Natalie Machado-Michaux

Allegheny College

Allegheny College

Activities and Societies: Edible Allegheny Club, Intramural Soccer, Ultimate Frisbee Club Team Local Foods Semester Project, Designed and completed project determining how to educate and maintain a more sustainable community and utilize local foods with involvement of a teen pregnancy organization.Demonstrated our research and program planning by visiting Thurston House for pregnant teens and those involved to assess their response.Switchgrass Ash Assessment, Designed and completed in a team, the collection of multiple varieties of switchgrass to determine their ash… Show more Local Foods Semester Project, Designed and completed project determining how to educate and maintain a more sustainable community and utilize local foods with involvement of a teen pregnancy organization.Demonstrated our research and program planning by visiting Thurston House for pregnant teens and those involved to assess their response.Switchgrass Ash Assessment, Designed and completed in a team, the collection of multiple varieties of switchgrass to determine their ash content, determining viability of a mix of varieties or whether single variety is better for furnaces.Geologic Mapping Project,Completed various projects to collect data for drawing geologic maps of State College, PA.Maps were then used to aid in determining natural gas and geologic hazards possible in the area.Edible Allegheny,Planted numerous apple trees with the help of alumni aid and determining what edible fruits and vegetables are able to grow in northwestern PA to promote campus sustainability. Show less

West Virginia University

Activities and Societies: Honors College

University of Illinois at Chicago

Activities and Societies: Noyce Fellowship - Project SEEEC (Science Education for Excellence and Equity in Chicago) Environmental Science & Middle School EndorsementMichele Clark High School, Chicago, IL 08/2015 - 04/2016· Facilitated 11th grade Environmental Science lessons with emphasis on real world applications andinteractive learning utilizing cross-curriculum skills and technology· Developed an engineering unit plan to increase engagement and provide student choice and introduce the design process while students learn about… Show more Environmental Science & Middle School EndorsementMichele Clark High School, Chicago, IL 08/2015 - 04/2016· Facilitated 11th grade Environmental Science lessons with emphasis on real world applications andinteractive learning utilizing cross-curriculum skills and technology· Developed an engineering unit plan to increase engagement and provide student choice and introduce the design process while students learn about renewable energy· Collaborated with Science department to build best practices and develop authentic assessments· Supported small group learning utilizing literacy strategies in 9th - 11th grade classroomsFranklin Fine Arts, Chicago, IL 05/2015 - 06/2016· Supported small group learning and acceleration in 5th - 8th grade classrooms· Facilitated 7th grade literacy lessons with emphasis on annotation and collaboration Show less

The School for Field Studies

Puerto San Carlos, Mexico ProgramMonitored various juvenile sea turtle species to determine the differences in time spent in the bay inrelation to growth rates, using ArcGIS to map distribution, contributing to global data.Collected blue crab to monitor size, gender, and age in order to determine a sustainable catch size.Planted mangroves in order to restore land disrupted from a water treatment plant construction.Conducted interviews in the community to determine the… Show more Puerto San Carlos, Mexico ProgramMonitored various juvenile sea turtle species to determine the differences in time spent in the bay inrelation to growth rates, using ArcGIS to map distribution, contributing to global data.Collected blue crab to monitor size, gender, and age in order to determine a sustainable catch size.Planted mangroves in order to restore land disrupted from a water treatment plant construction.Conducted interviews in the community to determine the views of pollution and environmental education.Directed interviews amongst fishermen to determine how the push for sustainable fisheries effects them.Researched two species of octopi and monitored their use of artificial habitats in a polluted bay. Show less

Youth Soccer Coach

Associated with Natalie Machado-Michaux

Youth Soccer Coach

Associated with Natalie Machado-Michaux

Youth Soccer Coach

Associated with Natalie Machado-Michaux

Youth Soccer Coach

Associated with Natalie Machado-Michaux