We left behind quite an exciting couple weeks. PopEcol fledged its first cohort of PhDs. Tina, Sam and Koen successfully defended their four years of research and received their doctoral degrees.
They are not only our first PhD fledglings, but also among the founding members of PopEcol. It was difficult to say bye to the trio, who has been with us since the beginning of our group. We can only hope that this separation anxiety gets easier with future fledglings.
We wish them all the best for their future (and very much hope to be a part of that future)! 🙂
Here are the proud carriers of the amazing PhD hats:
Tina Cornioley
Thesis title: “Trait-mediated effects of climate on the population dynamics of the wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans)”
Sam Cruickshank
Thesis title: “Dealing with uncertainty in amphibian and reptile population monitoring for conservation”
Koen van Benthem
Thesis title: “Trait-based mechanistic and phenomenological approaches for predicting population dynamics”