Castleton Assistant Professor in Geochemistry Dr. Andrew Vermilyea was awarded a three year sub-award grant in August as a part of the National Science Foundations EPSCoR program. As Vermilyea's research continues student opportunities for this project will be made available within the next month.
As a collaborative project between Vermont, Rhode Island, and Delaware the grant totals to $6 million, with $2 million being awarded to the University of Vermont. Vermilyea received his award through the UVM portion to participate in fieldwork with undergraduates related to the project’s overarching goals.
In a study of the effects of the changing Northeast climate, the project aims to analyze the effects on Lake Champlain and its surrounding waterways. Vermilyea will be working with the deployment of stream sensors that continuously monitor nutrients that drain into these bodies of water.
“Nutrients are of emerging concern in Lake Champlain since phosphorus inputs into the lake are connected to the widespread harmful algal blooms that show up each summer,” said Vermilyea.
Other student opportunities within EPSCoR at UVM for previous grant-funded projects are also available here.