Three members of SIPERG traveled to a local preschool classroom for show and tell! Students in Mrs. Wellington’s class at United Community School (near Ames, IA) have been learning about sand over the past few weeks. Graduate students Nina, Diana, and Maddie (all members of SIPERG), put together a few activities to show the students … Continue reading SIPERG visits local school for lesson on sand!
Nina Whitney recently completed her preliminary exams in pursuit of a PhD. She is now officially a “PhD Candidate!” SIPERG is fortunate to have Nina stick around for a couple more years!
SIPERG founder and leader Dr. Alan Wanamaker was recently featured in an Iowa State University news story about a recent collaborative publication in Nature Communications. The work is an extension of Dr. Wanamaker’s postdoctoral work at Bangor University in Wales, UK. Check out the news story for more details. Congrats Al! Here is the link: … Continue reading Dr. Wanamaker co-authors new collaborative work in Nature Communications
Nina Whitney is currently assisting on a science vessel in the Gulf of Maine, USA. She is collecting valuable data for her PhD work. Below is a message from her first few days aboard the boat. Best of luck to Nina and the crew! It is day 3 aboard the NOAA R/V Pisces and I’m … Continue reading SIPERG travels to Gulf of Maine
Thought we were done with fieldwork? Nope, not yet! Why go back to the States when you can swing through Portugal to help Diana’s cave project? Al and Maddie departed Tromsø Monday morning for Lisbon, Portugal. From there, it was a short drive to Mira de Aire, home of Portugal’s largest tourist cave. Diana’s project … Continue reading Cave Updates from Portugal!