Blatchley Nature Study Club Scholarship : Department of Biology : Indiana University Bloomington

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About the Club

Dr. Earl Brooks, who was president of the Kiwanis Club, established the Hamilton Nature Study Club in 1922. The club's name was later changed to honor Indiana naturalist and state geologist, Dr. W. S. Blatchley. The group has a dedicated nature preserve and clubhouse located in Noblesville, Indiana. In keeping with their mission to promote educational study and scientific research of the Natural Sciences, they established the Blatchley Nature Study Club Scholarship here at Indiana University.

Blatchley Nature Study Club Scholarship

Melissa Burger, 2012 - 2013 Blatchley Scholar

Melissa Burger traveled to Spain to do fieldwork in the summer of 2012. (Photo: Courtesy of M. Burger)

Melissa Burger is earning a B.S. in Biology and a Certificate in Animal Behavior. She has been a member of Lynda Delph’s research team since 2009. Melissa works with graduate student Dean Castillo on C. remanei and with Laura Weingartner on the flowering plant, Silene latifolia. Melissa used her scholarship to help fund summer fieldwork in Spain. Previously, she did research on Onthaphagus taurus, the dung beetle, in Armin Moczek’s lab. Melissa is an Undergraduate Teaching Assistant for Amy Berndtson’s L112 Biological Mechanisms course. After graduation, she plans to go on to graduate work in evolution, ecology and behavior.

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