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Meet the 2024 Blandy REU Participants

Blake Molenaar

Blake Molenaar

Home Institution: Florida State University
Project Title: Chemically-Mediated Ecological Interactions in the Rhizosphere
Mentor: Mary McKenna

Camille Ingram

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

Caroline Speidel

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

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

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