Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2019-2020 Ph.D. Student, Department of Forest and Rangeland Stewardship Research Summary:Rangeland social-ecological systems in Northeastern (NE) Colorado are undergoing linked land-use, livelihood, and identity transitions. While changes in land cover have been well studied empirically, multi-scale,

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2019-2020 Ph.D. Student, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology Research Summary: The green revolution of the mid-20th century provided technological advances in agricultural that supported and allowed for a dramatic increase in the human population.

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2019-2020 Ph.D. Student, Department of Mechanical Engineering Research Summary: My research is focused on quantifying the sustainability of agriculture, bioprocessing and food-related systems through life cycle and techno-economic analyses. I am interested in understanding environmental and

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2019-2020 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Research Summary: Nitrous oxide (N2O) is a greenhouse gas 300x more potent than CO2 and it is dramatically increasing in the atmosphere due

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2019-2020 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Bioagricultural Sciences and Pest Management Research Summary: My research projects are focused on understanding weed biology and herbicide resistance to inform management decisions. I am working on identifying the potential to

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2019-2020 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Fish, Wildlife, and Conservation Biology and the Graduate Degree Program in Ecology Research Summary: I study the health of wild orphan African elephants. To do this, I repeatedly collected dung samples

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2019-2020 Postdoctoral Fellow, Department of Environmental & Radiological Health Sciences Research Summary: My research explores the relationship between diet and disease through a lens focused on understanding the intricate interplay between food components, metabolism, and gut

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2019-2020 Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Political Science Research Summary: My research focuses on the question of how China as an emerging power influences global environmental norm development processes. I am examining the role of Chinese actors

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2019-2020 Ph.D. Student, Department of Chemistry Research Summary: My research focuses on rare-earth elements and my goal is to harness their exceptional magnetic properties to control chemical reactions. Currently, I am building a conceptual model to

Sustainability Leadership Fellow Cohort: 2019-2020 Ph.D. Student, Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Research Summary: In developing countries, rural households depend on agriculture and natural resource exploitation for their income, food, and nutrition. However, with prevalent climate shocks in terms