February 28, 2005

Doyle Stephens Memorial Scholarship Committee

Friends of the Great Salt Lake

I strongly support the awarding of a Stephens Memorial Scholarship to Erik Crosman. Erik is in the second year of his graduate studies in the Department of Meteorology at the University of Utah. Erik is completing some excellent preliminary research using remote sensing to characterize the temperature of the Great Salt Lake. He should complete the requirements for the M.S. degree later this Spring and then be promoted to the Ph.D. program. Erik's research will be of interest to many concerned about the Great Salt Lake's ecosystem. While ecosystem impacts due to variations in lake level are widely accepted, impacts due to variations in lake temperature are much less understood.

Erik is requesting support from the Committee so that he may attend the Fall AGU conference and present a paper summarizing his M.S. research. This conference will also give him an opportunity to learn more about the diverse communities (remote sensing, limnology, etc.) with which his research intersects.

Erik will be an excellent ambassador for the Friends of the Great Salt Lake. His recent presentation at the ASLO conference in Salt Lake City was well received.

Sincerely,

John Horel

Professor, Department of Meteorology

2005-02-28T12:17:41