Teaching a new class is always hard – I am not quite sure how to describe teaching a new class on the block (as a reminder – 3.5 weeks, 18 days), but needless to say, it reminds me of just how difficult teaching is. Especially when you are teaching something …
Given the success of our PROGRESS program (Hernandez et al. 2018 Geosphere) we conducted a series of one day workshops in early Feb 2019 at Colorado State University and North Carolina A&T with supplemental funds from the National Science Foundation. Over the two weekends we ran five workshops – reaching …
I love teaching this class – it is really the only time that I get to interact with students outside of our major and I often wonder, would I have a greater impact if I ONLY taught climate change? This block I was lucky enough to teach with Alan Townsend – …
All year students in my environmental science courses will work on profiles of women scientists, relevant to the class topic. It will be a block long assignment (introduced week 1, due on the last day). I am excited for my students to learn about the myriad of paths scientists take …
I am such a believer in the power of mentorship. Personally, I am lucky to have an incredibly strong network of mentors – women and men who provide me with scientific conversations and collaborations as well as friendship, support, direction, and kindness. I frequently remind my students that I am …
Today I am very excited – five of my awesome undergraduate students will be presenting their theses work. I couldn’t be prouder of what they have accomplished. Delaney Tight built a biogeochemical reaction model of nitrogen cycling in aquifers of tidal freshwater zones. Here, water is completely fresh but diurnal …
