Ankita Sawant and Jeffrey Lackmann join the lab

Welcome Ankita Sawant and Jeffrrey Lackmann to North Dakota State University! Both Ankita and Jeffrey will be working on their Master’s theses in Environmental and Conservation Sciences and are currently developing their research proposals. Ankita plans to focus on mycorrhizal aspects of conservation for the wildflower Gaillardia aristata, a species of special concern in Minnesota. Jeffrey plans to combine his interests in decomposition, fungi and insects.