Congratulations to the following NRES online students who participated in the University of Illinois, College of ACES Commencement exercises this past weekend:
- Sarah McGinnis: Pilot Study: Urban Wetlands as Filters for Total Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Stormwater Runoff. Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Matthews
- Eleanor Schumacher: Pollinator Habitat Restoration Tools: Comparing Seed Mixes, Seed Treatment, and Imazapic Application Timing. Advisor: Dr. Alexandra Harmon-Threatt
- Catherine Wallace: Using Scanning Electron Microscopy to Compare the Pollen Grain Morphology of Physarria Kingii Subsp. Kaibabensis and its Congeners to Assess Hybridization. Advisor: Dr. Brenda Molano-Flores
We also want to congratulate and send best wishes to the following students who were unable to attend, but also completed their Master’s degree during the 2017 – 2018 school year.
- Tracey Boutelle-Fidler: Wicked Problems and the Perils of Collaborative Management of Nature. Advisor: Dr. Silvia Secchi. NRES Advisor: Ms. Piper Hodson
- Kate Brayton: Developing a Standards-Aligned Environmental Education Curriculum for Community Outreach: Institute for Environmental Solutions Tree Project, K-2. Advisor: M.S. Piper Hodson
- Bradley Carr: The Socio-cultural Influence on Visitor Support of an Urban Protected Area (El Salvador). Advisor: Dr. Carena Van Riper
- Mark Krivchenia: Improving Floristic Quality through the Removal of Invasive Species in Degraded Forest Wetlands in an Illinois State Nature Preserve. Advisor: Dr. Jeffrey Matthews
- Stacey Libra: Establishment of Native Plant Communities at Viridian: Internship with Applied Ecological Services, Inc. Advisor: Ms. Piper Hodson
- Amber Peppers: A Case Study of the Middle Cuyahoga River: The TMDL Process. Advisor: Dr. Robert Hudson
- Crystal Richardson: Hamilton County Soil and Water Conservation District Internship – Increasing Awareness about Pollution in Hamilton County. Advisor: Ms. Piper Hodson
- Danielle Schraitle: Fine Scale Hydrologic Modeling of the Lower Colorado River Basin in Response to Climate Advisor: Dr. Lorraine E. Flint (USGS.) Faculty Advisor: Dr. Robert Hudson.
All of us at NRES acknowledge and applaud your efforts! We are very proud of your accomplishments and hope that your degree will advance your professional career.