Principal Investigator, Evans-Allen, USDA/NIFA, Improving Floating Raceways for Small Farms in Kentucky. Kenneth Semmens, 8/17/2020 – 8/16/2023

Co-Investigator, USDA/NIFA Grants for Agricultural Research, Special Research Grants, 2019. Konrad Dabrowski and Kenneth Semmens, Induction of Tetraploidy and Gynogenesis to Produce Sterile All-Female Largemouth Bass, $99,541. KYSU subaward $11,000.

Principal Investigator, NIFA, 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grant. 2017. Sustainable Aquaculture: Education, Research and Outreach for Small Farms, Semmens, Kenneth, S. Dasgupta, D. Collier, J. Dvorak, K. Heavin, K. Thompson, R. Durborow, and F. Wynne. $596,550. 5/1/2017 to 4/30/2020.

Co-Investigator, Southern Regional Aquaculture Center, 2016. “Improve Reproduction in Foodfish (Catfish and Largemouth Bass), Baitfish, and Ornamentals using a New Spawning Aid (GnRH IIa).” Principal Investigator Sylvie M.A. Quiniou, USDA-ARS-WARU, Stoneville MS. Cooperating scientists Brian Bosworth, USDA-ARS-WARU; Christopher C. Green, Louisiana State University; Matthew Dimaggio and Craig Watson, University of Florida; Cortney Ohs and Jason Broach, University of Florida. $199,982. Ken Semmens KSU Project Director, Co-investigators, Boris Gomelsky and Shawn Coyle.

Principal Investigator, Evans-Allen, USDA/NIFA, Advancing sustainable systems for Kentucky farmers to produce and consistently market quality aquaculture products. Kenneth Semmens. 12/15/2015 – 12/14/2019.

Project Director, NIFA, 1890 Institution Teaching, Research and Extension Capacity Building Grant. 9/1/2014 through 8/31/2017. Development of Aquaculture Education, Research, and Outreach in Appalachian Kentucky. $566,000. By Steven Mims, Siddhartha Dasgupta, Rafael Cuevas Uribe, Clinton Hays, and Michael Tierney. Ken Semmens awarded the role of Project Director in April 2015.

Co-Investigator, Specialty Crop Block Grant, WV Department of Agriculture. UV Treatment of trout effluent to improve food safety of salad greens produced in a cold flowing water aquaponic system. 1/2013 -12/2014. Jaczynski, Jacek, and Ken Semmens. $20,000.

Co-Investigator, USDA/NRCS, Conservation Innovation Grant. Flow-through Aquaponics to Improve Water Quality and Generate Income. 9/1/11 – 8/31/13. LianShin Lin, Karen Buzby, Nicole Waterland, and Ken Semmens. $134,974. ($135,067 match.)

Principal Investigator, Aquaculture Product and Marketing Development. (Grant 13) by Semmens, K.; Blemings, K.; Hartman, K.; Holehouse, F.; Jaczynski, J.; Logar, C.; Matak, K.; Pierskalla, C.; Wei, X.; and West, T. 9/1/10 – 8/31/12. $511,868.

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