SUMMER 2010 Possible Projects

This summer there are six possible USDA National Research Initiative (NRI) projects to choose from. Read through the project descriptions and apply for the one that best matches your research interests.

1. LSU - Louisiana State University. (Baton Rouge, LA)
   • Title: Molecular Genetics of weedy traits in red
   • Project Director: Dr. Prasanta Subudhi
   • Project Description and details: Molecular Genetics of weedy traits in red rice (Word document)
   • Project Web site: http://www.agronomy.lsu.edu/coastallab/home.asp
2. Mississippi State University (Starkville, MS)
   • Title: Modeling the distribution of weedy and invasive species: FaST supplement to the Invasive Plant Atlas of the Mid-South (IPAMS)
   • Project Director: Dr. Gary Ervin
   • Project Description and details: Modeling the distribution of weedy and invasive species: FaST supplement to the Invasive Plant Atlas of the Mid-South (IPAMS) (Word document)
   • Project Web site: http://www.gri.msstate.edu/ipams
3. Ohio State University (Wooster, OH)
   • Title: Ecosystem response to invasive species
   • Project Director: Dr. John Cardina
   • Project Description and details: Ecosystem response to invasive species (Word document)
   • Project Web site: http://ashalert.osu.edu/studentresearch
4. University of Cincinnati (Cincinnati, OH)
   • Title: Use of Chloroplast DNA to determine maternity of Wild Callery pear trees
   • Project Director: Dr. Theresa Culley
   • Project Description and details: Use of Chloroplast DNA to determine maternity of Wild Callery pear trees (Word document)
5. University of Colorado at Boulder (Boulder, CO)
   • Title: Ecosystem management of regionally abundant, invasive plants in an era of global environmental change
   • Project Director: Dr. Timothy Seastedt
   • Project Description and details: Ecosystem management of regionally abundant, invasive plants in an era of global environmental change (Word document)
   • Project Web site: Seastedt laboratory: http://culter.colorado.edu/~tims/
   • INSTAAR (research lab): http://instaar.colorado.edu/index.html
6. University of Hawaii at Manoa (Honolulu, HI)
   • Title: Weeds at their extremes: Using population biology and niche modeling to predict invasions along climatic gradients in Hawaii (Word document)
   • Project Director: Dr. Curt Daehler
   • Project Description and details: Weeds at their extremes (Word document)
   • Project Web site: http://www.botany.hawaii.edu/faculty/daehler/

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Rachel Hill – FaST Project Coordinator
UTSA Culture & Policy Institute- Downtown Campus
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Office: (210) 458-2654
Cell: (210) 313-5232
Email: Rachel.Hill@utsa.edu