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The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

 

GCA scholars work around the globe in their efforts to pursue and share knowledge. Explore their areas of interest using the directory and by reading the GCA’s annual publication, GCA Scholars Report.

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2024

Geneva Waynick

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

How Do Nectar Microbes Impact Plant Reproduction? By investigating the relationships between...

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2024

Megan Gauger

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Integrating Plants and People to Inform Conservation of a Biodiverse Pittsburg-Area Hotspot ...

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2024

Keegan Congleton

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Sourwood Persistence in Old Growth Forests on the Cumberland Plateau Congleton’s work is...

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2023

Abraham Stone

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Plant Survey (Native and Invasive) with Collection on Isle Royale's Volcanic Bedrock Glades ...

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2023

Jacob Michel

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Spatial Segregation among Phacelia bipinnatifida Morphotypes in a Southern Appalachian Cove...

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2023

Hannah Machiorlete

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

The Impact of Microbial Communities on Nectar Sugar Chemistry and Plant Fitness in Common...

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2022

John Kees

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

A Preliminary Assessment of Calcareous Grasslands in the Jackson Prairie Region Kees will...

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2022

Riley Rees

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Evolutionary History and Floral Traits of Angiosperms using DNA Sequences Rees’s project...

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2022

Julia Huczko

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Evaluating the Impact of Key Drivers on Forest Regeneration Following a Windthrow in a Mature...

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2021

Ryan Schmidt

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Rediscovering the “Weeds” of New Jersey: Understanding the Distribution of Weedy and...

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2021

Sylvi Oh

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Bird-mediated Seed Dispersal of Forest Herbs in a Temperate Deciduous Forest Oh studies the...

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2020

Cameron Pierce

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Floristic Checklist of Gilbert’s Corner Cameron Hugh Pierce is a recent graduate of...

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2020

Anna Sweeney

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Restoration of Plant Biodiversity
in Adirondack Northern Hardwood Forests through Mechanical...

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2020

Lillian Leak

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Ecology and Evolution of Duckweed Lillian C. Leak is a senior biology major at the University...

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2019

Thomas Chapin

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Thomas Chapin is a senior studying geography and environmental systems at the University of...

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2019

Noah Yawn

The Joan K. Hunt and Rachel M. Hunt Summer Scholarship in Field Botany

Noah Yawn is a freshman at Auburn University, studying organismal biology with a focus in...

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