Stengl-Wyer Graduate FELLOWSHIP RECIPIENTS
2022 Stengl-Wyer Graduate Fellowship Awardees
1. Kathyrn Appler: Revealing the mysteries of eukaryogenesis using clues from a novel branch on the tree of life
Advisor: Brett Baker
Read about Kathryn's work here...
2. Erik Iverson: Mitonuclear interactions and thermal adaptation in hybridizing swordtails
Advisor: Justin Havird
Read about Erik's work here...
3. Sam Smith: Laryngeal mechanisms of vocalization in rodents with diverse calls
Advisor: Stephen Phelps
Read about SAM's work here...
4. Phillip Souza: Passive Acoustic Monitoring of Biodiversity and Ecological Functioning in the Dynamic Mission-Aransas Estuary in Texas
Advisor: Simon Brandl
Read about Philip's work here.
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2021 Stengl-Wyer Graduate Fellowship Awardees
1. Nikunj Goel: A theory of human-mediated biological invasions
Advisor: Tim Keitt
READ ABOUT NIKUNJ'S WORK HERE.
2. Nicholas Ivers: Impacts of parasites on foraging and pollination
Advisor: Shahlene Jha
Read about Nick's work here.
3. David Ledesma: Responses of Central Texas herpetofauna to long-term environmental change
Advisor: Melissa Kemp
Read about DAVID'S work here.
4. Julie Perreau: Initiation and evolution of mutualistic symbioses in aphids
Advisors: Nancy Moran, Jeff Barrick
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2020 Stengl-Wyer Graduate Fellowship Awardees
1. Angelina Dichiera: Carbonic anhydrase function and evolution in the respiratory gas exchange system of fish
Advisor: Andrew Esbaugh
Read about Angelina's work here.
2. Colin Morrison: The passion vine community phytochemical landscape
Advisor: Lawrence Gilbert
Read about Colin's work here.
3. Alex Nishida: Specificity of host-microbiome interactions
Advisor: Howard Ochman
Read about Alex's work here.
4. Julia York: Evolution of temperature sensation
Advisor: Harold Zakon
