The Hutchins Water Center at CMU is pleased to announce its 2024 Summer Student Research Grant. Funding is available for two summer student projects with CMU faculty advisors. Applicants must be current CMU students and projects must be sponsored by CMU faculty members.
Submission details for 2024 grant are found here!
- 2024 Ruth Powell Hutchins Student Research Grant Information
- Summer Student Research Guidelines and Application Form
Deadline for Submissions is April 19, 2024
Reports from Past Awards
Application of RGB and multispectral drone (sUAS) photogrammetry of alluvial fans in the Grand Valley of Colorado USA for detecting shallowly-buried channel features that may act as groundwater conduits,by KennaLee Worster. Faculty Advisor: Dr. Gregory Baker, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences. Colorado Mesa University.
Applicability of qPCR to determine the sources of high level fecal contamination in Western Slope waterways , by Amaya Brook. Faculty Advisors: Dr. Zeynep Ozsoy, and Dr. Freddy Witarsa, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences. Colorado Mesa University.
Water Conservation and Contaminant Removal from Greywater Using Colorado Native Plants in a Hydroponic Green Wall, by Holly Stanley and Ashley Emery. Faulty Advisors: Freddy Witarsa, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences. Bill Adams and Troy Miller, Construction Management Program. Colorado Mesa University.
Using Waste-Based Biochar to Address the Selenium Issue in Western Colorado’s Water: Final Report, by Blake Shewmon, with faculty advisor Dr. Freddy Witarsa, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Colorado Mesa University.
Spatial and Temporal Distribution of Snowmelt and Snow Persistence on the Grand Mesa, by Meghan Cline, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Colorado Mesa University and Joel Sholtes, Department of Computer Science and Engineering, Colorado Mesa University. Summary article here.
An Investigation of the Selenium Concentration in Thenardite Efflorescences on Mancos Shale, Western Colorado, by Rachael C. Lohse & William C. Hood, Department of Physical and Environmental Sciences, Colorado Mesa University.