Summer 2015 (May 24 – August 1, 2015)

Undergraduate Research Fellowships Announcement

National Science Foundation Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) Site at Virginia Tech

INTERDISCIPLINARY WATER SCIENCES AND ENGINEERING

 Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia

 Application Deadline February 27, 2015 (5:00 PM, EST)

Applications are invited from qualified and motivated undergraduate students (rising sophomores, juniors and seniors) from all U.S. colleges/universities to participate in a 10-week (May 24-August 1, 2015) summer research in interdisciplinary water sciences and engineering at Virginia Tech. U.S. Citizens or Permanent Residents are eligible to apply. The research program is funded through the National Science Foundation – Research Experiences for Undergraduates (NSF REU) program. The 10-week internship will begin on May 24, 2015 (arrival day) at Virginia Tech and end on August 1, 2015 (departure day). The research internship includes a stipend of $450/week, housing (two persons per room), $400 for meal, and travel expenses (limited to a maximum of $500 per person).   We have already graduated 66 excellent undergraduate researchers representing 45+ institutions in the United States during 2007-09 and 2011-14. Application materials, details of Research Mentors along with summer 2015 research projects and other program activities are posted on the following website:

 http://www.lewas.centers.vt.edu/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=528

 Applicants are requested to upload their applications along with other required documents by the deadline (February 27, 2015, 5:00 pm, EST). Successful applicants will be informed by March 9, 2015.  Please contact Dr. Vinod K Lohani (phone: (540)231-9545; FAX: (540) 231-6903; E-mail: vlohani@vt.edu) for questions.

Titles of Summer 2015 Projects

Project ID#1.  Evaluating the factors driving the vertical distribution of cyanobacteria in drinking water reservoirs; (Drs. Carey and Schreiber): i.e., US!!!

Project ID#2: Drinking Water Quality; (Dr. Dietrich)

Project ID#3: Hydrology and Hydraulics Impacts on Ecological Health and Water Quality of Streams and Rivers; (Dr. Hester)

Project ID#4: Quantification of distinguishing features of tsunami versus hurricane sediment overwash events; (Drs. Irish and Weiss)

Project ID#5: Recovery of Nutrients and Water from Wastewater Using an Integrated Osmotic Bio-electrochemical System; (Dr. He)

Project ID#6(A&B): Implementation of a Raspberry Pi-based System for Processing and Remote Access of High Frequency Environmental Data and Hydrologic Analysis; (Drs. Lohani and Dymond )

Project ID#7: Investigation of the occurrence and fate of 4-nonylphenol, an endocrine disruptor, in urban-impacted watersheds; (Dr. Xia )

Project ID#8: Water Conservation and Waterborne Disease Nexus of Faucets; (Drs. Pruden and Edwards )