Udall Undergraduate Scholarship

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Benjamin J. Trost
University of Alabama-Tuscaloosa
Environment

Benjamin studies freshwater science and environmental humanities at the University of Alabama. He combines data science, ecology, and sociopolitical approaches to examine environmental injustice in Alabama, his home State. His passion for research has led him to collaborate with the Black Warrior Riverkeeper on water quality advocacy projects, publish on the politics of plant conservation, and investigate histories of environmental racism in the South as a 2024-2025 Rachel Carson Council National Environmental Leadership Fellow. Ben loves to hike, (overly-confidently) identify plants, and with his newfound interest in creative writing, explore the connections between Southern history, queer identity, and the environment.

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Kaylin R. Casper California
Julianne G. Chan New Jersey
Zoe A. Cultrara New Jersey
Kailani B. Day New Jersey
William H. Eagle Texas
Mariessa K. Fowler Arizona
Abhinandan Gaba New York
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Barbara Gutierrez New Mexico
Eli J. Hall West Virginia
Chiara R. Holgate Arizona
Elle J. Hoops South Dakota
Anna L. Hyslop Texas
Calvin K. Keeys Pennsylvania
Doriane R. Keiser Montana
James P. Kelly Louisiana
Dallas K. Kelso Nebraska
Terry J. Knutson Colorado
Hailey A. Lambert North Carolina
Lily B. Langstaff Mississippi
Arianna D. Lawrence New York
Coral R. Lin Massachusetts
Morgan E. Locklear South Carolina
Tiffany Mar California
Shaeleigh A. McGee Oklahoma
Kayla N. Miller New York
Lauryn E. Nanouk Jones Alaska
Patrick B. Newcombe Maryland
Bailey K. Nez New Mexico
Roberto Ponce Velez Oregon
Clare E. Robinson Pennsylvania
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Ojas Sanghi Arizona
Anooshka Sethi New York
Amital T. Shaver Minnesota
Neena M. Shell Ohio
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Zachary B. Spindler-Krage Minnesota
Ethan D. Tacheene Arizona
Natalie M. Triana Florida
Benjamin J. Trost Alabama
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Caroline Wu California
Joey E. Wu Minnesota
Tracey L. Yazzie Arizona
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