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    Julio Berwanger Advisor: Dr. Philipe Moriel
    Dissertation topic: Direct-fed microbials for Bos indicus-influenced cow-calf pairs
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Animal Science
    Hometown: Bom Retiro Do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil  
    Previously attended: Federal University of Pelotas
    Frank Even Advisor: Dr. Philipe Moriel
    Dissertation topic: Nutritional strategies to offset heat stress in gestating Bos indicus-influenced beef cows
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Animal Science
    Hometown: Burke, South Dakota
    Previously attended: South Dakota State University (BS) and Virginia Tech (MS)
    Namrata Ghimire Advisor: Dr. Golmar Golmohammadi
    Dissertation topic: TBD
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
    Hometown: Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur, Nepal
    Previously attended: South Dakota State University
    Christian L. Kammerer Advisor: Dr. Hance Ellington
    Dissertation topic: Rodent ecology in sugarcane production
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    Hometown: St. Augustine, Florida
    Previously attended: University of Wyoming and the University of Florida
    Juliana Ofalt Advisor: Dr. Hance Ellington
    Thesis topic: Coyote-wild Turkey predator-prey interactions
    Degree pursuing: MS
    Department: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    Hometown: Telford, Pennsylvania
    Previously attended: SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry
    Nikitha Reddy Kovvuri Advisor: Dr. Maria Silveira
    Dissertation topic: Understanding nutrient circularity in pasture-based livestock Production
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
    Hometown: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
    Previously attended: Mississippi State University
    Saba Shaghaghi Khajehdehi
    Advisor: Dr. Golmar Golmohammadi
    Dissertation topic: A Decision Support System to Optimize Best Management Practices for Economic and Environmental Goals
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Soil, Water, and Ecosystem Sciences
    Hometown: Karaj, Alborz, Iran 
    Previously attended: Razi University
    Armaanjot Singh Sandhu Advisor: Dr. Golmar Golmohammadi
    Thesis topic: (needed)
    Degree pursuing: MS
    Department: Soil, Water, and Ecosystems
    Hometown: Ludhiana, Punjab, India
    Previously attended: Punjab Agricultural University
    Melis Toke

    Advisor: Dr. Hance Ellington
    Dissertation topic: Urban coyote ecology
    Degree pursuing: PhD
    Department: Wildlife Ecology and Conservation
    Hometown: Istanbul, Turkey
    Previously attended: Istanbul University

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