In spring 2013 Michelle visited South Africa to work with collaborators from the University of Missouri and Kansas State University on ecological controls over tree resprouting following disturbance.

 

This semester Camila Pizano taught a Scientific Illustration course. Student artwork was featured in a special exhibit celebrating Earth Day at the Harn Museum of Art.

Michelle Mack and April Melvin recently attended the 2013 Bonanza Creek LTER Symposium held in Fairbanks, Alaska. April presented a talk entitled: “Identifying Indicators of State Change and Forecasting Future Vulnerability in Alaskan Boreal Forest.“

The Mack Lab recently welcomed a visiting graduate student, Xanthe Walker. Xanthe comes from the University Saskatchewan in Canada. She will be spending Spring 2013 in the Mack Lab working on analyzing carbon isotopes in tree rings.

Two undergraduates from the Mack Lab are graduating in Fall 2012: Alicia Sendrowski and Randell Louis.

Alicia has worked in the Mack Lab since Fall 2008. She will graduate with a B.S. in Environmental Engineering. Following graduation, she plans to continue working in the Mack Lab and apply to graduate school.

Randell has worked in the Mack Lab since Fall 2011 and will graduate with a B.S. in Sociology. He plans to apply for nursing school after graduation.

Congratulations, Alicia and Randell!