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Bill Bowman

BA University of Colorado, MS San Diego State University, PhD Duke University. At CU since 1989, Director of the and Fellow in the , Professor, , Editor, .

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Chiara Forrester 

Graduate Student

B.A. in Plant Ecology, Hampshire College, 2016. 

Research Interests: Plant, alpine and forest ecology; Plant-fungal symbioses; Soil ecology and nutrient cycling; Effects of climate change (early snowmelt, increased N deposition) on plant communities, plant-fungal symbioses, nutrient cycling and soil function; Citizen science and science communication. Previous research has explored the effects of a foliar endophytic fungus on host microsite distribution and soil extracellular enzyme activity along elevational gradients.

 


 

Chiara

Nyika Campbell

Honors student, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology.  Research interests- influence of warming and early snowmelt on seedling recruitment in the alpine.


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Teal Potter 

B.A. University of Montana, 2009, PhD 2017; research interests: Plant-soil interactions, particularly as they influence plant and microbial responses to environmental change, and the potential spread of invasive species. Currently postdoc at University of Wisconsin, Madison

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Sam Simkin 

Postdoc/ Plant Ecologist with the National Ecological Observatory Netork

B.A. Earlham College, MS University of Georgia, PhD Cornell University; Research interests-  Ecosystem Ecology, Plant Community Ecology, Biogeochemistry, Landscape Ecology.  Currently a Research Scientist with the National Ecological Observatory Network

              


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Amber Churchill 

Graduate Student

B.S. Stonehill College, M.S. University of Alaska, Fairbanks 2011, PhD (successful defense in 12/16); research interests- plant community effects on biogeochemical processes, particularly as they influence anthropogenic impacts on ecosystems. Currently a postdoc in Hawkesbury Institute for the Environment; Western Sydney University

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Kallin Tea 

B.S. Stanford 2004, Biology;

PhD 2013; thesis focused on the influence of spatial heterogeneity in resource availability and invasibility and changes in nutrient availability and patterning in relation to soil age; currently an environmental consultant


 

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Rebecca Harris 

B.A. University of California, Santa Barbara; MA 2012- thesis topic: Influence of forest management following beetle kill on invasibility by non-native plant species; currently teaching outdoor education in Utah and Colorado; high school teacher in Escalante Utah


 

Rebecca Harris

Anthony Darrouzet-Nardi 

PhD, CU 2010; B.A. UC Berkeley 2003, Integrative Biology; thesis topic- landscape scale nutrient cycling and "hotspots" of nitrogen transformations; currently Assistant Professor, UTEP

 


 

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Courtney Meier 

PhD 2008, University of Colorado; dissertation research focused on the effects of plants on soil microbial activity, soil nutrient availability, and neighboring plant growth, as well as links between plant species diversity, plant litter chemistry, and below-ground components of ecosystem function that are regulated by soil microbes. Currently plant ecologist with the National Ecological Observatory Network

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Courtney Meier

Katie Suding 

PhD, University of Michigan 1999; CU postdoc; Research interests: interplay between plant competition, community structure, and soil processes. Currently Professor, University of Colorado, Boulder.

  

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  • Julia Larson, M.A. 2003; Variability in microbial resource limitations associated with plant species in alpine moist meadows, currently teaching high school science, Hanover, NH
  • Tara Forbis, PhD. 2002; Seedling establishment and life history strategies of alpine plants; currently Research Ecologist, Exotic and Invasive Weeds Research, USDA ARS, Reno Nevada
  • Lee Turner, PhD. 2002; Influence of climate change on alpine plant phenology and reproductive output
  • Mary Damm, MBS 2002; Patterns of vascular plant diversity in the alpine
  • Amy Miller, PhD. 2001; Plant use of different forms of N as a potential means of alleviating competition; currently working as an Ecologist for the National Park Service, Inventory and Monitoring Program, Southwest Alaska Network
  • Heidi Steltzer, PhD. 1999; Plant control over N cycling in alpine moist meadows; currently an Associate Professor, Fort Lewis College, Durango CO
  • Ed Grote, M.A. 1995; Environmental controls on symbiotic N2-fixation; currently working for the National Park Service, Moab, UT
  • Terry Theodose, PhD 1995; Role of competition in alpine tundra; currently Associate Professor, University of Southern Maine

  • Cliff Bueno de Mesquita, Middlebury University, REU program 2012, currently PhD student at 兔子先生传媒文化作品
  • Jennifer Jones, American University, REU program; currently PhD student at Indiana University
  • Annie Henry, Honor鈥檚 student 2011; currently PhD student University of Denver
  • Andrea Dixon, Honor's student 2010 (currently working for Raytheon Polar Services in Antarctica)
  • Evan Fricke, Bowdoin College, REU program 2010 (currently PhD student, University of Washington)
  • Samantha Swatling-Holcomb, Humboldt State, REU program 2009 (currently PhD student, NC State)
  • John Murgel, BA, University of Colorado, 2005; currently working at Denver Zoo
  • Kaleb Keyserling, REU program, Kenyon College (currently in med school)
  • Mike Sekor, REU program, Vassar College
  • Eileen Thorsos, REU program, Swarthmore, currently PhD student, Duke University
  • Meredith Albright, REU program, Colorado College, currently PhD student, University of Colorado
  • Julitza Nieves, REU program, University of Puerto Rico
  • Colin Tucker, honors student; thesis project- The influence of plant litter on microbial activity in alpine soils; currently PhD student, University of Wyoming
  • Sara Desplaines, honors student- thesis project- Plant diversity influences on N sequestration in the alpine- currently High School Science teacher, NY
  • Michelle Huyser, REU student (Calvin College)- project- Interaction of plant species effects versus physical environmental controls on N cycling- currently in Medical School
  • Meg Mobley, REU student (Duke University), currently postdoc, University of Wyoming
  • Fronny Plume, REU program, University of Colorado, currently PhD student, Cornell