Student Research Grant Program:
NMWRRI initiated a student research grant program in FY 2003. This initial grant program was made possible by an increase in State appropriations and resulted in the award of 13 grants to students in the State's Universities. These grants were limited to $5,000 and 1 year. Summaries of these grants and their reports are provided below:

Greg M. Huey, Department of Natural Sciences, New Mexico Highlands University,
   Escherichia coli Source Tracking by DNA Fingerprinting in Diverse Watersheds of Northern New Mexico
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Sam Earman, Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech,
   Using Natural Tracers to Improve Estimates of Groundwater Recharge Resulting from Snowmelt
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Thomas Evans, Environmental Geology Program, Department of Natural Sciences, New Mexico Highlands
   University, Water Quality Assessment in the Gallinas Watershed, Las Vegas, New Mexico
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Robin A. Foldager, Environmental Science, New Mexico State University,
   Under What Conditions are Salinity-gradient Solar Ponds Cost-effective as a Source of Heat and/or Electricity
   for Desalination of Brackish Groundwater?
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Stacy K. Galassini, Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology, Eastern New Mexico University,
   Prehistoric Water Management in the American Southwest
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Alex Herting, Tim Farmer, & Jordan Evans; Department of Civil and Geological Engineering,
   New Mexico State University,
   Mapping Lake Evaporation Using Satellite Imagery
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Maceo Carrillo Martinet, Department of Biology, University of New Mexico,
   The Fate of Pharmaceutically Active Drugs in the Rio Grande and Groundwater
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Casey Johnson, Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, New Mexico State University,
   Can Non-Potable Saline Groundwater be Used for Turfgrass Irrigation?
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Khalid Mehboob, Department of Civil Engineering, University of New Mexico,
   Identification of Membrane Foulants in Natural Waters
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Tony Spitzack, Department of Biology, Eastern New Mexico University,
   Effects of Gender and Predation Risk on Depth Choice in the Mosquitofish, Gambusia affinis
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Anthony Madrid, Department of Animal and Range Sciences, New Mexico State University,
   Effects of Burning and Thinning on Forest Hydrology
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Dennis L. Newell, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences, University of New Mexico,
   Geochemistry of Rio Grande Rift Travertine Depositing Springs: Implications for Rio Grande Valley Water
   Quality
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Robert W Wyckoff, Earth and Environmental Sciences, New Mexico Tech,
   Climate, Land-use Change, and Hydrologic Response: Modeling the Rio Puerco Basin
   Project Abstract | Final Report