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Registration now open for CREWS Year 4 All Hands Meeting
Registration is now open for the Montana NSF EPSCoR CREWS Year 4 All Hands Meeting, which will take place from September 7-8 at the Forge Hotel in Anaconda, MT
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Dr. Stephanie Ewing named as new Director of the Montana Water Center
Dr. Stephanie Ewing, professor at MSU and lead of the CREWS Judith River Watershed Team, was recently named as the new Director of the Montana Water Center
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Montana State University students mentored by CREWS scientist receive national recognition for environmental health research
Three undergraduate students mentored by CREWS scientist Dr. Mari Eggers receive national recognition for their research in environmental health
CREWS Graduate Students Present at Diving into Data Workshop
CREWS graduate students Riley Logan and Megan Moore presented their research at a Diving into Data workshop hosted by the Science Math Resource Center in February
![Teagan Leitzke, a Ph.D. student at Montana Tech, pours a slurry of magnetite and water into the continuous flow metal recovery system. The slurry flows through the static mixer column to a magnet, where the magnetite is collected, and water continues to flow out of the system. Photo credit: Amanda Badovinac](/sites/default/files/styles/news_teaser/public/2022-05/Badovinac_MEES_Lab_materials-6.jpg?itok=b1bccz4X)
Montana Tech Awarded $24M Grant to Develop Materials Technology for Rare Earth Element Processing Research Program
Montana Technological University was recently awarded a five-year, $24M research and development grant to develop a research program called "Materials Technology for Rare Elements Processing." Dr. Jerry Downey, a CREWS research lead, will be the PI for the award, which will build on advances in the Continuous Flow Metal Recovery System (CFMR) developed during CREWS.
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Researchers from CREWS NRSS and JRW Teams Celebrate Publication of Two Articles
Researchers and students from the CREWS Natural Resource Social Science and Judith River Watershed teams published two articles in 2021 on rural drinking water systems and infrastructure
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Two CREWS Students Receive Goldwater Scholarships
Two CREWS undergraduate research students, Shannon Hamp who is currently at Montana State University, and Baylie Phillips who is currently at Montana Tech, were announced as Goldwater Scholars! This scholarship is the most prestigious award in the natural sciences, engineering, and mathematics in the United States and is given to sophomores and juniors who show exceptional promise to be the next generation of research leaders in their fields.
CREWS Workforce Development Seed Award Profile: Dr. Ashley Beck
In 2020, Dr. Ashley Beck, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Carroll College in Helena, was awarded a workforce development seed grant from the Montana NSF EPSCoR Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems (CREWS). The objective of her seed grant project was to develop a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) for students at Carroll College.
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MT NSF EPSCor to help sponsor STEM Summit on April 28
The Science Math Resource Center, with support from MT NSF EPSCoR and other partners, will host a virtual STEM Summit on April 28
CREWS Workforce Development Seed Award Profile: Georgia Smies
In Year 3 of the CREWS project, Georgia Smies, an instructor in the Fisheries and Wildlife Program at Salish Kootenai College (SKC) was awarded a CREWS seed grant to improve Category 1 wetland characterization using remote sensing tools and environmental DNA. As a CREWS seed grant recipient, Georgia Smies has accomplished a great deal with her award and research.
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