Jessica Mayes

Undergraduate Research Assistant, NSERC USRA – BSc in Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Plant Production and Field Studies 

Email: jessica.mayes@mail.mcgill.ca

Education

  • BSc – Agriculture and Environmental Science, Specializing in Plant Production, Minor in Field Studies, McGill University (2020)

Research Interests

  • Regenerative agriculture
  • Agroecology
  • Biodiversity conservation
  • Climate change resilience

Current Project
As an NSERC USRA, I assisted with research on the Organic Vegetable Nutrient Management Project. While in the lab, I collected and processed plant and soil samples, set up research plots, managed data, and monitored greenhouse gas emissions with a Gasmet portable FTIR spectrophotometer. For more information, visit the project page HERE.