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FCE Education & Outreach:
Chris presented his results in a poster entitled "Interpreting the hydrological history of
an Everglades wetland through microscopic characterization of phytoliths" at the regional
Science and Engineering Fair in Miami, FL where he received a Superior and Best Biological Project award.
He was also acknowledged with an award from the Native Plant Society of South Florida.
He was then invited to the state science fair where he was awarded a $40,000 scholarship to the
Florida Institute of Technology. From there, Chris went to the International Science and Engineering Fair in Reno,
NV where he received 2nd Place in Plant Science. In addition to a $1500 cash award, he was offered an
internship with a leading phytolith researcher at the University of Nevada. FCE has received NSF RAHSS
support to keep Chris' work supported through his senior year.
Second year FCE SLTER intern Ben Giraldo presented his poster entitled
"Bacterial diversity indicies, enzyme activity, and soil CO2 flux
along a soil P gradient in a coastal peatland, Panama" at the
54th Annual Florida State Science and Engineering Fair.
Ben received "Third Place" in the state within the Environmental Division.