1994 Funded Grant Projects

Rodrigo G. Bernal, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota, Colombia
"Demography and Natural History of the Tagua Palm (the "Vegetable Ivory" Nut Palm) as a Basis for its Sustainable Management in Choco, Colombia"

Tony Goldberg, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
"Fragmented Forests and the Genetic Preservation of Chimpanzees: Balancing Human Needs and Wildlife Conservation in Uganda"

Dr. Mark A. Hindell, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia and
Cindy Hull, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Australia
"The Forging Ecology of Crested Penguins at Macquarie Island (Australian Sub-Antarctic Region): Seeking a Balance Between an Intensive Fishing Industry and the Conservation of the Southern Ocean"

Dr. Lee R. Lynd, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire
"New Technology for Conversion of Paper Sludge to Ethanol"

Dr. W. Berry Lyons, The University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Alabama and
Bwire S. Ojiambo, University of Nevada, Reno, Nevada
"A Study of the Southern Lake Naivasha Basin, Kenya, for Sustained Environmental and Socio-Economic Development and Management"

Dr. Geneva Marie Omann, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, Michigan
"Balancing the Positive and Negative Attributes of Pesticides: Assessing the Impact of Pesticides on the Human Immune System"

Dr. Francisco J. Pichon, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina
"Agricultural Settlement, Land Use, and Deforestation in the Amazon Frontier: Toward a More Balanced Approach to Reconciling Human Needs and Environmental Concerns"

Dr. Francoise M. Robert, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii
"Development of a Simple Test for the Detection of Specific Pollutants and the Monitoring of Water Quality Restoration"

Dr. Dirk G. Schroeder, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia
"The Potential of a Traditional Technology to Redress the Imbalance Between the Nutrient Needs and Physical Restrictions of Ill Children"

Dr. Eric David Schwoebel, Institute of Primate Research, Karen, Nairobi, Kenya
"Examination of the Effectiveness of a New Contraceptive Vaccine in the Baboon"