果冻传媒 University environmental science and biology double major Deza Frega and Assistant Professor of Environmental Science Stacy Porter check a water gauge as part of their summer research. Click on photo or to view complete photo gallery.
鈥淐ities tend to be warmer than outlying rural areas, and we鈥檙e curious if that additional heat from cities impacts precipitation,鈥� Porter said. 鈥淔or instance, as a storm crosses over Springfield, is rain heavier on the leeside of the city given the additional buoyancy? We have temperature and precipitation gauges around the city that we check after every precipitation event.鈥�
In the Student鈥檚 Own Words:
鈥淚 chose to do research on campus this summer because I wanted to work alongside Witt鈥檚 respectable faculty to learn better research and data analysis skills. I also thought Dr. Porter鈥檚 research question was interesting and a topic I wanted to learn more about,鈥� Frega said. 鈥淚 think the best part so far has been going around Springfield to collect our data. Every time we go out, we鈥檙e able to see a variation in precipitation amount, and I think that鈥檚 cool. It鈥檚 also nice because I鈥檝e been able to learn more about Springfield and where things are. I鈥檝e also learned that I really enjoy research, and I would like to continue research in the future.鈥�
Deza Frega, Class of 2024
Hometown: Brunswick, Ohio
Majors: Environmental Science and Biology