REU Site: An Integrated Assessment of Physical, Ecological, and Socio-economic Aspects of a Watershed System

REU 站点：流域系统的物理、生态和社会经济方面的综合评估

• 批准号: 0243872
• 负责人: Kevin Czajkowski
• 金额: $ 18.67万
• 依托单位: University of Toledo
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Continuing Grant
• 财政年份: 2003
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2003-04-01 至 2007-03-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0243872&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: REU; Site; Integrated; Assessment; Physical

This ten-week REU Site will provide an opportunity for 12 students each summer to conduct research of global significance using the Maumee watershed as a test case. This REU will educate students regarding the interconnected nature of hydrological processes, water quality, demographics and economics, land use practices, riparian ecosystem quality, sediment contamination, and the legal and policy implications of river ecosystem degradation. Students will work with a mentor as they conduct research projects focused on the Maumee River and Lake Erie health from environmental, biological, social, and policy perspectives. The research projects will focus on the Maumee watershed and Lake Erie. Among the Great Lakes, Lake Erie is unique in that its water quality problems are primarily related to the specific human phenomena of agricultural pollution and urbanization. The interdisciplinary approach of this REU Site allows for a thorough examination of the environmental and social issues surrounding the environmental degradation of the Maumee watershed; possible remediation and related policy and legal issues will also be explored. Students will gain a broad understanding of environmental issues and also learn techniques for field observations through collection of environmental samples (soil, water, and biological), ground truth observations for remote sensing projects, and the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) for some projects.This award contributes to the Foundation's continuing efforts to attract talented students into careers in science through active undergraduate research experiences.

这个为期十周的REU网站将提供一个机会，每年夏天12名学生进行全球意义的研究使用毛米流域作为测试案例。 该REU将教育学生水文过程，水质，人口和经济，土地利用实践，河岸生态系统质量，沉积物污染，以及河流生态系统退化的法律的和政策影响的相互关联性。 学生将与导师一起工作，因为他们从环境，生物，社会和政策的角度进行研究项目，重点是莫米河和伊利湖的健康。 研究项目将集中在莫米流域和伊利湖。 在五大湖中，伊利湖的独特之处在于，它的水质问题主要与农业污染和城市化等特定的人类现象有关。 该REU网站的跨学科方法允许围绕Maumee流域的环境退化的环境和社会问题进行彻底的检查;可能的补救措施和相关的政策和法律的问题也将进行探讨。 学生将获得对环境问题的广泛理解，并通过收集环境样本学习实地观察技术（土壤、水和生物）、遥感项目的地面实况观测，和地理信息系统的使用该奖项有助于基金会通过积极的本科生研究，继续努力吸引有才华的学生从事科学事业。经验