REU Site: An integrated assessment of physical, ecological and socio-economic aspects of a watershed system

这是一个暑期研究机会，1)教育学生了解分水岭相互关联的性质；2)从环境、生物和社会角度指导他们开展以毛米河和伊利湖健康为重点的研究项目；3)鼓励学生从事科学事业。由于历史上对伊利湖流域健康的关注，托莱多大学制定了重点关注毛米河和伊利湖的关键多学科研究计划。在五大湖中，伊利湖的独特之处在于，其水质问题主要是由农业污染和城市化等特定人为因素造成的。社区面临的主要问题是土壤侵蚀、河流河口的迁移和沉积、外来入侵物种的引入以及重金属、杀虫剂和大肠杆菌的污染。跨学科方法将强调为REU项目做出贡献的分水岭系统，其水质问题超越了地理环境。在全国范围内，政府机构、行业和公众在如何改善国家河流和湖泊的水质问题上存在分歧。学生与教师和研究生结对开展与学生感兴趣的特定领域相关的研究项目。项目通常是教师主要研究项目的子集，因此涉及本科生参与重要的(资助的)项目，这些项目可能会发表在同行评议的期刊上。REU学生通过与导师以及社区和机构合作者的互动，通过共同努力补救分水岭和获得就业机会，获得对环境问题的广泛理解。学生学习样本收集和分析(土壤、水和生物)的技术，最新的数据分析和口头和书面的科学演示技术。该REU计划将帮助国家应对城市水道退化的挑战，并招募训练有素的环境科学家。该小组拥有专门调查五大湖流域这些问题的专门知识和研究设施。

This is a summer research opportunity to 1) educate students on the interconnected nature of the watershed; 2) mentor them in research projects focused on the Maumee River and Lake Erie health from environmental, biological and social perspectives; and 3) encourage students to pursue careers in science. Due to the historic concern for the health of the Lake Erie watershed, the University of Toledo has developed key multidisciplinary research initiatives focused on the Maumee River and Lake Erie. Among the Great Lakes, Lake Erie is unique in that its water quality problems primarily result from specific anthropogenic factors of agricultural pollution and urbanization. Major problems facing communities are soil erosion, transport and deposition in the mouths of streams; introduction of invasive species; and contamination by heavy metals, pesticides and E. coli bacteria. The interdisciplinary approach will emphasize the watershed system for this contribution to the REU program with water quality issues transcending the geographic setting. Nationally, government agencies, industry and the public are at odds over how to improve water quality in the nation's streams and lakes. Students are paired with faculty and graduate students to undertake research projects that relate to the students' specific areas of interest. Projects are typically subsets of the faculty member's major research programs, and thus involve the undergraduate student in important (funded) projects that will likely be published in peer-reviewed journals. REU students gain a broad understanding of environmental issues through interaction with mentors and community and agency collaborators through joint efforts to remediate watersheds and gain career opportunities. Students learn techniques of sample collection and analysis (soil, water, and biological), state-of-the-art data analysis and oral and written scientific presentation techniques. This REU program will assist the nation in meeting the challenge of degraded urban waterways and recruiting trained environmental scientists. The group has the expertise and research facilities to specifically investigate these issues in Great Lakes watersheds.