The Newell Lab works with the Dayton Children's Water Festival, local elementary schools, and a local Boy Scout troop to get kids interested in environmental science.
We also have an ongoing project with Tom Jenkins's Greenon Middle and High School science class (spearheaded by undergraduate Megan Reed, '19) to develop interest in environmental science through a week-long shoebox wetland class. For more info, check out this article: https://science-math.wright.edu/about/article/why-wetlands
We also work with local groups on water management, such as the Dayton Water Round Table and the Dayton Wastewater Treatment Plant, to share the results of our work.
The Newell Lab research was featured in the Fondriest Environmental Monitor!
http://www.fondriest.com/news/nitrogen-dynamics-in-the-field-with-scientists-tackling-dual-nutrient-questions.htm
Photo credit: Nate Christopher
http://www.fondriest.com/news/nitrogen-dynamics-in-the-field-with-scientists-tackling-dual-nutrient-questions.htm
Photo credit: Nate Christopher
Dr. Newell is currently the co-chair of the Great Lakes HABs collaboratory and the chair of the NItrogen Working Group. The Nitrogen working Group published a handout on the role of nitrogen in driving Harmful Algal Blooms in Lake Erie that can be accessed here:
http://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/HABS-Role-of-Nitrogen-20170912.pdf
http://www.glc.org/wp-content/uploads/HABS-Role-of-Nitrogen-20170912.pdf
Check out the WSU Climate Rally organized by lab members Shannon Collins and Ian Crumrine!