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Browse the research interests of past REU mentors below. Click on their names to get a more detailed description of their research! To look at past research projects by REU students, check out the document here<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Jonathan Bauer<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

bauerjt@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Plant Ecology, Ecological Restoration, Sustainable Agriculture, Plant-Microbe Interactions<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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David J. Berg<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

bergdj@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Phylogeography and Evolution Of Aquatic Invertebrates, Biodiversity And Conservation Of Imperiled Aquatic Organisms Especially Freshwater Mussels And Desert Spring Invertebrates, Molecular Ecology, Conservation Of Aquatic Invertebrates<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Annette Bollman<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

bollmaa@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Microbiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Ammonia-oxidizing Bacteria and Archaea and their role in freshwater environments, Culturing the “unculturables” and investigating the physiology of selected isolates.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Michelle D. Boone<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

boonemd@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Conservation Biology, Amphibian Biology, Ecotoxicology, Disease Ecology, Science Communication, Land-Use Impacts, Amphibian Conservation, Experimental Ecology, Invasive Species, Pathogens, Multiple Stressors<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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D. J. Ferguson<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

fergusdj@miamioh.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Microbiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Anaerobic One-Carbon Metabolism In Methanogens And Gram-Positive Bacteria<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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David Gorchov<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

gorchodl@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Population Ecology, Community Ecology, Plant-Herbivore Interactions, Invasive Plant Species <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mary Henry<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

mary.henry@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Geography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Data Analytics, Geography<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Natalie Hofmeister<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

hofmein@miamioh.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Molecular Ecology, Invasion Biology, Population Genetics, Rapid Evolution, Ornithology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Deidra Jacobsen<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

jacobsd8@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Evolutionary Ecology, Plant-Insect Interactions, Plant-Defensive Strategies, Insect Behavior, Biodiversity<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Tereza Jezkova<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

jezkovt@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Population Genetics, Genomics, Bioinformatics, Ecological Modeling<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Shenyue Jia<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

jias10@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Geography<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Cascading Effects of Climate Change, Reimagining GIS Education<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Andor J. Kiss<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

kissaj@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Microbiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Comparative Biochemistry, Physiological Genomics, Adaptational Physiology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Lesley Knoll<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

knolllb@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Limnology, Nutrient Fluxes, Phytoplankton Ecology, Lake Ecosystem Function, Community Ecology, Ecosystem Ecology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Mark Krekeler<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

krekelmp@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Geology and Environmental Earth Science<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Environmental and Economic Mineralogy, Geochemistry, Environmental Metal Pollution, Toxic Minerals in Natural Industrial Materials<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Zheng Li<\/strong><\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

liz7@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Cell, Molecular, and Structural Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Insect Evolution, Plant Evolution, Polyploidy, Botany, Evolutionary Genomics, Bioinformatics.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Ashley Love<\/a> <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

lovea3@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Disease Ecology, Endocrinology, Immunology, Animal Behavior, Microbiology, Nutritional Ecology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Richard C. Moore<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

moorerc@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Plant Evolutionary Genetics And Genomics, Evolution Of Sex Chromosomes, Plant Population Genetics, Plant Domestication, Lead Department Advisor<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Rachael Morgan-Kiss<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

morganr2@miamioh.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Microbiology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Photobiology Of Extreme Environments, Biofuels, Extremophillic Microbes, Cold Adaptation, Photobiology And Ecophysiology<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Matthew Saxton<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

saxtonm@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Microbial Community Dynamics<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Jennifer L. Schumacher<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

schumaj@MiamiOH.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Department: Biology<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Research: Zebrafish Developmental Biology And Genetics, Cardiovascular Development, Organogenesis, Tissue Morphogenesis, Cardiac Cell Differentiation <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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