ARE Professors Aaron Smith and Sofia Villas-Boas advised Hannah Menth on her Melis Medal, award-winning thesis.

The Rausser College of Natural Resources Honors Program is designed to support undergraduate students interested in developing, executing, and evaluating a year-long independent research project under the guidance of a faculty mentor.

Students who successfully complete the Honors Program will earn recognition at graduation and will also receive a notation of Honors in their major on their diploma. The Honors Symposium, held once each semester, gives all Honors students the opportunity to present their research to fellow students, faculty, Deans, friends, and family.

Students are responsible for creating their research within the limitations that may exist due to public health guidelines. As is the case with any research project, the student should work with the faculty to determine the possibility for remote, lab, or field research as they apply to the specific project.