August

RES students were now starting to get serious into finalizing plans for the third trimester thesis projects. This was a great opportunity for students to pursue part of renewable energy that they had specific skills or interests. The project had to be approved by a thesis committee, but besides that is fairly open. It was inspiring to me to see students pursuing areas they were passionate and excited about making a contribution to.

Putting together the proposal on top of the already difficult coursework was tough, but students still managed to get out and enjoy Iceland. Some of the activities included visits to more of the local festivals. Some of the more notable included the herring festival in Siglufjörður. This included great food and even a demonstration of some of the old traditions.




There was a large RES showing at the Fiskidagsins mikla (mighty fish days) in Dalvik just north of Akureyri. This is one of the largest festivals in all of Iceland and draws a huge crowd. Locals invited guests into their homes for a variety of fish soup. There was also a tremendous amount of food and activities the whole weekend.
RES also made the trip to the Reykjavik marathon. A number of students ran the half and two ran the full marathon. All in all a great trip to the city and a great way to get in shape.