Portrait of Paige Sergeant. Sargeant is a Management and Restoration of Aquatic Ecosystems major from Utah State University. They were heavily invested in the research environment, they’ve consistently presented at least twice a year since 2022, published research twice in 2024, and was the QCNR undergraduate researcher of the year for 2024-2025. One of their presentations were for the National Conference of Undergraduate Research in 2024, where they presented their research about the possibility for native species in grand canyon’s novel riparian forests. Another research project they’ve focused on was developing monitoring systems to see the impact of implementing rest-rotation grazing systems on stream recovery. They discovered that long-term grazing seasons lead to future issues such as poor water quality, less water storage, damaging native fish habitats, and contributes to stream and riverbed degradation. Throughout their experiences with undergraduate research they noted, “Research to me is a way we can look at the world and try to find parts of it that we’re interested in.”
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