Hanover researchers mentor Dartmouth students via WISP

Published Jan. 27, 2012
From left to right are ERDC-CRREL researchers Jay Clausen, Maggie Knuth, Dr. Susan Taylor and Carrie Vuyovich all are 2012 Dartmouth Women In Science Project mentors.

From left to right are ERDC-CRREL researchers Jay Clausen, Maggie Knuth, Dr. Susan Taylor and Carrie Vuyovich all are 2012 Dartmouth Women In Science Project mentors.

Jan. 27, 2012

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HANOVER, N.H. — Five Dartmouth College students and four ERDC-CRREL researchers are set for intern- and mentor-ships during the college's 2012 spring semester.

Researchers Jay Clausen, Biogeochemical Sciences Branch; Maggie Knuth, Force Projection and Sustainment Branch; Dr. Susan Taylor, Biogeochemical Sciences; and Carrie Vuyovich, Remote Sensing and Geographic Information Systems and Water Resources Branch will serve as mentors.

Intern projects include Utility of field x-ray fluorescence, Ellen Choi and Evelyn Maldonado; Testing of an extraterrestrial wheel and tool model, Michelle Egeolu; Breakdown of propellants in the environment, Catherine Ledna; and Passive Microwave detection of snowmelt and runoff, Danielle Moore.

A poster exhibition and student presentation of their work is scheduled in May at Dartmouth's Karen E. Wetterhahn Symposium.

The mission of the WISP is to collaborate in creating a learning environment where first year women students can thrive in science, engineering and mathematics.