Top Row (from left to right): Yorick Oden-Plants, Martin Calderon, Enlylh King, Ryan Nelson/ Xavier Nelson, Clarissa Winters, Ki’Amber Thompson, Marvin Bell, Giovanni Santiago/ Ryan Anderson, Emily Murphy, Citralina Haruo, Danielle Moni-Zo’boo, Jena Brooker, Jannice Newson Bottom Row: Kelly Lam, Gabby Vargas, Jenny Par, Malia Molina, Trina Dhar Photo Credit: Jaime Muñoz Velazquez
2016 Scholar Cohort Research
Trina Dhar, Barnard College
Research Topic: “Quantifying Arbuscular mycorrhizae through Percent Root Colonization and Glomalin Count”
Research Mentor: Dr. Inés Ibáñez
Internship Host Site: Huron River Watershed Council
Ryan Nelson, Wesleyan University
Research Topic: “Out of Thin Air: Assessing Legume Nitrogen Fixation Inputs on Organic Farm”
Research Mentor: Dr. Jennifer Blesh
Internship Host Site: Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, Great Lakes Great Communities
Martin Calderon, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Research Topic: “Socioeconomic Effects of Large Scale Land Transactions in Ethiopia”
Research Mentor: Dr Suhyun Jung
Internship Host Site: Clean Energy Coalition
Ki’Amber Thompson, Pomona College
Research Topic: “Mapping Movement: Using GIS to Understand Livestock and Development Patterns in Mongolia”
Research Mentor: Dr. Ginger Allington
Internship Host Site: Freshwater Future
Danielle Moni-Zo’obo, Hamilton College
Research Topic: “Innovations in Sustainability Education Using Contemporary Issues in Gabon and Maryland”
Research Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Hardin
Internship Host Site: Michigan League of Conservation Voters
Malia Molina, Carleton College
Research Topic: “Innovations in Sustainability Education Using Contemporary Issues in Gabon and Maryland”
Research Mentor: Dr. Rebecca Hardin
Internship Host Site: Legacy Land Conservancy
Jenny Par, Loyola University
Research Topic: “Examining the Coexistence of Quagga and Zebra Mussels over Depth and Time in Saginaw Bay”
Research Mentor: Dr. Ashley Baldrige
Internship Host Site: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Great Lakes Environmental Research Laboratory
Xavier Nelson, Brandeis University
Research Topic: “Protocol for Algal Cell Recovery”
Research Mentor: Dr. Meghan Duffy
Internship Host Site: Clean Energy Coalition
Gabby Vargas, Wesleyan University
Research Topic: “Protocol for Algal Cell Recovery”
Research Mentor: Dr. Meghan Duffy
Internship Host Site: National Wildlife Federation – Great Lakes Regional Office
Ryan Anderson, Brown University
Research Topic: “Fishery Sustainability and Ecosystem Productivity in Lake Michigan: Analyzing Impacts of Invasive Mussels and Nutrient Levels”
Research Mentor: Dr. Hongyan Zhang
Internship Host Site: Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, Great Lakes Great Communities
Guilu Murphy, Wesleyan University
Research Topic: “Fishery Sustainability and Ecosystem Productivity in Lake Michigan: Analyzing Impacts of Invasive Mussels and Nutrient Levels”
Research Mentor: Dr. Hongyan Zhang
Internship Host Site: Growing Hope
Jena Brooker, Dickinson College
Research Topic: “The Effects of Urbanization on Bee (Hymenoptera Apoidea) Diversity”
Research Mentor: Carolina Simoa
Internship Host Site: UM Botanical Gardens
Citralina Haruo, College of Menominee Nation
Research Topic: “Rehabilitating Lake Sturgeon Spawning Places in Local Rivers”
Research Mentor: Dr. Jim Diana
Internship Host Site: UM Botanical Gardens
Jannice Newson, University of Missouri
Research Topic: “Recirculating Aquaculture Systems Management”
Research Mentor: Dr. Jim Diana
Internship Host Site: Great Lakes Commission
Kelly Lam, Wesleyan University
Research Topic: “Analyzing the Effects of Field Management and the Surrounding Landscape Characteristics of Pumpkin & Squash Farms on Bees’ Species Richness”
Research Mentor: Michelle Fearon
Internship Host Site: Ecology Center – Sustainable Food Healthy Communities – Farm to Institution
Yorick Oden-Plants, College of William and Mary
Research Topic: “Proliferation of Pathogens in Pollinators: Using spatial analysis to map trends in the health of bees in Washtenaw County”
Research Mentor: Michelle Fearon
Internship Host Site: Great Lakes Commission
Marvin Bell, Amherst College
Research Topic: “Inequity, Development, and Reform: The Intersections of Environmental Justice within a Sustainable Future”
Research Mentor: Dr. Tony Reames
Internship Host Site: Sierra Club Michigan Chapter, Great Lakes Great Communities
Giovanni Santiago, Brown University
Research Topic: “Inequity, Development, and Reform: The Intersections of Environmental Justice within a Sustainable Future”
Research Mentor: Dr. Tony Reames
Enlylh King, Spelman College
Research Topic: “Investigations of Metal Contamination: Assessing How Interactions with Ground Water and Hyporheic Flows Affect Stream Ecosystem Microorganisms”
Research Mentor: Anna Harrison