IDEAS

On July 27th 2016, international students who participated in the IDEAS program came to the Ecology Lab to learn about water quality and benthic invertebrates. They experienced field work out in Laurel Creek, and completed several analysis on their water samples.

Chalkboard sign with "Welcome IDEAS 2016!" written on it
Students seated around a table of equipment
Students getting ready to exit the lab
Students putting on chest waders
Students getting ready to exit the lab
Students in waders and holding net
Students walking to their sampling site
Students learning how to use a YSI multimeter
Students in chest waders posing with clipboard, YSI multimeter, and d-net
Students getting measurement from Laurel Creek
Students getting measurement from Laurel Creek
Students getting measurement from Laurel Creek
Students searching for benthic invertebrates
Close-up of the water sample that students are picking through for benthics
Student looking through microscope
Student looking through microscope
Student using an automated bulb pippette
Students looking through handouts to identify benthic invertebrates
Students holding their water sample bottles, learning how to use the drying oven
Student pointing at computer screen
Student looking through microscope
Students working together to identify the benthic invertebrates
Chalkboard sign with "Welcome IDEAS 2016!" written on it
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Students seated around a table of equipment
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Students getting ready to exit the lab
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Students putting on chest waders
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Students getting ready to exit the lab
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Students in waders and holding net
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Students walking to their sampling site
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Students learning how to use a YSI multimeter
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Students in chest waders posing with clipboard, YSI multimeter, and d-net
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Students getting measurement from Laurel Creek
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Students getting measurement from Laurel Creek
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Students getting measurement from Laurel Creek
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Students searching for benthic invertebrates
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Close-up of the water sample that students are picking through for benthics
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Student looking through microscope
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Student looking through microscope
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Student using an automated bulb pippette
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Students looking through handouts to identify benthic invertebrates
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Students holding their water sample bottles, learning how to use the drying oven
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Student pointing at computer screen
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Student looking through microscope
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Students working together to identify the benthic invertebrates
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