Rob Turnbull

Rob was a senior Ecology & Evolutionary Biology major at the time of COP and is primarily interested in curbing the massive loss of biodiversity due to climate change. He had spent the past two summers before COP21 studying bird communities in the tropics, and planned to return there following graduation to continue his research. He is also interested in improving environmental education and has participated in outreach programs to local elementary schools. His project consisted of a visual display highlighting the vast numbers of species facing extinction as a direct result of a warming planet. In the future, Rob hopes that sustainability, in all its forms, becomes a central focus of american education.