Ecology & Earth Systems

Ecology and Earth Systems research investigates the interaction of organisms, populations, and the environment. Research in this area includes studies of population dynamics, adaptation, community structure, and function, as well as the mechanisms underlying collective behavior. A special emphasis is on the area of chemical ecology, i.e., how organisms utilize small molecules to signal, sense, and interact with each other and their environment. Systems of focus range from the microbial to the metazoan at scales from microns to the Earth system. Examples of research in this area include analysis of microbial feedback on biogeochemistry, interactions of corals and fish in highly diverse communities, quorum sensing of bacterial populations, virus-host dynamics, and disease dynamics.

People of Ecology & Earth Systems

Annalisa Bracco
Professor
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Thomas DiChristina
Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Stephen Diggle
Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Jennifer Glass
Associate Professor
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Brian Hammer
Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Mark Hay
Professor and Harry and Linda Teasley Chair
School of Biological Sciences
Takamitsu Ito
Associate Professor
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Lin Jiang
Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Joel Kostka
Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Julia Kubanek
Vice-President for Interdisciplinary Research
School of Biological Sciences
Jean Lynch-Stieglitz
Associate Chair, Professor
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Jenny McGuire
Associate Professor
School of Biological Sciences
Chris Reinhard
Assistant Professor
School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Joshua Weitz
Professor (Affiliated)
School of Biological Sciences