Student Spotlight
Piper Irvin
Piper Irvin is a Student at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas Geosciences Department. Piper is currently double majoring in Earth & Environmental Science and Anthropology. Piper earned an Advanced Honors Diploma from Green Valley High School, and is currently employed by UNLV as a teaching assistant for an introductory geoscience lab.
Piper joined NWRA as student member after NWRA representatives visited the geochemistry class at UNLV and offered students to join. As Piper is incredibly interested in water, she decided to join.
Piper intends to become involved with NWRA as a student by participating in conferences and completing projects that are assigned with the group, as well as encourage peers to join NWRA as well.
As Piper is completing the undergraduate degrees, she will be looking forward to beginning a graduate degree, with a focus on water and water-related fields. NWRA can hopefully assist Piper in these career goals by providing opportunities to interact with a variety of professionals in water-related fields.
Piper recommends that students can best take advantage of opportunities that NWRA offers by attending events such as the Annual Conference, where students are able to present projects and potentially win scholarships; reminding students that conferences are a fantastic place for networking and finding potential future employers. In addition, staying updated on the activities of NWRA is another great way to take advantage of the opportunities, so that you are always updated on them.
Piper encourages students currently involved to stay updated on the current opportunities that NWRA offers, especially to apply for everything you can, such as scholarships and poster competitions. She believes that it is better to take a chance to succeed than to have never tried at all.
Piper appreciates the extent to which the NWRA Board of Trustees recruits students and provides opportunities for them, and that it is important for the Board to keep students informed on opportunities and create events that are designed to help students succeed.
We look forward to students like Piper becoming engaged with NWRA early in their career, and will look forward to seeing you at events and your name in scholarship applications. Welcome, Piper! We will look forward to hearing about you completing your degrees and ultimately finding a job in the industry.
