Jacob Erle
jcerle@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: MS
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: Conservation Biology
• Undergraduate Institution: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (Environmental Biolog)

Graduate Research Topic
Assessing impacts of removing European buckthorn, Rhamnus cathartica, in neighborhood parks in the City of Syracuse

Toby Liss
trliss@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: EFB Conservation Biology

Graduate Research Topic
Marginal plant species for use on green roofs and the effects of species composition on green roof functioning for stormwater reduction

Undergraduate Study
University of Pittsburgh (Ecology and Evolution, Linguistics)

Social Media
@mslissecologist on Instagram and Twitter

Alex Petzke
apetzke@syr.edu

• Degree Sought: PHD
• Graduate Advisor(s): Leopold
• Area of Study: EFB Conservation Biology

Justine Weber
juweber@syr.edu

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

Graduate Research Topic
Rare plant ecology and conservation: my dissertation focuses on the conservation of federally-listed Houghton's goldenrod (Oligoneuron houghtonii). I am also working with Dr. Sara Scanga (Utica College) to monitor population trends of globally rare Trollius laxus in upstate NY.

Twitter
@Justine_Weber