Intern Profile: Starin McKeen

I grew up in Colorado and can’t seem to stay away. I first moved to Buffalo, NY to accept a synchronized swimming scholarship at Canisius College, but returned to complete my B.A. in Molecular Cellular Developmental Biology at CU Boulder in 2009. My interests...

Soil Salinity Effects on Crop Production and Society

History has shown that an increase in soil salinity results in a decrease in crop productivity, and ultimately, the struggles to sustain a community.  One of the earliest and most major occurrences of an increase in salinity happened during 2400-1700 BC in ancient...

Intern Profile: Stephanie Lynn

I grew up in Indiana and moved to Colorado in 2007.  My educational background is in agronomy and pharmaceutics from Purdue, and environmental engineering from Colorado State.  I have always enjoyed science and math and I love to apply those principles to the real...

Limiting Water Loss Through Water Coolant Circulation

The key benefit of aquaponic systems, as contrasted to conventional agriculture, is reduced water usage. Water is only lost from absorption and transpiration by plants, evaporation from fish ponds, and biomass removal. Plant absorption and biomass removal are usually...

Intern Profile: Alex Gan

I’ve recently finished studying in Saudi Arabia, where I completed my M.S. degree in Environmental Science and Engineering. I moved back to Northern Colorado because I consider it my home, and its natural beauty was what motivated me to pursue the environmental...