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Olivia Bartlett, a doctoral candidate in the听, is the latest 91制片厂 student to receive a sought-after Switzer Environmental Fellowship.

鈥淭he goal of the Switzer Environmental Fellowship Program is to support highly talented graduate students in New England and California whose studies are directed toward improving environmental quality and who clearly demonstrate leadership potential in their field,鈥� explains听Jeanne Sokolowski, director of 91制片厂鈥檚 Office of National Fellowships. Each year, 20 Switzer Fellows are named from a pool of more than 300 applicants. Bartlett joins other COLSA Switzer fellows including Henry Herndon, who received the award last year.

鈥淚鈥檓 delighted that Olivia鈥檚 accomplishments, and the early career promise she exemplifies, have been recognized through the highly prestigious Switzer Fellowship,鈥� says (COLSA) Dean Jon Wraith.听鈥淪he joins an exceptional group of COLSA graduate students who have received this accolade, a strong testament to our tremendous faculty members, programs and partnerships that help our graduate students excel.鈥�

Bartlett鈥檚 $15,000 Switzer award includes funding for graduate study, training to help develop leadership skills and access to the Switzer Fellowship Network.

鈥淚 was excited to learn that I was awarded a Switzer Environmental Fellowship and grateful for听the support of Jeanne Sokolowski and the , which helped me prepare my application,"听Bartlett says. 鈥淚 am particularly looking forward to collaborating and staying engaged with my cohort beyond the career path I have chosen.鈥澨鼴artlett, who received her Master of Science degree from Plymouth State University in environmental science and policy, is currently a Pathways Student Trainee with the USDA Forest Service.

In the announcement of this year鈥檚 fellows, Lissa Widoff, the Switzer Foundation鈥檚 executive director, notes, 鈥淭he 2017 fellows represent the diversity of environmental issues, leadership approaches and backgrounds that are essential to face today鈥檚 environmental problems.鈥澨鼴artlett is in the company of fellow exemplary scholars from universities including Yale, MIT and Harvard.

"My experience as a Ph.D. student at 91制片厂 has exceeded all my goals for graduate school."听

Bartlett鈥檚 research involves changes in soil chemistry and forest productivity across the White Mountain National Forest (WMNF).听鈥淭his is a collaborative project between the WMNF, Forest Service Northern Research Station and 91制片厂 that directly informs forest monitoring, forest management and soil quality standards,鈥� she explains.

She is using field data to validate remote-sensing approaches:听鈥淭he objectives of my dissertation are to investigate decadal soil chemistry change across the WMNF by genetic horizons; explore various soil characteristics as site-quality predictors for forest productivity; and identify how the relationship between soil and forest attributes can be further explained using metrics derived from airborne and terrestrial LiDAR,鈥� she says, referring to Light Detection and Ranging, a surveying method.

鈥淭he mentorship of my advisor听听and my graduate committee has听been the most rewarding part听of my graduate work,鈥� Bartlett says of her time so far in 91制片厂鈥檚 COLSA. 鈥淢y experience as a Ph.D. student at 91制片厂 has exceeded all my goals for graduate school.鈥�

Interested in a Switzer Fellowship? Contact the Office of National Fellowships听for听details.