I am looking for gradaute students for 4 projects:
Freshwater Bivalves as Biomonitors. This project will include a combination of field work and laboratory analysis. Bivalves will be collected from multiple watersheds and brought back to the lab to analyze both soft tissue and hard shell as indicators of water pollution.
Beneficial Use of Oil and Gas Brine for Road Dust Suppression. This project will include a combination of field work and laboratory analysis. Samples of oil and gas produced water and road aggregate will be collected from the field. Laboratory analysis of dust generation will be quantified and dust suppression efficacy of alternative products will be evaluated.
Reservoir Lake Sediments Record Changes in Water Quality. This project will include a combination of field work and laboratory analysis. Sediment cores will be collected from reservoirs, frozen and brought back the lab for sectioning and analysis of porewater and sediment. Age models must be developed.
Open Source Sensors as monitors of Water Quality. Use open source hardware (Arduino) and software to design sensors to monitor water quality. The student will lead citizen scientists through the building and coding of the sensor for the collection of data.