CURES Research Projects

 

Project Title

Duration

UDC Investigators

Partnering Organizations

Quantification of environmental, economic, and societal impacts of specialty crops grown in aquaponics and hydroponics 2022-2024 Hossain Azam, Sabine O’Hara, Matthew Richardson, Thomas Wheet Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland, USDA-ARS
Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (LCSA) for urban farming practices 2021-2023 Hossain Azam, Sabine O’Hara, Matthew Richardson, Thomas Wheet Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, University of Maryland, USDA-ARS
Aquaponics with ethylene scavengers to support human life off Earth 2021-2023 Hossain Azam, Matthew Richardson University of Maryland
Current and potential green infrastructure in DC and economic, environmental, and social benefits 2020-2022 Mamatha Hanumappa, Matthew Richardson Trust for Public Land, University of Rhode Island
Continental monitoring of insects to document long-term decline of biodiversity Ongoing since 2020 Matthew Richardson University of Wisconsin & >100 collaborators across North America
Needs assessment for urban agriculture in the Northeast Region Ongoing since 2020 Andrew Carson, Mamatha Hanumappa, Matthew Richardson Cornell, Penn State, Rutgers, University of Connecticut, University of Delaware, University of Maryland Extension, University of Massachusetts, University of Rhode Island
The influence of climate on the viability of wild and augmented populations of the endangered Dicerandra immaculata Ongoing since 2006 Matthew Richardson Bok Tower Gardens, University of Florida, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Towards equity-oriented climate services Ongoing since 2020 Caroline Staub World Food Program, University of Reading (UK)
A comparison of daily rainfall data from station and satellite sources for Haiti Ongoing since 2021 Caroline Staub Stats4SD, Unite Hydrometeorologique d’Haiti
Flood risk assessment in the tropical city of Port Louis using GIS-based multi-criteria decision analysis: Towards resilient flood management. Ongoing since 2021 Caroline Staub University of Mauritius (Mauritius), Universite des Mascareignes (Mauritius) University of Oxford (UK).
Evaluation of Cultural Practices for Two New Ethnic Crops, Lambsquarters and Malabar spinach 2019-2022 Mamatha Hanumappa
Urban Drawdown Initiative, Washington DC 2021-2022 Mamatha Hanumappa, Matthew Richardson Trust for Public Land, Colorado State University
Water-Energy-Food Nexus: Utilizing Rainwater Harvesting and Solar Energy for Next Generation Urban Farming Practices 2021-2023 Harris Trobman, Hossain Azam, Mamatha Hanumappa
Food-Energy-Water Nexus: Next-Generation Urban Farming Practices to Integrate Specialty Crop Production with Rainwater Harvesting and Solar Energy. 2022-2024 Harris Trobman, Hossain Azam, Mamatha Hanumappa