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Stacia Lesser finds a novel use for Mount St. Helens ash in her entry into the state science fair.
Advanced STEM Researcher Stacia Lesser was selected by the Washington State Science and Engineering Fair to represent Washington state at the 2016 GENIUS Olympiad. She will present her science research, "Mount St. Helens Ash Used as a Temporal Marker for Radioactive Cesium-137 Fallout." High school researchers from all over the U.S will display their innovative ideas at State University New York, Oswego. The GENIUS Olympiad promotes a global understanding of environmental issues and the achievement of sustainability through basic science, arts, creative writing, engineering, design and business development. It provides challenges and opportunities for secondary school students, to instill in them the skills and knowledge needed to be the citizens, leaders, scientists, artists, writers, engineers, and policy makers of the future – agents who will promote and contribute to greater environmental sustainability throughout their lives. GENIUS is also an abbreviation for Global Environmental Issues and Us.
During the week of June 12-17, 2016, Lesser and science mentor Jeffery Wehr are invited to share her research in the category of Environmental Quality, encompassing the study of assessing, analyzing and providing solutions to the problems of environmental pollution – such as air, water, soil and noise pollution – and their potential effects on the health of all organisms, including humans.
GENIUS Olympiad seeks solutions to indoor and outdoor air quality problems; the health effects of air, water, soil, radiation and noise pollution; pollution management (e.g., systems for early warning or control of polluting incidents); the measurement of pollution; waste water treatment and remediation; solid-waste treatment and remediation; the effects of radiation. Lesser's research using Mount St. Helen's ash as a temporal marker for Cs-137 fallout and thus aiding in the study of soil erosion and climate change, has earned her this honor. She will continue to improve her research and collect more data before attending the conference in New York.
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