The Konza Prairie REU Program is an opportunity for undergraduates to conduct original research in the tallgrass prairie under the supervision of an experienced scientist. In addition, Konza is a major center of research in the Division of Biology and was founded with the purpose of studying the tallgrass prairie.
Research focuses on the roles of fire and grazing in maintaining the tallgrass prairie.
Burn regimes are imposed at the watershed level on cycles that range from one to twenty years. Bison graze 1,000 ha and other watersheds have been fenced to contain cattle herds. In addition possible REU projects have been listed by mentors. Phil Fay , Plant Ecology - Climate change. The interaction between water and nitrogen in controlling plant growth, plant species response, and primary productivity in tallgrass prairie.