Hello! My name is Jennifer Gutierrez, this is my 5th week interning remotely for the University of Utah where we focus on environmental engineering. I am currently working with a grad student named Aileen Zebrowski. Focusing on the Roosevelt Hot Springs I get to read many research articles and stay updated on the fieldwork that they will be doing soon! Apart from that, I am researching detection methods for helium.
Monday: On Monday I spent my time reading about soil gas samples that have been collected on both sides of the Opal Mound Fault. These samples were collected and analyzed with the EGM 5 instrument in the soil respiration chamber. The EGM 5 instrument found 3 atmospheric gases. This information was helpful because Aileen mentioned her interest in collecting soil gas samples to find CO2 fluxes, but she also does not want to repeat the information. 
Tuesday: Tuesday I got to meet with Aileen over zoom. We discussed what I learned the previous week, any questions I had, and my goals for the week. These zoom calls are very helpful because working remotely I don’t always have access to immediate answers when I have very specific questions that the internet is unable to answer. After our zoom call, I continued to research the possible hazards for the fieldwork that will be done in the next few weeks. 
Wednesday: Wednesday I worked on the bibliography from Stuart Simmons’s research article. As mentioned in my other blogs this article has 95 references! I go through each reference and determine whether they’re searchable, downloadable, date of publication, title, and author.
Thursday: On Thursday I began diving back into helium detection methods. I looked at many helium sensors but had to narrow it down to three that looked like they would be appropriate for the fieldwork that is done. These sensors have to be portable and able to detect 0ppm (part per million) to ensure the detection of extremely low concentrations of whichever gas they detect. 
Friday: Friday I had another zoom meeting with Aileen. I updated her on anything new I had learned and got to ask any new questions. I talked about the helium sensors I had found, and she was interested to look over my findings. So, after our zoom call, I created a new and cleaner document and sent her the sensors I had looked at.
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