One of the first things I got to help him with was using sondes (which are devices that measure different water quality values, so things like pH, dissolved oxygen, turbidity, specific conductivity) these sondes were put in different places around Clark County, so in Buck Creek, nearby wetlands, a park, and the data was recorded. We would go out to the different locations and grab out the sondes and take them back with us to the office and plug the sonde into the computer. Next I would pour different chemical solutions into the sonde and that would calibrate it so we could get the data off of it. This was done for each sonde data reading we needed.
I also have helped with looking at level logger readings, level loggers measure amount of rainfall and water level rises. We have several of these located around the Clark County area and also two on campus that measure rainfall in gardens. I would take these, plug them into the computer and then take the data and calibrate it.
Also during my time with working with Dr. Ritter I would clean up lab areas and the storage rooms.
This first year in college has truly been a great experience, both in and out of the classroom, and even though it got tough sometimes, I wouldn't change a thing about it.