What we doI enjoy leading the Water Resources Lab at Miami University. My lab focuses on developing the scientific careers of ambitious undergraduate and graduate students. The location of Miami University presents an excellent opportunity to research anthropogenic land use disturbances of various types and intensities. The goal of all research projects is not only to expose students to the scientific method and publication process, but to also give them transferable skills that will make them competitive for internships, on the job market, and highly marketable to prestigious graduate school programs. My lab’s research efforts focus on investigating local land use pressures on fluvial and riparian ecosystems.
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Currently Seeking 2 New Graduate Students to Examine: Beaver Impacts on Stream-Riparian Habitat and Water Quality. Starting in Summer-Fall 2018
Project Description: I will be accepting two new graduate students to starting in the Summer-Fall of 2018. Student 1 will focus on determining the spatial distribution and site characteristics of beaver dams, ponds, and beaver-created riparian wetlands (along with their attributes) on public lands in southwestern Ohio. Student 2 will focus on determining how beaver habitat modifications impact stream nutrient (total nitrogen, total phosphorus, nitrate, nitrite, ammonium, soluble phosphate) and suspended sediment concentrations.
-This interdisciplinary project will be completed with close collaboration with USEPA (via the Cincinnati Research Office), the Biology Department at Miami University, and other local environmental agencies in SW Ohio.
- Students will work within the newly renovated Water Resources Lab (overseen by Dr. Grudzinski) and Center for Aquatic and Watershed Science at Miami University.
-The Water Resources Lab has interdisciplinary collaboration established with various departments at Miami University including ~30 faculty and staff affiliated with the Center for Aquatic and Watershed Science. See: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/centers/caws/ for additional details.
-The Geography Department at Miami University (OH) provides prospective graduate students with teaching assistantships and summer scholarships. Student travel funding is provided to present research at local, regional, and national conferences. Currently several grants are under review which may lead to Research Assistantships.
Degree: Master of Arts in Geography
Application Deadline: February 1st 2018
For additional information or to schedule a visit to the department please contact Dr. Bartosz Grudzinski at [email protected].
-This interdisciplinary project will be completed with close collaboration with USEPA (via the Cincinnati Research Office), the Biology Department at Miami University, and other local environmental agencies in SW Ohio.
- Students will work within the newly renovated Water Resources Lab (overseen by Dr. Grudzinski) and Center for Aquatic and Watershed Science at Miami University.
-The Water Resources Lab has interdisciplinary collaboration established with various departments at Miami University including ~30 faculty and staff affiliated with the Center for Aquatic and Watershed Science. See: http://miamioh.edu/cas/academics/centers/caws/ for additional details.
-The Geography Department at Miami University (OH) provides prospective graduate students with teaching assistantships and summer scholarships. Student travel funding is provided to present research at local, regional, and national conferences. Currently several grants are under review which may lead to Research Assistantships.
Degree: Master of Arts in Geography
Application Deadline: February 1st 2018
For additional information or to schedule a visit to the department please contact Dr. Bartosz Grudzinski at [email protected].