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Yasi Raeofy Awarded $5,000 Whittell Forest Graduate Research Grant

The Atmospheric Sciences M.S. student will study physical and chemical changes in soils before and after wildfires at Whittell Experimental Forest.

August 08, 2024
Atmospheric Sciences News
Burnt remnants of a forest

Yasi Raeofy Awarded $5,000 Whittell Forest Graduate Research Grant

The Atmospheric Sciences M.S. student will study physical and chemical changes in soils before and after wildfires at Whittell Experimental Forest.

August 08, 2024
Atmospheric Sciences News
Burnt remnants of a forest

Atmospheric Sciences M.S. student Yasi Raeofy (advisors: Drs. Vera Samburova and Hans Moosmüller) was awarded a Whittell Forest Graduate Research Grant. This grant will support her research project titled “Physical and Chemical Characterization of Pre- and Post-Fire Soils at Whittell Experimental Forest” to advance scientific understanding on post-fire soil changes.

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August 08, 2024
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