Bartholmes, Conny
Education: Diploma in Biology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany, 2006
Research Interests: Evolutionary development of leaf in Eschscholzia californica
Degree Sought: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Stefan Gleissberg
Hometown: Bilzingsleben, Germany
e-mail: cb271507@ohio.edu

Bhattacharya, Anandi
Education: MS, University of Calcutta, India, 2004
Research Interests: Cell wall components and enzymes related to its synthesis
Degree Sought: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Stefan Gleissberg
Hometown:
e-mail: ab223607@ohio.edu

Dodson, Thomas Michael
Education:  BS, Western Kentucky University
Research Interests:  Conservation Biology in various forms. Currently invasive species
Degree Sought: MS
Advisor: Dr. Harvey Ballard and Dr. Glenn Matlack
e-mail:  td356306@ohio.edu

Donnell, Aliya
Education: BS, Florida A&M University 2003; MS, North Carolina State University, 2006
Research Interests: Systematics and taxonomy of plants of potential importance to the horticulture industry
Degree Sought: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Philip Cantino
Hometown: Greensboro, NC
e-mail: ad328507@ohio.edu

Flicker, Ben
Education: BS, New Mexico State University, 2006
Research Interests: Systematics of angiosperms, particularly old world Hybanthus (Violaceae).
Degree Sought: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Harvey Ballard
Hometown: Albuquerque, NM
e-mail: bf996800@ohio.edu

Gilland, Keith E.
Education: BS, Miami University (OH), 2007
Research Interests: Eastern forest ecology, mine land reclamation, American Chestnut
Degree Sought: MS
Advisor: Dr. Brian McCarthy
Hometown: Liberty Twp. Ohio
e-mail: kg548007@ohio.edu

Havran, John C. (Chris)
 Education:  BS Lebanon Valley College 2002; MS University of Louisiana at Monroe
Research Interests:  Pacific Biogeography; Adaptive Radiation in Hawaiian Viola; Floristics
Degree Sought:  PhD
Advisor:  Dr. Harvey Ballard
Hometown:  Baltimore, MD
e-mail:  jh175704@ohio.edu

 Hougen, Krysta
Education:  BS Concordia College 2006
Research Interests:  Effects of industrial disturbances on surrounding vegetation
Degree Sought:  MS
Advisor:  Dr. Glenn Matlack
Hometown:  Bismarck, ND
e-mail:  kh338806@ohio.edu

 House, Denise
Education:  BS, Ohio Northern University, 2006
Research Interests:  Phylogeography of freshwater red algae
Degree Sought:  MS
Advisor:  Dr. Morgan L. Vis
Hometown:  Pataskala, OH
e-mail:  dh143603@ohio.edu

Justus, Betsy
Education: BS, Kerala Agricultural University, Kerala, India, 2002; MS, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, New Delhi, India, 2005
Research Interests: To identify the genes involved in the gravitropic response in plants, specifically the early signal transduction events
Degree Sought: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Wyatt
Hometown: Kerala, India
e-mail: bj335106@ohio.edu
Personal WebPage

Larson, Jason S.
Education:  AAS, Ohio State University, 2002, 2004; BS, Muskingum College, 2007
Research Interests:  Vascular Plant Floristics of the Appalachian Plateau Ecoregion; Herbarium Research (Historical/Preservation) and Databasing (BRAHMS: Botanical Research and Herbarium Management System);
Degree Sought:  MS
Advisor:  Dr. Philip Cantino
Hometown:  Brewster, OH
e-mail:  jl248407@ohio.edu

Liang, Yan
Education: BS, South China Agricultural University, 2004
Research Interests: The biosynthesis and functions of arabinogalactan-proteins in plant cell wall
Degree Sought: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Allan Showalter
Hometown: Guangzhou, China
e-mail: yl214306@ohio.edu

Miller, Nathaniel
Education: BS, Environmental and Biology from Marietta College
Research Interest: Studying the spread and dispersal
of the invasive grass Microstegium vimineum and what ecological effects that this species has on the local ecosystems
Degree Sought: MS
Advisor: Dr. Glenn Matlack
Hometown: Sistersville, WV
e-mail: nm177505@ohio.edu

Ramprasad, Vijay
Education: MS, St. Joeph's Post Graduate and Research Center, Bangalore University, 2002; BS, St. Joseph's College, Bangalore University, 2000
Research Interest: Ecophysiology, Climate Change mitigation by forest carbon sequestration
Degree Sought: MS
Advisor: Dr. Brian C. McCarthy
Hometown: Bangalore, India
e-mail: vr171305@ohio.edu
Personal WebPage

Schaub, Joanna
Education: BS, Ohio University, 2000
Research Interests: Development of spatial structure in forest herb populations through time
Degree Sought: MS
Advisor: Dr. Glenn Matlack
Hometown: Jeromesville, Ohio
e-mail: js307094@ohio.edu

Schori, Melanie
Education:  BS, Cornell University, 2001
Research Interests:  Revision of the genus Gomphandra (lcacinaceae)
Degree Sought:  PhD
Advisor:  Dr. Philip D. Cantino
Hometown:  Canaan, NH
e-mail:  ms335704@ohio.edu
Personal WebPage

Schweizer, Peter E.
Education: BS, Biological Sciences, Emphasis Marine Biology, University of Southern Mississippi; MS, 2000
Research Interests:  Landscape ecology, watershed ecology, interactions between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, land cover change, conservation biology, invasive species, application of remote sensing and GIS / GIA.
Degree Sought: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Glenn R. Matlack
Hometown:  Luzern, Switzerland
e-mail: ps128502@ohio.edu
Personal WebPage

Scott, Gerald
Education: BS, Wildlife Management, Eastern Kentucky University, 2004
Research Interests: Invasive plants and soil interactions, restoration ecology, fire ecology, threatened/endangered/endemic flora
Degree Sought: MS
Advisor: Dr. Brian McCarthy
Hometown: Dayton, KY
e-mail: gs917005@ohio.edu
Personal WebPage

Shen, Kaiyu
Education: BS, University of Science and Technology of China, 2006
Research Interests: Bioinformatics. Analyzing biological data through bioinformatics. Combining Mathematics, Computer Science and Biology to facilitate understanding of biodata
Degree Sought: PhD
Advisor: Dr. Sarah Wyatt
Hometown: Xi'an, China
e-mail: ks280007@ohio.edu

Smucker, Nathan
Education:  BS, Waynesburg College, 2005
Research Interests:  Use of diatoms for water quality assessment of streams in the Western Allegheny Plateau
Degree Sought:  PhD
Advisor:  Dr. Morgan L. Vis
Hometown:  Lorain, OH
e-mail:  ns218005@ohio.edu

Wahlert, Gregory
Education:  BS, Botany, 1997, Humboldt State University, Arcata, CA; MS Biology, 2005, San Francisco State University, SF, CA
Research Interests:  Systematics and phylogeny of Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae), Ceanothus (Rhamnaceae)
and Rinorea (Violaceae)
Degree Sought:  PhD
Advisor:  Dr. Harvey Ballard
e-mail:  gw807105@ohio.edu

Wang, Yunjing
Education:  BS, Nanjing University, China, 2000; MS, Nanjing University, China, 2003
Research Interests:  Mixed breeding system of violets
Degree Sought:  PhD
Advisor:  Dr. Sarah Wyatt
e-mail:  yw195203@ohio.edu

Zeng, Wei
Education:  BS, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, China, 2001
Research Interests:  Identification of the genes evolved in the biosynthesis of arabinoxylan in wheat and rice
Degree Sought:  PhD
Advisor:  Dr. Ahmed Faik
Hometown: Xiangtan, China
e-mail:  wz134903@ohio.edu

Zhang, Yizhu
Education:  BS, Wuhan University, China; MS Huazhong University of Science and Technology, China, 2003
Degree Sought:  PhD
Advisor:  Dr. Allan M. Showalter
Hometown:  Wuhan, P.R. China
e-mail:  yz249203@ohio.edu


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