ENGAGE IN RESEARCH
Supporting the Institute helps lead initiatives and strengthen our environmental community.
DENIN provides opportunities for students to engage in interdisciplinary research that investigates how Earth functions and sustains life and illuminates our human footprint on the planet.
WAYS TO GIVE
Thank you for your interest in supporting the Delaware Environmental Institute!
If you don’t want to donate online:
- Send a check to the Office of Annual Giving, 83 E. Main Street, Newark, DE 19716.
Be sure to note “Delaware Environmental Institute” in the note section of your check to ensure your gift is designated correctly. - Give over the phone by calling 866-535-4504.
Your Support
By supporting research internships and graduate fellowships, you will be assisting the next generation of environmental leaders as they embark upon careers in science, engineering, social science, public policy, and humanities.
YOUR GIFT
CAN HAVE MAJOR IMPACT
When you support DENIN, you are providing valuable resources that impact many of our programs!
Amanda Rosier, one of our DENIN Fellows, works in her laboratory where she does research with Dr. Harsh Bais on beneficial microbes associated with plant roots. Supporting internships and fellowships for students is one way donors can help DENIN fulfill its mission.
Andrew Hill, PhD, used his grant of $1,230
to purchase citation management software and MATLAB, which streamlined the final phases of completing his dissertation. Andrew is now employed as a scientist and ecologist with the US Forest Service in Grand Rapids, MN. It’s his dream job. (Note, Dave and Wells met Andrew and Holly in 2022.)
Hayden Boettcher, PhD, used his grant of $2,030
to support and mentor an undergraduate in the lab, working with him to analyze the effects of microplastics on marine life. Today, Hayden is employed as a postdoctoral scientist at Providence College in Rhode Island. He gets to continue his love of teaching and mentoring with research.
Spencer Miller, PhD, used his grant of $2,000
to travel to a lab to learn a new scientific technique that helped him complete his doctoral dissertation. Spencer is now a postdoctoral scientist at Yale University. Spencer grew up on a farm, and is the first person in his family to attend college.
Rachel Burch, doctoral candidate, used her grant of $2,000
to fund an undergraduate researcher for the summer. She was able to secure an additional $2,000 from other sources, for a total of $4,000 to support the student for the whole summer. Rachel is completing her dissertation on engineering solutions to food waste.
Paula Cárdenas-Hernández, PhD, used her grant of $1,340
to attend A Gordon Research Conference, an opportunity to exchange ideas on her research contamination from explosives in the soil. Paula is now employed as a postdoctoral scientist at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).