People

Dr. Meghan Blumstein

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Principal Investigator

Assistant Professor in Environmental Sciences and Architecture

Meghan has a joint appointment in the College and Graduate School of Arts and Sciences and the School of Architecture and started at UVA in August of 2024. Meghan received her BA from Middlebury...

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Nick Hanna

MA Student

Nick recently completed his Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies at VCU (2021-2025) and is currently working on my his Master of Arts in Environmental Sciences at UVA (2025-2026).  Nick is...

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Salma Haskett

Undergraduate Student

Salma is a fourth year Biology major and Sociology minor. She is pursuing a pre-dental track and her interests include volunteering in the Charlottesville community, spending time in nature, and...

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Emma Land

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PhD Student, Environmental Science

Emma most recently completed her Master of Science in Forest Biology at the University of Georgia in Scott Merkle’s tree tissue culture lab. Her research interests focus on genomic variability of tree...

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Miles Miskill

Undergraduate Student

My name is Miles Miskill . I am a third year at UVA studying Environmental Science and Urban Planning. I am interested in how aquatic ecosystems can be prepared and engineered for resilience in the...

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Tess Morrison

Undergraduate Student

Tess is a second-year Environmental Sciences and Environmental Thought & Practice double major with a minor in Urban Planning. She is interested in human/environmental interaction and how to...

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Dr. Alex Rice

Research Technician

Alex recently completed her Ph.D. in the biogeochemistry lab at UVA, where she studied how soil minerals and nutrient dynamics influence forest productivity with the goal of informing more sustainable...

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