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- Introduction to Graduate Study in EFB
- Current Graduate Students
- Programs of Study:
- Applied Ecology
- Chemical Ecology
- Conservation Biology
- Ecology
- Entomology
- Environmental Interpretation
- Environmental Physiology
- Fish and Wildlife Biology and Management
- Forest Pathology and Mycology
- Plant Biotechnology
- Plant Science and Biotechnology
- Facilities & Research ▼
- A New Home for EFB
- On Campus & in the Field
- Special Centers & Facilities:
- Adirondack Ecological Center
- American Chestnut Research and Restoration Project
- Applied Microbiology, SUNY Center for
- Center for Native Peoples and the Environment
- Cranberry Lake Biological Station
- Patuxent Wildlife Research Center
- Quantitative Studies Laboratory
- Roosevelt Wild Life Station
- Salix Consortium
- Thousand Islands Biological Station
- Animal Care at ESF
Neil H. Ringler
Vice Provost of Research and Director of McIntire-Stennis Forestry Research
200 Bray Hall
1 Forestry Dr.
Syracuse, New York 13210
Phone: (315) 470-6606
Email: neilringler@esf.edu
Teaching Experience
EFB 132 Orientation Seminar: Environmental and Forest Biology (1 credit hour): One hour of lecture, discussion and/or exercises. Introduction to campus resources available to ensure academic success. Introduction to EFB as a field of inquiry. Fall.
EFB 385 Comparative Vertebrate Anatomy (4 credit hours): Three hours of lecture and three hours of laboratory. Analysis of vertebrate structure, with emphasis on comparative study of organ systems. Includes evolution of form and function, major adaptive patterns and phylogenetic relationships in vertebrates. Spring.
EFB 388 Ecology of Adirondack Fishes (3 credit hours): An integrated field and laboratory course in the identification of fish and recognition of ecological characteristics of major fish sp ecies and communities of Adirondack waters. Satisfies a component of the field study elective requirement in Environmental and Forest Biology. Two hours of lecture, and eight hours of field work and discussion each day for two weeks. Summer, Cranberry Lake Biological Station.
EFB 554 Aquatic Entomology (3 credit hours): An introduction to the identification, life histories and ecology of aquatic insects, with emphasis on genera found in the Northeastern U.S. Includes consideration of the functional role of insects in aquatic sysstems, and current avenues of research. Intended for senior and graduate students pursuing interests in entomology, fisheries and wildlife, forestry, limnology and general ecology. Fall.
EFB 796 Topics in Environmental and Forest Biology: Animal Flight (2 credit hours). Spring.
Current Graduate Advisees
Michael Connerton
mjconner@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Ringler
- Area of Study: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
- Previous Graduate Study: ( )
Graduate Research Topic
Wild reproduction of Chinook salmon in Lake Ontario and its tributaries.
Daniel Gefell
djgefell@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Ringler
- Area of Study: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
- Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College Potsdam (BIOLOGY)
- Previous Graduate Study: SUNY ESF (EFB )
Stephanie Johnson
sljohn06@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Ringler
- Area of Study: Ecology
- 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.
Curtis Karboski
ctkarbos@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Ringler
- Area of Study: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
- Undergraduate Institute: Paul Smiths College Arts Science (Fishery Sciences)
Lucas Kirby
lkirby@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Ringler
- Area of Study: EFB Fish & Wildlife Biology & Mgt
- 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
Stefanie Kroll
sakroll@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Ringler
- Area of Study: Ecology
- 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.
Christopher Legard
cdlegard@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Ringler
- Area of Study: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
- Undergraduate Institute: Oregon State University
Andrew Miller
admill05@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Ringler
- Area of Study: Ecology
- 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
Mary Penney
mepenney@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: MPS
- Graduate Advisor(s): Ringler
- Area of Study: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
- Undergraduate Institute: SUNY College Cortland (Biology)
Alexander Smith
ajsmit04@syr.edu
- Degree Sought: PHD
- Graduate Advisor(s): Ringler and Limburg
- Area of Study: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
- Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (EFB)
