Konza Prairie News
KNZ undergrad wins student poster award at national conference |
Jessie McClellan, senior in geography, won the Undergraduate Student Poster Award from the Geomorphology Specialty Group at the recent American Association of Geographers national conference in Honolulu, Hawaii. McClellan is a student in Dr. Abigail Langston's lab at K-State. |
KNZ LTER students receive NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Awards |
Two Konza LTER undergraduate researchers were recently selected or named honorable mention for the National Science Foundation's Graduate Research Fellowship Program. Kalea Nippert, whose mentor is Dr. Zak Ratajczak, was selected for the fellowship program. Her research is focused on understanding extreme fire effects within woody plant communities. Abigail Schmidt, whose mentor is also... |
KNZ LTER research featured in KCUR podcast |
"Up from Dust" is a podcast about the price of trying to shape the world around our needs, and the folks who are fixing our generational mistakes. Konza LTER woody encroachment research is featured. |
Boyle selected as 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science member |
Konza LTER investigator, Dr. Alice Boyle, has been selected as a fellow of the 2023 American Association for the Advancement of Science. Alice is an associate professor in the Division of Biology at Kansas State University. |
Smith named Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science |
Konza LTER principal investigator, Dr. Melinda Smith, was named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Smith is a professor in the Department of Biology at Colorado State University. |
Kirk and others drive change through groundwater quality education |
KNZ LTER investigator, Dr. Matt Kirk, associate professor of geology, is fostering community growth in this area through education. Kirk participated in a community visit panel that highlighted water projects and resources in the Barton County, KS region. |
Nippert's research featured in K-State Seek Magazine |
KNZ LTER principal investigator, Jesse Nippert's research is featured in K-State's spring edition of Seek magazine. |
KNZ LTER new initiative featured in LNO article |
A new initiative will foster a deeper connection between Konza LTER and those that have a historic relationship with the land. |
Kalea Nippert presents poster at Kansas Capitol |
Konza LTER undergraduate, Kalea Nippert, was one of five students from Kansas State University to present their research at Kansas Undergraduate Research Day at the Kansas Capitol. Nippert is mentored by Dr. Zak Ratajczak. |
Recent PNAS article featured in Colorado news article |
A newly published global study, led by KNZ LTER investigator, Melinda Smith, was recently featured in a Colorado Sun article. Dr. Smith is a professor at Colorado State University. |