Ferns sampled for isotopic analyses, Newfoundland, Canada
 | Dr. Sharon Billings, PI (sharon dot billings -at- ku dot edu) University Distinguished Professor, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary BiologySenior Scientist, Kansas Biological Survey & Center for Ecological Research I am an ecosystem ecologist with interests in biogeochemistry, soil organic matter dynamics, roots, stable isotope ecology, and climate change. I work at the interface of the biotic and abiotic worlds, trying to understand how vegetation and microbes both respond to and shape the chemical and physical environment across space and time. |
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Ariel Mollhagen, Lab Manager and Research Technician |
 | Michael Mackenzie, Lab Technician |
 | Micah Unruh, Ph.D. candidate |
 | Annalise Guthrie, Ph.D. aspirant and former NIH Post-baccalaureate Research Education Program participant |
 | Lola Klamm, Ph.D. aspirant |
 | Dr. Zachary Brecheisen, lab affiliate and remote sensing scholar |
 | Dr. Laura Podzikowski, post-doctoral scholar |
 | Dr. Rachel Keen, post-doctoral scholar |
 | Canaan Woldekidan, Undergraduate Research Fellow |
 | Rachel Rellihan, Undergraduate Research Fellow |
 | Ayo Okosun, undergraduate research assistant |
 | Lazlo Mardis, undergraduate research assistant |
| Liam Kinghouser, undergraduate research assistant |
Alumni
Former post-docs and associate researchers
| Dr. Xi Zhang, post-doctoral scholar 2019-2021 (co-mentored with Dr. Pamela Sullivan) |
| Dr. Christoph Lehmeier, post-doctoral scholar 2011-2013 and associate researcher 2015-2017 |
| Dr. Samik Bagchi, post-doctoral scholar 2015-2017 |
| Dr. Kate Buckeridge, post-doctoral scholar 2013-2015 |
| Dr. Jianwei Li, post-doctoral scholar 2009-2012 |
Former Ph.D. students
| Ligia Souza, Ph.D. 2022 |
| Emma Hauser, Ph.D. 2021 |
| Kyungjin (KJ) Min, Ph.D. 2017 |
| Alexis (Reed) Boone, Ph.D. 2012 |
| Lisa Tiemann, Ph.D. 2011 |
Former Master’s student
| Elizabeth Gaydess, Master’s 2006 |
Former Visiting Scholar
| Dr. Zhiqun Huang, Fuijan Normal University,China (2014-2015) |
Former student research technicians
| Olivia Metherd, undergraduate research assistant |
| Lauryn Ritter, Undergraduate Research Fellow |
| Jonathan Boyd, undergraduate research assistant |
| Cheyenne Kirkwood, undergraduate research assistant |
| Adeline Kelly, undergraduate research assistant |
| Teresa Swantek, Undergraduate Research Fellow |
| Maryam Ahmed, undergraduate research assistant |
| Emily Graham, undergraduate research assistant |
| Kyler Lang, Undergraduate Research Fellow |
| Ashmika Behere, undergraduate research assistant |
| Regina Thomas, Research Technician (Master’s student in Geography) |
| Steven Winkler, Research Experience for Undergraduates student, 2019 |
| Chris Gough, undergraduate research assistant |
| Armeliz Romero, student in NSF’s Research Experience for Undergraduates, 2018 |
| Rena Stair, undergraduate research assistant |
| Rachel Jenkins, undergraduate research assistant |
| Keelan Barger, undergraduate research technician |
| Samantha Elledge, undergraduate research technician |
| Carl Heroneme, undergraduate research technician |
| Rebecca Flournoy, student in NSF’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in 2015 |
| Julia Yang, Undergraduate Honors Researcher |
| Yanjun Chen, Undergraduate Researcher |
| Mitch Sellers, Undergraduate Researcher |
| Francisco Murphy, student in NSF’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in 2013 |
| Nicole Niehues, Undergraduate Researcher |
| Nameer Baker, Undergraduate Researcher |
| Ryan Felton, undergraduate research assistant |
| Anna Tatarko, undergraduate research assistant |
| Laurel Haavik, Undergraduate Honors Research and Fellowship awardee |
| Ryan Rastok, Undergraduate Technician |
| Michelle Mubarak, Undergraduate Technician |
| Alison King, undergraduate Honors Researcher |
| Caroline Hill, undergraduate research assistant |
| Alex Bittel, undergraduate research assistant |
| Lisa Tiemann, student in NSF’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in 2005 |
| Courtney Brewer, student in NSF’s Research Experiences for Undergraduates program in 2004 |
| Drew Dodson, undergraduate research assistant |
| Yen Le, undergraduate research assistant |
| Trisha Schrum, undergraduate research assistant |
| Rebecca Russell, undergraduate research assistant |