{"id":858,"date":"2025-08-01T13:45:20","date_gmt":"2025-08-01T17:45:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/?page_id=858"},"modified":"2025-08-28T08:32:16","modified_gmt":"2025-08-28T12:32:16","slug":"alex-bajcz","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/meet-our-students\/ees-alumni\/alex-bajcz\/","title":{"rendered":"Alex Bajcz"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>.kb-row-layout-wrap.wp-block-kadence-rowlayout.kb-row-layout-id858_3360c1-43{margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;}.kb-row-layout-id858_3360c1-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id858_3360c1-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id858_3360c1-43 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:60px;row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1268px;padding-top:50px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 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.kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column858_55c859-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column858_55c859-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column858_55c859-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column858_55c859-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column858_55c859-ae{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column858_55c859-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column858_55c859-ae > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column858_55c859-ae\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_895fdf-5c, 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.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_895fdf-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_895fdf-5c\"]{text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_895fdf-5c, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_895fdf-5c[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_895fdf-5c\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<h2 class=\"kt-adv-heading858_895fdf-5c wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_895fdf-5c\">Alex Bajcz, ph.d. 2016<\/h2>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f\"]{padding-right:135px;padding-left:135px;margin-top:0px;text-align:center;font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:Fraunces;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-size:20px;line-height:32px;font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f\"]{padding-right:35px;padding-left:35px;text-align:center!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f\"]{padding-right:25px;padding-left:25px;margin-right:0px;margin-left:0px;text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f wp-block-kadence-advancedheading has-white-color has-text-color\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_83a3e4-9f\" data-aos-duration=\"1200\" data-aos-once=\"true\">We recently connected with Class of 2016 EES alumna Dr. Alex Bajcz. Here\u2019s what he\u2019s been up to recently!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.kb-row-layout-id858_dc8a31-d6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{align-content:start;}:where(.kb-row-layout-id858_dc8a31-d6 > .kt-row-column-wrap) > .wp-block-kadence-column{justify-content:start;}.kb-row-layout-id858_dc8a31-d6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);row-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-md, 2rem);max-width:1100px;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;padding-top:75px;padding-bottom:75px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}.kb-row-layout-id858_dc8a31-d6{background-color:#e5f0f9;}.kb-row-layout-id858_dc8a31-d6 > .kt-row-layout-overlay{opacity:0.30;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kb-row-layout-id858_dc8a31-d6 > .kt-row-column-wrap{padding-right:50px;padding-left:50px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id858_dc8a31-d6 > 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.kt-row-column-wrap{padding-top:35px;padding-right:35px;padding-bottom:45px;padding-left:35px;grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kb-row-layout-id858_fb31cf-f5 > .kt-row-column-wrap{grid-template-columns:minmax(0, 1fr);}}<\/style><div class=\"kb-row-layout-wrap kb-row-layout-id858_fb31cf-f5 alignnone has-white-background-color kt-row-has-bg wp-block-kadence-rowlayout\"><div class=\"kt-row-column-wrap kt-has-1-columns kt-row-layout-equal kt-tab-layout-inherit kt-mobile-layout-row kt-row-valign-top\">\n<style>.kadence-column858_417f79-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col,.kadence-column858_417f79-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{border-top-left-radius:0px;border-top-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-right-radius:0px;border-bottom-left-radius:0px;}.kadence-column858_417f79-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{column-gap:var(--global-kb-gap-sm, 1rem);}.kadence-column858_417f79-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;}.kadence-column858_417f79-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col > .aligncenter{width:100%;}.kadence-column858_417f79-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col:before{opacity:0.3;}.kadence-column858_417f79-d1{position:relative;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.kadence-column858_417f79-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.kadence-column858_417f79-d1 > .kt-inside-inner-col{display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;align-items:center;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-column kadence-column858_417f79-d1\"><div class=\"kt-inside-inner-col\"><style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_b2b215-f3\">Dr. Alex Bajcz earned\u00a0a Ph.D. in EES from 91±¬ΑΟ in 2016, advised by Dr.\u00a0Frank Drummond. Prior to entering the EES graduate program, Alex earned both a B.S. in Environmental Science and an M.S. in Terrestrial Ecology from the University of Michigan.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_15a0f0-2d\">For his Ph.D., Alex investigated the physiological consequences of reproductive effort and of flower removal for Maine wild blueberries. Briefly, how do blueberries \u201ccope\u201d with the costs of their flowers and fruits, and what happens when these costs are manipulated? After defending his thesis in October 2016, Alex went on to do a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison with Dr. Nicolas Balster, assisting with a number of ongoing projects related to soil ecology, science education, and faculty development.<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_fcc4ee-8a\">Currently, Alex is an Assistant Professor of Ecology and Environmental Science at Drew University in Madison, NJ, where his research focuses on the reproductive behavior of plants in the genus\u00a0<em>Rubus<\/em>, including blackberries, black raspberries, dewberries, and wineberries. He teaches introductory and advanced courses in ecology and environmental science. Alex is grateful for his experience at 91±¬ΑΟ, which he credits with helping him advance along his path to becoming a professor, which is something he is very grateful for. He also had a number of opportunities to present at conferences as a student at 91±¬ΑΟ, which he says was\u00a0\u201ca great way to start building my \u2018brand\u2019 on a larger stage.\u201d Follow Alex\u2019s research and thoughts at his\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/alexbajcz.wordpress.com\/\">website<\/a>\u00a0and on Twitter (@Fruit_Ecology).<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_602969-b8\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_602969-b8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_602969-b8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_602969-b8\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_602969-b8\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading858_602969-b8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_602969-b8\">Alex\u00a0shared\u00a0a bit of\u00a0advice for undergraduate students: \u201cI would say be wary of anyone (including yourself) who tries to encourage you to take an easy, straightforward path through your course load in college. Your college experience can open a lot of doors for you and prepare you for a lot of different careers, but only if you make an effort to seek out diverse courses and to take courses that offer to teach you tangible, enduring skills. These include things like statistics, programming, plant\/animal ID, lab methods, public communication, etc. Those are going to be the classes that actually advance you in the long run!\u201d<br><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_892008-c8\"]{margin-top:0px;font-size:18px;font-weight:400;font-style:normal;font-family:forma-djr-micro;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8 mark.kt-highlight, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_892008-c8\"] mark.kt-highlight{font-style:normal;color:#f76a0c;-webkit-box-decoration-break:clone;box-decoration-break:clone;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8 img.kb-inline-image, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_892008-c8\"] img.kb-inline-image{width:150px;vertical-align:baseline;}@media all and (max-width: 1024px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_892008-c8\"]{text-align:left!important;}}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8, .wp-block-kadence-advancedheading.kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8[data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_892008-c8\"]{text-align:center!important;}}<\/style>\n<p class=\"kt-adv-heading858_892008-c8 wp-block-kadence-advancedheading\" data-kb-block=\"kb-adv-heading858_892008-c8\">Visit our other\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/alumni-profiles-2\/\">alumni profiles<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.kb-image858_ab8ce1-2c .kb-image-has-overlay:after{opacity:0.3;}<\/style>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-kadence-image kb-image858_ab8ce1-2c size-large\"><img alt=\"Photograph of Alex Bajcz\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"kb-img wp-image-986\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-105x79.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-317x238.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-423x317.jpg 423w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-634x476.jpg 634w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-846x635.jpg 846w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-951x713.jpg 951w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-1268x951.jpg 1268w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/ecologyandenvironmentalsciences\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/774\/2025\/08\/AlexB.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-858_c152a6-7c .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-858_c152a6-7c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}@media all and (max-width: 767px){.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-858_c152a6-7c .kt-block-spacer{height:35px!important;}}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-858_c152a6-7c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alex Bajcz, ph.d. 2016 We recently connected with Class of 2016 EES alumna Dr. Alex Bajcz. 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