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In June, researchers from Skidaway Institute of Oceanography Director Clark Alexander’s lab analyzed sediment delivery and retention rates in the marshes of Georgia’s Cumberland Island. Here, marine sciences graduate student Jazlyn Beeck (front) and summer intern Nick Zwiers place filters in the marsh to measure sediment deposition over 24-hour timescales. (Photo by Jackson Schroeder)
Aurora Fowler (right), a graduate student in the Odum School of Ecology, spent many hot summer days along the Missouri River floodplains studying the role restored floodplain wetlands play in supporting native biodiversity. In this photo, Fowler and research technician Reese Young-Oestmann set a minnow trap at the Nishnabotna Conservation Area. (Photo provided by Aurora Fowler)
As part of their Mt. Etna research, Tonato (left) and Abigail Verna (right) collected samples in front of a lava deposit generated in February-March 2025 at Mt Etna. The lab’s goal is to investigate the mineral record from magmatic and metamorphic rocks, study volcanic eruption dynamics, and quantify volatile cycles in the Earth’s interior. (Photo provided by Mattia Pistone)