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Dr. Ronald J. Sarno, Ph. D.,  Assistant Professor                      

 

 Hofstra University                                                          office: 516-463-4266
Department of Biology - 228 Gittleson Hall                           fax: 516-463-5112
Hempstead, NY 11549-1000                          e-mail: ronald.sarno@hofstra.edu

Curriculum Vita- Grants

My complete vita is available by clicking here.   Below is a summary of my educational, scholarly, and professional qualifications.

Pending Grants and Contracts

2009

  • Co-PI, CORFO- the Chilean Economic Development Agency. $635,000. Pending.  "Identification of problems between wildlife and livestock in Magallanes, Chile".
  • Co-PI, New York Department of Transportation. $285,000. Pending.  "Assessing corridors of connectivity: Movement patterns of terrestrial carnivores between Sterling Forest and Harriman State Parks".
  • Co-PI, US State Department. $75,000. Pending.  "Puma predation on sheep in the region of Torres del Paine National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Magallanes, Chile: Conserving top predators and local livelihoods".
  • Co-PI, Weeden Foundation. $5,000. Pending.  "Puma predation on sheep in the region of Torres del Paine National Park and UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Magallanes, Chile: Conserving top predators and local livelihoods".

Previous Grants and Contracts

2009

  • Co-PI, Rockerfeller Brothers Fund. $4,600.  “Identifying rare carnivores on Rockerfeller lands.”

2007 - Present

  • Co-PI, Chilean Livestock and Agriculture Service (SAG). $30,000.   “Predator-prey dynamics of pumas, sheep, and guanacos in the region of Torres del Paine National Park, Magallanes, Chile.”

2006

  • Co-PI, Pinellas County, Florida. $200,000. "Ecological Effects of Sub-Urban Coyote in the Brooker Creek Preserve and Surrounding Areas."

2005

  • Co-PI, Mosaic Phosphate Company. $56,000. "Translocation of the Fort Lonesome Burrowing Owl population: Effects of Survival, Behavior, Site Fidelity, Dispersal, Home Range, and Nesting."

2003

  • Co-PI, U.S. Department of Defense. 20,000. “Surveys for threatened and endangered species on Madill Air Force Base, Tampa.”
                                         

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2002

  • PI, Globalization and Research Center, US Department of Education. $20,000. “Economics, sustained use, and conservation of vicuñas in Bolivia.”
  • PI, University of South Florida, New Researcher Award. $10,000.  “Antipredator ploys and foraging tactics of predator naïve and predator savvy conspecifics.”
  • Co-PI, Morris Animal Foundation. $287,000. “An Integrated (Coding Gene and Microsatellite Marker) Radiation Hybrid Map of the Alpaca.”
  • PI, Globalization Research Center Travel Grant. $2,650. “Conservation and economic utilization of vicuñas in Bolivia amidst economic exploitation.”
  • PI, Latin American and Caribbean Studies, USF. $1,000.   “Conservation and economic utilization of vicuñas in Bolivia amidst economic exploitation.”

1997-2001

  • NIH Intramural Research Training Award (IRTA), National Cancer Institute.

1999

  • Co-PI, Turner Endangered Species Fund. $8,000

1997

  • PI, NOAHS Research Grant, Smithsonian Institution. $12,000

1996

  • Professional Advancement Grant, Iowa State University. $750.00

1990 & 1991

  • PI, Organization of American States Research Fellowship. $15,000

1990

  • PI, National Science Foundation. $13,000
  • PI, Latin American Studies Program, Iowa State University. $5,000

1988

  • Sigma Xi Grant-in-Aid. $300

1987

  • University of Nevada-Reno, Department of Biology. $300
                                         

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