Michigan State University ANNOUNCES

The 2000 Water Sciences Graduate Fellowships

The Michigan State University College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (MSU/CANR) invites applicants for three Ph.D candidate Water Sciences Fellowships to be awarded for three years beginning in the 2000 academic year. The fellowships are supported through a grant from the cooperative State Research Service Higher Education Program, United States Department of Agriculture.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 30, 2000

EFFECTIVE DATES: August 31, 2000 – May 31, 2004

STIPEND: $22,000 per year for three years plus an annual allowance for tuition, and medical insurance

ELIGIBILITY: The successful candidate must: 1) have a B.S. or M.S. degree in a water science related academic discipline, 2) not already be enrolled in a Ph.D. program at MSU, and 3) be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States. Applications are especially encouraged from women and minorities.

THE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM: The interdisciplinary program is designed for Fellows to initiate innovative research that emphasize systems science/computer simulation as it relates to various aspects of the water sciences. Research components of the MSU/CANR Water Science Program include, but are not limited to the following areas.

• Systems Modeling and Simulation

• Agricultural Water and/or Waste Management

• Soil Chemical/Biological Reactions

• Groundwater Flow and Chemical Movement

• Surface Water Flow and Chemical Movement

• Risk Assessment, Legal and Economic Analysis

• Contaminant Remediation and/or abatement

FACULTY: Faculty expertise associated with the project includes: hydrology, soil-water reactions, environmental isotope analysis, irrigation, biodegradation, biomethylation, bioaccumulation, risk assessment, socioeconomics, and environmental law. They provide Fellows with the opportunity for broad and rigorous training in basic research and creative application of computer modeling and simulation of water related problems.

ADMINISTRATION: The program is directed by an interdepartmental committee of faculty who represent the departments of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural Engineering, Civil and Environmental Engineering, Crop and Soil Sciences, Entomology, Fisheries and Wildlife, Geological Sciences, and Resource Development, as well as interdepartmental programs.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT

Dr. Alvin J.M. Smucker, Program Co-Director
Department of Crop and Soil Sciences
Michigan State University
530 Plant and Soil Sciences Building
East Lansing, MI 48824-1325

and/or

Dr. Scott G. Witter, Program Co-Director
Department of Resource Development
Michigan State University
323 Natural Resources Building
East Lansing, MI 48824

Phone: (517) 355-6787
FAX: (517) 353-8994
E-Mail: witter@pilot.msu.edu

Application Procedure