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 in 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.
Ecology & Earth Systems
Professor, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Geophysical Fluid Dynamics, Transport and Mixing in the Ocean, Bio-Physical Interactions in the Ocean, Climate Dynamics, Modeling
Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Social evolution, quorum sensing, biofilms, infection, antimicrobial resistance
Professor, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Modeling Geofluid Dynamics , Marine Ecosystem Dynamics, Climate Variability & Change, Inverse and Statistical Modeling
Assistant Professor, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Geochemistry, Environmental Microbiology, Greenhouse Gas Cycling
Associate Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Bacterial Genetics, Signal Transduction, Small RNAs, Vibrio Biology, Biofilms
Professor and Harry and Linda Teasley Chair, School of Biological Sciences
Community Ecology, Chemical Ecology, Marine and Aquatic Ecology
Associate Professor, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Computational Modeling of Climate and Biogeochemical Processes
Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Biodiversity, Community Assembly, Phylogenetic Community Ecology
Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Environmental Microbiology, Microbial Ecology, Microbiomes, Bioremediation, Climate Change
Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Chemical Ecology; Chemical Signaling; Natural Products Chemistry; Metabolomics; Drug Discovery
Associate Chair, Professor, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Ocean Circulation and Climate, Isotope Geochemistry
Assistant Professor, School of Biological Sciences
spatial ecology, paleontology, climate change, ecological modeling, terrestrial systems
Assistant Professor, School of Earth & Atmospheric Sciences
Biogeochemistry, Planetary Science, Paleoceanography
Professor, School of Biological Sciences
Viral Ecology and Evolution, Nonlinear Dynamics, Network Science, Physics of Living Systems