November 9, 2016, Wednesday - A Sip of Science at Aster Cafe

Time: 5:30pm

Location: Aster Cafe (River Room) 125 SE Main Street

November Sip of Science - Flyover Country: the mobile app for Earth science with Amy Myrbo, Research Associate and Director of Outreach, Diversity and Edusation at LacCore/CSDCO, Dept of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota

Due to the increased popularity of the Sip of Science program, we are now REQUIRING RSVPs and tickets at the door. Please click the above link to RSVP.

Are you the sort of person who wants to know all about the landscape you're flying over, driving through, or hiking across?  What geologic wonders are under your feet?  Were fossils discovered here?  Were there volcanoes in this spot a billion years ago?  What could you unravel if you had access to the databases and field trip guidebooks that Earth scientists use?  Amy will talk about the popular mobile app Flyover Country, developed at the University of Minnesota and funded by the National Science Foundation.  It can be used worldwide when you travel - or from your armchair, to learn about a place you've always wanted to visit.

ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Amy Myrbo is a Research Associate and Director of Outreach, Diversity, and Education at LacCore/CSDCO, Department of Earth Sciences, University of Minnesota.  When not leading Team Flyover Country, she studies the dangers of sulfate discharge to wild rice and wetland ecosystems, and helps other scientists take core samples from lakes around the world.