2012-2013, PI, Using Social Media and Social Network to Promote Nebraskans’ Public Education and Behavior Changes in Litter Reduction and Recycling, Funded by Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality 2011-2012, PI, Develop a Climate-wetland Vulnerability Assessment Model for Playa Wetlands, Funded by Research Council, University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2011-2012, PI, Use Social Media to Promote Nebraska's Waste Recycling Programs Funded by Nebraska Environmental Trust (For more information: http://re4now.unl.edu/) 2011-2012, PI, A Feasibility Assessment for Net-Zero Energy Efficiency Technologies in Residential Housing Development, Funded by China 2010-2012, PI, Examining The Impact of Neighborhood Characteristics On Low-Income Children’s Physical Activity And Rates Of Obesity, Funded by Hyde Professorship Funds, University of Nebraska- Lincoln 2010-2011, PI, Developing LiDAR-Derived Wetland Maps To Assess Conservation Design Practices For Playa Wetlands In Rainwater Basin, Funded by U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) 2010-2012, Co-PI, Rill Erosion Development Process and 3-D Digital Simulation of Spatial Morphology, Funded by National Natural Science Foundation of China 2010-2011, PI, An Early Warning Information System for Discharge and Water Quality of Nebraska Bioethanol Production Plants, Funded by Research Council at University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2009-2010, PI, Reconstructing Soil Erosion Vulnerability and Landscape Evolution Through Spatio-Temporal Modeling: A Useful Tool for Watershed Conservation Planning, Funded by University of Nebraska-Lincoln 2008-2009, PI, Evaluating Local Land Use Capacity for Climate Change, Funded by Hyde Professorship Funds, University of Nebraska-Lincoln