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  1. Madeleine Ball

Madeleine Ball

Terrestrial Ecology Intern

Senior at the University of Michigan

Project: Successional changes in soil microbial communities in a Northeastern US hardwood forest

Nicole's Mentors: Jacob Parnell, Michael SanClements

Madeleine Ball, Airborne Observatory Platform Intern

Madeleine Ball, Airborne Observatory Platform Intern

About Nicole

Nicole Dear is a senior at the University of Michigan, studying microbiology. She has always had an interest in science and nature, and took time this summer to explore both. Recognizing the potential of big science and the beauty of the Colorado outdoors, Nicole feels her time at NEON has been “a really great learning experience, both inside and outside of work.”

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How did you find out about the NEON internship program?

Last summer I worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station and they had a NEON representative come and talk about the organization. After the talk I was still really curious, so I went on the website and saw they had an internship program. Then I applied!

How did you find out about the NEON internship program?

Last summer I worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station and they had a NEON representative come and talk about the organization. After the talk I was still really curious, so I went on the website and saw they had an internship program. Then I applied!

How did you find out about the NEON internship program?

Last summer I worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station and they had a NEON representative come and talk about the organization. After the talk I was still really curious, so I went on the website and saw they had an internship program. Then I applied!

How did you find out about the NEON internship program?

Last summer I worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station and they had a NEON representative come and talk about the organization. After the talk I was still really curious, so I went on the website and saw they had an internship program. Then I applied!

How did you find out about the NEON internship program?

Last summer I worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station and they had a NEON representative come and talk about the organization. After the talk I was still really curious, so I went on the website and saw they had an internship program. Then I applied!

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