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LandscapeU Announcements

This year we had 10 students complete their traineeship requirements with a couple more that will finish by the end of the summer.

2023 Trainees:

  • Lauren Dennis
  • Zachary Goldberg
  • Susan Kotikot
  • Paniz Mohammadpour
  • Ruchi Patel
  • Mei-Huan Chen
  • Marissa Kopp
  • Timothy Mateer
  • Katie Bernhard
  • Amy Wrobleski

Adrian, Paulo, Saumya, Stephanie, and Nastaran all finished up in 2022. We are proud of all our LandscapeU National Research Trainees!

Highlights from the 2023-24 School Year:

Over spring break 2023, seven trainees and five LandscapeU Faculty traveled to Arizona to participate in a transformational research experience. Read the Penn state News article here: Landscape-U program connects grad students with Navajo Nation

Landscape-U students and faculty visit the Kayenta Solar Farm run by the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. Credit: Courtesy of Sarah Powers. All Rights Reserved.

Landscape-U students and faculty visit the Kayenta Solar Farm run by the Navajo Tribal Utility Authority. Credit: Courtesy of Sarah Powers. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State Landscape-U participants hike on graduate student Tim Benally's family's land. Credit: Courtesy of Erica Smithwick. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State Landscape-U participants hike on graduate student Tim Benally’s family’s land. Credit: Courtesy of Erica Smithwick. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State graduate student Timothy Benally gives a tour of his family's land on the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Credit: Photo courtesy of Erica Smithwick. All Rights Reserved.

Penn State graduate student Timothy Benally gives a tour of his family’s land on the Navajo Nation in Arizona. Credit: Photo courtesy of Erica Smithwick. All Rights Reserved.

Timothy Benally talks to current students of his alma mater, Ganado High School. Benally shared his story of growing up in Ganado and his journey to study at Penn State. Credit: Courtesy of Erica Smithwick. All Rights Reserved.

Landscape-U participants Penn State hike on Timothy Benally’s family’s land. Credit: Courtesy of Timothy Benally. All Rights Reserved.

We would also like to welcome our new and final cohort of students: Diana Albuja Carbonell, Lara Garcia and Lisa Vebber. Bios will be coming soon.

Past LandscapeU Announcements

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LandscapeU is a National Science Foundation Research Traineeship (NRT) to train next generation scholar-practitioners. Trainees will work on problems related to the food-energy-water nexus in the Chesapeake Bay and globally, exploring intersections of how these systems are intertwined over space and time.

Trainees will gain competencies in transdisciplinary science, science communication, ethics, design & systems thinking, team facilitation, innovation, and interdisciplinary proficiency. Fellowship opportunities for PhD students ($34,000/year + tuition/fees)

Andrew Cole (Photo)