Plant Biology Students

	Adaime, Marc-Elie madaime2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Development of phylogenetically-informed computer vision methods for fossil pollen recognition and the study of long-term trends in plant evolution Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena
	Belloso, Natalie ericanb2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Anthropogenic climate change effects on plants, soil, crops, and microbial communities Advisor: Katy D. Heath
	Beuchat, Gabriel beuchat2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Li-Qing Chen
	Chen, Timothy tc45@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Investigating mechanisms and evolution of carbon fixation Advisor: Steven Burgess
	De Becker, Elsa elsad2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Stephen Long
	De Silva, Kithmee kithmee2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Matthew D. Brooks
	Feng, Jennifer jtfeng3@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Deep learning for pollen analysis, paleo-ENSO variability, historical ecology, Holocene land use and land cover change, landscape archaeology Advisor: Surangi W. Punyasena
	Flores, Manuel manuelf3@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: James Dalling
	Fu, Jie jief3@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon
	Griesbaum, Karla kherzma2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Katy D. Heath
	Jones, Lance lanceej2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Systematics of flowering plants and insects, especially Apiaceae (the carrot or parsley family) and Diptera (the true flies); with emphasis on monographic taxonomy and the description of new species; also understanding the evolutionary relationships and ecology of these groups Advisor: Stephen R. Downie
	Jops, Kenny kjops2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Mathematical and modelling approaches to ecological theory including community assemblage and plant competitive interactions. Advisor: James O'Dwyer
	Karakehian, Jason jasonmk3@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - 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 Advisor: Andrew Miller
	Kwafo, Seldon skwafo@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Justin McGrath
	Lakeram, Scott lakeram2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Interactions of arthropods and early plants during the Pennsylvanian period.
	Ludden, Caroline ckfried2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Mark Lara
	Martin, Duncan dgm3@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Interactive effects of drought and ozone sress on crop physiology and biochemistry Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth
	Mayfield-Jones, Dustin dustinm2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey
	Osterhout, Bram bramco2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Gene regulation in sorghum and metabolic modeling of wheat Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon
	Pagaldevatti, Sumashini ssp9@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Tropical forest ecology, plant-animal-fungal interactions, seed ecology Advisor: James Dalling
	Quebedeaux, Jennifer quebede2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Genetic Control of Carbon Metabolism and Water Use Efficiency as Targets to Improve Photosynthesis and Crop Yield Advisor: Andrew D.B. Leakey
	Sani, Daniel Eneji dsani2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Interactive effects of elevated carbon dioxide and ozone stress on crop quality Advisor: Justin McGrath
	Schore, Aiden Isaac Gittler aschore2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology 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
	Singh, Dilkaran dilkaran@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon Advisor: Amy Marshall-Colon
	Song, Jinjin jinjins2@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Ray Ming
	Sparrow, Ignacio is13@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Using and developing synthetic biology tools to create better, more robust crops Advisor: Steven Burgess
	Zambrano, Michelle maz4@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Abiotic stress in crops Advisor: Elizabeth "Lisa" Ainsworth
	Zhang, Chen chenz6@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Li-Qing Chen
	Zhang, Xiaodan xiaodan5@illinois.edu	Graduate Student - Plant Biology Advisor: Ray Ming