Articles by Jeremie Fant

Discovering a passion for Science

Congratulations to Katie and Anita for passing their qualifying exams.  Dec 2017

Congratulations to Katie for getting NSF-GRFP 2017

Read some of the great blogs by some of our REU this summer (2016); Filza Ali , Nana Britwum, Michael Fuentes, Kristen Manion and Angelica Muñoz

Abbey White (MS student) was awarded $1,000 for her research:

“Understanding genetic diversity, clonality, and demography to inform restoration of a vulnerable Great Lakes endemic thistle, Cirsium hillii (Asteraceae).” (Prairie Biotic Research Inc. 2016 awards)

Hunting for an Orchidhttp://www.fws.gov/news/blog/index.cfm/2016/2/1/Hunting-for-an-Elusive-Orchid

Congratulations to Claire Ellwanger, MS student, who has received funding ($20,390) from The The Great Lakes Restoration Initiative in collaboration with the Fish and Wildlife Service for her research “Genetic assessment of management and restoration practices of the federally threatened orchid, Platanthera leucophaea (The Eastern Prairie Fringed Orchid). For a more detailed update on Claire’s research, please see the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Field Notes Entry (http://www.fws.gov/fieldNotes/regmap.cfm?arskey=36323).

Claire Ellwanger, MS student, has been awarded a 2015 Botanical Society of America Graduate Student Research Award ($500).

Adrienne Basey, MS student, has been awarded $800 from the Washington Native Plant Society for her research to determine changes in genetic diversity of native plants associated with plant production. Her study species is golden paintbrush (Castilleja levisecta), a threatened species native to the prairies of western Oregon and Washington.

Congratulations to Laney Widener for successfully completing her MS defense.