Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Dr. Astrid Nadine Schwalb

  • Professor at Biology, College of Science & Engineering

Grants

2023

  • Schwalb, A N (Principal), Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Co-Principal), Schwartz, Benjamin F (Co-Principal). Integrating Long Term Datasets with Next Generation Ecological Models to Quantify Ecological Response in Aquatic Systems, US Army Corps of Engineers, Federal, $4244320. (Funded: 2023 - 2025). Grant.

2022

  • Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Principal), Percent Contribution: %33.3, Schwalb, Astrid Nadine, Percent Contribution: %33.3, Schwartz, Benjamin F, Percent Contribution: %33.3. Quantifying drivers of native and non-native aquatic species abundance and distribution in drought- and flood-prone Texas basins, U.S. Army Crop of Engineers, Federal, $2253674. (Funded: 2022 - 2025). Grant.

2021

  • Schwalb, A N (Principal). Assessing ammonia toxicity of Texas unionid mussels., TPWD/USFWS, $97190. (Funded: 2021 - 2024). Grant.
  • Schwalb, A N (Principal), Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Co-Principal), Schwartz, Benjamin F (Co-Principal). Examining changes to hyporheic exchange flow and nutrient dynamics and their interaction with microbial, algal, and macroinvertebrate communities in response to drying and re-wetting in Texas rivers, US Army Corps of Engineers, $996134. (Funded: 2021 - 2024). Grant.
  • Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Principal), Percent Contribution: %21, Schwalb, Astrid Nadine, Percent Contribution: %21, Schwartz, Benjamin F, Percent Contribution: %21, Hardy, Thomas (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %11. Quantifying drivers of native and non-native aquatic species abundance and distribution in drought- and flood-prone Texas basins, U.S. Army Crop of Engineers, Federal, $2253674. (Funded: October 2021 - September 2022). Grant.

2020

  • Nowlin, Weston (Principal), Schwalb, A N (Co-Principal), Schwartz, Ben, Hardy, Thom. Quantifying drivers of native and non-native aquatic species abundance and distribution in drought- and flood-prone Texas basins, US Army Corps of Engineers, $2253674. (Funded: 2020 - 2021). Grant.
  • Nowlin, Weston Hugh (Principal), Percent Contribution: %21, Schwalb, Astrid Nadine, Percent Contribution: %21, Schwartz, Benjamin F, Percent Contribution: %21, Hardy, Thomas (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %11. Quantifying drivers of native and non-native aquatic species abundance and distribution in drought- and flood-prone Texas basins, U.S. Army Crop of Engineers, Federal, $2253674.16. (Funded: October 2020 - September 2021). Grant.

2016

  • Schwalb, A N (Principal), Nowlin, W H (Co-Principal), Swannack, T M (Co-Principal). Dispersal, recruitment, and growth of zebra mussels downstream of an invaded Texas reservoir, TPWD/USFWS - Aquatic Invasive Species Grants: Zebra/Quagga Mussel Research, $73027. (Funded: 2016 - 2017). Grant.
  • Schwalb, A (Principal), Nowlin, W (Co-Principal), Swannack, T (Co-Principal). Dispersal of zebra mussels downstream of an invaded reservoir and assessing the risk of dreissenid mussel invasion into lakes of Texas, TPWD/USFWS, State, $73027. (Funded: 2016 - 2017). Grant.
  • Dutton, Jessica (Principal), Schwalb, Astrid Nadine (Co-Principal). The impact of environmental contaminants on Texas unionid mussels in the Guadalupe basin, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, State, $81915. (Funded: September 1, 2016 - August 31, 2021). Grant.

2015

  • Schwalb, A N. Vertical migration of unionid mussel species in rivers of Central Texas, Research Enhancement Program, $8000. (Funded: 2015). Grant.
  • Schwalb, A N (Principal), Rodriguez, D (Co-Principal). Dispersal and migration of freshwater mussels, Wildlife Research Grant, $95840. (Funded: 2015 - 2018). Grant.
  • Schwalb, A N (Principal). Validating modeled effects of turbulence, boater behavior and colonization of zebra mussel dynamics in new environments, US Army Corps of Engineers, $26000. (Funded: 2015 - 2016). Grant.
  • Schwalb, A N (Co-Principal), Randkley, TAMU, C R (Principal), Ford, UT Tyler, N. Cost effective Mitigation Strategy for State Listed Freshwater Mussels, Texas Department of Transportation, $60000. (Funded: 2015 - 2016). Grant.
  • Rodriguez, David (Co-Principal), Schwalb, Astrid Nadine (Principal). Seasonal vertical migration of unionid mussels, Texas Parks and Wildlife, State, $53802. (Submitted: 2014, Funded: 2015 - 2016). Grant.

2010

  • Smith, Dr. R (Principal), Schwalb, A N (Co-Principal). Examining the role of non-summer and nearshore processes in phosphorus dynamics and oxygen depletion in Lake Simcoe, Environment Canada. Lake Simcoe Cleanup Fund, $135500. (Funded: 2010 - 2012). Grant.

2008

  • Schwalb, A N (Co-Principal), Morris, T J (Principal). Investigating the early life stages of the Endangered Wavyrayed Lampmussel (Lampsilis fasciola), Fisheries and Oceans Canada's Species at Risk program (SARCEP) and Interdepartmental Recovery Fund, $70000. (Funded: 2008). Grant.