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Avner Vengosh

Nicholas Distinguished Professor of Environmental Quality
Earth and Climate Sciences
Box 90328, Durham, NC 27708-0230
308 Research Drive, A-207 LSRC, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


Potential Impacts of Lithium Mining on Water Quality in North Carolina

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by NC Water Resources Research Institute · 2023 - 2025

Potential Impacts of Lithium Mining on Water Quality in North Carolina

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2023 - 2025

USGS Oil and Gas Isotopic Samples Analyses

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by U.S. Geological Survey · 2020 - 2025

USGS Oil and Gas Isotopic Samples Analyses

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by U.S. Geological Survey · 2022 - 2024

Collaborative Research: Tracing Coal Ash Solids in the Environment - Implications for long-term contamination of the aquatic ecosystem

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2020 - 2023

The Hydrogen Project

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Ohio State University · 2021 - 2022

The Toxicity of Coal Ash from India

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Earthjustice · 2020 - 2021

Gas and Oil Isotope Sample Analysis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by U.S. Geological Survey · 2016 - 2021

Geochemical characteristics of formation water in China

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development · 2018 - 2021

Carbon and Nitrogen Isotopes on Small Sample

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Florida International University · 2020 - 2021

An Investigation of Elemental Coal Ash Contamination of Soils in Iredell County, NC

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2020 - 2020

Assessing potential human health impacts associated with the use of oilfield produced water for crop irrigation

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Agriculture · 2017 - 2020

Distribution of uranium and thorium in coal deposits and concentrations of NORMs in coal ash in India

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Earthjustice · 2019 - 2020

Gas and Oil Isotopic Analysis

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by U.S. Geological Survey · 2018 - 2020

Duke University Program in Environmental Health

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEMentor · Awarded by National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · 2013 - 2019

Sichuan Basin Shale Gas Hydraulic Fracturing Flowback Fluid Geochemical Features and Environmental Impact

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Research Institute of Petroleum Exploration and Development · 2017 - 2018

Tracing Groundwater Contamination Near Coal Ash Ponds in North Carolina

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2016 - 2018

Elucidating Risks: From Exposure and Mechanism to Outcome

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill · 2016 - 2018

Tracing Groundwater Contamination Near Coal Ash Ponds in North Carolina

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by North Carolina State University · 2016 - 2018

Sub from U Missouri: Endocrine disrupting activity assoc w hydraulic fracturing

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Missouri · 2016 - 2017

Fluoride and human health: Assessing novel biomarkers in detecting bone disorder

ResearchMentor · Awarded by National Institutes of Health · 2015 - 2017

SusChEM: Geochmical Characterization and Evaluation of the Environmental Impacts of Hydraulic Fracturing Fluids

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2017

Trace Metals Contamination from Oil and Gas Wastes in New York and Pennsylvania

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Park Foundation · 2016 - 2017

Collaborative Research: Characterization of Contaminants and Isotopic Tracers Associated with Coal Combustion Products

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2012 - 2016

Southern Environmental Law Center NC-TN

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Southern Environmental Law Center · 2015 - 2016

Radioactivity and Isotopic Markers of Oil and Gas Liquid and solid Wastes in New York and Pennsylvania

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Park Foundation · 2015 - 2016

Legacy impacts of coal combustion residues on freshwater ecosystems in North Carolina

ResearchInvestigator · Awarded by Water Resources Research Institute · 2015 - 2016

Chemical Characterization of Oil and Gas Spill Water in North Dakota

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Natural Resources Defense Council · 2014 - 2015

Environmental and Health Risks of Oil and Gas Waste Water in New York and Pennsylvania

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Park Foundation · 2014 - 2015

Chateaubriand Fellowship for Jennifer Harkness

FellowshipPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Government of France · 2014 - 2014

The Potential Risks of Freshwater Aquifer Contamination with Geosequestration

ResearchCo-Principal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Energy · 2009 - 2013

Hydro-fracturing and Gas Drilling Impacts on the Society: An Integrative Workshop to Evaluate the State of Science and Policy

ConferencePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2013

Environmental effects of the coal ash spill and remediation at Kingston TN

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2009 - 2010

An Integrative Investigation of the Sources and Effects of Groundwater Contamination for Local Communities

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Department of Agriculture · 2006 - 2009

External Relationships


  • ICL Rotem LTD

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