Heather Wander (Biology ’18) just recently graduated after a long and successful time in my lab. Just to highlight some of her accomplishments, Heather presented her research at multiple national meetings including the Ecological Society of America 2017 meeting in Portland, Oregon, the 2017 Global Lakes Ecological Observatory Network all-hands meeting at the Mohonk Mountain House and the 2018 Global Lakes Ecological Observatory Network all-hands meeting at Rottnest Island just off the coast of Perth, Australia. Heather is also a co-author on three manuscripts stemming from her research (one paper is accepted in the peer-reviewed journal Freshwater Science, one is submitted to the peer-reviewed journal Inland Waters) and the lead author on a manuscript examining the vertical distribution of zooplankton in lakes with differing food webs.
SUNY New Paltz highlighted Heather’s experience with research in my lab and her trip to Australia funded by the Robert Kyncl ’95 and Luz Avila Kyncl ’96 STEM Experiential Learning Fund scholarship.
Heather will be attending Virginia Tech this fall to get her PhD in limnology in Dr. Cayelan Carey’s lab. Congrats Heather!!