Jointly offered with the Chicago Botanic Garden, this PhD merges evolutionary genomics, restoration ecology, and conservation policy. Students barcode orchids in Andean cloud forests, model prairie carbon sequestration with drones, and draft seed-banking protocols combating climate extinction. An outreach practicum trains candidates to co-design citizen-science with Indigenous partners.
Sequence population genomes of rare dune lupines to guide assisted migration
Assess pollinator network resilience in urban green roofs via RFID tags
Model phenological shifts using herbarium sheet deep-learning phenophase scoring
Develop eDNA protocols detecting invasive carp in wetland restoration sites
Analyze soil microbiome succession in post-industrial prairie reconstructions
Quantify blue carbon storage in Great-Lakes coastal marshes with drone LiDAR
Create open-source climate envelopes for endangered medicinal plants
Test biochar amendments enhancing seedling drought tolerance
Evaluate community-science seed collection accuracy with genomic QC
Simulate policy scenarios for native seed market scalability under federal incentives
Investigate mycorrhizal facilitation in Arctic treeline expansion
Design virtual-reality exhibits educating visitors on seed-bank vault operations
Measure economic co-benefits of agroforestry corridors for pollination services
Draft a white paper on CBD post-2020 biodiversity targets for prairie biomes
Build a public database of plant functional traits linked to restoration outcomes
Research and restore plant diversity with Northwestern and Chicago Botanic Garden.
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