Sierra Dages, ’27, and Gabby Hubchen, ’27, are applying their physics knowledge to help solve environmental problems. Here they are collecting thermal imagery outside of the Center for Natural Sciences with a drone to better automate plant identification and map temperatures. Their research field work started in their first year and has taken them on Cayuga Lake and to dairy farms, landfills, and Ithaca College’s Natural Lands.
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Dear Grad,
Graduating IC students read letters from their professors (get your tissues out).
Accelerating the Power of Women in Physics
2023 Conference for Undergraduate Women in Physics co-hosted by Ithaca College and Cornell University.
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