Ben Swartz

Former undergraduate intern

Ben Swartz worked in the Argoecology lab in the summer of 2016. He studied Ecology and Evolution in the Biology Department. He has worked on research investigating the impacts of climate change on insect community composition in Florida, and is currently assembling a review to assess the status of the green salamander. Ben joined the lab to examine the link between saltwater intrusion and phosphate release in the Chesapeake Bay as part of an internship with the National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center (SESYNC). He hopes to continue working in fields that conserve the world’s biodiversity and inform sustainable development.