Current Students
Arden Goldberg is majoring in Political Science with a focus on the intersection between policy and the natural sciences, as well as effective science communication. He is passionate about native plants, mushroom identification, water quality, land-access policy, and sailing on the waterways of the Pacific Northwest. He volunteers for organizations such as SOLVE on public land cleanup, and for Forest Health Watch on Western Red-cedar monitoring.
Adrian Jimenez is an undergraduate majoring in Geology and minoring in Mathematics and Earth Data Science. They are broadly interested in hydrology and working to better understand how climate change will impact water resources around the globe in both natural and urban environments.
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Past Students
Olivia Helback is an undergraduate biology major researching humane feral/stray cat management with the purpose of protecting native wildlife and reducing free-roaming cat populations. Her current focus is on the benefits of feeding stray/feral cats.
Amelia Drake is a senior in the Maseeh College of Engineering and Computer Science, she is majoring in Environmental Engineering and minor in Biology. She is passionate about studying the intersection of politics, environmental justice, and engineering.
Adam Caldwell
Alondra Sotelo Laureano I am a Mechanical Engineering student. I am interested in sustainability, and how we can create healthier communities. Currently, I intend to get more involved with air quality as the recent west coast wildfires have got me interested in how we can help communities stay healthy during wildfire events. One of my favorite places to go in Portland is the Rose Garden because of the view!
Chance Hodges
The purpose of my research is to create a methodological framework for measuring runoff flow from an experimental greenroof platform on PSU campus. This involves identifying appropriate equipment based on greenroof geometry and local rainfall trends. Alternative methods will be compared to find the most accurate method for future students to readily collect greenroof runoff measurements
Tyler Robin
Tyler Robin is a chemistry major, Build EXITO, and McNair scholar with an interest in environmental sciences, food justice, and sustainability. Tyler is currently working on a study is to compare heavy metal content found in spinach growing on ground and roof sites at the Portland State University campus.