Micah Unruh
- Doctoral Candidate
Contact Info
KBS - Higuchi Hall
Biography —
Faculty Mentor: Sharon Billings
Research Interests: Soil carbon cycling
Hometown: Lewis, KS
Education —
B.S. in Biology, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, MO
Selected Publications —
- P.L. Sullivan, S.A. Billings, D. Hirmas, L. Li, X. Zhang, S. Ziegler, K. Murenbeeld, H. Ajami, A. Guthrie, K. Singha, D. Giménez, A. Duro, V. Moreno, A. Flores, A. Cueva, Koop, E.L. Aronson, H.R. Barnard, S.A. Banwart, R.M. Keen, A. Nemes, N.P. Nikolaidis, J.B. Nippert, D. Richter, D.A. Robinson, K. Sadayappan, L.F.T. de Souza, M. Unruh, H. Wen (2021). “Embracing the dynamic nature of soil structure: A key paradigm shift for illuminating the role of life in critical zones of the Anthropocene.” Earth-Science Reviews.
Selected Presentations —
1) Unruh, M., Billings, S.A. “Mutually transformative interactions: The relationship between soil microbial function, aggregate longevity, and organic matter stabilization”; 2022 Ecological Society of America Annual Meeting, Speaker; Montreál, Canada; August 2022
2) Unruh, M., Cielocha, JJ (2019). “Characterization of Attachment in a Species of Tetragonocephalum (Cestoda: Lecanicephalidea) from the Whipray Urogymnus asperrimus 1”; Southwestern Association of Parasitologists Annual Meeting, Speaker; Kingston, OK; May 2019.
Awards & Honors —
- Unruh, M., CUAHSI Pathfinder Fellowship, 05/23-08/23, $4895;
- Unruh, M., Mary Harkey Hall Endowment in Plant Biology Research Award, 05/23-08/23, $2350
- Unruh, M., KBS-CER Student Award, 05/22, $1000;
- Unruh, M., Capitol Graduate Research Summit, Presenter, 05/22; Edward Kos Molecular Biology Award, Rockhurst University, 05/19, $100;
- Mark Dresden Award for Undergraduate Research Presentation, Southwestern Association of Parasitologists,04/19, $150