Research

Dr. Shedekar and his team are currently working on the following statewide- and nationally-funded projects:

  • A decision support tool to optimize engineered drain design for rural on-site wastewater and urban stormwater treatment systems
    • Shedekar, V., Winston, R., Haab, T., Ghane, E., & Youssef, M. (2022-2024). Ohio Department Of Higher Education Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative.
  • Do conservation channel designs deliver an effective last-ditch defense against downstream phosphorus impairment?
    • Witter, J., Winston, R., Basta, N., Shah, A., Shedekar, V., D’Ambrosio, J., & Mecklenburg, D. (2022-2024). Ohio Department Of Higher Education Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative.
  • Assessing Efficacy Of Automated Drainage Water Management As An Environmental Infrastructure Investment On Ohio’s Farms
    • Lyon, S. & Shedekar, V. (2022-2027). Ohio Water Development Authority.
  • Advancing Knowledge and Prediction of Phosphorus Dynamics In Tile Drained Landscapes
    • Shedekar, V., Kalcic, M., Brooker, M., Mehan, S., Penn, C., Camberto, J., King, K., & Muenich, R. (2022-2025). USDA NIFA-AFRI.
  • Contribution of legacy phosphorus to watershed outcomes
    • Shedekar, V., Murumkar, A., & Kalcic, M. (2021-2025). USDA-ARS.
  • Quantifying the role of legacy phosphorus in water quality in the western Lake Erie basin watershed
    • Shedekar, V. & Kalcic, M. (2020-2024). USDA-ARS.
  • Quantifying the water quality benefits of integrated conservation practices
    • Shedekar, V. & Kalcic, M. (2020-2024).USDA-ARS.
  • Soil health and water quality nexus in sustainable agroecosystems
    • Shedekar, V., Kalcic, M., Martin J., Islam. R., & LaBarge, G. (2020-2023). NCR-SARE.
  • Healthy Soils, Healthy Waters: Will Soil Health Improvements Mitigate Nutrient Loading to the Great Lakes?
    • Shedekar, V., Kalcic, M., Osterholz, W., & King, K. (2020-2023). USDA NIFA-AFRI.
  • A multi-scale and regional approach to cold season hydrology and nutrient dynamics in agroecosystems for water quality protection*
    • Thompson, A., Arriaga, F., Kalcic, M., Shedekar, V., Mehan, S., Osterholz, W., & King, K. (2022-2025). USDA NIFA-AFRI.
  • Evaluating Field and Watershed-Scale Water Quality Benefits of H2Ohio Conservation Practices in the Maumee River Watershed
    • Martin, J., Kalcic, M., Murumkar, A., & Shedekar, V. (2021-2023). Ohio Department of Higher Education Harmful Algal Bloom Research Initiative; Ohio Lake Erie Commission.

* Project led by University of Wisconsin