2005-2006 Student Research Grant Program:
NMWRRI initiated a student research grant program in FY 2003. These student research grants were available to any full-time graduate or undergraduate student in any degree program at any of the state's 6 universities. These grants were limited to $5,000 and 1 year. Summaries of these grants are provided below. Their completion reports will also be provided here when available.

Monica L. (Enke) Murrell; Department of Anthropology and Applied Archaeology, Eastern New Mexico University, Cattails and Ostracodes: An Investigation of Prehistoric Water Management in the Chupadera Arroyo Basin, Central New Mexico
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Joel Lowry and Simone-Camille Yelah Tar; Department of Natural Sciences, New Mexico Highlands University,
Groundwater Quality and Well Water Assessment in Las Vegas New Mexico Area
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Justin Johns-Kaysing; Department of Natural Sciences, New Mexico Highlands University,
Surveying Health Risks Associated with Arsenic in the Gallinas Watershed
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Maritza A. Macias-Corral; Department of Civil and Geological Engineering, New Mexico State University,
Riparian Evapotranspiration Estimates on the Middle Rio Grande Using Remote Sensing
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Prajwal Vikram; Department of Chemical Engineering, New Mexico State University,
Modeling of Mass and Heat Transport in Membrane Distillation Process for Brackish Water Desalination
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Cheryl Rosel; Department of Agronomy and Horticulture, New Mexico State University,
Soil Recovery After Herbicide Treatment of Saltcedar Stands and Management Implications
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Jessica Hamel; Department of Microbiology & Biology, New Mexico State University,
Rapid Detection of Human Fecal Contamination Using sIgA as an Indicator
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Meinhard Bayani R. Cardenas; Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech,
Numerical Modeling Investigation of Fluid Flow Above and Below Sediment-Water Interfaces
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Alex J. Rinehart; Department of Earth and Environmental Science, New Mexico Tech,
Hydrometeorological Field Studies During the North American Monsoon in the Valles Caldera National Preserve
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Sue White; Department of Environmental Engineering, New Mexico Tech,
Investigation of Transpiration Water Loss from Pinyon-Juniper Forests
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Lydia Zeglin; Department of Biology, University of New Mexico,
Water Quality Along the Middle Rio Grande of New Mexico
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Jennifer Follstad Shah; Department of Biology, University of New Mexico,
Mycorrhizal Colonization in Cottonwood and Salt Cedar Stands Along the Middle Rio Grande: Implications for Water Quality and Water Consumption
   Project Abstract | Final Report

Chelsea Crenshaw; Department of Biology, University of New Mexico,
Human Impacts on Nitrate Dynamics in Hyporheic Sediments Using a Stable Isotope Tracer
   Project Abstract | Final Report