Grad research in recharge and vegetation changes
Aquifer recharge and
vegetation change
A graduate research assistantship is available to study the response of water movement in soil to woody vegetation removal and soil texture variation. The work will include using stable isotopes and other approaches to identify plant water sources and patterns of vertical water movement in soils to better understand how landscape manipulations affect the hydrologic cycle at a regional scale. Field work will be conducted in the recharge zone of the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer in southwest Texas. Experience with stable isotopes and hydrological applications is preferred.
A graduate research assistantship is available to study the response of water movement in soil to woody vegetation removal and soil texture variation. The work will include using stable isotopes and other approaches to identify plant water sources and patterns of vertical water movement in soils to better understand how landscape manipulations affect the hydrologic cycle at a regional scale. Field work will be conducted in the recharge zone of the Carrizo-Wilcox aquifer in southwest Texas. Experience with stable isotopes and hydrological applications is preferred.
Plant hydrogen and
oxygen isoscapes
A graduate research assistantship is available to study plant stable
isotope ratio spatial variation at large scales and its physiological
and environmental controls. The focus will be primarily on
understanding relationships between environmental water, plant water,
and plant organic compound hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios.
Experience and interest in plant physiology, biochemistry,
geochemistry, or stable isotopes is preferred.
The successful candidates will join the laboratory of Dr. Jason West
in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M
University (http://essm.tamu.edu).
Interested applicants should contact Dr. West with a description of
their research/professional interests, CV, GPR and GRE scores,
unofficial transcripts, and contact information for three references.
Email: jbwest@tamu.edu
A graduate research assistantship is available to study plant stable
isotope ratio spatial variation at large scales and its physiological
and environmental controls. The focus will be primarily on
understanding relationships between environmental water, plant water,
and plant organic compound hydrogen and oxygen isotope ratios.
Experience and interest in plant physiology, biochemistry,
geochemistry, or stable isotopes is preferred.
The successful candidates will join the laboratory of Dr. Jason West
in the Department of Ecosystem Science and Management at Texas A&M
University (http://essm.tamu.edu).
Interested applicants should contact Dr. West with a description of
their research/professional interests, CV, GPR and GRE scores,
unofficial transcripts, and contact information for three references.
Email: jbwest@tamu.edu
