The Northern Ecosystems Research for Undergraduates (NERU) program focuses on the impacts of climate change on ecosystems in Northern Sweden. NERU is a collaboration between the University of New Hampshire and the Abisko Scientific Research Station. Students spend time at both institutions. Read more…

 

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2013 NERU Applications
were due Dec. 1, 2012.
Next application: Fall 2013.

Research at Abisko, Sweden

Research at Univ. of NH, USA

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Research Areas
  • Greenhouse gas emissions from subarctic peatlands and lakes
  • Using stable carbon and nitrogen isotopes to identify biogeochemical processes
  • The role of fungi in nutrient cycling and weathering in sub-Arctic ecosystem
  • Examining fungivory in reindeer or small mammals
  • Microbial physiology response to temperature in subarctic and temperate ecosystems

NERU Staff

Ruth Varner  
Ruth K. Varner
Research Associate Professor
UNH Inst. for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space, and Dept. of Earth Sciences,
NERU director

Erik Froburg  
Erik Froburg
Education Coordinator
UNH Leitzel Center,
NERU Evaluator

Research Mentors

Julie Bryce  
Julie Bryce
Associate Professor
UNH Department of Earth Sciences
Geochemistry


Serita Frey  
Serita Frey
Professor
UNH Department of Natural Resources and the Environment
Soil microbiology


Erik Hobbie  
Erik Hobbie
Research Associate Professor
UNH Inst. for the Study of Earth, Oceans, and Space
Forest Ecology and Stable Isotopes