Mr. Steve DiLonardo, MS 2003, pending. Effects of different forms of organic carbon and UV radiation of freshwater plankton communities. 

- Mr. DiLonardo is an Environmental Scientist working at Henningson, Durham, & Richardson Inc. (HDR) in White Plains, New York: www.hdrinc.com/

Mr. Jeremy Kamen, MS 2003. Presence of Archaea in freshwater aquatic systems in New York State.

- Mr. Kamen has been hired as an Analyst at an environmental laboratory in New York City, New York.

Dr. Guy Robinson, Ph.D., 2003. The paleoecology of southeastern New York State.
- Dr. Robinson's has authored or had his research cited in multiple publications; including a news article in the journal, Science [Science, 300:885] and "Sporomiella and the late Holocene extinctions in Madagascgar, published by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science [PNAS, 100:19].

Dr. Greg Turner, Ph.D.,   2003.  Host composition, light, and nitrogen effects on ectomycorrhizal communities from Quercus seedlings grown in soils from regional hardwood-hemlock forests.

- Dr. Turner has been hired as an Assistant Professor at West Chester University: gturner@wcupa.edu

2002

Ms. Linda McCauley, M.S. 2002. Phylogenetic relationships of freshwater brown algae (Phaeophyceae) based on RuBisCO large subunit and ribosomal DNA sequences.

- Ms. McCauley has been hired as a Research Assistant at the Marine Resources Center, Marine Biological Laboratories, in Woods Hole, MA: http://www.mbl.edu/goetz/

2001

Mr. Patrick O’Brien, M.S. 2001. Effects of urbanization on benthic algal communities in streams of southeastern New York State.

- Mr. O’Brien has been hired as a Research Scientist at the New York Department of Environmental Protection (NYC DEP) in their watershed group: http://www.ci.nyc.ny.us/html/dep/home.html

1999

Dr. Joan Petersen, Ph.D. 1999. Phylogenetic affiliations and physiological traits of freshwater bacteria.

- Dr. Peterson is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences & Geology at Queensborough Community College, Queens, New York:  http://www.qcc.cuny.edu/BiologicalSciences/mainLinks.htm

1998

Dr. Linde E.T. Ostro, Ph.D. 1998. The spatial ecology of translocated Black Howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra) in  Belize.

- Dr. Ostro is a Research Associate of theScience Resource Center at the Wildlife Conservation Society: www.wcs.org/science/scienceresources/

Ms. Alissa Perone (Huss), M.S. 1998. Roles of aquatic macrophytes in bacterial metabolism within a mesotrophic lake.

- Ms. Perone is a Research Associate at Fordham's  Louis Calder Center. Alissa manages the Calder Center long-term lake  monitoring program, and collaborates on several research projects, including effects of autochthonous and allochthonous DOM on bacterioplankton production, and macrophytes as biological monitors of metal pollution the in the Hudson River.

1997

Dr. Laurence Fernberg, PhD 1997. Causes and consequences of purple Loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria) invasions on native wetlands.

- Dr. Fernberg is a Project Scientist in the Environmental Assessment and Planning group at Malcolm Pirnie, an environmental consulting firm in Mahwah, NJ: www.pirnie.com; He specializes in plant and animal community analysis, environmental impact studies on wetlands and other systems, and mitigation and reclamation plans to replace or enhance wetlands and wildlife habitats.

Dr. Bernadette K. Gorham, Ph.D. 1997. Snail-macrophyte interactions in a shallow mesoeutrophic lake in southern New York State.

- Dr. Gorham teaches Introductory Biology at Westchester Community Colege (SUNY), Valhalla, New York: http://www.sunywcc.edu/courses_schedules/course_descriptions/descrips/biol.htm

Dr. Scott C. Silver, Ph.D. 1997. The feeding ecology of translocated Black Howler monkeys (Alouatta pigra) in Belize.

- Dr. Silver is Associate Curator of theQueens Wildlife Center in Flushing Meadows Corona Park, Queens, New York: http://wcs.org/1802.  He also directs the WCS Jaguar Conservation Program as and acts as the WCS Mesoamerican Projects Coordinator: http://www.savingwildplaces.com/swp-home/swp-staff/254385/

1996

Dr. Jianhua Le, Ph.D. 1996. Interactions between phytoplankton and heterotrophic bacteria in freshwater.

- Dr. Le is a Research Scientist in Department of Microbiology and Immunology, NY Medical College: www.nymc.edu/; He is currently working on influenza virus re-assortments and antiviral peptides, and is the Scientific Manager of In Viro Dynamics, a new biotech firm.

Dr. Patrick R. Thomas, Ph.D. 1996. Behavioral and physiological responses of captive Gaur (Bos gaurus) to stress. 

- Dr. Thomas is Curator of Mammals at the Bronx Zoo, part of the Wildlife Conservation Society: http://bronxzoo.com/bz-about_the_zoo.  He is involved in many projects regarding the management and conservation of endangered mammals through captive breeding programs and is also involved in a variety of field projects conducted by the WCS.

1995

Dr. Faith Kostel-Hughes, Ph.D. 1995. The role of soil seed banks and leaf litter in the regeneration of native and exotic trees in urban forests.

- Dr. Kostel-Hughes was hired as a Postdoctoral Fellow at Rutgers University in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources: http://www.rci.rutgers.edu/~pjmorin/.   She is now an Assistant Professor of Biology at the College of New Rochelle: http://www.cnr.edu/.  She specializes on the effects of vegetation patch sizes on plant recruitment, seed dispersal, nutrient dynamics and herbivory in environmental restoration projects

1994

Ms. Amy Haddow, MS. - 1994.

- Ms. Haddow isEducation Director of the Alaska Sea Life Center, in Seward Alaska, a non-profit marine science facility dedicated to understanding and maintaining theintegrity of the marine ecosystem of Alaska: http://www.alaskasealife.org/site/education

1993

Dr. Norman Reyes, Ph.D. - 1993. The modern diatom spectra of Madagascar and diatom-inferred late quaternary climatic changes.

- Dr. Reyes is Assistant Professor of Biology at Dominican College, Orangeburg, New York: http://www.dc.edu/; He teaches courses in General Biology, Botany, and Ecology.

1990

Dr. Tara Toolan, M.S. - 1990 (Ph.D., Harvard). Experimental evidence for orthophosphate limitation of bacterioplankton production in a meso-eutrophic lake.

- Dr. Toolan is a Research Scientist working with Massachusetts Water resources Authority, Southboro, Massachusettes: http://www.mwra.state.ma.us/water/html/treat.htm; She is involved in developing water quality models for the drinking water supply in the Metropolitan Boston area; she is quantifying the role of nitrifying bacteria in water supplies and their influence on water quality.

Dr. Kenneth Mattes, Ph.D. - 1990. The ecology of the American Eel, Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur) in the Hudson River.

- Dr. Mattes is the Director of the Belize Marine Tropical Research and Education Center, in San Pedro, Belize: http://www.members.aol.com/bztrec; He is a marine biologist who manages a non-profit research and educational field station dedicated to conservation of tropical ecosystems, particularly tropical rainforests and coral reefs communities.