Award Abstract #0552895
REU Site In Environmental Fluids: Science, Assessment, and Treatment

NSF Org:	EEC Division of Engineering Education and Centers
Initial Amendment Date:	March 1, 2006
Latest Amendment Date:	December 6, 2007
Award Number:	0552895
Award Instrument:	Continuing grant
Program Manager:	Esther Bolding EEC Division of Engineering Education and Centers ENG Directorate for Engineering
Start Date:	March 1, 2006
Expires:	February 28, 2009 (Estimated)
Awarded Amount to Date:	$285822
Investigator(s):	Angela Bielefeldt angela.bielefeldt@colorado.edu (Principal Investigator) R. Scott Summers (Co-Principal Investigator)
Sponsor:	University of Colorado at Boulder 3100 Marine Street, Room 481 Boulder, CO 80309 303/492-6221
NSF Program(s):	HUMAN RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT
Field Application(s):
Program Reference Code(s):	SMET, 9250, 9178, 116E
Program Element Code(s):	1360

ABSTRACT

Abstract for REU Site In Environmental Fluids: Science, Assessment, and Treatment

Institution: University of Colorado at Boulder

Proposal Number: EEC-0552895

Principal Investigator: Angela Bielefeldt

This REU award for a Site on Environmental Fluids: Science, Assessment and Treatment supports 9 undergraduates each year for three years in a 10-week summer research experience at the University of Colorado at Boulder.

The objectives of this program are:

Engage undergraduate students in research on a broad range of topics in environmental engineering emphasizing multimedia approaches (water, air, soil) and long-term drivers of environmental systems such as climate variability and hydrology water.

Provide participants with a focused group experience on either filed site characterization on water treatment pilot plant operation, in addition to the project specific experiences of experimental design, data collection, interpretation, project cost and scheduling.

Group discussion of societal issues in environmental engineering, ethics, sustainability and policy will be fostered by an organized seminar series featuring distinguished lecturers.

Increase participant diversity by more aggressive recruitment of underrepresented minorities.

The goal of this Environmental Engineering REU program is to increase participant diversity, building on previous successful targeted recruiting efforts that resulted in 79% women and 21% students from underrepresented minorities.

The program will collaborate with the strong Multicultural Engineering Program at the College of Engineering, which is affiliated with the Louis Stokes Colorado-AMP. In addition, the presence of an NSF Alliances for Graduate Education and the Professoriate Program (AGEP) will create a pipeline for minority REU students to pursue Ph.D. degrees in a diverse and supportive academic community. It is anticipated that explicit linking of technical and human aspects during this REU experience will provide a new model for future researchers in Environmental Engineering.

PUBLICATIONS PRODUCED AS A RESULT OF THIS RESEARCH

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Aditi Bhaskar and Roseanna Neupauer.  "VERIFICATION OF TRAVEL TIME PROBABILITY DENSITY-FUNCTIONS FOR SORBING SOLUTES IN GROUNDWATER,"  Geological Society of America conference, October 2006. Abstract in proceedings: paper 26-14. Poster presented. http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2006AM/finalprogram/session_17786.htm,  2006,  p. 26-14.

Aditi Bhaskar and Roseanna Neupauer.  "VERIFICATION OF TRAVEL TIME PROBABILITY DENSITY-FUNCTIONS FOR SORBING SOLUTES IN GROUNDWATER,"  Geological Society of America conference, October 2006. Abstract in proceedings: paper 26-14. Poster presented.http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2006AM/finalprogram/session_17786.htm,  2006,  p. 26-14.

Bracken, Cameron; and Rajagopalan, Balaji..  "A Multi-Site Streamflow Forecast Framework: Application to the Upper Colorado River Basin,"  American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference,  2007, 

Corwin, Christopher J.; Cardenas, Janet; and Summers, R. Scott..  "Micropollutant Control by Activated Carbon Adsorbers: Effect of Backwashing and Pulse Loading.,"  American Water Works Association (AWWA) Annual Conference and Exposition.,  2008, 

Cox, Caitlin; and McKnight, Diane.  "Copper Binding Depending on Source and Chemical Quality of DOM in the Colorado Front Range.,"  American Geophysical Union (AGU) fall meeting.,  2007, 


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