Student Spotlight: Elizabeth Ballor
Each summer, several students have the opportunity to learn more about their field of study (and themselves) by doing internships, research jobs, or REUs (Research Experience for Undergraduates). We will be highlighting their enriching summer experiences periodically.
- Field work is a mental and physical test-weather, mishaps or tedious tests can be exhausting.
- Science is cooperative and collaborative- help was available and so were others with ideas.
- Science is interdisciplinary-you can learn from a scientist with a different background–they may have a different perspective.
- Elizabeth enjoyed field work-even when it was hot and full of biting flies.
- She can persevere through challenges-she hiked close to 14,000 feet even with her mild fear of heights.
- She built her confidence by meeting tons of cool and positive people, performing independent research in the field in rain, shine or flies!