Phil Lavretsky, a second year ES PhD student advised by Jeff Peters, has received a competitive Richard H. G. Bonnycastle Fellowship in Wetland and Waterfowl Biology from Ducks Unlimited. The fellowship, in the amount of CN$10,000, was awarded for a project entitled “Genetic Introgression and Conservation of the North American Mallard Complex” which is summarized below.
Congratulations to Phil!
The most downloaded Journal of Applied Physics article in February 2011 was a review article by L. C. Lew Yan Voon (Wright State physics chair) and M. Willatzen. This article also made the cover of the February issue of the same journal.
Samantha (Sam) Davis, a first-year ES Ph.D. student in the laboratory of Don Cipollini, has received a competitive Botany-in-Action fellowship from Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens in Pittsburgh, PA. The award of $3000 will be used toward field research expenses for the project outlined below. In addition to the research award, Samantha will receive an all-expenses paid trip to Phipps Conservatory for Botany-in-Action Science Weekend, where she will receive science communication...
It's a world within a world.
Inside that world, enemy snipers rain their fire down on U.S. soldiers as they patrol the streets of some strange and faraway urban war zone.
Dr. Lawrence Prochaska was appointed to the editorial board as a review editor of the journal Frontiers in Mitochondrial Physiology in November.
Wayne Carmichael, retired Professor of Biological Sciences and director of the ES PhD program from 2003 to 2007, continues to provide advice and training on harmful algae blooms of cyanobacteria (CyanoHABs). While State and local Ohio officials worked to understand and manage toxic cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) this past summer, in Ohio’s Grand Lake, near the cities of Celina and St Marys, see: http://www....
At our annual fall gathering of program students and faculty, Dr. Cipollini (back row, far left) introduced our incoming class of 2010 which includes (clockwise from Dr. Cipollini) Renalda Munubi, Shishir Adhikari, Behzad Ghanbarian, Lumeng Huang, Nora Hunter and Samantha Davis in addition to Holly Schlotman and Phuong Khanh Nguyen (not pictured).
Professor Chad Hammerschmidt of the Earth and Environmental Sciences Department and Professor Tom Rooney of the Department of Biological Sciences were recently recognized for their achievements at early stages in their careers. Over the last 7 years, six of our program faculty have been recognized with this honor.
A chargeback system is in the works for EAF and will be implemented in the coming months. This system will generate funds for the continued operation of the equipment in EAF. The intent is to cover the consumables costs as well as regular maintenance costs. Personnel costs are currently being covered primarily by CoSM with additional support from RSP. Currently, there is no commitment of support for equipment replacement costs.
At the annual meeting of the Ecological Society of America meeting during August 1-6 in Pittsburgh, eight ES Ph.D. faculty and four ES Ph.D. students were coauthors on a total of 12 oral and poster presentations. ES Ph.D. faculty were also co-organizers of 3 organized oral sessions.
