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GENERAL INFORMATION |
RESEARCH TOPIC |
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Jacob Beam
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Bill Inskeep jacob.beam@msu.montana.edu
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"Distribution, Diversity, and Physiology of Novel Archaea that Inhabit Acidic Geothermal Environments" |
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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?" |
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Eva Jordanna Black
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Geoffrey Poole eva.black@msu.montana.edu
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"Assessing Fish and Angler Utilization of Artificial In-stream Habitat Enhancement Structures" |
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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" |
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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"
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Victoria Bunn
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Duncan Patten victoria.bunn@msu.montana.edu
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"The influence of riparian grazing exclosures on adjacent riverine ecosystems" |
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Macdonald Burgess
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Perry Miller
macdonald.burgess1@msu.montana.edu |
"Energy Budgets of Diversified Cropping systems for Semiarid Agroecosystems" |
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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" |
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Philip Davis
M.S. Land Rehabilitation
Advisor: Fabian Menalled & Bruce Maxwell
philip.davis1@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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Rex Davis
M.S. ENTO
Advisor: David Weaver
rex.davis@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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Patrick Della Croce
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Geoffrey Poole patrick.dellacroce@msu.montana.edu
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"Begins Fall 2009" |
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Markus Dieser
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Christine Foreman
markus.dieser@msu.montana.edu |
"Microbial processes in Antarctic lake ecosystems" |
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Benjamin Dorsey
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Lisa Rew & Bruce Maxwell
benjamin.dorsey1@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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Ryan Feddema
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Perry Miller
ryan.feddema@msu.montana.edu |
"Understanding Carbon Sequestration Capabilities in Montana's Dryland Wheat Production" |
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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" |
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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” |
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Steven Jay
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Rick Lawrence
steven.jay@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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Zackary Jay
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Bill Inskeep
zackary.jay@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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Kelsey Jencso
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Brian McGlynn
kelsey.jencso@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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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" |
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Linda Jones
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Cliff Montagne linda.jones1@msu.montana.edu
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"A duel approach to the ecological restoration of Amphicarpea bracteata on the Standing Rock Nation" |
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Lisa Kirk
Ph.D. LRES
lisa.kirk@msu.montana.edu
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"In-situ Subsurface Microbial Transformation of Selenium as Source Control in Backfilled Phosphate Overburden, SE Idaho" |
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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" |
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Mark Kozubal
Ph.D. LRES
Advisor: Bill Inskeep
mark.kozubal@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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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" |
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Ann McCauley
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Clain Jones
ann.mccauley@msu.montana.edu |
"Nitrogen dynamics and legume green manures" |
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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" |
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James Meadow
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Cathy Zabinski
james.meadow@msu.montana.edu |
"Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi and Restoration Ecology" |
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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" |
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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" |
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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." |
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Karin Neff
Advisor:Bruce Maxwell karin.neff@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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Fabian Nippgen
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor:Brian McGlynn &Lucy Marshall fabian.nippgen@msu.montana.edu
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"Relating catchment structure to hydrologic response" |
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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" |
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Edward Olexa
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Rick Lawrence edward.olexa@msu.montana.edu
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“Linking Elk Spatial Ecology and Public Lands Management in Southwest Wyoming Using a Dense Time Series of Satellite Imagery” |
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Orloff, Lesley "Noelle"
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Patten lesley.bringham@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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Vincent Pacific
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Brian McGlynn
vincent.pacific@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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Sheng-Shiang Peng
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Bill Inskeep shengshiang.peng@msu.montana.edu
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"Begins Fall 2009" |
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Fredric Pollnac
Ph.D. ECES
Advisor: Lisa Rew fredric.pollnac@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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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" |
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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" |
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Briana Schultz
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Cliff Montagne
briana.schultz@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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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" |
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Heidi Smith
M.S. LRES
Advisor: Christine Foreman
tyler.smith@msu.montana.edu |
"Begins Fall 2009" |
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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" |
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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" |
