Joseph Krahe, of Fairfield, Conn., is a HERO Fellow at Clark University

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WORCESTER, MA (11/07/2011)(readMedia)-- Joseph J. Krahe, of Fairfield, Conn., was selected as a HERO Fellow, joining the select student researchers who are members of the Human-Environment Regional Observatory (HERO) at Clark University.

Krahe was also selected as one of two Fellows to receive further recognition as a HERO-Mosakowski Institute Fellow for Sustainability Science.

Each summer, the HERO students embark on a demanding eight-week curriculum. The goal for every HERO fellow is to carry out a year-long research project, and to have that culminate in a written, oral and poster presentation. On Nov. 2, the HERO Fellows presented their research findings at the annual Fall Fest, Clark's campus-wide academic poster showcase. They also presented before an audience of fellow student scientists, faculty, and the public in late July. Their topics include analyses of suburban lawns and water management, suburban sprawl and mapping flood plain areas; and application of remote sensing data and technology to monitor large-area forest cover change in New England.

Krahe is part of the "HERO Object-based Land Mapping Exploration of Suburbia" group at Clark. His research focuses on spatial analysis and geographic modeling.

The HERO research curriculum is sponsored by the U.S. National Science Foundation through its Research Experiences for Undergraduates Site (REU Site) program. Each Fellow is paired with a Clark faculty mentor and other researchers on the HERO team, which includes Fellows who apply to the program from other colleges.

The HERO-Mosakowski Fellowship is an honor sponsored by the Mosakowski Institute for Public Enterprise, at Clark, which is dedicated to improving the effectiveness of government and other institutions in addressing social concerns through the successful mobilization of use-inspired research.

Krahe, a senior at Clark, is a Clark Scholar Athlete and was named to the NEWMAC Academic All-Conference team. He is also a member of Omnicron Delta Epsilon, the economics honor society. He expects to receive his bachelor's degree in economics in May 2012.

A 2008 graduate of Fairfield Warde High School, Krahe is the son of Bill and Eileen Krahe of Fairfield.

HERO research at Clark is funded by multiple grants: from the National Science Foundation; the National Marine Fisheries Service; the Henry David Thoreau Foundation; the O'Connor '78 Fund; and the Culpeper Foundation.

To learn more about the HERO program, visit http://www.clarku.edu/hero/.

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