Undergraduate Research Assistant, NSERC USRA – BSc in Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Plant Production and Field Studies
Email: jessica.mayes@mail.mcgill.ca
Education
- BSc – Agriculture and Environmental Science, Specializing in Plant Production, Minor in Field Studies, McGill University (2020)
Research Interests
- Regenerative agriculture
- Agroecology
- Biodiversity conservation
- Climate change resilience
Current Project
As an NSERC USRA, I assisted with research on the Organic Vegetable Nutrient Management Project. While in the lab, I collected and processed plant and soil samples, set up research plots, managed data, and monitored greenhouse gas emissions with a Gasmet portable FTIR spectrophotometer. For more information, visit the project page HERE.