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Contributions support students (both master's and doctoral levels) conducting field work, herbarium travel, and/or laboratory research in any area of plant systematics. Every year we present 10-15 of these awards to promising young scientists.
General Graduate Student Research Grant Fund
Shirley and Alan Graham Graduate Student Research Grant Fund. This fund was generously endowed by the Grahams in 2002 and represents the first dedicated ASPT student research grant fund.
William R. Anderson Graduate Student Research Grant Fund. As the second dedicated ASPT student research grant fund, this fund was formed in 2002 in honor of William R. Anderson through contributions from colleagues and former students.
Rogers McVaugh Graduate Student Research Grant Fund. Created in 2004 through contributions from his colleagues and former students, this student research grant fund honors Rogers McVaugh's dedicated, exceptional career.
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Graduate Student Grant Reports - 2010
2011 Award Winners:
Shirley and Alan Graham Graduate Student Research Grant: Ana Maria Almeida, Addressing ancient rapid radiations through Zingiberales phylogeny: New ways of understanding old problems. University of California, Berkeley. ana_almeida@berkeley.edu. Advisor: Chelsea Specht.
William R. Anderson Graduate Student Research Grant: Gregory Stull, Phylogeny and fruit morphology of the enigmatic flowering plant family Icacinaceae. University of Florida. gwstull@ufl.edu. Advisors: Steve Manchester and Pam Soltis.
Rogers McVaugh Graduate Student Research Grant: Daniel J. Layton, Multiple perspectives on stamen evolution in the Commelinaceae. University of Missouri, St. Louis. daniel.layton@gmail.com. Advisor: Toby Kellogg.
Rafael E. Arevalo Burbano, Molecular systematics, flower micro-morphology, and floral fragrances in Mormolyca Fenzl (Maxillariinae: Orchidaceae). University of Wisconsin-Madison. arevaloburba@wisc.edu. Advisor: Ken Cameron.
Mayara K. Caddah. Phylogenetic and taxnomic studies in the Miconia discolor DC (Melastomataceae) group. State University of Campinas, Brazil/New York Botanical Garden. mayara_caddah@yahoo.com.br. Advisor: Fabian Michelangeli.
Jason T. Cantley. Examining biogeographical patterns of Pacific Coprosoma (Rubiaceae) using molecular data. University of Hawaii at Manoa. cantley@hawaii.edu. Advisor: Sterling Keeley.
Aliya Donnell. Towards a revision of Bakeridesia (Malvaceae). Ohio University. ad328507@ohio.edu. Advisor: Philip Cantino.
Anuradha Gunathilake. Gordonia (Theaceae) as a model for understanding the origins of plant diversity in Sri Lanka. University of Miami, FL. anuradha@bio.miami.edu. Advisor: Barbara Whitlock.
Cody Hinchliff. The latitudinal gradient in plant diversity: evidence from the sedges. Washington State University. codiferous@gmail.com. Advisor: Eric Roalson.
Vincent P. Hustad. Phylogenetic Studies in the Geoglossomycetes. University of Illinois, Urbana-Champagne. vhustad@illinois.edu. Advisor: Andrew Miller.
Diana Jolles. Leaf anatomical and morphological variation among seemingly crytpic species of Pyrola in western North America. Rancho Santa Ana Botanical Garden. diana.jolles@cgu.edu. Advisor: Carol Wilson.
Stacy Jorgensen (MS). Testing hypotheses for single or repeated origins of the allotetraploid fern Polystichum braunii (Spenner) Fee. University of Vermont. sjorgens@uvm.edu. Advisor: David Barrington.
Jose Eduardo Meireles. Phylogenetic relationships of Humiriaceae: Systematics, Biogeography and Trait Evolution. Duke University. jose.meireles@duke.edu. Advisor: Paul Manos.
Yherson Franchesco Molina Henao. The Role of Geography and Ecology in Species Diversification of Neotropical Subgenus Ottonia (Piper: Piperaceae). Universidad del Valle, Colombia. yhersonm@univalle.edu.co. Advisor: Alejandra Jaramillo.
Aleksandar Radosavljevic. Systematics and Biogeography of Cynometra L. (Leguminosae: Caesalpinioideae: Detarieae). Chicago Botanic Garden and Northwestern University. aleks.rado@u.northwestern.edu. Advisor: Patrick Herendeen.
Sean Ryan (MS). Molecular phylogeny and character evolution of Fritillaria subgenus Liliorhiza, Liliaceae. San Diego State University. ryan3@rohan.sdsu.edu. Advisor: Michael Simpson.
Nelson R. Salinas. Systematics and biogeography of Orthaea (Vaccinieae: Ericaceae). City University of New York/New York Botanical Garden. nsalinas@nybg.org. Advisor: Paola Pedraza-Penalosa.
Daniel Spalink. Phylogeny, biogeography, ecology, and population genetics of Scirpus s.s. (Cyperaceae): assessing the causes of endemism in the North American bulrushes. University of Wisconsin-Madison. dspalink@wisc.edu. Advisor: Ken Sytsma.