This little spot in the desert is known as the University of California White Mountain Research Station, better known to the University as Research Experience for Undergraduates. This program provides the opportunity for students to develop and implement their own research questions with guidance from research scientists at WMRS. REU projects encompass a wide range of environmental biology research, from high altitude physiology to population ecology. These projects expose students to multi-discipline research questions and state-of-the-art technologies while allowing each student to explore a particular aspect in depth.
The base itself is very outdated from the outside appearance with several mobile home trailers that have been converted into "super labs". The out buildings are like barracks and well, it ain't what it looks like and thats good to know..... We call it the "Home of the Super Geeks".....