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Alumni

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Meet Our Alumni

Lukas Capatosto


Lukas Capatosto

Environmental and Conservation Biology (BS '24)

Research interests: genomics and evolutionary biology

 

 

Alicia Costello


Alicia Costello

M.S. student, Ecology, Pennsylvania State University 

Horticulture (BS '24)

Research interests: sustainable horticulture, botany, plant pathology, forestry, agroforestry, nutrient cycling, and climate change

 

 

Olivia Eader

Olivia Eader

M.S. student, Geography, Â鶹´«Ã½ 

Environmental Studies & English (BA '24)

Research interests: environmental justice and outdoor/environmental education

 

 

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Renae Gizzo

Environmental Scientist, CTL Engineering 
Environmental and Conservation Biology; minor in GIS (BS '23)

Research interests: Remote sensing, UAVs, and ecological modeling

 

 

Sam Large


Samuel Large

Environmental Scientist, EnviroScience, Inc.

Environmental and Conservation Biology; minor in Climate Change (BS '24)

Research interests: landscape ecology, nutrient cycling, ecotoxicity, and landscape disturbance

 

 

Abi Leonard

Abigail Leonard

Technician, Pine Environmental

Environmental Studies (BA 24')

Research interests: ornithology, migratory behaviors, environmental justice, wildlife, and botany

 

 

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Max Miller

Environmental Studies; minor in Biology for Environmental Management (BA '23)

Research interests: botany, soil, sustainability, agriculture, agricultural entomology, invasive species/biodiversity, ecology, and pollution

 

 

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Mitchel Pozwick

M.A. student, Criminology and Criminal Justice, Â鶹´«Ã½
Investigative intern

Environmental Studies; minor in Criminology and Justice Studies (BA '23)

Research interests: wetland classification

 

 

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Justin Thompson

M.S. student, Environment and Sustainability, University of Michigan

Environmental Studies and Political Science; minors in Geology, Geography, and Urban Studies (BA '22)

Research interests: US-Canada transboundary environmental policy, hydraulic fracturing and injection wells and environmental justice, sustainability, and public policy

 

 

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Cody Ulbricht

Environmental Studies; minor in Geography (BA '23)

Research interests: wildlife conservation and studying invasive species

 

 

Grace Watson

 

Grace Watson

M.S. student, Aquatic Ecology, Ohio State University 

Environmental and Conservation Biology; minor in Environmental Geology (BS' 24)

Research interests: wetland restoration and monitoring, aquatic ecology, nutrient cycling, and invertebrates