Two Loyola Undergrads Present Research at National Meeting

 Loyola University New Orleans students and faculty presented scientific research last weekend at a national conference. Both are Environment students at Loyola, where undergraduate students work alongside researchers on federally funded and state-funded scientific grants. Environmental Science major Ellie Redemann, ’24 and Katie Buc, ‘26 a double major in Environmental Studies and Political Science presented their research in the Mentored Undergraduate Research Poster Competition at the Annual Professional Development Conference of the National Association of Biology Teachers, held Nov. 14-17 in Anaheim, CA. They competed against other college students who have done research in their disciplines and were judged by scientists and science educators in their respective fields.  Katie presented her Environmental Justice Scholar work “Redesigning Recycling: The Impact of Bin Design and Placement on Campus Recycling Behavior” and  Ellie was awarded 3rd place for her capstone research on “Assessing the Flora and Fauna on the Loyola Campus through GIS Analysis.”