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Scholars from around the world come to the Kellogg Biological Station to engage in research with our faculty.
Current Visiting Scholars
 Kathryn Cottingham (Kathryn.Cottingham@dartmouth.edu)
Visiting Scholar
KBS Host Lab: Gross Lab
February - April, 2013
During her time at KBS, Dr. Cottingham will be deeply engaged in analysis and synthesis of data on Gloeotrichia echinulata -- a nitrogen-fixing, colonial cyanobacterium that blooms in recreationally-important oligotrophic to mesotrophic lakes across northern New England. Cyanobacterial blooms in low-nutrient systmes pose an ecological puzzle, since nuisance cyanobacterial blooms are found primarily in high nutrient (eutrophic) systems. Kathie Weathers (Cary Institute), Holly Ewing (Bates College), and Dr. Cottingham have an NSF ARRA grant to test the hypothesis that G. echinulata blooms accelerate the transition to a eutrophic state by increasing phosphorus and nitrogen availability in the water column. As part of this grant, they have collected a lot of descriptive data on G. echinulata and other limnological variables in their focal lakes, and Dr. Cottingham will take this sabbatical time to step back and evaluate what they've learned so far, where they'd like to go next, and how they might build models to predict future dynamics.
 Bryan Foster (bfoster@ku.edu)
Visiting Scholar
KBS Host Lab: Gross Lab
Sept. - Oct., 2013
Jennifer Hopwood (hopwood@msu.edu)
Visiting Scholar
KBS Host Lab: Gross Lab
July 2011 - June 2013
Jennifer Hopwood's research interests are in native bee biology, pollinator conservation, and sustainable agriculture. KBS is her home base for her work with the Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation (www.xerces.org), a non-profit organization that works to protect wildlife through the conservation of invertebrates and their habitat.
Past Visiting Scholars
Dr. Junmin Li (lijmtzc@126.com)
Teacher, Taizhou University
China
KBS Host Lab: Lau Lab
April 2011 - March 2012
Dr. Nalini Nadkarni
Visiting Scholar
October 2012
See here for more information: http://www.kbs.msu.edu/events/dessert-with-discussion
Dr. Zhigang Zhao (zhaozg@msu.edu)
Associate Professor, Lanzhou University
China
KBS Host Lab: Conner Lab
September 2011 - September 2012
Dr. Zhao worked collaboratively with Dr. Jeff Conner on several ecological genetics projects.
Dr. Terenzio Zenone (zenone@msu.edu)
Adjunct Visiting Research Associate
KBS Host Lab: Robertson Lab
April 2009 - October 2012
Current Location: Research Group Plant and Vegetation Ecology, University of Antwerp
Dr. Terenzio Zenone worked for Dr. Jiquan Chen at the University of Toledo as part of the Great Lakes Bioenergy Research Project (GLBRC), of which KBS has a very important role. His research at KBS was for the GLBRC project.
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