Eric Watkins

MN DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION, US DOT FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

4/1/24 → 3/31/27

Project: Research project

Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixtures Phase 3: Assessing Long-Term Performance and Creating a Web-Based Decision Tool

Watkins, E. (PI) & Yue, C. (CoI)

8/12/22 → 7/31/26

Project: Research project

SOARing into Agricultural Careers: Closing the Opportunity Gap through Mentored Summer Research and Professional Development Experiences

Grossman, J. M. (PI), Ostvig, T. (CoI), Rogers, M. A. (CoI), Shannon, L. M. (CoI) & Watkins, E. (CoI)

4/1/22 → 3/31/27

Project: Research project

WinterTurf: A Holistic Approach to Understanding the Mechanisms and Mitigating the Effects of Winter Stress on Turfgrasses in Northern Climates

Watkins, E. (PI), Ehlke, N. J. (CoI), Jin, Z. (CoI), Kne, L. (CoI), Petrella, D. P. (CoI), Reiter, M. K. (CoI), Runck, B. C. (CoI), Sadok, M. W. (CoI), Sessoms, F. J. (CoI), Shekhar, S. (CoI), Yang, C. (CoI) & Yue, C. (CoI)

THE NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

9/1/21 → 8/31/26

Project: Research project

LTER: The Changing Nature of Cities: Ecological and Social Dynamics in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Urban Ecosystem

Hobbie, S. E. (PI), Baker, L. A. (CoI), Cavender-Bares, J. M. (CoI), Chapman, J. A. (CoI), Dalbotten, D. M. (CoI), Davenport, M. A. (CoI), Derickson, K. D. (CoI), Dockry, M. (CoI), Feng, X. (CoI), Finlay, J. C. (CoI), Fleischman, F. D. (CoI), Gulliver, J. S. (CoI), Ishii, S. (CoI), Jelinski, N. A. (CoI), Karwan, D. L. (CoI), Keeler, B. L. (CoI), Knight, J. (CoI), Lonsdorf, E. V. (CoI), Menninger, H. L. (CoI), Montgomery, R. A. (CoI), Nelson, K. C. (CoI), Nieber, J. L. (CoI), Snell-Rood, E. (CoI), Twine, T. E. (CoI) & Watkins, E. (CoI)

3/15/21 → 2/28/27

Project: Research project

Reducing Water Use on Twin Cities Lawn through Assessmen

Watkins, E. (PI), Bauer, S. J. (Prior Principal Investigator) & Horgan, B. P. (Prior Principal Investigator)

MN METROPOLITAN COUNCIL

2/1/16 → 12/31/27

Project: Research project

Finished

Assessing User Attitudes Towards Weed Control Programs on Sports Fields

Watkins, E. (PI), Barnes, M. R. (CoI), Reiter, M. K. (CoI) & Sarangi, D. (CoI)

PBI-GORDON CORPORATION

11/1/22 → 12/31/23

Project: Research project

Implementing New Strategies to Expand Hard Fescue Seed Production in Northern Minnesota

Watkins, E. (PI), Ehlke, N. J. (CoI) & Sessoms, F. J. (CoI)

MN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, USDA AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICES

11/1/22 → 4/30/25

Project: Research project

Phytoremediation for Extracting Deicing Salt

Hu, B. (PI), Chapman, J. A. (CoI) & Watkins, E. (CoI)

LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES

7/1/22 → 6/30/25

Project: Research project

Enhancing Sustainability Education Through Managed Urban Landscape Curricula at Higher Education Institutions in Minnesota

Watkins, E. (PI) & Barnes, M. R. (CoI)

9/1/21 → 8/31/24

Project: Research project

Towards Advancing Precision Irrigation on Golf Courses

Watkins, E. (PI) & Yue, C. (CoI)

7/29/21 → 12/31/22

Project: Research project

Environmental sensors for golf course greens to improve knowledge and management of winter stresses in cold climates

Watkins, E. (PI) & Runck, B. C. (CoI)

WASHINGTON TURFGRASS SEED COMMISSION

7/28/21 → 12/31/22

Project: Research project

Investigating the Social Benefits of Natural Turfgrass in Urban Areas

Watkins, E. (PI) & Barnes, M. R. (CoI)

6/1/21 → 5/31/22

Project: Research project

Evaluation of the Cold Tolerance of Tall Fescue Cultivars After Deharderning

Sessoms, F. J. (PI), Petrella, D. P. (CoI) & Watkins, E. (CoI)

ONTARIO TURFGRASS RESEARCH FOUNDATION

4/1/21 → 3/31/23

Project: Research project

Precision Irrigation on Golf Course Fairways Using Soil Moisture Sensor and Mapping Technologies

Watkins, E. (PI) & Yue, C. (CoI)

TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY, FOUNDATION FOR FOOD AND AGRICULTURE RESE

4/1/21 → 12/31/22

Project: Research project

Turfgrass Seed Variety Evaluation Process

Watkins, E. (PI)

2/19/21 → 5/31/23

Project: Research project

Determining Irrigation Thresholds to Optimize Water Use, Turf Health, and Playability

Friell, J. C. (PI) & Watkins, E. (CoI)

MN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, USDA AGRICULTURAL MARKETING SERVICES

1/1/21 → 12/31/24

Project: Research project

Genomic Approaches for Improving Low-Input Turfgrass Sod Production in Minnesota

Watkins, E. (PI) & Shannon, L. M. (CoI)

11/5/20 → 4/30/23

Project: Research project

Hard fescue nursery

Watkins, E. (PI)

8/15/20 → 8/1/21

Project: Research and Outreach Center

Investigating the Social Benefits of Natural Turfgrass in Urban Areas

Watkins, E. (PI) & Barnes, M. R. (CoI)

WASHINGTON TURFGRASS SEED COMMISSION

6/1/20 → 5/31/21

Project: Research project

Increasing Multi-Year Seed Production of Fine Fescue through Plant Breeding and Agronomics

Watkins, E. (PI), Ehlke, N. J. (CoI), Hollman, A. B. (CoI) & Vellekson, D. J. (CoI)

NORWEGIAN GOLF FEDERATION, RESEARCH COUNCIL OF NORWAY

6/1/20 → 5/31/23

Project: Research project

Novel cropping systems for economic and environmental improvement in hard fescue seed production

Watkins, E. (PI)

6/1/20 → 8/1/21

Project: Research and Outreach Center

Reducing the Agronomic and Economic Impact of Ice Damage on Golf Courses and Other Grasslands

Watkins, E. (PI)

1/1/20 → 12/31/23

Project: Research project

Novel Cropping Systems for Economic and Environmental Improvement in Hard Fescue Seed Production

Watkins, E. (PI), Ehlke, N. J. (CoI), Sessoms, F. J. (CoI) & Wells, S. (CoI)

4/1/19 → 3/31/22

Project: Research project

Understanding Factors Associated with Successful Re-Establishment of Golf Course Putting Greens Following Winterkill

Watkins, E. (PI) & Petrella, D. P. (CoI)

PURDUE UNIVERSITY, UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

1/1/19 → 12/31/21

Project: Research project

Filling a Critical Need: Diversifying Sod Production with Sustainable Turfgrasses

Watkins, E. (PI) & Bauer, S. J. (CoI)

6/1/18 → 6/1/21

Project: Research project

Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixture

Watkins, E. (PI), Bauer, S. J. (CoI) & Yue, C. (CoI)

5/29/18 → 8/31/22

Project: Research project

Increasing Yields in Perennial Ryegrass Seed Production

Watkins, E. (PI), Ehlke, N. J. (CoI), Hegeman, A. D. (CoI) & Petrella, D. P. (CoI)

Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station

4/3/18 → 6/30/21

Project: Research project

Request for chlorophyll fluorescence imaging system

Watkins, E. (PI), Anderson, N. (PI), Shannon, L. (PI), Clark, M. D. (PI), Petrella, D. P. (PI), Ehlke, N. J. J. (PI) & Sadok, M. W. (PI)

1/1/18 → 12/31/18

Project: Research project

Encouraging adaption of precision irrigation technology

Watkins, E. (PI), Bauer, S. J. (CoI) & Horgan, B. P. (Prior Principal Investigator)

11/15/17 → 12/31/20

Project: Research project

Increasing Low-Input Turfgrass Adoption though Breeding, Innovation, and Public Education

Watkins, E. (PI), Nelson, K. C. (CoI), Shekhar, S. (CoI) & Yue, C. (CoI)

Minnesota Department of Agriculture

9/1/17 → 8/31/22

Project: Research project

Programmable Freezer for Improving the Winter Survival of Perennial Crops

Watkins, E. (PI), Grossman, J. M. (CoI), Sadok, M. W. (CoI), Ehlke, N. J. J. (CoI), Smith, K. P. (CoI) & Anderson, N. (CoI)

1/1/17 → 12/31/17

Project: Research project

Establishment and Maintenance Practices for No-Mow Fine Fescue Golf Course Roughs

Watkins, E. (PI), Bauer, S. J. (CoI) & Hollman, A. B. (CoI)

1/1/17 → 12/31/19

Project: Research project

Regional Roadside Turfgrass Testing Program

Watkins, E. (PI)

NATL TURFGRASS EVALUATION PROG

9/26/16 → 10/31/19

Project: Research project

2016 National Cool-Season Water Use and Drought Resistan

Watkins, E. (PI), Bauer, S. J. (Prior Principal Investigator) & Horgan, B. P. (Prior Principal Investigator)

9/1/16 → 8/31/21

Project: Research project

Regional Optimization of Roadside Turfgrass Seed Mixture

Watkins, E. (PI)

6/27/16 → 1/31/19

Project: Research project

Fine Fescues: A New Grass Seed Crop for Minnesota

Watkins, E. (PI) & Ehlke, N. J. (CoI)

THE UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - KNOXVILLE, THE LAWN INST

2/16/16 → 6/30/19

Project: Research project

Documenting Water Use for Turfgrasses in the United States

Watkins, E. (PI)

6/1/15 → 4/30/18

Project: Research project

Expanding the Success of Salt-Tolerant Roadside Turfgrasses through Innovation and Education

Watkins, E. (PI) & Bauer, S. J. (Prior Principal Investigator)

LEGISLATIVE-CITIZEN COMMISSION ON MN RES

4/8/15 → 2/29/20

Project: Research project

Bee Pollinator Habitat Enhancement

Spivak, M. (PI), Meyer, M. H. (CoI) & Watkins, E. (CoI)

7/1/13 → 6/30/16

Project: Research project

Best management Practices for Establishment of Salt-Tolerant Grasses on Roadsides

Watkins, E. (PI) & Horgan, B. P. (CoI)

5/30/13 → 9/30/17

Project: Research project

Germplasm Improvement of Low-Input Fine Fescues in Response to Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors

Watkins, E. (PI)

2/1/13 → 1/31/18

Project: Research project

Germplasm Improvement of Low-Input Fine Fescues in Response to Consumer Attitudes and Behaviors

Watkins, E. (PI), Horgan, B. P. (CoI), Nelson, K. C. (CoI) & Yue, C. (CoI)

9/1/12 → 8/31/17

Project: Research project

Experiential learning in the plant sciences through augmented reality

Michaels, T. E. (PI), Guzey, S. (CoI), Hoover, E. (CoI) & Watkins, E. (CoI)

MINNESOTA TURF SEED COUNCIL, INC.

9/1/12 → 8/31/15

Project: Research project

Fine Fescue Seed Production for Economic Stability and Environmental Protection

Watkins, E. (PI)

4/1/12 → 12/31/13

Project: Research project

Adaptation and Management of Fine Fescues for Golf Course Fairways

Watkins, E. (PI) & Horgan, B. P. (CoI)