February 2024 Public Engagement

February 2024 Public Engagement

February 2024 has had a lot of exciting events. My lab participated in outreach events at Aberdeen high school, New Hope middle school, and Mississippi State University’s Science Night at the Museums event. I visited Aberdeen high school, working with three of...
NASA NIFTY space science course

NASA NIFTY space science course

Last week, we completed our 5-day, summer course for middle school kids at Plymouth Bluff! With our funding from the NASA Inspires Futures for Tomorrow’s Youth (NIFTY), program, we were able to make this space science course free for participants! We had a total of 25...
New crested geckos

New crested geckos

This week I received two new members of the lab. Two crested geckos! Graciously donated by Dr. Jeff Jenovets from Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science. They have a bight new enclosure...
New Hope middle school science night

New Hope middle school science night

Last week we had the privilege of participating in New Hope middle school’s 2023 STEAM night! It was great having students Kayla Redmond and Karen Saffold help out! Our booth was a huge success. We had our clothes pin bird game where kids try to eat large and...
Fossil Hunt at Plymouth Bluff

Fossil Hunt at Plymouth Bluff

Before we get buried in another fall session, I was able to make a quick trip to Plymouth Bluff. I want to thank Amy Moe-Hoffman from Mississippi State University for taking the time and showing me how to look for fossils! We we able to find this really cool late...