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The graduate students of the department are listed alphabetically below. For many, the graduate student name is also a link to either an individual home page, or a description of the research in which that individual is engaged.

ANGELINI, Isabella (M.S. Macko) ima4g@virginia.edu Isotope Geochemistry
Research Project: Water balance in the Amazon Basin.

ARANIBAR, Julieta (M.S. Shugart) jna3h@virginia.edu Ecology

BICKNELL, KeriAn (M.S./Ph.D. Mills) kb2b@virginia.edu Microbial Ecology

BILLMARK, Kaycie (M.S./Ph.D. Macko) kab4z@virginia.edu Atmospheric Sciences
Research Project: Origins of atmospheric contaminants through stable isotope analysis.

BOLSTER, Carl (Ph.D. Mills) chb5h@virginia.edu Microb. Ecology/Hydrology
Research Project: Bacterial transport in subsurface environments.

BOWNE, David (Ph.D. Bowers) drb9d@virginia.edu Landscape Ecology/Animal Movements
Research Project: Landscape ecology of eastern painted turtles.

BRICKER, Eric (M.S./Ph.D. Zieman) bricker@virginia.edu Aquatic Ecology
Research Project: Factors effecting seagrass productivity and population demographics.

BUFFAM, Ishi D. (M.S. Galloway/ Blum) ishi@virginia.edu Ecology/Hydrology
Research Project: A low-flow/storm-flow comparison of dissolved organic matter concentrations and bioavailability in an Appalachian stream.

CALLAGHAN, Amy (M.S. Mills) avc2u@virginia.edu Hydrology/Ecology
Research Project: Biological removal of nitrate from a coastal aquifer.

CARR, Joel (M.S. Wiberg) jac6t@virginia.edu Hydrology

CAYLOR, Kelly (Ph.D. Shugart) kkc9q@virginia.edu Ecology
Research Project: Ecological models of the dynamics of mixed life form ecosystems.

COOPER, Owen (Ph.D. Moody) orc3j@virginia.edu Atm. Science
Research Project: An ozone climatology study for Big Meadows, Shenandoah National Park.

CORTESE, Nicole (M.S./Ph.D. Macko) nac3c@virginia.edu Geosciences
Research Project: Intrinsic stable isotope tracers of environmental contaminants.

CYRUS, Ann. (Ph.D. Mike Bowers) Ecology
Research project: Within and between home range movement patterns of small mammals: landscape versus species effects.

DARIA, "Sunny" (Ph.D. Shugart) fad8t@virginia.edu Ecology
Research Project: Sensitivity analysis of a forest stand simulation model for the Eastern United States.

DRUCKENBROD, Dan (M.S./Ph.D. Shugart) dld5k@virginia.edu Ecology
Research Project: Application of a spatial simulation model to forest dynamics in the central piedmont.

DUSTERHOFF, Scott (M.S. Wiberg/ Albertson) srd2t@virginia.edu Geosciences
Research Project: Soil moisture and runoff processes.

FERAL, Christie (Ph.D Epstein) goellphoto@compuserve.com Ecology

FRANKLIN, Rima (M.S. Mills) rbf2t@virginia.edu Microbial Ecology
Research project: Spatial variability in microbial community structure.

FRANKOVICH, Thomas (Ph.D. Zieman) frankovich@virginia.edu Ecology
Research project: The distribution, abundance, and productivity of seagrass epiphytes in Florida Bay.

FRAUENFELD, Oliver (Ph.D. Davis) owf2u@virginia.edu Atmospheric Sciences
Research project: Relationships between the El Nino-Southern Oscillation and Northern Hemisphere 500 mb Circumpolar Vortex.

GAWTRY, Stephen (Ph.D. Michaels) sdg6g@virginia.edu Atmospheric Sciences
Research project: Analyzing three-dimensional radiosonde direct temperature measurements and remote sensing proxy temperature measurements for trends and biases.

GIANNOTTI, Amy (M.S. McGlathery) alg8q@virginia.edu Marine Ecology
Research project: Grazer control of macroalgal distribution in a barrier island lagoon system.

HARLEY, Douglas (M.S. Shugart) dh6r@virginia.edu Ecology

HEITZ, Ryan (Ph.D. Fuentes) rch4e@virginia.edu Atmospheric Sciences

HEROD, James (M.S. Smith,D.) jamhe@aol.com Ecology

HILL, Amber (M.S. Shugart) ajh8a@virginia.edu Ecology
Research project: Fire in the Boreal Forests of Siberia.

HILL, Brooke (M.S. Hornberger) beh6c@virginia.edu Hydrology
Research project: Self-affine scaling of elevations and soil depths in a catchment in the Rocky Mountains: effects on surface and subsurface flows.

HOWARD, Gerald (M.S. T. Smith) wgh6u@virginia.edu Ecology

HUX, J. Dustin (M.S./Ph.D Davis) jdh2r@virginia.edu Atmospheric Sciences
Research project: Atmospheric circulation and the January thaw in the United States.

HYER, Ken (Ph.D. Hornberger) keh3p@virginia.edu Hydrology
Research project: Colloid-facilitated transport in an agricultural catchment in Shenandoah Valley, Virginia.

IRWIN, Ross (M.S. Howard) rpi7d@virginia.edu Geomorphology
Research project: Evolution of ancient cratered terrain on mars.

JOHNSON, Stephanie (Ph.D. Herman) sej2e@virginia.edu Aqueous Geochem.
Research project: Quantitative influence of aging on contaminant mass transfer and bioavailability in model sorbents and soil.

JONES, Kevin (M.S. Howard) kjones@virginia.edu Geology
Research project: Geochemical effects of extreme flooding on the Staunton River, Madison County, Virginia.

KANG, Sanghoon (M.S. Mills) sk7k@virginia.edu Ecology

KNOFF, Amanda (M.S./Ph.D. Macko/Erwin) ajk4z@virginia.edu Ecology
Research project: Trophic structure of laughing gulls using stable isotopes.

KURC, Shirley (Ph.D. Albertson) sak2w@virginia.edu Hydrology
Research project: Turbulent fluxes of water vapor and CO2 over forests.

LANCASTER, Luke (Ph.D. Mills) ll6v@virginia.edu Microb. Ecology
Research project: Phenotypic and genotypic comparisons of subsurface microbial communities.

LAUCK, Elizabeth (M.S. D. Smith) ewl4a@virginia.edu Ecology
Research project: Spatial and seasonal nekton habitat utilization of a submerged cypress environment in a tidal freshwater marsh.

LAWRENCE, Amy (M.S. Bowers) apl3f@virginia.edu Ecology
Research project: Use of indicator species to access changes in environmental quality.

LAYMAN, Craig (M.S. D. Smith) cal8e@virginia.edu Fish Ecology
Research project: The effect of dynamic barrier island morphology on the composition, stability, and persistance of fish assemblages in ponds of Hog Island, Virginia.

LEVEY, Kevin (Ph.D. Garstang) kml5h@virginia.edu Atmospheric Sciences
Research project: Increasing the accuracy of convective forecast models using high resolution water vapor.

LOWIT, Michael (Ph.D. Blum) mbl2g@virginia.edu Microbial Ecology
Research project: Relationship between estuarine microbial community phenotype and genotype.

MACAVOY, Stephen (Ph.D. Macko) sem7e@virginia.edu Ecology
Research project: Marine contributions to exotic aquatic predators in tidal river ecosystems of Virginia.

MCINTYRE, Wendy (Ph.D. Shugart) bmm6e@virginia.edu Ecology
Research project: Associated impacts of land use and management of the tussock grassland, Australia on the Flock Bronzewing Pigeon.

MCLAUGHLIN, Scott (M.S. Mills/Herman) sam5x@virginia.edu Geosciences

MICHAELS, Rachel (M.S. Zieman) remichae@students.wisc.edu Ecology

O'DONNELL, Thomas (Ph.D. Macko) tho4b@virginia.edu Geosciences
Research project: Late Pleistocene geochronology of the Southeastern Atlantic Coastal Plain.

POCHATILA, Joy (M.S. Raffensperger) jp9r@virginia.edu Hydrogeology
Research project: Hydrological controls on weathering fluxes from a saprolitic catchment.

POPE, Joan (Ph.D Dolan/Wiberg) Geosciences
Research project: Coastal storm surges.

PUSCHER, Monika (Ph.D. Shugart) mp6t@virginia.edu Ecology

REED, Larissa (M.S. Lawrence) larissaread@yahoo.com Ecology

REIDEL, Sebastian (M.S. Epstein) smrh@pge.com Ecology

REINHARDT, Keith (M.S. Galloway) ksr9f@virginia.edu Aqueous geochemistry

RICE, Karen (Ph.D. Hornberger) kcr4y@virginia.edu Hydrology/Geochemistry
Research project: Historical reconstruction of metal fluxes to a suburban lake in Reston, Virginia.

RICHARDSON, Dave (M.S. Shugart) dlr2n@virginia.edu Ecology
Research project: Succession models for coastal barrier systems.

ROSINSKI, Jennifer (Ph.D. McGlathery) jlr3c@virginia.edu Ecology

ROSS, Katie (M.S./ Ph.D Howard) kmr4z@virginia.edu Geology/Ecology
Research project: Effects of large-magnitude floods on floodplain sediments and vegetation.

RUSSELL, Kristina (Ph.D. Galloway/ Keene) kmr9d@virginia.edu Atmospheric Sciences
Research project: Organic nitrogen in the atmosphere.

SCANLON, Todd (M.S. Raffensperger/ Hornberger) tms2v@virginia.edu Hydrology
Research project: Modeling silica variations in stream water at the catchment scale: a hydrological pathway approach.

SCHWARZSCHILD, Art (Ph.D. Zieman) acs7q@virginia.edu Seagrass Ecology
Research project: Population dynamics and growth patterns of the three main species of seagrasses growing in the Florida Keys, with the intention of creating demographic based models of seagrass growth and productivity.

SIGLER, Jeff (M.S. Fuentes) jms9z@virginia.edu Micrometeorology

SNYDER, Bridget (M.S. Galloway/Herman) brs136@psu.edu Geology

STAPLES, Robert (M.S. Emmitt) rhs@thunder.swa.com Hydrology/Atm. Sciences
Research project: Analysis and modeling of the physical stability and internal fluid dynamics of processed, utility grade, bituminous coal stock piles.

SZUBA, Thomas (Ph.D. Shugart) tszuba@sprintmail.com Ecology

THOMAS, Cassondra (Ph.D. Blum) crt6b@virginia.edu Ecology

THOMSEN, Mads (Ph.D McGlathery)mads_thomsen@earthlink.net Ecology

TODD, Debbie (M.S. Keene/ Galloway) dlt2f@virginia.edu Atmospheric Sciences Research project: Impact of wet deposition on optical properties of the atmosphere.

TURAKSI, Steven (M.S. Wiberg) sjt3b@virginia.edu Hydrology
Research project: Erosional processes on tidal salt marshes.

TUREKIAN, Vaughan (Ph.D. Macko) vct8c@virginia.edu Organic Geochemistry
Research project: Sources of organic nitrogen and carbon in atmospheric aerosols.

TYLER, Christy (Ph.D. McGlathery) tyler@virginia.edu Ecology
Research project: Nutrient dynamics, environmental stresses and aquatic plant physiology in estuarine ecosystems.

WALKER, Sarah (M.S./ Ph.D. Desanker) sw2t@virginia.edu Ecology

WELSH, Daniel (Ph.D. Hornberger) dlw3x@virginia.edu Ecology

WIMMERS, Anthony (M.S./ Ph.D. Moody) ajw7g@virginia.edu Atmospheric Science
Research project: Research project: Real-time remote sensing of specific humidity in the mid-to-upper troposphere.

YANIK, Peter (M.S./ Ph.D. Macko) pjy2a@virginia.edu Geosciences
Research project: Compound specific analysis of hydrocarbon contaminants in aquatic systems.

YIP, Carmen (M.S. Fuentes) cy6f@virginia.edu Atmospheric Sciences


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