Honors students, conservation thesis defenses

ASU forks up A mountain hand with white paintThe ASU Conservation Innovation Lab is proud to present thesis defenses for three of its honor students. CIL is a partner initiative of the ASU Center for Biodiversity Outcomes. CIL is formed by an interdisciplinary and collegial group of ecologists, mathematicians, economists, geographers and conservation scientists who share a motivation to do research that has impact in the real world. Some of the ASU-Conservation International professors of practice serve as mentors to CIL students, taking active roles in their committees as part of the ASU-CI partnership.   Celeste DelauneCoffee agroecosystems: A conservation agreement-based approach to protecting biodiversity in San Martin, Peru  Monday, April 15, 2019, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Life Sciences - E Wing, Room 305 Student: Celeste Delaune Committee: Jorge Ahumada, Leah Gerber and Percy Summers   Ryan Van BussumA comprehensive review of the Sargassum seaweed invasion in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday, April 17, 2019, 10 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Wrigley Hall, Room 401 Student: Ryan Van Bussum Committee: Leah Gerber and Ann Kinzig   Madison BolducAttitudes of lobstermen in Maine regarding the conservation of right whales Friday, April 19, 2019, 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Wrigley Hall, Room 102 Student: Madison Bolduc Committee: Leah Gerber, Lekelia Jenkins and Miranda Bernard