Faculty Profiles

Colleges and Departments

Dr. Chris Nice

  • Professor at Biology, College of Science & Engineering

Grants

2022

  • Nice, Chris. Texas Hill Country Headwater Heterelmis Genetics and Morphology., Meadows Center, Texas State University, $57250. (Funded: January 1, 2022 - Present). Grant.

2020

  • Nice, Chris. Population genetic assessment of central Texas salamanders, TPWD, State, $25207. (Funded: October 1, 2020 - December 31, 2021). Grant.
  • Nice, Chris. Speciation with Gene Flow During Adaptation to a Novel Host., TSU, Texas State University, $7900. (Submitted: October 8, 2019, Funded: January 1, 2020 - August 31, 2021). Grant.

2018

  • Nowlin, Weston Hugh, Schwartz, Benjamin F, Nice, Chris. Trophic Ecology, Environmental Tolerances, and Population Genetics of the Endangered Comal Springs Dryopid Beetle (Stygoparnus comalensis)., TPWD, State, $79942. (Funded: 2018 - Present). Grant.

2016

  • Gompert, Z (Principal), Buerkle, C A (Co-Principal), Forister, M L (Co-Principal), Dodson, C (Co-Principal), Nice, Chris (Co-Principal), Fordyce, J A (Co-Principal), Werner, S (Co-Principal). Collaborative Research: Dimensions: The evolution of novel interactions within a network of plant, insect and microbial biodiversity., National Science Foundation, Federal, $1998706. (Submitted: 2016, Funded: 2016 - 2022). Grant.

2015

  • Schwartz, B. (Principal), Nowlin, W. (Co-Principal), Nice, Chris (Co-Principal). Texas Parks and Wildlife, SWiG Grant.Status assessment and ecological characterization for the Texas Troglobitic Water Slater, Lirceolus smithii., TPWD, State, $190958. (Funded: October 8, 2015 - August 31, 2017). Grant.

2013

  • Nice, Chris (Principal). USFWS Coop. Grant. Genetic diversity of wild and refugia Barton Springs Salamanders., USFWS, Federal, $12500. (Funded: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015). Grant.
  • Nice, Chris (Principal). USFWS Coop. Grant. Genetic diversity of Comal Springs riffle beetles., USFWS, Federal, $12500. (Funded: January 1, 2013 - December 31, 2015). Grant.
  • Schwartz, B. (Principal), Nice, Chris (Co-Principal). Texas Parks and Wildlife. Molecular and morphological analysis of Stygobromus sp. near San Marcos, TX, State, $28829. (Funded: January 1, 2013 - 2014). Grant.

2012

  • Nice, Chris (Principal). USFWS/ Texas Parks and Wildlife, Section 6 Grant. Genetic demography of endemic and endangered taxa in springs of the Edwards plateau., USFWS/TPWD, Federal, $213319. (Funded: January 1, 2012 - December 31, 2014). Grant.

2011

  • Nice, Chris (Principal), buerkle, A. (Principal), Forister, M. L. (Principal), Fordyce, A. (Principal). DEB-1050355. COLLABORATIVE RESEARCH: Genomic outcomes of repeated hybrid speciation., NSF, Federal, $1059434. (Funded: March 15, 2011 - December 31, 2015). Grant.

2010

  • Gabor, C. R. (Principal), Aspbury, A. (Co-Principal), Nice, Chris (Co-Principal). The maintenance of unisexuality: behavior, hormones, and genetic diversity in a unisexual-bisexual mating complex., NSF, Federal, $350000. (Funded: September 1, 2010 - December 31, 2014). Grant.

2009

  • Nice, Chris. Hybrid Speciation on Mountain Tops: Duplicated Cases of Hybridization in Butterflies of the Genus Lycaeides., Texas State University, Texas State University, $7980. (Funded: January 1, 2009 - December 31, 2009). Grant.

2007

  • Nice, Chris (Principal). Genetic isolation of Peck’s Cave Amphipod, Stygobromus peckii., TPWD, State, $103022. (Funded: January 1, 2007 - December 31, 2009). Grant.

2005

  • Forstner (Principal), J., M. R., Nice, Chris (Co-Principal), Hahn, D. (Co-Principal). Integrating genomics CE laboratory hardware and fluidics automation within undergraduate and graduate coursework in the Department of Biology, Texas State University-San Marcos. (G) Beckman-Coulter, Inc., $244795. (Funded: March 2005 - November 2006). Grant.
  • Nice, Chris (Principal). Genetic Isolation of Comal Springs Riffle Beetle Populations., USFWS/TPWD, Federal, $95076. (Funded: January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2008). Grant.
  • Ott, J. (Co-Principal), Nice, Chris (Co-Principal). Allochronic Isolation in Gall Wasps., Texas State University, Texas State University, $15902. (Funded: January 1, 2005 - December 31, 2005). Grant.

2003

  • Nice, Chris. Ecological genetics of an adaptive radiation., $8000. (Funded: January 1, 2003 - December 31, 2003). Grant.

2002

  • Nice, Chris (Principal). Freeman Ranch Grant. Butterfly Camp for Primary and Secondary Students, Freeman Ranch, Texas State University, $800. (Funded: January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002). Grant.
  • Nice, Chris. Ecological specialization and the origin of species., Texas State University, Texas State University, $7980. (Funded: January 1, 2002 - December 31, 2002). Grant.