By Sophie Cohen ’21 On Thursday, we dipped into the mindset of ancient Roman artisans and learned how to make traditional frescoes. Marco’s father, Gian Luigi, taught us the steps of making a fresco. He began […]
By Samantha D’Alonzo ’21 Over the past few weeks, we have been using many different techniques to digitally recreate artifacts and archeological sites. We were introduced to these techniques on our first day of work in […]
[fusion_text]By Zoe Lallas ’20 Despite being hard at work all week long, the students of the MIT Great Barrier Reef Initiative have still found time to go on adventures and explore our surroundings. This past Saturday […]
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By Zoe Lallas ’20 This weekend found four-fifths of the MIT Great Barrier Reef Initiative just about four hours south of our home in Townsville in the Whitsunday Islands on a boat. Eager to explore Australia […]
By Zoe Lallas ’20 Working at the Australian Institute for Marine Science (AIMS) the past two months has been full of learning experiences and odd jobs. Each member of the Great Barrier Reef Initiative was able […]
By Cleverine Cong ’21 Last week, a group of 15 jetlagged rising sophomores arrived in Rome for the Course 1 experience of a lifetime – ONE MA3. Here are a few things, not related to research, […]
By Rachel Weissman ’21 This morning we traveled to the Parco Degli Acquedotti. This park, located 9km outside of Rome, contains the largest collection of intact Roman aqueducts. As we walked around the sunny park, archeologist […]
By Sophie Cohen ’21 Today began with a lecture on geo polymers, limestones, and ancient building materials by the revered Gilberto Quarneti. We learned the steps to make limestone and some of the history behind how […]
[fusion_text]By Amber VanHemel ’19 After a 45-minute drive, we pulled up to a cattle farm in Woodstock, Australia. However, this is not your typical farm…it is actually a research facility that belongs to Commonwealth Scientific and […]
By Sophie Cohen ’21 The Castle Caetani has been our home for the past week, and we’re finally getting used to living in a medieval castle. The girls live down the steps toward the stables, and […]
[fusion_text]By Sierra Rosenzweig ’20 The MIT Great Barrier Initiative team began working on projects at the Australian Institute of Marine Science (AIMS) on Tuesday. By the end of the week, research had been initiated on the […]
By Sophie Cohen ’21 Today we began by touring the Ninfa Gardens, which was built on a medieval city that was destroyed in 1382. Our guide explained how the city of Ninfa was a linking point […]
[fusion_text]By Zoe Lallas ’20 After traveling for almost 48 hours to get from Chicago to the other side of the world, I met up with the other MIT students to finally unite the MIT Great Barrier […]
By Rachel Weissman ’21 After a weekend of kayaking and beaches, we began our real work on Monday, June 18. In the morning we received a guest lecture from Diego Ronchi, a doctorate student at the […]