Ecology and Environmental Sciences

Caroline Booth graduated with a B.S. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, with a concentration in forest ecosystems, in May 2019. During her time at UMaine, she was involved in a diverse array of extracurricular opportunities and academic research. As a freshman, Caroline was a part of Blue for Peru, a campus service trip organization, which […]

Hannah Webber is a second-year EES Ph.D. student researching rockweed food web ecology. Her work is part of a larger project, Conserving Rockweed Animal Systems for Sustainable Harvest (CRASSH). “Rockweed is a fascinating foundation species,” says Webber. “Altogether, the CRASSH team research is piecing together an understanding of how this branching intertidal algae affects its […]

In addition to our incoming students, EES has some new faces joining its faculty this academic year.  EES’s new Interim Director is Dr. Brian Olsen. Dr. Olsen is replacing Dr. Sarah Nelson, who left the university in September to become the Director of Research at the Appalachian Mountain Club. Congratulations, Dr. Nelson, and welcome, Dr. […]

EES graduate students have been receiving some well-deserved recognition. The Center of Undergraduate Research (CUGR) hosted its annual symposium at the Bangor Cross Insurance Center April 10. Graduate students Jennifer Smith-Mayo, Rafa Tasnim and Joe Mohan won the Graduate Interdisciplinary Research Poster Award. Isaac Sheppard and Catherine Hamley received Chase Distinguished Research Fellowships, which are […]

EES Faculty members are on the move. Dr. Hamish Greig, our Assistant Director and Graduate Coordinator, was awarded promotion and tenure in the School of Biology and Ecology. Congratulations, Associate Professor Greig! Dr. Katharine Ruskin, EES lecturer and Undergraduate Coordinator, was awarded the 2019 Second Century Stewardship Fellowship. This program was launched by the National […]

EES is proud to announce Cole Hillis as Manomet’s Next Generation Scholar for 2019. He placed first at the U360 internship’s capstone event in Boston, where the winner competes for $1000 scholarship in front of a panel of expert judges. The internship focuses on sustainability and small business practices and immersing its students into real-world […]

The 3rd Annual EES Scholarship and Leadership Celebration was held on Tuesday, April 16 at Stodder Hall.  Undergraduate and graduate students as well as faculty were recognized.  The Boyle Prize for the top graduating senior was awarded to Michaela Murray. Four Stantec Scholarships were awarded to Madeleine DeMoranville, Nathaniel Burke, Job Rheinhardt, and Patrick Hurley. […]

Cole Hillis is a double major in Economics and Ecology and Environmental Sciences with a concentration in Sustainability, Natural Resource Management & Environmental Policy. He is currently an intern at Manomet in the U360 Small Business and Sustainability Practices Program. Manomet is a non-profit organization that strives to make the world a better place by using science, while […]