Field Training Opportunities for Students
     
TOPIC RESPONSIBILITIES DURATION
SWREL project management assistance Create and maintain a project tracking system for all SWREL green infrastructure projects Winter Term 2011-2012 and forward
CAD drafting Generate drawings of custom-built rainfall simulation device, generate as-built drawings of green infrastructure research sites and monitoring components Winter Term 2011-2012
Agent based modeling Interpretation of community survey results and incorporation into agent based modeling program Winter Term 2011-2012 and forward
Pioneer on-campus GI installation monitoring systems Draft proposals, install and maintain monitoring equipment, complete data analysis and regular reports Winter Term 2011-2012 and forward
MatLab and RefET Data analysis and interpretation utlizing MatLab and RefET software relevant to ET from green infrastructure monitoring sites Winter Term 2011-2012
Global water flow magmeters Calibrate and validate sensors setups with replicate inlet structures and hydraulics Winter Term 2011-2012
Decagon soil moisture sensors Laboratory calibration and validation of Decagon soil sensors to green infrastructure media Winter Term 2011-2012 and forward
Green roof, cool roof, conventional rooftop comparative research study Maintain monitoring equipment, analyze data and generate regular reports Spring Term 2011-2012 and forward
Atlas scientific soil moisture sensors Draft scholarly journal article based on results of comparative studies between Decagon and Atlas sensors  
Transpiration Studies Validate and interpret custom-built sensor readings