NSF InTERFEWS Trainee

Administration Assistant, Colorado Agrivoltaic Learning Center

I joined the agroecology lab in July 2019. My doctoral research focuses on evaluating ecosystem services and social dimensions of agrivoltaic systems. Agrivoltaics, also called dual-use solar, is a novel form of agricultural land management that integrates solar energy and agricultural production. As development of renewable energy infrastructure accelerates it is imperative that vast tracts of farmland are not displaced or degraded in the process. Agrivoltaics can help us achieve this goal.