At the beginning of this fellowship, I assumed that due to the nature of my project, I would not run into any obstacles that would take me more than a day or two to solve. This was in part due to my previous research project from last summer; I did a lot of complicated algebra…
Author: ianpamerleau
Strength in Numbers
Working with my Ideathon group gave me great insight into how important and useful interdisciplinary research is. As a team with different perspectives and skill sets, we were able to build a proposal that was much stronger than anything one person could have done. The ideas that a lot of my teammates came up with…
How I Met Your Mentor
The alum that I decided to connect with on Pitt Commons was Dr. Kait Folweiler. I decided to connect with her because she has a doctorate in a natural science and used it to get a job as a data analyst. Her career interests me because I would also like to get a doctorate in…
Don’t Get Lost in the Flood: Expressing Significance in Research
Trying to explain to someone how direly important it is that we be able to accurately map what is and is not area that gets flooded by a river when it rains too much can be difficult. My day to day research probably will not seem that significant or exciting – making maps of floodplains…
Comparing and Contrasting Cohorts
After reading over my cohorts’ introductions, I have reflected on all of our projects and learned new things about interdisciplinary research. However, there is still a lot I can learn from each of my fellow Fellowship recipients. First of all, I would like to learn how the three worldviews I do not employ in my…
Ian Pamerleau: Floodplain Delineation
About Me Hello! My name is Ian Pamerleau. I used to be a physics and astronomy major, but with the current climate crisis, I decided to change my focus from the stars to the Earth. Now, I am a mathematics and geology double major with a minor in physics and French. One unique thing about…