Students Ask Scientists Event Supported by Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL)
Join Purdue University master's student Anna Hill for a free virtual event for middle school students and their educators to learn about her work tracking fish. This is an event where students can engage with scientists and ask them questions. This event is supported by the Center for Great Lakes Literacy (CGLL).
Studying fish can be challenging, especially because they are constantly moving, which has become a recent focus in aquatic science. With tools like acoustic telemetry, scientists can now monitor fish movement at both fine and large spatial scales. Much like how cell towers use signals to track phones, a network of receivers can record the movements of individual fish over time. Scientists use this technology in Lake Michigan to study Yellow Perch, a species that is important to both the ecosystem and local fisheries.
Anna Hill, originally from Chicago, Illinois, is a master’s degree student at Purdue University, co-advised by Tomas Höök and Paris Collingsworth. She completed her undergraduate degree in marine science from the University of Delaware and has worked as an aquatic technician in both freshwater and marine systems.
This virtual event is free and open to the public. Registration is required to attend.
When
Thursday, November 6, 2025
11:00 a.m. to noon CT
Registration
Registration is required to attend this free virtual event.
Event Support
This event is supported by the Sea Grant Center for Great Lakes Literacy.
Event Contacts
Credit: Anna Hill.