Kimberly L. Schulz
Associate Professor

Ceili Bachman
cebachma@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Mitchell and Schulz
• Area of Study: Ecology

Daniele Baker
dmbake01@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Mitchell and Schulz
• Area of Study: Ecology

Home Page
http://www.esf.edu/efb/grad/Baker.htm

Andrew Brainard
abrainar@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Schulz
• Area of Study: Fish & Wildlife Biology & Management
• Previous Graduate Study: West Chester University PA (Biology )

Stephanie Figary
sefigary@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Schulz
• Area of Study: Ecology
• 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

Jacob Gillette
jpgillet@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Schulz
• Area of Study: Ecology

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.

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Alexander Looi
ahlooi@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Schulz
• Area of Study: Ecology

Kenneth Walz
kcwalz@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MPS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Schulz
• Area of Study: EFB Chemical Ecology

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

Cheryl Whritenour
cawhrite@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Schulz
• Area of Study: Ecology
• Undergraduate Institute: SUNY-ESF (EFB)
• Previous Graduate Study: SUNY-ESF (Ecology )