Project Title: Through the Eyes of a Swallow: A Holistic Analysis of Humans' Connection to the Natural World

Mentors: Rebecca Safran, Heather Kenny and Zach Laubach, CU Ecology & Evolutionary Biology

Bio: Grant Gonzalez currently attends Red Rocks Community College pursuing an Associates Degree in Chemistry while training in the Pre-Professional Division at the Colorado Ballet Academy. After he completes his degree in the spring of 2022, he plans on transferring to a four-year university to dual major in Choreographic Composition and Biochemistry.

Grant’s professional goals include pursuing a performance career in dance, while also working with arts integration programs that inspire younger students to find connections between the arts and STEM. After he retires from performing, Grant would like to focus on conducting research that will lead to eventually creating different forms of artwork that will highlight the connection between the human race and the natural world.

Outside of school and dance, Grant likes to spend time with his two cats, reading, exploring the world around himself, and immersing himself in any and all kinds of art forms that he has the opportunity to.

View Grant's elevator speech, poster, and oral presentation.