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Legacy Barger receives scholarship from Ohio EPA

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ELKINS — Sixteen environmental science and engineering students have been awarded scholarships to study at Ohio colleges and universities through Ohio EPA’s Environmental Education Fund.

“Congratulations to the recipients of these scholarships,” said Gov. Mike DeWine. “I look forward to the contributions these students will make in the environmental science field.”

“We are investing in today’s environmental scholars with Ohio colleges and universities to foster stewardship well into the future,” said Ohio EPA Director Laurie A. Stevenson.

One of the students receiving a $2,500 scholarship for the 2019-2020 academic year is Legacy Skout Barger of Beverly, studying environmental science and geology at Marietta College.

Among the research or environmental work experience projects this year’s student recipients focused on are: methane leak detection from natural gas production, the effects of turbidity and Harmful Algal Blooms on fish ability to detect predators, West Nile Virus transmission between mosquito vectors and avian hosts, microbial growth in ultraviolet light and chlorine disinfection systems and the effects of culverting on stream ecosystems.

A total of $40,000 was awarded this year. Since the scholarship program began in 2000, $909,950 has been awarded statewide to 369 students at 51 Ohio colleges and universities. Funding comes from civil penalties collected by Ohio EPA for violations of air and water pollution control laws. The scholarship program is administered by the Ohio Academy of Science. The next application deadline for scholarships is April 15, 2020. Additional information about the scholarship is available by calling Ohio EPA’s Office of Environmental Education at (614) 6442873 or visiting www.epa.ohio.gov/oee. To learn more about the Ohio Academy of Science, call (614) 389-2182 or visit www.OHIOSCI.org

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