{"id":1102,"date":"2025-08-28T09:56:30","date_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:56:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/?page_id=1102"},"modified":"2025-08-28T09:56:30","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T13:56:30","slug":"sarah-mccullough-ees-student-ambassador","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/meet-our-students\/student-ambassadors\/sarah-mccullough-ees-student-ambassador\/","title":{"rendered":"Sarah McCullough, EES Student Ambassador"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id1102_cf933b-cb{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id1102_cf933b-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1102_cf933b-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id1102_cf933b-cb > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 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.kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column1102_504e69-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column1102_504e69-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column1102_504e69-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column1102_504e69-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column1102_504e69-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column1102_504e69-fa{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column1102_504e69-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1102_504e69-fa > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1102_504e69-fa\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c\"]{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-heading1102_cc038e-4c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c\"] 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-heading1102_cc038e-4c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_cc038e-4c\">Sarah McCullough<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a\"]{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-heading1102_f2c206-9a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a\"] 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-heading1102_f2c206-9a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a\"]{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_f2c206-9a\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">Concentration: \u00a0Earth and Climate Sciences<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id1102_9e9e77-f6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id1102_9e9e77-f6 > 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.kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column1102_c913ed-77 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column1102_c913ed-77\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc\"]{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-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc\"] 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-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_e3e7fb-dc\">Why did you choose UMaine and the EES program:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba\"] 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-heading1102_555b94-ba img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_555b94-ba\">UMaine is a research-oriented campus, and I wanted to do hands-on research in my field during the school year. I got to work in the ice core lab, and was exposed to many job opportunities through the program.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35\"]{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-heading1102_6896a2-35 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35\"] 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-heading1102_6896a2-35 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_6896a2-35\">Best hands on experience and why:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a\"] 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-heading1102_eda9f5-3a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_eda9f5-3a\">Over the summer, I got to do an internship for the Maine Geospatial Institute under the Maine Rockweed Coalition. Not only were the benefits great, but I got to spend most of my day hiking and looking at the ocean (and got to do some mapmaking on rainy days).\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_448656-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_448656-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_448656-5c\"]{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-heading1102_448656-5c mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_448656-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_448656-5c\"] 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-heading1102_448656-5c img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_448656-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_448656-5c\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_448656-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_448656-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_448656-5c\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_448656-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_448656-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_448656-5c\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1102_448656-5c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_448656-5c\">Favorite class at UMaine and why:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5\"] 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-heading1102_7528e2-f5 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_7528e2-f5\">My favorite class has to be ERS 301 \u2013 Earth Science and Geomatics. It was tough, but the skills I gained from it opened up a lot of opportunities for me. My job primarily uses skills I learned from this class, and I have a research project in the works using data collected through the software taught.\u00a0<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0\"]{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-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0\"] 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-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0\"]{padding-top:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h3 class=\"kt-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_1d5e5c-b0\">Wisdom for incoming students:<br><\/h3>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52\"] 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-heading1102_d5044a-52 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading1102_d5044a-52\">Go to class! Every day! Even if you\u2019re tired, you can learn a lot more by sitting in class than staying home and never looking over the PowerPoints from the day you missed.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image1102_6e07c7-02 .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image1102_6e07c7-02 size-large\"><img alt=\"Sarah McCullough on a yellow kayak in the water\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-1105\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-951x713.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-1268x951.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/Sarah2-1536x1152-1.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1102_502f2b-66 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1102_502f2b-66 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-1102_502f2b-66 .kt-block-spacer{height:35px!important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-1102_502f2b-66\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sarah McCullough Concentration: \u00a0Earth and Climate Sciences Why did you choose UMaine and the EES program: UMaine is a research-oriented campus, and I wanted to do hands-on research in my field during the school year. 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