Meet the 2024 Blandy Undergraduate Research Participants

 
 
Blake Molenaar
Home Institution: Florida State University
Project Title: Chemically-Mediated Ecological Interactions in the Rhizosphere
Mentor: Mary McKenna
 
 
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Camille Ingram
Home Institution: George Washington University
Project Title: Restoring Virginia’s Grasslands: the Effects of Mycorrhizal Fungi on Native Grass Competition and Insect Diversity
Mentor: Nia Johnson
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Caroline Speidel
Home Institution: University of Virginia
Project Title: Bumble Bee Nesting Preferences as Predictors of Vulnerability to a Warming Climate
Mentor: T'ai Roulston
 
 
Hannah Russell
Home Institution: University of Virginia
Project Title: Assessing the Ecological Impacts of Salt on Vigna unguiculata and Its Mutualistic Relationships
Mentor: David Carr
 
 
Liz Cramer
Home Institution: Kenyon College
Project Title: Is There Really Strength in Numbers? Investigating the Impact of Increased Temperature on Social Behavior and Host Plant Choice
Mentor: Rebecca Forkner