Research Projects Summer 2009
Applicants should carefully read both the project descriptions and the webpage of the sponsoring faculty member. As part of the application students must specify their top three choices of research projects they would like to conduct in collaboration with faculty. Projects are grouped here within several broad categories.

Ocean Biogeochemistry Marine Phytoplankton Response to Environmental Factors River Nutrients and Ocean Biology Response of Ocean Bacteria to Global Climate Change Microbial Response to Environmental Change in the Southern California Coastal Ocean

Terrestial Biogeochemistry Vegetation Change in Owens Valley, CA Exploring Microbial Competition and Enzyme-based Nutrient Cycling

Atmospheric Sciences Atmospheric Chemistry - Models and Measurements, A Critical Evaluation Trace Gases in Polar Ice Cores Global Hydrology The Impact of Climate Change and Population on Water Availability

Ice Sheet Dynamics Coupled Dynamics of Ice Streams and Subglacial Water Paleoclimate Seasonal Resolution Paleoclimate Records from Modern and Archaeological Mollusk Shells Reconstructing Past Asian Monsoon Variability from Speleothems

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