This semester, we had two visiting students in the lab, Francisco and Teresa.
After the AGU meeting, Francisco returned to his native Ecuador for the holidays. He will resume his studies at Newcastle University in the new year.
Teresa’s parents, Clara and Pablo, made the long trip up from Hermosillo, Mexico, to visit Flagstaff in mid-December at the end of Teresa’s visit. Teresa will resume her studies at the Universdad de Sonora (UniSon) in the new year. The photo below Teresa with her parents (very happy and proud that she is “fulfilling her dreams of becoming a scientist”) at the entrance to the Ecoss suite. Teresa returns to Mexico with a StarDot NetCam SC in hand and plans to push for greater Mexican involvement in the PhenoCam network. This is a collaborative opportunity Andrew has been looking forward to for years; in the paper describing Version 2 of the PhenoCam dataset, it was noted that “most of Mexico emerge[s] as poorly-represented in this analysis. These […] areas […] should be targeted for further expansion of the network.” We hope Teresa’s visit can help make this dream a reality!
Thank you Francisco and Teresa for your visits and your contributions to the lab this semester. We all look forward to future collaborations, and the long-term friendships that result from these kinds of visits. Best wishes for 2024!
