Research Support

Since 1992, Dr. Davis has directly participated in $12M of funded research. About $6.5M has been as the PI and about $5.5M has been as Co-PI. A list of research projects is shown below.

(1) Principal Investigator (100% Shared Credit), "Decadal Mass Balance of the Antarctic Ice Sheet and its Contribution to Global Sea Level Rise," NASA/ESE, NNG04GK88G, 6/1/04 to 5/31/07 - $300,000.
(2) Co-Principal Investigator (20% Shared Credit), "Content-Based Information Mining and Visualization of Multi-Modal Databases," NGA NURI, HM1582-04-1-2028, 8/1/04 to 7/31/07 - $451,487.
(3) Principal Investigator (100% Shared Credit), "Elevation Change of the Antarctic Ice Sheet from Satellite Radar Altimetry," NASA/ESE, NAG5-13776, 9/1/03 to 8/31/04 - $95,220.
(4) Co-Principal Investigator (25% Shared Credit), "Synergy V: Community Growth & Forestry Management Infomarts," Raytheon/STX Corporation, Subcontract #3008883, 5/1/04 to 12/31/04 - $300,000 (Co-PI credit: $80,145).
(5) Co-Principal Investigator (20% Shared Credit), "Synergy IV: Community Growth & Forestry Management Infomarts," Raytheon/STX Corporation, Subcontract #3000615, 3/1/03 to 2/28/04 - $782,547 (Co-PI credit: $167,081).
(6) Co-Principal Investigator (20% Shared Credit), "Synergy III: Remote Sensing Demonstration Project," Raytheon/STX Corporation, Subcontract #012100MJ-3, 2/1/02 to 2/31/03 - $913,980 (Co-PI credit: $172,978).
(7) Principal Investigator (80% Shared Credit), "20-year Elevation Change of the Southern Greenland Ice Sheet from Satellite Radar Altimetry," NASA/ESE, NGT5-11081, 7/1/01 to 6/30/03 - $88,977.
(8) Principal Investigator (100% Shared Credit), "Remote Sensing Information Products from High Resolution Satellite Imagery of Local Government Applications," NASA/GSRP NGT13-52747, 7/1/01 to 6/30/04 - $70,000.
(9) Principal Investigator (20% Shared Credit), "Synergy II: Remote Sensing Demonstration Project," Raytheon/STX Corporation, Subcontract #012100MJ-3, 3/1/01 to 1/31/02 - $870,000 (PI credit: $186,958).
(10) Principal Investigator (10% Shared Credit), "Institute for Commercial Development of Remote Sensing Technology (ICREST)," NASA/Stennis, NAG13-99014, 4/26/00 to 12/31/01 - $1,800,000 (PI credit: $205,321).
(11) Co-Principal Investigator (50% Shared Credit), "Center for Local and Regional Government Applications (CLARA)," NASA/Stennis, NAG13-00006, 4/01/00 to 3/31/02 - $265,400.
(12) Co-Principal Investigator (25% Shared Credit), "Synergy I: Remote Sensing Demonstration Project," Raytheon/STX Corporation, Subcontract #012100MJ-3, 2/09/00 to 2/28/01 - $670,839 (Co-PI credit: $167,710).
(13) Principal Investigator (100% Shared Credit), "Elevation change of the southern Greenland ice sheet: interpretation," NASA/ESE, NAG5-8557, 7/1/99 to 6/30/00 - $59,378.
(14) Co-Principal Investigator (10% Shared Credit), "Institute for Commercial Development of Remote Sensing Technology (ICREST)," NASA/Stennis, NAG13-99014, 4/19/99 to 4/18/00 - $1,680,000 (Co-PI credit: $187,987).
(15) Principal Investigator (100% Shared Credit), "Seasonal, interannual, and long-term elevation change of the East Antarctic ice sheet from satellite radar altimetry," NSF Office of Polar Programs, NSF-OPP 9818734, 10/1/98 to 9/30/02 - $243,870.
(16) Co-Principal Investigator (20% Shared Credit), "Greenland ice sheet elevation change studies using radar altimetry with improved orbit error analysis," NASA/HQ, NAG5-6837, 1/1/98 to 12/31/99 - $149,964.
(17) Co-Principal Investigator (10% Shared Credit), "Analysis and design of a network planning system model," Sprint Corporation, 9/1/97 to 6/30/98 - $167,000.
(18) Co-Principal Investigator (20% Shared Credit), "Ice sheet elevation change studies using improved orbit error analysis," NASA/HQ, NAG5-3778, 1/1/97 to 12/31/97 - $87,722.
(19) Principal Investigator (100% Shared Credit), "Long term elevation change of the Greenland ice sheet from satellite radar altimetry," NASA/MTPE New Investigator Program, NAGW-5243 & NAG5-6714, 7/1/96 to 6/30/99 - $352,203.
(20) Principal Investigator (75% Shared Credit), "Long term elevation change of the Greenland ice sheet from Seasat, Geosat, and GFO radar altimetry," NASA/HQ, NAGW-5010, 1/1/96 to 12/31/96 - $120,298.
(21) Principal Investigator (100% Shared Credit), "Analysis of Ice-Sheet Altimetry Data Using a Surface/Volume Scattering Model," NASA/HQ, NAGW-3864, 1/1/94 to 12/31/95 - $217,345.
(22) Principal Investigator (50% Shared Credit), "Rugged Laser Interferometer for Detecting Leaks in Storage Tanks," UM Research Board Grant, RB 95-040, 9/1/95 to 8/31/97 - $36,000.
(23) Principal Investigator (100% Shared Credit), "Radar Sounding of the Greenland Ice Sheet," UM Research Board Grant, RB 94-031, 5/1/94 to 8/1/94 - $10,800.
(24) Principal Investigator (100% Shared Credit), "Analysis of Ice-Sheet Altimetry Data Using a Combined Surface/Volume Scattering Model," Sub Contract to UMC from KU, 8/1/93 to 12/31/93 - $26,000.