Ella Buchert (she/her)
Program Manager
Ella grew up on the small island of Martha’s Vineyard off the coast of Massachusetts. Living in a coastal community inspired her curiosity about the environment and nature. This passion led her to earn her bachelor's degree in Environmental Science from the University of Massachusetts Amherst. At UMass, Ella was involved in lab work and the campus environmental community. Most recently, she contributed to the Massachusetts Geological Survey’s State Forest Resilience and Soils project under Dr. Jin Ho Lee. Through this project, she worked with various soil samples to analyze carbon and nitrogen quantities, which will eventually indicate soil carbon pools in Massachusetts forests.Â
Outside of UMass, Ella is deeply passionate about youth development and education. During her breaks, she worked at Martha's Vineyard Public Schools as a substitute teacher for K-8. She also spent a summer as an environmental counselor for Mass Audubon's Felix Neck Sanctuary. Summer at Felix Neck solidified her interest in environmental and STEM education, which led her to join Science Club For Girls! Â
I’m inspired by my previous professor at UMass, Dr. Julie Brigham-Grette. Dr.Brigham-Grette is a distinguished Professor of glacial geology and arctic paleoclimatology. She has completed many research expeditions in the Arctic to analyze sea level history and glacial stratigraphy of the vast Arctic coastal plains.
