Graduate Student Email: logan.novak@uga.edu Lab: Chung Lab | Miller Plant Sciences Research Research Areas: Ecology & Global Change Fungal Biology Research Interests: I'm interested in how plant-microbial interactions shape plant communities in the context of disturbances, particularly species invasion and climate change. My research addresses how plant-soil feedbacks change throughout species' ranges and whether they inhibit or enhance plant diversity. Grants: 2023-Sevilleta LTER Summer Fellowship, Sevilleta LTER, Research Support 2021-Plant Biology and Conservation Research Award, Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden, Research Support 2021-Francis Y. Kwong Memorial Award, Northwestern University and the Chicago Botanic Garden, Research Support 2020-College Scholarship, Elmhurst Garden Club, Tuition Aid 2020-Summer Research Fellowship, Rocky Mountain Biological Lab, Research Support Doctoral Fellow Award, University of Georgia's Graduate School Shaw Fellowship, Plant Biology and Conservation Program Selected Publications Selected Publications: Novak, L., Scholl, J.P., Kiefer, G., and A. Iler. (2022). Prescribed burning has limited effects on the population dynamics of rare plants. Conservation Science and Practice 4: e12792. Education Education: Admission to the Plant Biology Department at the University of Georgia, 2022. M.S. Plant Biology and Conservation at Northwestern University, 2022 B.A. Biology at Lewis and Clark College, 2017.
