We are looking for two MS students interested in aquatic ecology or
limnology through our Water Science Masters program. Both are paid
research assistantships and would be through Murray State
University's Hancock Biological Station on Kentucky Lake. Students
would have the option of residing at the Biological Station, about 15
miles from the main campus.
Both students would assist with deployment of lake environmental
sensors and bi-weekly monitoring cruises through an NSF-funded
cyberinfrastructure grant. Specific thesis research areas would be
based on each student's interests and the Station's ongoing research
programs. These might include but are not limited to analysis of
sensor data, zooplankton ecology and invasive species, lake algae,
zebra mussels and native mussel species, the effects of water level
fluctuations, and lake benthos dynamics. In the later case, the
benthos of Kentucky Lake is quickly disappearing but the reasons for
it remain unclear.
For more information on the Station, go to
<http://www.murraystate.edu/hbs>www.murraystate.edu/hbs If you are
interested in these projects, please contact me.
David S. White
Professor, Biological Sciences www.murraystate.edu/qacd/cos/bio/bio_inf.htm
Director, Hancock Biological Station www.murraystate.edu/hbs
Commonwealth Endowed Chair www.murraystate.edu/qacd/cos/sci/colofsci.htm
Editor, Journal Kentucky Academy of Science www.kyscience.org
561 Emma Drive
Murray, KY 42071
Phone: 270-474-2272
FAX: 270-474-0120
Cell: 270-293-9141
