These positions require being a teaching assistant for one semester with the remaining time as a research fellowship. One student will be selected for groundwater, surface water, and environmental geochemistry. NSF Doctoral Traineeships University of Maryland, College Park, MD Groundwater Chemistry and Hydrology Support is available for interdisciplinary doctoral research and training in agricultural engineering, agronomy, civil engineering, chemistry, and geology. The groundwater chemistry and hydrology program is an interdisciplinary program that is organized through the Maryland Water Resources Center.
Students choose a home department in which one of the participating faculty reside.
Students apply for admission to that department, and they also apply separately for the traineeship program. Trainees are encouraged to develop interdisciplinary curricula. In addition to meeting department requirements, trainees will participate in two core courses and in a groundwater chemistry and hydrology seminar to be offered each year. Traineeship will be renewable in subsequent years, subject to satisfactory progress toward a degree in the specialty area. Trainees must have at least a bachelor's degree in a related discipline and must be US citizens.