PEER ManCoRe’s Project Leader, Dr. Severino G. Salmo III, and PhD student, Maria Elisa Gerona-Daga participated in a training on how to age mangrove sediment samples using the Pb-210 method at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee – School of Freshwater Sciences from August 15 to September 9, 2023. The PEER ManCore participants were welcomed by Dr. J. Val Klump, former dean and a Professor Emeritus of the School. They were oriented in the laboratories at the Great Lakes Research Facility, including the Neeskay Research Vessel.
PEER ManCoRe participants greeted by Dr. Val and Dr. Grow on their 1st day at the Great Lakes Research Facility in the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee – School of Freshwater Sciences.
A 2-day intensive training on Pb-210 dating technique was conducted by Dr. Jessie Grow at Val’s laboratory. Dr. Grow supervised the entire training and processing of mangrove sediment samples. For three weeks, the participants successfully completed the processing of all mangrove sediment samples from the project sites in the Philippines. This training was part of a National Academy of Sciences (NAS) – USAID Partnership for Enhanced Engagement in Research (PEER) funded project that the US Forest Service is working on with the Institute of Biology, UP Diliman. Dr. Richard MacKenzie, the PEER ManCoRe’s US collaborator, officially invited the participants for the training.
Dr. Salmo and Ms. Gerona-Daga at Val’s laboratory for the Pb-210 dating technique training by Dr. Grow.
Mangrove Ecology 