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Funded MS position in vadose zone hydrology at New Mexico Tech
New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology (NMT), New Mexico, United States
Start reviewing process: 31 December 2022


I have a funded M.S. student RA position starting Fall 2023 on vadose zone hydrology and the evolution of hydraulic properties of soils under different climate conditions.


The student will explore how climate change-driven land-use changes the water balance at the farm scale. This work will involve monitoring soil moisture and soil water potential in farms in the High Plains of eastern New Mexico, as well as measuring water holding capacity and soil organic carbon in active fields, recently fallowed land (likely a future pathway), and land that hasn't been farmed for 50+ years. Combined with estimating groundwater changes and evapotranspiration, the student will answer questions about likely changes in the farm-scale water balance under different climate change pathways. She will also inform water-constrained economic models built by collaborators.

Please contact Alex Rinehart (alex.rinehart@nmt.edu) for more information.

New Mexico Tech is a small, research-oriented higher-ed institution in a small town in central New Mexico, surrounded by desert and mountains. The E&ES department at New Mexico Tech has 14 full-time faculty and 40+ graduate students.

Thank you,

Alex

Of interest for:
  • Hydrology Focus Research Group