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Federal/State Projects

  1. When are HABs toxic? Decoding microcystins’ fate in livestock ponds. D. Sahoo (PI), S. White, and D. Harmel. AFRI, 04/01/2026-3/31/2028
     

  2. Development of a real-time, cloud-hosted, geo-spatial linked web-based surveillance system for early detection of harmful algal blooms (HABs) in freshwater lakes using artificial intelligence (AI) technologies. D. Sahoo (PI). ERDC, 9/29/2025-3/29/2028
     

  3. Understanding soil water repellency (SWR) in bioretention cells through laboratory and field scale studies in three distinct regions of South Carolina. D. Sahoo (PI) and D. Park. USGS 104 (B), 09/01/2025-08/31/2026
     

  4. A web app to combat harmful algal blooms in livestock ponds, linking farmers, agents and experts. D. Sahoo (PI), H. Nix, J. Hains, and K. Kirk. AFRI, 01/01/2025-12/31/2025
     

  5. Navigating clean waters: Addressing the missing link in estuarine water quality through the development and application of low cost unmanned surface vehicles in South Carolina. H. Dakshinamurthy, D. Sahoo (Co-PI), and E. Fidan. USDA 1890 CBG, 01/01/2025-12/31/2026
     

  6. Year 1 Title: Education and engagement with the coastal community on harmful algal blooms in stormwater ponds. Year 2 Title: Understanding and applying stormwater management practices for urban agriculture in coastal systems. D. Sahoo (PI) and D. Jeong. , SC Sea Grant-Margaret A. Davidson Undergraduate Resilience Research. 01/01/2025-12/31/2026
     

  7. An AI-ML model approach for reservoir water quality. D. Sahoo (PI). ERDC. 01/01/2025-08/31/2025
     

  8. Sediment source-sink analysis to inform phosphorus and sediment management plan for a eutrophic reservoir in South Carolina. S. O’Shields, S. White and D. Sahoo (Co-PI). USGS 104 (B), 09/01/2024-08/31/2025
     

  9. Mapping water risk for US nursery and greenhouse growers. S. White, D. Sahoo (Co-PI), M. Martin, and J. Gray. Horticulture Research Institute, 05/01/2024-07/01/2025
     

  10. Elucidating patterns of microplastics and PFAS contamination using alligators to explore exposure and fate of contaminants of emerging concerns in wetlands. J. T. Anderson, M. Boucher, T. Rainwater, S. Whitmire, J.A. Bowden and D. Sahoo (Co-PI). SC Sea Grant, 03/01/2024-05/31/2025
     

  11. Coastal stormwater center of the southeast coastal plain region. C. Wang, K. Cappiella, D. Caraco, E. Trethewey, L. Fraley-McNeal, E. Bean, M. O’Driscoll, G. Iverson, C. Humphrey, A. Manda, R. Howard, W. Stout, M. Risse, J. T. Brown, L. Kolodij, B. Charron, P. J. Waters, E. Brantley, S. Waickowski, D. Sahoo (Co-PI) and S. Lunt. USEPA, 01/09/2024-08/31/2026.
     

  12. Forecasting harmful algal blooms with AI-ML Models. D. Sahoo (PI). ERDC, 10/01/2023-9/30/2024
     

  13. Development of Statewide Baseline Microcystin GIS Database for South Carolina Ponds: Capturing Initial Microcystin Data for Research and Analysis. D. Sahoo (PI) and J. Hains. USGS 104 (B), 09/01/2023-08/31/2024.
     

  14. Building Ecosystem Resiliency Through Innovative Silvopasture Systems on South Carolina Farms.L. O'Halloran, L. Silva, D. Sahoo (Co-PI). USDA-NRCS, 5/1/2023-5/1/2026
     

  15. Development of a novel sensor for rapid onsite detection of microcystin in rural livestock ponds: A seed grant to support sensor development. D. Sahoo (PI), and S. Banerjee. AFRI. 5/1/2023-04/30/2025
     

  16. On borrowed time: Age as a predictor of phosphorus mobility in coastal stormwater ponds and implications for management. D. Sahoo (PI), E. Smith, A.  Scaroni, and G. Wallover. SC Sea Grant. 02/01/2022-1/31/2024
     

  17. Customized watershed monitoring to better understand the effectiveness of stream restoration. D. Sahoo (PI), J. Pike, C. Sawyer. Greenville Water. 4/1/2022-12/31/2026
     

  18. Train the trainers: Preventing harmful algal blooms in livestock water sources in South Carolina. D. Sahoo (PI). H. Nix, SA White, M. Burns, M. Vassalos. S-SARE. 7/1/2021-6/30/2023

Consulting Projects

  1. Undergraduate Stormwater Curriculum and Experiences for the Benedict College-The City of Columbia Public-Private Partnership Program: Fall 2023-Spring 2026. D. Sahoo (PI). Woolpert Inc. 9/1/2023-05/31/2024
     

  2. Undergraduate curriculum for the Benedict College-The City of Columbia Public-Private Partnership Program. D. Sahoo (PI). Woolpert Inc. 3/5/2021-7/31/2022

Other Sponsored Research

  1. MUTUAL: A one-of-a kind MUlti-sTage water qUALity analysis system. D. Sahoo (PI), E. McLamore, S. White, S. Whitmire, S. Waickowski, A. Scaroni, C. Sawyer, R. Ye, D. Venegas, A. Metcalf, M. Schlautman, and J. Hains. Clemson University MRI. 01/01/2025-06/31/2025
     

  2. Leveraging drones and advanced technologies to monitor and model harmful cyanobacterial blooms in Grand Strand Stormwater ponds. D. Sahoo (PI), S. Waickowski, C. Watts and M. Ganger. Myrtle Beach Endowment Graduate Assistantship, Clemson University. 8/1/2025-07/30/2028
     

  3. Transforming South Carolina’s urban future: Harnessing urban forestry to combat stormwater and urban climate together-An integrated model based decision support framework. D. Sahoo (PI), S. Waickowski, Q. Su, and C. Sawyer. Agricultural Sciences Graduate Scholarship. 08/01/2025-07/31/2028
     

  4. Decoding microcystin fate and transport from water to air using measurements and models. CU SUCEEDS Program. D. Sahoo (PI), S. White, A. Metcalf, and R. Ye. 03/18/2024-03/17/2025
     

  5. Rapid measurement of microplastic particles across environmental systems with laser direct infrared imaging. S. Whitmire, K. Lazar, E. Carraway, M. Sullivan, J. Anderson, T. Rainwater, C. Jachowski, D. Sahoo (Co-PI), S. White, D. Ladner, A. Scaroni, E. McLamore, P. Hurk and J. Tzeng. Equipment Grant, CU-MRI. 10/10/2022.
     

  6. Understanding the impact of contaminants of emerging concern on planktonic dynamics in stormwater ponds across multiple land uses and temperature gradients in the Grand Strand. S. Whitmire, D. Sahoo (Co-PI), C. Sawyer. Myrtle Beach Endowment. 8/1/2023-7/31/2026

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