Research-Learn-Engage
FYRES: Dunes has opportunities for first-year and upper-level students to learn by participating in dune research within the dynamic setting of Lake Michigan's coastal dunes.
The FYRES course has up to 24 spots for first-year students interested in hands-on science. Students will use cutting-edge methods and equipment to investigate current questions about the dunes. Student discoveries will inform the activities of dune managers, scientists, and public outreach efforts.
The course is supported by six FYRES student research mentors working with professor (and dune researcher) Deanna van Dijk. The upper-level geography and geology majors will mentor the first-year students through their research training and team research projects. Student mentors will gain research, teaching, and leadership experience, as well as the excitement of sharing scientific discovery with the students taking the FYRES course!
Learn more about:
the FYRES student experience
the Application process for students
the FYRES mentor experience
the people currently involved with FYRES
This website is based on work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant #0942344. Any opinions, findings and conclusions or recommendations expressed on this website are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation.
