Ernesto I. Rodriguez
REU '07
Mentor: Aaron Ellison
Project: Effects of Deer Population in Ant Density in Black Rock Forest, Quabbin Reservoir, and Simes Tract (abstract)Hometown: Yuma, AZ
College and major: Northern Arizona University, Environmental Sciences with Biology Emphasis, class of 2009
What you miss most about the REU program:
The food and the tranquility of the forest.
What you miss least about the REU program:
The blood sucking insects.
What about the REU program has stuck with you:
I continue to study ants, as I did in my project. However, I changed the focus of my studies slightly.
Have you stayed in touch with other REU students?:
I have continued relationships with a few my fellow 2007-REU-ers, mainly through the internet.
Whether your REU experience supported or changed your career plans:
The REU completely changed my career plans. Before I entered the program I was a science education major, and once I left, I became an environmental science major.
What you're up to now:
In Summer '09, I will be participating in the first scientific ant survey in Navajo Natio lands. I will be collecting specimens and doing lab work in my molecular genetics project on Brachymyrmex depilis.
Read more about Ernesto's work after his REU program here.
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