Graduate Programs

Recent Graduates

Matthew Albrecht, PhD, Fall 2006. Dissertation Title: Population Biology of Medicinal Woodland Herbs Indigenous to the Appalachians. Now Assistant Curator of Conservation Biology, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development, Missouri Botanical Garden.

Macdonald H. Burgess, MSES, Fall 2006. Thesis Title: The Biohydrology of Dysart Woods. Now pursuing a PhD at the University of Montana.

Jyh-min Chiang, PhD, Winter 2007. Dissertation Title: Aboveground Carbon Storage and Net Primary Production in Human Impacted Forests Under Current and Future Climate Scenarios. Now a post-doctoral researcher at the Taiwan Forestry Research Institute.

Jeffrey Lombardo, MS, Winter 2007. Thesis Title: Silvicultural Treatment Effects on Oak Seed Production and Acorn Weevil Diversity in Southeastern Ohio. Now an ecologist at The Wilds conservation center in Cumberland, OH.

Jie Yang, PhD, Winter 2007. Dissertation Title: Functional identification of three Lysine-rich Arabinogalactan-proteins (AGPS) in Arabidopsis. Now a post-doctoral researcher for Kuehnle AgroSystems in Honolulu, HI.

Rochelle Jacques, MS, Spring 2007. Thesis Title: Effects of Microstegium vimineum on Hardwood Seedling Growth and Survival. Now a research assistant in the Department of Biological Sciences at Purdue University, Indiana.

Kevin C. Lewis, MS, Spring 2007. Thesis Title: Control Techniques and Management Implications for the Invasive Ailanthus altissima. Continues his position at the Athens Soil and Water Conservation District.

Robert V. Herendeen, MSES, Spring 2007. Thesis Title: Two-year Performance of Hybrid and Pure American Chestnut Castanea dentata Seedling. Now a park naturalist for the US Department of the Interior.

Harjinder S. Sardar, PhD, Summer 2007. Dissertation Title: Molecular Interactions of Arabinogalactan-Proteins (AGPs) in Tobacco Bright Yellow-2 Cultured Cells and Functional Identification of Four Classical AGP's in Arabidopsis. Now a post-doctoral researcher at the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY.

John C. Withers, MS, Summer 2007. Thesis Title: Characterization Of Two Novel Cytochrome P450s Involved In Gravitropism In Arabidopsis thaliana. Now pursuing a PhD at Michigan State University.

Emily Hollingsworth, MSES, Fall 2007. Thesis Title: The Spatial Heterogeneity of Periphyton in Eight Southeastern Ohio Streams: How far can one sample take you? Begins position in January, 2008 as Environmental Health Manager at the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

Heather Sanders, PhD, Fall 2007. Dissertation Title: Developmental Changes in the Evolution of Fundamental Plant Organography. Begins a post-doctoral research position at Oxford University, UK, in January 2008.