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Major: Environmental Management

Minor: Entomology & Nematology

Awards & Special Programs:

  • '21-'22 FCSAA All-Academic Team in Student Government

  • Emerging Leader

  • Legacy Leader

  • University Scholars Program


Organizations:

  • Entomological Society of America

  • The UF Thompson Earth Systems Institute Environmental Leaders Network

Coursework

Agricultural and Environmental Quality

Analysis of effects of agriculture on environmental quality; emphasis on agricultural wastes and practices; potential for using agricultural systems for disposal of other wastes; effects of pollution on the agricultural environment.

Insect Pest and Vector Management

This course covers the principles and practices used in pest and vector management and emphasizes arthropod pests that affect crops, ornamental plants, humans, and livestock.

Economic Issues, Food and You

The role of agriculture and economics: the how's and why's influence on food prices and the world food situation, the environment, natural resources, and government policy; and economic issues, including inflation and money. 

Fundamentals of Pest Management

This course will examine the fundamental concepts, philosophies, strategies, and tactics to manage pest populations. Terms, history, and an overview of pest groups will be presented. Ecological principles and the value of biodiversity in agroecosystems will be examined.

Principles of Entomology & Lab

This course introduces the principles of insect structure, development, evolutionary insect history and ecological significance. The laboratory provides practical experience working with insects, dissecting insects and preparing lab reports. Insect collection is required.

General Ecology & Lab

This course introduces ecological processes and concepts of natural populations, communities and ecosystems. The field lab demonstrates fundamental skills, sampling methods and data analysis in environmental studies of natural populations, communities and ecosystems.

Junior Seminar

Students read and discuss selected examples of the scientific literature in biology, prepare an oral presentation, construct a curriculum vitae and identify a topic area for their subsequent senior capstone series.

Organic Chemistry & Lab

This course introduces carbon-containing compounds' electronic and structural features, emphasizing the relationship between chemical structures, geometry, reactions, and product formation. Significant reactions include acid-base reactions, radical halogenations of alkanes, Sn1, Sn2, E1, and E2, and a focus on the IUPAC nomenclature of alkanes, alkenes, and alkyl halides. The laboratory uses fundamental separation and identification techniques such as melting point determination, recrystallization, various distillation methods, column and thin-layer chromatography, solvent partitioning, acid-base extraction, rotary evaporation, and IR spectroscopy.

General Chemistry & Lab

General Chemistry I covers atomic and molecular structure, stoichiometry, chemical bonding, thermochemistry, and the properties of gases, liquids, and solids. General Chemistry II builds on these concepts with an in-depth study of thermodynamics, equilibrium, kinetics, and electrochemistry. In the laboratory, students will conduct experiments related to the principles of chemistry, including atomic and molecular structure, chemical bonding, properties of gases, stoichiometry, and the characteristics of liquids and solids. The General Chemistry II Lab continues with experiments focused on equilibrium, kinetics, electrochemistry, and the descriptive chemistry of various elements.

General Biology & Lab

General Biology I focuses on cell structure and function, the chemical basis of life, cell metabolism, cell reproduction and inheritance, and evolution. General Biology II extends to studying bacteria, viruses, fungi, and protists, followed by a survey of the plant and animal kingdoms, concluding with an introduction to anatomy and physiology. In the laboritory, students will engage with the metric system, use microscopes, study the parts of cells, explore respiration and fermentation, and receive an introduction to genetics. The General Biology II Lab continues with practical experiences involving protists and fungi, a survey of the plant and animal kingdoms, comparative physiology of vertebrate systems, and plant and animal development.

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