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What My Research is About
This past semester I have been working on the GREAT project slowly but surely. As a recap, here is a brief overview of what my research...
Param Patel
Nov 29, 20182 min read
Post Receiving Seismometers
We had an interesting day today at RSN. We woke up early today to see the information that we gathered last night and what we found was...
Jenylee Pineda
Aug 11, 20181 min read
Gravity
Jon and I met with Jaime again and made a lot of progress with our program! We were able to figure out how to code an earth tide...
Param Patel
Aug 8, 20181 min read
g=GMmR^-2
This week Param, Maria and I went to the field to take more measurements. This time we did 10 measurements instead of the typical 4. With...
jonathan zablin
Aug 7, 20181 min read
Global Mapper, excel spreadsheets, and HSQI
Today we continued working on our detailed excel spreadsheets by using global mapper to identify slope angles of the areas that we...
Sarai Rodriguez
Aug 6, 20183 min read
A Not So Rest Day
Today we had a rest day, and it was greatly needed. After our hike from yesterday we were extremely tired but we woke up well rested from...
Jenylee Pineda
Aug 4, 20181 min read
The Summit
On Thursday everyone got a day off from work to celebrate a national holiday. Over 2 million Costa Ricans walk from their homes to...
Jesus Rodriguez
Aug 2, 20183 min read
Earth-Tide Corrections
We finally felt our first Costa Rican earthquake! The coolest part was that we were in the center for earthquake research (RSN). Param...
jonathan zablin
Jul 31, 20182 min read
Monday at Lanamme
Now that we’ve been working at Lanamme for about 2 weeks we’ve gotten into a routine. We always try to leave the hotel by 8:45 am so that...
Sarai Rodriguez
Jul 30, 20181 min read
First Earthquake!
Our day started off like it has been for this past week. We wake up, eat breakfast and head out to work, we usually come to the office...
Jenylee Pineda
Jul 28, 20182 min read
UCR RSN ICE Shirt
Today was a very exciting day because Param and I got the much coveted UCR RSN ICE button up shirt! We will be doing field work on a...
jonathan zablin
Jul 24, 20181 min read
Surfer at Lanamme
By 9:30am Jennnylee and I were in Lanamme already working on our Ruta 27 Project. On Friday we were calculating slopes and today we...
Sarai Rodriguez
Jul 23, 20182 min read
First Day at Lanamme
It is our first day working in the office of Lanamme and it’s been a pretty cool experience so far! Sarai and I started working with...
Jenylee Pineda
Jul 20, 20181 min read
It's all part of the fun
Things never quite shape up the way one expects them to. Whether it be customs giving us a hard time with our much needed equipment or...
Jesus Rodriguez
Jul 19, 20183 min read
We Can't Handle the Gravity of this Situation
Research has its ups and downs. On Monday, we learned how to use a gravimeter. With this device, we are able to find relative changes in...
Param Patel
Jul 18, 20181 min read
It's Always Sunny In Costa Rica...
So today was finally the day that we measured gravity. We went to Volcán Irazú and surrounding cities to take 4 measurements. The...
jonathan zablin
Jul 17, 20182 min read
A day at UCR, Walmart, and The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Today we all started off our morning with a visit and tour of Lanamme. Lanamme is the civil engineering lab at the University of Costa...
Sarai Rodriguez
Jul 17, 20183 min read
Our First Field Trip
This blog comes a day late — yesterday was a long day, and I desperately needed to shower and sleep by the end of it. I woke up at 5:45...
Mariya Galochkina
Jul 15, 20182 min read
First Home Made Dinner!
It has been our second official day in Costa Rica, and as always there is always something to do, somewhere to go, and a new “jefe” to...
Jenylee Pineda
Jul 13, 20181 min read
It's my birthday!
Was not sure how I would feel celebrating my birthday in Costa Rica - I would have none of my family near me for the first time, I would...
Jesus Rodriguez
Jul 13, 20183 min read
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