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Betsy Lyons. 1998. M.S. Evergreen State College, Olympia, WA. Thesis: “Crown structure and spatial distribution of epiphytes on western hemlock, Wind River, WA.” Present Position: Marine Conservation Program Manager. The Nature Conservancy, Seattle, WA. |
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Rob Fiegener. 2002. M.S. University of California, Davis, Graduate Group in Ecology. Thesis: “The influence of sampling intensity on the fire history of the Teakettle Experimental Forest, Sierra Nevada, California: Small fire detection, the composite fire chronology, and fire interval calculation.” Present position: Program Director for Native Seed Network, Institute for Applied Ecology, Corvallis, OR. |
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Seth Bigelow. 2001-2005. Post-doc. Worked on tree regeneration dynamics in Sierran mixed-conifer forests. Present Position: Biologist. Sierra Nevada Research Center, Davis, CA. |
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Agneta Plamboeck. 2002-2004. Post-doc. Worked on mycorrhizal networks in Sierran mixed-conifer forests. University of California, Berkeley.
I am currently employed by Swedish Defense Research Agency’s (FOI) Chemical, Biological, Radioactive and Nuclear (CBRN) Defense and Security Division. FOI is a research institute in defense and security. The core business is development of research, methods and technology. FOI’s CBRN Defense and Security Division houses researchers and experts on chemical, biological, radioactive and nuclear (CBRN) incidents. |
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Brian Oakley. 2003. Ph.D. College of Forest Resources. University of Washington. Dissertation: “An investigation into the ecology and biogeography of the Ceanothus-Frankia symbiosis.” Present Position: Senior Researcher, Biological Sciences, University of Warwick, Coventry, England. |
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Marc Meyer. 2004-2006. Post-doc. Worked on small mammals, truffles and forest structure associations in Sierran mixed-conifer forests. Present position: Province Ecologist, Southern Sierra Nevada, USFS. |
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Rebecca Wayman. 2005. M.S. University of California, Davis, Graduate Group in Ecology. Thesis: “Initial response of a Sierran mixed-conifer understory community to burning and thinning restoration treatments.” Present Position: Botanical Specialist, Vollmar Consulting, Nevada City, CA. |
| Matthew Hurteau. 2007. Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Graduate Group in Ecology. Dissertation: “The effects of climate change and nitrogen deposition on the Sierran mixed-conifer understory plant community.” Present Position: Post-doc, NICAR, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ. | |
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Chad Hanson. 2007. Ph.D. University of California, Davis, Graduate Group in Ecology. Dissertation: Post-fire management of snag forest habitat in the Sierra Nevada. Present position: Executive Director, The John Muir Project. |