Research Mission

The research mission of the Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research consists of:

• Research grants and contracts awarded to Mitchell Center faculty and staff,
• Grants awarded to researchers through the Mitchell Center:
  • Maine Water Resources Research Institute,
  • Environmental Solutions Initiative.

Research projects awarded to Mitchell Center staff and faculty:

Assessment of Natural and Watershed Conditions in and Adjacent to Acadia National Park
PIs: Peter Vaux, John Peckenham, Kathleen Bell, Sarah Nelson
Agency: National Park Service
Project period: June 2006 to December 2007

Source Water Analysis and Warning Technology (SWWAT)
PI: John Peckenham
Collaborators: Roessler, Bigelow Laboratory for Ocean Sciences; Ferketic, Sewall Engineering Company; Kahl, Plymouth State University
Agency: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Project period: September 2005 to December 2007

Assessment of natural resource conditions for Boston Harbor Islands National Park, Cape Cod National Seashore, and Saugus Ironworks National Historic Site
PIs:Peter Vaux, Sarah J. Nelson, Catherine Schmitt
Project funder: National Park Service
Project period: August 2007 - December 2009

Evaluating spatial patterns in mercury and methyl mercury in northeastern lakes: landscape setting, chemical climate, and human influences
PI: Sarah J. Nelson
Project funder: USDA Northeastern States Research Cooperative
Project period: September 2007 - December 2008

Research Coordination Network: Diadromous Species Restoration Research Network
PIs: David Hart, Karen Wilson, Peter Vaux, Adria Elskus
Project funder: National Science Foundation
Project period: July 2008 - June 2013