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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.
2022 Huyck Grants
Burton, Emily, Doctoral Candidate, Washington State University
Estimating encounters between blacklegged ticks and hosts

Carmen Greenwood, Ph.D., SUNY Cobleskill
Ecological viability of the Huyck Biological Preserve and baseline establishment of Nicrophorus spp. for reintroduction of Nicrophorus americanus (American Burying Beetle)

Roger Masse, Ph.D, and Amy Quinn, Ph.D., SUNY Cobleskill
Assessing host availability and carcass persistence for burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.)

Matthews, Robert, Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of Entomology, University of Georgia
Long term change: sawflies and aculeate wasps as bioindicators in a protected natural preserve


Monzon, Michael, Ph.D. Student, Rutgers University
Using Insects as Indicators of Functional Biodiversity at Huyck Preserve (New York) Across Temporal Scales

Pintar, Matthew, Post-doc, Institute of Environment, Florida International University
Inventory of Aquatic Coleoptera and Heteroptera of Huyck Preserve

Townsend, Jonathan, Graduate Student, SUNY Buffalo
Bats at Huyck: Using bioacoustics to establish baseline species surveys

2021 Huyck Grants

Marcel Caminer, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
The role of epigenetic mechanisms in the regulation of division of labor in the ant Temnothorax longispinosus

Erwann Colin, Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz​
Genome-wide detection of selection and adaptation in a co-evolving slavemaking ant and its host

Carmen Greenwood, Ph.D., SUNY Cobleskill
Ecological viability of the Huyck Biological Preserve and baseline establishment of Nicrophorus spp. for reintroduction of Nicrophorus americanus (American Burying Beetle)

Roger Masse, Ph.D, and Amy Quinn, Ph.D., SUNY Cobleskill
Assessing host availability and carcass persistence for burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.)

2020 Huyck Grants

Luciana Guimaraes de Andrade, Ph. D., Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Monitoring of avian diversity at the Huyck Preserve, NY using environmental DNA, second year

2019 Huyck Grants

Carmen Greenwood, Ph.D, SUNY Cobleskill
Ecological viability of the Huyck Biological Preserve for reintroduction of  Nicrophorus americanus  (American Burying Beetle) and seasonal dynamics of  Nicrophorus spp. 

Luciana Guimaraes de Andrade, Ph.D., Cornell Lab of Ornithology
Monitoring of avian diversity at the Huyck Preserve, NY using environmental DNA

Roger Masse, Ph.D, and Amy Quinn, Ph.D., SUNY Cobleskill
Assessing host availability for burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp.) in the Huyck Preserve as a suitability assessment for reintroduction of the American Burying Beetle
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Nadya Muchoney, Ph.D. Candidate, Univ. of Nevada, Reno
Characterizing variation in viral infection across wild populations of the Baltimore checkerspot butterfly (Euphydryas phaeton)

2018 Huyck Grants

Meghan Barrett, Ph.D. Candidate, Drexel University
Linking relatedness, behavior, and neuroanatomy in co-nesting females of Xylocopa virginica (Hymenoptera Apidae)

Susanne Foitzik, Ph.D. and Marah Stoldt, Master's Degree Candidate, Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz 
RNAi knockdown of a glutamate receptor to elucidate its role in scouting behavior of  Temnothorax longispinosus  ants

Clare Gaffey, Master's Degree Candidate, State University of New York at Albany
Remote sensing of Picea glauca phenology: validation and trends

Carmen Greenwood, Ph.D., State University of New York at Cobleskill
Ecological viability of the Huyck Biological Preserve and baseline establishment of Nicrophorus spp. For reintroduction of  Nicrophorus americanus  (American Burying Beetle)

Scott LaPoint, Ph.D., Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory, Columbia University
Mammal Watching II:  inferring carnivore behavior and abundance via snow tracking and camera traps​

Roger Masse, Ph.D. and Amy Quinn, Ph.D., State University of New York at Cobleskill
Assessing host availability for burying beetles (Nicrophorus spp. in the Huyck Preserve as a suitability assessment for reintroduction of the American Burying Beetle

Jacob Suissa, Ph.D. Candidate, Harvard University
Investigating timing and location of CAM-like photosynthesis in the aquatic lycophyte genus, Isoetes

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
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
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    • A Field Guide To A Field Station
    • Conducting Research at the Huyck Preserve
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    • Huyck Research Grants
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    • Papers & Research Reports
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    • Hiking
    • Lake Myosotis
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  • Get Involved
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