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Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Allen |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (EFB) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY-ESF (EFB)
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Newman |
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Dovciak |
Graduate Research Topic
“Mechanisms of persistence and coexistence of the rare cycad Dioon sonorense in Mexico” Home Page
https://sites.google.com/site/jualvare10/ Sample publication
Álvarez-Yépiz, J.C., Dovčiak, M., and Búrquez, A. 2011. Persistence of a rare ancient cycad: effects of environment and demography. Biological Conservation 144:122-130.
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): McNulty and Stella |
Undergraduate Institute: Millersville University of PA (Biological Sciences) Personal Statement
I am interested in all things science and nature. I think the world is full of questions waiting to be asked and we have an obligation to seek the answers. And maybe, if we're lucky, we can make things better. Graduate Research Topic
My research examines how avian species richness, composition, and guild diversity vary between beaver-impacted and non-impacted riparian zones within the central Adirondack Mountains. I am also examining how avian community structure changes as beaver ponds undergo successional changes. I will also be looking at vegetative structure and habitat variables to make links between beaver impacts and witnessed avian usage. Favorite Quote
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world."-Mahatma Gandhi
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
Previous Graduate Study: SUNY-ESF (EFB ) Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/gibbs/JA.htm
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Cohen |
Undergraduate Institute: Marietta College (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
Flight Behavior of Breeding Piping Plovers: Implications for Risk of Collision with Turbines and Other Human Structures
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Mitchell and Schulz |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Mitchell and Schulz |
Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Baker.htm
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Whipps |
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Dovciak and Kimmerer |
Undergraduate Institute: Universidad Nacional de Colombia (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: Universidad del Pais Vasco (Environmental Science)
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Fernando |
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Kimmerer |
Previous Graduate Study: University of Tennessee Knoxville* (Botany ) Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Bowman.htm
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Schulz |
Previous Graduate Study: West Chester University PA (Biology )
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Leopold |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (Biology) Favorite Quote
"We cannot win this battle to save species and environments without forging an emotional bond between ourselves and nature as well - for we will not fight to save what we do not love." -Stephen Jay Gould
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Leopold |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College Oswego (Biology)
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): McNulty |
Undergraduate Institute: Willamette University (Biology) Research
As a Master’s student in Conservation Biology at ESF, my research focuses on declining neotropical migrant songbird species breeding in the Adirondack region. After graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in biology and Spanish from Willamette University in Oregon (2009), I have worked as a field technician studying Willow Flycatchers in California’s southern Sierra, as a naturalist intern at Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm in Ohio, and on a project with Cerulean Warblers in the Appalachian hills. I enjoy hiking, running, painting and playing cello.
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Leopold |
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Underwood |
Undergraduate Institute: Nazareth College of Rochester (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
Habitat selection and non-invasive abundance sampling of North American river otter in the Finger Lakes.
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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Folta |
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Newman |
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Gibbs and Frair |
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Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Castello |
Undergraduate Institute: Paul Smiths College (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
My research examines the role of host nutrition and physiological chemicals in the susceptibility of American beech trees to beech bark disease (BBD). The results of this study will be used to develop an alternative model of BBD in aftermath forests. Additionally, I'm involved with two studies using baseline mortality to examine the health of forests and tree species in the western US.
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Underwood |
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Cohen |
Undergraduate Institute: Tri-Chandra College (Zoology) Previous Graduate Study: Tribhuvan University (Zoology ) Personal Statement
I come from an indigenous Tharu tribe from south western Nepal. I believe conservation can work for both people and wildlife. I love life in all shape size and form and advocate for all species on earth to get a fair chance of survival.
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Entomology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Fierke and Whipps |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (Forest health) Graduate Research Topic
Using molecular techniques to elucidate cryptic relationships within the Sirex noctilio North American parasitoid guild
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Stewart |
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Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Newman |
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Ringler |
Previous Graduate Study: ( ) Graduate Research Topic
Wild reproduction of Chinook salmon in Lake Ontario and its tributaries.
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Kimmerer |
Undergraduate Institute: Clarkson University ( ) Previous Graduate Study: ( )
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Farrell |
Undergraduate Institute: Lycoming College (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: University of Michigan Graduate Research Topic
My research at SUNY-ESF focuses on ecology and restoration of critical spawning habitat for coolwater fish. Specifically, I am investigating; 1) how substrate size and shape influence walleye egg retention under different flow regimes in a laboratory setting; 2) how siltation of spawning substrates influences walleye egg adhesiveness; 3) biological and physical habitat characteristics at muskellunge spawning sites in the Upper Niagara River and Buffalo Harbor. Peer-Reviewed Publications
Crane, D.P., Johengen, T.H. & J.D. Allan, 2011. Assessment of quantitative food web metrics for investigating the influence of land use on warm water fish diets. Hydrobiologia. 664: 1-15.
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Entomology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Teale |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (Forestry and Related)
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Leopold |
Undergraduate Institute: Clarkson University (Biology)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Shields and Whipps |
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Farrell |
Undergraduate Institute: Clemson University (Fishery Sciences) Links
Web Link Graduate Research Topic
Responses of esocid fishes to warming temperatures: laboratory experimentation on species metabolic rates
Virtual Portfolio
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Frair |
Undergraduate Institute: Cornell University (Animal Sciences) Previous Graduate Study: Columbia U Sch General Studies (Cons Bio ) Graduate Research Topic
Working thesis title: "Population Persistence of Jaguar (Panthera onca) in the Brazilian Pantanal" - Conduct demographic and genetic data collection on jaguar residing in two working cattle ranches and two protected areas in the world's largest inland wetland, the Pantanal (MT, MS, Brazil).
Collaborations include: SUNY ESF; Panthera; and ICMBio (Chico Mendez Institute of the Conservation of Biodiversity). Specifically within ICMBio, close collaboration with CENAP (National Center for the Conservation of Natural Predators).
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Entomology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Teale |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
Chemical attractants of Philornis downsi [Diptera: Muscidae], an invasive parasite of birds in the Galapagos Islands.
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Cohen |
Undergraduate Institute: Connecticut College (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
Effects of human-caused disturbance on Snowy Plover behavior, habitat selection, and reproductive success in the Florida Panhandle.
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Farrell |
Graduate Research Topic
Effects of viral hemorraghic septicemia (VHS) on smallmouth bass during ontogeny: the role of condition and stress on susceptibility and virulence.
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Limburg |
Undergraduate Institute: Juniata College (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: Ohio State University of Columbus (Ecology )
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Schulz |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College Brockport (Environmental Science) Graduate Research Topic
Investigating the impacts of an invasive zooplankton, Cercopagis pengoi, on the food webs of all of the New York Finger Lakes. Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Figary.htm Concurrent Degree
Syracuse University, Maxwell School of Citizenship, Master of Public Administration
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
Undergraduate Institute: Cornell University (Natural Resources)
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Entomology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Fierke |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Wisc Madison* (Forestry and Related) Previous Graduate Study: Northrn Arizona University (Forestry and Related) Graduate Research Topic
Parasitism and community interactions of Sirex noctilio Home Page
Web Link
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Underwood |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (Wildlife Management) Previous Graduate Study: North Car State University of Raleigh (Wildlife Management )
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Ryan |
Undergraduate Institute: Boston University Personal Statement
My research interests lie at the human-wildlife interface in African landscapes. In particular, I am interested in investigating the effects of anthropogenic disturbances on wildlife populations as well as factors contributing to human-wildlife conflict and potential strategies for mitigation. Graduate Research Topic
Response of large carnivores to human disturbance in Murchison Falls National Park, Uganda Home Page
beckyfuda.weebly.com
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Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Schulz |
Graduate Research Topic
My thesis research is focused on quantifying the role that mixotrophic algae play in freshwater pelagic food webs. Mixotrophs, which are algae that combine photosynthetic production with heterotrophic consumption, are currently well identified in the literature, but their effects on both primary production and trophic transfer rate estimations are largely unknown. Utilizing stable isotopic tracers in conjunction with lab and field experimentation, I am developing a framework with which to address these questions for the first time. Home Page
Web Link
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Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Weir |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (EFB)
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Kimmerer |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Maine Presque Isle (Environmental Science)
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Underwood |
Undergraduate Institute: Pennsylvania St University of University of Park (Ecology) Graduate Research Topic
Inter-specific communication, information exchange and implications for bioacoustic monitoring of nocturnal songbird migration Home Page
Web Link
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Kapuscinski |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Wisc Stevens Point (Fishery Sciences) Graduate Research Topic
Habitat preferences and seasonal succession of aquatic vegetation
in the upper Niagara River
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Stewart |
Undergraduate Institute: Herbert H Lehman College (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: University of Oxford (Environmental Sci ) Links:
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-Connect: LinkedIn
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-Follow Blog: A Walk in the Várzea
Doctoral Research Brief:
My research focuses on the ecology, conservation, and management of Amazonian arapaima, among the largest freshwater fish species in the world (More Information). Research Key Words:
conservation biology, tropics, freshwater fish ecology, protected areas [and beyond], carbon, flagship, diversity
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Leopold and Farrell |
Undergraduate Institute: Indiana University of Bloomington* (ORGANISMAL BIO) Previous Graduate Study: ( )
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Frair |
Personal Statement
Prior to starting work on my MS at SUNY ESF, I was a biologist for the NPS on the island fox project for 2 years and logged 5 years as a seasonal biologist for several universities and NGO's prior to that. My recent experience has mainly been with management and research involving mammalian predators though I am more generally interested in population dynamics and spatial ecology of vertebrates and have worked with birds, large ungulates, small mammals, and reptiles in the past. I am also interested in human-wildlife conflict issues and improving education and communication between the scientific community and the general public. Graduate Research Topic
Thesis title: “Estimation of eastern coyote abundance through distance sampling and vocalization surveys” Favorite Quote
“Always be a first-rate version of yourself, instead of a second-rate version of somebody else.”
-Judy Garland
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Entomology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Teale |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Shields |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (Biology)
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Horton |
Undergraduate Institute: Carleton College (Biology)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Shields |
Previous Graduate Study: ( ) Graduate Research Topic
Keystone predators in Kyrgistan.
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Shields and Whipps |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY Center Buffalo Previous Graduate Study: SUNY College Buffalo (Biology ) Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Helenbrook.htm
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Entomology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Teale |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College New Paltz (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
To determine the production of volatile compounds released by A. areolatum, the obligate symbiont of the European Woodwasp, Sirex noctilio, while grown on Scots pine v. Potato Dextrose Augur. In time, the exploration of said volatiles to determine its attractiveness to Ibalia leucospoides, a natural enemy of Sirex for possible monitoring and control.
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Stewart |
Undergraduate Institute: Cornell University (Earth Systems) Personal Statement
Before coming to ESF, I worked in several laboratories at Cornell. The focus of the work was broad in scope, including ichthyology, limnology, stable isotope analysis and microbiology. My graduate work focuses on the catfish of the family Pimelodidae, particularly the giants of the genus Brachyplatystoma, which undertake spawning migrations of thousands of kilometers in the Amazon River. Using microelemental analysis of otoliths, I aim to determine phylogenetic patterns of migration within the family. Graduate Research Topic
Determining patterns of migration within the Amazonian catfish family, Pimelodidae, using otolith microelemental data.
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): McGrath |
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Newman |
Undergraduate Institute: University of South Carolina Columbia* (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: University of South Carolina Columbia* (Environmental Health)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Frair |
Previous Graduate Study: Cornell University (Natural Resources ) Graduate Research Topic
Dissertation title: “Foraging ecology of coyotes in NY State”
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Ecology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Horton |
Undergraduate Institute: Alfred University (Fine Arts)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Ringler |
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Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Fernando |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Leopold |
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF Home Page
Web Link
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Leopold |
Favorite Quote
For me, it is far better to grasp the Universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. - Carl Sagan My photo album!
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Ringler |
Undergraduate Institute: Russell Sage College (Environ Sci) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY-ESF (Ecology ) Graduate Research Topic
Freshwater ecology, with a focus on aquatic macroinvertebrate community structure and food web dynamics in the Onondaga Lake Watershed.
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Leopold |
Undergraduate Institute: University of North Carolina Asheville (Biology) Links
Upper Susquehanna Coalition Vernal Pool Program Graduate Research Topic
My research focuses on quantifying the plant species diversity and composition of created and natural vernal pools in the southern tier of New York, and investigating the abiotic and biotic factors influencing vernal pool plant assemblages. This work is done in cooperation with the Upper Susquehanna Coalition. Favorite Quote
"More education can help us only if it produces more wisdom."
-E.F. Schumacher Home Page
http://sites.google.com/site/jaimebjones/
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Kimmerer |
Undergraduate Institute: St Lawrence University (Biology)
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Mitchell |
Previous Graduate Study: Kangwon National University (Water Pollution ) Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Kang.htm
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Ringler |
Undergraduate Institute: Paul Smiths College Arts Science (Fishery Sciences)
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Stella and Leopold |
Graduate Research Topic
I am interested in understanding the nutrient benefits of allochthonous leaf litter in Northeastern US vernal pool ecosystems. My goal is to quantify the nutritional value of various leaf species using physical, chemical, and biological indicators. These unique microecosystems are typically found in heavily shaded forests, and therefore lack the primary production benefits of most larger wetlands. Thus, this project will contribute significantly to our understanding of the controlling influence of stand composition and structure on forest wetlands. My results will have direct relevance to agencies engaged in vernal pool creation and wetland mitigation. Favorite Quote
"Go climb a mountain"
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Lomolino |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Illinois Urbana* (Biological Sciences)
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Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Parry |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College Oswego (Zoology) Graduate Research Topic
Inland barrens buck moth phenology and distribution in the Albany Pine Bush Preserve
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Underwood |
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Farrell |
Undergraduate Institute: Cornell University (Environmental Science)
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Ringler |
Previous Graduate Study: SUNY-ESF ( ) Graduate Research Topic
I am currently looking at the structuring role of aquatic macrophytes on aquatic macroinvertebrate communities in Onondaga Lake, Syracuse, NY. I am also evaluating the colonization potential of macroinvertebrates from connected waterbodies into Onondaga Lake. Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Kirby.htm
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Cohen |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Arizona (Ecology)
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Graduate Research Topic
Avian demographic response to salt marsh restoration, with emphasis on salt marsh breeding sparrows in coastal New York state.
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Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Lomolino |
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Leopold and Kimmerer |
Undergraduate Institute: UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN (ENGLISH) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY-ESF (Environ Science )
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Dovciak |
Undergraduate Institute: Plattsburgh State University (Ecology)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Gibbs and Farrell |
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Ringler |
Undergraduate Institute: Oregon State University
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Frair |
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Farrell |
Undergraduate Institute: Cornell University (Natural Sciences — O) Graduate Research Topic
Exploring the history of and possible causes and explanations for the heavily female-skewed sex ratios of northern pike on the St. Lawrence River Favorite Quote
"Our life is an apprenticeship to the truth that around every circle another can be drawn; that there is no end in nature, but every end is a beginning, and under every deep a lower deep opens." -R.W.E.
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Schulz |
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Frair |
Graduate Research Topic
Thesis title: “A non-harvest based assessment of river otter populations in NY State”
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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Folta |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Limburg and Shields |
Undergraduate Institute: Long Island University of Southampton (Marine Biology)
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Stewart |
Undergraduate Institute: Albion College (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: Arkansas State University of St Univ (Biology )
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Stewart |
Undergraduate Institute: Western Phillippines Univ (Aquatic Biology) Personal Statement
I am a Ph. D. student majoring in Fish and Wildlife Biology and Management at SUNY ESF in Syracuse, NY. I also worked with Dr. Donald Stewart’s lab for my MS Degree but before I came to ESF, I was a faculty member of the Aquatic Biology Program of Western Philippines University in Puerto Princesa, Philippines. My MS research focused on taxonomy and conservation of the minnow genus Puntius in northern Palawan, Philippines. Currently, my graduate research in ESF deals with fish community patterns in riverine and coastal ecosystems of Honda Bay Basin.
My research aims to compare the species composition of fishes from rivers, estuaries, and coral reef areas in Honda Bay area in Palawan, Philippines. The main goal is to assess the connectivity of these ecosystems in terms of supporting the different life history stages of several commercially important species in Honda Bay. I hope that through the results of my study, sound management programs will be formulated and implemented to effectively delineate marine protected areas that will provide umbrella protection to the different ecosystems that support the Honda Bay area fish communities. Graduate Research Topic
Riverine and Coastal Fish Community Patterns in Honda Bay, Puerto Princesa City, Philippines Homepage
Web Link
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): McNulty |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (Conservation Bio) Graduate Research Topic
I am conducting a study on the diet of the American marten (Martes americana) population in the Adirondacks. Through this study I hope to flesh out the relationships that martens have with important prey items including small mammals and masting tree species. Certain small mammal species and certain tree species exhibit pulse driven cycles. I want to know what role the marten plays in these cycles and how the marten benefits or declines from these interactions. Favorite Quote
The worst thing that will probably happen—in fact is already well underway—is not energy depletion, economic collapse, conventional war, or the expansion of totalitarian governments. As terrible as these catastrophes would be for us, they can be repaired in a few generations. The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us
— Edward O. Wilson
Home Page
Web Link
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Newman |
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Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Teale |
Undergraduate Institute: Universidad Técnica de Manabí (Biological Sciences) Previous Graduate Study: Universidad Autónoma de Baja C (Management Science ) Philornis working group
Web Link Chemical Ecology and Entomolog
Analysis of pheromones to control parasitic flies (Philornis downsi) in Galapagos Islands.
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Rundell |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (Con Bio)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Hall and Hall |
Undergraduate Institute: Fairmont State College (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: Marshall University (Biology )
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Limburg |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (EFB) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY-ESF (Fisheries Sci )
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Cohen |
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Maynard and Powell |
Graduate Research Topic
American elm transformations for Dutch Elm disease resistance and phytoremediation.
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Limburg and Whipps |
Graduate Research Topic
"Fish Parasite Communities in the Hudson River Estuary's Littoral Habitats"
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Nakas |
Previous Graduate Study: Nanjing University (Environmental Biolog) Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Pan.htm
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Entomology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Fierke |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY Binghamton (Environmental Science) Graduate Research Topic
Classical Biological Control of Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) and Parasitoid Monitoring
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Entomology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Teale |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY-ESF (Biology )
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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Folta |
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Dovciak and Leopold |
Graduate Research Topic
Forest communities along soil, acid deposition, and climate gradients of the Appalachian Trail Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Quant.htm Undergraduate Institute
Ithaca College
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Leopold |
Undergraduate Institute: Bethany College WV (Environmental Science) Previous Graduate Study: Samford University () Graduate Research Topic
I am researching the effects of climate change on rare wetland plant communities. Home Page
http://sites.google.com/site/praneycv/home
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Leopold |
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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Folta |
Personal Statement
I became interested in environmental education when I was a undergraduate student in the Communication University of China. After graduated in 2004 with a BA in Animation Art, I worked at an local nonprofit in Beijing for four years as an environmental education project manager. I am currently pursuing a MS from ESF in environmental interpretation. I am interested in the management and evaluation of non-formal environmental education programs and the roles of science and culture in environmental communication.
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Fierke |
Undergraduate Institute: Fordham University (Environmental Science)
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Fernando |
Undergraduate Institute: University of the Philippines Previous Graduate Study: University of the Philippines (Forestry ) Graduate Research Topic
To contribute to our understanding of the mechanism of pollen germination, my dissertation project involves high-throughput isolation, molecular cloning and functional genomic characterization of highly expressed and novel secretory proteins involved in the initiation and further development of the pollen tube wall in loblolly pine (Pinus taeda).
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Frair |
Undergraduate Institute: Universidad Nacional de Asunci (Biology) Personal Statement
I am interested in population ecology, management and conservation of mammalian species. I have studied harvested populations of large mammals in Paraguay and I would like to continue by using different quantitative methods including spatial data and occupancy analysis. Graduate Research Topic
Peccaries persistance in the Paraguayan Dry Chaco
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Leopold |
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Ryan |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College Oswego (Zoology)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): McGrath |
Undergraduate Institute: Cornell University (Natural Sciences — O) Graduate Research Topic
Lake sturgeon summer habitat use in the Erie Canal System
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Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
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Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
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Entomology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Ringler |
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Fernando and Kimmerer |
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Ringler and Limburg |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (EFB)
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Plant Biotechnology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Powell |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Florida (Education — Other) Previous Graduate Study: University of Florida (Education — Other ) Personal Statement
I have just recently joined the Chestnut Group after living 26 years in Florida. My goal is to graduate with the background and experience necessary to gain a career in the area of plant biotechnology, with a focus in genetic engineering. Graduate Research Topic
I am presently focused on the effects of light intensity and spectral quality on growth and shoot initiation. Favorite Quote
"Either do or do not...there is no try." Yoda
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Nakas |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (Biological Sciences) Graduate Research Topic
Production of ethanol for biofuel from lignocellulosic hydrolysates. Work focuses on counteracting compounds present in hydrolysates which inhibit microbial fermentation. Publications
Stoutenburg RM, Perrotta JA, Nakas, JP. 2011. Overcoming inhibitors in a hemicellulosic hydrolysate: improving fermentability by feedstock detoxification and adaptation of Pichia stipitis. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, In Press.
Stoutenburg RM,Perrotta JA, Amidon TE, and Nakas JP. 2008. Ethanol production from a membrane purified hemicellulosic hydrolysate derived from sugar maple by Pichia stipits NRRL Y-7124. BioResources, 3:1349-1358.
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Leopold |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Minnesota Duluth (Biology) Personal Statement
My interests span the whole of biology and humanity. It is the collection, interconnectedness, and diversity of life on this planet that inspire and motivate me to pursue graduate studies. This includes societal components across the globe, which have led me to pursue a concurrent master of public administration degree at the neighboring Maxwell School of Citizenship & Public Affairs. Rather than focus on one aspect or element of the menagerie of life, I hope to explore what unifying themes exist, particularly in regards to conservation. Simply, I view species conservation and environmental degradation as small pieces of a larger puzzle. How we, as human beings, are collectively utilizing and interacting with the natural world and its resources is both the cause of and ultimate solution to issues in conservation and sustainability. Graduate Research
"Plant invasions: testing theory with ecological monitoring data from wetlands in Colorado, USA." My research is a collaboration with the National Park Service in Colorado and Montana.
Significance: Invasive plant species are affecting landscapes worldwide. Despite their prevalence, invasive species remain a hotly debated topic amongst ecologists. My research draws on observational wetland plant survey and environmental metric data collected through the National Park Service's Rocky Mountain Inventory & Monitoring Network
to test whether native richness is negatively related to invasive richness and abundance; the pattern of plant functional guild as it relates to invasives; and the stability of invasive richness and abundance temporally. Wetlands in mountainous habitats provide an ideal setting for this work, as they are critical components of these ecosystems and little work has been done specifically on invasive species impacts in these habitats.
Favorite Quotes
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world" - M.K. Gandhi
"I am a faulty string of blue Christmas lights" - John K. Samson
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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Folta |
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Ryan |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Horton |
Undergraduate Institute: Michigan State University (Forestry and Related)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Limburg |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Mass Dartmouth (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
Assessment of River Herring Movement Patterns at Small and Large Scales using Natural Tags
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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): McGee and Folta |
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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Folta |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Horton |
Undergraduate Institute: Carleton College (Biology) Personal Statement
I am interested in belowground community and ecosystem ecology. Graduate Research Topic
The effect of invasive earthworms on soil nutrient distribution and ectomycorrhizal diversity Favorite Quote
"It says nothing against the ripeness of spirit that it has a few worms" -Nietzsche Website
Web Link
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EFB Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Schulz |
Graduate Research Topic
Pharmaceutical levels in Onondaga Lake, and their effects on the growth and reproduction of low level aquatic organisms. Favorite Quote
'The pessimist curses the wind, the optimist hopes for it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.' - Unknown
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Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Powell |
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Newman |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Leopold |
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Dovciak |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Pittsburgh Graduate Research Topic
Climatic controls of vegetation distributions along elevation gradients in the Northern Forest (Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, and New York). Home Page
Web Link
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Leopold |
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Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Castello |
Graduate Research Topic
Beech Bark Disease, Forest Sustainability (Baseline Mortality)
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Schulz |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (EFB) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY-ESF (Ecology )
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Beier and McGee |
Undergraduate Institute: Hanover College (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: Ohio University (Plant Biology/Forest)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Underwood and McNulty |
Graduate Research Topic
Urban deer population dynamics, habitat restoration, land use shifts, GIS landscape analysis
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Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Teale |
Undergraduate Institute: Nanjing University (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: Syracuse University (Biology )
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Entomology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Teale |
Previous Graduate Study: Nanjing Forestry University (Zoology ) Graduate Research Topic
Identification of female-produced pheromone in Asian Longhorn Beetle
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Beier |
Undergraduate Institute: Cornell University (Biological Sciences) Graduate Research Topic
One of the ways acid deposition affects biota is through the leaching of soil calcium. Snails are sensitive to calcium availability and are a major source of supplementary calcium for breeding songbirds. I am studying songbird abundance and diversity along calcium gradients in the Adirondack Mountains to understand how acidification is influencing songbird populations.
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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Folta |
Personal Statement
Tiferet graduated Barnard College in 2005 with a BA in Environmental Science. She spent the past 7 years working in the environmental field as a writer, educator, and farmer at carious non-profit organizations. She is concurrently pursuing an MS from Syracuse University in secondary earth science education. Graduate Research Topic
Secondary Science and Environmental Education
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