Ashton Sturm

Hometown

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Fun Facts

I like to collect magnets, and I was born on Friday the 13th!

Role

Ashton is the Research Coordinator for both the Biofortification Lab and the Crop Adaptation Lab. Her role encompasses many aspects of these programs, with an emphasis on managing research deliverables and the people responsible for the deliverables in our Green Evolution program. Ashton has expertise in operational and functional startup of large-scale greenhouse facilities, as well as conservation and biodiversity monitoring for plants and insects.

Education

• MS Plant Science - Plant and Insect Interactions                                        

University of Alberta

Thesis: Indicators of native bee communities in Alberta’s agricultural zone 

• BSc Ecology                                        

University of Alberta