I really enjoyed how hands on some of the classes were. It made learning fun and provided useful real world experience. Courses such as geochemistry, field methods and working in Dr. Rodney Weber’s lab as a research fellow, prepared me tremendously for my current job. Collecting water, soil and air samples, digging wells, performing various lab techniques with different equipment, analyzing data and writing papers/reports gave me the experience I that needed to perform my job effectively. Dr. Dana Hartley also played an important role in helping me figure out what I wanted to do post college and gave great advice on how to accomplish my goals.