An Hour in the Ash

Oct 26, 2016 | Sol Cooperdock, MS 2017

Squatting next to my soil respiration collar, I had a moment to reflect. The ground around me was dark and charred. Small rocks littered the landscape, freshly broken from the intense heat. My computer logged carbon dioxide concentrations as I stood up to stretch my sore back. Around me plenty…

The best conference you’ve never heard of

Oct 20, 2016 | Rachel Bernard, PhD 2018

You might not think that a conference for SACNAS (the Society for Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science) is for you. That’s what I thought. Before grad school I worked at the National Science Foundation, and my unofficial mentor at that job would always tell me, “You should…

Catching up with my Nepal Project in Germany

Oct 13, 2016 | Hima Hassenruck-Gudipati, PhD 2020

Before I started my PhD at UT Austin with David Mohrig, I spent a year pursuing research projects and traveling as a Watson Fellow. During my stay in the Annapurna region of Nepal, I worked with a Nepali student and guides to install water loggers and collect water, snow, and…

Grad student takes break from MATLAB

Oct 6, 2016 | Lily Serach, MS 2016

Summer 2016 has been the most atypical summer of my life, but yet probably pretty typical for a graduate student. This was my first summer working just as a graduate student. When my friends and family ask what I do every day, to them it doesn’t change. It’s always, “I’m…

It feels good to be a Longhorn

Sep 29, 2016 | Evan Ramos, M. S. 2017

Summer at the Jackson School is a pretty unique time for graduate students. It is my first summer here as a Master’s student and I’ve started to notice the relative emptiness of the building after a busy school year. Most grad students make the most of the extra time that…

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An Hour in the Ash

The best conference you’ve never heard of

Catching up with my Nepal Project in Germany

Grad student takes break from MATLAB

It feels good to be a Longhorn