(Career) Characterization of Channel Morphology and Hydraulics for Stream-Restoration Design

研究影响河道稳定性的过程可以大大提高恢复和保护工作的成功率，并提供令人兴奋的教育机会。 信道恢复是一个日益重要的领域，但在应用各种技术时，需要进行许多改进以确保成功。 改善这一领域的研究可以积极地让本科生参与进来，并有利于课堂。 我将制定一个研究计划，涉及本科生评估渠道维护过程中新英格兰渠道。 该研究将有助于风险栖息地的研究，渠道恢复工作，并进一步了解渠道的形态演变。 学生将协助对渠道维护过程进行高水平的研究，并对主要项目的各个方面进行较小的独立研究项目。 学生们还将计划，实施和监督他们自己的康涅狄格大学校园修复项目。 修复工作将涉及四门主要课程的学生，并作为里夫斯入门课程的一个例子。 本科生的大量参与将有助于为这些学生提供灵感和信心。 该项目的环境目标也可以帮助产生社区在康涅狄格大学进行的工作的兴趣。 在项目完成后，科学和工程界将有新的方法来恢复河流，重点是池和浅滩形态的重要性。 此外，学院将有一个受过更好教育的学生团体和改善校园的理由。 最后，当地社区将看到当地恢复工作的成功，并可以利用这些例子来启动自己的恢复计划。

9874751 ThompsonResearch on the processes influencing channel stability can greatly improve the success rate of restoration and preservation efforts and provide exciting educational opportunities. Channel restoration is a growing fleld of importance, but there are many improvements that are needed to insure success when applying the various techniques. The research to improve this field can actively involve undergraduate students and beneflt the classroom. I will develop a research program involving undergraduates to assess channel maintenance processes in New England channels. The research will aid in rish habitat studies, channel restoration efforts and further our understanding on morphologic evolution of channels. Students will assist with high-level research on channel-maintenance processes and perform smaller independent research projects on aspects of the main project. The students will also plan, implement and monitor their own restoration project on the Connecticut College campus. The restoration effort will involve students from four main courses and serve as an example for a rifth introductory course. The heavy involvement of undergraduate students will help provide inspiration and confidence to these students. The environmental goals of the project can also help generate community interest in the work conducted at Connecticut College. At the completion of the project, the scientific and engineering community will have new approaches to stream restoration that focus on the importance of the pool and riffle morphology. In addition, the college will have a better-educated student body and improved campus grounds. Finally, the local community will see the success of the local restoration efforts and can use these examples to initiate their own rehabilitation plans.