Brian Darby (M.S. student) standing by his poster at the Soil Ecology Society meeting in Palm Springs, CA in May 2003.

Brian Darby (M.S. student) next to Cholla (Cactaceae) in Joshua Tree National Park, May 2003.

Tom Weicht (Ph.D. student) selecting nematodes for culture at the laminar flow hood. Photographed July 2003.

Fifteen-year old, visiting scientist, Elijah Neher, working on independent research project. Photographed July 2003.

Visiting scientist, Elijah Neher taking a break from his video imaging. Photographed July 2003.

Eli Neher processing video images of nematodes. Photographed July 2003.

Visiting scientist, Melanie Wilson, diligently enumerating soil protist communities. Photographed October 2003.

Visiting Scientist, Melanie Wilson from Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia. Photographed October 2003.

Brian Darby (M.S. student), Deb Neher (Advisor), Tom Weicht (Ph.D. student), Roberta Veluci (M.S. Student), Fafeng Li (Ph.D. student). Photographed July 2002.

Brian Darby (M.S. student), Deb Neher (Advisor), Tom Weicht (Ph.D. student), Fafeng Li (Ph.D. student). Photographed July 2002.

Back row (left to right): Fafeng Li (Ph.D. student), Tom Weicht (Research Technician), Roberta Veluci (M.S. student), Jeff Connell (B.S. student), Mohamad Moussa (B.S. 2001), Fahim Malik (B.S. 2001). Front Row: Deborah Neher (Advisor), Sara Moussa (B.S. student). Photographed Feb. 2001.

Tom Weicht (Ph.D. Student) at the microscope, with Deborah Neher (advisor) and Brian Darby (M.S. student) looking on. Photographed June 2002.

Back row (left to right): Kelly Ketcham (NSF-REU student), Steve Meininger (NSF-REU student), Deborah Neher (advisor), Tom Weicht (Research Technician), Fafeng Li (Ph.D. student). Front row: Roberta Veluci. (M.S. student). Not pictured: Andrew "Drew" Hosken. Photographed July 2001.

Summer 2001 National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates working in soil ecology (left to right): Kelly Ketcham (Bowling Green State University, 9/02: began grad school at Ohio State University), Deborah Neher (Research advisor), Steve Meininger (Ohio Northern University). Not pictured: Andrew Hosken (University of Toledo).

Left to right (Tom Weicht, Deb Neher, Andrew "Drew" Hosken (NSF-REU student, UT Honors student), Roberta Veluci (M.S. student), Kelly Ketchum (NSF-REU student), Fafeng Li (Ph.D. student). Photographed December 2001.

Kimberly Ketcham was a visiting scientist during summer 2001