{"id":1093,"date":"2025-08-28T09:53:00","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:53:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/?page_id=1093"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:53:01","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:53:01","slug":"ben-caldwell-ees-student-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/meet-our-students\/student-ambassadors\/ben-caldwell-ees-student-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Ben Caldwell, EES Student Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1093_997376-47{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id1093_997376-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1093_997376-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1093_997376-47 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa\"]{padding-top:0px;padding-bottom:0px;text-align:center;font-size:45px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_0bf460-aa\">Ben Caldwell<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2\"]{padding-right:135px;padding-left:135px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2\"]{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_70dccf-d2\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Concentration: Sustainability, natural resource management, and environmental policy\u00a0<br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1093_72555c-9f > 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_f1aae2-a5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_f1aae2-a5\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1093_f1aae2-a5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_f1aae2-a5\">Why did you choose UMaine and the EES program:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_29a948-68\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_29a948-68\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_29a948-68\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_29a948-68\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_29a948-68\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1093_29a948-68 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_29a948-68\">I chose UMaine for all the research being done on campus that I could get to be part of. I chose EES for my love for the outdoors and wanting to make a difference in the world.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_de8078-10\"]{padding-top:20px;font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_de8078-10\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_de8078-10\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_de8078-10\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_de8078-10\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1093_de8078-10 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_de8078-10\">Best hands on experience and why:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_465fd5-5e\">My best hands on experience is being a research assistant under Dr. Gerbi and Dr. Campbell, where I look through and data analysis Lidar data of glaciers in Alaska.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_6a677e-5d, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_6a677e-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_6a677e-5d\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_6a677e-5d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_6a677e-5d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_6a677e-5d\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1093_6a677e-5d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_6a677e-5d\">Favorite class at UMaine and why:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_c0c522-fc\">ERS 201 was my favorite course due to understanding of carbon and how it works within many different systems like the ocean, soil, glaciers, etc.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4\"]{padding-top:20px;font-size:20px;font-weight:900;font-style:normal;font-family:stratum-1-web;text-transform:uppercase;color:#3698d4;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_5c0bce-c4\">Wisdom for incoming students:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_84afbf-30, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_84afbf-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_84afbf-30\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_84afbf-30 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_84afbf-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_84afbf-30\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_84afbf-30 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1093_84afbf-30[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1093_84afbf-30\"] 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