Post date: Aug 4, 2013 5:58:29 PM
These past few weeks have flown by quickly. Our data collecting is progressing remarkably as our set of catalogued and measured ostracod volumes is growing quickly. My research project is also growing more fascinating to me every week as new perspectives and understanding of the data emerges. Writing the first draft of the abstract to submit to the American Geophysical Union for the conference in December helped me congeal my thoughts on my research and the direction I wanted to take. As usual, the lectures and activities that Noel plans are fantastic, keeping me always engaged in the material and learning so much. My favorite activity in the past few weeks was the topographic map activity where we were given a topographic map with stratigraphic layers and formations delineated and had to analyze the information and answer a worksheet. I enjoyed the detective-like analysis that needed to be done in this activity. To conclude, these weeks have flown by quickly between the football games at lunch and research in the afternoon, and I am thoroughly enjoying my time here and look forward to what the last few weeks have in store.