People of PRI

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Arif Ciloglu, visiting parasitologist

Working in the Medical Entomology Lab at the Illinois Natural History Survey, visiting parasitologist Arif Ciloglu studies parasites and vector-borne diseases, with a particular focus on blood parasites of birds. He connects that work to the health of animals, ecosystems, and humans.
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Laura Keefer, 2025 Career Achievement Award

Laura Keefer is a recipient of the Prairie Research Institute’s 2025 Research Scientist Career Achievement Award, which recognizes the achievements of a PRI scientist whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact over the course of their career.
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Richard Berg, 2025 Career Achievement Award

Richard Berg is a recipient of the Prairie Research Institute’s 2025 Research Scientist Career Achievement Award, which recognizes the achievements of a PRI scientist whose fundamental discoveries, new theories, or insights have had a significant impact over the course of their career.
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2025 PRI recognition award honorees

The Prairie Research Institute earlier this year recognized employees who were nominated by colleagues for their outstanding achievements and excellent work. The Employee Recognition Program celebrates effort, achievement, excellence, and PRI’s appreciation.
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Gustava Curtin, graduate research assistant

Gustava Curtin is a graduate student in the Department of Natural Resources & Environmental Sciences. at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign and a research assistant at the Illinois State Water Survey.
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Hannah Anderson, environmental data specialist

Hannah Anderson joined the Illinois Natural History Survey (INHS), a division of the Prairie Research Institute (PRI) as an environmental data specialist. In this role, she’s embedded in the Illinois Department of Transportation’s (IDOT) Central Office in Springfield, Illinois.
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Josh Smith, economic geologist and affiliate researcher

Josh Smith is a research specialist with the University of Illinois' Department of Earth Science & Environmental Change and a research affiliate with the Critical Minerals group at the Illinois State Geological Survey.
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Rachel Prostko, water quality technician

Meet Rachel Prostko, a water quality technician at the Illinois Natural History Survey. Rachel brings her passion for lab and fieldwork to PRI, where she monitors water quality and studies zooplankton communities in the Mississippi watershed.
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Fatima Tuz Zafrin Tuli, geoscience data R&D scientist

Meet Fatima Tuz Zafrin Tuli, who goes by Tuli, is a geoscience data R&D scientist with the Illinois State Geological Survey. Her work at ISGS focuses on managing and advancing the use of scientific data—particularly GIS data—in research.
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Amanda Quealy, undergraduate researcher

Amanda Quealy is a sophomore majoring in history and anthropology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. As an undergraduate researcher at the Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Amanda plays an essential role in organizing and cataloging artifacts, ranging from bones to botanical materials and lithics.
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