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August 2013 News Notes

SURE Final Poster SessionThetenundergraduatemajorsinEarthSciencesparticipatinginthe2013ShellUndergraduateResearchEx-periencepresentedtheirresearchresultsatafinalpostersessiononThursday,July25.Overthethreehoursofthepostersession,dozensofstudents,faculty,andstaffvisitedandtalkedwiththestudentsabouttheirresearch.AmongtheattendeeswereExecutiveDeanofArtsandSciencesDavidManderscheid,associateviceprovostforresearchadministrationJanWeisenberger,andEarthSciencesalumnusandShellgeoscientist,TedGodo.Pictured(lefttoright)areJoeLonsert,ChristianGomes,MichaelKellum,AmyWiley,MackenzieScharenberg,ChristinaZerda,AmberHuston,HaroldElston,MarioGutierrez,DanielArdrey,AnneCarey,andTedGodo.

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Alumni change lives Kelsey Dailey (B.S. with Research Distinction, 2013) received support from the Friends of Orton Hall fund, which is sustained by alumni contributions. Here, Kelsey describes how FoH helped advance her career and enrich her academic experience.

LastNovember,Ihadtheopportunitytoattendmyfirstprofessionalconferenceandpresentmyunder-graduateresearchattheGeologicalSocietyofAmerica’sAnnualMeetinginCharlotte,NC.ThiswasoneofthefewexperiencesI’vehadinmyyounggeosciencecareerthatmademefeellikeIwastrulyapartofaglobalcommunityofscientists,anditleftmeexcitedformyeducationandcareerprospectsinupcom-ingyears.ThepostersessionIparticipatedinbroughtmeintocontactwithscientistsyoungandoldwithadviceandcriticismthatgreatlycontributedtomydevelopmentandconfidenceasaresearcher.However,myparticipationinthemeetingwouldnothavebeenpossiblewithoutTheFriendsofOrtonHallFund,whichsupportedmytravelandregistrationfees,lodging,andfoodforthefour-daytrip.ThroughoutmyundergraduatecareerintheSchoolofEarthSciences,Ihavebeenblessedwithmanyopportunitiesandexperiencesthatstudentsinotherdepartmentsoftenneverreceive,duesignificantlytofundslikethoseofTheFriendsofOrtonHall.

Workshop for teachers promotes geoscience careersSixteenlocalareahighschoolteachersattendedaweek-longworkshopledbyJasonCervenec,atByrdPolarResearchCenter,andProfMichaelDurandofSES.Theworkshopgaveteachersinstructionandtoolsforahy-drologymoduleintheirclassrooms.Teachersperformedhands-onexperimentsandmeasurementsofprecipita-tion,infiltration,runoff,andsoilmoisture.Aprofessionalpanel,includingSESalumnusPeterMacKenzie(B.S.1994)discussedgeosciencecareerswiththeteachers.TherewasafieldtriptotheBattelleDarbyCreekMetroPark(http://www.metroparks.net/parksbattelledarbycreek.aspx),learnedthebasicsofstreambiology,andmadeastreamflowmeasurement.Finally,teacherstookaguidedtouroftheOlentangyRiver5thAvedamremoval,andlearnedaboutthebeneficialaffectsonriverbiologyandfloodmanagement,aswellasfutureriverdevelopmentplans.ThegoaloftheNSF-sponsoredprojectistodeveloptoolstopromotegeosciencecareersinclassrooms.

Left: Jason Cervenec helps teachers measure surface and groundwater “streamflow” from a terrarium watershed (left). Right: Bryon Ringley (Stantec) and Laura Shinn (OSU) explain the 5th Ave Dam Removal project.

Prof Krissek joins IODP advisory committeeProfLarryKrissekhasacceptedaninvitationtoservea3-yeartermasamemberoftheU.S.AdvisoryCommit-teeforScientificOceanDrilling(USAC),thenationaladvisorycommitteeforU.S.participationintheInterna-tionalOceanDiscoveryProgram(IODP).ThetermstartsinOctober2013.