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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-KX3PWGq/2/X4/i-KX3PWGq-X4.jpg" alt="" style="width:239px;height:224px"/></figure> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <div class="wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-3 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-group is-vertical is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-2 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-lter-graduate-writing-fellows">LTER Graduate Writing Fellows</h2> <p>Each year, the LTER Network Office supports several Graduate Writing Fellows, who write stories about the wide range of LTER science. These includes updates on current research and deep dives into the people, daily life, and long-term vision of LTER sites. </p> </div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="wp-block-columns has-white-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-2 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex"> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:66.66%"> <p>The fellowship allows students to learn and practice science communication in a formal setting, with ample support from trained communication professionals at the Network Office. Fellows are paid for their work and build a strong online portfolio of writing samples that add credibility to the fellowship. </p> <p>Applications for new fellows open in the late summer or fall each year. For questions, contact the Network Office. </p> </div> <div class="wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow" style="flex-basis:33.33%"> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large is-resized"><img decoding="async" src="https://photos.smugmug.com/photos/i-zCk38mC/1/X4/i-zCk38mC-X4.jpg" alt="" style="width:217px;height:121px"/></figure> </div> </div> </div></div> <figure class="wp-block-pullquote"><blockquote><p>Going into my LTER Graduate Writing Fellowship, I had little experience with writing outside of publication for peer review. The LTER graduate writing program gave me the support and training that I needed to feel confident and comfortable writing in a different style for a different audience. </p><cite>Tim Ohlert, 2021 Fellow</cite></blockquote></figure> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center">Current Fellows </h2> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:35% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="220" height="220" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20220%20220'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-88894 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/abigailborgmeier.jpg 220w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/abigailborgmeier-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/abigailborgmeier-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/abigailborgmeier-125x125.jpg 125w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/abigailborgmeier.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="220" height="220" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/abigailborgmeier.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88894 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/abigailborgmeier.jpg 220w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/abigailborgmeier-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/abigailborgmeier-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/abigailborgmeier-125x125.jpg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 220px) 100vw, 220px" /></noscript></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Abigail Borgmeier</h3> <p>Abigail Borgmeier is a graduate student student at Brigham Young University studying Antarctic nematode phylogeography. She works with Byron Adams at the <a href="https://mcm.lternet.edu/">McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER</a> site. </p> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:auto 34%"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-right">Dante Capone</h3> <p class="has-text-align-right">Dante Capone is a PhD Student at Scripps Institution of Oceanography studying biological oceanography and a member of the <a href="https://ccelter.ucsd.edu/">California Current Ecosystem LTER</a> site. His research in the <a href="https://decimalab.ucsd.edu/">Décima Lab</a> examines environmental patterns of zooplankton diversity and the effects of wildfires on marine ecosystems.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/a-lotta-gelata-in-the-california-current-ecosystem/">A lotta gelata in the California Current Ecosystem!</a> [SSALTER Blog]</li> </ul> </div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1546" height="2010" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201546%202010'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="Dante Capone" class="wp-image-87484 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-1546x2010.jpeg 1546w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-231x300.jpeg 231w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-96x125.jpeg 96w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-768x998.jpeg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-1182x1536.jpeg 1182w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-1576x2048.jpeg 1576w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-308x400.jpeg 308w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-154x200.jpeg 154w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-77x100.jpeg 77w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-63x82.jpeg 63w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-38x50.jpeg 38w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-23x30.jpeg 23w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-scaled.jpeg 1970w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 1546px) 100vw, 1546px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-1546x2010.jpeg" /><noscript><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" width="1546" height="2010" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-1546x2010.jpeg" alt="Dante Capone" class="wp-image-87484 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-1546x2010.jpeg 1546w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-231x300.jpeg 231w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-96x125.jpeg 96w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-768x998.jpeg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-1182x1536.jpeg 1182w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-1576x2048.jpeg 1576w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-308x400.jpeg 308w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-154x200.jpeg 154w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-77x100.jpeg 77w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-63x82.jpeg 63w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-38x50.jpeg 38w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-23x30.jpeg 23w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/IMG_3262-scaled.jpeg 1970w" sizes="(max-width: 1546px) 100vw, 1546px" /></noscript></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:35% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%202560%202560'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-88739 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-768x768.jpg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-400x400.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-125x125.jpg 125w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-scaled.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="2560" height="2560" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-scaled.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88739 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-scaled.jpg 2560w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-768x768.jpg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-400x400.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/SSALTER-image_author-125x125.jpg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px" /></noscript></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Mary Linabury</h3> <p>Mary Linabury is a PhD candidate in Melinda Smith’s grassland ecology lab at Colorado State University. She studies the effect of long-term resource alteration in grassland ecosystems. In particular, she wants to understand how plant community dynamics interact with changing resource availability to shape the future of great plains grasslands, and works at the <a href="http://lter.konza.ksu.edu/konza-prairie-long-term-ecological-research-lter">Konza Prairie LTER</a>.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/at-the-helm-of-change-driving-forward-a-new-experiment/">At the helm of ChANGE: Driving forward a new experiment</a> [SSALTER Blog]</li> </ul> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:auto 34%"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-right">Nick Link</h3> <p class="has-text-align-right"><a href="https://twitter.com/NickLink540">Nick Link</a> is a second year PhD student at Northern Arizona University. Nick’s work with Michelle Mack and Xanthe Walker out of the <a href="https://www.lter.uaf.edu/">Bonanza Creek LTER</a> is broadly focused on disturbance and ecosystem ecology in the Boreal forest.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/burning-down-the-house-party/">Burning Down the House Party</a> [SSALTER Blog]</li> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/a-meditation-on-mosquitos/">A meditation on mosquitos</a> [SSALTER Blog]</li> </ul> </div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="968" height="968" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20968%20968'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-88751 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited.jpg 968w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited-400x400.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited-125x125.jpg 125w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="968" height="968" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-88751 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited.jpg 968w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited-768x768.jpg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited-400x400.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/BNZ_Link_Headshot-edited-125x125.jpg 125w" sizes="(max-width: 968px) 100vw, 968px" /></noscript></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:35% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="750" height="500" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20750%20500'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-88893 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot.jpeg 750w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot-120x80.jpeg 120w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot-600x400.jpeg 600w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot-150x100.jpeg 150w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot.jpeg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="750" height="500" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-88893 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot.jpeg 750w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot-120x80.jpeg 120w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot-600x400.jpeg 600w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot-300x200.jpeg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/willmott-headshot-150x100.jpeg 150w" sizes="(max-width: 750px) 100vw, 750px" /></noscript></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Meredith Willmott</h3> <p><a href="https://leafhopperillustrations.squarespace.com/">Meredith Willmott</a> an urban ecologist focused on entomology and science communication. Based at Rutgers University, she works with Amy Savage and the <a href="https://sevlter.unm.edu/">Sevilleta LTER</a> site.</p> </div></div> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-center" id="h-past-fellows">Past Fellows</h2> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">2022</h2> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:35% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="1984" height="2010" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201984%202010'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-85603 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-1984x2010.jpg 1984w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-296x300.jpg 296w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-123x125.jpg 123w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-768x778.jpg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-1516x1536.jpg 1516w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-2021x2048.jpg 2021w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-395x400.jpg 395w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-197x200.jpg 197w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-99x100.jpg 99w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-81x82.jpg 81w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-49x50.jpg 49w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-30x30.jpg 30w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 1984px) 100vw, 1984px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-1984x2010.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="1984" height="2010" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-1984x2010.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-85603 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-1984x2010.jpg 1984w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-296x300.jpg 296w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-123x125.jpg 123w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-768x778.jpg 768w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-1516x1536.jpg 1516w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-2021x2048.jpg 2021w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-395x400.jpg 395w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-197x200.jpg 197w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-99x100.jpg 99w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-81x82.jpg 81w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-49x50.jpg 49w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/IMG_1708-30x30.jpg 30w" sizes="(max-width: 1984px) 100vw, 1984px" /></noscript></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Abigail Jackson</h3> <p>Abigail Jackson is a second year Master’s student studying ecology and phylogeography of the nematode <em>Scottnema lindsayae </em>at Brigham Young University. She works at the <a href="https://lternet.edu/site/mcmurdo-dry-valleys-lter/">McMurdo Dry Valleys LTER</a>.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/winter-is-not-coming/">Winter is Not Coming</a> (a SSALTER Blog post)</li> </ul> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:auto 34%"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-right">Adriane McDonald</h3> <p class="has-text-align-right">Adriane McDonald is a second year PhD student in the Hofmann Lab in the EEMB Department, and works closely with the <a href="https://lternet.edu/site/santa-barbara-coastal-lter/">Santa Barbara Coastal LTER</a>. Her research interests include evaluating the responses of marine invertebrate species approved for California aquaculture to multiple environmental stressors.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/land-and-water-cover/">Land and water cover decreases likelihood of perceiving environmental problems, regardless of income</a></li> </ul> </div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="640" height="640" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20640%20640'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-86348 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald.jpg 640w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-300x300.jpg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-125x125.jpg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-400x400.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-82x82.jpg 82w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-50x50.jpg 50w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-30x30.jpg 30w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="640" height="640" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-86348 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald.jpg 640w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-300x300.jpg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-125x125.jpg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-400x400.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-82x82.jpg 82w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-50x50.jpg 50w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/adriane-mcdonald-30x30.jpg 30w" sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px" /></noscript></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:26% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="498" height="623" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20498%20623'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-86350 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily.jpg 498w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-240x300.jpg 240w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-100x125.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-320x400.jpg 320w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-160x200.jpg 160w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-80x100.jpg 80w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-66x82.jpg 66w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-40x50.jpg 40w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-24x30.jpg 24w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="498" height="623" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-86350 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily.jpg 498w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-240x300.jpg 240w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-100x125.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-320x400.jpg 320w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-160x200.jpg 160w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-80x100.jpg 80w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-66x82.jpg 66w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-40x50.jpg 40w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/ortega-emily-24x30.jpg 24w" sizes="(max-width: 498px) 100vw, 498px" /></noscript></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Emily Ortega</h3> <p>Emily Ortega is a PhD student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks, where she studies chemical oceanography at the <a href="https://lternet.edu/site/northern-gulf-alaska/">Northern Gulf of Alaska LTER</a>. Emily has pursued every opportunity to practice science communication, including journalism classes and now this fellowship.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/who-blessed-the-rains-down-at-the-cap-lter/">(Who Blessed) The Rains Down at the CAP LTER</a></li> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/nature-based-dune-restoration-makes-winners-of-us-all/">Nature-Based Dune Restoration Makes Winners of us All</a></li> </ul> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:auto 29%"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-right">Isabela Lima Borges</h3> <p class="has-text-align-right">Isabela Lima Borges is a PhD student at Michigan State University, where her research focuses on fragmented populations and is based at the <a href="https://lternet.edu/site/kellogg-biological-station-lter/">Kellogg Biological Station LTER</a>. Her communication drive stems from her experience in outreach, where she learned the power of stories in science education.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="/stories/similar-invasive-insects-coexist/">Similar Invasive Insects Coexist through Slight Differences in Environmental Responses</a></li> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/sea-urchins-mothers-can-help-their-offspring-withstand-marine-heatwaves/">Sea urchin mothers can help their offspring withstand marine heatwaves</a></li> </ul> </div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="478" height="560" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20478%20560'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-86351 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263.jpeg 478w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-256x300.jpeg 256w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-107x125.jpeg 107w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-341x400.jpeg 341w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-171x200.jpeg 171w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-85x100.jpeg 85w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-70x82.jpeg 70w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-43x50.jpeg 43w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-26x30.jpeg 26w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263.jpeg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="478" height="560" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-86351 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263.jpeg 478w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-256x300.jpeg 256w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-107x125.jpeg 107w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-341x400.jpeg 341w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-171x200.jpeg 171w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-85x100.jpeg 85w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-70x82.jpeg 70w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-43x50.jpeg 43w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Isabela_Borges-768x1024-1-e1668458138263-26x30.jpeg 26w" sizes="(max-width: 478px) 100vw, 478px" /></noscript></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:33% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="359" height="359" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20359%20359'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-86352 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741.jpeg 359w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-125x125.jpeg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-100x100.jpeg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-82x82.jpeg 82w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-50x50.jpeg 50w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-30x30.jpeg 30w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741.jpeg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="359" height="359" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741.jpeg" alt="" class="wp-image-86352 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741.jpeg 359w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-300x300.jpeg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-125x125.jpeg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-200x200.jpeg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-100x100.jpeg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-82x82.jpeg 82w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-50x50.jpeg 50w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/1663340749741-30x30.jpeg 30w" sizes="(max-width: 359px) 100vw, 359px" /></noscript></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Jenna Zuckswert</h3> <p>Jenna Zuckswert is a PhD student at the SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. She studies the effects of nutrients on the forest at the <a href="https://lternet.edu/site/hubbard-brook-lter/">Hubbard Brook LTER</a>. Her love for science communication stems from Rachel Carson’s work and a desire to engage diverse audiences with science.</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="/stories/cosmic-questions-with-tremendous-practical-value-exploring-the-potential-for-co-production-of-knowledge-with-hubbard-brook-in-the-white-mountain-national-forest/">Cosmic Questions with Tremendous Practical Value: Exploring the Potential for Co-Production of Knowledge with Hubbard Brook in the White Mountain National Forest</a></li> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/litterfall-in-the-limelight-how-a-covid-paper-from-harvard-forest-sheds-light-on-spatial-and-temporal-litterfall-patterns/">Litterfall in the Limelight: How a “Covid Paper” from Harvard Forest Sheds Light on Spatial and Temporal Litterfall Patterns</a></li> </ul> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:auto 32%"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-right">Katie Sperry</h3> <p class="has-text-align-right">Katie Sperry is a PhD student at Northeastern University. She studies ecosystem diversity at the <a href="https://lternet.edu/site/plum-island-ecosystems-lter/">Plum Island LTER</a> site. When Katie realized she could remember more from a single magazine article than any of the papers she had read as a student, she decided to make science communication a central part of her research career. </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/spare-a-thought-for-the-roots/">Spare a Thought For the Roots</a> </li> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/the-tall-and-short-of-it/">The Tall and Short of It</a> (a SSALTER Blog Post)</li> </ul> </div><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20400%20400'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-86353 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-125x125.jpg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-82x82.jpg 82w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-50x50.jpg 50w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-30x30.jpg 30w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-86353 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-125x125.jpg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-82x82.jpg 82w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-50x50.jpg 50w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/irP7RmQn_400x400-30x30.jpg 30w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></noscript></figure></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:32% auto"><figure class="wp-block-media-text__media"><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2000/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20400%20400'%3E%3C/svg%3E" alt="" class="wp-image-86354 size-full" data-lazy-srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-125x125.jpg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-82x82.jpg 82w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-50x50.jpg 50w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-30x30.jpg 30w" data-lazy-sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" data-lazy-src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400.jpg" /><noscript><img decoding="async" width="400" height="400" src="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-86354 size-full" srcset="https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400.jpg 400w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-300x300.jpg 300w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-125x125.jpg 125w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-200x200.jpg 200w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-100x100.jpg 100w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-82x82.jpg 82w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-50x50.jpg 50w, https://lternet.edu/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/jV0lKKV3_400x400-30x30.jpg 30w" sizes="(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px" /></noscript></figure><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading">Molly Reichenborn</h3> <p>Molly Reichenborn is a PhD student at New Mexico State University who researches plant community response to herbicides at the <a href="https://lternet.edu/site/jornada-basin-lter/">Jornada Basin LTER</a>. Her research focuses on supporting effective land stewardship, and the need to connect with landowners spurred a strong interest in communication and effective writing. </p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/trees-know-their-neighbors-and-respond-differently-when-they-die/">Trees know their neighbors—and respond differently when they die</a></li> </ul> </div></div> <div class="wp-block-media-text alignwide has-media-on-the-right is-stacked-on-mobile" style="grid-template-columns:auto 32%"><div class="wp-block-media-text__content"> <h3 class="wp-block-heading has-text-align-right">Tommy Shannon</h3> <p class="has-text-align-right">Tommy Shannon is a graduate student at Florida International University, where he studies the <a href="https://lternet.edu/stories/taking-it-to-the-park-mapping-sawgrass-vulnerability-to-peat-collapse-in-the-florida-everglades/">effects of environmental change on salt marshes</a> at the <a href="https://lternet.edu/site/florida-coastal-everglades-lter/">Florida Coastal Everglades LTER</a>. 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