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

地球系统科学（40）与城市/郊区增长相关的多学科环境问题越来越多地在流域综合层面得到解决。与这一主题相一致的是，拟议的项目涉及到本科生使用自动化水量和水质仪器的综合网络，以调查在一个快速发展的流域（布什基尔溪流域）邻近校园的环境影响。水文和化学数据的收集和分析，作为现有的工程和地球科学课程和本科研究和荣誉论文的练习的一部分。这些练习提高了学生批判性地评估各种可能影响环境质量的相互依赖的流域过程的能力。该项目是来自工程和地质科学的教师之间的合作努力;然而，其他教师与环境内容的教学课程有兴趣使用该项目产生的设施和数据库。该项目的总体目标是：为科学和工程专业的本科生提供相关的实践数据收集和分析经验，为整个校园的各种课程项目建立一个快速发展的流域评估和管理的中心主题，开发一个关于流域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，该项目是仿照美国东北部一些小型学院和大学类似的基于流域的课程项目（Hluchny 1997，1998; Heins和步行者，1998; Woltemade和Blewett，1999; Salvage和Graney，1999，2000）。该项目的独特之处在于：（1）全面的监测网络和全流域尺度（2）地质和土地利用对比强烈，流域内发展迅速;（3）工程和地质科学学生与教师之间的合作与协作;（4）强调加强实际多学科问题的本科教育，如流域规划和土地使用决策，和雨水管理政策;以及（5）当地社区和当地政府高度参与流域管理。参考文献CitedHluchy，M.，1997. Alfred大学的校园野外水文学站点：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和程序29：A22-A23。1998.学生参与本科教学和研究的水文地质野外站的建设，1998年美国地质学会会议摘要和计划30：A307. Heins，W.A.，和J.R.步行者，1998年。利用校园水道进行本科生课程练习和夏季研究经验，地球科学教育杂志，46：45- 50。和W.L.之间。布莱维特，1999年。Burd Run跨学科流域研究实验室，国家科学基金会奖摘要#9950652Salvage，K.，和J. Graney，1999年。适应流域研究和仪器的本科课程在纽约州立大学，宾厄姆顿，国家科学基金会奖摘要#9950491。和J. Graney，2000年。在收集水文和环境数据的基础上为本科生进行校园实地考察和研究，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