Dylan Rodgers is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Environment and Sustainability at Cornell University (Ithaca, NY), class of 2023. He has worked as a research assistant in three labs at Cornell: Dr. Michael B. Timmons’ and Dr. Neil Mattson’s Aquaponics Lab, Dr. Eugene Won’s Sustainable Aquaculture Lab, and Dr. Matt Ryan’s Sustainable Cropping Systems Lab. His research interests center around sustainable agriculture and food security with focuses on aquaponics, aquaculture, and international agriculture, particularly in Nepal. Upon discovering aquaponics, he explored the intersection of aquaponics and gene-editing with ground cherries. Now, he is exploring decoupled aquaponics and complementary nutrition with basil. While at Boulder High School (Colorado), he received the Science in Service of the Community Award in the Corden Pharma Regional Science Fair researching "Underlying Psychological Factors Affecting High School Students' Recycling Habits". He is currently a Rawlings Presidential Research Scholar at Cornell University.