Contact Information
1206 W Gregory Dr, Urbana, IL 61801
2500 N Lab
Office Hours
Biography
I am a geobiology graduate student at the University of Illinois in Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) working with Dr. Bruce W. Fouke.
Education
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Master of Science in Geology (with Thesis) - 2020-present
University of Illinois - Urbana-Champaign, IL, USA
Bachelor of Science in Molecular and Cellular Biology (MCB) - 2016-2020
Minor(s): Chemistry, Art & Design
Certificate(s): Microbiology, Science Communications, Undergraduate Research
Awards and Honors
Wanless Graduate Research Fellowship by the Department of Geology at UIUC
Highest Distinction in Research by the the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at UIUC
Geological Society of Australia’s 1st Runner Up Poster Presentation
Jenner Family 2019 Summer Fellowship by the Department of Molecular and Cellular Biology at UIUC
Senior 100 Award by University of Illinois Student Alumni Association
Mark Tracy Award for Undergraduate Translational Research Fellowship by the Institute for Genomic Biology
Carl R. Woese Undergraduate Research Scholar of 2018 Fellowship by the Institute for Genomic Biology
Courses Taught
CHEM102
Additional Campus Affiliations
Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology
External Links
Recent Publications
- Feldheim, K. A., Clews, A., Henningsen, A., Todorov, L., McDermott, C., Meyers, M., Bradley, J., Pulver, A., Anderson, E. and Marshall, A. (2016), “Multiple Births by a Captive Swellshark Cephaloscyllium Ventriosum via Facultative Parthenogenesis.” Journal of Fish Biology, 11 Nov. 2016, doi:10.1111/jfb.13202.
- Sivaguru M., Fouke K.W., Todorov L., Kingsford M.J., Fouke K.E., Trop J.M. and Fouke B.W. (2019) “Correction Factors for δ18O-Derived Global Sea Surface Temperature Reconstructions From Diagenetically Altered Intervals of Coral Skeletal Density Banding.” Front. Mar. Sci. 6:306. doi: 10.3389/fmars.2019.00306
- Sivaguru, M., Todorov, L.G., Fouke, C.E., Munro, C.M.O., Fouke, K.W., Fouke, K.E., and Fouke, B.W., 2021. Corals Regulate the Distribution and Abundance of Symbiodiniaceae and Biomolecules in Response to Increasing Water Depth and Sea Surface Temperature. Scientific Reports 2230:1-19, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-81520-0
- Fouke B.W., Bhattacharjee A.S., Fried G.A., Sivaguru M., Sanford R., Zhou., Wunch K., Stephenson A., Ferrar J.A., Todorov L.G., Fouke K.W., and Werth C.J., (2021) “Sulfate Reducing Bacteria Streamers and Iron Sulfides Rapidly Occlude Porosity and Increase Hydraulic Resistance in Proppant-Filled Shale Fractures.” Unpublished manuscript, Department of Geology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, USA.