People

Kevin H. Wyatt

Principle Investigator

Research interests:
Algal ecology, microbial ecology, ecosystem ecology

Hannah Ferguson

Masters student

Hannah recently joined the lab after completing a B.S. degree in Biology at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington. She will be conducting research to evaluate food web dynamics in Alaskan peatlands.

Jordan Myers

Masters student

Jordan joined the lab after completing a B.S. degree in Biology at The Ohio State University. His research will be evaluating how interactions between plants and microorganisms influence organic matter dynamics in wetlands.

Ally Lankford

Undergraduate student

Ally is working on a project quantifying diatom community diversity in the White River, Indiana.

Maia Campbell

Undergraduate student

Maia is working on a project to evaluate how temperature influences the breakdown of microcystin by heterotrophic bacteria in freshwaters.

Mary Reams

Undergraduate student

Mary is using epifluorescence microscopy to quantify the response of bacteria to environmental change.

Isaac Kipfer

Undergraduate student

Isaac is working on an honors thesis aimed to enumerate heterotrophic bacteria in response to the production of cyclic heptapeptides associated with toxic algae.

Kaylee Ferguson

Undergraduate student

Kaylee is working to process diatoms in an effort to better understand the temporal variation of microalgae in the White River, Indiana.

Baxter

Lab mascot

Baxter oversees field research activities.