School of
Integrative Biology
Graduate Students
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Adaime, Marc-Elie |
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Plant Biology Using machine learning and superresolution microscopy to investigate past ecological and evolutionary responses of conifers in angiosperm-dominated communities. Advisor: Surangi Punyasena |
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Anderson, Nicholas |
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Entomology Insect community responses to conservation and restoration and native bee ecology Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt |
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Antonson, Nicholas |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, avian brood parasitism, coevolution, and the effect of parental care on brood parasites Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Aubery, Rose |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Surangi Punyasena Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena |
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Behrens, Colby |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Examining genetic mechanisms influencing behavior in three-spined stickleback fish Advisor: Alison Bell |
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Bello, Lizzie |
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Entomology Bioinspired design and materials Advisor: Marianne Alleyne |
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Beuchat, Gabriel |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Li-Qing Chen |
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Burroughs, Charles |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth |
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Bush, Daniel |
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Entomology Navel orangeworm's relationship with Aspergillus mold Advisor: May Berenbaum |
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Capel, Samantha |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Advisor: Ken N. Paige |
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Chabain, Jules |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Former paleontologist puzzled by animal weaponery and the linkage between shape, function and performance; using biomechanics, ct-scanned data, and comparative anatomy Advisor: Philip S L Anderson |
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Chakraborty, Sulagna |
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PEEC Vector-borne diseases and epidemiology of infectious diseases, focusing on the eco-epidemiology of a tick-borne disease in India called Kyasanur Forest Disease. I want to combine my interest in infectious disease with my background in public health and microbiology as well as use One Health approaches towards disease control and prevention. (advisor: Brian Allan) Advisor: Brian Allan |
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Chen, Yaping
ychen410@illinois.edu |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Feng Sheng Hu |
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Clem, C. Scott |
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Entomology Hover fly (Diptera: Syrphidae) migratory ecology and behavior Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt |
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Coburn, Kat |
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Entomology Prairie restoration/conservation strategies and their effects on habitat quality and native pollinator community ecology Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt |
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Cox, Maria |
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PEEC Paleogenomic analysis of immune change and function, as well as molecular identification of pathogens; particularly, how genes associated with immune function change through time, especially in populations undergoing long term stress (advisor: Ripan Malhi) Advisor: Ripan Malhi |
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Cucalon Tamayo, Roberto |
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PEEC How populations of species are evolutionarily related, and how their evolutionary history and biogeographic patterns can help us explain our current world (advisor: Milton Tan) Advisor: Milton Tan |
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Curtis, Amanda
amandac3@illinois.edu |
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PEEC Use environmental DNA (eDNA) as a tool for aquatic conservation (advisor: Eric Larson) Advisor: Eric Larson |
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D'Alessio, Lorenzo M.
lmd2@illinois.edu |
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PEEC Cophylogenetics of ectoparasitic feather lice in the genus Brueelia and their endosymbionts (advisor: Kevin Johnson) Advisor: Kevin Johnson |
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Dai, Qihong |
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PEEC Fish ecology and biology; modeling (advisor: Cory Suski) Advisor: Cory Suski |
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Dana, Catherine |
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Entomology Cicada conservation and natural history Advisor: Sam Heads |
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Darcy, Hannah |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Morphology of the salamander skull, comparative biomechanics of feePding in land-to-water transitions, and biological material properties Advisor: Philip S L Anderson |
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De Becker, Elsa |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Stephen Long |
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De Moya, Robert |
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Entomology Examining the coevolution patterns between parasitic bird lice and their hosts Advisor: Kevin Johnson |
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Dean, Charles |
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Entomology Ecological and genomic basis of plant-insect interactions, specifically within webworm (Depressaria spp.) and Apiaceous plant coevolutionary systems Advisor: May Berenbaum |
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Demler, Hannah |
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Plant Biology Investigating the role of aquaporin plasma membrane intrinsic proteins in plant responses to ozone. Advisor: Lisa Ainsworth Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth |
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Doucet Beaupré, Alice |
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PEEC Computational phylogenetics and the development of novel stochastic phylodynamics models and tools for the study of microbial innovations, diversification, cladogenesis, and ecology (advisor: James O'Dwyer) Advisor: James O'Dwyer |
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Drager, Kim |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Nest architecture of soil dwelling ants (both ancient and modern) and how nest structure varies between ant species and geological environments Advisor: Andrew V. Suarez |
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Edwards, Joseph |
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PEEC Perturbations of a forest nitrogen economy and its associated microbial community by invasive Alliaria petiolata (garlic mustard) Advisor: Wendy H. Yang |
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Egenriether, Sada |
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PEEC Microbial nitrogen transformations in agricultural soils (advisors: Angela Kent and Wendy Yang) Advisor: Angela Kent |
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Favela, Alonso
favela3@illinois.edu |
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PEEC Microbial community composition and ecosystem function selected by plant host in the rhizosphere. (advisor: Angela Kent) Advisor: Angela Kent |
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Flenniken, Matt |
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Entomology Effects of environmental change on vector ecology Advisor: Brian Allan |
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Fu, Jie |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon |
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Gibson, Joshua |
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Entomology Evolution of trap-jaw mechanism in ants Advisor: Andrew V. Suarez |
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Grommes, Anna |
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Entomology Chemical ecology of beetles in the families Cerambycidae and Elateridae Advisor: Lawrence Hanks |
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Haynes, Ellen |
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PEEC Wildlife epidemiology; emerging fungal disease in snakes; investigating how host immune function is related to disease severity, and analyzing fungal genomic variation (advisor: Matt Allender) Advisor: Matthew Allender |
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Hearon, Luke |
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Entomology Predator-prey dynamics in mosquito communities Advisor: Carla Cáceres |
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Heerah, Sachin |
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Plant Biology Integrating the dynamic nitrogen-responsive transcriptome and metabolome in Arabidopsis thaliana. Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon |
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Hernandez, Erica |
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Entomology Ecology and management of ticks and of tick-borne diseases in residential and recreational areas near natural spaces Advisor: Chris Stone |
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Holstrom, Ingrid |
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PEEC Relationship between fire, an invasive grass species, and nutrient cycling in temperate forest ecosystems (advisor: Jennifer Fraterrigo) Advisor: Jennifer Fraterrigo |
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Hsieh, Edward |
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Entomology The properties of phytochemicals in honeybee honey and general honeybee behavior Advisor: May Berenbaum |
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Hutchinson, Sarah |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Stephen Long |
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Hyde, Charles |
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PEEC Plant-soil microbial interactions: the effects of bioenergy crop root exudation on microbial communities in agricultural soils (advisor: Wendy Yang) Advisor: Wendy H. Yang |
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Jones, Cody |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Looking at the interplay between overcompensation and endoreduplication, specifically in the model system, soybean Advisor: Ken N. Paige |
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Jops, Kenny |
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Plant Biology Mathematical and modelling approaches to ecological theory including community assemblage and plant competitive interactions. Advisor: James O'Dwyer |
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Karakehian, Jason |
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Plant Biology The systematics, biology and ecology of woody tissue-inhabiting, non-lichenized fungi in class Leotiomycetes (Ascomycota), with a special focus on taxa in orders Rhytismatales and Marthamycetales. These understudied fungi are ubiquitous in Northern Hemisphere temperate forests where they persist mainly as saprobes or weak parasites. Advisor: Andrew Miller Advisor: Andrew Miller |
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Karatgi, Ratna |
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PEEC Sexual selection: Intrasexual competition, mate choice, signalling and signal evolution (advisor: Becky Fuller) Advisor: Becky Fuller |
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Laserna Cowal, Alessa |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Wildlife responses to anthropogenic changes, animal behavior, wildlife conservation Advisor: Ken N. Paige |
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Lawson, Shelby |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, breeding strategies, mate choice, vocal communication/perception in birds Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Lira Viana, Jessica |
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Plant Biology Research in whether chromosome number of species might influence their growth performance and distribution in natural environments. Advisor: James Dalling |
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Long, Kira
kira2@illinois.edu |
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PEEC Investigating the supposedly stable hybrid zone of two manakin species in Panama; examining the effects of sexual and natural selection on hybrids and parental species (advisor: Jeff Brawn) Advisor: Jeffrey Brawn |
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Low, Kelsey
kmlow2@illinois.edu |
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PEEC Emergence of Ranavirus in endangered populations of amphibians and reptile (advisors: Chris Phillips and Matthew Allender) Advisor: Christopher Phillips |
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Luro, Alec |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral & cognitive ecology, evolution, avian brood parasitism and species recognition in birds Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Maciejewski, Meghan |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, parental care, social evolution Advisor: Alison Bell |
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Martin, Duncan |
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Plant Biology Interactive Effects of Drought and Ozone Stress on Crop Physiology and Biochemistry. Advisor: Lisa Ainsworth Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth |
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Mayfield-Jones, Dustin |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey |
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McClellan, Taylor |
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PEEC Tropical forest ecology and seed dynamics (advisor: James Dalling) Advisor: James Dalling |
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McFarland, Derek |
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PEEC Ecology of tick-borne pathogens and the wildlife populations they infect within the context of climate change and human encroachment (advisor: Brian Allan) Advisor: Brian Allan |
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McLean, Shay Akil |
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PEEC Evolutionary anthropological genetics (advisor: Charles Roseman) Advisor: Charles Roseman |
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Mijango Ramos, Zarluis Miguel |
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Plant Biology Effects of soil nutrient availability on the development of Forest monodominance and subordinate species composition in Panama. Advisor: James Dalling Advisor: James Dalling |
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Montag, William |
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Entomology Conservation of soil and litter dwelling insects, especially beetles Advisor: May Berenbaum |
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Morris, Brendan |
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Entomology Historical biogeography and systematics of Carribean treehoppers (Hemiptera: Membracidae) Advisor: Christopher Dietrich |
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Murphree, Maggie |
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Entomology Emergent behavior, division of labor, and social networks of honey bee colonies Advisor: Gene Robinson |
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Neumann, Kevin |
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PEEC Behavioral ecology, genomics, and plasticity in social animals (advisors: Alison Bell and Andrew Suarez) Advisor: Alison Bell |
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Newman, Evan |
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Entomology Distribution patterns of Plecoptera (Stoneflies) of the midwest Advisor: Ed DeWalt |
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Noel, Kylee |
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Entomology Genetic and physiological effects of insecticide resistance in mosquitoes; scientific outreach to the community to encourage citizen science Advisor: Chris Stone |
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Ooi, Sean |
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PEEC Biogeochemistry and microbial ecology of nitrous oxide production and consumption in soils (advisor: Wendy Yang) Advisor: Wendy H. Yang |
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Paul, Rachel |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey |
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Paul, Robert |
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Plant Biology Modeling terrestrial biogeochemistry of different land uses in the Midwest; quantifying ecosystem services of multi-use landscapes; resolving environmental impacts of second-generation bioenergy agriculture Advisor: Evan H. DeLucia |
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Pelech, Elena |
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Plant Biology Elucidating the complexities of maize and soybean intercropping systems to optimize productivity and resource-use efficiencies Advisor: Carl J Bernacchi |
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Perrin-Stowe, Tolulope
tperri2@illinois.edu |
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PEEC African Elephant mitogenomes and phylogeography (advisor: Al Roca) Advisor: Alfred Roca |
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Prada Cordero, Cecilia |
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Plant Biology The relationship between soil nutrient availability and the diversity, composition and distribution of tree species in montane forest in Panama, and it’s consequences for ecosystem carbon cycling. Advisor: James Dalling |
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Price, Gabriel
gjprice2@illinois.edu |
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PEEC Implications of plant-soil feedback on community composition and how species invasion can shape these interactions (advisor: Anthony Yannarell) Advisor: Anthony Yannarell |
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Quebedeaux, Jennifer |
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Plant Biology Genetic Control of Carbon Metabolism and Water Use Efficiency as Targets to Improve Photosynthesis and Crop Yield Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey |
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Rayamajhi, Niraj |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Population genomics of natural populations and computational biology Advisor: Julian Catchen |
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Ricks, Kevin |
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PEEC Microbial community and evolutionary ecology, evolution of symbiosis (advisor: Anthony Yannarell) Advisor: Anthony Yannarell |
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Riley, Alex |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Katy Heath |
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Rios Acosta, Lorena |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey |
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Rivera, Michael |
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PEEC Ecological and evolutionary drivers of morphological variation in social insect workers (advisor: Andy Suarez) Advisor: Andrew V. Suarez |
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Rivera-Colón, Angel |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Genomics, genome evolution Advisor: Julian Catchen |
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Romero Valero, Ingrid
romerov2@illinois.edu |
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Plant Biology The study of the pollen morphology of 100 species from Bombacoideae (Malvaceae) Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena |
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Saboowala, Sana |
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PEEC Using a multidisciplinary approach to study the ways in which trauma is physically embodied and inherited, focusing on potential epigenetic effects of border creation during the 1947 Partition of South Asia using molecular methods and oral histories (advisor: Ripan Malhi) Advisor: Ripan Malhi |
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Sawyer, Elle |
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PEEC Understanding the spread and impact of invasive species, particularly Rusty Crayfish (advisor: Eric Larson) Advisor: Eric Larson |
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Scharf, Hannah |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, social and mating systems, avian brood parasitism Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Schore, Aiden Isaac Gittler |
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Plant Biology Research Description: Examining interactions between climate, disturbances, and the physical environment across the Alaskan tundra via analysis of permafrost degradation, tall shrub expansion, and biological feedback effects. Advisor: Mark Lara Advisor: Mark Lara |
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Schwing, Cameron |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Effects of manipulating larval mosquito habitat on development and fitness Advisor: Carla Cáceres |
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Scott, Bradley |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Early evolution of vertebrates, specifically the changes in feeding and locomotion associated with the transition from jawless to jawed vertebrates. I seek to understand these changes using paleontology, functional morphology, and biomechanics Advisor: Philip S L Anderson |
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Seyfried, Georgia |
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Plant Biology Assess carbon and nitrogen storage patterns in forest stands dominated by ECM- versus AM- associated trees. Advisor: Wendy H. Yang |
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Shrivastava, Stuti |
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Plant Biology Research in the nitrate uptake dynamics at both gene and protein level in Arabidopsis for 2 major nitrate transporters, NPF6.3 and NRT2.1. Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon |
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Singh, Dilkaran |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon |
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Skinner, Rachel |
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Entomology Taxonomy, phylogenetics, and biogeography of treehoppers in Membracidae Advisor: Christopher Dietrich |
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Song, Jinjin |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Ray Ming |
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South, Eric |
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Entomology Stonefly taxonomy and systematics Advisor: Ed DeWalt |
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Strailey, Katherine |
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PEEC Ecology, physiology, and conservation of freshwater fishes (advisors: Cory Suski and Piotr Cienciala) Advisor: Cory Suski |
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Struckhoff, Emily |
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Entomology The taxonomy, natural history, and biogeography of ticks in Illinois Advisor: Chris Stone |
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Stuart, Sarai |
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PEEC Evolution of social life and mechanisms that underpin behaviors in the colony environment (advisor: Gene Robinson) Advisor: Gene Robinson |
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Surber, Lisa |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Behavioral ecology, evolution, and phenotypic plasticity in Neotropical poison frogs Advisor: Eva K. Fischer |
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Sutton, Nicholas |
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PEEC Modeling decision-making processes during predator-prey encounters, with a focus on optimal escape strategies in ungulates (advisor: James O'Dwyer) Advisor: James O'Dwyer |
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Swanson, Daniel |
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Entomology Systematics of assassin bugs Advisor: Sam Heads |
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Tan, Grace |
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PEEC Plant biology, specifically water-use efficiency and photosynthetic efficiency relative to sustainable agriculture (advisor: Andrew Leakey) Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey |
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Taylor, Lincoln |
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Entomology Interactions between honey bees and their pathogens, in particular honey bee behavior Advisor: Adam G Dolezal |
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Tetlie, Jonathan |
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Entomology The lingering impact of agricultural practices on habitat restoration efforts of prairies and their effect on native bee communities Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt |
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Thomas, M. Jared |
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Entomology Paleoentomology with emphasis on Tetrigidae (pygmy grasshoppers) Advisor: Sam Heads |
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Torres, Jacob |
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Entomology Native bee ecology, urban ecology, bee/pollinator health, and insect microbiomes Advisor: Adam G Dolezal |
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Turner, Abbi |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Evolution, mate choice, parental care, brood parasitism, and birds Advisor: Mark E Hauber |
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Virrueta Herrera, Stephany |
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PEEC Ornithology and phylogentics, specifically the evolutionary patterns between birds and their parasitic feather lice (advisor: Kevin Johnson). Advisor: Kevin Johnson |
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Wargin, Annaliese |
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Entomology The ecology of native pollinators in restored landscapes; insect behavioral responses to abiotic change Advisor: Alex Harmon-Threatt |
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Williams, Cariad |
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Entomology Wide range of research interests within palaeontology including biomechanics of vertebrates, exceptional preservation of arthropods and taphonomic processes within the fossil record Advisor: Sam Heads |
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Wilson, Patrick |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Disease ecology and host-parasite coevolution in Daphnia Advisor: Carla Cáceres |
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Wilson, Sara |
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Entomology Mosquito feeding behavior and control Advisor: Chris Stone |
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Winnicki, Sarah |
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PEEC Avian growth and development, parental care behavior, and brood parasitism (advisors: TJ Benson and Mark Hauber) Advisor: Thomas Benson |
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Wszalek, Andrew |
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Evolution, Ecology, and Behavior Physical and chemical compensatory responses of soybeans following damage Advisor: Ken N. Paige |
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Wu, Wen-Yen |
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Entomology Chemical ecology of insects Advisor: May Berenbaum |
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Yu, Li'Ang |
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Plant Biology Genetics and genomics of sex chromosome evolution in spinach Advisor: Ray Ming |
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Zerpa Catanho, Dessiree |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Ray Ming |
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Zhang, Chen |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Li-Qing Chen |
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Zhang, Xiaodan |
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Plant Biology Advisor: Ray Ming |