Southern California Ecosystems Research Program (SCERP)

Congratulations, Trina (SCERP 2020 cohort)! Trina placed first in the CSU systemwide Student Research Competition!

Titans Bring Home Top Awards From Statewide Research Competition | CSUF News Titan researchers won top awards at the California State University Student Research Competition, held in April at San Diego State University. Titan researchers won top awards at the California State University Student Research Competition, held in April at San Diego State University.

Great fun catching up with Lily (SCERP 2005 cohort) and Danielle Zacherl!

A HUGE congrats to our very own Dr. Hoese!!!!

Biologist Honored as an Innovator in the Teaching and Learning of Science | CSUF News Biological Science Professor William "Bill" Hoese is the recipient of the California State University’s 2023 Wang Family Excellence Award-Outstanding Faculty Innovator for Student Success. Cal State Fullerton Biological Science Professor William "Bill" Hoese is the recipient of the California Stat...

Fantastic update from Stephanie (SCERP 2005 cohort)! Stephanie serves as Manager of the Water Resources and Environmental Planning Group at the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. She leads a team of Water Resources specialists (focused on groundwater, drinking water, stormwater, and wastewater), Wildlife Biologists and NEPA specialists. Stephanie and her husband now have two kids! Great!

We are writing a new NSF grant to train scholars in ecology and environmental biology and are looking to the SCERP community for professional development mentors! We've seen how valuable it is to connect with a broad network of professionals of all types and hope you are interested. At this point we want to know if you are potentially interested (if funded we will follow up). If so, please message, or email me and I will send you the link.

So much fun catching up with Sean (SCERP 2016 cohort)! Sean has been teaching outdoor education in the Santa Cruz Mountains and is now moving on to other adventures. Great!

Allyson Degrassi (SCERP 2008 cohort) has a new position as assistant dean for innovation and development at Shenandoah University. Great!

Shenandoah’s College of Arts & Sciences Welcomes New Leadership Shenandoah University’s College of Arts and Sciences has started the new academic year with familiar faces as new academic leaders. Assistant Professor

Thrilled to see a Titan Magazine article on our ornithology class visit to learn about Jenny's (SCERP 2019 cohort) work as a research technician with California Condors at Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge. Great! https://titanmag.fullerton.edu/fall-winter-2022/california-condors/?utm_source=nsm&utm_medium=website&utm_campaign=titan-mag-fall-winter-2022

Nifty article focused on SCERP scholar, Trina (2020 Cohort) and her research with Dr. Burnaford on coastal trash. https://news.fullerton.edu/2022/09/talking-trash-tracking-ocean-litter-in-the-rocky-intertidal-zone/
Great!

Talking Trash: Tracking Ocean Litter in the Rocky Intertidal Zone | CSUF News Trina Miller, a Cal State Fullerton undergraduate researcher studying marine biology, is focusing on a study to identify and categorize ocean trash to determine the threats of human-caused debris to marine life in the rocky intertidal zone.

Congratulations Sydnee (SCERP 2018 Cohort)! Sydnee starts a new position as a scientific aid for the Department of Fish & Wildlife this month. She will contribute to conservation efforts preventing and controlling two prolific invasive freshwater species, Quagga (Dreissena rostriformis bugensis) and Zebra (Dreissena polymorpha) mussels.

Thank you, Nathan (SCERP 2015 cohort) for inviting me to chat with your biology classes at Valencia High School! The students had great questions and were clearly very prepared for the discussion!

CSUF Titans of Tassel features SCERP graduates, Alisa, Joann, Angelina, and Nicholas! Great! https://news.fullerton.edu/2022/06/class-of-2022-scerp-scholars-research-projects-focus-on-finches-fennel-to-sea-snails-and-surfperches/?theme=tassel