DRI Invites Nevada Families to Science and Literacy Events for Pre-K Students
DRI’s STEM Education Program is holding free events focused on developing literacy through engaging science activities for Pre-K children 5 and younger throughout Nevada. Through hands-on experiments, story time, and interactive games, the events will bring ecology and electricity to life for the whole family. Each child will also receive free books to take home (while supplies last).
Meet Tyler Doane
Tyler Doane, Ph.D., started in May 2024 as Assistant Research Professor in the Division of Hydrologic Sciences. He works remotely from Cleveland, Ohio, where his wife teaches bioethics at Case Western Reserve University’s medical school. Doane is a geomorphologist who received his Ph.D. at Vanderbilt University before completing a postdoctoral position at Indiana University, Bloomington. In the this Behind the Science interview, Doane talks about his interest in applying math to describe scientific phenomena, his interest in embracing noise and chaos to understand Earth systems, and his favorite method for coming up with new research questions.
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Removal of Fluoride from Groundwater in Rural Communities of Nevada
Increasing drought and changes in precipitation have led to an increased dependence on groundwater over the past few decades. However, minerals that naturally occur in groundwater, such as fluoride, can be present in concerning levels. The aim of the project is to assess the use of a combination of Moringa oleifera (MO) extract and electrocoagulation (EC) technology developed by DRI to reduce fluoride concentrations in rural groundwater.
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