{"id":15226,"date":"2016-05-16T10:43:58","date_gmt":"2016-05-16T14:43:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/?p=15226"},"modified":"2016-05-16T10:43:58","modified_gmt":"2016-05-16T14:43:58","slug":"honors-students-study-environmental-impact-hurricanes-bahamas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/05\/honors-students-study-environmental-impact-hurricanes-bahamas\/","title":{"rendered":"Honors Students study environmental impact of hurricanes in the Bahamas"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_15228\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15228\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"15228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/05\/honors-students-study-environmental-impact-hurricanes-bahamas\/olympus-digital-camera-3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;5.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;TG-4&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1457963165&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;12.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0015625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"wp-image-15228 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1-580x435.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/rocky-point-1.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students walk along the shore at Rocky Point<\/p><\/div>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">This semester, twelve Honors College students spent their spring break in the Bahamas snorkeling, hiking, and studying Tropical Island Ecology and Geology as part of a general education science course. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The course led by Drs. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/walker-center-teaching-learning\/profiles\/nyn875.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dawn Ford<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> and <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/biology-geology-environmental-science\/profiles\/faculty\/rnj172.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Ann Holmes<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> was the first time students outside of declared science majors had the opportunity to take advantage of the resources at UTC\u2019s <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.utc.edu\/biology-geology-environmental-science\/facilities\/field.php\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Affiliated Biological Field Station<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.geraceresearchcentre.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gerace Research Centre<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. As part of the long standing relationship between our University and the research center, <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2013\/11\/experiential-learning-increases-student-success\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">students travel to San Salvador for interactive research outside of the classroom<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cMy favorite moment was when we did a night snorkel at Graham&#8217;s Harbor because we got to see sea turtles. That was such a neat experience because it was so sudden, and I don&#8217;t know if I will ever get to experience that again,\u201d said Lauren Dunn.<\/p>\n<p>That was a highlight of the trip for Alex Schwartz too,<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhile doing a night snorkel, I got to swim super close to two green sea turtles, and also got a couple feet from a 5ft barracuda.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15229\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15229\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"15229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/05\/honors-students-study-environmental-impact-hurricanes-bahamas\/dcim100media\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Micro 2.0&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;DCIM100MEDIA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1442908232&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;111&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0010422094841063&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCIM100MEDIA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DCIM100MEDIA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Recording data at Oyster Pond&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15229\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Recording data at Oyster Pond\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond-580x435.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/recording-data-at-oyster-pond.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Recording data at Oyster Pond<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The group spent most of their days at inland ponds in San Salvador, Bahamas, where they measured the environmental impact of category four hurricane, Joaquin after it struck the island in October of last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe first couple of days we were there it was just kind of them showing us the island and exploring the walking trails. The next day we actually went out and snorkeled in the pond to familiarize ourselves with it. And then the next days we kind of hit the ground running with research all day,\u201d explained Emily Sherman.<\/p>\n<p>Before the trip, the class made up of students from all majors, met on a weekly basis this semester to prepare. They studied the island\u2019s culture, history, and the varying species they would encounter in the pond during their research. They were also split into three distinct groups to focus their research on different aspects of the hurricane\u2019s impact on the ponds.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_15230\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-15230\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" data-attachment-id=\"15230\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/05\/honors-students-study-environmental-impact-hurricanes-bahamas\/dcim100media-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1280,960\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Micro 2.0&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;DCIM100MEDIA&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1442729132&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;132&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00052110474205315&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;DCIM100MEDIA&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"DCIM100MEDIA\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Students at Moonrock Pond&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-15230\" src=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Students at Moonrock Pond\" style=\"max-width: 100%;\"style=\"max-width: 100%;\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo-580x435.jpg 580w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo-610x458.jpg 610w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo-250x188.jpg 250w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo-533x400.jpg 533w, https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/files\/2016\/04\/moonrock-pond-group-photo.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Students at Moonrock Pond<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All three groups recognized the hurricane\u2019s impact\u00a0when their data revealed a decrease in species and a difference in the makeup of the sediment around the ponds.<\/p>\n<p>Ashton Mitchel worked in the group who studied the outcroppings of San Salvador\u2019s Oyster Pond. In photos taken during their research process, species of algae that were abundant in the pond pre-Joaquin had diminished by a visible percentage. But, the group noticed that the species were responding, and repairing. The hurricane caused a stressor that put the remaining species\u2019 reproductive systems in overdrive.<\/p>\n<p>Mitchel plans to return to San Salvador next year for more in-depth research. She\u2019s hopeful that some of the species they couldn\u2019t find this year might have returned, given the extra time.<\/p>\n<p>After their study abroad experience, students from the trip encourage fellow Mocs to \u201cseize the opportunity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe money or travelling aspect may seem scary or undoable, but it is definitely worth it. It is such a positive and life changing time,\u201d Dunn concluded.<\/p>\n<p>For more photos from the trip, <a href=\"http:\/\/picovi.co\/HYHzG8\">check out this compilation<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This semester, twelve Honors College students spent their spring break in the Bahamas snorkeling, hiking, and studying Tropical Island Ecology and Geology as part of a general education science course.<\/p>\n<p class=\"more-link-wrap\"><span><a class=\"more-link button text\" href=\"https:\/\/blogarchive.utc.edu\/news\/2016\/05\/honors-students-study-environmental-impact-hurricanes-bahamas\/\"><span>Continue Reading <\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":858,"featured_media":15232,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_slider":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_featurette":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[70,12745,48007,781,661],"tags":[47996,47998,10200,47997,12766,6740],"class_list":{"0":"post-15226","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-academics","8":"category-honors-college-2","9":"category-research-academics","10":"category-scholarship","11":"category-students","12":"tag-bahamas","13":"tag-ecology","14":"tag-honors-college","15":"tag-spring-break","16":"tag-students","17":"tag-study-abroad","18":"entry"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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