Our grad and Undergrad NRES students are having some pretty incredible opportunities this summer – diving, learning about diving safety, boat safety and learning about mussels from Dr. Tom Jones.
NRES students have been working on mussels this summer. Three graduate students and five undergraduates have been working on mussel relocations this summer for Edge Engineering and Science. Most made their first Full Face Mask (FFM) dives in the Ohio River this year. Not only are they learning how to be scientific divers but they are learning mussel ID, data recording of mussel/diver data, dive safety, boat safety, small boat operation, backing trailers, hookah setup with bail out bottles, line laying/pick up, and mapping sites.
Plus they are getting paid!
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