The Huyck Preserve awards research grants each year to scientists from around the country who perform research at the Preserve. Below are the recent recipients and their topics.

2015 Huyck Grants

Spencer Bruce, Ph.D. Candidate, SUNY-Albany
Patterns in fish community composition and richness related to environmental variation in the tributaries at the Huyck Preserve– Rensselaerville, New York

Alexander Robillard, Ph.D. Candidate, SUNY- Oneonta
Determining the status of the wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) in New York State

Austin Alleman and Philip Kohlmeier, Ph.D. Candidates, University of Mainz 
The genetic basis of behavioral coevolution and the division of labor 

2014 Huyck Grants

Seth Bigelow, Ph.D., Independent Researcher
Applying ecological concepts to forest management

Barbara Feldmyer, Ph.D.University Mainz 
Behavioral syndromes in ants under varying climatic conditions

Andreas Modlmeier Post-doc, University of Pittsburgh
State-dependence of collective behaviors in Temnothorax ants

Ashley Ozelski, Ph.D. Candidate, College of Staten Island
Effect of forest composition on Lepidopteran biomass curves and the potential for climate change induced phenological mismatches in migratory birds

Weston Testo, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Vermont
Resolving species boundaries and recognizing cryptic species in the North American Asplenium trichomanes complex

Radka Wildova, Ph.D.
Environmental and evolutionary aspects of viburnum leaf beetle Pyrrhalta
viburni (Paykull) invasion

2013 Huyck Grants

Erika Crispo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Pace University
Character Release and the Evolution of Pumpkinseed Sunfish Polyphenism

Justin Dee, Ph.D. candidate, Oklahoma State University
Determining the effects of canopy gap formation on understory forbs of the Huyck Biological Research Station: Can herbaceous-chronology be an effective approach?

David James Harris, Ph.D. CIBO, University of Porto
Molecular characterization of blood parasites (Apicomplexa) in snakes and their prey

Amy Hruska, M.S. Candidate, West Virginia University
Investigating the seed dispersal and small mammal predation of American ginseng (Panax quinquecfolius)

Evelien Jongepier and Isabelle Kleeberg,  Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 
The proximate basis of slave rebellion and the importance of social organization in the defense against slavemakers

Julie Miller, Ph.D. Candidate, Cornell University
Launching raids in slave-making ants: collective decision-making and the role of defectors

Andreas Modlmeier Post-doc, University of Pittsburgh
Influence of group composition on collective behaviors in ants

2013 Huyck Grants Continued​

Ashley Ozelski, Ph.D. Candidate, College of Staten Island
Variations in Moth Phenology and the Impact on Migratory Birds

Laurel Symes, Ph.D. Candidate, Dartmouth College
Evolution of mate choice in Oecanthus tree crickets: effect of community composition on female mate recognition

Weston Testo, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Vermont
 Uncovering patterns of gender-biased hybridization in he North American wood fern complex: reconciling reproductive biology and DNA sequence data

Vivek Venkataraman, Ph.D. Candidate, Dartmouth College 
Investigating private channels for high-frequency animal communication in temperate forests

2012 Huyck Grants

Evelien Jongepier, Isabelle Kleeberg, Fabienne Ritschel, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz
Reciprocal adaptations underlying the slave rebellion trait

Andrei Lapenis, Ph.D., Associate Professor, SUNY Albany
Snow Manipulations and Dendroclimatological Studies at the Huyck Preserve

Julie Miller, Ph.D. Candidate, Cornell University
 Launching raids in slave-making ants: a model for the analysis of collective decision making

Ashley Ozelski, Ph.D. Candidate, College of Staten Island
How does habitat quality influence area thresholds in forest breeding passerines?

Laurel Symes, Ph.D. Candidate, Dartmouth College
Evolution of mate choice in Oecanthus tree crickets

Weston Testo, Ph.D. Candidate, University of Vermont
Long-term study of temperate fern community dynamics

Vivek Venkataraman, Ph.D. Candidate, Dartmouth College
Merging forest structure and acoustic ecology: exploring the mechanistic basis for acoustic adaptation in temperate forests