Text Box: ON-GOING RESEARCH/ EDUCATION PROJECTS USDA ( 2008-20119) Internationalization of Biofuel Research, Curriculum and Business, $100,000, M. Bhat (PI), Jayachandran, A. Melesse (Co-PI) USDA (2008-2011) Curriculum Enrichment, Instrumentation and Experiential Learning in Agroecology, $292,000, M. Bhat (PI), Jayachandran, A. Melesse (Co-PI), and S. Kopter, J. Onsted. University of Minnesota, NCED Geospatial and remote sensing application in mapping hotspots of soil erosion in the Minnesota River basin, , $30, 155 ( 2008-2009) PI USAID: (2008-2010) Transboundary Water for Biodiversity and Human Health in the Mara River Basin, Kenya and Tanzania, , ($1,200,000) (Renewal).M. McClain (PI), A. Melesse (Co-PI) NSF (2007-2008): Collaborative Research: Nile Basin Hydrology and Ecology under Extreme Climatic Conditions ($38,049) (PI) Transboundary Water for Biodiversity and Human Health in the Mara River Basin, Kenya and Tanzania, USAID: (2008-2010), ($1,200,000). M. McClain (PI), A. Melesse (Co-PI) IAI  (2006-2010) Caribbean Coastal Scenarios ($427,000) (Co-PI) USAID  (2005-2007)Transboundary Water for Biodiversity in the Mara River Basin, Kenya and Tanzania ($700,000), (Co-PI) NSF (2005-2006) Planning visit to study the effects of vegetation and cropping pattern on soil moisture dynamics and river flow in the Upper Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia ($9,896) (PI) USDA  (2005-2007) Curricular Development and Capacity Building in Agroecology Sciences ($229,839) (Co-PI) USDA  (2006-2008) Limits to Growth in Agriculture and Emerging Sustainable Farming Systems in Developing Countries ($100, 000) (Co-PI) USDA (2007-2012) Multicultural Undergraduate Scholars in Agroecology and Urban Landscape at Florida International University: An Interdisciplinary Approach ($150,000) (Co-PI)