2023 Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Awards
Ethan Grady, Highest Honors
Mentor: Yuting Deng (Hermione), Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Lauren Hatch, Highest Honors
Mentor: Yuting Deng (Hermione), Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology
Rylee Sharkey, WCNR Honors
Mentor: Morgan Roche, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
2022 Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Awards
Cody Bingham, WCNR Honors
Mentor: Dr. Jody Vogeler, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Riley Gross, Highest Honors
Mentor: Dr. Jon Salerno, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Martin Morales, Highest Honors
Mentor: Dr. Jon Salerno, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
2021 Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Awards
Aaron Hargis, WCNR Highest Honors
Mentor: Nick Gubbins, Watershed Science Department
Title: Changes in Water Quantity Following Wildfires in Colorado, New Mexico, and Utah
Rebecca Rugg, WCNR Highest Honors
Mentor: Mireille Gonzales, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources Department
Title: Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado: Impacts of an Educational Webinar on Participant Perceptions & Attitudes
Cody Sanford, Energy Institute Award First Place
Mentor: Dr. Jill Baron, Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory and US Geological Survey
Title: CSU’s Nitrogen Footprint & Potential Reduction Strategy
2020 Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Awards
Damian Moya, Best in Show
Mentor: Jennie Anderson, Center for Environmental Management of Military Lands
Title: How Weather and Precipitation Affects Pronghorn Use of Water Guzzlers in the Northern Utah Test and Training Range
Emma Balunek, WCNR Highest Honors
Mentor: David Anderson, Colorado Natural Heritage Program
Title: Priority Area Survey of Colorado’s Newest State Park
Ryan Anderson, WCNR High Honors AND Energy Institute Award Second Place
Mentor: Dr. Jonathan Salerno, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Title: Understanding Rainy Season Onset and Cessation in Western Uganda
Sierra Simpson, WCNR High Honors
Mentor: Mireille Gonzalez, Human Dimensions of Natural Resources
Title: Stakeholder Perspectives in Advance of a Discussion on Wolf Reintroduction in Colorado ‘a Social Science Analysis’
Naomi Stevens, WCNR High Honors
Mentor: Dr. Randall Boone, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Title: Amphibian Recognition Techniques and Effect on Population Dynamics
Chenfan Li, WCNR College Honors
Mentors: Sarah Whipple and Dr. Gillian Bowser, Ecosystem Science and Sustainability and Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory
Title: Ants in Yellowstone National Park
2018 Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Awards
Makenna Smith, Second place Sustainable Energy and Environmental Stewardship Prize
Title: “The barriers between Tanzanians and potable water”
Denna Martinez, WCNR College Honors
Title: “Evaluating Data Sets to Predict Future Snow Melt in the Western US”
Amanda Spidel, WCNR College Honors
Title: “Evaluating ectomycorrhizal fungi colonization following clearcutting and pile burning in lodgepole pine forest”
2017 Celebrate Undergraduate Research and Creativity Awards
Avery Baker, WCNR College Honors
Title: The Effects of Biochar on Soil Moisture
Holly Cox, Service-Learning Award Grand Prize, First Place,
Title: Water Availability: A Study on Household Water in Samburu, Kenya
Hannah Dresang, WCNR College Honors
Title: Social-Ecological Dynamics of Pollinators and Pastoralists in Simanjiro, Tanzania
Sara Hines, Excellence in Diversity & Social Justice Award
Title: Health of Women and Families in Samburu, Kenya: Chief Concerns and Treatments
Leanne Makens, WCNR College Honors
Title: The Impacts of Polyculture vs. Monoculture on Soil Aggregation and Soil Organic Carbon
Alexandra Stoneburner, WCNR College Honors
Title: Sage Grouse as an Indicator Species of Range Health at Dinosaur National Monument
2017 Warner College of Natural Resources Awards
Ashley Foster, WCNR Undergraduate Research Award
Title: Pastoral experiences with wildlife and conservation in Samburu County, Kenya