Undergraduate Students

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
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 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 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 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 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.