Lab Director
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Erica Smithwick 814-865-6693 smithwick at psu.edu |
B.S. Geological Sciences/Environmental Studies, Tufts University M.S. Resource Conservation (Forestry), University of Montana Ph.D. Forest Science/Ecology, Oregon State University |
Post-Doctoral Associates:
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Kusum Naithani 814-865-7432 kjn18 at psu.edu |
B.S. Chemistry & Zoology, Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow University M.S. Environmental Science, G.B. Pant University of Agriculture & Technology Ph.D. Ecology, University of Wyoming |
Graduate Students:
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Elizabeth Crisfield 814-865-7432 eac16 at psu.edu |
B.S. Physics, James Madison University M.S. Agronomy (Soil Physics), University of Georgia |
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Misha Williams-Tober 814-865-7432 mrw244 at psu.edu |
B.S. Environmental Biology, Longwood University M.S. Ecology, Pennsylvania State University |
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Luke McCormack 814-865-7717 mlm572 at psu.edu |
B.S. Biology, College of Charleston |
Undergraduate Students:
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Jake Shermeyer 717-475-9452 jss5102 at psu.edu |
B.S. Candidate Physical Geography, Penn State University |
Lab Alumni:
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Jared Oyler jared.oyler@ntsg.umt.edu |
B.S. Information Systems, Drexel University M.S. Geography, Penn State University PhD Student Foresty, University of Montana |






