Dr. Lydia Zeglin

Associate Professor of Microbial Ecology
So many microbes, so little time...

yet I do tweet, rarely @lydia_zeglin
lzeglin at ksu.edu
Office 785-532-5579

Current CV (.pdf)
Google Scholar
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*some students have given permission for their contact info to be shared here, so prospective students can contact them independently for info about the lab.

​Matthew NiEland

Ph.D. Candidate, Biology
*nielandm at ksu.edu

Soil microbial and ecosystem recovery from chronic fertilization

JoSHUa dimapilis

Ph.D. Student, Microbiology
*joshuard at ksu.edu

Stream water and sediment microbial diversity and N-cycling function, special interest in enrichment cultures and anaerobes

Brett nave

M.S. Student, Biology
*bnave at ksu.edu

Microbial population dynamics in intermittent streams

Nico vega Anguiano

M.S. Student, Biology
*nicova at ksu.edu

Bison and cattle impacts on grassland soil microbial and ecosystem properties

kiona freeman

B.S. Biology (Conservation Biology) 2021
MLA student, Landscape Architecture and Regional Planning (2022)
*kionaf at ksu.edu

Soil microbial diversity and landscape conservation, urban soil quality

Harley-payj Leatherman

B.S. Biology, Minor in Journalism & Mass Communications
Field and lab technician, outreach content producer

Brooke Vogt

B.S. student, Chemistry and Biochemistry
Lab technician, water and soil quality (chemistry) and microbial activity

Nic byrd

B.S. Biology (Wildlife Biology) 2021
Field technician, grazing lands and water resources

Rissa Garcia-Prudencio

REPS Student, 2021-2022
B.S. Environmental Science, Haskell Indian Nations University 2020

Bison and cattle grazing effects on dominant plant-fungal associations

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  LAb alumni

Diana diaz

REU student, summer 2021
B.S. student, Biology, minor in Chemistry, Florida Gulf Coast University

Land-use effects on aquatic microbial diversity and nutrient limitation

Jaide allenbrand

M.S. Biology, 2020
currently employed at Kansas Department of Health & Environment, WRAPS program
*jaide.allenbrand at ks.gov
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​ Soil microbial responses to bison grazing across the Great Plains,
fire and grazing effects on microbial dispersal and activity

alex wohler

Lab and Field Technician and Manager, 2020 & 2021
*arwohler at ksu.edu
currently employed at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Buffalo, NY

Water and soil microbial diversity and quality

Justin brisendine

Lab and Field Technician, 2020;
B.S. K-State Microbiology, 2019
currently employed at Thermo Fisher Scientific, Lenexa, KS

Stream microbial diversity and water quality

​​Janaye Hanschu

Lab and Field Technician, 2018;
B.S. K-State Biology, 2017
current M.S. student at University of Kansas EEB/KBS
*janayeh at ku.edu
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​Stream microbial diversity and activity!
​Stream biofilm responses to land-use and consumers (Summer 2017)
N availability affects belowground carbon dynamics (Summer 2016)

Christine Carson (CC)

M.S. Biology, 2017
currently employed at SimBio, Missoula, MT
*chrisstinee at gmail.com

​Ecology education and outreach, seasonality of soil microbial diversity, soil microbial responses to long-term manipulation of nitrogen availability

PriscIlla moley

Biology graduate student, 2016-2018
currently employed in Long Island, NY
*contact info available, ask Dr. Zeglin

Denitrification in prairie soils and streams

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Rebecca Malanchuk

B.S. Microbiology, 2017
*bmal31 at gmail.com

employed at
​BioCheck UK LTD, Ascot, England

​Victoria Floyd

B.S. Biology: Pre-Med/Gerontology, 2017
current Physician Assistant MS student, Wichita State University

Impact of annual burning and N addition on grassland soil enzyme expression

​Emmi Mueller

K-State Biology REU, 2016
 current Ph.D. student at Indiana University
*emamuell at iu.edu

Prevalence of copiotrophic bacteria in grassland soils
with contrasting land management and N availability



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Katherine Culbertson

K-State Biology REU and research aide, 2015 and 2019; B.S. EEB Harvard University, 2019
current Ph.D. student at UC-Berkeley
*katculbertson14 at gmail.com

Heterogeneity of autochthonous vs. allochthonous
​organic matter processing in stream biofilms
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​Dr. Allison Veach

Postdoctoral Associate, Biology, 2015
current Assistant Professor at UT San Antonio
*allison.veach at utsa.edu

Microbial diversity and function in aquatic and terrestrial environments

Updated September 2021