{"id":12228,"date":"2025-04-22T09:14:10","date_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin-new\/?post_type=campus_story&p=12228"},"modified":"2025-04-22T09:14:10","modified_gmt":"2025-04-22T14:14:10","slug":"freshwater-summer-scholars-program-gives-high-school-students-hands-on-research-experience","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/freshwater-summer-scholars-program-gives-high-school-students-hands-on-research-experience\/","title":{"rendered":"Freshwater Summer Scholars Program gives high school students hands-on research experience"},"content":{"rendered":"

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When Maddie Mueller saw an Instagram post about a summer high school freshwater program at UW-Green Bay, she immediately applied.<\/p>\n

\u201c<\/strong>I plan to go into the freshwater science field and wanted some real in-lab experiences.\u201d says Mueller, a senior at Oshkosh West High School. \u201cBeing able to go into my freshman year of college with prior lab experiences will definitely be useful!\u201d<\/p>\n

Mueller conducted water quality and phosphorus pollution research in summer 2024 as part of UW-Green Bay\u2019s\u00a0High School Freshwater Summer Scholars Program<\/a>, which was developed with funding from the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin.<\/p>\n

Emily Tyner, director of freshwater strategy at UW-Green Bay, would like to hire 10-12 high school students for summer 2025. Applications are due April 14.\u00a0More information here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Students selected for the program receive a stipend of $1,500 to participate in 120 hours of active research. They work side-by-side with faculty, undergraduate and graduate student mentors and researchers.<\/p>\n

In addition, participants explore water science careers through field trips and presentations. They are also invited to present a poster of their work at the annual Lakeshore Water Summit in October 2025.<\/p>\n

This year\u2019s research projects will be based in Green Bay, Manitowoc, Appleton and Two Rivers. Participants will work on a UW-Green Bay faculty research project or with one of three partner organizations \u2014 Wisconsin Sea Grant, Northeast Wisconsin Land Trust, or Woodland Dunes Nature Center and Preserve.<\/p>\n

Students will work on research related to water-quality monitoring, lake sturgeon reproduction, bird monitoring, agricultural runoff, blue-green algae blooms, conservation engagement, or environmental education.<\/p>\n

Mueller worked with a research team led by Erin Berns-Herrboldt, assistant professor, that is looking at\u00a0phosphorus pollution<\/a>. The one-on-one mentorship maximized her learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cGoing into the internship, I had\u00a0a strong idea of what I wanted to eventually achieve, but not the classes or knowledge of what I needed to do to earn it,\u201d she says. \u201c[Through the program,] I was exposed to a wider variety of majors within the freshwater field.\u201d<\/p>\n

She now feels prepared to start a bachelor\u2019s degree program at the UW-Milwaukee School of Freshwater Sciences in fall.<\/p>\n

Learn more about the program and the project mentors.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Written by Heidi Jeter, Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin<\/p>\n

Link to story: https:\/\/news.uwgb.edu\/phlash\/news\/03\/27\/freshwater-summer-scholars-program-gives-high-school-students-hands-on-research-experience-freshwater-collaborative-of-wisconsin\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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