The Interfaces of Global Change IGEP welcomes 12 new students for Fall 2017
August 31, 2017

The Interfaces of Global Change Interdisciplinary Graduate Education Program will begin its fifth year with a banner recruitment class of twelve new Ph.D. students whose profiles are below! The new IGC Fellows hail from six departments across campus, including: Biological Systems Engineering, Geosciences, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Physiology & Weed Science, Fisheries & Wildlife Conservation, and Biology.
A private reception to welcome the incoming class of 2017-18 was held on Wednesday, August 30th, at the Hahn Garden Pavilion at Virginia Tech.
Welcome aboard, Everyone!
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General ItemDr. Felipe Carvalho
Postdoctoral Associate, Fish and Wildlife Conservation at Virginia Tech | VT Graduate December 2021
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General ItemDr. Zach Gajewski
Postdoctoral Researcher, NC State University | VT Graduate August 2021
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General ItemDr. Kerry Gendreau
Postdoctoral researcher at University of Heidelberg | VT Graduate May 2022
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General ItemDr. Vasiliy Lakoba
Director of Research, American Chestnut Foundation at Meadowview Research Farms | VT Graduate April 2021
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General ItemNoah McNeill
Ph.D. Candidate | Biological Sciences | Ornithology, animal behavior, ecology, conservation biology, anthropogenic land use
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General ItemDr. Ernie Osburn
Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky | VT Graduate March 2021
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General ItemDr. Lauren Wind
Artificial Intelligence Solutions Architect- Senior Lead Technologist at Booz Allen Hamilton | VT Graduate December 2020
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General ItemDr. Brenen M. Wynd
Postdoctoral Fellow at Southeastern Louisiana University | VT Graduate February 2022