51ÂÜÀò

Undergraduate Students

Subash Sapkota

Subash Sapkota

Senior undergraduate student from Nepal, dual major in Biology and Mathematics. Passionate about climate change mitigation using modern technologies.

Research Focus

  • Multispectral/hyperspectral remote sensing
  • Machine learning in environmental monitoring

Key Projects

Leading LiDAR research analyzing forest stratification.

Kate Matthews

Kate Matthews

Sophomore Biology major at 51ÂÜÀò. Current research focuses on stomatal density analysis.

Lab Activities

  • Stomatal Density Analysis - Investigating plant pore structures.

Current Initiative

Conducting microscopic analysis of plant stomata structures.

Diane Lee Diel

Diane Lee Diel

Diane is a senior undergraduate working on her bachelor's in biology at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Lab Activities

  • Examining the long-term impacts of temperature shifts on the phenology in Bottomland Hardwood Forests in Louisiana.

Current Initiative

Impact of temperature on plants.

Pooja Chapagain

Pooja Chapagain

Pooja is a undergraduate working on her bachelor's in biology along with Computer Science minor at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Lab Activities

  • Developing a query system for large data set and analysisng forest canopy for structural attributes.

Current Initiative

Query system and Forest Canopy Analysis.

Rachale Christensen

Rachale Christensen

Rachale undergraduate working on her bachelor's in biology at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Lab Activities

  • Evaluating plant microbe association between stressed and non stressed trees.

Current Initiative

Plant-microbe interaction.

Sirjan Baniya

Sirjan Baniya

Sirjan undergraduate working on her bachelor's in Computer Science at the University of Louisiana at Monroe.

Lab Activities

  • Using GEDI LiDAR data for estimating bo mass of trees in Russel Sage WMA.

Current Initiative

GEDI LiDAR-based biomass estimation.