<div dir="ltr">From: Sujith Ravi <<a href="mailto:sujithravi@GMAIL.COM">sujithravi@GMAIL.COM</a>><br>
Subject: Fwd: MS/PhD positions at Temple University<br>
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The Department of Earth and Environmental Science at Temple University<br>
seeks motivated students interested in pursing MS (Geology) or PhD<br>
(Geosciences).<br>
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*(1) **Environmental impacts of renewable energy: *The research project<br>
will evaluate opportunities to lower the environmental impacts (on land and<br>
water resources) of large-scale solar development by providing foundational<br>
data and analysis on cost reduction opportunities. A major option that will<br>
be evaluated in the proposed research will be the colocation of solar<br>
installations and agriculture. The research project, funded by the<br>
Department of Energy, will identify crops suitable for colocation for<br>
different agroclimatic regions, collect data on the energy inputs, water<br>
and emissions from solar infrastructures and crops/biofuels, and conduct<br>
comprehensive life cycle analyses to understand the tradeoffs and synergies<br>
of colocation. The student will be advised by Sujith Ravi (Temple<br>
University, PA <a href="https://sites.temple.edu/ravi/home/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sites.temple.edu/ravi/home/</a>) and will work in close<br>
collaboration with Jordan Macknick (National Renewable Energy Laboratory,<br>
CO).<br>
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*(2) **Landscape responses to fire*: This NSF funded project will<br>
investigate the applicability of novel techniques =E2=80=93 rare earth elem=<br>
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tracers for wind erosion, and LiDAR (Ground-based & Unmanned Aerial<br>
Systems) for soil microtopography and vegetation structure =E2=80=93 to mon=<br>
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landscape responses to disturbances (fires). The project will involve a<br>
combination of extensive field experiments (in New Mexico) and laboratory<br>
analysis. The student will be advised by Sujith Ravi (Temple University, PA<br>
<a href="https://sites.temple.edu/ravi/home/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://sites.temple.edu/ravi/home/</a>) and will work in close collaboration<br>
with Joel Sankey (USGS, Southwest Biological Science Center, Flagstaff, AZ)<br>
and Junran Li (University of Tulsa, OK).<br>
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Applicants for the PhD program must hold a Master degree in geology, earth<br>
science or environmental sciences, with strong oral and written<br>
communication skills. Experience or interest in quantitative data analysis<br>
is preferred. The graduate students will be fully funded by research and<br>
teaching assistantships.<br>
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Temple University is a comprehensive public research university located in<br>
Philadelphia, PA. Temple University is a dynamic urban university with<br>
around 38,000 students and provides one of the nation=E2=80=99s most compre=<br>
hensive<br>
and diverse learning environments. Temple is ranked by the National Science<br>
Foundation as among the top 100 universities in the country for research<br>
expenditures. More information about our department is available at<br>
<a href="http://www.temple.edu/geology/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">http://www.temple.edu/geology/</a> .<br>
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For more information contact Sujith Ravi, Assistant Professor, Department<br>
of Earth & Environmental Sciences, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA (<br>
<a href="mailto:sravi@temple.edu">sravi@temple.edu</a> <<a href="mailto:sravi@gmail.com">sravi@gmail.com</a>>).</div>