Lessons from Two Decades of Hanta Virus Research

Dr. Richard J. Douglass has been conducting small mammal field studies since 1968. For the past 19 years he has been conducting field studies on the ecology of deer mice and hantavirus in Montana, Panama, and Argentina. He has published papers on mammals from rodents to large ungulates. He has been conducting student field trips at Montana Tech since 1983.

Applications of Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis for Social Science Research

Stable Isotope Ratio Analysis (SIRA) is the measurement of variation in different isotopes of same elements in a material. This technique is well-established in the natural sciences and has been long part of the methodological arsenal in fields such as geology and biology. More recently this technique has begun to be utilized in the social sciences, moving from initial applications in anthropology to potential uses in geography, public health, forensic science, and others. This presentation will discuss the techniques behind SIRA, examples of current applications in the natural and social sciences, and potential avenues of future research.