Chandi Witharana
Assistant Professor/Natural Resources and Environ
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Grants
45 Grants
Integrated Systems Research and Development in Automation and Sensors for Sustainability of Specialty Crops
Sponsor: USDA Multi-state Hatch Grants
Authors: Ana Legrand, Chandi Witharana
Funding: $60,000
2019-10-31 - 2021-12-31
Unmanned Aerial System
Sponsor: UConn/CAHNR
Authors: Chandi Witharana, Thomas Meyer, Ashley Helton, Zhe Zhu, Robert Fahey, Beth Lawrence, Tracy Rittenhouse, Ana Legrand, John Inguagiato, Mary Concklin, David Dickson, Cary Chadwick
Funding: $61,237
2021-04-30 -
Climate change impact on beavers and their effect on Connecticut forests
Sponsor: USDA-NIFA McIntire-Stennis Capacity Grant
Authors: Isaac Ortega, Chandi Witharana
Funding: $60,000
2023-10-01 - 2026-09-30
Artificial Intelligence Informed High-Resolution Fuel Mapping for Interior Alaska Military Lands to Support Wildfire Forecasting
Sponsor: DOD/Army/Corps of Engineers/Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Authors: Chandi Witharana
2025-04-01 - 2027-03-31
Collaborative Research: The role of capillaries in the Arctic hydrologic system
Sponsor: NSF/GEO/Office of Polar Programs (OPP)
Authors: Chandi Witharana
Funding: $358,030
2023-07-01 - 2026-06-30
Multitemporal Monitoring of Forest Regrowth Using Drone Technology
Sponsor: South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
Authors: Chandi Witharana
Funding: $24,996
2022-06-01 - 2023-08-22
Development of a Continuous Aquatic Plant Tracking and Imaging Network to Monitor Surface Water Bodies in Connecticut
Sponsor: DOI/United States Geological Survey
Authors: Chandi Witharana
Funding: $23,994
2023-09-01 - 2024-08-31
Managing Kenai Peninsula forest for natural climate solutions
Sponsor: Woodwell Climate Research Center
Authors: Chandi Witharana
2021-10-01 - 2023-04-01
Seasonal Wildland Fire Forecasting Tool for Interior Alaska Military Lands
Sponsor: DOD/Department of Defense/DOD/Army/Corps of Engineers/Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory
Authors: Chandi Witharana
2024-02-01 - 2026-01-31
Collaborative Research: The Melt Ponds of the McMurdo Ice Shelf, Bratina Island: A Natural Laboratory to Link Remote Sensing and Microbial Functional Ecology
Sponsor: NSF/National Science Foundation
Authors: Chandi Witharana
2023-08-01 - 2027-07-31
Linkages of Arctic riparian shrub expansion to water, permafrost and soil microbiome
Sponsor: NSF/National Science Foundation
Authors: Chandi Witharana
2020-06-01 - 2023-05-31
ConnecticutView Affiliate Development Grant
Sponsor: DOI/United States Geological Survey/America View
Authors: Chandi Witharana
Funding: $69,491
2014-09-16 - 2017-11-30
StateView Program Development and Operations for the State of Connecticut
Sponsor: DOI/United States Geological Survey/America View
Authors: Chandi Witharana
Funding: $170,482
2018-09-18 - 2025-09-14
Operationalizing drone imaging technology to detect nutrient deficiencies in fruit orchards
Sponsor: USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture/University of Vermont
Authors: Chandi Witharana
Funding: $200,000
2023-03-01 - 2026-02-28
Integrated Systems Research and Development in Automation and Sensors for Sustainability of Specialty Crops
Sponsor: USDA Multi-state Hatch Grants
Authors: Ana Legrand, Chandi Witharana
Funding: $60,000
2019-10-31 - 2021-12-31
Early Detection of Potato Leafhopper Damage Using Unmanned Aerial Systems
Sponsor: USDA/National Institute of Food and Agriculture/Cornell University
Authors: Chandi Witharana
Funding: $49,783
2020-04-01 - 2023-04-01
Collaborative Research: A Web-GIS tool for Evaluating Vegetation Risk and Mitigation Strategies to Guide Electric Grid Resilience Efforts
Sponsor: NSF/National Science Foundation
Authors: Chandi Witharana
2021-01-01 - 2023-12-31
Characterizing a widespread disturbance regime in the ABoVE domain: Beaver engineering
Sponsor: NASA/National Aeronautics and Space Administration/University of Alaska, Fairbanks
Authors: Chandi Witharana
2025-01-01 - 2025-12-31
Multitemporal Monitoring of Forest Regrowth Using Drone Technology
Sponsor: South Central Connecticut Regional Water Authority
Authors: Chandi Witharana
Funding: $25,518
2024-06-01 - 2025-08-31
In-State Student Educational Training Agreement
Sponsor: CT Office of Policy and Management
Authors: Chandi Witharana
Funding: $26,278
2024-07-12 - 2024-12-31