Home state: Minnesota
Research Institution: University of Minnesota Duluth
"Sharing our work with educators is extremely valuable because [we] are making our research accessible to the next generation of young minds."
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Home state: Wisconsin
Research Institution: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Freshwater Sciences
Science leads to new knowledge. And the great thing about knowledge is that it grows when you give it to someone else, especially educators!
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Home state: Illinois
Research Institution: U.S. EPA/Great Lakes National Program Office
Maybe the most important skill to develop, whether or not you want to be a scientist, is thinking—using your mind to help solve problems.
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Home state: Pennsylvania
Currently a student at: Recently graduated from McDowell High School
"It is important for students to think about a career in science because what they do within these careers is important, and that is really exciting."
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Home state: Minnesota
Research Institution: Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Research and Development
One of my goals as a scientist studying aquatic organisms and their environment is to communicate my findings to the public and to decision makers.
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Home state: Wisconsin
Research Institution: University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, School of Freshwater Sciences
The ups & downs of the research & the awe of discovery are experiences worthy of sharing as they contain life lessons that extend beyond research.
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Home state: Illinois
Research Institution: Loyola University Chicago
Science requires lots of different skills. One often overlooked ingredient for making a good scientist is an open mind with creative impulses.
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Home state: Ohio
Research Institution: Defiance College and F.T. Stone Laboratory
I grew up a few miles from Lake Erie on a small lake in the western suburbs of Cleveland. Having such a proximity to lakes got me interested in them.
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Home state: Pennsylvania
Research Institution: Regional Science Consortium
By sharing information, educators can use tangible examples in class that students can identify with directly.
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Home state: New York
Research Institution: State University of New York at Fredonia
The educators are the conduits by which I am able to share what I do with a larger audience and for that I am especially grateful and appreciative
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