The AGUA Project at Northeastern Illinois University

04/05/2018

As a result of Jessica's AGUA-sponsored summer internship at the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, she is now a published author. Congratulations, Jessica!

Earth Science senior Jessica Lartey (pictured here) and NEIU Earth Science Professor Laura Sanders are the second and third authors, respectively, on a new article in the journal Agricultural & Environmental Letters. The article is based on work that Lartey did as an intern at a USDA-Agricultural Research Service national lab last summer. Lartey worked at the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory in West Lafayette, Ind., under the direction of mentor scientist Mark R. Williams. Her research was funded by the U.S. Department of Agriculture Hispanic-Serving Institutions education grant, which is directed by Sanders.
https://dl.sciencesocieties.org/publications/ael/articles/3/1/180009?highlight=&search-result=1

10/30/2017

Congratulations, Oscar! https://www.facebook.com/NEIUArtsandSciences/photos/a.434488193250619.105858.134744126558362/1965913340108089/?type=3&theater

Congratulations to Earth Science major Oscar Coronel, who has been awarded the USDA-NEIU AGUA Scholarship. Part of the Agriculture and Undergraduate Achievement program, the $25,000 scholarship is funded by a grant to Northeastern from the United States Department of Agriculture. NEIU Earth Science faculty members Laura Sanders, Ken Voglesonger and Jean Hemzacek secured the funding to support an Earth Science major. "The AGUA Project at Northeastern Illinois University scholarship will allow Oscar to focus on his studies and relieve some of the financial pressure that Northeastern students feel as they balance school, work and family responsibilities," Sanders said. "Oscar was selected because of his strong academic record, his demonstrated research abilities, and his intent to pursue a degree in an agriculture-related field." Oscar spent last summer researching hydrologic factors affecting native mussel species in the North Branch of the Chicago River, and recently presented his findings at the Diversity in STEM Conference in Utah (see photo).

10/21/2017

Poster presentations at . Great job, everybody!

10/20/2017

07/14/2017

AGUA in Indiana! Time for pizza after a hard day of work at the National Soil Erosion Research Lab.

06/20/2017

06/16/2017

With the help of Professor of Biology Dr. Jennifer Slate, AGUA interns learned to identify some key species of freshwater mussels. Then we went to Glenview Woods to conduct a survey of mussels in their natural habitat. Photos by NEIU photographer Joe Davis.

05/31/2017

Mark Bramstedt and Allie Barner, soil scientists with the USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, spent the day with us teaching us how to analyze and interpret what we can learn from observing soils. Photos by Joe Davis.

03/27/2017

Way to go, Rashanda, Oscar, Jessica, and Lynnette!

02/27/2017

Congratulations, Mindy!

Congratulations to Earth Science major Mindy Smith, who won first place in the environmental science division at the LS-AMP regional meeting this weekend! Mindy presented her AGUA Project research on how to clean up water polluted by pesticides. Way to go, Mindy!

01/28/2017