I hail from Derry, NH, and am currently a senior at the University of New Hampshire, majoring in Environmental Science with a concentration in Ecosystems.  I have a passion for fun and the outdoors, making Sweden the perfect place for me to study.

For my research in Abisko, Sweden, I will look at methane fluxes along the thaw gradient in Strodalen Mire. I will also be researching how the isotopic signatures of methane along the different thaw gradient, signified by the altering vegetation. These two unique aspects of methane will present connections to driving factors of methane flux and insight on changing methane pathways. Understanding methane fluxes and isotopic signatures is interesting for the global methane budget, contributing to future predictions of where and at what rate methane will be released as this fragile ecosystem continues to warm.