Year 3 Highlights 2021

January 24, 2022

Table of Contents

Year 3 CREWS Highlights (2021) Overview of project progress, milestones, and focus areas Director’s Update Reflections on Year 3 achievements and ongoing project adaptation CREWS by the Numbers Key metrics on faculty, students, funding, publications, and partnerships Year 3 Seed Grants

• Workforce Development Projects
• Research and education-focused initiatives across partner institutions

Research Highlights by Team Upper Clark Fork River (UCFR) Monitoring programs, food web studies, and contaminant research Judith River Watershed (JRW) Nitrate transport, riparian systems, and agricultural impacts Powder River Basin (PRB) Groundwater–surface water dynamics and sulfate contamination Cross-Cutting Research Teams Natural Resource Social Science (NRSS) Community resilience, governance, and stakeholder engagement Environmental Sensors, Synoptics, and Signals (ESSS) Remote sensing, sensor systems, and data visualization Molecular Engineering and Environmental Science (MEES) Contaminant transport, nanomaterials, and water treatment technologies Systems Ecology and Earth Sciences (SEES) Modeling flowpaths and biogeochemical processes Outreach and Education

• Citizen science initiatives and educator resources
• spectrUM Discovery Area programming and science kits
• K–12 engagement and teacher support

Innovation & Commercialization

• Internship program and applied research applications

Diversity and Inclusion

• Tribal partnerships and Native Research Network
• Empower program and STEM support for underrepresented students
• Montana Girls STEM Collaborative initiatives

Broader Impacts

• Mini-grants and community-based STEM programming
• Youth outreach and statewide engagement

Partners and Collaborators

• Research, outreach, and land access partnerships
• CREWS project leadership and institutional network