The honor from the Division for Planetary Sciences of the American Astronomical Society recognizes the Albion physics professor’s extensive public outreach.
While focusing on freshwater macroinvertebrates, Jess Garcia-Lopez, ’22, is also adding knowledge around wild rice growing in the Whitehouse Nature Center.
Albion College, The Battle Creek Family YMCA, Marshall Public Schools, Summit Pointe, Calhoun Intermediate School District Early Childhood Services and the Albion Health Care Alliance will offer early childhood and youth programming through the Albion Family and Community Collaborative.
The Wilson Institute for Medicine and Brown Honors Program member is one of just 12 students nationwide to win a 2021 Undergraduate Research Award from the American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular Biology.