VR in the Geosciences

Through Purdue funded projects, I have started an initiative to explore how we can use Virtual Reality (VR) to create immersive experiences in the geosciences focused on formal and informal learning settings. One of our current developments involves reconstructing a cave environment that will be used by the Indiana Department of Natural Resources at the Indiana State Fair to expand access to natural resources, support informal learning, foster community engagement, and enhance outreach at fairs. We are also developing a VR cave experience that will be used during classes in our department.

Minds Across Generations

I have co-founded the Minds Across Generations initiative in 2019. The initiative brings MIT students and postdocs to Lasell Village, in Newton, MA, to give a 40 minutes talk about their work. Lasell Village is a learning living community of Lasell University for older adults. During their talk, researchers have a chance to practice scientific communication with an audience that is extremely engaged in the topics and the audience has a chance to learn about topics that they may have not known existed.

You can read more about it here.