CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR STUDENT RESEARCH GRANT AND STUDENT SCHOLARSHIP AWARD RECIPIENTS!

IAEP awarded a total of $15,000 in combined financial awards for student research grants and student scholarships to eight college or university students, consisting of two research grants @ $2,500 each,  four student scholarships @ $2,000 each and two student scholarships @ $1,000 each.  The Scholarship funds were raised during our 2024 Golf Outing Fundraiser.   Special thanks to our golf outing supporters and donors!

Student Research Grant Recipients:
Tristan Peterson, Loyola University
Research Project:
“The Role of Land Surface Cover on Infiltration and Surface Energy Budget with Emphasis on the Role of Invasive Species”

Hannah Willis, Depaul University
 Research Project:
"The Presence and Diversity of the Greater Chicagoland Freshwater Mussels through Environmental DNA: a Comparison with Quality of Habitat Index” 

Student Scholarship Winners:
​Annaka Freve, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute
Dayton Gaughan, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale
Franklin Oseyemi, Illinois State University
Megan Oddie, University of Illinois at Chicago
Lillian Holden, University of Illinois at Chicago
Julius Ross, University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point

Congratulations to all and we look forward to hearing about your progress in your environmental fields of studies.