Impact of Biochar on Lifecycles of Agricultural Chemicals and Interactions between Plants and Soil Microorganisms at South Dakota State University will target undergraduate participants from universities, four-year institutions, Tribal colleges and community colleges. The USDA-NIFA Undergraduate Fellowship site will include a diverse group of students including females and minorities. All undergraduate will obtain hands-on experience of innovative science and engineering tools in areas of Sustainable Bioenergy, Water Resources, Natural Resources, and Environment; as well as be involved in the research activities to understand the mechanisms of biochar modification of the lifecycle of agricultural chemicals; and the biochar–soil microbial profile–plant interactions.
Students should have completed sophomore year when they enter the undergraduate fellowship program.
Applications must include the following information:
1 completed application form
2 academic transcripts,
3.
a short essay on their research interest (please make a clear statement
of your preference of research areas 1-6 listed in the website) and
longer term career goals and
4 one or two recommendation letters.
For complete information visit:
https://www.sdstate.edu/abe/research/biorenewable/biochar.cfm
All application documents (in PDF or word format) should be sent to Dr. Zhengrong Gu (zhengrong.gu@sdstate.edu) through Email with the title marked as “Application for USDA-NIFA Undergraduate Fellowship” by April 20, 2017.
The Fellowship is from May 30 to Aug 5.
