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Byron Amerson Ph.D. ESEC byron.amerson@msu.montana.edu Advisor: Geoffrey Poole |
Research Area: A multi-scale evaluation of the rate and magnitude of water exchange between surface flow and the alluvial aquifer in restored and unrestored river channels |
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Jason Baldes M.S. LRES Advisor: Cliff Montagne/Rick Lawrence jason.baldes@gmail.com |
Research Area: TBA |
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Sarina Bao Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Cliff Montagne sarinabao123@hotmail.com |
Research Area: Study on Land Deterioration and Land Management in Inner Mongolia, China |
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Jacob Beam Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Bill Inskeep jacob.beam@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Distribution, Diversity, and Physiology of Novel Archaea that Inhabit Acidic Geothermal Environments |
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Eric Becraft Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: David Ward eric.becraft@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Do Microbial Ecotypes Predicted from Theory-Based Analysis of Molecular Data Exhibit Unique Patterns of Distribution? |
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Hally Berg M.S. Land Rehabilitation Advisor: Jane Mangold hallykb@gmail.com |
Research Area: Increase knowledge about the biology, ecology and integrated management of tall buttercup, a poorly understood species on the Montana noxious weed list. |
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Jennifer Bodin M.S. Entomology Advisor: Robert Peterson jbodin2@gmail.com |
Research Area: Determining environmental factors which most influence efficacy when adulticiding for mosquitoes |
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Jason Brown M.S. LRES Advisor: Lucy Marshall eldsverk@gmail.com |
Research Area: Watershed Modeling |
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Sam Carlson M.S. LRES Advisor: Geoff Poole sam.p.carlson@gmail.com |
Research Area: Application of inverse modelling to explore and scale stream nutrient retention and productivity dynamics as related to channel geomorphology |
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Heidi Clark M.S. Land Rehabilitation Advisor: Duncan Patten and Bill Wyckoff clark.hm@gmail.com |
Research Area: Using rephotography to understand the effects of historic resource extraction on rivers in the Greater Yellowstone Region |
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Rex Davis M.S. Entomology Advisor: David Weaver rex.davis@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Investigating potential reproductive isolation mechanisms for Bracon cephi and B. lissogaster (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE), two congeneric parasitoids of the wheat stem sawfly Cephus cinctus (HYMENOPTERA: CEPHIDAE) in Montana wheat fields |
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Patrick Della Croce Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Geoffrey Poole patrick.dellacroce@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Systems analysis of introgressive hybridization between Yellowstone cutthroat trout and rainbow trout: assessing crossing, fitness, and landscape connectivity as drivers of genetic structure in hybridized native cutthroat trout populations |
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Badamgarav Dovchin M.S. LRES Advisor: Cliff Montagne badmaagi@gmail.com |
Research Area: Restoration Ecology and National Park Managements |
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Krista Ehlert M.S. LRES Advisor: Jane Mangold & Rick Engel krista.ehlert@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Enhancing efficacy of herbicides to control Cheatgrass and Japanese brome on Montana range, pasture, and CRP lands |
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Bahram (Romie) Farokhkish M.S. LRES Advisor: Robert Peterson bahram.farokhkish@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: TBA |
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Alex Gaffke M.S. Entomology Advisor: David Weaver alexander.gaffke@gmail.com |
Research Area: Adapting existing semiochemical delivery technologies to improve the precision of weed biocontrol agents |
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Christina Herron-Sweet MS LRES Advisor: Jane Mangold c.herronsweet@gmail.com |
Research Area: Multi-trophic interactions between spotted knapweed and insects |
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Jordan Holsinger Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Jack Brookshire jpholsinger@gmail.com |
Research Area: Understanding the effects of snow on biogeochemistry and plant soil interactions in subalpine grasslands |
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Charles Holt M.S. LRES Advisor: Fabian Menalled charles.holt@montana.edu |
Research Area: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities for developing sustainable farming systems related to community food systems |
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Eli Hubbard M.S. Entomology Advisor: Weaver charles.hubbard1@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: TBA |
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Zackary Jay Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Bill Inskeep zackary.jay@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: TBA |
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Ryan Jennings Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Bill Inskeep ryan.jennings1@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Pathways for carbon fixation in thermophilic Archaea and the role of autotrophic Crenarchaeotes across varying habits in Yellowstone National Park |
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Andrew John M.S. Land Rehabilitation Advisor: Clain Jones andrewj0256@gmail.com |
Research Area: Studying nitrate leaching and agricultural best management practices in the Judith River Basin |
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Aiden Johnson Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Paul Stoy johnson.aiden@ymail.com |
Research Area: Remote Sensing analysis methods for improved ecosystem modeling |
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Carmel Johnston M.S. LRES Advisor: Stephanie Ewing carmel.johnston@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Looking at the controls on methane emissions from permafrost soils in interior Alaska |
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Paramjit Karam Singh M.S. Entomology Advisor: Kevin O'Niell paramjit.karamsingh@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: TBA |
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Lisa Kirk Ph.D. LRES Advisor: Carl Fox & Brent Peyton lisa.kirk@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: In-situ Subsurface Microbial Transformation of Selenium as Source Control in Backfilled Phosphate Overburden, SE Idaho |
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Katie Kleehammer M.S. LRES Advisor: Tim McDermott & Adam Sigler katie.kleehammer@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Assessing differential transport of chemical and microbiological constituents in ground water |
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Evelyn Konigsberg M.S. LRES Advisor: Jeff Littlefield evelyn.konigsberg@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: TBA |
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Priyanka Kudalkar M.S. LRES Advisor: John Priscu priyanka.kudalkar@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Studying life in extreme environments, specifically microbes in Antarctic ice |
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Patrick Lawrence Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Lisa Rew & Bruce Maxwell patrick.lawrence@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Integrated analysis and optimization of a dryland wheat agroecosystem |
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Ronald Lodge Pole M.S. LRES Advisor: Cliff Montagne & Bob Peterson Ronald.lodgepole@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Risk of Native Trout Mortality and Morbidity Due to Increased Stream Temperatures on the Fort Hall Indian Reservation, Idaho |
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Lisa Lone Fight M.S. LRES Advisor: Rick Lawrence lisa.lonefight@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Researching the intersections of Remote Sensing and the needs of Native American Nations/Reservations |
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John Long PhD ESEC Advisor: Rick Lawerence jlongb52@aol.com |
Research Area: Spatial and temporal modeling of remote sensing data |
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Sean McKenzie M.S. Land Rehabilitation Advisor: Fabian Menalled & Kevin O'Neill smckenzie1986@gmail.com |
Research Area: Began Fall 2012 |
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Alexander Michaud Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Priscu alexander.michaud@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: 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 |
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Kelly Mildenberger M.S. LRES Advisor: Brookshire mildenkl@gmail.com |
Research Area: Began Spring 2010 |
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Christine Miller M.S. LRES Advisor: Stephanie Ewing cmiller96@hotmail.com |
Research Area: Water quality and groundwater age relationships. |
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Karin Neff Ph. D. ESEC Advisor: Bruce Maxwell & Cathy Zabinski karin.neff@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Investigating the relationship between soil organic matter and vegetable antioxidants in sustainable agricultural systems |
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Fabian Nippgen Ph.D. ESEC Advisor:Brian McGlynn & Lucy Marshall fabian.nippgen@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Relating catchment structure to hydrologic response |
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Edward Olexa Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Rick Lawrence edward.olexa@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Linking Elk Spatial Ecology and Public Lands Management in Southwest Wyoming Using a Dense Time Series of Satellite Imagery |
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Millie Olsen M.S. LRES Advisor: Dave Ward millie.thornton@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Comparative Genome Analysis and Cultivation of Hot Springs Cyanobacteria |
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Fredrick Rains (Aaron) M.S. LRES Advisor: Cliff Montagne & Paul Stoy fredrick.rains@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Biological and physical controls of CO2 flux through snow in forested and managed Montana ecosystems |
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Deicy Sanchez-Espinoza M.S. LRES Advisor: Tony Hartshorn deicysanchez@gmail.com |
Research Area: Mine Reclamation |
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Pamela Santibáñez-Ávila Ph.D. ECES Advisor: John Priscu pamela.santibanez@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Microbial Characterization of Polar Ice Cores Emphasizing Changes between Last Glacial Maximum and the Early Holocene |
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Tanya Skurski Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Bruce Maxwell and Lisa Rew tanya.skurski@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Quantifying non-indigenous plant impacts in natural areas of the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem |
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Heidi Smith Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Christine Foreman heidi.smith@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: The role of microbes in microbial synthesis and transformation of dissolved organic matter in glacial environments |
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Lora Soderquist M.S. LRES Advisor: Clff Montagne & Tracy Sterling lsoderquist@hotmail.com |
Research Area: TBA |
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John Sugden M.S. LRES Advisor: Tony Hartshorn sugden82@yahoo.com |
Research Area: TBA |
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Susan Tallman M.S. LRES Advisor: Perry Miller & Catherine Zabinski susan.tallman@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Using multi-species cover crops to improve no-till soil quality in a wheat-fallow rotation |
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Kimberley Taylor Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Lisa Rew & Bruce Maxwell kimberleytaylor7@gmail.com |
Research Area: TBA |
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Tristy Vick-Majors Ph. D. ESEC Advisor: John Priscu trista.vick@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Microbial processes and nutrient cycling in sub-glacial environments |
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Tristany Wagner M.S. LRES Advisor: Robert Peterson & Jackson Gross TristanyLWagner@aol.com |
Research Area: TBA |
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Christopher Welch M.S. LRES Advisor: Paul Stoy christopher.welch3@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Mountain Pine Beetle impacts on snowpack variability |
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Shavonn Reezale Whiten M.S. Entomology Advisor: Bob Peterson swhiten2010@gmail.com |
Research Area: How does temperature influence the susceptibility of mosquitoes to pyrethroid insecticides? |
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Jason Wood Ph.D. ESEC Advisor: Dave Ward jason.wood@msu.montana.edu |
Research Area: Metabolic modeling of an alkaline siliceous hot spring microbial mat community |
