Only currently registered students appear—new student names are added at the start of the academic year.
Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Allen |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (EFB) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (EFB)
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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: PHD
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (EFB ) Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/gibbs/JA.htm
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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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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 |
Undergraduate Institute: West Chester University PA (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: West Chester University PA (Biology )
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Shields |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Environmental Science)
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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): Mitchell |
Previous Graduate Study: Columbia U Sch General Studies (Climate and Society ) Graduate Research Topic
Spatial and temporal variations of urban carbon dioxide concentrations Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Buckley.htm
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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)
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Newman |
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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Folta |
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
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Forest Pathology and Mycology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Castello |
Undergraduate Institute: Paul Smiths College (Biology)
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Ecology Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Dovciak |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College Oswego Graduate Research Topic
Wetlands Ecology Favorite Quote
“Hope and the future for me are not in lawns and cultivated fields, not in towns and cities, but in the impervious and quaking swamps” - Henry David Thoreau
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
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 |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Forest health)
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Stewart |
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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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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Underwood |
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EFB Fish & Wildlife Biology & Mgt Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Farrell |
Undergraduate Institute: Lycoming College (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: University of Michigan (Fishery Sciences ) 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 composition influence walleye egg retention under different flow regimes in a laboratory setting; 2) how siltation of spawning substrates influences egg adhesiveness; 3) if constructed Newbury Riffles are a viable walleye spawning habitat restoration tool; 4) 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): Powell |
Undergraduate Institute: John Carroll University (Biology) Personal Statement
My name is Katie D'Amico and I am a Master's student working with Dr. William Powell on the American chestnut restoration project. I just started my third year at ESF and plan to complete my degree by May 2011. In addition to working on my thesis, I am actively involved in the Graduate Student Association on campus. In my free time (what is that?), I love to hang out with my friends, go hiking, and travel.
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Entomology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Fierke |
Graduate Research Topic
I am working on assessing the susceptibility of three Asian hymenopteran parasitoids of emerald ash borer to the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana, to determine if both agents can be used together in a biological control program to control emerald ash borer at all life stages. Currently, I am also surveying for isolates of Beaveria bassiana associated with ash trees in western NY state. Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Dean.htm
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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): Underwood |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (EFB)
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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
Respiration studies of four regional esocids (northern pike, muskellunge, grass pickerel, chain pickerel) to investigate differences between and among species in various temperature regimes. The physical application is on young of year fish responses to the changing environments of the St. Lawrence River, due to climate change and water regulation.
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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 ) My Background
I grew up watching documentaries on big cats, and cultivated my passion by reading any felid books I could find. I was first attracted to their form and, as my perception of the world matured, so too did my understanding of the ecological and cultural importance of predators. I'm thrilled to begin my first long-term project on felids. Jaguar Population Biology
Conduct demographic and genetic data collection on jaguar (Panthera onca) in the Brazilian Pantanal.
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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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Fernando |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
I am interested in applying my knowledge of plant developmental biology and molecular techniques in addressing issues in plant conservation biology, particularly, in establishing the genetic structure of threatened plants. I will examine the genetic diversity of American hart’s-tongue fern, a federally listed threatened species in the US, using a molecular marker (inter simple sequence repeats) and produce cross-fertilized offspring from a combination of genetically diverse individuals under in vitro conditions. Favorite Quote
Alright brain, it's up to you. - Homer
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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. Favorite Quote
"The study of nature is a limitless field, the most fascinating adventure in the world." -- Margaret Morse Nice
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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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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Leopold |
Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Farrell.htm
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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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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Whipps |
Undergraduate Institute: Hamilton College NY (Biology)
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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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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Leopold |
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Baldassarre |
Undergraduate Institute: Unity College (Environmental Science) Previous Graduate Study: Western Connecticut State Univ (Biological and Envir)
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Fierke |
Undergraduate Institute: Rochester Institute of Technol (Environmental Science) Graduate Research Topic
I am working on assessing the potential impacts of the invasive emerald ash borer beetle on plant community and biomass dynamics in mid-successional ash forests in NY great lakes basin state parks.
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Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Weir |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Biological Sciences)
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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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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Kimmerer |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (EFB)
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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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EFB Fish & Wildlife Biology & Mgt Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Underwood |
Undergraduate Institute: St Bonaventure University (Environ Sci)
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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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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Stewart |
Previous Graduate Study: University of Oxford (Environmental Sci ) Personal Statement
I was born and raised in New York City to parents who emigrated from Poland. At an early age, I developed an interest in the environment through camping and hiking as an outdoor guide and rock climbing instructor. I enjoy sports (such as basketball and rock-climbing) and competed for eight years in track and field.
At the Macaulay Honors College at Lehman College, my interest in the natural sciences developed into a passion for research and travel. I spent a month in Ecuador and the Galapagos studying ecology, evolution and conservation. I later spent a semester at the SFS Centre for Tropical Rainforest Studies in Queensland, Australia, where I learned about the tropics and conducted independent research. I also worked on projects closer to home, most notably a dietary niche breadth study of tessellated darters (Etheostoma olmstedi) collected at stations along the Bronx River.
After my Bachelor’s, I studied for an MSc in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management at Oxford. My dissertation work explored components of the carbon cycle in Andean tropical forests. I also spent a summer in Assam, India, comparing the diversity and species assemblages of butterflies in a protected area to different habitat types in the surrounding landscape matrix. Graduate Research Topic
My research will focus on the ecology, conservation, and management of Amazonian arapaima, among the largest freshwater species in the world.
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Dovciak |
Graduate Research Topic
Effects of changing climatic conditions on paramos, the tropical high mountain ecosystems of Colombia Sample publication
Ruiz D., Moreno H.A., Gutiérrez M.E., Zapata P.A. 2008. Changing climate and endangered high mountain ecosystems in Colombia. Science of the Total Environment 398, 122-132 Illustrated Flora of Paramos
Web Link
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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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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): McGrath |
Undergraduate Institute: Rollins College Winter Park (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
hyporheic macroinvertebrates associated with stream restoration structures Favorite Quote
Wow, look at the grass stains on my skin. I say, if your knees aren’t green by the end of the day, you ought to seriously re-examine your life.
- Calvin and Hobbes Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Hamidi.htm
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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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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 |
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Farrell |
Undergraduate Institute: Mansfield University of PA (Fishery Sciences) Graduate Research Topic
Northern Pike Enhancement, Restoration, Fish community responses to restoration Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Henning.htm
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Nakas |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (EFB) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (EFB)
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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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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Folta |
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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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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Gibbs |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Wisc Madison* (Botany) Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/gibbs/EH.htm
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Fernando |
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): McNulty |
Undergraduate Institute: Cornell University (Renewable Natural Re) Graduate Research
My current Master's research focuses on the habitat associations of lowland boreal birds in the Adirondack Park, a group of rare birds found in scattered habitats that are believed to be threatened by a warming climate. More broadly, my research interests include: wildlife-habitat interactions, landscape-level wildlife distribution, and endangered species conservation and restoration. More broadly still, I am also working on a project to promote alternative energy development in central New York; I spend the rest of my time working on a 200-acre sheep dairy in Cazenovia, NY.
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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!
Web Link
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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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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Nakatsugawa and Hassett,jhn
| Undergraduate Institute: Towson State University (Environ Sci)
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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): Lomolino |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Illinois Urbana* (Biological Sciences)
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Parry |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College Oswego (Zoology)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Farrell |
Undergraduate Institute: Cornell University (Environmental Science)
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EFB Fish & Wildlife Biology & Mgt 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: PHD
Advisor(s): Whipps |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: Cornell University (Veterinary Medicine )
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Cohen |
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Degree Sought: MPS
Advisor(s): Lomolino |
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Ringler |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: University of CastillaLaMancha (Agricultural Enginee) Graduate Research Topic
My work is focused on assessing human impacts to the Segura River Basin in Castilla-La Mancha, Spain. This watershed is located in a Mediterranean climate and is subjected to pressures from land use and flow regulation. It is the receiving watershed of the Tajo-Segura Transfer, the largest inter-basin water transfer in Spain. More specifically, the study includes the use of traits to study the macroinvertebrate community, stable isotope analysis and projected ecosystem changes due to climate change. Publications
The influence of land use on water quality and macroinvertebrate biotic indices in rivers within Castilla-La Mancha (Spain)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): McNulty |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Vermont (Wildlife Management) Project Website
Web Link Graduate Research Topic
My current research centers on understanding black bear ecology as it relates to annual variation in natural food sources. The goal of the project is to define the effect of variable soft and hard mast production on black bear reproduction and human conflict levels in the central Adirondack Mountains of New York State. Home Page
Web Link Lab Home Page
Web Link
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Leopold and Kimmerer,r
| 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): Ringler |
Undergraduate Institute: Oregon State University
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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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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Ryan |
Graduate Research Topic
Wildlife corridors, fragmentation and the human/wildlife disease interface. Home Page
Web Link
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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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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Limburg |
Undergraduate Institute: Long Island University of Southampton (Marine Biology)
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
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 Home Page
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): McNulty |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Ringler |
Undergraduate Institute: Ursinus College (German/Biology) Graduate Research Topic
My research focuses on the role of out-migrating juvenile Chinook salmon in the food web of the lower Salmon River, New York, and the implications of this predation pressure on salmon recruitment. Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Miller.htm
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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)
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Cohen |
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Entomology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Teale |
Undergraduate Institute: Florida State University (Biochemistry)
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Maynard |
Graduate Research Topic
Maximizing rooting and acclimatization of tissue culture American chestnut plantlets.
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Limburg |
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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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EFB Chemical Ecology 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: MS
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
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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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Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Kretzer and Horton |
Previous Graduate Study: University of Puerto Rico, May (Agronomy ) Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Rivera.htm
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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): 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: MS
Advisor(s): Farrell |
Graduate Research Topic
Movements and habitat use of stocked Lake sturgeon in the Oswegatchie River, NY. (Currently with US Fish and Wildlife Service)
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Conservation Biology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Lomolino |
Previous Graduate Study: SUNY Binghamton (Biology ) Research Area
“Rapid evolution of mammalian body size in response to anthropogenic climate change.” Ph.D., SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry. anticipated in Spring, 2010.
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Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Teale and Fierke |
Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Environmental Science) Graduate Research Topic
Investigating the male-produced aggregation pheromone of Monochamus scutellatus and M. notatus. Exploring flight activity of these 2 species in relation to the pheromone response.
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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Fernando and Kimmerer,r
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Fierke |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Maine Orono (Wildlife Management) Links
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Quantifying the Emergence Phenology of Sirex noctilio and its Native Siricid-Parasitoid Complex in NY. Home Page
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Hall |
Undergraduate Institute: Syracuse University (Environmental Science) Links
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I am a concurrent Ph. D. candidate at SUNY ESF and Masters of Public Administration student at Syracuse University. I am broadly interested in the application of ecological research to issues of human development in the tropics. For my dissertation research I am studying social and climatic risk factors for denque fever transmission in Ecuador. Dengue is an emerging infectious disease transmitted to humans by the Aedes aegypti mosquito. From 2010-2011 I will be in Ecuador conducting field research in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and the Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia en Hidrologia (INAMHI).
Graduate Research Topic
A socio-ecological analysis of risk factors for dengue fever transmission in coastal Ecuador Favorite Quote
Herman Daly: "It is better to deal incompletely with the whole than to deal wholly with the incomplete" Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Stewart.htm
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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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EFB Conservation Biology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Folta |
Undergraduate Institute: Juniata College (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
Environmental literacy outcomes of an action research project with high school students
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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. It is the collection of life on this planet that inspires and motivates me to pursue graduate studies. This includes human and societal components across the globe. Rather than focus on one aspect or element of this menagerie of life, I hope to explore what unifying themes exist, particularly in regards to conservation. In other words, 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 is both the cause of and ultimate solution to issues in conservation and sustainability.
For my time here at SUNY-ESF, I hope to focus on the conservation and anthropogenic dimensions of a particularly vulnerable or charismatic species. I have not yet determined the specifics of a research project. Favorite Quote
"You must be the change you wish to see in the world" - Ghandi Home Page
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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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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Horton |
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Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: MS
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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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Frair |
Undergraduate Institute: Calvin College (Biology) Graduate Research Topic
Thesis title: “Evolving niche of the ‘coy-wolf’ and implications for biodiversity” Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Warsen.htm
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Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Dovciak |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Pittsburgh
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Forest Pathology & Mycology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Castello |
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Ecology Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Porter |
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http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Whitman.htm
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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) Graduate Research Topic
Secondary successional processes and habitat trends based on chronosequential decomposition of LiDAR-derived vegetation height profiles in relation to edaphic and climatic gradients across the landscape.
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Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management Degree Sought: MS
Advisor(s): Underwood and McNulty |
Undergraduate Institute: University of Vermont Resume, photos, and news
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Urban deer population dynamics, habitat restoration, land use shifts, GIS landscape analysis
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Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Teale |
Undergraduate Institute: Nanjing University (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: Syracuse University (Biology )
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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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Plant Science & Biotechnology Degree Sought: PHD
Advisor(s): Powell |
Undergraduate Institute: Beijing Forestry University (Biology)
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Environmental Interpretation Degree Sought: MS
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, farmer, and volunteer coordinator. She enters ESF as an MS student interested in Environmental Education, and plans to pursue a concurrent degree in science education from SU. Graduate Research Topic
Using Citizen Science in the classroom
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