2024 Team
Cleo Chiu
3rd year Undergraduate Student, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of Texas at Austin
My name is Cleo and I am originally from Taiwan but I moved to Texas in 2017. I am interested in all things ocean and coastal. I am currently doing research in the Matheny Ecohydrology Lab at UT Austin focusing on mangroves. I really like watching shows, crocheting, making puzzles, and one of my hobbies is scuba diving. I hope that we will be able to explore the Port Antonio and learn more about the local culture and how we can work with the community to preserve their natural areas. I also hope that I will have the opportunity to get to know everyone and become friends.
Nia Greene
3rd year Undergraduate Student, Department of Computer Science
Howard University
My name is Nia Greene, I was born in Houston, Texas, and I currently attend Howard University in Washington, D.C. In my free time, I enjoy painting, crocheting, making jewelry, reading, and hiking/backpacking and camping. My research interests include gaining more fieldwork experience, exploring what research work entails, and learning new programs to integrate my major with other academic interests. I also hope to gain more knowledge in the various systems we will be using and have the opportunity to work with and study wildlife! Through this program, I hope to meet new people, gain extensive fieldwork experience, and try new things! I look forward to meeting everyone!
Kaylin Hong
4th year Undergraduate Student, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of Texas at Austin
My name is Kaylin and I was born in California but have been a Texas resident for the past thirteen years. My hobbies are reading books, landscape photography, attending concerts, and baking. I’m currently a fourth-year General Geology major with interests in environmental consulting + currently exploring other fields/options. I was in the GeoFORCE program in high school and am currently working at the Non-Vertebrate Paleontology lab on all kinds of specimens. I hope to learn and grow various skills with you all in this program because there’s so much to learn, especially in another country/environment.
Angelica Reyes
3rd year Undergraduate Student, Department of Earth and Planetary Sciences
University of Texas at Austin
Gabriel Salter
Undergraduate Student, Department of Biology (Ecology/Organismal Biology)
Middle Tennessee State University
I’m Gabriel, a Nashville native whose goal is to become a wildlife conservationist. I’m in my fourth year of my undergrad degree with plans to graduate in December. My research interests would be human-wildlife interactions and the effects of urbanization on wildlife. I did a research project in Costa Rica about vigilance levels in the Collared Peccary in a protected wildlife area versus areas with heavy human traffic. My hobbies include going out on hikes and walks at local parks, reading graphic novels, playing video games, and going to concerts. My hopes for this program is to learn new research techniques and new programs. I also want to improve my wildlife identification skills.
Mae Stone
Undergraduate Student, Department of Geology
Occidental College
I’m a rising sophomore geology student at Occidental College in Los Angeles, California. I’m originally from Austin, and participated in UT’s GeoFORCE program during high school. I’m interested in ecology and understanding human and climatological influences on water. My hobbies include reading, going on walks, cooking, and playing on my school’s club rugby team. This will be my first research opportunity, so I’m very excited to be in the field and expand my knowledge!