Two Konza LTER undergraduate researchers were recently selected or named honorable mention for the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Kalea Nippert, whose mentor is Dr. Zak Ratajczak, was selected for the fellowship program. Her research is focused on understanding extreme fire effects within woody plant communities. Abigail Schmidt, whose mentor is also Dr. Zak Ratajczak, was named honorable mention. Abigail's research focuses on how climate extremes, like drought, will impact ecosystem structure and function. Congratulations to both!