The 2007-2008 Academic Year recipients of the AWRA Colorado Section Rich Herbert Memorial Scholarship will be available soon!
The 2007-2008 Academic Year recipients of the AWRA Colorado Section Rich Herbert Memorial Scholarship were selected from among an outstanding field of applicants. These four students will present their work at the Annual Symposium of the Colorado Section of AWRA (Spring 2008). A brief description of the scholarship recipients follows, in alphabetical order:
Sage Hiibel, a PhD student in the Colorado State University Department of Chemical and Biological Engineering (advised by Kenneth Reardon). His research topic is Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage. The purpose of this work is to increase the understanding of the microbial community associated with acid mine drainage and how the contamination from acid mine drainage can be reduced using sulfate-reducing bacteria.
Andrew Payton, a BA student in the Western State College of Colorado Department of Arts and Geology (advised by Kevin Alexander). His research topic is Henson Creek Integrated Watershed as part of the Larger Lake Fork Watershed Stakeholders Watershed Plan. The purpose of this work is to collect and analyze information on the background geology of the Henson Creek watershed and related findings to the overall environmental conditions of the watershed.
Ana Ruiz, an MS student in the Colorado School of Mines Department of Environmental Science and Engineering (advised by Linda Fiueroa). Her research topic is Bioremediation of Acid Mine Drainage. The purpose of this work is to increase our understanding of the solid-phase requirements to optimize bioreactors’ performance in reducing acid mine drainage, through passive removal of metals.
Megan Smith, a PhD student in the Colorado School of Mines Department of Hydrologic Science and Engineering (advised by John McCray). Her research topic is Improving the Delivery of Groundwater Remediation Agents through the use of Polymer Floods. The purpose of this work is to provide a method to improve traditional remediation techniques involving groundwater treatment.
With these recipients, the Colorado Section of AWRA has awarded 51 scholarships since 1991 totaling over $75,000. The distribution of scholarships by degree is 25 to PhD students, 22 to MS/MA students, and 4 to BS students. By college, the distribution is 27 to Colorado State University, 10 to the University of Colorado, 11 to Colorado School of Mines, 2 to the University of Denver, and 1 to Western State College of Colorado. The scholarship fund is supported by member donations and by the proceeds of the Section’s Annual Symposium.
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