2023 Mentors and Projects

2023 REU Mentors and Projects

Here is a list of REU mentors and potential projects that are available for 2023. On your application, please request three mentors and projects. Assignment of accepted students to mentors will be based upon student requests, mentor input, and any special qualifications needed for individual projects.

• Wendy Applequist - MBG, William L. Brown Center. Project: Taxonomic studies of Casearia sect. Casearia (Salicaceae) in Madagascar.
• Patricia Barberá – MBG, Africa and Madagascar Department and Heidi Schmidt – MBG, Africa and Madagascar Department. Project: Taxonomic studies of the genus Orfilea (Euphorbiaceae), endemic to Madagascar.
• Christy Edwards – MBG, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development. Project: Evaluating species diversity and hybridization in North American Arisaema.
• Kate Farley – MBG, William L. Brown Center. Project: A comparison of historical and contemporary uses of native medicinal plants in the Ozarks.
• Aaron Floden – MBG, Science & Conservation Division. Project: Molecular study of the yellow Erythronium species of the eastern United States.
• Andrew Kaul – MBG, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development and Matthew Albrecht – MBG, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development. Project: Evaluating prairie management strategies to promote wildflowers and pollinators.
• Nicole Miller-Struttmann – Webster University and Adam Smith – MBG, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development. Project: Urban plant-pollinator interactions.
• Juan Carlos Penagos - MBG, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development and Alex Linan – MBG, Africa and Madagascar Department. Project: Hybrids: Do leaf cuticles differ between hybrids and paternal lines?
• Jordan Teisher – MBG, Herbarium. Project: A taxonomic revision of Isachne in Madagascar – piecing together a global puzzle.
• Emily Warschefsky – MBG, William L. Brown Center. Project: Genetic diversity of a historical maize collection.
• Brigette Williams – MBG, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development and Christy Edwards – MBG, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development. Project: Phylogeny reconstruction and population genetic analysis to assess the distinctiveness and genetic diversity of Trifolium kentuckiense.
• Adam Smith – MBG, Center for Conservation and Sustainable Development. Project: Understanding the effects of climate change on plant phenology and physiology.