Undergrad Max Wasser did an honors thesis related to pikas and snow-cover, working with INSTAAR faculty research scientist Chris Ray. Thesis title: Using high-resolution snowpack models to explain patterns of habitat loss for the american pika.
For undergrad students with interests in earth and environmental science, INSTAAR provides a unique opportunity for interdisciplinary training, research experience in the field and lab, and access to a wide variety of analytical and computational facilities beyond those of their home academic departments. Undergraduate students are often co-authors on peer-reviewed scientific papers and ocasionally are the first author. Many undergraduates associated with INSTAAR go on to graduate programs and successful research careers.
