The Impact of Urban and Rural Activities on Water Quality in Spearfish, South Dakota

9322199安德森这项建议提供为期十周的本科研究经验，该计划整合了来自黑山州立大学、怀俄明大学、南达科他州斯皮尔菲什市和美国林业局的十名研究人员的研究活动。具体研究项目侧重于鱼市内的城市和农村活动对地表水和地下水质量的影响，以及可能的补救技术。所有项目都将利用黑山州立大学新购买的微计算设施，包括一个Macintosh Quadra计算机实验室和一个配备了地理信息系统和AutoCAD软件的与IBM兼容的486实验室。我们提议的计划的目标是让本科生有机会1)参与利用高端微计算设施的环境研究项目，2)熟悉各种相关的科学分支学科，3)提高他们的科学写作能力，4)在全国本科生研究会议上向他们的同行展示研究成果，5)通过出版向科学界传播研究成果。该计划的首要主题是让处于研究生涯早期阶段的学生接触到涉及现场、实验室和微计算技能应用的环境项目。我们相信，让学生接触到各种相关的环境研究课题，将说服他们发展强大的跨学科科学和数学背景，并提高他们的研究能力。

9322199 Anderson This proposal offers undergraduate research experiences in a ten-week program integrating the research activities of ten investigators from Black Hills State University, the University of Wyoming, the City of Spearfish, South Dakota, and the United States Forest Service. The specific research projects focus on the impact of urban and rural activities within the City of Spearfish on the quality of surface and groundwater, and on possible remediation techniques. All projects will utilize Black Hills State University's newly purchased microcomputing facilities, including a Macintosh Quadra computer laboratory and a IBM-compatible 486 lab equipped with GIS and AutoCAD software. The goals of our proposed program are to give undergraduate students an opportunity to 1) participate in environmental research projects that utilize high-end microcomputing facilities, 2) become acquainted with a variety of related scientific subdisciplines, 3) improve their scientific writing, 4) present research to their peers at the National Conference on Undergraduate Research, and 5) disseminate the research to the scientific community through publication. The overlying theme of the program is to expose students who are in the early stages of a research career to environmental projects that involve application of field, lab, and microcomputing skills. We believe that exposing students to a variety of related environmental research topics will convince them to develop a strong, interdisciplinary science and math background, and enhance their research abilities.