Restoration

• Eutrophication Control of Lake Taihu, China (_{Joint collaboration with University of Nevada Las Vegas and Hohai University, China})
• Vegetation in Flood Control Channels in Southern California (_{Funded by US Army Corps of Engineers through Engineering Research and Development Center})
• Vegetation and Stream Bank Stabilization in Las Vegas Wash (_{Funded by US Army Corps of Engineers through Engineering Research and Development Center})
• Ecological Health of Walker River/Lake (_{Funded by National Fish and Wildlife Foundation and University of Nevada, Reno})
  
  • Investigating impacts of flow, velocity, and nutrients on Walker River Benthic Macroinvertebrates
  • Secondary production of Benthic Macroinvertebrates
• Non Point Source Pollution in Las Vegas Wash (_{Funded by Division of Hydrologic Sciences, DRI})
• Removal of Nutrients and Metal by Constructed and Naturally Occurring Wetlands in Las Vegas (_{Funded by Southern Nevada Water Authority})
• Selenium Management Using Constructed Wetlands in Las Vegas Wash (_{Funded by Southern Nevada Water Authority})

Hydrology and Climate Change

• Impact of Climate Uncertainties on In-stream and Riparian Vegetation (_{Funded by US Army Corps of Engineers through Engineering Research and Development Center})
• Glacier Melt Runoff in the Himalayas and Water Budgeting (_{Joint Project with Chinese Academy of Science, Institute of Tibetan Plateau, University of Nevada, Las Vegas; Ph.D. student supported by Chinese Govt. Fellowship})
• Impact of Climate Change on Lakes (_{Joint Project with University of Nevada, Las Vegas, Hohai University, China; Ph.D. student supported by Chinese Govt. Fellowship}) 

Invasive Species

Tamarisk (Salt Cedar)

• Biological Control of Tamarisk in Virgin and Lower Colorado Rivers (_{Funded by US Bureau of Reclamation, Technical Services Center})
  
  • Pre and post defoliation temperature change in tamarisk canopies
  • Life history characteristics of beetles under high temperature to understand their viability in extreme Southwest temperature
• Tamarisk ET Estimation before and after Defoliation by Leaf Beetles (_{Pending, Water Resources Research Institute, USGS})
• Comparison between Native (Western China) and Invasive (Southwestern U.S.) Tamarisks (_{Joint Project with Arid Land Research Center, Tottori University, Japan; Funded by Global Center of Excellence, Government of Japan through ALRC})
  
  • Salt dynamics of invasive tamarisks in the Lower Virgin River
  • Diurnal and temporal patterns of salt secretion from the glands of invasive tamarisks in the Las Vegas Wash
  • Vertical distribution of fine roots in tamarisk
  • Mycorrhizal symbiosis on tamarisk roots
  • Effects of soil nitrogen and salinity on osmolyte accumulation in tamarisk trees
  • Mechanisms of salt and drought tolerance for plants growing in southwestern US

Quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis)

• Ecological Impact and Containment (_{Funded by Water Resources Research Institute, USGS})
• Population Distribution in Boulder Basin, Las Vegas Bay and Overton Arm, Lake Mead (_{Funded by National Park Service, Lake Mead})
• Biological Control of Quagga mussel (_{Funded by Marrone Bio-innovations, Inc. – NSF SBIR sub-contract})
• Survivorship of Quagga mussel in Tahoe Water (_{Funded by Southern Nevada Public Land Management Act, Lake Tahoe})
• Biological Containment of Quagga mussels (_{Funded by Division of Hydrologic Sciences, DRI})

Other Projects

• C, N Stoichiometric Profile of Desert Soils (_{Funded by NSF Epscor, seed grant})
• Algal Biofuel: Lipid Optimization via Nutrient Management (_{Funded by Department of Energy through Nevada Renewable Energy Consortium})
• Algae to Biofuel – Nutrient Recovery (_{Pending project: Funded by Department of Energy})

International Projects

China

• Glacier Melt Runoff in Nam Cuo Basin, China
• Impact of Climate Change on Lakes, Southeastern China
• Eutrophication Study of Lake Taihu, China

Japan

• Comparison between Native (Western China) and Invasive Tamarisks (Southwestern US) 

Nepal

• Stream flow trend evaluation in Nepalese Rivers