CREWS Careers: Taylor Gold Quiros
Meet Taylor Gold Quiros, a PhD student in Systems Ecology at the University of Montana and a member of the EPSCoR Track 1 research team.
Montana Girls STEM Collaborative welcomes new intern
Montana NSF EPSCoR welcomes Montana State University student Sierra Fisher-Dkyman, who is now serving as an intern for the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative. Sierra is a senior at MSU studying Elementary Education, Special Education, and Spanish. Here are Sierra's words:
Fungus Among Us (Video)
Video produced by Gerard Sapes (UM)
CREWS Careers: Arica Crootof
Meet Dr. Arica Crootof, Assistant Professor of Environmental Sustainability at the University of Montana Western and a member of the EPSCoR Track 1 research team. In this interview, Dr.
Museum exhibit on remote sensing features EPSCoR research
A new exhibit at Bozeman’s American Computer & Robotics Museum highlights the dynamic field of remote sensing and features remote sensing applications and instruments developed and used by Montana NSF EPSCoR researchers and industry partners.
CREWS Year 3 Workforce Development Seed Awards
Montana NSF EPSCoR (Established Program to Stimulate Competitive Research) announces new Workforce Development Seed Awards, enhancing the water quality research and education program of the Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems (CREWS) RII Track-1 project (OIA- 1757351).
CREWS researchers awarded NSF grant to study water quality
CREWS project researchers Stephanie Ewing, Rob Payn, Ann Marie Reinhold, and Stephan Warnat were awarded $944,000 from the National Science Foundation to study the efficiency of nitrogen fertilizers and their impact on soil health and water quality in the Judith River Watershed. The goal of the project is to create a more complete picture of exactly how nitrogen moves through soil and groundwater systems using sensors embedded in the ground at various research sites.
STEM Summit 2019 report now available
Montana NSF EPSCoR helped support STEM Summit 2019, a statewide gathering that welcomed 165 representatives from education, industry, government and non-profits to discuss how to advance science, technology, engineering and mathematics learning in Montana. A report outlining findings from the event is now available for free download, and the data will be used to guide new Montana NSF EPSCoR efforts in STEM learning and workforce development.
CREWS Careers: Ann Marie Reinhold
Meet Ann Marie Reinhold, an assistant research professor at Montana State University in Bozeman (Department of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences) and a member of the EPSCoR Track 1 research team. She is a hydroecologist and interdisciplinary scientist who works with the Judith River Watershed team.
Water Quality Basics now available as free online course
Water Quality Basics, a free online course highlighting key issues and topics on water quality, is now available as part of Montana NSF EPSCoR's "CREWS-U" professional development program. The noncredit course explores water quality issues, including primers on the hydrologic cycle and determinants of water quality. It will address key issues for water quality, such as contaminant degradation and movement in the environment, iron and manganese, hard water, fire in the watershed, animal feeding operations, nutrients, wastewater treatment and emerging contaminants.
Upcoming Events
Montana State University
STEM Summer Institute and Workshop
Supported by the SMART FIRES project, MSU will host the 2024 STEM Summer Institute and Workshop in the Norm Asbjornson Hall on August 5-7, 2024.
Omaha, Nebraska
28th NSF EPSCoR National Conference
28th NSF EPSCoR National Conference
Montana State University
STEM Summer Institute and Workshop
Supported by the SMART FIRES project, MSU will host the 2024 STEM Summer Institute and Workshop in the Norm Asbjornson Hall on August 5-7, 2024.
Omaha, Nebraska
28th NSF EPSCoR National Conference
28th NSF EPSCoR National Conference