Hundreds of students displayed their research at the annual Biology 152 scientific poster session at Union South (May 7). Among them were Tiffany Bougie, Ben Fehr, and Sean Spencer – all Environmental Sciences majors! I enjoyed walking through the rows of posters, seeing the great variety of research being done right here on campus, by our talented undergrads. Biology is an integral component of environmental science, and 152 gives students a perfect opportunity to begin pursuing research on campus. Performing the scientific method and reporting on results is practical experience for just about any career in the sciences. Congrats to these students for doing the hard work, and being present to talk about it!

A group of three ES students were involved in an independent study as part of a larger research project in the department of Soil Science. The project was titled “Resource recovery from Wisconsin wastewater: An economic and environmental overview”. The group was mentored by Soil Science professor Dr. Phillip Barak. Their poster can be seen on the first floor of King Hall right now (see poster at right)! Congratulations to May graduates Justin Helley and Carolyn Barker, and senior Molly Bodde on their great work!

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