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Dr. Linda van Diepen Education
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Dr. Paul Ayayee 2018-present PhD in Entomology 2014 (Penn State University)
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Research projects:
1) linking soil and plant microbiomes to nutrient cycling in sagebrush ecosystems along a climate gradient in Wyoming
2) characterization of soil microbiomes and biogeochemical cycling in montane wetlands across an elevation gradient
3) characterization of host-associated and free-living microbiomes in saline and freshwater ecosystems.
4) establishment of a microbial culture collection from various ecosystems across Wyoming to be used for further functional characterization of the microorganisms.
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Elizabeth Traver: PhD in Program in Ecology 2016 - present Dissertation topic: Soil properties and microbial community dynamics during the development of de-glaciated soils
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Chris Wenzel: PhD in Soil Science 2015 - present, co-advised with Dr. Pete Stahl Dissertation topic: Denitrification Potential of Soil Microbes in the Lower North Platte River Valley, Wyoming.
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Zachary Ahrndt: Graduated with BS in Chemistry from UW (2019) Zachary joined our lab in Fall 2018 and has been helping with various field and lab work for the EPSCoR Microbial Ecology Collaborative projects as well as other lab projects. He has been the caretaker of our conifer seedlings as part of our restoration experiments.
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Martina Greenhaw: Pursuing a Bachelor in Physiology at UW. Martina joined our lab in summer 2019 and has been helping with field and lab work for the EPSCoR "Sagebrush Microbiome" project as well as other lab projects. |
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Adam Nibbelink: Undergraduate student at LCCC Adam joined our lab in summer 2019 and has been helping with field and lab work for the EPSCoR "Sagebrush Microbiome" project as well as other lab projects. |
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Gordon Custer: PhD in Program in Ecology 2018 - present Dissertation topic: Soil properties and microbial dynamics associated with invasive plants and chemical control of unwanted weedy species MS in Plant Sciences Jan 2018 Former MS student coadvised with Bill Stump Thesis: Structural and functional dynamics of soil microbes following spruce beetle infestation. |
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Liana Boggs Lynch: PhD in Program in Ecology 2016 - present, Co-advised with Dr. Urszula Norton, Plant Sciences Dissertation topic: Regenerating Trees and Their Associations with Soil Microorganisms Ten Years after Bark Beetle Infestation
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Emily Bean: MS in Soil Science 2019 Thesis:The critical role of soil microbiota to sustainable rangelands: Quantifying short-term microbial and vegetation responses to intensive grazing.
Now PhD student in Integrative and Biomedical Physiology at Penn State University |
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Stephanie Winters: MS in Soil Science 2019 Thesis:Linking soil ecology with the restoration of ponderosa pine forests following a high-severity wildfire in the Laramie Mountains of Wyoming.
Now PhD student in Sustainable Forest Management at Oregon State University. |
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Zoe Ash: MS in Soil Science 2018 Thesis: Influence of Loess and Cryopedogenesis in High-Alpine Soils on Microbial Activity and Function in the Snowy Range Mountains, Wyoming. Co-advised with Dr. Karen Vaughan. |