

Jonathan Shimizu: Week 3 Recap
I can’t believe we’ve only finished week 3! Somehow it feels like I’ve been here for much longer even though we’re not even halfway...
Jonathan Shimizu
Jun 1, 2021


Alexis Lyons: Week 3 Recap
This week I learned that your initial proposed workflow for research is always subject to change. While I moved around a lot this past...
Alexis Lyons
Jun 1, 2021


Kamryn Dehn: Week 3 Recap
-This past week I was able to hop on a Zoom call and meet some of the other Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant (IISG) interns as well as some...
Kamryn Dehn
Jun 1, 2021


Grace Follmar: Week 3 Recap
This week was a busy and challenging week because we began practice sampling and identifying zooplankton for our project, which was very...
Grace Follmar
Jun 1, 2021


Michael Holt: Week 3 Recap
Week three marked the start of our field data collection. My partner Jonathan and I spent this week classifying trees in all of the...
Michael Holt
Jun 1, 2021


Coby Frame: Week 3 Recap
One thing I learned this week was how to use Avenza Maps, a mapping app that allows you to punch in GPS coordinates. We used the app to...
Coby Frame
Jun 1, 2021


Sophia Flores: Week 3 Recap
Week three down, five more to go! This week Coby and I were finally able to get the materials we need for our project after a costly trip...
Sophia Flores
Jun 1, 2021


Angie Ayala: Week 3 Recap
This past week was all about learning from one’s mistakes and about the important art of patience. Unfortunately, we’re currently at the...
Angie Ayala
Jun 1, 2021


Morgan Watkins: Week 3 Recap
This week the Brood X cicadas finally came out! We surveyed our sites on Monday after it got pretty hot over the weekend and we finally...
Morgan Watkins
Jun 1, 2021


Kayanna Turner: Week 3 Recap
This week we ran into a lot of hiccups with our project. We initially wanted to start real sampling this week, but our water samplers...
Kayanna Turner
Jun 1, 2021