A comprehensive watershed instrumentation program for multidisciplinary undergraduate education at Lafayette College

地球系统科学(40)与城市/郊区发展有关的多学科环境问题越来越多地在分水岭综合一级得到解决。与这一主题一致，拟议的项目让本科生使用自动化水量和水质仪器的全面网络，调查校园附近快速发展的分水岭(布什基尔溪分水岭)的环境影响。水文和化学数据的收集和分析是现有工程和地球科学课程以及本科生研究和荣誉论文练习的一部分。这些练习增强了我们的学生批判性地评估可能影响环境质量的各种相互依赖的基于分水岭的过程的能力。该项目是工程学和地质科学教员之间的合作努力；然而，其他教授环境内容的课程的教员对使用该项目产生的设施和数据库感兴趣。该项目的总体目标是：为理工科本科生提供相关的实际数据收集和分析经验，为校园中的各种课程项目建立快速发展的分水岭评估和管理的中心主题，开发关于分水岭土地利用的水文影响的详细数字数据库，并通过互联网、会议演示、学术出版物和当地社区会议传播结果。该项目仿照美国东北部一些小型学院和大学的类似分水岭课程项目(HLuchny 1997,1998；Heins和Walker，1998；Woltemade and Blewet，1999；Savage and Graney，1999,2000)。该项目的独特之处在于：(1)全面的监测网络和完整的流域规模(200 Km2)；(2)强烈的地质和土地利用差异，以及流域内的快速发展；(3)工程和地质科学专业学生和教师之间的合作与协作；(4)加强本科教育，如基于流域的规划和土地利用决策，以及雨水管理政策；(5)当地社区和地方政府高度参与流域管理。阿尔弗雷德大学的校园野外水文学网站：一种实用、廉价和有趣的水文地质学教学方法，1997年美国地质学会会议摘要与程序29：A22-A23。学生参与建设本科教学和研究的水文地质野外站，1998美国地质学会会议摘要与计划30：A307。海因斯，W.A.和J.R.沃克，1998。利用校园水道进行本科生练习和暑期研究体验，地球科学教育杂志，46：45-50。《跨学科流域研究实验室》，国家科学基金奖摘要#9950652，K.，J.Graney，1999。《使分水岭研究和仪器适应纽约州立大学本科生课程》，宾厄姆顿，国家科学基金奖摘要#9950491。基于水文和环境数据收集的本科生校园野外工作和研究摘要提交给J·地球科学教育

Earth Systems Science (40)Multidisciplinary environmental problems associated with urban/suburban growth areincreasingly being addressed at a watershed-integrated level. Consistent with this theme, theproposed project involves undergraduate students using a comprehensive network of automated water quantity and water quality instrumentation to investigate environmental impacts in a rapidly-developing watershed (the Bushkill Creek Watershed) adjacent to campus. Hydrologic and chemical data are collected and analyzed as part of exercises within existing engineering and geoscience courses and undergraduate research and honors theses. These exercises enhance our students' abilities to critically evaluate a variety of interdependent watershed-based processes that may affect environmental quality. The project is a cooperative effort among faculty from engineering and the geological sciences; however, other faculty teaching courses with environmental content have an interest in using the facilities and the databases generated by the project. The general objectives of the project are: to provide relevant hands-on data collectionand analysis experiences for undergraduates in science and engineering, to establish a centraltheme of assessment and management of a rapidly developing watershed for a variety ofcurriculum projects across campus, to develop a detailed digital database on hydrologic impacts of land use in the watershed, and to disseminate results through the internet, conference presentations, scholarly publications, and local community meetings.The project is patterned after similar watershed-based curriculum projects at a number ofsmall colleges and universities in the northeast U.S. (Hluchny 1997, 1998; Heins and Walker,1998; Woltemade and Blewett, 1999; Salvage and Graney, 1999, 2000). Unique to this project are: (1) the comprehensive monitoring network and full watershed scale (200 km 2 ); (2) strong geologic and land use contrasts, and rapid development within the basin; (3) cooperation and collaboration between engineering and geological science students and faculty; (4) emphasis on enhancing undergraduate education in practical multidisciplinary issues such as watershed-based planning and land use decisions, and storm water management policy; and (5) the high level of involvement of the local community and local government in watershed management.References CitedHluchy, M., 1997. Alfred University's On-Campus Field Hydrology Site: A Practical,Inexpensive, and Fun Way to Teach Hydrogeology, 1997 Geological Society of AmericaMeeting Abstracts with Programs 29: A22-A23.Hluchy, M., 1998. Student Involvement in Construction of a Hydrogeological Field Station for Undergraduate Teaching and Research, 1998 Geological Society of America Meeting Abstracts with Programs 30: A307.Heins, W.A., and J.R. Walker, 1998. Using a campus waterway for undergraduate-courseexercises and summer-research experiences, J. of Geoscience Education, 46: 45-50.Woltemade, C., and W.L. Blewett, 1999. Burd Run Interdisciplinary Watershed ResearchLaboratory, National Science Foundation Award Abstract #9950652Salvage, K., and J. Graney, 1999. Adapting Watershed Research and Instrumentation to theUndergraduate Curriculum at SUNY, Binghamton, National Science Foundation AwardAbstract #9950491.Salvage, K., and J. Graney, 2000. On campus field work and research for undergraduates based on collection of hydrological and environmental data, abstract submitted to J. Geoscience Education