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2009 Expedition Team

SAMPLE AREA: Southern Altai Mountain drainages

PERSONNEL

Expertise/Role in Expedition

Institution

PI's

 

 

  • Dr. Jon K. Gelhaus
Overall Expedition Leader, also Diptera; Tipuloidea, General Diptera The Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, PA USA
  • Dr. John Morse

Adult Trichoptera

Clemson University

  • Dr. C. Riley Nelson

General Aquatics, Plecoptera, Diptera

Brigham Young University, Utah USA

  • Dr. Barbara Hayford
Diptera; Chironomidae, general aquatic ecology Wayne State College, Wayne, NB USA

Junior Researchers

 

 

  • Ms. Oyunchuluun Yadamsuren (Oyunaa)

Lab and Expedition Manager; Adult Tipuloidea, Biomonitoring in field, general Diptera in field, Orthoptera

Mongolian Aquatic Insect Survey, at the Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia

  • Ms. Bolortetseg (Boloroo) Erdene

Biomonitoring, particularly benthic insects, Ephemeroptera, Diatoms, biomonitoring, water chemistry

Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia

  • Ms. Sosorburam (Soska) Boldbataar

Biomonitoring, particularly benthic insects, Odonata, Diatoms, biomonitoring, water chemistry

Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia

  • Ms. Chuluunbat Suvdtsetseg (Suvdaa)
Trichoptera Mongolian Aquatic Insect Survey, at the Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia
  • Ms. Baigal-Amar
Biomonitoring Mongolian Academy of Sciences

Senior Researchers

 

 

  • Dr. Sigitas Podenas

Tipuloidea (adult)

Vilnius University, Lithuania

  • Dr. Virginija Podeniene

Tipuloidea (immatures)

Vilnius University, Lithuania

  • Dr. Wayne N. Mathis

Diptera; Ephydridae, Sciomyzidae, other Acalyterates

Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC

  • Dr. Chen Young
Diptera; Tipuloidea for DNA bar code research Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, PA

Students

 

 

  • Mr. Paul Frandsen  

Diptera; Empididae, also yellow pan sampling study

Undergraduate student, Brigham Young University, Utah USA. Funded through separate ANSP-REU

  • Ms. Sarah Walker Judson

Plecoptera

Graduate student, Brigham Young University, Utah USA

  • Ms. Jessica Wimmer
Grazing Impacts on streams Undergraduate student, Wayne State College, Wayne, NB USA
  • Mr. Tomor-tsooj (Tsooj)
General Biomonitoring, Chironomidae Undergraduate student, Agricultural University of Mongolia
  • Uranbayar (Umbaa) Nadmidtsevel
Coleoptera Undergraduate student, National University of Mongolia
  • Boldsukh (Bobo) Erdenebileg
General Biomonitoring Undergraduate student, National University of Mongolia

Support Staff

 

 

 

  •  Doko (Dolgosuren)

Cook

  • Gerlaa
Cook
  • Sundarea
Cook's helper
  • Lead Driver (jeep)
 
  • Driver 2 (van)
  • Driver 3 (Truck 66)
  • Driver 4 (jeep)
  • Driver 5 (jeep)
divider
 

2008 Expedition Team

SAMPLE AREA: Northern Altai Tovan Bogd National Park and surrounding area

PERSONNEL

Expertise/Role in Expedition

Institution

PI's

 

 

  • Dr. John Morse

Trichoptera

Clemson Uni

  • Dr. C. Riley Nelson

General Aquatics, Plecoptera, Diptera

Brigham Young University, Utah USA

Junior Researchers

 

 

  • Ms. Oyunchuluun Yadamsuren (Oyunaa)

Laboratory Manager; General Diptera in field, Tipuloidea, Orthoptera

Mongolian Aquatic Insect Survey, at the Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia

  • Ms. Bolortetseg

Biomonitoring, particularly benthic insects

Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia

  • Ms. Sosorburam

Biomonitoring, particularly benthic insects

Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia

  •  Ms. Enkhnasan (Nasa)

Aquatic Coleoptera

Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Entomology

  •  Ms. Uugnatsetseg (Uugnaa)

Diatoms, biomonitoring, water chemistry

National University of Mongolia

  • Ms. Chuluunbat Suvdtsetseg (Suvdaa)
Trichoptera Clemson University and Mongolian Aquatic Insect Survey, at the Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia

Senior Researchers

 

 

  • Dr. Balgan Namkhaidorj

Expedition Advisor. Coleoptera (Cerambycidae)

Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Entomology

  • Dr. Sigitas Podenas

Tipuloidea (adult)

Vilnius University, Lithuania

  • Dr. Virginija Podeniene

Tipuloidea (immatures)

Vilnius University, Lithuania

  • Dr. R. William Bouchard

Benthic insects, Biomonitoring sampling, Chironomidae

Brigham Young University, Utah, USA

Students

 

 

  • Mr. Joss Wertz  

Benthic sampling

Brigham Young University

  • Mr. Altangerel

General entomology

National University of Mongolia

Support Staff

 

 

  •  Ms. Khandsuren (Khandaa)

Expedition manager

Academy of Natural Sciences

  •  Cooks

 

 

 

  •  Drivers
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