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6/13/2019 Appalachian Freshwater Initiative Year 4 Accomplishments WV EPSCoR All Hands Meeting June 13, 2019 WV EPSCoR Gravitational Wave Astronomy and the Appalachian Freshwater Initiative Recommendations from and Responses to the NSF

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Appalachian Freshwater Initiative Year 4 Accomplishments

WV EPSCoR All Hands Meeting June 13, 2019

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Recommendations from and Responses to the NSF Site Visit Report

Recommendation # 1: Provide a detailed management plan that thoughtfully and comprehensively describes all aspects of integrative and project-level leadership tasks. Recommendation #4: Submit a plan that outlines the process for rapidly developing a coherent scientific vision for the Appalachian Freshwater Initiative (AFI).

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Detailed Management Plan

Action Accountability Report Evaluation Quarterly Reporting

Quarterly Reports are graded on a scale of 1-3 by AFI Leaders within 2 weeks of submission Average Evaluation Score <1.75 Investigator must submit remediation plan within 2 weeks of score reporting and receive an average of 2+

n next quarterly report

Funding is maintained Investigator does not submit a remediation plan and/or does not receive an average grade of 2+ on the next quarterly report Funding is withdrawn Average Evaluation Score > 2 No further action until next quarterly reporting period

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AFI Organizational Structure

Chuck Somerville MU Campus Lead Jason Hubbart WVU Campus Lead Group 1: Sensors Jason Hubbart, WVU Mike Norton, Marshall Mike Fultz, WVSU Group 2: Complexity Todd Petty, WVU Jim Anderson, WVU

Mindy Armstead, MU Brian Antonsen, MU

Gerald Hankins, WVSU Group 3: Modeling Mike Strager, WVU Tony Szwilski, MU Jack Smith, MU Fernando Rojano-Aguilar, WVSU Laura Tinney, Program Manager Ulises Toledo WVSU Campus Lead

Jason Hubbart AFI Technical Lead

Gerald Hankins, Research Coordinator Hannah Payne, Outreach Coordinator

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Program Tracking and Communication

Updates during bi-monthly teleconferences
Within-group: Updates by everyone in attendance
Across-group: Group presentation schedule
AFI Leadership: Group progress, obstacles
All hands meeting (annual)
Interim (as needed, requested, opportunistic) meetings
Newly implemented quarterly reporting system
AFI listserv

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Develop a Coherent Scientific Vision

Grand Challenge Statement: Through the Appalachian Freshwater

Initiative Grand Challenge, we will advance understanding of ecological and biological impacts of contaminants in water under varying climates to meet West Virginia and regional needs for safe and secure water. Inter and intra-institutional groups investigating pollutant sensing technologies, abiotic and biotic complexities of perturbations of water quality, and modeling of these complex systems, will integrate ideas, approaches and technologies to further stimulate innovation, discovery and advancement of science and resource management.

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Grand Challenge Question: How do the harvesting of wood products, the extraction

f energy resources, the production of energy, and the synthesis of chemical products, for

the benefit of much of the country, impact environmental health in Appalachia? AFI was designed to answer this question by targeting innovation in the speed and sensitivity of pollution detection, the resolution of sub-lethal impacts on function from the cellular to the watershed scale, and by modeling how pollutants, and their impacts, migrate through aquatic environments – both under current flow regimes and those that can be expected as a consequence of climate change.

Overarching questions:  What are the principal chemical, physical and biological threats to safe and secure water resources in the State of West Virginia?  What are the fundamental relationships between chemical, physical and biological impacts from the molecular to the watershed scale?  What can models reveal about fate and transport of pollutants resulting from land use practices and climate change?

Develop a Coherent Scientific Vision

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AFI Year 4 Accomplishments

Key Accomplishments:

 Published a total of 45 peer-reviewed (primary literature) articles  Published 3 book chapters  Provided a total of 90 presentations (oral and poster) at local, state, regional, national and international conferences.  Conducted a total of 21 workshops, symposium/seminar presentations and

utreach events, including 2 training courses/workshops for federal agencies and

state agencies.  Worked with a total of 8 graduate students to complete their theses/dissertations, including six Master’s level and two Ph.D. level students.

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Student Accomplishments: Degrees Defended

Masters  Arrick, Rachel F. 2018. Microbial communities as a signal of ecological integrity of eastern hellbender habitats.

2018. Marshall University.

 Bausher, Emily. Qualitative and Quantitative Analysis of Carbonate Waters in the Peters Mountain Region of Monroe County, WV. 2018. West Virginia University.  Petersen, Fritz. Investigating Escherichia Coli in a Mixed Land-Use Watershed in West Virginia, USA. 2018. West Virginia University.  Wineland, Sean M. Using environmental DNA and occupancy modeling to identify drivers of eastern hellbender extirpation and sampling methods efficiency in West Virginia. 2018. Marshall University.  Khadgi, Sabin. Evaluation of Activation of the Aryl Hydrocarbon and Estrogen Receptors by Water from Arbuckle Creek in Minden West Virginia and by Coal Dust. 2018. West Virginia State University.  Dutta, Saugata. Non-Thesis: Effects of Coal Waste on Aryl Hydrocarbon Activation in Fish Cells. 2019. West Virginia State University. Ph.D.  Andrew, Ross. Examination and characterization of Brook Trout ecology before and after a broad scale disturbance event in head water streams of West Virginia. 2018. West Virginia University.  Gaertner, Brandi. Impacts of Climate and Land Cover on Water Balance Components in the Central Appalachian Mountains, USA. 2019. West Virginia University.

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AFI Year 4 Accomplishments

Sustainability Efforts:

 Submitted 38 proposals to state, regional and federal agencies, industry and  foundations. Half of these proposals (n=19) have been awarded to date providing

ver $7.7M in funding to expand upon research initiated through AFI participation in

this EPSCoR project.

WVU Marshall WVSU Total Proposals Submitted 26 10 2 38 # Proposals Awarded 11 6 2 19 Amount of Proposals Awarded $1,139,654 $6,001,978 $600,561 $7,742,193

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Student and Postdoc Involvement

PY4 PARTICIPANTS WVU MU WVSU Total # Post-Docs 10 10 # Graduate Students 29 21 6 56 # Undergraduates 25 42 11 78 TOTAL 64 63 17 144

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AFI Year 4 Accomplishments

Research Accomplishments

 AFI researchers worked on a total of 92 subactivities related to three objectives (sensors, complexity and modeling) this project year.  Completed 35 subactivities related to three objectives  52 subactivities in progress as of Year 4 Annual Report, some that will be completed this summer.  5 subactivities behind schedule

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Other Impacts and Products

Investments in research infrastructure will benefit AFI projects and affiliated programs:

Instrumentation: Upgraded Mass Spectrometer, Capillary Electrophoresis, Microfluidics

Printer, High Resolution Fluorescence Microscopy, Total Organic Carbon and Total Nitrogen Analyzer, Optical Emission Spectrometer

Research Capacity: Aptamer Discovery, human cell culture, C. elegans culture, toxicity

assay developed, buprenorphine analysis protocol, eDNA collection and analysis

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Other Impacts and Products

Established collaborations: WVU, WVSU, MU, Bucknell, NETL’s CT

laboratory, USGS labs, multiple state agencies, and emerging public and private partners

Distinct research quantifying complex contaminants will provide the most

comprehensive assessment of freshwater degradation

New technologies, expertise, and infrastructure (e.g., DOC analysis,

eDNA, wastewater treatment, etc.) will enhance research opportunities within and beyond AFI

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Thank You AFI!!!

Acknowledgements: This work was supported by the National Science Foundation under Award Number OIA‐1458952.

For more information: https://iwss.wvu.edu/projects/appalachian‐freshwater‐initiative https://iwss.wvu.edu/projects/appalachian‐freshwater‐initiative/products