Environmental Research
CEES has developed a network of experimental ecosystem restoration sites throughout central Indiana that are evaluating restoration strategies for river and wetland ecosystems and investigating watershed and water quality improvement strategies. The CEES integrated network of remote environmental sensors actively monitor water quality throughout area streams, reservoirs, river margins, and groundwater systems in an effort to support research programs, improve our understanding of water resources and provide critical information to support environmental decision-making, water resource management, and education.

CEES is evaluating approaches to maintaining sustainable water resources for central Indiana. Researchers are working to understand triggers of algal blooms in drinking water reservoirs, enhance watershed best management approaches to reduce contaminants in source water, develop rapid assessment tools, model water resources, and assess water supplies. CEES works with community stakeholder groups to facilitate watershed management programs and provides research and infrastructure support to area environmental consulting firms, nonprofit agencies, and local, state and federal government agencies.

IUPUI Urban Educators GK-12 Program
The IUPUI Urban Educators GK-12 Program (Graduate Teaching Fellows in K-12 Education Program), funded by the National Science Foundation, provides competitive fellowships ($30,000/year) for graduate students in the IUPUI School of Science and the IU School of Medicine. GK-12 Fellows are graduate students who are working on either an M.S. or a Ph.D. degree, and who dedicate 15 hours per week in nearby school classrooms. In conjunction with the Discovering the Science of the Environment program, the GK-12 Earth Sciences fellows apply their university graduate research projects to classrooms and outdoor learning labs, offering teachers and students in grades 6-12 access to current and relevant science concepts.