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  • Bob Newton: Building the Next Generation of Scientists

    Bob Newton: Building the Next Generation of Scientists

    Bob Newton, an oceanographer who leads the SSFRP, an intensive summer fieldwork program for high school students at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, just won Lamont’s 2016 Excellence in Mentoring Award. His students explain how he has changed their lives.

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  • Bob Newton: Building the Next Generation of Scientists

    Bob Newton: Building the Next Generation of Scientists

    Bob Newton, an oceanographer who leads the SSFRP, an intensive summer fieldwork program for high school students at Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, just won Lamont’s 2016 Excellence in Mentoring Award. His students explain how he has changed their lives.