PERSONNEL
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Expertise/Role in Expedition

Institution

PI's

• Dr. Jon Gelhaus

Diptera, General

The Academy of Natural Sciences, PA, USA

• Dr. John Morse

Trichoptera

Clemson University, SC, USA

Researchers  in training

• Ms. Monkjargal (Monkhou) Gotov

Chironomidae

Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, Mongolia

• Ms. Oyunchuluun Yadamsuren (Oyunaa)

Tipuloidea, Orthoptera

Selenge Survey Project and Hovsgol GEF Project

• Ms. Suvdtsetseg (Suvdaa)

Trichoptera

Selenge Survey Project and Hovsgol GEF Project

•  Ms. Enkhnasan (Nasa)

Aquatic Coleoptera

Mongolian Academy of Sciences, Entomology

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. C. Riley Nelson

General Aquatics, Plecoptera, Diptera

Brigham Young University, Utah, USA

Students

• Phillip Juan Torres, REU  

Benthic sampling

Cornell University, NY, USA

• Ms. Uugnatsetseg Bayambajav (Uugnaa)

Diatom student

National University of Mongolia (student of Dr. Soninkhishig Nergui)

Support Staff

•  Ms. Monktuya Goulden

Expedition manager

Academy of Natural Sciences

•  Gerlaa

Cook 1

•  Lead Driver (Bagaa)

Jeep 1

•  Driver 2 (Gombat)

Jeep 2

•  Driver 3 ( Bayaraa)

Van 3

•  Namnanbaatar (Truck 66)

Truck 4