CREWS Careers: Teagan Leitzke
Meet Teagan Leitzke, a PhD student at Montana Technological University and a member of the EPSCoR Track 1 research team. In this interview, Teagan shared information about her work, studies and career pathway with the Montana Girls STEM Collaborative, an outreach program of Montana NSF EPSCoR. Her interview is reprinted here in order to share career pathways with young people in Montana.
NSF EPSCoR research helps demonstrate Proficiency-based Education for STEM teachers
When Montana State University educator-trainer Jeannie Chipps needed an authentic Montana research project to use as a model for teaching Proficiency Based Education, she turned to Montana NSF EPSCoR researcher Rob Payn.
CREWS Undergraduate Research Highlight: Rachel Anderson
Meet Rachel Anderson, an intern with the 2022 CREWS Undergraduate Research Internship program!
Workforce Development Intern Highlight: Gabriella Cameron
Meet Gabriella Cameron, an undergraduate student who participated in the 2022 CREWS Workforce Development internship program
Dr. Aaron Thomas Leads $10M Project to Advance Native American STEM Education Across the West
Dr. Aaron Thomas, Diversity and Inclusion lead on the CREWS project, will act as the Principal Investigator for a new grant that funds Cultivating Indigenous Research Communities for Leadership in Education, or the CIRCLES Alliance.
UM Vision Magazine Features CREWS Research
UM 2022 Vision magazine features Upper Clark Fork River research.
Registration now open for CREWS Year 4 All Hands Meeting
Registration is now open for the Montana NSF EPSCoR CREWS Year 4 All Hands Meeting, which will take place from September 7-8 at the Forge Hotel in Anaconda, MT
Dr. Stephanie Ewing named as new Director of the Montana Water Center
Dr. Stephanie Ewing, professor at MSU and lead of the CREWS Judith River Watershed Team, was recently named as the new Director of the Montana Water Center
Montana State University students mentored by CREWS scientist receive national recognition for environmental health research
Three undergraduate students mentored by CREWS scientist Dr. Mari Eggers receive national recognition for their research in environmental health
CREWS Graduate Students Present at Diving into Data Workshop
CREWS graduate students Riley Logan and Megan Moore presented their research at a Diving into Data workshop hosted by the Science Math Resource Center in February
Upcoming Events
Rialto Theater, Bozeman, MT
Distinguished Professor Lecture - Dr. Rob Walker
Dr. Rob Walker will present a lecture titled “Tackling Scientific Challenges with Optical Spectroscopy” at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, at the Rialto Theater, 10 W. Main St. in Bozeman.
spectrUM Discovery Area
All Under One Roof (AUOR) Air Wildfire and Smoke Event
spectrUM and partners will have wildfire and climate-related activities and content from 3-5pm on April 25 for the public to learn and enjoy.
Virtual
Wildfires and Air Quality - Providing a Relevant Portal to Get Audiences Invested in the Conversation
During this online workshop hear from partners engaging audiences of all ages in Earth and climate science through activities that take a closer look at the scientific and societal impacts of wildfires.
spectrUM Discovery Area
All Under One Roof (AUOR) Air Wildfire and Smoke Event
spectrUM and partners will have wildfire and climate-related activities and content from 3-5pm on April 25 for the public to learn and enjoy.
Virtual
Wildfires and Air Quality - Providing a Relevant Portal to Get Audiences Invested in the Conversation
During this online workshop hear from partners engaging audiences of all ages in Earth and climate science through activities that take a closer look at the scientific and societal impacts of wildfires.
spectrUM Discovery Area
Brushstrokes of Change First Friday Art Show
spectrUM will host a public “gallery opening” style show on May 3 from 5-7 pm which will feature the climate art installation created by Big Sky High School 10th graders.