Students to share findings with Congress
By Michael Biskup
Issue date: 3/7/03 Section: News
Meeting people on the trip was another plus to the adventure, according to Jahn. The students had the opportunity to meet with Oglala Lakota, Native Americans who belong to the Sioux tribe. The students are trying to get funding to be able to work with the Lakota Tribe, who have better knowledge of the area through living there and have better access to the surrounding sites, Jahn said.
The three students were accepted to present in front of Congress upon their abstract which is titled "Magnetic Susceptibility Studies of Paleosols to Advance the Understanding of Paleoclimate in Badlands National Park South Dakota."
The Council on Undergraduate Research invited the students to participate in its "Posters on the Hill" program. Posters on the Hill provides an opportunity for presenting exceptional undergraduate research annually to the nation's lawmakers.
The students will give a summary of their work to Congress and will attend a reception in Washington D.C. on April 1.
Erney and Jahn, environmental geoscience majors, and Heffron, a member of the Environmental Studies Program, are very excited and are looking forward to meeting with members of Congress.
"You learn so much more than in the classroom and nothing is like having a professor sitting right next to you explaining things first hand," Jahn said. "It's not too often in one's lifetime that the opportunity to meet with Congress on a one-on-one basis comes by. "
" Knowing that, I plan on taking advantage of this opportunity to ensure future research and job possibilities for myself as well for SRU," he said.
The trio presented a poster of their Badlands research in Denver at the National Geological Society of America meeting in October 2002 and feel they will be prepared for Congress.
"Anybody can go on these trips as long as you go through the process with the professors and show a true interest in the work," Erney said.
The three students were accepted to present in front of Congress upon their abstract which is titled "Magnetic Susceptibility Studies of Paleosols to Advance the Understanding of Paleoclimate in Badlands National Park South Dakota."
The Council on Undergraduate Research invited the students to participate in its "Posters on the Hill" program. Posters on the Hill provides an opportunity for presenting exceptional undergraduate research annually to the nation's lawmakers.
The students will give a summary of their work to Congress and will attend a reception in Washington D.C. on April 1.
Erney and Jahn, environmental geoscience majors, and Heffron, a member of the Environmental Studies Program, are very excited and are looking forward to meeting with members of Congress.
"You learn so much more than in the classroom and nothing is like having a professor sitting right next to you explaining things first hand," Jahn said. "It's not too often in one's lifetime that the opportunity to meet with Congress on a one-on-one basis comes by. "
" Knowing that, I plan on taking advantage of this opportunity to ensure future research and job possibilities for myself as well for SRU," he said.
The trio presented a poster of their Badlands research in Denver at the National Geological Society of America meeting in October 2002 and feel they will be prepared for Congress.
"Anybody can go on these trips as long as you go through the process with the professors and show a true interest in the work," Erney said.
