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February 2012

The TO hosts 75 fourth graders from Hamilton Elementary School - Graduate student Nina Lin led an activity where the students built their own rock collection. Graduate student Ajay Limaye gave a presentation on Rocks on the Move and showed how the scientific method is used in his work on landscape evolution. Postdoc Danielle Sumy gave a presentation on her work Out at Sea, and graduate student Junle Jiang led an activity on an earthquake machine

Three scientists serve as judges at local science fair - Graduate student Thomas Ader, seismologist Jennifer Buz, and postdoc Brandon Schmandt spent a morning discussing science projects with students at Holy Redeemer Middle School in Montrose

Graduate student Janet Harvey participates in hike for school teachers up Rubio Canyon - Janet pointed out geological features the teachers could use when they lead their students on field trips through the canyon

January 2012

Two scientists visit 6th grade class - Postdoc Katie Snell and graduate student Luca Malatesta visited a 6th grade class at Holy Redeemer Middle School in Montrose. They led activities on plate tectonics and mountain building.

Four scientists participate in GameDesk project to create Geoscience video games - Postdoc Erin Burkett, graduate students Belle Philibosian and Erika Swanson, and computer modeler Mark Turner contributed to a meeting at GameDesk as content experts (learn more)



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