Lab Members
PhD/MS Students
Sara Sayedi is a Ph.D. student working on combining expert opinions to assess risk of dangerous change in Earth systems (permafrost collapse, global wildfire, and water security).
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Trevor Crandall is a master's student working on water quality in the western US.
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Brian Brown is a Master’s Student in Environmental Science. His undergraduate degree (BYU ‘19) was in Bioinformatics with a minor in Computer Science.
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Undergraduate Students
Mitchell Greenhalgh is a third-year student studying environmental science and statistics.
Isabella Errigo is an undergraduate student studying environmental science and international development.
Leslie Lange is an Environmental Science Major from Modesto, California. She loves to travel and experience different cultures.
Leika Patch (pronounced lake- uh) is an undergraduate at BYU studying Environmental Science, and minoring in Philosophy.
Past Students
Was an undergrad in the Abbott lab from Los Angeles. She is currently a student at UC Davis, where she studies water security and chemistry.
Liz Peterson is from Cedar Hills, Utah. She studies Environmental Science and is pursuing a minor in creative writing.
Madeline Buhman is studying Environmental Science and English, and loves the intersection of people and the environment.
Jansen Howe is an undergraduate student in Environmental Science from Ephraim, UT.
Andrew Luymes is from Pasadena, California and is studying Environmental Science with a minor in International Strategy and Diplomacy.
Camila Vargas is from Bogotá, Colombia and has worked on soil analysis from areas occupied by the Mayas in Mexico, Guatemala, and Belize.
Rhetta Shoemaker received a thorough education of the natural world while growing up in rural New Mexico.
Rachel Watts is an undergraduate in Environmental Science, born and raised in Houston, Texas.
Rebecca Frei is a Seattle native studying Environmental Science and International Development, currently working on projects studying Arctic permafrost degradation and headwater catchment resilience.