2026 Sustainability and Ecosystem Science Conference
Student Capstone Presentations - Breakout Room Schedule
Jump to: Yellow Room | Blue Room | Green Room | Red Room
Yellow Room
Moderator: Dr. Ian McCullough
| TIME | PRESENTER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-9:45 | Alexandra Clarke | Determining Stability of Mineral Springs in Downtown Steamboat |
| 9:45-10:00 | Don Archibald | Are Green Buildings Really that Green? LEED Modeling Versus Actual Energy Performance |
| 10:00-10:15 | Cassie Konley | Garfield County’s Energy Future: Prioritizing Electrification, Efficiency, and Local Production |
| 10:15-10:30 | Jorge Pérez Díaz Chávez | College Dormitory Recycling Behaviors: Do Students Dispose of Their Waste Properly? |
| 10:30-10:45 | Andrew Williams | Comparison of Bacterial Content on Manmade vs Natural Snowpack in Steamboat Springs, Colorado |
| 10:45-10:55 | Dr. Ian McCullough | Discussion |
Blue Room
Moderator: Dr. Emily Schultz
| TIME | PRESENTER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-9:45 | Delphine Farr | Does Use of TEK Implicate Colonialism? Thought Questions for Sustainability Practitioners |
| 9:45-10:00 | Lily Leyva | Information Dissemination and Enforcement by National Parks Improve Visitor Led Conservation |
| 10:00-10:15 | Luke Plummer | Seasonal Cattle Grazing Impacts on Vegetation Structure and Plant Community Composition in High-Elevation Montane Rangelands of Central Colorado |
| 10:15-10:30 | Ronan K. Stevens | Harnessing the Power of a Permaculture Site: Equitability and Accessibility |
| 10:30-10:45 | Melody Reeves | Evaluating the role of beavers (Castor canadensis) and low-tech process-based restoration (LTPBR) on groundwater storage at Fourmile Creek in Chaffee County, Colorado |
| 10:45-10:55 | Dr. Emily Schultz | Discussion |
Green Room
Moderator: Dr. Tina Evans
| TIME | PRESENTER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-9:45 | Yubelli Y. Salas Merino | Planting Knowledge, Growing Habits: Teaching Sustainability through Children’s Gardening |
| 9:45-10:00 | Raven Reville | Impact of Habitat Variability on the Herbivory Relationship Between Tephritid Flies and Cirsium funkiae |
| 10:00-10:15 | Jennifer Smith | Education Helps Destigmatize Hemp: Rediscovering a Sustainability Champion |
| 10:15-10:30 | Riley Cronin | Connection Drives Sustainability: The Role of Outdoor Education |
| 10:30-10:55 | Dr. Tina Evans | Discussion |
Red Room
Moderator: Dr. Kevin Hillmer-Pegram
| TIME | PRESENTER | TITLE |
|---|---|---|
| 9:30-9:45 | Cassadie Mefferd | Stories Help Shape Solutions: Balancing Human-Beaver Relationships to Build Resilient Watersheds |
| 9:45-10:00 | Izzy Pace | Plant community and soil property variation in riparian gradients along the East Fork of the Arkansas River |
| 10:00-10:15 | Austyn Kline | We can Increase Drought Resilience in the West by Abandoning our Addiction to Growth |
| 10:15-10:30 | Lyan Faina Sanchez | Assessing Thermal Habitat Availability for Native Trout Populations in the Roaring Fork River Under Increasing Temperature and Drought Conditions |
| 10:30-10:55 | Dr. Kevin Hillmer-Pegram | Discussion |