The gusty wind didn’t make it easy to hold tight to a balloon so large. The balloon, a scientific instrument called an ozonesonde, was about to be released into the atmosphere above the Texas Gulf Coast by students from NASA’s SARP (Student Airborne Research Program), which concluded its summer session July 27. The balloon’s job […] The post Students Take on Airborne Field Research with NASA appe…
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I spoke to Dr. Ben Dantzer of the University of Michigan about his integrative approach to research, fieldwork stories, Squirrels, Meerkats, and Bear encounters during fieldwork. More about Ben. Video trailer: Full Podcast: You can listen to the future episodes of the podcast on iTunes, or by searching ‘British Ecological Society Journals’ (and then look for ‘FieldReports’ playlist) on your favou…
