Applications are still being accepted for Idaho State University’s 2016 summer field course,
We target students interested in Critical Zone processes, specifically those doing fieldwork requiring familiarity with environmental data or sample acquisition and analysis. This is essentially a boot camp for environmental field scientists.
Course Characteristics:
- 3 credit course for upper division undergrads and graduate students
- May 15 – 27, 2017
- Fieldwork in Gibson Jack Creek, located in Pocatello, Idaho
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- Course is co-taught by ISU faculty:
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- Dr. Ben Crosby (geomorphology),
- Dr. Sarah Godsey (hydrology),
- Proto-Dr. Dave Huber (soils, biogeochem) and
- Dr. Keith Reinhardt (plant physiological ecology).
- We focus on the tools necessary to do watershed-scale budgets of water and carbon, including:
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- a diverse array of sampling/measurement methodologies in water, gasses and soils
- data logger/sensor programming for deployment in aquatic, terrestrial and meteorological settings
- basic tools for QA/QC, time series analysis and spatial statistics
Since our first offering of the course, we have made many improvements and dropped the price! Long days in the field are complemented by classroom, lab and computer activities. Students prepare two summative reports and orally present their results. The course enables students to do baseline monitoring and assessment as a either a research assistant, environmental consultant or employee within a state or federal agency.
For more information and an online application, visit http://geology.isu.edu/FieldMethods/
Questions can be directed to crosby@isu.edu
We are limited to 25 students so please submit early. Application deadline is April 20, 2017.
Looking forward,
Ben