Dr.
Gary A. Morris
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Research Grants
Current Grants
- "A study of the influence of Chinese pollution on air quality in Japan" - PI, Fulbright Program (2008 - 2009), ~$55,000 - funded.
- “TC4: Ground-based Validation for Aura and CALIPSO with NATIVE and Sondes” – Co-Investigator with Anne Thompson, Penn State, PI – NASA Tropical Composition, Convection & Climate Coupling program (Aug. 2006), $157,000 – funded.
- “Preliminary ozone profile analysis and source partitioning” – with Marc Taylor (Sr.) and Brittni Emery (Soph.) – Pierce Cedar Creek Institute (Summer 2007), $3000 for students + $3000 for supplies – funded.
- “Additional Ozonesondes in Northwest Indiana in Support of INTEX-B and Aura Validation” – Principal Investigator – NASA Earth Science Enterprise (2006– 2008), $200,000, funded in part.
- “Additional Ozonesondes in Houston, Texas in Support of INTEX-B and Aura Validation” – Principal Investigator – NASA Earth Science Enterprise (2006– 2008), $205,000, funded in part.
- “Validation of Non-Coincident Trace Species Measured by AURA Using Trajectory Mapping and Statistical Analysis” – Principal Investigator – NASA Earth Science Enterprise (2006 – 2008), $495,000, funded in part.
Past Grants
- “Great Lakes Region Ozonesonde Network (GLRON)” – Principal Investigator – Indiana Space Grant Consortium Early Career Faculty Program (2005 - 2006), $4000.
- “Tropospheric Ozone Pollution Project (TOPP): Investigating Air Quality Through Additional Ozonesonde Launches in Houston, Beaumont, and East Texas” – Principal Investigator – Texas Commission on Environmental Quality New Technology Research and Development Program (2005 – 2006), $107,000 – funded.
- “North American – North Atlantic Ozone Soundings During INTEX–A (2004)” – Co-Investigator – NASA Tropospheric Chemistry Program (2004), $150,000, $5000 for Gary Morris.
- “Rice University Tropospheric Ozone Pollution Project” – Principal Investigator – Shell Center for Sustainability (2003 – 2005), $40,000.
- “Atmospheric Transport of Trace Gases and Aerosols: Evaluating Models and Observations” – Co-Investigator – NASA Interdisciplinary Science Program (2003 – 2005), $2.2 million, $45,000 for Gary Morris.
- “Measuring Urban Ozone Pollution in Houston, Texas with MICROTOPS” – Principal Investigator – Rice Space Institute Seed Money Program (2002 – 2004), $1500.
- “Ground-based UV Sensor” – Principal Investigator – equipment from NASA Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC) installed at Rice (2002 – present). Equipment loan only.
- “Research in Physics Education (RIPE) Project – Principal Investigator – Brown Teaching Grant – (2001 – 2002 and 2002 – 2003), $5600.
- “MATCH Ozone Loss Analysis Technique” – Principal Investigator – NASA GSFC Purchase Order (2002 – 2005), $40,000.
- “The Interaction Between the Troposphere and the Stratosphere: The Impact of Climate Change” – Co-Investigator – NASA Interdisciplinary Science Program (2000 – 2002), $1.9 million, $45,000 for Gary Morris.
- “Simulation of Aircraft Exhaust Emissions Using the GSFC Trajectory Model” – Principal Investigator – NASA GSFC Purchase Order (2000), $10,000.
- “Research in Physics Education (RIPE) Project” – Principal Investigator – Valparaiso University CELT Expense Grant (1999 – 2000), $1200.
- “Validation of H2O and O3 Measurements from SAGE III Using Trajectory Mapping and Constituent Reconstruction” – Principal Investigator – NASA Earth Observing System program (1997 – 2003), $185,000.
- “Simulation of Aircraft Exhaust Emissions Using the GSFC Trajectory Model” – Principal Investigator – NASA GSFC Purchase Order (1999), $14,500.
- “A Climatology of Tropospheric CO over the Central and Southeastern United States and the Southwestern Pacific Ocean Derived from Space, Air, and Ground-based Infrared Interferometer Spectra” – Co-Investigator – NASA GSFC (1998 – 2001), $234,000.
- “Validation of MOPITT Column and Profile CO from Spaceborne, Airborne, and Ground-based Interferometers”– Co-Investigator – NASA GSFC (1997 – 2000), $237,000 – funded.