Gareth Sanders Misinformation, Climate Change and Humor on TikTok Department of Communication in the college of humanities. I’m a senior communications major with an emphasis on science, health, environment, and risk communications. Since childhood, I’ve been obsessed with the environment and the natural world, so the opportunity to participate in climate research has been very […]
Read MoreZoe Exelbert Hydroclimate Vulnerability Assessment of the Great Salt Lake on Bird Migratory Patterns Undergraduate, College of Engineering, School of Computing Major: Data Science, Minor: Environmental and Sustainability Studies Birds are an integral puzzle piece for keeping the Great Salt Lake ecosystem thriving. However, climatic changes in the area are slowly degrading this ecological relationship. […]
Read MoreNash Christian Ward The effect of multiscalar fractals on the albedo of the ice pack Undergraduate, Math department of the College of Science In the last 30 years the Arctic sea ice pack has lost approximately 36% of its total mass. This has led to storms generating bigger waves which collide with the ice pack […]
Read MoreArnel Besic Electropolymerized Organic Mixed Ionic-Electronic Conductors Department of Chemistry Organic mixed ionic electronic conductors (OMIECs) are conjugated polymer systems that conduct both ions and electrons. They are promising materials for biosensors, neuromorphic computing platforms, and energy storage devices. OMIEC devices would last longer and are more biocompatable, making them a great replacement for traditional […]
Read MoreAna Chavez Long-term Human and ecosystem adaptations to climate change in the Rockies (Utah) over the past 12,000 years Department of Atmospheric Sciences & Department of Geography but research is also associated with the Department of Anthropology My research includes studying the response of both humans and ecosystems to climate patterns in the past. Throughout […]
Read MoreAlyssa Richards Paleoecology of the Great Basin, Nevada Undergraduate, College of Social and Behavioral Science, Department of Geography Hi there! My name is Alyssa Richards, I am a senior in the department of Geography, majoring in GIS. In the long-term, I hope to work in a field focused on climate science, and climate reconstruction using […]
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