2018
Undergraduate
Fellows

* alumni of SIFT & TERA programs

Tejiri Agbigbe
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology '19
Mosquito ecology
Mentors: Kim Medley, Katie Westby, and Lexie Beckermann

Jacob Amme
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology '20
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Ben Chase

Olivia Arias
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Policy '21
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson and Lexie Beckermann

Luiza Bergue Durante Alves
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '19
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein

Arden Brewer
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology '21
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Ben Chase

Austin Chen
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology '20
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski

Emily Dewald-Wang (Lennette Fellow)
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '19
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Ben Chase

Paul Elliott
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '19
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Ben Chase

Anirudh Gandhi (Sexton Fellow)
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '20
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson and Lexie Beckermann

Ivan Ginsberg
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '19
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein

Saransh Gothi
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '20
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Ben Chase

Melanie Grasso
Southeast Missouri State University, Environmental Science: Biology '19
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Ben Chase

Hayley Huntley* (Coles Fellow)
Southeast Missouri State University, Environmental Policy and Communication '21
Humanities in science communication
Mentor: Suzanne Loui

Rebecca Kiesel (Lennette Fellow)
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '20
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein

Lauren Kohart
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '19
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein

Jacob Longmeyer
Washington University in St. Louis, Biology '20
Interactions between plants and soil microbial communities
Mentors: Scott Mangan and Claudia Stein

Kit Lord
Washington University in St. Louis, Sociology '21
Humanities in science communication
Mentor: Suzanne Loui

Mariel Lutz
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '19
Informal science education (SIFT & TERA)
Mentor: Susan Flowers

Derek McFarland (McNair Scholar)
Harris-Stowe State University, Biology '20
Tick and wildlife ecology
Mentors: Solny Adalsteinsson and Lexie Beckermann

Eli Mennerick
Yale University, Environmental Studies '21
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Ben Chase

Arjun Puri
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Biology '20
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski

Kristen Riedinger
Washington University in St. Louis, Chemistry '20
Forest biodiversity
Mentors: Jonathan Myers and Ben Chase

Sheena Stevens
University of Missouri-St. Louis, Biology '20
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski

Sabrina Talir
Mount Holyoke College, Biology '21
Plant host-pathogen coevolution
Mentor: Rachel Penczykowski

Andrew White
Washington University in St. Louis, Environmental Policy '19
Mosquito ecology
Mentors: Kim Medley, Katie Westby, and Lexie Beckermann