I have had the immense pleasure of watching these students on their scientific journeys:
Madison Wagenaar (2020)
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Research Assistant
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Assembling, coding and testing Raspberry Pi camera units for diurnal and nocturnal observations
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Vancouver Island University

Genevieve van der Voort (2020)
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Undergraduate research project (BIO 490)
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Identifying diurnal and nocturnal pollinators of Platanthera dilatata using continuous video monitoring
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Vancouver Island University
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Recipient of a Vancouver Island University REACH Award for research, 2020
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Amanda Friesen (NSERC USRA 2019)
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Assisting with a metagenomics study of Vancouver Island Marmot diet
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Vancouver Island University
Genevieve van der Voort (2019-2020)
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Undergraduate research project (BIO 491)
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Assessing floral visitors of Platanthera (bog orchid) and close relatives
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Vancouver Island University
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Recipient of the American Entomological Society Systematics, Evolution & Biodiversity BioQuip Products Undergraduate Scholarship, 2019
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Recipient of the Jane Watson Biology Conference Fund, 2019
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Recipient of a Student Travel & Research Award, 2020
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Recipient of the David Gaumont-Guay Legacy Award, 2020
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Cassandra Twiname (2019-2020)
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Undergraduate research project (BIO 491)
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Optimizing fungal isolation & storage protocols for North American orchids using the introduced Epipactis helleborine
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Vancouver Island University
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Co-supervision with Dr Caroline Josefsson
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Recipient of the Milner Gardens and Woodland Undergraduate Research Award, 2019
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Recipient of a Student Travel & Research Award, 2020
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Recipient of Second Place Poster Presentation, Pacific Ecology & Evolution Conference (PEEC), 2020
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Momena Khandaker (PhD - current)
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Assessing hybrid stability in Eucalyptus magnificata
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The University of New England, Australia
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Co-supervision with Dr Rose Andrew & Prof. Jeremy Bruhl
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Recipient of Third Place Poster Award, Eucalypt Genetics Conference, 2019
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Recipient of the Joyce W. Vickery Research Fund from the Linnean Society of NSW, 2020
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Khawla Alwadani (Master of Scientific Studies - completed 2017)
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Eucalypt chloroplast genome assembly
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The University of New England, Australia
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Co-supervision with Dr. Rose Andrew
Stephen AL Trevoy (MSc - completed 2018)
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Mountain pine beetle linkage map development
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University of Alberta, Canada
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Co-supervision with Prof. Felix Sperling
