Included in this Vita:
 
 

Personal History	Education	Honors
Work Experience	Professional Societies	University Service
Professional Activities	Reviewer Experience	Masters Theses Directed
Publications	Grants Received	Presentations

Personal History
Birthdate: 11-28-52
Birthplace: Rochester, New York
Marital Status: Married to Dr. Claudia Cartaya-Marin, with one son, Ross (18 yrs old) and a daughter, Gabriela (9 yrs old)
Rank: Professor

 Home Address
201 Laurel Fork Rd.
Vilas, NC 28692
Tel. (828)-297-1090

 Business Address
Department of Biology
572 Rivers Street
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608-2027
Tel. (828)-262-2683
FAX (828)-262-2127
Email: neufeldhs@appstate.edu 

• Rutgers University - New Brunswick, NJ
• 1970-1975, B.S. in Forestry

 
• Yale University - New Haven, CT
• 1975-1977, M.F. in Forest Ecology

 
• University of Georgia - Athens, GA
• 1977-1984, Ph.D. in Physiological Plant Ecology

• 1975 - B.S. with Honors from Rutgers University
• 1975 - Partial Fellowship to Yale School of Forestry
• 1978 - Non-teaching research assistantship, Univ. of Georgia
• 1992 - Wachovia Award for Achievment in Environmental Research, ASU
• 1992 - Faculty Research Award, Assoc. of Southeastern Biologists
• 1995 - Invited to lecture at Broward Community College in their Distinguished Lecturer Series
• 2002 - Certificate of Appreciation in recognition of efforts to protect and preserve  air quality in the southern Appalachian mountains, Southern Appalachian Mountains Initiative (SAMI), August 29, 2002.

• James K. McCarron, 1995 - 3rd Place, Cratis D. Williams Thesis Award
• Jonathan L. Horton, 1996 - ASB Student Research Award and ESA Odum Award for Best Student Presentation in Ecology
• Karen Geissinger, 2000 - ESA Odum Award for Best Student Presentation in Ecology
• Niky Hughes, 2004 - ESA Odum Award for Best Student Presentation in Ecology
• Melinda Roberts, 2005 - ESA Quarterman/Keever Award for Best Poster, ASB Best Poster Award and Air Pollution Workshop Best Poster Award

• The Nature Conservancy, Summer 1976, Field Ecologist
• U.S. Forest Service, Summer 1977, Technician on gypsy moth control program
• Univ. of Georgia, Summer 1978, Instructor for plant physiology course
• Univ. of Georgia, 1977-1983, Teaching assistant
• New Mexico State Univ., 1984-1985, Postdoctoral Fellow w/ Dr. Gary Cunningham
• NRC Fellowship at U.S. EPA, 1985-1987, Postdoctoral Fellow w/ Drs. David Tingey & Bill Hogsett
• Univ. of Georgia, Summer 1987, Research Coordinator w/ Dr. Robert Teskey
• Appalachian State Univ., 1987 to present, Associate Professor in Biology Department
• Great Smoky Mountains N.P., 1988-1992, Principal Investigator on Ozone Effects Program
• Hawaiian Sugar Planters' Association, Fall 1989, Visiting Scientist
• U.S. EPA Laboratory, May-June 1993, Visiting Scientist

• Ecological Society of America
• Environmental Defense Fund
• National Center for Science Education
• Sigma Xi
• Southern Appalachian Botanical Society
• The Nature Conservancy
• Torrey Botanical Society

• Arts and Speakers Forum Committee, 1988-1990
• Faculty Senate, 1993-1999; Chair of the Senate, 1997-1999
• Humanities Council, 1995-present
• Morgan Committee, 1988-2003
• Outstanding Scholar Committee from College of Arts & Sciences, 2000-2002, Chair
• Summer Reading Committee, 2006-2007
• Ad Hoc Speaker Forum Series Committee, 2006-2007

• Organized symposium on Air Pollution and its Ecological Impacts, February 8, 1990 at the Broyhill Center, Appalachian State University.
• Program Chair, Association of Southeastern Biologists, 1991 Annual Meeting, Broyhill Center, Appalachian State University.
• Organized symposium with Dr. Jason F. Shogren on Future Directions in Ecology: The Interdependence of Ecology and Economics, August 6, 1991 at the Ecological Society of America meetings, San Antonio, TX.
• Attended workshop on Monitoring Ozone Damage in Mature Trees, March 1991, sponsored by the National Park Service, Pigeon Forge, TN.
• Consultant for the Environmental Defense Fund on air quality and effects on plants.
• Presented the Teaching Workshop, Sponsored by the Botanical Society of America, SE Chapter, at the Assoc. of Southeastern Biologists Meetings, Virginia Beach, VA, April 1993.
• Executive Committee, Assoc. of Southeastern Biologists, April 1993. Also served as Chair of the Place of Meeting Committee.
• Consultant for the U.S. EPA, Corvallis, OR. Worked on developing a multi-cuvette gas exchange system for use at the EPA Lab, May 18-June 12, 1993.
• Lecturer, SCI-LINK Program from NCSU, Grandfather Mountain, NC. Lectured secondary school teachers on the physiological effects of air pollution on plants. Summers, 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1996.
• Program Chair, Society for the Study of Amphibians and Reptiles, 1995 Annual Meeting, Appalachian State University, Boone, NC.
• Planning Committee Member for the 29th Annual Air Pollution Workshop, to be held at the Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, April 14-18, 1997.
• Host for the 30th Annual Air Pollution Workshop, held at Appalachian State University, Boone, NC, April 20-24, 1998.
• President-Elect of Association of Southeastern Biologists (will assume office in April, 2000).
• President of Local Sigma Xi Chapter, 1999-2000.
• President of Association of Southeastern Biologists 2000-2001, Past President 2001-2002.
• Local Arrangements Chair for Association of Southeastern Biologists, 2002 Annual Meeting, Broyhill Center, Appalachian State University.
• Participant in “Institute for Senior Scholars”, ASU Division of Continuing Education, Seminar on Air Pollution Effects on Plants
• Participant, NPS Air Resources Division, Workshop on compiling list of ozone sensitive plants, held at Ft. McHenry, Baltimore, MD, June 24-25, 2003
• Associate Editor for Castanea, (2002-2005, Chair of Editorial Board 2004-2005)
• Chair - USDA NE1013 Technical Committee and Host of 2005 meeting in Asheville, NC
• Chair - USDA NE1013 Technical Committee 2006
• President, Southern Appalachian Botanical Society, 2006-2008
• President, Local Chapter of Sigma Xi, 2006-2007
• Participant, NASA GLOBE program for K-12 teachers, North Carolina Center for the Advancement of Teaching, August 2005
• Consultant, new introductory biology textbook by George Johnson, McGraw-Hill, publisher, 2005-2006
• Co-Chair, with A.H. Chappelka, Symposium on Air Pollution Vegetation Effects Research in National Parks and Natural Areas: Implications for Science, Policy and Management, Air Pollution Workshop, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Apr. 10, 2006
  

Reviewer for the Following Journals or Organizations:

Addison-Wesley Publishers
Air & Waste Management Association
American Midland Naturalist (served as Associate Editor, 1999-2003)
Annals of Forest Science
Canadian Journal of Botany
Canadian Journal of Forestry
Castanea
Ecology
Environmental Pollution
Forest Science
Journal of Environmental Quality
Journal of Environmental Monitoring
Journal of Estuarine and Marine Sciences
McGraw-Hill (advisor for new introductory biology textbook)
National Science Foundation
Neil Patterson Publ., Textbook Review
New Phytologist
Northeastern Naturalist
Oecologia
Physiologia Plantarum
Plant Ecology
Plant Functional Biology
Plant Science
Southeastern and Southwest Naturalist Journals
Tree Physiology
U.S. Dept. of Agriculture Competitive Grants Program
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
U.S. National Park Service
Association of Southeastern Biologists, Book Reviews
Wetlands
Air & Waste Management Association

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Masters Theses Directed

 Huang, Songqiao. 1992. Response of growth and gas exchange of tulip poplar (Liriodendron tulipifera L.) seedlings to
        ozone exposure. 117 pgs.

 Hutcherson, James D. 1993. Effects of ambient pollutants on the physiology and morphology of mature red spruce. 137 pgs.

 McCarron, James K. 1995. Ecophysiology of Galax aphylla, a clonal, understory evergreen herb in the southern
        Appalachians. 73 pgs. Thesis won 3rd Prize in Cratis D. Williams Thesis Competition.

 Horton, Jonathan. 1996. Effects of lightflecks on the gas exchange responses of Microstegium vimineum, a shade tolerant C₄ grass. 65 pgs.

 Fredenberg, Stacey. 2000. Effects of soil type and flooding on the response of bald cypress (Taxodium distichum var.
        distichum (L.) Rich.) seedlings to cadmium. 142 pgs.

Geissinger, Karen E. 2000. Community changes in a Southern Appalachian wetland after the elimination of grazing. Masters Thesis, ASU. 78 pgs.

Sobieraj, James R., III. 2002. Effects of ageing on the hydraulic conductivity of Galax urceolata (Poir.). Masters Thesis, ASU. 43pp.

Souza, Lara. 2003. The impacts of ozone on tall milkweed (Asclepia exaltata) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park.  Masters Thesis, ASU. 75 pp.

Williams, Amanda Corine. 2003. A natural history of the northern saw-whet owl’s (Aegolius aradicus) breeding biology and juvenile dispersal in the southern Appalachian mountains. Masters Thesis, ASU. 92 pgs.

Hughes, Nicole M. 2004. Functional role of anthocyanins in high light winter leaves of the evergreen herb, Galax urceolata. Masters Thesis, ASU. 48 pp.

Dumas, Sara Jean. 2004. Community and ecosystem responses following fire in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area. Masters Thesis, ASU. 42 pp.

Peoples, Seth J. 2005. Physiological effects of ozone air pollution on Rudbeckia laciniata in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Masters Thesis, ASU. 47 pp.

Miller, Bradley W. 2006. Exponential fertilization effects on nursery raised red spruce seedling growth, ectomycorrhizal colonization, and nutrient uptake in forest soil amended potting mixtures.. Masters Thesis, ASU. (in prep.).

Roberts, Melinda. 2006. Interactions between water relations and ozone responses in cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Masters Thesis, ASU. (in prep.).

Taylor, Olin Scott. 2006. The reproductive biology and conservation status of Pondberry (Lindera mellissifolia), an endangered wetland shrub. (in prep.).

Dolan, Chrisha. 2007. The role of leaf anatomy in determining the sensitivity of cutleaf coneflower to ozone. Masters Thesis, ASU. (in prep.).

 Note: I am currently directing three Masters students.

Publications (*denotes student author)

Note: see publications section of webpage for pdf links to papers.

 Neufeld, Howard S. et al. 1976. An ecological survey of Altschul Preserve. Report to The Nature Conservancy, CT Chap.

 Gargan, K., and Howard S. Neufeld and others. 1976. An ecological survey of Byram River Gorge Preserve. Report to The Nature Conservancy.

Gargan, K., and Howard S. Neufeld and others. 1976. An ecological survey of Dennis Farm Preserve. Report to The Nature Conservancy, CT Chap.

 Neufeld, Howard S. 1983. Effects of light on growth, morphology, and photosynthesis in Baldcypress (Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich.) and Pondcypress (T. ascendens Brongn.) seedlings. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 110:43-54.

Montagnini, Florencia, Howard S. Neufeld and Christopher Uhl. 1984. Heavy metal concentrations in some non-vascular
        plants in an Amazonian rainforest. Water, Air, and Soil Pollution 21:317-321.

Neufeld, Howard S., Judith A. Jernstedt and Bruce L. Haines. 1985. Direct foliar effects of simulated acid rain. I. Damage,
        growth, and gas exchange. New Phytologist 99:389-405.

Haines, Bruce L., Judith A. Jernstedt and Howard S. Neufeld. 1985. Direct foliar effects of simulated acid rain. II. Leaf
        surface characteristics. New Phytologist 99:407-416.

Neufeld, Howard S. and Robert O. Teskey. 1986. Variation in the amount of foliage on woody shoots and its effects on
        water relations parameters derived from pressure-volume curves. Can. J. For. Res. 16:239-243.

Neufeld, Howard S. 1986. Ecophysiological implications of tree architecture for two cypress taxa, Taxodium distichum (L.) Rich. and T. ascendens Brongn. Bull. Torr. Bot. Club 113:118- 124.

Neufeld, Howard S., Frederick C. Meinzer, Charles S. Wisdom, M. Rasoul Sharifi, Philip W. Rundel, Mollie S. Neufeld,
        Yoram Goldring and Gary L. Cunningham. 1988. Canopy architecture of Larrea tridentata (DC.) Cov., a desert
        shrub: Foliage orientation and direct beam radiation interception. Oecologia 77:54-60.

dePamphilis, Claude W. and Howard S. Neufeld. 1989. Phenology and ecophysiology of Aesculus sylvatica, a vernal
        understory tree. Can. J. Bot. 67:2161-2167.

Neufeld, Howard S., Daniel M. Durall, Paul M. Rich and David T. Tingey. 1989. A rootbox for quantitative observations on intact entire root systems. Plant and Soil 117:295-298.

Neufeld, Howard S. 1991. Book Review for ASB Bulletin, Methods in Stomatal Research.

Saliendra, Nicanor Z., Frederick C. Meinzer, David A. Grantz, Howard S. Neufeld, and Guillermo Goldstein. 1991.
        Transpiration of contrasting sugarcane cultivars during soil drying in the field. Amer. Soc. of Agronomy, Sap Flow
        Symposium, Poster #136, Oct. 30, 1991.

Meinzer, Frederick C., Guillermo Goldstein, Howard S. Neufeld, David A. Grantz, and Gayle M. Crisosto. 1992. Hydraulic architecture of sugarcane in relation to patterns of water use during plant development. Plant, Cell & Environment
        15:471-477.

Neufeld, Howard S., David A. Grantz, Frederick C. Meinzer, Guillermo Goldstein, Gayle M. Crisosto, and Carlos Crisosto. 1992. Genotypic variability of leaf xylem to cavitation in water-stressed and well-irrigated sugarcane. Plant Physiology 100:1020-1028.

Neufeld, Howard S., James R. Renfro, W. David Hacker and David Silsbee. 1992. Ozone in Great Smoky Mountains
        National Park: Dynamics and effects on plants. In "Tropospheric Ozone and the Environment II", Ronald L. Berglund.
        Air & Waste Management Association, Pittsburgh, PA. pgs. 594-617.

Hacker, W. David, and Howard S. Neufeld. 1993. The false positive in bioindicators of air pollution. J. of Arboriculture
        18:249-250.

Neufeld, Howard S. and James R. Renfro. 1993. Sensitivity of black cherry seedlings (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) to ozone in
        Great Smoky Mountains National Park: The 1989 Seedling Set. Natural Resources Report NPS/NRTR-93/112, Air
        Quality Division, U.S. National Park Service. Pgs. 1-26.

Neufeld, Howard S. and James R. Renfro. 1993. Sensitivity of sycamore seedlings (Platanus occidentalis) to ozone in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Data from 1989. Natural Resources Report NPS/NRTR-93/131, Air Quality Division, U.S. National Park Service. Pgs. 1-39.

Neufeld, Howard S. 1994. Teaching versus research - a letter in reply to the editor. Journal of the American Biology Teacher 56.

Neufeld, Howard S. 1994. Efficient and cost-effective computerized reprint requests and records. Bulletin of the Ecological
        Society of America, 75:284.

Thornton, Frank C., J. Dev Joslin, Paul A. Pier, Howard S. Neufeld, John R. Seiler, James D. Hutcherson*. 1994.
        cloudwater and ozone effects upon high elevation red spruce: A summary of study results from Whitetop Mountain,
        Virginia. Journal of Environmental Quality 23:1158-1167.

Neufeld, Howard S. 1995. Book Review for ASB Bulletin, "Air Pollution and Climate Change", 2nd Edition, by Alan
        Welburn. ASB Bulletin 42:176-177.

Neufeld, Howard S., James R. Renfro, Songqiao Huang*, W. David Hacker, Deborah Mangis, Arthur H. Chappelka,
        William E. Hogsett, Andrew A. Herstrom, John A. Laurence, E. Henry Lee, James E. Weber, and David T. Tingey.
        1995. Assessment of ozone effects on plants native to the southeastern United States. Proceedings of the XI International Association of Botanical Gardens, Wuxi, China, Sept. 6-12, 1993.

Neufeld, Howard S., E. Henry Lee, James R. Renfro, W. David Hacker, Ben-Hui Yu. 1995. Sensitivity of seedlings of black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh.) to ozone in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. 1. Exposure-response curves for
        biomass. New Phytologist 130:447-459.

Neufeld, Howard S., C. Scott Clark, and James A. Weber. 1996. An automated 25 cuvette gas exchange system for the
        study of plant responses to ozone. In "Air Pollution and Multiple Stresses", Proceedings of the 16th International Meeting for Specialists in Air Pollution Effects on Forest Ecosystems, IUFRO, R. Cox, K. Percy, K. Jensen, and C. Simpson,  eds. Sept. 7-9, 1994, Fredericton, NB, Canada.

Neufeld, Howard S. 1997. Book Review of Yunus and Iqbal's book, Plant Responses to Air Pollution. Ecology
        78:1940-1941.

Horton, Jonathan L.*and Howard S. Neufeld. 1998. Photosynthetic responses of Microstegium vimineum (Trin.) A.
        Camus, a shade-tolerant, C4 grass, to variable light environments. Oecologia 114:11-19.

Neufeld, Howard S. 1999. Book Review of Eric Bolen's book, Ecology of North America. ASB Bulletin, Fall 1999.

Neufeld, Howard S. 1999. Book Review of Lambers et al.'s book, Plant Physiological Ecology. Ecology 80:1785-1787.

Neufeld, Howard S., E. Henry Lee, James R. Renfro, and W. David Hacker. 2000. Insensitivity of several conifer species to ozone in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Environmental Pollution 108:141-151.

Neufeld, Howard S. 2000. Interview with Linda Wertheimer, National Public Radio, All Things Considered Program, Tuesday, August 1, 2000. Topic: Ozone in the Smokies.

Neufeld, Howard S. 2000. Thoughts on the causes of tree mortality in Appalachia. Letter to the Editor, Science 290:1301.

Neufeld, Howard S. 2001. Dead trees aren’t necessarily result of air pollution. Letter to the Editor, Knoxville News-Sentinel, Sept. 30, 2001.

Neufeld, Howard S. 2002. The role of anthocyanins in winter: Inquiry responses by Howard S. Neufeld. Newsletter of the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society 10(1):1,2 & 5.

Neufeld, Howard S. and Donald R. Young. 2003. Ecophysiology of the herbaceous layer in temperate deciduous forests.
        In: Gilliam, F. and M. Roberts, eds. The Herbaceous Layer of Forests of Eastern North America. Oxford University Press. pp. 38-90.

Chappelka, A.H., H.S. Neufeld, A.W. Davison and G.L. Somers. 2003. Evaluation of ozone injury on foliage of cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) and crownbeard (Verbesina occidentalis) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Environmental Pollution 125:53-59.

Davison, A.W., H.S. Neufeld, A.H. Chappelka, Kirsten Wolff and P.L. Finkelstein. 2003. Interpreting spatial variation in ozone symptoms shown by cutleaf coneflower, Rudbeckia laciniata L. Environmental Pollution 125:61-70.

Neufeld, Howard S., Arthur.H. Chappelka, Greg L. Somers, Kent O. Burkey, Alan W. Davison and Peter L. Finkelstein. 2006. Visible foliar injury caused by ozone alters the relationship between SPAD meter readings and chlorophyll concentrations in cutleaf coneflower. Photosynthesis Research 87:281-286.

Finkelstein, Peter L., Alan W. Davison, Howard S. Neufeld, Tilden P. Meyers and Arthur H. Chappelka. 2004. Sub-canopy Deposition of Ozone in a Stand of Cutleaf Coneflower. Environmental Pollution 131:295-303.

Souza, Lara*, Howard S. Neufeld, Arthur H. Chappelka, Kent O. Burkey and Alan W. Davison. 2006. Seasonal development of ozone-induced foliar injury on tall milkweed (Asclepias exaltata) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Environmental Pollution 141:175-183.

Hughes, Nicole M.*, Howard S. Neufeld and Kent O. Burkey. 2005. Functional role of anthocyanins in high light, winter leaves of the evergreen herb Galax urceolata. New Phytologist 168:575-587.

Burkey, Kent O., Howard S. Neufeld, Lara Souza*, Arthur H. Chappelka and Alan W. Davison. 2006. Seasonal profiles of leaf ascorbic acid metabolism in ozone-sensitive wildflowers. Environmental Pollution 143:427-434.

Grulke, Nancy E., Howard S. Neufeld, A.W. Davison, M. Roberts* and A.H. Chappelka. 2006. Stomatal behavior of O3-symptomatic and O3-asymptomatic cutleaf coneflowers (Rudbeckia laciniata var. digitata) in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. New Phytologist (published online).

Dumas, Shay*, Howard S. Neufeld and Melany C. Fisk. Importance of the shrub layer to short-term responses to fire in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area, North Carolina. Castanea (accepted).

Eulis, Amy*, Melany C. Fisk and Howard S. Neufeld. Growth of Houstonia montana, a rare southern Appalachian endemic plant, in contrasting habitat types. Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Society (accepted).

• Neufeld, Howard S., Burlyn E. Michel and Bruce L. Haines. 1980. Comparative physiological ecology of Bald Cypress (Taxodium distichum L. Rich.) and Pond Cypress (Taxodium ascendens Brongn.). NSF Predoctoral Diss. Improvement Grant. $5,000.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1980. Common garden experiments wtih baldcypress and pondcypress seedlings. Sigma Xi Research Center. $75.
• Haines, Bruce L. and Howard S. Neufeld. 1983. Growth and photosynthesis of plants subjected to artificial acid rain. Univ. Georgia Research Foundation. $3,000.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1984. Effects of mineral nutrition on SO4 resistance in trees of differing successional status. National Research Council Postdoctoral Award. Budget unspecified, about $75,000.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1987. Comparative growth and ecophysiology of native Magnolia species: Leaf size and canopy architectural influences. Univ. Research Committee, Appalachian State University. $1,897.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1988. Nitrogen and water use efficiencies for trees in different successional sites in the southern Appalachians as determined by stable isotope ratios. Research Opportunity Award. Ecosystem Process Research: Soils and Canopies, NSF. Awarded to University of Georgia, Institute of Ecology. $21,953.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1988. Development of a laboratory of plant ecophysiology: A model for professional development. North Carolina Board of Science and Technology. $28,870.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1988. The use of branch chambers in the study of red spruce decline in the southern Appalachians. TVA Grant. $73,213.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1988. Comparative ecophysiology of bald and pond cypress trees subjected to soil drying and flooding. Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, University of Georgia. $10,000.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1989. Long-term ozone exposure response studies for tree seedlings from the southern Appalachian mountains. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. $326,800 for 3 years.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1989. Renewal of red spruce grant. $79,730 for 2 years.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1990. Spectral quality and leaf photosynthetic responses. Univ. Research Committee, Appalachian State University. $360.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1991. Future Directions in Ecology: The Interdependence of Ecology and Economics. A symposium at the AIBS Meetings in San Antonio, TX. Aug. 6, 1991. The Beldon Fund. $2,500.
• Neufeld, Howard S. and Claudia P. Cartaya-Marin. 1993. Determination of the Source and Chemical Composition of Volatile Odors Associated with Galax aphylla, a Common Herb of Southern Appalachian Forests. Univ. Research Committee, Appalachian State University. $1054.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1994. Resource integration among ramets of the clonal herb, Galax aphylla. University Research Committee, Appalachian State University, $2253.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1995. Ecophysiological significance of carbon gain by phyllodia in carnivorous pitcher plants. University Research Council, Appalachian State Univeristy, $1980.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1997. Financial Support for 30th Air Pollution Workshop. Appalachian State University, College of Arts & Sciences, Graduate School, Academic Affairs, $2,000. Tennessee Valley Authority, $1500.  U.S. EPA, $5000.  National Council on Air and Stream Improvement, $500.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 1999. Ozone responses of plants at two different elevations in the Smokies. National Geographic Society, $9,000.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 2000. Does ascorbic acid confer tolerance to ozone pollution in native wildflowers? University Research Council Grant, $3556.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 2000. Ambient ozone effects on native wildflowers along an elevational gradient in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Patterns, mechanisms and consequences. Campbell Fellowship, Smoky Mountains Conservation Association. $2640.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 2001. Is the response of native wildflowers to ozone pollution dependent on elevation? University Research Council Summer Grant, $2500.
• Chappelka, A., Neufeld, H., and J. Renfro. 2001. Ozone pollution damage to growth and physiology of native trees and wildflowers in GRSM.  U.S. NPS. Funded for $84,000 over two years.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 2001. The influence of elevation on the response of native wildflowers to ozone. University Research Council Fall Grant, $3984.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 2001. Ozone Influx, Extracellular Ascorbate and Leaf Anatomy: A Synthetic Theory to Explain Ozone Sensitivity in Plant Leaves. Board of Trustees Travel Grant, $3000.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 2002. Ozone effects on reproduction in perennial native wildflowers: Are the effects manifested primarily belowground, and therefore out-of-sight, out-of-mind? University Research Council Summer Grant, $2992.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 2002. Hydraulic conductivity and whole plant water use in herbaceous wildflowers: Why plants wilt when the sun strikes them and the potential influence on ozone uptake. University Research Council Fall Grant, $4675.
• Neufeld, Howard S. 2003. Measure growth rate of Rudbeckia laciniata in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park. U.S. EPA, RTP, NC. $3,962 (funded).
• Neufeld, Howard S. 2004. The influences of light and water stress on the responses of plants to ozone: Do drought or shade protect the ozone-sensitive cutleaf coneflower against ozone injury? URC Summer Grant, $4,770 (funded, March 26, 2004).
• 32. Neufeld, Howard S. 2004. A Natural History of Europe: The Ecosystems and Biogeography of Western Europe. International Programs, ASU, February, 2004, $3,750 (Funded for $2800, April 2, 2004).
• Neufeld, Howard S. 2005. Annual meeting of the NE1013 Working Group on effects of ozone on crops and natural ecosystems. U.S. EPA Small Grant X3-83239301-0, May 26, 2005. (Funded for $4500).
• Collaborator, From Molecules to Organisms: The Merck/AAAS Cross-Disciplinary Scholars (MACS) Program at Appalachian State University, submitted to Merck/AAAS, 11/5/04. Dr. Nicole Bennett was the PI and leader of this grant. I wrote a sub-proposal to do chemical work on the plant Galax urceolata. $20,000. (not funded). Resubmitted in 2006 and funded for $60,000 over three years.
  

Howard S. Neufeld, Alan W. Davison, Arthur H. Chappelka, Kent O. Burkey and Peter L. Finkelstein. 2004. Foliar
injury caused by exposure to ozone reduces the absorbance of light in leaves of cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. digitata). ASB Meetings, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, April 14-17.

Shay Dumas, Howard S. Neufeld, Melany C. Fisk and James H. Sobieraj. 2004. Community and ecosystem responses
following fire in the Linville Gorge Wilderness Area. ASB Meetings, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, April 14-17.

Seth Peoples, Howard S. Neufeld, Peter L. Finkelstein, Alan W. Davison, Arthur H. Chappelka, Kent O. Burkey and Fitzgerald Booker. 2004. Stand structure and development of cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) at two sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Potential influence on ozone uptake. ASB Meetings, University of Memphis, Memphis, TN, April 14-17.

Howard S. Neufeld, Seth Peoples, Peter L. Finkelstein, Alan W. Davison, Arthur H. Chappelka, and Kent O. Burkey. 2004. Seasonal development of stand structure for cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata) at two sites in Great Smoky Mountains National Park: Influences on ozone uptake. Air Pollution Workshop, April 26-29, 2004, Rhinelander, WI.

Howard S. Neufeld, Alan W. Davison, Arthur H. Chappelka, Kent O. Burkey and Peter L. Finkelstein. 2004. Foliar injury caused by exposure to ozone reduces the absorbance of light in leaves of cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. digitata). Air Pollution Workshop, April 26-29, 2004, Rhinelander, WI.

Neufeld, Howard S., Melissa Woods, Alan W. Davison, Arthur H. Chappelka, Kent O. Burkey, Peter L. Finkelstein and Susan Sachs. 2005. Reduced reproductive effort in ozone sensitive cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. digitata) clones in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Association of Southeastern Biologists Meetings, Unversity of North Alabama, Florence, AL, April 13-17.

Dolan, Chrisha, Howard S. Neufeld, Ruth A. Dewel, J. Kenneth Shull, Alan W. Davison, Arthur H. Chappelka, Kent O. Burkey. 2005. The role of leaf anatomy in determining the sensitivity of individuals of cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. digitata) to ozone. Association of Southeastern Biologists Meetings, Unversity of North Alabama, Florence, AL, April 13-17.

Roberts, Melinda D, Howard S. Neufeld, Alan W. Davison and Arthur H. Chappelka. The influence of water relations on the response of cutleaf coneflower to ozone. Association of Southeastern Biologists Meetings, University of North Alabama, Florence, AL, April 13-17.

Woods, Melissa, Howard S. Neufeld, Alan W. Davison, Arthur H. Chappelka, Kent O. Burkey, Peter L. Finkelstein and Susan Sachs. 2005. Reduced reproductive effort in ozone sensitive cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. digitata) clones in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Research Day, ASU, April.

Neufeld, Howard S., Melissa Woods, Alan W. Davison, Arthur H. Chappelka, Kent O. Burkey, Peter L. Finkelstein and Susan Sachs. 2005. Reduced reproductive effort in ozone sensitive cutleaf coneflower (Rudbeckia laciniata var. digitata) clones in Great Smoky Mountains National Park. Ecological Society of America Meetings, Montreal, CA, August 7-12.

Howard S. Neufeld and Nancy E. Grulke. 2005. Appreciating the iImpacts of oxidative stress: From genes to ecosystems: Co-chairs of Organized Oral Session at the Ecological Society of America Meetings, Montreal, CA, August 7-12. Session held on August 8.

Grulke, Nancy E. and Howard S. Neufeld. 2005. Understanding the implications of oxidative stress: stomatal responses. Ecological Society of America Meetings, Montreal, CA, August 7-12.

Neufeld, Howard S. 2005. The impacts of ozone on native wildflowers: A case study in the Smoky Mountains using the
bioindicator plant, cutleaf coneflower Rudbeckia laciniata. Invited Seminar, Dept. of Plant Biology & Pathology, Cook College, New Brunswick, NJ. Oct. 28.

Neufeld, Howard S. 2005. NC State. Functional role of anthocyanins in high light winter leaves of the evergreen herb, Galax urceolata. Invited Seminar, Dept. of Botany, NCSU, Raleigh, NC. Nov. 29.

Huyler, Ann, Howard S. Neufeld, Melany C. Fisk and Kent O. Burkey. 2006. A proposal to study the effects of chronic and acute ozone on the antioxidant content of tulip poplar, Liriodendron tulipifera. Air Pollution Workshop, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Apr. 10-13.

Perkins, Fern S., Howard S. Neufeld, Melany C. Fisk and John L. Walker. 2006. Increased nitrogen deposition and the green algal lichen Umbilicaria mammulata: too much of a good thing? Air Pollution Workshop, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA. Apr. 10-13.

Ladd, Irene, Jack Fishman, Margaret Pippin, Susan Sachs, John Skelly, Art Chappelka, Howard Neufeld and Kent Burkey. 2006. Inquiry based projects using student measurements and the status of using plants as bio-indicators. American Geophysical Union Joint Assembly, Baltimore, MD. May 23-26.