Alexander Anning
BS, 2001; MPHI, 2005, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science Technology
PhD
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Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brian McCarthy
Conny Bartholmes
Diploma in Biology, Friedrich-Schiller-University, Jena, Germany, 2006
PhD
Evolutionary development of leaf in Eschscholzia californica
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Stefan Gleissberg
Basu Debarati
BS, 2004; MS, 2006, University of Calcutta
PhD MCB
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Faculty Advisor: Dr. Alan Showalter
Aliya Donnell
BS, Florida A&M University 2003; MS, North Carolina State University, 2006
PhD
Systematics and taxonomy of plants of potential importance to the horticulture industry
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Philip Cantino & Dr. Harvey Ballard
Scott Fisher
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MSES
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Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jared DeForest
Ben Flicker
BS, New Mexico State University, 2006
PhD
Systematics of angiosperms, particularly old world Hybanthus (Violaceae).
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Harvey Ballard
Nima Marie George
BS, Kerala Agricultural University, 2004; MS, Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, 2007
PhD
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Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sarah Wyatt
Keith E. Gilland
BS, Miami University (OH), 2007
PhD
Eastern forest ecology, mine land reclamation, American Chestnut restoration
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brian McCarthy
Ryan Homsher
Nan Jiang
BS, Capital Normal University, 2008
PhD MCB
Plant Cell Wall Biosynthesis
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Faik
Betsy Justus
BS, Kerala Agricultural University, 2002; MS, Indian Agricultural Research Institute, 2005
PhD
To identify the genes involved in the gravitropic response in plants, specifically the early signal transduction events
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sarah Wyatt
Jeremy Keene
BS, 2006; MS, 2009, Missouri State University
PhD
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Faculty Advisor: Dr. Harvey Ballard
Brian Keppler
BS, Ohio University, 2007
MS (MCB)
Characterization of two glycosyl transferases involved in plant cell wall biosysnthesis.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Allan Showalter
Jason S. Larson
AAS, Ohio State University, 2002, 2004; BS, Muskingum College, 2007
MS
Vascular Plant Floristics of the Appalachian Plateau Ecoregion; Herbarium Research (Historical/Preservation) & Databasing
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Philip Cantino
Yan Liang
BS, South China Agricultural University, 2004
PhD
The biosynthesis and functions of arabinogalactan-proteins in plant cell wall
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Allan Showalter
Joseph Moosbrugger
BS, Hiram College, 2004
MS
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Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brian McCarthy
Jennifer Philhower-Gillen
BS, Virginia Tech, 2007
MS
Animal-mediated seed dispersal of herbaceous wildflower species
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Glenn Matlack
Justin Pool
BS, Trinity College, 2008
MS
Use of diatoms and enzymes for water quality assessment of acid mine remediated streams in Southeastern Ohio.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Morgan Vis
Aditi Rambani
BS, 2005; MS, 2007, Guru Nanak Dev University
MS
Phylogeographic study of Tuomeya americana (Rhodophyta) in eastern North America
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Morgan Vis
Chase Rosenberg
BS, University of Vermont, 2003, MED, Alliant International University, 2008
MS
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Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jared DeForest & Dr. Brian McCarthy
Joanna Schaub
BS, Ohio University, 2000
MS
Development of spatial structure in forest herb populations through time
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Glenn Matlack
Melanie Schori
BS, Cornell University, 2001
PhD
Revision of the genus Gomphandra (lcacinaceae)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Philip Cantino
Gerald Scott
BS, Eastern Kentucky University, 2004
MS
Invasive plants and soil interactions, restoration ecology, fire ecology, threatened/endangered/endemic flora
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Brian McCarthy
Lindsay Scott
BS, University of New Hampshire, 2006
MS
Soil nutrient cycling in temperate forest ecosystems.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Jared DeForest
Kaiyu Shen
BS, University of Science and Technology of China, 2006
PhD MCB
Bioinformatics. Combining Mathematics, Computer Science and Biology to facilitate understanding of biodata.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Sarah Wyatt
Nathan Smucker
BS, Waynesburg College, 2005
PhD
Use of diatoms for water quality assessment of streams in the Western Allegheny Plateau
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Morgan Vis
Gregory Wahlert
BS, Humboldt State University, 1997; MS, San Francisco State University, 2005
PhD
Systematics and phylogeny of Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae), Ceanothus (Rhamnaceae) and Rinorea (Violaceae)
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Harvey Ballard
Yingying Wu
BS, Southwest Jiaotong University, 2007
MS
Plant Cell Wall Biotechnology
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Ahmed Faik