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Richard B. Forward

Professor Emeritus of Zoology
Marine Science and Conservation
135 Duke Marine Lab Rd, Beaufort, NC 28516

Selected Grants


REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2025

REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2015 - 2021

REU: Undergraduate Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2012 - 2016

REU: Undergraduate Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2009 - 2013

Distribution and transport of Blue crab megalopae

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NC Sea Grant · 2007 - 2008

REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2021 - 2025

REU Site: Undergraduate Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2015 - 2021

REU: Undergraduate Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2012 - 2016

REU: Undergraduate Research in Estuarine and Coastal Marine Systems

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2009 - 2013

Distribution and transport of Blue crab megalopae

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NC Sea Grant · 2007 - 2008

Blue crab post-larval immigration into an estuary

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NC Sea Grant · 2006 - 2007

Effects of the toxic dinoflagellate "Karenia brevis" on copepod survival, feeding, swimming behavior, and photobehaviors involved in diel vertical migration.

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 2002 - 2006

Seasonal Pattern of Blue Crab Post-Larval Immigration into an Estuary

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2004 - 2006

Collaborative Research: Estuarine Crab Transport:

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2002 - 2006

Collaborative Research: A Multidisciplinary Study of Selective Tidal-Stream Transport: Bio-Physical Coupling and Behavioral Mechanisms

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2001 - 2004

Reproductive potential and migratory movements of mature female blue crabs

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by NC Sea Grant · 2001 - 2003

A Multidisiplinary Study of Selective Tidal-Stream Transport: Biophysical Coupling and Behavioral Mechanisms

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2001 - 2003

Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REUs)

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1999 - 2002

Brevetoxin Exposure Experiments

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 2001 - 2002

Settlement Site Location and Development of an Estuarine Crustacean: Response to Chemical and Current Cues

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1999 - 2001

Transport of Fish Larvae Through a Tidal Inlet

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NC Sea Grant · 1997 - 1998

Behavioral Basis of Estuarine Transport of Atlantic Menhaden and Spot Larvae

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NC Sea Grant · 1995 - 1997

Behavioral Basis of Estuarine Transport of Atlantic Menhaden and Spot Larvae

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1995 - 1997

Habitat Selection by Blue Crab Postlarvae

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1995 - 1996

Zooplankton Photoresponses during Diel Vertical Migration: Modification by Chemical Cues from Predators

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1993 - 1995

Behavioral Basis of Estuarine Transport of Atlantic Menhaden and Spot Larvae

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1993 - 1995

Zooplankton Photoresponses during Diel Vertical Migration: Modification by Chemical Cues from Predators

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1993 - 1994

Behavioral Basis of Estuarine Transport of Atlantic Menhaden and Spot Larvae

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1993 - 1994

Behavioral Basis of Flood Tide Transport by Crustacean Larvae

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1992 - 1993

Mechanism of Depth Regulation of Atlantic Memhadon and Spot Larvae During Onshore Transport

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1992 - 1993

Recruitment Experiment Study Under Estuarine Energetic Dynamics (RESEED)

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration · 1992 - 1993

Evaluation of Larval Transport Models Through Field Experiments Using a Programmable, Vertically Migrating "Zooplankton Mimic"

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1989 - 1993

Regulation of Crustacean Larval Release

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1987 - 1990

Response of Crustacean Larvae to Environmental Factors

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1986 - 1990

Regulation of Crustacan larval release.

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1987 - 1989