Research Interests:   My research focuses on the role of climate and natural disturbances on forest patterns.  My work has mostly focused on subalpine ecosystems of the western United States.  I am also interested (for obvious reasons) on forest dynamics of the Great Lakes and upper midwest. An additional research activity involves the spatial and temporal distribution of slapshots in the NHL since 1940 as a function of technological advancement (unfortunately I don't have time to pursue this more seriously).

Favorite Link (at the moment): Detroit Free Press Sports

Research Interests: I study vegetation change over the past few centuries.  I focus on the effects of wind, fire, insect outbreaks, and logging in forests and oak savannas of the eastern United States .  Currently I am documenting disturbance–climate interactions in remnants of the Big Woods and oak savannas of Minnesota .  My favorite tree as a child was an enormous American elm that succumbed to Dutch elm disease.  The stump became the backdrop of my perennial garden.

Favorite Link: Nova Fire Page

Research Interests: I am primarily interested in dendrochronology and the disturbance history of forests in Minnesota. Currently, I am working on the disturbance history of the Lost 40 in the Chippewa National Forest in northern Minnesota.

Favorite Link: http://www.tagesschau.de (for all the Germans reading the page)

Research Interests: My research interests center around the impacts of climatic variability and disturbance regimes on vegetation patterns in Rocky Mountain and Minnesota forests. In addition, I am particularly interested in forest patterns and dynamics along ecotonal boundaries. If possible, I generally prefer to conduct research in areas devoid of poisonous snakes and without, or containing a very limited spatial extent of, poison ivy.

Favorite Link: ESPN NHL

Research Interests: My dissertation research focuses on the variability of fire regimes and stand dynamics in whitebark pine forests across the central distribution of the species, and the causes of this variability (e.g. local and synoptic-scale climate variability, topography, stand history…). Unfortunately, this requires me to spend my summers near treeline in the mountains of the western United States, but that is the price to pay for graduate study. I am also interested in the numerous forests and ecosystems of Minnesota, and hope to soon have plenty of additional projects investigating old trees in central Minnesota, climatically sensitive trees in central Minnesota, and really old, climatically sensitive trees in northern Minnesota. I also like to make things out of my study subjects...( Click here for my personal home page ).

Favorite Link: WDVX

Office: Blegen Hall 460, Phone: (612) 625-5866, Email: marg0058@umn.edu

Research Interests: My research focuses on reconstructing the fire history in central and southern MN oak savannas. With limited reseach done on oak savannas, the historical fire regime is relatively unknown. Reconstructing the fire history in four sites, which span the extent of pre-settlement oak savannas across MN, will hopefully provide me with a good representation of this region's fire history. I also love identifying wildflowers and drinking Rockstar energy drinks (yes, both are future research interests).

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Office: 360 Social Sciences Tower, Phone: (612) 625-6021, Email: bake0210@umn.edu

Research Interests: My doctoral research examines 20th century climate variations in the Upper Midwest. I focus on spatial and temporal variability of precipitation patterns, specifically winter precipitation. I have been examining the length of the snow season over the instrumental record, as well as the total annual snowfall and the number of days with extreme snow. I will continue this research through examination of seasonal distribution of snowfall, changes in frequency and/or intensity of extreme events, and rain vs. snow contribution to total annual precipitation.

Favorite Link: www.YouTube.com

Email: danica.p.larson@gmail.com

Research Interests: General technical assistance, pack mule, mental and 'core' support for field expeditions ranging from the humid floodplains of Tennessee to the sparse high-elevation forests of the Rocky Mountains, and in some cases, the various back forties of Minnesota.

Favorite Link: www.tc.umn.edu/~lars2859/wedding.htm

Office: Planned on Appointment Basis, Phone: (715) 821-0066, Email : lobe0047@umn.edu

Research Interests/Bio: I grew up in Ellsworth , Wisconsin where I became an outdoor enthusiast with a passion for hunting and fishing. At the age of 14 I earned my Eagle Scout and then decided to begin work in the Ecology area at Tomahawk Boy Scout Reservation in Rice Lake , Wisconsin . This year will mark my seventh summer at camp, with my first as a Camp Director . I am currently employed as a Dendrochronology Research Assistant, active in the Fraternity of Beta Theta Pi, and serve as the President of the Communication Studies Association.

Favorite Link : www.wisconsinoutdoornews.com

Research Interests/Bio: With the motto of "get big or go home", I embarked on a Montana mission over the summer of 2007 with a winning attitude and a constant eye for any bears. On the trip I specialized in carrying heavy equipment up mountains sides, climbing across talus fields, finding creative ways to get the job done and pondering how much further it is until the next plot. Research opened my eyes to the western U.S. and I am excited about doing more outdoors in years to come.

Favorite Link: www.pittman32.com

Research Interests/Bio: Broadly, I am intersted in any research concerning ecological relationships, particulary the history of water management in the United States. As a native Oregonian, I also find myself drawn to basically anything that has to do with the west coast. In the lab, I have been working on a GIS project and some data entry, in addition to the hours of tedious manual labor I devoted to mounting cores and scrubbing glue off my fingernails last fall.>

Favorite Link: minnesotaflyfishing.com

Research Interests/Bio: Being from the great state of North Dakota, I always find myself doing research on my home state, but, well, there aren't too many forests in the plains. Mainly, I am interested in how forest ecosystems respond to different limiting factors and disturbances, especially at the periphery. I also have interests in wind energy, American history and government, cartography, film scores, and the law, especially the geographic implications and effects of legal statutes and rulings. I am currently assisting in the lab gluing, sanding, dating, and talking politics.

Favorite Link: NPR.org