I had a blast at my first professional society meeting: the Society for Freshwater Science annual meeting, in Raleigh NC! The society took a strong stance for improving the environment to foster a more inclusive and diverse membership, allowing us to work together to preserve freshwater diversity. The Michigan student membership made a big step up to help organize events for the meeting next year in Detroit, and to engage the student membership in the intervening year. I also got to pinch-hit a very successful talk, and present my first year's Masters research at the poster session. Meeting so many role models and hearing so much awesome science has me riding high into the summer field season!
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| Stephen Plont and I both attended the society Endowment Reception to accept awards |
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| The MSU Green and White made a strong showing at this year's poster session! |
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| 1,000 scientist mingle session! |
