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The Geoscience Education and Research Fellowship was initiated by then CIRES Director Dr. Susan Avery in 1999. The fellowship expands CIRES' commitment to diversity in the science workforce, by creating and sustaining long-term partnerships with institutions in diverse communities. The goals of the fellowship program are:
- to strengthen ties between CIRES and other institutions, particularly
two-year colleges and smaller four-year colleges and universities;
- to support scientific research at these institutions, by providing
faculty members with improved access to specialized equipment and
materials necessary to conduct their research;
- to increase diversity in the environmental science research workforce,
by providing access to excellent research and education opportunities
for students from a broad range of communities.
For example, Dr. Laurel Lacher received the fellowship in 2000-2001; her Tribal Watershed Training Program (TWTP) is designed to develop tribal members' skills as natural resources professionals. CIRES' support for the TWTP addresses the need for communication and partnership between tribal members and researchers studying tribal lands, and long-term integration of the two communities.
This fellowship provides a unique opportunity for a science faculty member to simultaneously enhance his/her research and to develop educational expertise. Of special interest to CIRES is the impact this fellowship may have in enhancing science education and research opportunities among a broad and diverse group of students, and in building new partnerships with other U.S. educational institutions.
Prospective applicants are encouraged to contact us in advance to discuss proposed plans, particularly for educational activities. Prospective applicants can apply via the CIRES Visiting Fellowships program.
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The application process for 2005-2006 Fellowships is now closed.
Past Fellows
2003-2004
Dorrie Panayotou
Ph.D., University of California, Davis
"Biological monitoring and assessment of the health of streams throughout local Boulder and Denver"
2002-2003
Edward Walton
Ph.D., University of Maryland
"Biogenic Volatile Organic Compounds"
2001-2002
Ray Biersdorfer
Ph.D., Univ of California, Davis
"The Use of Creative Projects in Undergraduate Geoscience Courses"
Geology Dept., Youngstown University, OH
2000-2001
Laurel Lacher
Ph.D., Univ of Arizona
The "Tribal Watershed Leadership Training Project"
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