Great conference this year in Tampa, FL. I started it off by taking part in the graduate student leadership conference, which was a wonderful learning and networking experience! Learned about my personality and how it affects not only how I work alone, but how I work with others and how to better work with others! Also, was taught some social etiquette skills to better present myself and leave a better impression when meeting others. We ended the conference with a luncheon with current and upcoming SSSA leaders! I highly recommend this leadership conference for any graduate students attending SSSA in the future!

During the SSSA conference itself, I sat in on some great oral presentations as well as saw some wonderful poster presentations. Sat in on a seminar on how to take better pictures focused on my research to share with others. The last day of the conference, I presented my work that included antibiotic concentrations in soil showing that patterns of how the antibiotics interact with the soil profile and may be mitigating antibiotics from reaching groundwater! Received wonderful feedback, great questions, and second place in the graduate student competition.

Selfie before heading over to the Tampa Convention Center.

View of the Tampa Bay during a Graduate Student Leadership luncheon with SSSA leaders.

Night lights along the Tampa River Walk.

Night lights along the Tampa River Walk.

Seagull with a older docked ship in the background along Tampa River Walk.