and Variation of the Diet of the South American Sea Lion Otaria Byronia in the Pisco Area (Southern Peru)" Zhang Xinyue, Hunan Institute of Parasitic Diseases, Yueyang, Hunan, Peoples Republic of China "Vaccinating Water Buffalo for the Control of Schistosomiasis Japonica" 1998 Dr. Lisa Naughton, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin "Balancing Local Energy Needs with the Protection of Western Uganda's Endangered Forests" Maile Neel, University of California, Riverside, Riverside, California "Balancing Limestone Mining Practices with the Protection of Endangered Plant Species in the San Bernardino Mountains of California" Mariana Carla Panuncio, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland "Reaching for a Balance Between Technological Change and Conservation at the Local Level: Understanding the Quechua Rationale for Native Crop Conservation in the Andes" 1997 Lucinda A. McDade, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona "The Saguaro Cactus: Achieving Balance Between Preservation and Human Use of the Desert Southwest" Dr. David J. Merkler, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania "Sulfure Oxides: Additives to Foods and Pharmaceuticals and Their Occurrence in the Atmosphere" Gad Perry, Ohio State University, Columbus, Ohio "Barrier Technology to Prevent the Spread of the Brown Tree Snake on Guam" Hongchang Wang, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Cass, Beijing, China "Recovering Ecological Balance in China" 1996 Erik D. Gooding, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana "Restoration and Preservation of the Music and Culture of the Yanktonai Dakota" Kevina Vulinec, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida "Dung Beetles, Rainforest Conservation, and Biological Control of Dung-Breeding Pests in Rondonia, Brazil" 1995 No certificates of merit awarded. 1994 Dr. David G. Birch, Retina Foundation of the Southwest, and University of Texas Southwestern Medical School, Dallas, Texas "Medical Technology vs. Environmental Requirements in Very-Low-Birthweight Infants" 1993 Neilly Buckalew, Zuni Sustainable Agriculture Project & Zuni Folk Varieties Project, Pueblo of Zuni, Zuni, New Mexico "Development of K-8 Curriculum Focusing on Agricultural and Sociological Restoration" Mariella Leo, Peruvian Association for Conservation of Nature (APECO), Lima, Peru "Sustainable Firewood Harvest and Conservation of the Montane Forest in Peru" Dr. Elwood L. Shafer, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania "Balancing the Demand for Ecotourism with Preservation of Unique Natural Environments in the Caribbean" B. Cecilia Zapata, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina "A Population-Based Study of the Prevalence of Lead in Cali, Colombia" 1992 Dr. Joseph Kuc, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky "Non-Pesticide Control of Plant Disease by Immunization" Jorge A. Mariotti, Estacion Experimental Agroindustrial Ob. Colombres, Tucuman, Argentina "Breeding and Selection of Amaranth for High Altitude Semi-Arid Valleys of Argentina" Dr. Robert J. Marquis, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri "Developing Viable Alternatives to Tropical Deforestation: The Ecology of Insect Damage in Forest and Adjacent Native Tree Plantations" Teodoro Sanchez, Centro para el Desarrollo Regional-RAIZ, Lima, Peru "Centrifugal Pumps Running as Turbines: Providing Energy for Rural Families in the Andes" 1991 Dr. Florence Dunkel, Montana State University, Bozeman, Montana "Exploration of the Potential of Medicinal Plants for a more Biorational Approach to Protection Against Insects Damaging Stored Food Crops" Dr. Hector E. Flores, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania "The Pacific Yew as an Endangered Plant Resource: 'In Vitro' Alternatives for Conservation and Utilization" Paul Lusk, University of New Mexico,Albuquerque, New Mexico "Greenroom/Rockmarsh: Wastewater Purifying and Nutrient Recycling in Balance with Water Use in a Single Family Home" Dr. Daniel S. McConnell, The University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan "Reduction in the Use of Radioisotopes Through the Development of a Non-Radiometric Chemiluminescent Energy Transfer Immunoassay" 1990 Dennis A. Glick, Greater Yellowstone Coalition, Bozeman, Montana "Greater Yellowstone Tomorrow - A Blueprint for Conserving the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem" Julia Hoerner, University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Colorado Springs, Colorado "Balancing Computer Technology Advancement with the Human Environment: Equal Access to a Visual Arts Education for the Physically Handicapped" Dr. Mihaly Horanyi, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona "A Computer Simulation Study to Evaluate Possible Environmental Hazards of Space Debris" Wu Mei, China Daily, Beijing, China "Balanced Models Between Tourist Development and Natural Conservation in China's Nature Reserve Areas"
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