Gain research experience with CAP LTER’s volunteer opportunity program! This program is designed to give students a taste of what it’s like to collect long-term ecological data. Learn about research-focused careers, meet established CAP researchers, and add a fun project to your resume.
- Volunteer for a few hours a month.
- Work alongside experienced CAP researchers to collect data for CAP’s long-term ecological research projects.
- Gain experience with both fieldwork and labwork.
- Learn how large, long-term datasets are managed.
- Form connections with CAP and ASU researchers.
Read about each long-term research project below.
If you are interested, please fill out this form.
Tempe Town Lake – Long-Term Urban Water Quality Monitoring
Get hands-on field and lab experience with the Tempe Town Lake Water Quality Project Research Experience! As a part of the CAP LTER volunteer opportunity, students will assist with water sample collection, and calibrating a high-precision datasonde deployed in Tempe Town Lake, a dynamic, man-made reservoir in the Salt River bed. You’ll learn essential skills in field research and water quality monitoring, including handling and calibrating scientific instrumentation, while contributing to a long-term ecological research that investigates how urban systems respond to extreme events, management decisions, and climate variability. This experience offers a unique chance to enhance your research resume and work closely with CAP LTER scientists in a real-world research setting.
Details
Dates: Monthly maintenance occurs during the first Wednesday of each month.
Time: 9 a.m.-2 p.m.
Meet up location: ASU Goldwater Center, Room 676
Required trainings (to be completed after signup)
Before participating, volunteers must complete the following ASU training courses:
- EHS Annual Fire Safety and Prevention Training
- EHS Initial Laboratory Safety Information and Training
- EHS Field Research Safety Training
Please review the following guide for accessing required training through Workday.
Comprehensive pre-experience guide
ASU CAP LTER Tempe Town Lake Water Quality Project Field:Lab Research Experience
Please watch the “Comprehensive Pre-Experience Guide” and, once you have completed all required trainings, email proof of completion to [email protected].