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Dept of Land Resources and Environmental Sciences
Montana State University
P.O. Box 173120
Bozeman, MT 59717-3120

Tel: (406) 994-7060
Fax: (406) 994-3933 Location: 334 Leon Johnson Hall

Academic Programs:
lresinfo@montana.edu
Tel:(406)-994-3090

Dr. Tracy M. Sterling
Department Head

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Graduate Programs | Prospective Graduate Students | Course Descriptions

Current Graduate Students | Graduate Student Awards



Graduate Students


GENERAL INFORMATION RESEARCH TOPIC
Jacob Beam
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Bill Inskeep jacob.beam@msu.montana.edu
"Distribution, Diversity, and Physiology of Novel Archaea that Inhabit Acidic Geothermal Environments"
Eric Becraft
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: David Ward
eric.becraft@msu.montana.edu
"Do Microbial Ecotypes Predicted from Theory-Based Analysis of Molecular Data Exhibit Unique Patterns of Distribution?"
Eva Jordanna Black
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Geoffrey Poole eva.black@msu.montana.edu
"Assessing Fish and Angler Utilization of Artificial In-stream Habitat Enhancement Structures"
no image Melissa Bridges
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Lisa Rew & Bruce Maxwell
melissa.bridges@msu.montana.edu
"Predicting the occurrence of suitable habitat for invasive plant species and implications for management decisions"
no image Tyler Brummer
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Lisa Rew
tyler.brummer@msu.montana.edu

"Predicting current and future invasive species population distributions. and Modeling spatial and temporal patterns in populations of Dalmatian toadflax using spatial age and genetic information"

Victoria Bunn
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Duncan Patten victoria.bunn@msu.montana.edu
"The influence of riparian grazing exclosures on adjacent riverine ecosystems"
Macdonald Burgess
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Perry Miller
macdonald.burgess1@msu.montana.edu
"Energy Budgets of Diversified Cropping systems for Semiarid Agroecosystems"
Timothy Covino
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Brian McGlynn
timothy.covino@msu.montana.edu
"Landscape Limnology of Mountain Watersheds: Nutrient Retention and Ecosystem Stability in Complex Aquatic Ecosystems"
Philip Davis
M.S. Land Rehabilitation
Advisor: Fabian Menalled & Bruce Maxwell
philip.davis1@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
no image Rex Davis
M.S. ENTO
Advisor: David Weaver
rex.davis@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Patrick Della Croce
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Geoffrey Poole patrick.dellacroce@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Markus Dieser
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Christine Foreman
markus.dieser@msu.montana.edu
"Microbial processes in Antarctic lake ecosystems"
Benjamin Dorsey
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Lisa Rew & Bruce Maxwell
benjamin.dorsey1@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Ryan Feddema
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Perry Miller
ryan.feddema@msu.montana.edu
"Understanding Carbon Sequestration Capabilities in Montana's Dryland Wheat Production"
Kristin Gardner
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Brian McGlynn
kristin.gardner@msu.montana.edu
"Impact of Mountain Resort Development on Streamwater Nitrogen Export: The Importance of Spatial Location"
Kim Goodwin
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Rick Engel & David Weaver
kgoodwin@montana.edu
“Use of detector dogs to improve detection rates and support eradication of invasive plant populations”
Steven Jay
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Rick Lawrence
steven.jay@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Zackary Jay
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Bill Inskeep
zackary.jay@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Kelsey Jencso
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Brian McGlynn
kelsey.jencso@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
no image Ryan Jennings
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Bill Inskeep
ryan.jennings1@msu.montana.edu
"Pathways for carbon fixation in thermophilic Archaea and the role of autotrophic Crenarchaeotes across varying habits in Yellowstone National Park"
Linda Jones
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Cliff Montagne linda.jones1@msu.montana.edu
"A duel approach to the ecological restoration of Amphicarpea bracteata on the Standing Rock Nation"
Lisa Kirk
Ph.D. LRES
Advisor: Jon Wraith & Brent Peyton lisa.kirk@msu.montana.edu
"In-situ Subsurface Microbial Transformation of Selenium as Source Control in Backfilled Phosphate Overburden, SE Idaho"
Christian Klatt
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: David Ward
christian.klatt@msu.montana.edu
"Structural and Functional Dynamics of Anoxygenic Phototrophs Inhabiting Alkaline Siliceous Hot Spring Microbial Mats"
Mark Kozubal
Ph.D. LRES
Advisor: Bill Inskeep
mark.kozubal@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Seth Kurt-Mason
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Geoff Poole/Brian McGlynn
seth.kurtmason@msu.montana.edu
"Assessing groundwater - surface water interactions on a restored stream"
no image Ann McCauley
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Clain Jones
ann.mccauley@msu.montana.edu
"Nitrogen dynamics and legume green manures"
Rebecca McNamara
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Brian McGlynn
rebecca.mcnamara@msu.montana.edu
"In-Stream Nitrate Immobilization across Development Gradients and Stream Network Position in a Rapidly Developing Mountain Watershed, West Fork of the Gallatin River, Big Sky, Montana"
James Meadow
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Cathy Zabinski
james.meadow@msu.montana.edu
"Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Restoration Ecology"
Melanie Melendrez
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: David Ward
mmelendrez@gmail.com
"Cultivation-Independent Single- and Multi-Locus Sequence Analysis of Hot Spring mat Synechococcus Populations"
no image Alexander Michaud
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Priscu
alexander.michaud@msu.montana.edu

"Exploring microbial ecology of novel and extreme habits, with an emphasis in cold regions, to help understand processes that microbes use in order to sustain life"

No image Randy Mullen
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor:Brian McGlynn &Lucy Marshall
randall.mullen@msu.montana.edu

"Creating a Solar radiation model for the state of Montana through investigating the use of spatial linear models. Intended results are more efficient use of photovoltaic cells and storage battery banks."

n Karin Neff

Advisor:Bruce Maxwell
karin.neff@msu.montana.edu

"Begins Fall 2009"

 

Fabian Nippgen
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor:Brian McGlynn &Lucy Marshall
fabian.nippgen@msu.montana.edu

 

"Relating catchment structure to hydrologic response"
No image Justin O'Dea
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Perry Milleri
justin.odea@msu.montana.edu
"Legume Green Manures for Partial Summer-Fallow Replacement in North-Central Montana"
Edward Olexa
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Rick Lawrence edward.olexa@msu.montana.edu
“Linking Elk Spatial Ecology and Public Lands Management in Southwest Wyoming Using a Dense Time Series of Satellite Imagery”
no image Orloff, Lesley "Noelle"
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Patten lesley.bringham@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Vincent Pacific
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Brian McGlynn
vincent.pacific@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Sheng-Shiang Peng
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Bill Inskeep shengshiang.peng@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Fredric Pollnac
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Lisa Rew
fredric.pollnac@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Marie Sabacka
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: John Priscu
marie.sabacka@msu.montana.edu
"Integrated biodiversity and stoichiometry across the landscape of the McMurdo Dry Valleys, Antarctica"
Jerome Schleier III
Ph.D.. ECES
Advisor: Bob Peterson
jerome.schleier@msu.montana.edu
"Environmental Fate Model Development for Ultra-Low-Volume Pesticide Applications for Adult Mosquito Management"
Briana Schultz
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Cliff Montagne
briana.schultz@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
Tanya Skurski
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Bruce Maxwell and Lisa Rew
tanya.skurski@msu.montana.edu
"Quantifying non-indigenous plant impacts in natural areas of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem"
image not available Heidi Smith
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Christine Foreman
tyler.smith@msu.montana.edu
"Begins Fall 2009"
image not available Tyler Smith
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Lucy Marshall
tyler.smith@msu.montana.edu
"Addressing the value of information for hydrologic modeling: Applications to data-rich and data-poor watershed scenarios"
Trista Vick
M.S. LRES
Advisor: John Priscu
trista.vick@msu.montana.edu
"Responses of Antarctic Dry Valley lake microbial communities to the transition to polar night"

 

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