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Spotting Scope:
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May 7, 2008
In the News --
- John Bickham was interviewed in a recent Earth and Sky NPR radio segment on a decision by the International Whaling Commission to allow Alaskan Eskimos to continue their subsistence whale hunt. http://www.earthsky.org/radioshows/51483/eskimos–can–continue–2000–year–whale–hunt To hear the broadcast, click on “Listen” in the blue box on the upper right side of the page.
- Andrew DeWoody and Dave Glista received lots of press recently on their road-kill research, with Dave even getting a phone call from The Tonight Show. Some of the outlets: An almost 7-minute interview on NPR, http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=90090427; LA Times, http://www.latimes.com/news/science/la-sci-roadkill19apr19,0,7302251.story; Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/la-sci-roadkill19apr19,1,2789467.story; San Jose Mercury News, http://www.mercurynews.com/breakingnews/ci_8985682; New Scientist Magazine, http://www.newscientist.com/blog/environment/2008/04/roadkill-is-93-amphibian.html?DCMP=ILC-hmts&nsref=specrt13_head_Frogs%20vs%20roads; United Press International, http://www.upi.com/NewsTrack/Science/2008/04/19/study_cars_are_major_threat_to_amphibians/6468/; Live Science, http://www.livescience.com/animals/080417-road-kill.html
Publications --
- Quagrainie, K., S. Hart, and P. Brown. 2008. Consumer acceptance of locally grown food: The case of Indiana aquaculture products. Aquaculture Economics and Management 12:54-70.
- Genskow, Kenneth and Linda Stalker Prokopy. In Press. Lessons Learned in Developing Social Indicators for Regional Water Quality Management. Society and Natural Resources.
- Quagrainie, K., S. Hart, and P. Brown. 2008. An exploratory study of farmers' view on
- aquaculture development in Indiana. Journal of Extension 46:2RIB4.
Grad Program News --
- Jonah Duckles successfully defended his Master’s thesis on April 11th. His thesis was titled Impacts of Land Use Change on Runoff in The Muskegon River Watershed of Michigan, Past, Present and Future: A Stakeholder Driven, Scenario-based Approach. Jonah's major professor is Dr. Pijanowski.
- Ed Meadows successfully defended his Master’s thesis on April 14th. His thesis was titled Central States Paper Mill Closure and Opportunity for Bioenergy. His major professor is Dr. Cassens
- Ben Reinhart is the recipient of a 2008 Graduate Research Award ($1500) from the Society for Systematic Biologists
Coming Up--
- Saturday, May 10 - Commencement reception 1030-12:30 at Ross Ade Pavilion, Sively Suites
- Saturday, May 10 - Commencement 2:30 at Elliot Hall, ticket required
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April 18 , 2008
Spring Fest News and Awards --
- Hosting of the 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. Except for a few errant hammering sounds at the Holiday Inn, the conference went off without a hitch, thanks largely to the efforts of Charles Michler, Doug Jacobs, and Liz Jackson. The proceedings of the conference (all 500+ pages) are available on CD and will soon be available on the web.
- Hosting of the 2nd Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment annual meeting. Cortney Mycroft coordinated the meeting at the John S. Wright Center and kept things moving smoothly throughout.
- The annual FNR research poster competition. Organized by Rick Meilan, this year’s competition featured judging in research and extension for undergraduate, M.S., and Ph.D. students. The posters were exceptional, reflecting the talent of the students creating them and the quality of the scholarship being conducted.
- The annual Beast Feast, sponsored by the Student Chapter of The Wildlife Society. This year’s group outdid themselves in providing a cornucopia of wild and exotic fare, including persimmon pie! Attendance was exceptional despite the cold conditions; every seat in the Wright Center conference room was filled, and students also pulled up chairs along the big walnut table. A good time was had by all, including alumni and spouses who returned for…
- A 50-year reunion for the class of 1958 (and earlier). Shelly Opperman organized a great set of events for the alums, most of whom arrived on Friday and stayed until Sunday.
- Spring Fest 2008 on Saturday, April 12, with activities and exhibits organized by virtually all of our student organizations. Kudos to Angie Archer for coordinating SpringFest, and to all of the volunteers who made it a success!
- The 74th Spring Awards Ceremony, held on Sunday in a Deans Auditorium that was packed with students, faculty, staff, family, and friends. Our best and brightest were on display! Special thanks to Linda Hawkins and W.L. Mills for all of their efforts to coordinate the reception, program, and ceremony. Scott Brundage, class of ’58, presented the Roy C. Brundage Memorial Scholarship (and a few stories), Jim Steen presented the Pike Lumber Scholarship, and Jud Scott presented the Vine & Branch Excellence in Urban Forestry Award. Drs. Goforth, Hoover, Weeks, Gazo, Mills, and Jacobs presented other awards. For a list of the scholarship and award winners click here.
Faculty Promotions--
- In recognition of their scholarly contributions and national/international reputations, Drs. Rado Gazo and Guofan Shao have been promoted to the rank of professor.
FNR Research in the News --
Publications --
- Ross-Davis, Amy, Michael Ostry, and Keith E. Woeste. 2008. Genetic diversity of butternut (Juglans cinerea) and implications for conservation. Canadian Journal of Forest Research 38: 899-907.
- MacGeorge, E.L., Homan, S.R., Dunning, J.B., Elmore, D., Bodie, G.D., Evans, E., Khichadia, S., Lichti, S., Feng, B., and Geddes, B. 2008. Student evaluation of audience response technology in large lecture classes. Education Tech. Research and Development 56:125-145.MacGeorge, E.L., Homan, S.R., Dunning, J.B., Elmore, D., Bodie, G.D., Evans, E., Khichadia, S., and Lichti, S. 2008. The influence of learning characteristics on evaluation of audience response technology. Journal of Computing in Higher Education 19:25-46.
- Packett, D., and Dunning, J.B. 2008. Small woodlots: important rest stops for migratory songbirds. Purdue Cooperative Extension Service, West Lafayette IN FNR-401-W.
- Wu, G., Y. Liu, G. Shao, L, Tang, and G.Z. Wang. Effects of land use on water quality for two high-altitude lakes and catchments in Yunnan Province, China. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology. Accepted.
- Chaves-Campos, J. & DeWoody J.A. (2008) The spatial distribution of avian relatives: do obligate army-ant-following birds roost and feed near family members? Molecular Ecology (in press).
- Davis, A.S., Jacobs, D.F., Overton, R.P., and Dumroese, R.K. 2008. Influence of irrigation method and container type on Quercus rubra seedling growth and media electrical conductivity. Native Plants Journal (In press).
- Jacobs, D.F., Wilson, B.C., Ross-Davis, A.L., and Davis, A.S. 2008. Cold hardiness and transplant response of Juglans nigra seedlings subjected to alternative storage regimes. Annals of Forest Science (Accepted).
- Nicodemus, M.A., Salifu, K.F., and Jacobs, D.F. Nitrate reductase activity and nitrogen compounds in xylem exudate of Juglans nigra: relation to nitrogen source and supply. Trees: Structure and Function (Accepted).
- Salifu, K.F., Islam, M.A, and Jacobs, D.F. 2008. Retranslocation, plant and soil recovery of nitrogen-15 applied to bareroot Juglans nigra seedlings. Communications in Soil Science and Plant Analysis (Accepted).
- Morrissey, R.C., Jacobs, D.F., Seifert, J.R. 2008. Response of northern red oak, black walnut, and white ash seedlings to various levels of simulated deer browsing. In Jacobs, D.F. and Michler, C.H., eds., Proceedings of the 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24:50-58.
- Salifu, K.F. and Jacobs, D.F. 2008. Effects of moisture and nitrogen stress on gas exchange and nutrient resorption in Quercus rubra seedlings. In Jacobs, D.F. and Michler, C.H., eds., Proceedings of the 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24:559-564.
- Morrissey, R.C., Gauthier, M.M., Kershaw, J.A., Jacobs, D.F., Fischer, B.C., and Seifert, J.R. 2008. Grapevine dynamics after manual tending of juvenile stands on the Hoosier National Forest, Indiana. In Jacobs, D.F. and Michler, C.H., eds., Proceedings of the 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24:395-404.
- Kershaw, J.A., Morrissey, R.C., Jacobs, D.F., Seifert, J.R., and McCarter, J.C. 2008. Height-diameter equations for young clearcut stands in southern Indiana. In Jacobs, D.F. and Michler, C.H., eds., Proceedings of the 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24:341-355.
- Woods, R.L. and Jacobs, D.F. 2008. Species composition, diameter distribution, and crown class at initiation of a thinning study of pole size hardwood stands in the Hoosier National Forest. In Jacobs, D.F. and Michler, C.H., eds., Proceedings of the 16th Central Hardwood Forest Conference. USDA Forest Service Northern Research Station Gen. Tech. Rep. NRS-P-24:466-474.
- Islam, A., Apostol, K.G., Dumroese, R.K., and Jacobs, D.F. 2008. Effects of fall fertilization on morphology, growth, and cold hardiness of red pine (Pinus resinosa Ait.) seedlings. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2007. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Proceedings (In press).
- Salifu, K.F., Jacobs, D.F., Birge, Z.D.K. 2008. Performance of nutrient loaded red oak and white oak seedlings on mine lands in southern Indiana. In Riley, L.E., and R.K. Dumroese, technical coordinators. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2007. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Proceedings (In press).
- Islam, M.A., Apostol, K.G., Jacobs, D.F., and Dumroese, R.K. 2008. Physiological responses of planting frozen and thawed Douglas-fir seedlings. In Riley, L.E., and R.K. Dumroese, technical coordinators. National Proceedings: Forest and Conservation Nursery Associations-2007. USDA Forest Service Rocky Mountain Research Station Proceedings (In press).
- Landis, T.D. and Jacobs, D.F. 2008. Hot planting opens new outplanting windows at high elevations and latitudes. Forest Nursery Notes. USDA Forest Service Pacific Northwest Region (In press).
- South, D.B., Starkey, T., Islam, A.M., and Jacobs, D.F. 2008. Warm nighttime temperatures affect the ability of loblolly pine (Pinus taeda) seedlings to tolerate freezing. Southern Forest Nursery Cooperative Research Report 08-02. Auburn University.
Coming Up--
- Saturday, April 26 - Spring Classes end
- Monday, April 28 - May 3 - Finals
- Friday, May 9 at 8:00 p.m. Commencement (Div. 1)
- Saturday, May 10 at 9:30 and 2:30 Commencement (Div. 2 & 3)
- Sunday, May 11 at 9:30 a.m. Commencement (Div. 4)
- Monday, May 26 - Official University Holiday
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March 31, 2008
In the News --
- Jeff Dukes will join us this fall as an assistant professor focusing on ecological impacts of climate change. Jeff will hold a minority appointment in Biology and be actively involved in the Purdue Climate Change Research Center.
- John Bickham and Ryan Huebingerreceived recognition from the Alaska Eskimo Whaling Commission for their research on the genetics of bowhead whales and the role it played in the International Whaling Commission’s decision to award a harvest quota. John and Ryan each received an 8-foot long plate of baleen from a bowhead whale which is inscribed by an artist expressing the thanks of the AEWC.
Publications --
- Adhikari, Tika B., Balaji, Boovaraghan, Breeden, Jill, and Goodwin, Stephen B. 2007. Resistance of wheat to Mycosphaerella graminicola involves early and late peaks of gene expression. Physiological and Molecular Plant Pathology 71: 55-68.
- Zhalnin A.V. and G.R. Parker. (Accepted) Spatial Analysis and Delineation of Ecological Landtype Phases for the Hoosier National Forest, Indiana, USA. Computers and Geosciences.
- Zhalnin A.V. and G.R. Parker. 2007. Landtype Association Delineation and Spatial Analysis for the Hoosier National Forest in Southern Indiana. Proceedings of Indiana Academy of Science 116 (2): 158-172.
- Ralston-Hooper K, Jannasch A, Oh C, Zhang X, Adamec J, Sepúlveda MS. (2008). Development of GCxGC/TOF-MS metabolomics for use in future invertebrate ecotoxicological studies. In Press. Aquatic Toxicology.
- Kane MD, Sringer JA, Iannotti NV, Gough E, Johns SM, Schlueter SD, Sepúlveda MS. (2008). Identification of development and tissue-specific gene expression in the fathead minnow (Pimephales promelas) using computational and DNA microarray methods. In Press. Journal of Fish Biology.
- Latch, E.K., R.P. Amann, J.P. Jacobson, and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2008. Competing hypotheses for the etiology of cryptorchidism in Sitka black-tailed deer: An evaluation of evolutionary alternatives. Animal Conservation (In Press)
- Guan, X., P. Silva, O. Ho-Shing, K.B. Geyenai, J. Xu, T. Geng, Z. Tu, D.C. Samuels, O.E. Rhodes, Jr., and E.J. Smith. 2008. The mitochondrial genome sequence and molecular phylogeny of the turkey. Animal Genetics (In Press)
- Latch, E.K., D.G. Scognamillo, J.A. Fike, M.J. Chamberlain and O.E. Rhodes, Jr. 2008. Landscape genetics of coastal and inland river otters (Lutra canadensis) in Louisiana. Journal of Heredity (In Press)
- Whittington, Dale, Jennifer Davis, Linda Prokopy, Kristin Komives, Richard Thorsten, Heather Lukacs, Alex Bakalian, Wendy Wakeman. How Well is the Demand-Driven, Community Management Model for Rural Water Supply Systems Doing? Evidence from Bolivia, Peru, and Ghana”. Forthcoming in Water Policy.
Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant --
- The spring issue of the HELM, Illinois-Indiana Sea Grant’s newsletter, can be found at http://www.iisgcp.org/news/helm/HELMSpring08final.pdf . In this issue, you will find these stories and more:
To Build or Not to Build: New Online Resource Aids Local Planners,
Disinfecting Drinking Water can Create Toxic By-products,
SOLEC Provides the Latest Great Lakes Health Report
Restoring Streams from a Watershed Perspective.
Alumni News --
- Congratulations to Ben Dolan, who has accepted an assistant professor position in the Biology Department at the University of Findlay. Ben will be teaching ecology, botany, general biology and some upper-division courses of his choosing.
Grad Student News --
- Congratulations to Camille Washington-Ottombre who has been awarded a Dissertation Proposal Development Fellowship (DPDF) for summer 2008 by the Social Science Research Council. This fellowship enables Camille to participate in the two dissertation proposal development workshops in May and September 2008 in the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change research field, led by Professors Tom Evans and Brent Yarnal.
Coming Up--
- Saturday, April 26 - Spring Classes end
- Monday, April 28 - May 3 - Finals
- Friday, May 9 at 8:00 p.m. Commencement (Div. 1)
- Saturday, May 10 at 9:30 and 2:30 Commencement (Div. 2 & 3)
- Sunday, May 11 at 9:30 a.m. Commencement (Div. 4)
- Monday, May 26 - Official University Holiday
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