✿ Anna He crushes her valedictorian speech and heads to Duke University
Our high school Hall lab member, Anna He, gave a terrific valedictorian speech at her graduation from BASIS Chandler, and now she is headed to North Carolina for her freshman year at Duke. We are proud of you, Anna!
✿ Kinley Ragan awarded prestigious Udall Fellowship
Read about Kinley's incredible news here. Congratulations, Kinley -- we are so proud of you! https://www.udall.gov/OurPrograms/Scholarship/MeetScholars.aspx?webid=5650
✿ Newest Hall lab member, Jeff Haight, defends his M.S.
Kudos to Jeffrey Haight for successfully defending his Utah State University M.S. thesis, “Landscape Planning for Climate Change Resilience in the Southern Rockies”. Check out his slides and his public presentation here. We are proud of you, Jeff!
✿ Kate Weiss wins a 2018 CAP Grad Grant
Congratulations, Kate, for receiving a grad grant from the CAP LTER! This summer, Kate will explore mammalian functional diversity across a gradient of urbanization in the Phoenix Valley. She'll be working with Sharon and members of the Lewis lab, who are setting up...
✿ Introducing our Urban Ecology blogger, Anna He
Hey everyone -- have you all seen the incredible blog by our newest lab member, high school senior Anna He? Anna is interning with our Residential Landscapes research group this spring, and she has been documenting her experiences and things she's learned for her...
✿ Hats off to Kate Weiss for winning a Graduate College Fellowship for 2018-19!
We just got some great news! Kate Weiss has just won a fellowship from the Graduate College for the 2018-19 academic year. This competitive fellowship was awarded to a handful of our top scholars in the Environmental Life Sciences Ph.D. program. We are cheering...
✿ Hall Lab publishes new report on potential ozone precursor emissions from composting facilities in Maricopa County
The Maricopa County Air Quality Department has published a new report on potential ozone precursor emissions from compositing facilities in Maricopa County. Contributing authors were Laura Steger, Kiki Hooton, Sharon J Hall, and members of the Walton Global...
✿ Nature at ASU Director Corey Caulkins awarded Student of the Year in Conservation Biology & Ecology
Congratulations to ASU undergraduate Corey Caulkins for his tremendous achievement as the 2018 SOLS Conservation Biology & Ecology Student of the Year! Corey is the current Director of the Nature at ASU Professional development group and an all-around excellent...
✿ Ph.D. candidate Megan Wheeler awarded the Lisa Dent Memorial Award
We are proud to announce that Megan Wheeler was the recipient of the Lisa Dent Memorial Award for 2018! This award is given to an exceptional female Ph.D. student in ecology. Megan's commitment to research, teaching, and service towards the community embraces the...
✿ NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates Opportunity with the Hall Lab
Are you an undergraduate student who is interested in ecology, plant biology, and sustainability? The Hall Lab is looking for an enthusiastic and motivated undergraduate student to participate in research activities in urban ecology during the summer of 2018. The...