Flying Over a Rut with my New Friend Echo the Bat

Last week’s work was so amazingly awesome! I loved the entire week! I know that I progressed further in programming, remote sensing, and self-reliance on my skills as a researcher. However, over the weekend I ended up feeling pretty bad. I ran into a rough spot in the class that I’m taking outside of this… Read More

Requiem for ‘my’ dream

After our introductory week let’s take a look at some background information about me! Hi! My name is William Radmacher and I am an aspiring environmental scientist, (ecosystem ecology). I attended Front Range Community College (Larimer) for 4 years full time to attain multiple certificates while also receiving an Associate of Science. I have a… Read More

Week 1- RECCS

The first week of the RECCS program has been one of the best educational experiences I have had so far. I am very excited and thankful for the opportunity to participate in this program. We have had the opportunity to listen and learn from experts in a variety of fields as well as a chance… Read More

CIRES Lab Methods and Green Mountain Reservoir Field Site-RECCS-Week #2

  On Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday I worked in the CIRES Limnology Lab from about 8:30 am-1:30 pm, with Tim Baker and the rest of the lab crew with occasional check ins from my mentor Jimmy. In the lab, my main tasks consisted of learning lab preparatory procedures relevant to Total Particulate Phosphorous (TPP),… Read More

My Favorite Photos

Good Afternoon All, Henry Arndt here. These are some of the photos that I took a shine to. Thanks, Henry… Read More

MRS and Climate Variability

We had a fantastic week up at the CU Mountain Research Station, however it was a little depressing that I couldn’t enjoy the scenery as much as I would have without a nagging meniscus tear.  Nonetheless, it was a beautiful environment and a wonderful learning experience.   We were able to identify a few different… Read More

Wandering through Research Stations and Complicated Codes

After winding past the lake of beautiful Nederland and bouncing across a few stretches of dirt road, we approached CU Boulder’s Mountain Research Station. We were greeted by a vintage snow cat, a collection of dorms and small mountain offices, and, of course, a band of hikers with all kinds of odd machinery and science tools… Read More

RECCS, NOAA, and aerosols oh my

The previous week and the start of the current work week have quickly passed. Last week was really exciting, not only my first week in a career change, but mostly because of the opportunity to meet scientists from all walks of life and visit to the Mountain Research Station near Nederland. The program has exceeded… Read More

An Introverted Lab Rat and Her New Extroverted Friends.

I don’t talk much. I’m most comfortable alone in the lab with my pipette and my soil samples. The most social interaction I get is normally from other equally introverted peers knocking on my lab door because they need something autoclaved. But this last week I’ve had to hold hands with strangers while standing on… Read More