CREWS Workforce Development Seed Award Profile: Georgia Smies
In Year 3 of the CREWS project, Georgia Smies, an instructor in the Fisheries and Wildlife Program at Salish Kootenai College (SKC) was awarded a CREWS seed grant to improve Category 1 wetland characterization using remote sensing tools and environmental DNA. As a CREWS seed grant recipient, Georgia Smies has accomplished a great deal with her award and research.
CREWS Workforce Development Seed Award Profile: Dr. Ashley Beck
In 2020, Dr. Ashley Beck, an Assistant Professor of Biology at Carroll College in Helena, was awarded a workforce development seed grant from the Montana NSF EPSCoR Consortium for Research on Environmental Water Systems (CREWS). The objective of her seed grant project was to develop a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience (CURE) for students at Carroll College.

CREWS Workforce Development awardee creates virtual reality water plant simulation
CREWS Workforce Development Program awardee Andrew Sullivan creates virtual reality water plant simulation

CREWS via MSU to offer free online course on water quality basics
Montana State University News Release: Montana State University Academic Technology and Outreachand the Montana Water Center will offer a free online course highlighting key issues and topics on water quality. “Water Quality Basics,” which is currently live, has been funded through Montana NSF EPSCoR.

CREWS undergraduate student wins prestigious NSF fellowship
CREWS undergraduate student Shannon Hamp was recently named as an awardee of the NSF's Graduate Research Fellowship Program (GRFP)

CREWS undergraduate student named Goldwater Scholar
CREWS undergraduate student Madison Torrey was recently named as a recipient of the prestigious Barry Goldwater Scholarship
CREWS Undergraduate Research Highlight: Zoe Durkin
Meet Zoe Durkin, an intern with the 2021 CREWS Undergraduate Research Internship program!
CREWS Undergraduate Research Highlight: Sean Williams
Meet Sean Williams, an intern with the 2021 CREWS Undergraduate Research Internship program!
CREWS Undergraduate Research Highlight: Sandra Kohl
Meet Sandra Kohl, an intern with the 2021 CREWS Undergraduate Research Internship program!
CREWS Undergraduate Research Highlight: Rachel Anderson
Meet Rachel Anderson, an intern with the 2022 CREWS Undergraduate Research Internship program!
Upcoming Events
MSU Campus, Bozeman, MT
SMART FIRES Year 3 All Hands Meeting
SMART FIRES will hold our year 3 all hands meeting on September 8-9, 2025.
MSU Campus, Bozeman, MT
SMART FIRES Year 3 All Hands Meeting
SMART FIRES will hold our year 3 all hands meeting on September 8-9, 2025.