University of Nevada - Reno
REU: "The Value of Snow" - apply by 3/18
The Office of Undergraduate and Interdisciplinary
Research, facilitating student involvement in environmental research and
education at the University of Nevada, Reno, and the Great Basin Institute, an
environmental research, education and conservation organization, invite
applications for the summer 2016 REU program.
Students will explore the intersections of socioeconomic
and natural sciences in relation to drought resiliency in the Tahoe,
Sierra Nevada and Great Basin Regions, sponsored by the National Science
Foundation.
Overview of Program:
REU research teams will work in the Eastern Sierra Region of Nevada,
specifically within the Lake Tahoe Basin and the surrounding northwestern Great
Basin high desert. The program will encompass a wide range of interdisciplinary
research, examining the various approaches to assessing, modeling, and managing
water resources in the context of global climate change and diminishing
snowpack. Participants will gain exposure to diverse scientific inquiries and
technologies in order to glean how the socioeconomic and natural sciences inform
land use policy and adaptive management of economic and natural resources. The
program will take place during the ten consecutive weeks of 6 June through
12August 2016.
Students in the program will be provided a stipend
of$4750, plus housing. The application deadline is Friday, March 18, 2016.
Research Topics Include:
- Rephotography: Changing Landscapes in the Tahoe Basin
- Hydrology: Predicting Changes from Snow to Rain in the Eastern Sierra Nevada
- Sage Grouse: Habitat Restoration in the Sierra Nevada
- Agricultural Drought Management and Decision-Making
- Modeling reservoir operations to mitigate for climate impacts on fisheries
- Eco hydrological Effects of Pinyon and Juniper Removal
- Ecological Investigations of Tree Limits in Nevada Mountain Ranges
Eligibility: Qualified undergraduates, who will have
junior or senior status and will be a full-time student in the fall 2016 term,
with a combination of coursework in the following disciplines are invited to
apply: environmental studies, natural resources, biology, ecology, hydrology,
resource economics, photography, and statistics. We especially encourage
applications from students at primarily undergraduate and non-research
institutions and from underrepresented groups. Participants must be citizens or
permanent legal residents of the USA. Review of applications will begin on 18
March 2016. Applications received after this date will be considered on a
space-available basis.
For
further information: visit our website for application materials and mentor
profiles: http://environment.unr.edu/undergraduateresearch/opportunities/reu.html