Student Grant Award Recipients
Supporting young scientists in their research endeavors is an important function of the NWSA. Past winners of NWSA Student Research Grants are listed below. For 2025, students are being offered a travel grant to support Annual Meeting attendence instead of the previous research grant.
2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023
The 2023 Student Grants Committee received 8 grant applications representing 8 universities or colleges: 1 undergraduate student proposal, 3 Master’s student proposals, and 4 PhD student proposals. The Board approved the following three student grants:
Undergraduate
Isaac E. Pope, Colorado School of Mines. Advisor: Danica L. Roth. Evaluating the Terrace-Mound Connection of the Mima Mounds of Puget Lowland, WA, Using GIS and Field Reconnaissance. Grant Award: $750.
Masters
Evan Burnett, Cal Poly Humboldt. Advisor: Richard N. Brown. Drivers of Nocturnal Behavior of Pikas at Lower Elevations in Lassen, California. Grant award: $1500.
Doctoral
Bridger M. Creel, University of Montana. Advisors: Benjamin P. Colman & Creagh W. Breuner. Songbirds as sentinels of mine waste accumulation in the riparian food web. Grant award: $1500.
The 2022 Student Grants Committee received 12 grant applications representing 11 universities or colleges: 1 undergraduate student proposal, 5 Master’s student proposals, and 6 PhD student proposals. The Board approved the following five student grants:
Undergraduate
Steven Quick, The Evergreen State College. Advisor: Dr. Dylan Fischer. How is O-horizon soil carbon affected by active forest management? Grant award: $750.00
Masters
Madeleine Lopez, Cal Poly Humboldt. Advisor: Dr. Jeff Kane. Investigating seed maturation: a mechanism for post-fire regeneration in non- serotinous conifers. Grant award: $1500.00
Carina Kusaka, Oregon State University. Advisors: Drs. James Peterson and Melanie Davis. Spatial analysis of trends in Tufted Puffin breeding habitat on the Oregon Coast. Grant award: $1500.00
Doctoral
Mark Kreider, University of Montana. Advisor: Dr. Andrew Larson. Effects of immediate post-fire climate on longer-term forest development trajectories. Grant award: $1500.00
Nathan Stewart, Portland State University. Advisor: Dr. Daniel Ballhorn. Exploring the microbiomes of mushrooms in Pacific Northwest forests, and their effects on the health of their hosts. Grant award: $1500.00
The 2021 Student Grants Committee received 17 grant applications representing 13 universities or colleges: 1 undergraduate student proposal, 11 Masters student proposals, and 5 PhD student proposals. The Board approved the following five student grants:
Undergraduate
Felisha Pooler, Portland State University; Advisor: Dr. Daniel Ballhorn; “Quantitative analysis of erinacine A production in Hericium erinaceus and bacterial co-cultures”. Grant award $750.
Masters
Dana Colley, Eastern Washington University; Advisor: Dr. Krisztian Magori; “Investigating how bat ectoparasites influence the skin microbiome diversity, composition, and severity of White-Nose Syndrome in Washington state bats”. Grant award $1455.
Doctoral
Sky Button, Washington State University Vancouver; Advisor: Dr. Jonah Piovia-Scott; “Using Environmental DNA (eDNA) to Monitor Secretive and Understudied Pacific Northwest Amphibians”. Grant award $1500.
Graham Frank, Oregon State University; Advisor: Dr. Meg Krawchuk; “Do managed forests emulate complex early seral habitat for wild bees?”. Grant award $1500.
Lara Jansen, Portland State University; Advisor: Dr. Angela Strecker; “Do temperature and nutrient loading influence cyanobacteria communities in mountain lakes?”. Grant award $1408.
The 2020 Student Grants Committee received 23 grant applications representing 15 universities or colleges: 2 undergraduate student proposals, 10 Masters student proposals, and 11 PhD student proposals. The Board approved the following five student grants:
Masters
Alyssa DeMott, Central Washington University; Advisor: Dr. Lisa L. Ely; “Long-term geomorphic effects of the Glines Canyon Dam removal on the Elwha River, WA, USA". Grant award $1,500.
Bernardo Traversari, Washington State University; Advisor: Dr. Erica Crespi; “Effects of predator cues on the development and behavior of the Northern Leopard Frog (Lithobates pipiens)”. Grant award: $1,500.
Doctoral
Malorri Hughes, Portland State University; Advisor: Dr. Debbie Duffield; “Population genetics and coevolutionary analyses of Thomomys species (Rodentia: Geomyidae) of Oregon and their helminths”. Grant award $1,500.
Brooke A. Washburn, University of Denver; Advisor: Dr. Robin M. Tinghitella; “How do geography and ecology contribute to genetic divergence between two breeding morphs of threespine stickleback in Washington”. Grant award $1,500.
Rachel A. Zitomer, Oregon State University; Advisor: Dr. James W. Rivers; “Assessing connectivity of managed forests for bumble bees through landscape genetics”. Grant award $1,500.
The 2019 Student Grants Committee received 20 grant applications representing 16 universities or colleges: two undergraduate student proposals, eight Masters student proposals, and ten PhD student proposals. The Board approved the following five student grants:
Undergraduate
Ethan Burgess, Burman University, Alberta; Advisor: Dr. Cecilia J. Brothers, Walla Walla University; “What affects seagrass wasting disease in the Salish Sea? Assessing the impact of pathogen abundance on disease prevalence”. Grant award: $750.
Masters
Peter Billman, Montana State University; Advisor: Dr. Erik Beever; “Investigating the Effects of Aridity and Contemporary Climate Change on a North American Alpine Mammal, Using a Space-for-Time Approach". Grant award $1,295.
Eric Brown, Western Washington University; Advisor: Dr. Douglas Clark; "Testing potential trigger mechanisms of large rock avalanches, Whatcom County, Washington, USA". Grant award: $1,500.
Doctoral
Kendall Mills, University of Alaska, Fairbanks; Advisor: Dr. Link Olson; “Why are some marmots black? The genetics and persistence of a seemingly maladaptive trait”. Grant award $1,500.
Kelsay Stanton, University of Washington; Advisor: Dr. Juliet Crider; “Tectonic implications and deformation rate recorded by Pleistocene and older marine terraces above the Cascadia Subduction Zone, Willapa Bay, Washington”. Grant award $1,500.
The 2018 Student Grants Committee received 35 grant applications representing 15 institutions. We evaluated 1 undergraduate, 16 Masters, and 18 doctorate proposals. The Board approved the following 5 Grants:
Undergraduate
Allison Tep, Oregon State University, Advisor: Dr. Virginia Weis. “The effect of animal shape on carbonic anhydrase activity in the symbiotic sea anemone: Anthopleura elegantissima.” Grant award: $750.
Masters
Jared Lamm, Eastern Washington University, Advisor: Dr. Justin Bastow. “Do Labile Carbon Soil Amendments Alter Soil Microbial Community and Reduce Early Season Invasive Grass Fitness?” Grant award: $1,500.
Elisa Di Meglio, Oregon State University, Advisor: Dr. Bruce McCune. “Heavy Metal Deposition and Impacts to Vegetation and Lichen Communities Along the Red Dog Mine Haul Road at the Cape Krusenstern National Monument, Alaska.” Grant award: $1,470.
Doctoral
Andrew Rankin, University of Idaho, Advisor: Dr. Jack Sullivan. “Comparative phylogeographic approach for testing simultaneous vicariance among northern Rocky Mountain endemics.” Grant award: $1,000.
Rosa Rodriguez-Peña, The Ohio State University, Advisor: Dr. Andrea Wolfe. “Morphological divergence in Penstemonand the role of pollinator-mediated natural selection.” Grant award: $1,467.
The 2017 Student Grants Committee received 68 grant applications representing 18 universities or colleges. We evaluated 10 undergraduate, 34 MS, and 24 PhD student proposals. The Board approved the following 7 Grants and 2 Honorable Mentions:
Undergraduate
Megan Wilkins, Vancouver Island University, Advisor: Dr. Jamie Gorrell. “Response of captive-bred versus wild-born Vancouver island marmots (Marmota vancouverensis) to conspecific alarm calls.” Grant Award: $750.
Christina Donovan, University of British Columbia, Advisor: Dr. Chelsea Himsworth. “Is Leptospira interrogans carried in rat saliva? Implications for transmission among rats and to people.” Grant Award: $750.
Masters
Leila Duchac, Oregon State University, Advisors: Dr. Katie M. Dugger, Dr. Damon Lesmeister. “Testing the ability of autonomous recording units to estimate detection probabilities of Northern Spotted Owls." Grant Award: $1,500.
Sarah Francis, Western Washington University, Advisor: Dr. Doug Clark. “How do glaciers shape mountain environments? Quantifying bedrock erosion rates beneath the Twin Sisters Glacier, WA using in-situ cosmogenic radionuclide dating.” Grant Award: $1,470.
Doctoral
Catherine Kuhn, University of Washington, Advisor: Dr. David Butman. “Ecosystem scale greenhouse gas assessment of hydroelectric energy production: working towards a sustainable carbon management framework in the Columbia River Basin.” Grant Award: $1,500.
Caitlin Littlefield, University of Washington, Advisor: Dr. Joshua Lawler. “Patterns of post-fire forest recovery in complex terrain: linking climatic and edaphic variability to juvenile conifer growth." Grant Award: $605.
Devin de Zwaan, University of British Columbia, Advisor: Dr. Kathy Martin. “Nestling development under pressure: high elevations, stochastic weather, and predation risk.” Grant Award: $800.
Honorable Mention
Leslie Nichols, MS Student, Boise State University, Advisor: Dr.Marie-Anne de Graaff. “Soil response to recurring fire in the sagebrush steppe of the northern Columbia Basin”.
Carly F. Muench, BS student, University of Montana, Advisor: Dr. Erick Greene. “Evaluating long-term turnover of Northern Goshawks (Accipiter gentilis) within the Minidoka Ranger District of the Sawtooth National Forest."
NWSA received 33 proposals representing 14 universities or colleges. The Student Grant Committee evaluated 32 proposals that met the required guidelines. Of these proposals, 7 came from undergraduates, 12 from Master candidates, and 13 from Doctorate candidates. The 2016 Student Grant Committee consisted of Regina Rochefort (Chair), Jan Henderson, Chris Lauver, Trudy Kavanagh, Guy Knudsen, Kelsey McCune, and Clayton Marlow. NWSA awarded 6 grants:
Undergraduate
Emily Wolfe, The Evergreen State College. "Characterizing decomposition effects in endophyte-infected Acer macrophyllum leaf litter." Grant Award: $746.
Lucas Williams, Oregon State University. "Local scale habitat use by humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae) in Glacier Bay." Grant Award: $750.
Masters
Samuel Gunselman, Eastern Washington University. "Invasion Routes of Brook Stickleback, Culaea inconstans, on Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge." Grant Award: $1,392.
Michael Lee, University of British Columbia. "Do extermination practices promote disease spread amongst rats? Assessing the impact of rat trapping on the ecology of Leptospira interrogans in urban rats (Rattus norvegicus)." Grant Award: $1,500.
Doctoral
Jack Koch, Oregon State University. "Sea anemones on acid: impacts of ocean acidification on internal holobiont pH maintenance." Grant Award: $1,500.
Andrew Child, Washington State University. "From smelters to food webs: tracking availability and bioaccumulation of heavy metals in freshwater zooplankton in northeastern Washington lakes." Grant Award: $1,498.
The NWSA received 73 grant proposals representing students from 25 universities or colleges.
Of the 73 proposals roughly 41% were from PhD candidates, 45% from MS/MA candidates, and 14% from BS/BA candidates. The Student Grant Committee [ Bax R. Barton (Chair), Gary Kleinknecht, Regina Rochefort, Connie Harrington, and Andrea Woodward], augmented by past and present NWSA board members ranked the proposals and NWSA awarded 10 grants:
PhD Candidate Awards
Sarah Kidd, Portland State University/ Department of Environmental Science and Management
Grant Award: $ 1,500
“Trajectories and drivers of ecosystem recovery in oligohaline tidal wetlands of the Columbia River estuary.”
Rachel K. Lange, University of Washington/ School of Oceanography
Grant Award: $ 1,500
“Investigating the influence of phytoplankton-derived organic matter on heterotrophic bacteria in Hood Canal, Washington, a seasonally hypoxic estuary.”
Lindsey L. Thurman, Oregon State University/Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Grant Award: $1,500
“An eDNA assessment of amphibian community composition and phenology in the Cascade mountain range.”
MS / MA candidate awards
Allison Rossman, University of Washington/School of Environmental and Forest Sciences
Grant Award: $ 1,200
“Long-term responses of forest understory vegetation to fuel reduction treatments.”
Erika Sutherland, University of Washington/School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences
Grant Award: $ 1,500
“Reproduction, recruitment and management of invasive smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu) in Pacific Northwest streams.”
Michelle Toshack, Simon Fraser University/Department of Wildlife Biology.
Grant Award: $ 1,500
“How does pollen diversity affect bumble bee health in conventional blueberry farms, organic blueberry farms, and natural areas?”
Jenae Yri, Eastern Washington University/ Department of Biology
Grant Award: $ 800
“The temporal effects of invasive Brook Stickleback (Culaea inconstans) on the wetlands at Turnbull national Wildlife Refuge, Washington"
BS / BA candidate awards:
Tesia Forstner, University of Alaska Anchorage
Grant Award: $ 1,268
“Linking feather and precipitation isotopes to infer migration and diet ecology of an Alaska shorebird, Black Turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala).”
Samantha Roof, Oregon State University/Department of Fisheries and Wildlife
Grant Award: $ 1,500
“Effect of diversity and abundance of flowering plants on native bee communities found in a riparian forested ecosystem in the Pacific Northwest.”
Sarah Walsh, The College of Idaho/Department of Biology
Grant Award: $ 1,500
“Genetic analyses of Columbia River Redband Trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss gairdnere, in Dry Creek, Idaho, to determine the impact of a culvert on fish movement.”
In 2014, we had a record number of 78 student proposals representing 25 universities and colleges covering a wide variety of disciplines. Of these roughly 50% were from PhD candidates, 40% from MS/MA candidates, and 10% from BS/BA candidates. The Student Grant Committee [Connie Harrington, Gary Kleinknecht, Regina Rochefort, Andrea Woodward, and Bax R. Barton (Chair)], augmented with present and past NWSA Board of Directors [Robyn Darbyshire, Janelle Downs, Katherine Glew, Mark Harmon, Trudy Kavanagh, George Last, Elizabeth Nesbitt, Patrick Pringle, Gregg Riegel] ranked the proposals. We awarded 11 grants:
Ph-D CANDIDATE AWARDS
Richard Berl, Washington State University-School of Biological Sciences.
Grant Award: $1,490.00
A comparative study of social behavior in Gray wolves (Canis lupus).
Jonathan Calede, University of Washington-Department of Biology.
Grant Award: $1,499.00.
Contrasting faunas across the northwestern United States 30 to 20 million years ago: the role of environmental
change in the emergence of modern mammalian communities.
Benjamin Dittbrenner, University of Washington-School of Environmental and Forestry Sciences.
Grant Award: $1,488.08.
Use of unmanned aerial vehicles to measure how beaver reintroductions mitigate effects of climate change on
the Skykomish River watershed, Washington.
Halley Froehlich, University of Washington-School of Aquatic and Fishery Sciences.
Grant Award: $1,296.00.
Evaluation of hypoxia-inducible factor-1α gene expression in Pacific herring Clupea pallasii as a biomarker for
hypoxia exposure in the field.
Aija White, University of Northern British Columbia-Natural Resources and Environmental Studies.
Grant Award: $1,500.00.
Interactions between parental quality and food abundance: Resource acquisition and allocation in Mountain
Bluebirds (Sialia currucoides).
MS/MA CANDIDATE AWARDS
Natalie Hollis,Idaho State University-Department of Geology.
Grant Award: $1,500.00.
Tracing the Stansbury Uplift with detrital zircon signatures.
Kurt Imhoff, University of Montana-Geosciences Department.
Grant Award: $1,500.00.
Sediment routing through headwater confluences in a gravel-bed river system.
Johanna Claire Thalman, Idaho State University-Department of Biological Science.
Grant Award: $1,500.00.
Reproduction and growth of American bison: the influence of extrinsic and intrinsic factors in a varying
environment.
Taylor Wilcox, University of Montana-Department of Wildlife Biology.
Grant Award: $1,266.90.
A novel application of environmental DNA to estimate spawning date of trout in streams.
BS/BA CANDIDATE AWARDS
Paige Alexandra Byerly, University of Idaho-College of Natural Resources.
Grant Award: $1,500.00.
Using noninvasive genetic sampling techniques to estimate population size in greater sage-grouse.
Adam Keener, Boise State University-Department of Biological Sciences.
Grant Award: $1,500.00.
Can bats tell footstep sounds apart?: A test of a novel form of prey discrimination in the pallid bat, Antrozous
pallidus.
In 2013, the NWSA Grant Committee received 13 applications from graduate and under-graduate students representing 8 universities and a variety of disciplines.
Five recipients were chosen:
Carrie Branch
University of Nevada-Reno:Ecology, Evolution and Conservation Biology
Degree Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Advisor: Dr. Vladimir Pravosudov
Grant Award: $1,412.50
Male song and female mate preference as potential mechanisms generating reproductive isolation in mountain chickadees (Poecile gambeli) from different elevations
Abstract
Understanding the processes underlying the divergence of populations is arguably the most important question in evolutionary biology. While divergence by geographic isolation has an abundance of support, the divergence of populations occupying the same area has received less attention. Mountain chickadees in the Sierra Nevada inhabit a large gradient of elevations characterized by varying winter conditions. Previous work showed that birds living in higher versus lower elevations differ in behavioral and neural characteristics. These differences suggest that chickadees from different elevations may have diverged and evolved local adaptations to their respective elevations, therefore making it difficult for them to be successful at other elevations. The proposed study aims to assess male song and female mate preference as potential mechanisms supporting reproductive isolation between elevations. If male song varies between populations and females use song as a cue for mate choice, male song may be a driving mechanism for reproductive isolation. To test this hypothesis, first, I will record songs from numerous males at high and low elevations and compare song structure using acoustic analysis software. Then, I will play recordings of high and low elevation male song to resident males to assess potential variation in aggressive response. Finally, I will test high and low elevation females for preference of high versus low elevation males. Chickadees from high and low elevations represent an important model to understand population divergence because they appear to have evolved local adaptations despite being highly mobile with no geographic barrier preventing movement.
Emily Davis
University of Washington: School of Aquatic and Fishery Science
Degree Program: Master of Science
Advisor: Dr. Daniel Schindler
Grant Award: $1,500
Wildfire impacts on stream ecosystems: Disturbance and stream metabolism across gradients of space, time, and disturbance severity
Abstract
Wildfire is an important agent of natural disturbance in aquatic ecosystems. Research has demonstrated that wildfire has lasting impacts on primary and secondary stream productivity. However, there is a general lack of basic research on wildfire impacts to stream metabolism, which limits our understanding of effects on higher trophic levels. Further, because most studies of wildfire disturbance occur at small spatial scales, an integrated, watershed-scale perspective of disturbance impacts to energy flow across a stream network is needed to assess potential scale-dependent responses to fire.This project investigates the effect of wildfire disturbance on stream metabolism in north-central Idaho’s Big Creek Watershed, part of the interior Columbia River Basin. Several large fires over the last two decades have created a “disturbance mosaic” across this watershed, providing a natural laboratory to test how fire severity, spatial scale, and time since disturbance affect stream metabolism. I approach these questions using a novel modeling framework (Bayesian Metabolic Model, or BaMM), which uses dissolved oxygen, temperature, and irradiance to model diel oxygen dynamics, from which stream metabolism can be estimated.
Rachel Glaeser
Washington State University-Vancouver: Environmental Science
Degree Program: Master of Science
Advisor: Dr.Cheryl Schultz
Grant Award: $1,500
Consequences of selective-herbicide use for butterfly populations: evaluating the magnitude and persistence of negative chemical effects on a prairie butterfly (Glaucopsyche lygdamus columbia)
Abstract
In western Oregon and Washington, over 95% of the historic prairie-oak habitat has been lost or degraded. Many remnant shortgrass swards are threatened by exotic tall grasses andselective herbicides are a cost-effective tool used to improve habitat for plants and animals. However, the benefits of improved habitat must be weighed against any detrimental costs for non-target species. In previous laboratory studies, grass-specific herbicides have been shown to reduce butterfly larval survivorship, development time, and to interfere with adult reproductive behavior. Field experiments mimic more realistic chemical exposure and yet few of these studies presently exist for butterflies. In the field component of this study, Iwill examine the effect of one spring herbicide application on oviposition and larval survivorship of the Columbia silvery blue (Glaucopsyche lygdamus columbia), a common Lycaenid in the Pacific Northwest. An alteration of these demographically relevant factors could have repercussions for population dynamics. I will also track the persistence of any negative chemical effects through repeated sampling of experimental plots over several months. A complementary laboratory investigation will evaluate oviposition preference between sprayed and unsprayed host plants as well as test mechanisms for how herbicides might deter butterfly oviposition. This study will characterize any negative effects in order to improve spraying regimes and will additionally evaluate the use of the silvery blue as a potential surrogate for at-risk butterfly species including the endangered Fender's blue (Icaricia icarioides fenderi).
Matthew Goslin
University of Oregon: Department of Geography
Degree Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Advisors: Dr. Patricia McDowell and Dr. Andrew Marcus
Grant Award: $1,442
Determining the environmental factors that drive the distribution of a river ecosystem
engineer,Carex nudata
Tara Pelletier
Ohio State University: Evolution, Ecology and Organismal Biology
Degree Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Advisor: Dr. Bryan C. Carstens
Grant Award:$1,500
Phylogeographic analysis ofPlethodon dunniin the Pacific Northwest: postglacial range expansion and contemporary dispersal
NWSA 2012 Student Grant Award Recipients
Each year Northwest Scientific Association solicits research grant proposals from graduate and undergraduate students throughout northwestern North America. Supporting young scientists in their research endeavors is an important function of NWSA. This year we received 12 applications from graduate students, representing 7 universities and a variety of disciplines. The Student Grant Committee [Eva Dettweiler-Robinson, Connie Harrington, Robin Lesher (Chair), Andrea Woodward] ranked the proposals based on the research question, study design, quality of the science and potential contribution, and quality of the presentation. NWSA is pleased to announce the following 2012 Student Grant Award recipients.
- Bobbi Adams, Washington State University
- James Parejko, Washington State University
- Sarah Praskievicz, University of Oregon
- Laura Twardochleb, University of Washington
Bobbi Adams
Washington State University, School of Biological Sciences
Degree Program: Master of Science
Advisors: Dr. Gary Thorgaard and Dr. Brian Kemp
Grant Award: $1500
Ancient DNA analysis of Upper-Columbia Chinook Salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha) prior to the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam
James Parejko
Washington State University, School of Molecular Biosciences
Degree Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Advisor: Dr. Linda Thomashow
Grant Award: $1439
Investigating the role of phenazine-producing Pseudomonasspp. in the reduction of Rhizoctonia bare patch in dryland ‘no-till’ spring wheat-spring barley rotations
Sarah Praskievicz
University of Oregon, Department of Geography
Degree Program: Doctor of Philosophy
Advisor: Dr. Patrick Bartlein
Grant Award: $1428
A Hierarchical Modeling Approach to Simulating to Geomorphic Response of River Systems to Climate Change
Laura Twardochleb
University of Washington, School of Aquatic and Fisheries Sciences
Degree Program: Master of Science
Advisor: Dr. Julian Olden
Grant Award: $1500
Can Non-Native Species Mitigate Impacts of Urbanization on Aquatic Food Webs?
This year we received 39 applications from undergraduate and graduate students, representing 15 universities and a variety of disciplines. The Student Grant Committee [(Eva Dettweiler-Robinson, Lana D’Souza, Connie Harrington, Robin Lesher (chair)] ranked the proposals based on the research question, study design, information provided and the quality of presentation. NWSA is pleased to announce the following 2011 Student Grant Award recipients.
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Cecilia Brothers,Walla Walla University
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Dustin Cousins,Eastern Washington University
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Matthew Hegland,Pacific Lutheran University
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Erin M. Herring, University of Oregon
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Ellen P. Preece, Washington State University
Walla Walla University
Degree Program: Master of Science, Department of Biology
Advisor: Dr. James Nestler
Grant Award: $1,500
Visceral Regeneration by the Uptake of Dissolved Organic Material in the Sea CucumberParastichopus californicus
Eastern Washington University
Degree Program: Master of Science, Department of Biology
Advisor: Dr. Margaret O’Connell
Grant Award: $1,500
Magnetoreception and its use byThomomys talpoides,the Northern Pocket Gopher
Pacific Lutheran University
Degree Program: Bachelor of Science, Department of Geosciences
Advisor: Dr. Claire Todd
Grant Award: $1,469.90
Meltwater Chemistry of Mount RainierGlaciers
University of Oregon
Degree Program: Doctor of Philosophy, Department of Geography
Major Adviser: Dr. Daniel Gavin
Grant Award: $1500
Climate and vegetation in a putative Pleistocene refugium in northern Idahoinferred from a >100,000 year paleorecord
Washington State University
Degree Program: Doctor of Philosophy, Environmental and Natural Resource Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Barry C. Moore
Grant Award: $1,500
Cyanobacteria and Fish: A Toxic Health Threat to Tribal Communities?