Sara Claypoole visited campus and the School from Pottstown , Pennsylvania during winter carnival. After graduating from Michigan Tech in Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, she went on to the University of Charleston. Sara says, “I’m a pharmacist with CVS Pharmacy and a proud owner of 10 acres of woods. In my spare time, I’ll be taking care of the woodlands.” She is planning for her first harvest in 2013.
Ken Maki was spotted in his hometown of Hayward, Wisconsin recently. Hayward is the home of the American Birkenbeiner. Ken was volunteering with the Chamber of Commerce which was hosting visitor events. Ken spotted a group from Michigan Tech in their Hockey Husky jerseys and welcomed them to Hayward.
Ken is pictured here with fellow Michigan Tech graduate Bob Richards (Biology 77) from Houghton, Michigan.
Ken skied the full American Birkenbeiner (54 kilometers … that’s over 33.5 miles) the next day in 5 hours and 40 minutes. Congratulations, Ken!
Hi! See what we’ve been up to the last few months!
Michael Augustine Crampton (Gus) was born February 12, 2012
Happy and super cute, and just about to wake up…
Jen
The Faculty of 1000 (F1000) has selected a paper by Associate Professor Andrew Burton to include in its library of the top two percent of articles in biology and medicine.
The article, Chronic N Deposition Alters Root Respiration-Tissue N Relationship in Northern Hardwood Forests, appeared in the journal Global Change Biology, 2012. F1000 selects the most important articles in biology and medical research publications for its database. Articles are chosen by a peer-nominated group of the world’s leading scientists and clinicians, who then rate them and explain their importance.
| The story on Associate Professor Andrew Burton‘s Aspen FACE research on carbon and nitrogen cycles was picked up by the Society of American Foresters’ newsletter, “The E-Forester.” Read the story, “Trees Find the Nitrogen They Need, Even in a Super-Size CO2 World,” at Aspen FACE. |
Associate Professor Andrew Burton
Weigh in on Candidates for the Distinguished Teaching Awards – The Center for Teaching, Learning and Faculty Development seeks input for its annual Distinguished Teaching Awards, which recognize outstanding contribution to the instructional mission of the University.
Based on over 50,000 student ratings, ten finalists have been identified for the 2012 awards. The selection committee is soliciting comments from students, staff, faculty and alumni to aid in its deliberation.
Associate Professor Andrew Burton from the School is a finalists for the Associate Professor/Professor Category.
Comments on the nominees are due by Monday, March 30, and should be sent to CTLFD at Faculty Award.
The process for determining the recipients from this list of finalists also involves additional surveying of their classes. The selection committee makes the final determination. The recipients will be announced in the fall.
Thomas Pypker has received $4,322 for the first year of a potential three-year, $14,176 project from the for “Carbon-Water Cycling in the Critical Zone: Understanding Ecosystem Process Variability Across Complex Terrain.”
On Feb 2-3, 2012 several School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science graduated students earned awads at the Grad Colloquium, sponsored by the Graduate Student Government. See pictures and learn more.
The Great Lakes Innovation and Technology Report and CBS Detroit reported on Associate Professor Andrew Burton‘s research on the ability of trees to find the nitrogen they need despite increasing levels of carbon dioxide. See Trees.
The Graduate School is pleased to announce Finishing Fellowship recipients for the fall and spring semesters.
The fellowships provide support to PhD candidates who are close to completing their degrees; they are available through the generosity of alumni and friends of the University.
They are intended to recognize outstanding PhD candidates who are in need of financial support to finish their degrees and who are also contributing to the attainment of goals outlined in The Michigan Tech Plan.
Recipients from the School of Forest Resources and Environmental Science are:
Fall 2011 – Amber Roth, PhD candidate in forest science
Spring 2012 – Lindsey Shartell, PhD candidate in forest science, Neil V. Hakala Endowed Fellowship
Congratulations!