Izzy stands in front of mountains with hiking poles

Elizabeth Wallace is a 4thyear undergraduate student in Environmental Engineering and is pursuing a concurrent Masters in Environmental Engineering with an emphasis on air quality.Her current research interests focus ontheimpactsof energy useand its contribution to community air pollution exposure.Elizabeth recently completed a DLA (Discovery Learning Apprenticeship)designing and piloting a project-based curriculum that leverages the newly developed soil quality monitor “s-pod”, with the goal ofenhancing student engagement in STEM in rural Colorado high schools. Her previous research includes the study of ambient levels of air toxics near fracking operations in residential Colorado neighborhoods through an NSF funded REU (Research Experience for Undergraduates). In her spare time, she enjoysbackpacking and mountain biking in her new Colorado home.