Undergraduate Research Center
Dalton Lewis

- SOAR Position: Member; Treasurer (2022-23); Alumni
- Major: Biology
- Faculty Mentor(s): Dr. Mina Mohebbi & Dr. Cole Easson
Current Focus: Evaluation of Microplastic Contamination in Food Waste Composts and Anaerobic Digestates
Project Description
I am studying the effect of mircoplastics in food waste. I am also helping Dr. Cole Easson with undergraduate research.
Why does this topic interest you?
I would like to help keep this planet clean and show the effects of our actions to the earth.
What are your professional aspirations?
To become a wildlife officer for the state of Tennessee then move to Florida and be a wildlife officer in the gulf.


Summer URECA Deadline
Thursday, March 27th at 4:30 pm

Contact us
Jamie Burriss, Ph.D., Director
(615) 494-7669
Jamie.Burriss@mtsu.edu
Casey Penston, Coordinator
(615) 494-7614
Casey.Penston@mtsu.edu