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Research Announcements
Paid International research Experience for Students Zambia
Department / Organization: Mining Engineering
Integrated Geotechnical and Geochemical Characterization of Mine Waste for Phytoremediation and Biofuel/Bioenergy Production
Colorado School of Mines and Georgia College jointly received funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study heavy metal pollution, phytoremediation, and biofuel production at abandoned mine waste sites in Zambia for three years. Under this funding a limited number of undergraduate and graduate students will be supported to conduct research in Zambia for six weeks in the summer of 2022 – June – July. The second Cohort (2023) will Identify and compare the performance of indigenous metallophyte and pseudometallophyte plant species as hyperaccumulators and investigate the biofuel/bioenergy production potential of the identified hyperaccumulators from June 7th to July 13th (subject to change) in Zambia, South Central Africa and continue research in the fall semester at CSM or GC. Participants must be full time college students who will still be returning as students in the Fall 2023 semester. All Participants should be US citizens or permanent residents when they apply. All travel, upkeep and lodging expenses will be covered for participants who successfully complete the experience.
Application deadline : Oct 7thth, 2022 Interviews: October 15th – 30th 2022 Selection notification: November 15th , 2022
