The Dynamic Urban Environmental Systems and Sustainability Research Experiences for Undergraduates (DUESS REU) site at Rutgers University-Newark provides students with hands-on research related to the environment and sustainability in urban settings. The site takes advantage of a vigorous multidisciplinary effort that involves Near Surface Geophysics,Urban Geochemistry & Biogeochemistry, and Urban Ecology, Sustainability & Biodiversity. Each scholar will choose one area of specialization, but the research and support activities will be integrated to show students: how human activity impacts the environment (soils, water, air, biota) and sustainability in urban systems; how their  research is relevant to their daily lives and communities, and can benefit society; and how they can p