Kim Russell takes senior Capstone students to the Student Conference on Conservation Science at AMNH

From the event website: "As a part of the only international series of conservation conferences featuring students, SCCS–NY provides opportunities for emerging scientists to professionally network, gain experience, and present and get feedback on their work.

Students watching the plenary address given by Dr. Nalini Nadkarni of the University of Utah.

Interactions with peers as well as leaders in science, policy and management will encourage collaborations, inspire further research, and create lasting professional connections.

Coffee break in the Hall of Northwest Coast Indians

Selfie in the Grand Gallery

SCCS–New York is a sister conference to the highly successful SCCS–Cambridge, begun in 2000 by the University of Cambridge, and including now SCCS–Bangalore, SCCS–Australia, SCCS–Beijing, and SCCS–Hungary."

Dr. Russell served as a faculty mentor at the event, giving structured feedback to speakers and poster presenters as well as interacting with the early-career and student attendees. Eleven Rutgers undergraduates currently enrolled in ENR 499 taught by Drs. Russell and Ehrenfeld attended the event on Thursday 10/22/16.

Front row, Paige Grecco & Ngoc Kim; Second row, Lauren Petrone, Jacob Sodon, Tyshia Rennick, Rosy Tucker and Raafia Ahmed; Third row, Brionna Primiani, Lee Minicuci, Siddhant Bansal & Garrett Hess.

Students saw talks given by graduate students and young professionals from throughout the world organised into the following sessions: Indigenous Perspectives, Social-Ecological Systems, Tools and Techniques as well as a variety of speed talks on applied conservation topics. Students also participated in Mentor-Hosted tables where they discussed topics of interest with faculty mentors and other attendees while eating lunch. After a whirlwind tour of the Invertebrate Zoology collections given by Dr. Russell, students interacted with poster presentors and representatives from various graduate programs and potential employers at a combined poster session and job fair in the Hall of Primitive Mammals and Ornithischian Dinosaurs.

Student Conference on Conservation Science - New York

November 2016