ECOSs – Research Labs
Our research aims to answer, ask, and explore deep questions about how life and nature work in order to better understand our human relationship to the planet.
Aquatic Ecology
PI: Jane Marks, PhD
Freshwater ecology, focusing on the nutrient cycling between falling leaves, algae, microbes, aquatic insects, and fish that creates healthy ecosystems…
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Uranium & Health
PI: Tommy Rock, PhD
Focusing on the special problem of legacy and future contamination from Uranium as well as oil and gas in the air, water, and landscapes of the Southwest…
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Dryland Ecology
PI: Matt Bowker, PhD
Biocrust ecology, with a special focus on cultivation and restoration techniques to bring lab-grown biocrusts to landscapes…
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Boreal Wildfire Ecology
PI: Xanthe Walker, PhD
Disturbance and ecosystem ecology; boreal ecology in fire- adapted forests; special focus on carbon balance based on forest type, fire severity, and forest soils…
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Physiological Ecology
PI: George Koch, PhD
Plant ecophysiology, hydraulic limits on tall trees, drought and climate induced stress in plants and soils, microbial ecology…
Phenology, Carbon, and Climate
PI: Andrew Richardson, PhD
Tree phenology and phenocam monitoring, climate feedbacks to ecosystem ecology…
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Permafrost & Arctic Carbon
PI: Ted Schuur, PhD
Arctic ecology, climate feedbacks to permafrost thaw, Arctic carbon monitoring and modelin…
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Genes, Microbes, & Soils
PI: Bruce Hungate, PhD
Systems biology, carbon and nutrient cycling, microbial ecology, soil ecology, climate feedbacks to ecosystems, stable isotope probing, advanced -omics…
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Terrestrial Ecosystem Carbon Cycling
PI: Mariah Carbone, PhD
Ecosystem response to climate, forest ecology, tree ecophysiology, carbon cycling…
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Arctic & Boreal Ecology
PI: Michelle Mack, PhD
Plant community ecology, environmental change, wildfire disturbance, nutrient cycling, Arctic carbon…
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Microbial Metabolism and Ecology
PI: Paul Dijkstra, PhD
Microbial metabolism, genomics, and ecology; soil ecology; agricultural ecology; carbon cycling…
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Microbial Trophic Interaction
PI: Javier Navarro, PhD
Insect microbiomes, -omics, ecology, microbial trophic interactions in ecosystems…
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Advanced – OMICS, Microbial Ecology
PI: Egbert Schwartz, PhD
Stable isotope probing approaches, advanced -omics, molecular ecology, microbial ecology,
soil ecology…
Field Study and Mentorship
Jack Torresdal, MS
Jack studies the ecology of aquatic animals, currently focused on understanding the ecology of Arizona’s headwaters and conservation of its native species.…
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