FYRES: People

Meet all the people involved in FYRES!

First-year students, upper-level student mentors, a logistics coordinator, and a professor form the FYRES: Dunes community.

Students

FYRES students are in their first semester at Calvin College and are taking Geog 181 for a variety of reasons such as obtaining science core credit or beginning an Earth science major.

Fall 2011 Students

Fall 2012 Students

Mentors

Upper-level students majoring in Earth science disciplines mentor the first-year students in their research activities. This year, six upper-level Earth science students mentored the 2012 FYRES students.

Fall 2011 Mentors

Fall 2012 Mentors

Coordinator

Merideth Beukelman (a science education student) coordinates all sorts of details for FYRES including logistics, the application process, and the website.

Professor

Dr. Deanna van Dijk is a physical geographer who has been studying Lake Michigan dunes for more than 10 years. She teaches the class and labs, supervises the Mentors, and works with the Coordinator to ensure that everything runs smoothly.

Updates:

January, 2013
The second year of the FYRES course is over. Mentors are now continuing work on the research reports.

September, 2012
The application process has been closed, and the 2012 FYRES: Dunes course is under way!

Summer 2012
The Fall 2012 FYRES students are registering and Mentors are preparing. Names and photos will be posted in early Fall.

July 12, 2012
There are a few spots left for FYRES students and another Mentor; applications are being accepted until the spots fill.

March 21, 2012
The application process to be a FYRES student or mentor is now open!

Quick Links to:
Fall 2012 Students
Fall 2012 Mentors
Coordinator
Professor