2018 by the numbers
What did I do in the past year? Let’s make a go at counting.
One NSF proposal funded and going. Read about the STORMS project, in which we’re trying to connect stormwater decision making to hydrologic and ecologic outcomes at the watershed scale.
Two papers published, both open access. Read about how universities can support engaged geoscientists. Dig into our paper on groundwater-stream interactions and the mineralogy.
Two letters to the editor in Science (here and here), along with one open letter to AAAS
Three MS students graduated. Congratulations Laura, Garrett, and Catherine
Three conferences attended: UCOWR, GSA, AGU
3.98 years as mother of an irascible “Why?” asker
Three years as Graduate Coordinator for the Department of Geology. I might finally know what I’m doing.
Four years of partnering with Cleveland Metroparks on the Watershed Stewardship Center Green Infrastructure project
Four years I’ve been the Newsletter Editor/Webmaster for Quaternary Geology and Geomorphology Division at the Geological Society of America
Five states in which I gave invited seminars (NV, OR, OH, NY, WI) this year
6.5 years I’ve been at Kent State University… the longest I’ve been in any one place since I graduated from high school
8.4 ha of abandoned mine land within Cuyahoga Valley National Park which we are restoring and studying, in partnership with park scientists and volunteers
Nine media interviews, including one today on the effects of the government shutdown rippling outward to scientists in academia and the private sector.
11 conference posters or presentations given by my research group
11.93 years as a mother to a talented and creative free-spirit
12 students who have earned graduate degrees with me as their advisor, since I started teaching 12 years ago
100% graduation rate of the MS students who took my Writing in Earth Sciences course in the spring
100s of water samples from urban headwater streams for which we have nitrate and chloride data
1000s of water samples from rivers, lakes, and precipitation for which we have stable isotope data
1883 tweets about science and society, garnering almost 2.5 million impressions thanks to my 9134 followers
Infinite behind-the-scenes support from my partner and kids
What am I proudest of? My kids, both biological and academic. And the unquantifiable (but hopefully meaningful) work I’m doing to make science a more inclusive profession.
What’s in the works for 2019? Lots of the things listed above have momentum and will be continuing in 2019, but there are also new things in the works. A proposal is pending, papers are in preparation, and more students are on course to graduate, etc. I’ll also be on sabbatical for summer and fall 2019, cooking up some new science with colleagues at Colorado State University and enjoying some trails in the Colorado Rockies.