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Former KBS Postdoc, Dr. Stuart Jones, Wins an ASLO Award |
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Dr. Stuart Jones, a former KBS postdoc, recently received an ASLO award for a paper he did while at KBS. ASLO awards are given each year to recognize accomplishments in the field of aquatic science. Dr. Jones is the recipient of the Raymond L. Lindeman award, which is given to recognize outstanding papers by young aquatic scientists. Dr. Jones' winning paper is titled "Dormancy contributes to the maintenance of microbial diversity," published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science.
For more information about the ASLO awards, please see the website at http://www.aslo.org/information/awards.html. |
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Top 15 Global Conservation Concerns for 2012 |
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Trends in Ecology and Evolution has published it's top 15 global conservation concerns for 2012 in its January 2012 issue. One of the top 15 issues listed is food safety research conducted by KBS faculty member Dr. Diana Stuart. For her PhD dissertation, Dr. Stuart researched farming practices that could increase food safety.
For more information, please see the following article in Conservation Magazine: http://www.conservationmagazine.org/2011/12/15-for-12/
Also, you can read the entire article from Trends in Ecology and Evolution here. |
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Dr. Jeff Conner Named AAAS Fellow |
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Dr. Jeff Conner, a KBS faculty member, has been named an AAAS Fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Eight other MSU faculty members were named as Fellows this year as well, which is a record for MSU.
AAAS Fellows will be recognized for their contributions to technology and science on February 18, 2012 during the AAAS Annual Meeting in Vancouver.
For more information about the award, please see the AAAS website at http://www.aaas.org/aboutaaas/fellows/2011.shtml.
To see the list of other MSU faculty who received this honor, please see the MSU news release at http://news.msu.edu/story/10128/. |
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KBS Faculty Awarded Grant to Study Global Change in Lake Baikal |
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The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded Dr. Elena Litchman with a 2011 Dimensions of Biodiversity grant. Dr. Litchman, who is currently on sabbatical in Denmark, was awarded the grant for her project, "Lake Baikal responses to global change: The role of genetic, functional and taxonomic diversity in the plankton." This study will look at the planktonic food web in Lake Baikal to predicthow native vs. non-native plankton in this ecosystem will respond to environmental change.
For more information about this project, please see the press release from Michigan State University at http://news.msu.edu/story/10024.
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KBS Researcher Receives Presidential Early Career Award |
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Congratulations to Dr. Elena Litchman, KBS faculty member, who has received a Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers. This prestigious award is the highest honor given by the government to early-careers scientists and engineers who are establishing independent research.
To read more about this award, please see the following White House press release: http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2011/09/26/president-obama-honors-outstanding-early-career-scientists |
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