Kirsti Martinez
Congratulations to Kirsti Martinez! Kirsti is one of only 260 undergraduate sophomores and juniors in the United States to receive the prestigious Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship for the 2015-2016 academic year. Congratulations are especially in order because this award does not simply recognize merit. Applicants had to write a competitive, rigorous research proposal, as well. Kirsti is a member of the Lewis Lab working on her Honors thesis, which investigates how leaf litter inputs from forest trees affect soil properties in upland and wetland habitats. Additionally, she is a member of Dr. Luanna Prevost’s lab, also in our department, where Kirsti participates in biology education research that investigates how biology and ecology are taught at the undergraduate level. Read the press release.
Ecosystems Lab at USF 