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Echinacea Project 2016
Rising junior biology major at Gustavus graduating in 2017.
Research Interests
I am excited to be a part of Echinacea Project this summer. I look forward to learning more about the impact habitat fragmentation has on the genetic diversity and fitness of Echinacea Angustifolia and how various phenotypes caused by inbreeding compound to impact fitness.
Statement
I am from White Bear Lake, Minnesota and have lived in both Austin, Texas and Saint Mary’s, Montana. At Gustavus, I enjoy studying plant biology and statistics as well as researching the underground longevity of Botrychium gametophytes and gammae. In my spare time, I enjoy doing most anything in the outdoors including sailing, backpacking, hiking mountains, cross country skiing and biking.
Echinacea Project 2016
I’m a double major in biology and English and working on getting a minor in economics. I will be graduating from The College of Wooster in 2017.
Research Interests
I have always loved ecology and conservation biology. My biology Senior Independent Study at Wooster will look at pollinator constancy behavior towards Echinacea by observing pollinator visits and the species composition of pollen loads.
Statement
I’m from Rochester, New York. I love sports, play field hockey at Wooster, and am also a huge Syracuse basketball fan. In my free time I like to run so I am super excited about the beautiful hills in Minnesota, but will miss my dog, Chloe, who is my running buddy.
Echinacea Project 2016
I will graduate from the College of Wooster in 2018 as a biochemistry and molecular biology major and environmental studies minor.
Research Interests
I am interested in studying echinacea and its different pollinators. Previous research I have done involved extracting and analyzing the DNA from pollen samples from honey bees around Ohio for protein and nutritional content.
Statement
I am from Akron, Ohio. In my free time I like to run, read, and walk in the good ole’ outdoors AKA hiking/frolicking/romping. I also hope to develop some banjo skills in Minnesota this summer.
My name is Chris Woolridge and I’m very excited to begin as a Seasonal Researcher with the Echinacea Project this summer! I’ll be helping Danny and the citizen scientists in the lab while the rest of the team is in Minnesota conducting field work. I’m currently a graduate student in the Plant Biology and Conservation Program at the Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University. My research is focused on better informing seed sourcing for restorations. Some researchers and managers have proposed sourcing seed from more southern latitudes to foster populations that are pre-adapted to climate change. In order to test this strategy’s feasibility, I’m conducting a common garden experiment in Grayslake, IL, investigating relative fitness of plants sourced across a latitudinal gradient in five savanna/prairie species used in restorations. With that being said, I’m very interested in the questions the Echinacea Project is asking and I’m thrilled to be joining the team!
We are excited to introduce members of Team Echinacea 2015. Each member has a page of introduction. Read about their backgrounds and interests:
Yay summer!
Hello everyone,
My name i Alli Grecco, and this is my first Flog entry! I thought I would start by telling you a bit about myself. I grew up in Minnesota, and love being back to the beautiful prairies! But now I live in Chicago, and am a student at DePaul University. Please view my profile page here: https://echinaceaproject.org/people/2014-team-members/allison-grecco/
I am so excited to be a part of Team Echinacea 2014, and cannot wait for the exciting research and fun ahead!
Hello! My name is Keaton Holsinger and I am honored to be a member of the 2014 Team Echinacea. If you would like to find out more about me, check out my background at website. Also, just for fun, here is a picture of a fish I caught!
Hello Floggers! My name is Claire Ellwanger and I’m excited to be a part of Team Echinacea this summer. Since graduating from Bowdoin College in 2012 I’ve spent the past two years gaining experience in the field of plant biology and conservation in Maine, California, and Puerto Rico. I’m already enjoying time in the mid-west getting to know prairie plants and how their reproductive success is impacted by habitat fragmentation. More about me and my research this summer can be found on the Echinacea Project website.
I graduated from Jefferson High School in June, and I will be attending the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities next fall. This is my first real research experience but last summer I spent some time with the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources and the University of St. Thomas doing some work with stable isotope ecology.
This summer I plan to study pollen longevity and determine a method for long term storage of the pollen. I am also very excited to work with other team members and help with their projects.
I am incredibly excited to be a member of Team Echinacea 2014, I think it is going to be an amazing experience and I am going to be working with some very awesome people! you can learn more about me at my page on the Echinacea Project website.
My name is Cam Shorb, and I’m a junior Biology major at Carleton College. Click here for more about me and my summer research interests.
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