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Chihuahuan Desert Biodiversity Research Experience for Undergraduates
Major: Natural Resources and Environmental Management Research Experiences for Undergraduate (REU) programs are really about learning how to do research and gaining valuable experience in your field. With my faculty mentor, I was able to create a research question, gather field data, analyze data, and present on our findings. My project was evaluating functional traits differences between plants in a shrub encroached area and plants in a non-encroached area of the Chihuahuan Desert. I used information we had gathered from our field site and data from available literature to answer my research question. Outside of my individual project, the REU had events that I was able to participate in. Some of these events included information about graduate school programs and funding and travel to the Indio Mountains Research Station (IMRS) to help graduate students with research projects. While at IMRS, I also was able to help remove old fencing (from when the station used to be a ranch) to allow for easier animal movement throughout the area. While this is how my REU looked, the experience varies greatly from person to person, depending on your career goals, research interests, and who your mentor is.
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Eye-opening
Major: Natural Resources and Environmental Management Talked with voters about environmental issues and ones that my candidate was passionate about, started recycling programs in offices, met and talked with environmental professionals around the state including but not limited to Sierra Club board members, solar energy businessmen, etc.
John Ball Zoo Internship
Major: Natural Resources and Environmental Management I worked in the interactive exhibits and handling animals for guest to view. I also facilitated programs for Zoo Society members and birthday parties for young children, again handling animals for them to learn about.
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