Mykael Pineda Awarded UROP Grant
Undergraduate student, Mykael Pineda, was awarded an Undergraduate Research Opportunities Program (UROP) Individual Grant for her “Climate Sensitive Post-Fire Management” project. She will be co-mentored by Holly Barnard and GEOG Alum Teresa Chapman from The Nature Conservancy. Mykael will be using this work as the basis of her honors thesis.
Mykael will be using GIS mapping technology to determine the accessibility of seedling planting sites by foot and reports she is "grateful for the opportunity and optimistic about what the futureholds!"
鶹ѰBoulderhas a rich cultureforcultivating undergraduates asemerging scholars, artists and practicing researchers.UROP provides consultation services, workshops, and grants to promote undergraduate research as a high-impact learning practice for student success. Each year UROP funds hundreds of students who produce new knowledge and creative workwith CU's world-class faculty. For more information see the 鶹ѰBoulderUndergraduate Research Opportunities Program貹.
