Carolyn Foley

Carolyn Foley

Appears in 68 Episodes

15: We’re Doing Everything in Plastic

We speak with Dr. Lorena Rios Mendoza about chemistry, microplastics, and lots of garbage.

12: You Never Lose Track of Your Old Friends

Live from the International Association for Great Lakes Research (IAGLR) Virtual Conference 2020. We interview IAGLR Lifetime Achievement Award Winner (and Carolyn Fol...

10: A Lot of Different Kinds of Data

Buoys, Part 1! We speak with Kelli Paige of the Great Lakes Observing System about all of their data monitoring efforts and how our data needs have changed as our tech...

8: The Really Delicious Carbon

Microbes…they’re everywhere! Today, we chat with Dr. Rachel Poretsky about microbes in the Great Lakes and the important functions they serve in the food web. Plus, ba...

4.5: The Role of Information Was Quite Limited

BONUS EPISODE!!! In this Researcher Feature, we speak with Zhao Ma, Associate Professor in the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources at Purdue, about her recent...

4: That Long Fetch Setup

In which we discuss the polar vortex, lake effect, and drinking yellow snow with Tom Coomes of ABC57 in South Bend, Indiana.

2: Limnologists Make up Lots of Words

We discuss the origin story of the Great Lakes and, because the show is 2/3 Canadian this month, hockey.

1: They're Also Called Nurdles

We learn all about microplastics and discuss an interesting business plan for the Chicago area.