Madeleine Ball
Terrestrial Ecology Intern
Project: Successional changes in soil microbial communities in a Northeastern US hardwood forest
Nicole's Mentors: Jacob Parnell, Michael SanClements

Madeleine Ball, Airborne Observatory Platform Intern
About Nicole
Nicole Dear is a senior at the University of Michigan, studying microbiology. She has always had an interest in science and nature, and took time this summer to explore both. Recognizing the potential of big science and the beauty of the Colorado outdoors, Nicole feels her time at NEON has been “a really great learning experience, both inside and outside of work.”
Q&A
Last summer I worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station and they had a NEON representative come and talk about the organization. After the talk I was still really curious, so I went on the website and saw they had an internship program. Then I applied!
Last summer I worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station and they had a NEON representative come and talk about the organization. After the talk I was still really curious, so I went on the website and saw they had an internship program. Then I applied!
Last summer I worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station and they had a NEON representative come and talk about the organization. After the talk I was still really curious, so I went on the website and saw they had an internship program. Then I applied!
Last summer I worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station and they had a NEON representative come and talk about the organization. After the talk I was still really curious, so I went on the website and saw they had an internship program. Then I applied!
Last summer I worked at the University of Michigan Biological Station and they had a NEON representative come and talk about the organization. After the talk I was still really curious, so I went on the website and saw they had an internship program. Then I applied!