Michaela Carmichael, a ninth grader, tackles environmental health through her SAE project,
Michaela Mycelium Running. She investigates the effects of pig runoff on local ecosystems and proposes using mycelium to filter polluted water. By inoculating burlap sacks with mycelium, she aims to clean livestock runoff and conducts water tests to identify harmful pollutants. Michaela aspires to be a veterinary scientist, focusing on environmental and animal health.