Island Ad-Vantages reports on Deer Isle graduate student’s research fellowship

Island Ad-Vantages reported University of Maine student Anne “Ani” St. Amand of Deer Isle has been awarded a graduate research fellowship because of her demonstrated potential for significant achievement in STEM fields. The three-year National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowships are awarded to promote innovation, transformative scientific breakthroughs and economic growth in the U.S. St. Amand is pursuing a quaternary and climate sciences master’s degree and an interdisciplinary doctorate. She explores intersections between climate change and human behavior over the last 12,000 years, using geoarchaeological methods, spatial analysis and geophysical modeling to understand how past climates and environments have impacted human settlements, infrastructure and resource acquisition. St. Amand’s career goals include communicating science to the public and conducting research that expands knowledge of dynamic Earth systems. She also seeks to increase communities’ capacities to adapt to rapidly changing climates.