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Ben Barteau

Biology
Northwestern University
I started out at Northwestern University as a spry young freshman studying Materials Science and Engineering. By the end of my Sophomore year, I realized that Engineering was not for me, and promptly switched into Biology, where I ended up declaring a Plant Biology concentration during my Junior year. I am about to enter my fourth and final year at Northwestern University and my second year as an official Biologist, although I like to think I've been a Biologist all along. Aside from academics, I am the producer and president of Boomshaka, a student group that explores rhythm through drumming on trash cans and dancing to the beat.
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Summer Intern Experience (2016)
Ecology, Economic Botany, Genetics, GIS, Paleobotany, Plant Systematics & Florisitic, Population Biology, Reproductive Biology, Soil & Fungal Biology

How does the Pitcher's Thistle fit into the larger pollinator network of Door County Wisconsin, and what repercussions will be seen if the Thistle population declines?

Final Presentation/Poster