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Hsiao, Dr. Che-Jen. 2019-2022. Postdoctoral Fellow. Biogeochemistry of C, N, P, and S in savanna ecosystems: Long-term responses to grazing, fire, and vegetation change. [Present Position<\/em>: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, and Research Scientist, Soil Health Institute, Morrisville, NC]<\/p>\n

Huddle, Alyssa. 2021. M.S. in Ecology, non-thesis option.\u00a0 Texas A&M University.\u00a0 [Present Position<\/em>:\u00a0 Fish and Wildlife Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin, TX]<\/p>\n

Sun, Lifei. 2018-2019.\u00a0 Visiting Scholar.\u00a0 Forest ecosystem nitrogen cycling.\u00a0 Ph.D. student, Chinese Academy of Sciences.<\/p>\n

Zhou, Dr. Yong.\u00a0 2018.\u00a0 Savanna vegetation dynamics and their influence on landscape-scale C, N, and P biogeochemistry.\u00a0 Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University.\u00a0 [Present Position:<\/em> Assistant Professor, Department of Wildland Resources, Utah State University, Logan, UT]<\/p>\n

Tumushime, Dr. Ignacie.\u00a0 2018.\u00a0 Effect of nutrient availability and competition control on growth and C, N, and P dynamics in loblolly pine and slash pine plantations in north-central Florida.\u00a0 Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University.\u00a0 [Present Position<\/em>: Assistant Director for Africa, The Borlaug Institute, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX]<\/p>\n

Minor, Marco.\u00a0 2018.\u00a0 A review of angiosperm and gymnosperm wood decay in loblolly pine dominated ecosystems in the southeastern United States.\u00a0 M.S., Texas A&M University.<\/p>\n

Mushinski, Dr. Ryan.\u00a0 2017.\u00a0 Decade-scale influences of organic matter removal on forest soil biogeochemistry and microbial ecology.\u00a0 Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University.\u00a0 [Present Position:<\/em>\u00a0 Associate Professor, School of Life Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, UK]<\/p>\n

Malghani, Dr. Saadat. 2015-2016. Postdoctoral Fellow, trace gas flux partitioning using evidence from isotopomers. [Present Position:<\/em> Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Copenhagen, Denmark]<\/p>\n

Dion, Anais.\u00a0 2016.\u00a0 Human dimensions of ecosystem science.\u00a0 Masters of Natural Resource Development, Texas A&M University.\u00a0 [Present Position<\/em>:\u00a0 Customer Experience Cultural Analyst, Cemex, Monterrey, Mexico]<\/p>\n

Foote, Dr. Julie.\u00a0 2014. Forest management effects on ecosystem biogeochemistry and soil microbial biomass.\u00a0\u00a0 Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University.\u00a0 [Present Position: <\/em>Lecturer III, Department of Environmental Science and Ecology, University of Texas at San Antonio, TX]<\/p>\n

Wellman, Dr. Rachel. 2014. Climate change impacts on soil nitrogen transformations in the post oak savanna region. Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University. [Present Position:<\/em> Education Coordinator, Pine Jog Environmental Education Center, Florida Atlantic University, Boca Raton, FL]<\/p>\n

Derkowski, Darcy Moreland.\u00a0 2014.\u00a0 Human dimensions of ecosystem science.\u00a0 Masters of Natural Resource Development, Texas A&M University. [Present Position:<\/em> Business Development Manager, AIMS Companies, Houston, TX]<\/p>\n

Hyodo, Dr. Ayumi.\u00a0 2012-2014.\u00a0 Postdoctoral Fellow, biogeochemistry of stable isotopes in ecological research. [Present Position<\/em>:\u00a0 Senior Research Development Scientist, Ingevity, North Charleston, SC]<\/p>\n

Kantola, Dr. Ilsa.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 Biogeochemistry of woody plant invasion:\u00a0 Phosphorus cycling and microbial community composition. Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University. \u00a0[Present Position:<\/em> Staff Scientist, Leverhulme Centre for Climate Change Mitigation, University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana, IL]<\/p>\n

Fegler, Melinda Barnes.\u00a0 2012.\u00a0 Soil total phosphorus levels in response to timber harvest practices of Pinus taeda<\/em> in the western Gulf Coastal Plain.\u00a0 Masters of Natural Resource Development, Texas A&M University.\u00a0 [Present Position:<\/em> Stewardship Coordinator & Executive Director, Jug Bay Wetlands Sanctuary, Upper Marlboro, MD]<\/p>\n

Hollister, Dr. Emily B.\u00a0 2008.\u00a0 Relationships between structure and function in savanna ecosystems. Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University. [Present Position: <\/em>R&D Manager, Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, NM]<\/p>\n

Biederman, Dr. Lori A. 2007-2008.\u00a0 Postdoctoral Fellow, soil biology of grassland and savanna ecosystems.\u00a0 [Present Position:<\/em> Adjunct Associate Professor, Dept. Ecology, Evolution, and Organismal Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA]<\/p>\n

Bai, Dr. Edith.\u00a0 2007.\u00a0 Spatial variation in soil and plant \u03b413<\/sup>C and \u03b415<\/sup>N values in a subtropical savanna: Implications for vegetation change and nutrient dynamics.\u00a0 Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University. [Present Position:<\/em> Professor and Dean, School of Geographical Sciences, Northeast Normal University, China]<\/p>\n

Liu, Dr. Feng.\u00a0 2007.\u00a0 Spatial pattern and uncertainty of soil carbon and nitrogen in a subtropical savanna landscape in southern Texas.\u00a0 Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University. [Present Position:<\/em> Professor, Wuhan Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences]<\/p>\n

Millard, Dr. Peter.\u00a0 2006.\u00a0 OECD Research Fellow: Autotrophic vs. heterotrophic contributions to soil respiration in savanna ecosystems. [Present Position<\/em>: General Manager of Science and Industry, Landcare Research, Lincoln, New Zealand]<\/p>\n

Harris, Dr. Wylie N.\u00a0 2005.\u00a0 Management impacts on feedbacks in carbon and nitrogen cycles of Great Plains grasslands.\u00a0 Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University.<\/p>\n

Morgun, Dr. Evgeny.\u00a0 2004.\u00a0 Senior Fulbright Fellow: Mechanisms of soil carbon storage and dynamics in grassland ecosystems. [Present Position: <\/em>Professor, Soil Science Department, Moscow State University, Moscow, Russia]<\/p>\n

Liao, Dr. Julia D.\u00a0 2004. Woodland development and soil carbon and nitrogen dynamics and storage in a subtropical savanna ecosystem.\u00a0 Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University. [Present Position:<\/em> Ecologist, Railroad Commission of Texas, Austin, TX]<\/p>\n

Hailemichael, Dr. Million.\u00a0 2002-2004.\u00a0 Postdoctoral Fellow, biogeochemistry of grassland and savanna ecosystems.\u00a0 [Present Position:<\/em>\u00a0 Research Scientist, Dept. Biological Sciences, Idaho State University, Pocatello, ID]<\/p>\n

Dai, Dr. Xiaoyan.\u00a0 2002-2004.\u00a0 Postdoctoral Fellow, biochemistry of soil organic matter in grassland and savanna ecosystems. [Present Position: <\/em>Soil Scientist, Railroad Commission of Texas, Austin, TX]<\/p>\n

Hubbard, Dr. J. Andrew. 2003. Fire-grazing interactions in a mixed-grass prairie.\u00a0 Ph.D. Dissertation, Texas A&M University. [Present Position:<\/em> Network Program Manager, Sonoran Desert Inventory and Monitoring Network, National Park Service, Tucson, AZ]<\/p>\n

Hays, Kelley A.\u00a0 1999.\u00a0 Summer fire impacts and isotopic assessment of vegetation dynamics in Texas coastal Quercus virginiana<\/em> communities.\u00a0 M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University. [Present Position:<\/em> Wildlife\/Urban Interface Specialist, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, North Carolina]<\/p>\n

McCulley, Dr. Rebecca L.\u00a0 1998.\u00a0 Soil respiration and microbial biomass in a savanna parkland landscape: Spatio-temporal variation and environmental controls.\u00a0 M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University. [Present Position: <\/em>Professor and Department Head, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY]<\/p>\n

Ziehr, Lori Herrmann.\u00a0 1995.\u00a0 The effects of increased woody plant abundance on the carbon and nitrogen cycles of a subtropical savanna ecosystem.\u00a0 B.S. Honors Thesis, Texas A&M University.\u00a0\u00a0 [Present Position:<\/em> Acting State Conservationist, USDA\/NRCS, Columbus, OH]<\/p>\n

Marshall, Dr. Samuel B.\u00a0 1995.\u00a0 Biogeochemical consequences of livestock grazing in a juniper-oak savanna.\u00a0 M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University. [Present Position:<\/em> Manager of Nonpoint Source Program and CAFO Coordinator, Tennessee Department of Agriculture, Nashville, TN]<\/p>\n

Finlayson, Michelle M.\u00a0 1995.\u00a0 M.S. in Ecology, non-thesis option.\u00a0 Texas A&M University.<\/p>\n

Schuster, J. Kent.\u00a0 1994.\u00a0 M.S. in Ecology, non-thesis option.\u00a0 Texas A&M University [Present Position:<\/em> Attorney-at-Law, Austin, Texas]<\/p>\n

Yoder, Dr. Carolyn K.\u00a0 1993.\u00a0 Soil water utilization by herbaceous species of the southern Great Plains: Evidence from isotopically labeled water.\u00a0 M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University.<\/p>\n

Watts, Dr. Stephen E.\u00a0 1993.\u00a0 Rooting patterns of co-occurring woody plants on contrasting soils in a subtropical savanna.\u00a0 M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University.[Present Position:<\/em>\u00a0 Chief of Conservation Branch and Restoration Ecologist, Department of Defense, Edwards Air Force Base, California]<\/p>\n

Elsik, Dr. Christine G.\u00a0 1992.\u00a0 Growth, physiology, and \u03b413<\/sup>C of loblolly and shortleaf pine as affected by ozone and soil water deficit.\u00a0 M.S. Thesis, Texas A&M University.\u00a0 [Present Position:<\/em> Professor, Division of Animal Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO]<\/p>\n

Casar, Dr. Isabel.\u00a0 1991-1992.\u00a0 Postdoctoral Fellow, biogeochemistry of tropical dry forests. [Present Position:<\/em>\u00a0 Professor, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Mexico City]<\/p>\n

Midwood, Dr. Andrew J.\u00a0 1990-1992.\u00a0 Postdoctoral Fellow, biogeochemistry of grasslands and savannas.\u00a0 [Present position:<\/em>\u00a0 Senior Soil Scientist, Terramera Inc., Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada]<\/p>\n

Zitzer, Dr. Stephen F.\u00a0 1990-1992.\u00a0 Postdoctoral Fellow, biogeochemistry of grasslands and savannas.\u00a0 [Present Position:<\/em>\u00a0 Professor, Desert Research Institute, University of Nevada]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Hsiao, Dr. Che-Jen. 2019-2022. Postdoctoral Fellow. Biogeochemistry of C, N, P, and S in savanna ecosystems: Long-term responses to grazing, fire, and vegetation change. [Present Position: Postdoctoral Fellow, Department Soil, Water, and Climate, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN, and Research Scientist, Soil Health Institute, Morrisville, NC] Huddle, Alyssa. 2021. M.S. in Ecology, non-thesis option.\u00a0 Texas A&M University.\u00a0 [Present Position:\u00a0 Fish and Wildlife Biologist, US Fish and Wildlife Service, Austin, TX] Sun, Lifei. 2018-2019.\u00a0 Visiting Scholar.\u00a0 Forest ecosystem nitrogen cycling.\u00a0 Ph.D. student, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Zhou, Dr…. 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