Chrysanthe Frangos honored with the 2023 Jasper Ridge Environmental Education Scholar Award

The 2023 Environmental Education Scholar Award has been awarded to Earth Systems major Chrysanthe Frangos. Chrysanthe is an alum of the BIO/ESYS 105 "Ecology and Natural History of Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve" course (2023). Since she started at Stanford, Chrysanthe has been involved in the Stanford Strategies for Ecology Education, Diversity, and Sustainability (SEEDS) student chapter.

SEEDS maintains a long-standing partnership with Redwood High School and provides programs to the Redwood Environmental Academy of Leadership (REAL). Her boundless enthusiasm for this program quickly led her to a leadership position within SEEDS. As of June 2024, she serves as President of the student chapter. Since 2022, she has coordinated several in-person programs on biology and environmental issues at Redwood High School, including activities and lessons on energy resources, insects, and fungi.

Chrysanthe recently conducted a pilot study to use camera traps at Jasper Ridge to study small mammal activity and herbivory on native plants. Her efforts have led to a better understanding of a camera trapping model that could effectively observe these populations in the future.  

Her nominator writes, “I am convinced that she embodies excellence in outreach and education, one of the primary pillars at Jasper Ridge Biological Preserve – ‘Ootchamin ‘Ooyakma.”

Please join us in congratulating Chrysanthe!