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Faculty & Specialists
Barbara Allen-Díaz
Professor (on leave)
Email: ballendiaz@berkeley.edu
Office: University Office of the President
Phone: 510-987-9359
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Rangeland ecology and management, Plant community ecology
Research Description
I study how rangeland ecosystems respond to herbivory, fire, and management. I ask questions about how rangeland plant community distribution is related to physical site variables such as elevation, slope, aspect, soil type, and climate,…[read more]
Rodrigo Almeida
Associate Professor
Email: rodrigoalmeida@berkeley.edu
Office: 203 Wellman
Phone: 510-642-1603
Website(s): Almeida Lab
Research Group(s): Almeida Group
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests
Ecology of emerging insect-borne plant diseases and insect-microbe interactions
Research Description
We are interested in three broad research areas: i) ecology of emerging diseases, ii) pathogen transmission biology, and iii) insect-microbe interactions. We currently use two research systems to address questions of interest, the xylem-limited leafhopper-transmitted…[read more]
Miguel Altieri
Professor
Email: agroeco3@berkeley.edu
Office: 215 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-642-9802
Website(s): Agroecology in Action Vineyard Agroecology
Research Group(s): Altieri Group
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests
Biological control agro-ecology
Research Description
Our research group uses the concepts of agroecology to obtain a deep understanding of the nature of agroecosystems and the principles by which they function. Throughout our research and writings we have aided in the…[read more]
Ronald Amundson
Professor, ESPM Chair
Email: earthy@berkeley.edu
Office: 317 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-643-7890
Website(s): Amundson Lab
Research Group(s): Amundson Group
Office Hours: By appointment-145 Mulford Hall
Research Interests
Pedology isotope biogeochemistry, impact of climate and life on earth processes, soils in biogeochemical cycles, human impacts on soils and ecosystems
Research Description
The Earth has entered the Anthropocene, a geologic epoch where humans are altering the face of the planet on a scale rivaled only by past meteor impacts or glacial cycles. These are therefore exciting and…[read more]
Dennis D. Baldocchi
Professor
Email: baldocchi@berkeley.edu
Office: 345 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-2874
Website(s): Biometeorology Lab
Research Group(s): Baldocchi Group
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests
Biometeorology, biosphere-atmosphere trace gas fluxes
Research Description
Our research approach involves the coordinated use of experimental measurements and theoretical models to understand the physical, biological, and chemical processes that control trace gas fluxes between the biosphere and atmosphere and to quantify their…[read more]
Jill Banfield
Professor
Email: jbanfield@berkeley.edu
Office: 336 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-643-2155
Lab Phone: 510-642-3804
Website(s): Banfield Group (lab website)
Research Group(s): Banfield Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Geomicrobiology, environmental biogeochemistry, microbial community ecology and evolution
Research Description
Motivation and approach
Microorganisms exert fundamental controls on the chemistry of their environments. Their activities are shaped by inter-organism interactions and the geochemistry of their surroundings. My research group studies these processes, primarily by application of…[read more]
Reginald Barrett
Professor
Email: rbarrett@berkeley.edu
Office: 3 Mulford Hall
Phone: 925-286-9269
Lab Phone: 925-286-9269
Fax: 510-642-5438
Research Group(s): Barrett Group
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests
Wildlife biology and management
Research Description
My research has encompassed three general areas:
- the response of terrestrial vertebrates to forest and range management practices,
- the ecology and management of introduced species, especially feral animals, and
- the autecology of economically or politically important wildlife, including,…[read more]
John J. Battles
Professor and Chair, Ecosystem Sciences
Email: jbattles@berkeley.edu
Office: 328 Hilgard Hall
Phone: (510) 643-0684
Lab Phone: (510) 643-2450
Website(s): Battles Lab SNAMP
Research Group(s): Battles Group
Office Hours: Spring 2013 Office Hours Wednesdays from 10 am to 11 am (exclusive to ESPM 100ES) Wednesdays from 1 pm to 2pm. Please note: No office hours on Feb 20
Research Interests
Forest Ecology and Ecosystem Dynamics
Research Description
The goal of my research program is to know how and why forests change. My efforts are guided by the conviction that our understanding must apply to specific forests with all the attendant complexities and…[read more]
Steven R. Beissinger
A. Starker Leopold Professor of Wildlife Ecology and Professor of Conservation Biology
Email: beis@berkeley.edu
Office: 29 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-643-3038
Website(s): Beissinger Lab
Research Group(s): Beissinger Group
Office Hours: Mondays 11-12 am Tuesdays 1-2 pm
Research Interests
Conservation, behavioral and population ecology
Research Description
We study conservation, behavior and population biology toward the goals of understanding the influence of climate change, managing endangered or commercially-valuable wildlife, or by understanding the factors shaping life histories to satisfy our curiosity about…[read more]
Gregory Biging
Professor
Email: biging@berkeley.edu
Phone: 510-642-1249
Lab Phone: n.a.
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): Biometrics and Spatial Analysis Lab
Research Group(s): Biging Group
Office Hours: Spring 2013 By appointment only
Research Interests
Forest Biometrics and Remote Sensing
Research Description
Our group does research in:
- biometrics/ecometrics-forest and ecological measurement and modeling
- remote sensing-using satellite, Lidar and digital camera imagery to monitor forest ecosystems
We work on levels ranging from individual plants and trees to landscapes. Much of our…[read more]
Justin Brashares
Associate Professor
Email: brashares@berkeley.edu
Office: 13 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-643-6080
Website(s): Brashares Group
Research Group(s): Brashares Group
Office Hours: Weds 3:30-4:30pm; Thurs 4-5pm Updated: 2013/02/20
Research Interests
Wildlife Ecology, Conservation and Socioeconomics
Research Description
The catastrophic global decline of biodiversity is widely recognized as among the most pressing problems we face as a society. The biological, economic and social consequences of depauperate oceans, tundras, savannas and forests remain unclear…[read more]
Thomas D. Bruns
Professor
Email: pogon@berkeley.edu
Office: 321B Koshland Hall
Phone: 510-642-7987
Lab Phone: 510-643-5483
Fax: 510-643-5098
Website(s): Bruns Lab
Research Group(s): Bruns Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Fungal molecular evolution and ecology
Research Description
Most of the current and recent work in my lab has focused on the ecology and evolution of mycorrhizal fungi. These fungi form symbiotic associations with plant roots, and this interaction represents one of the…[read more]
Stephanie M. Carlson
Assistant Professor
Email: smcarlson@berkeley.edu
Office: 327 Mulford
Phone: 510-643-9704
Lab Phone: 510-643-9688
Website(s): Carlson Lab
Research Group(s): Carlson Group
Office Hours: Tuesday, 1 - 2 pm, or by appointment, Updated 2013/01/07
Research Interests
Freshwater fish ecology, evolutionary ecology, conservation of freshwaters
Research Description
We study the evolution, ecology, and conservation of freshwater fishes. We aim to do research that illuminates how evolution and ecology interact to shape wild populations and influence their persistence, particularly those exposed to anthropogenic…[read more]
Claudia J. Carr
Associate Professor
Email: claudiacarr@berkeley.edu
Office: 137 Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-643-3964
Fax: 510-643-5098
Research Group(s): Carr Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
International and rural resource development
Research Description
I am primarily involved in research concerning alternative types of rural development policies in terrestrial (especially drylands and river basin environments) and coastal and offshore resources in the ‘Third World.’ My approach to development problems,…[read more]
Ignacio Chapela
Associate Professor
Email: ichapela@berkeley.edu
Office: 334 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-693-1611
Website(s): Chapela Lab
Research Group(s): Chapela Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Microbial Ecology
Research Description
Visibility is such a great obsession with us, humans! But the world knows little about that. Think about it: how long has the eye–as a biological structure– been around? And what does it really help…[read more]
Kent M. Daane
Cooperative Extension Specialist
Email: kdaane@ucanr.edu
Office: 212 Wellman Hall
Phone: 559-646-6522 (Kearney)
Lab Phone: 510-643-4019 (Berkeley)
Fax: 559-646-6593 (Kearney)
Research Group(s): Daane Group
Office Hours: By appointment
Research Interests
Control of insect pests in agricultural crops
Research Description
My research focuses on the development of ecologically-based insect pest management systems. Research studies include classical biological control, augmentation programs, insect-plant interactions, use of least-disruptive insecticides and the biology of natural enemies.
Most of my research…[read more]
Todd Dawson
Professor
Email: tdawson@berkeley.edu
Office: 4006 Valley Life Sciences Building
Phone: 510-642-6090
Lab Phone: 510-642-1054
Website(s): Dawson Lab
Research Group(s): Dawson Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Physiological plant ecology, stable isotope biogeochemistry
Research Description
Research in my laboratory focuses on the interface between plants and their environment. The tools of physiological and evolutionary plant ecology and stable isotope biogeochemistry are currently being applied towards the study and interpretation of…[read more]
Kathryn De Master
Assistant Professor
Email: Kathryn.DeMaster@berkeley.edu
Research Group(s): De Master Group
Office Hours: By appointment
Perry de Valpine
Associate Professor
Email: pdevalpine@berkeley.edu
Office: 201 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-0676
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): De Valpine website
Research Group(s): de Valpine Group
Office Hours: T 2:00-3:00, Updated: 2011/08/11
Research Interests
Experimental population dynamics, mathematical modeling and statistics
Research Description
My research aims to develop and apply mathematical and statistical modeling methods to evaluate hypotheses from complex ecological data, with a primary focus on population dynamics. Population ecology is an important level for understanding nature…[read more]
Richard S. Dodd
Professor
Email: dodd@berkeley.edu
Office: 321 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-643-1635
Lab Phone: 510-643-1635
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): Dodd Lab
Research Group(s): Dodd Group
Office Hours: Wednesday 2:30 - 4:00, By Appointment, Updated: 2010/08/31
Research Interests
Tree genetics and systematics
Research Description
Climate change and habitat fragmentation are two major concerns for the future health of forests and woodlands and the diversity of organisms that depend on these ecosystems. Research in the Dodd lab uses molecular methods…[read more]
Damian O. Elias
Assistant Professor
Email: doelias@berkeley.edu
Office: 5028 VLSB
Phone: 510-642-6396
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): Elias Lab
Research Group(s): Elias Group
Office Hours: Mon, Wed: 11 - 12 pm, Updated: 2010/08/31
Research Interests
Neuroethology, behavioral ecology, and evolutionary biology of arthropods
Research Description
The goal of my research program is to understand basic principals in behavior and behavioral adaptation. By exploring the interface between sensory physiology, behavior, and ecology, my lab seeks to identify basic principals of sensory…[read more]
Carolyn Finney
Assistant Professor
Email: cfinney@berkeley.edu
Office: 128C Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-643-6342
Fax: 510-666-3031
Research Group(s): Finney Group
Office Hours: Tuesdays, 2:30-4:30 and by appointment. Updated: 2012/09/04
Research Interests
Identity representation difference and place, race and natural resource management
Research Description
My focus as a geographer is to explore how issues of difference impact participation in decision-making processes designed to address environmental issues. I first conducted research in Nepal, speaking with women about their experiences collecting…[read more]
Mary Firestone
Professor, Associate Dean of Instruction & Student Affairs
Email: mkfstone@berkeley.edu
Office: 333 Hilgard Hall, 32 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-3677
Lab Phone: 510-642-6847
Fax: 510-642-6847
Website(s): Firestone Lab
Research Group(s): Firestone Group
Office Hours: Fall Semester 2012 On sabbatical off campus
Research Interests
Microbial ecology
Research Description
Soil microbial ecology: Microbial processing of carbon and nitrogen underlie the capacity of soil to support plant growth in agriculture, rangeland, forests, and wetlands. However the extreme heterogeneity of soil and the scale at which…[read more]
Louise Fortmann
Professor
Email: louisef@berkeley.edu
Office: 121 Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-642-7018
Website(s): Louise Fortmann Web Page
Research Group(s): Fortmann Group
Office Hours: Mondays 1:20-4:40 sign up sheets on my office door 121 Giannini
Research Interests
Natural resource sociology, political ecology, rural development, gender
Research Description
[Please note: I am currently not accepting any new students.]
My students and I study the outcomes of natural resource use and management for individuals and for communities. My own research is located in northern California…[read more]
Gordon Frankie
Professor
Email: gwfrankie@berkeley.edu
Office: 315 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-0973
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): Urban Bee Gardens
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Urban entomology
Research Description
The research focus in my lab is on the behavioral ecology and community organization of solitary bee species in selected environments in California and Costa Rica. During the past 21 years we have been documenting…[read more]
Inez Fung
Professor
Email: ifung@berkeley.edu
Office: 335 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-643-9367
Lab Phone: 510-643-9367
Fax: 510-643-9980
Website(s): Berkeley Atmospheric Sciences Center
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Climate change biogeochemical cycles
Research Description
The climate of the Earth is intimately tied to the composition of the atmosphere and the dynamics of the underlying surface. The atmosphere and land surface exchange energy, water and other trace substances on all…[read more]
Matteo Garbelotto
Cooperative Extension Specialist, Adjunct Professor
Email: matteo@nature.berkeley.edu
Office: 338 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-643-6412
Fax: 510-643-5436
Website(s): Forest Pathology and Mycology Laboratory
Research Group(s): Garbelotto Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Forest pathology, forest mycology, forest and tree management
Research Description
EXOTIC FOREST DISEASES: we are interested in uncovering the mechanisms behind invasions by exotic forest pathogens, and we use molecular tools to understand their biology, ecology, and epidemiology. We are currently working on Sudden Oak…[read more]
Christy M. Getz
Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist
Email: cgetz@berkeley.edu
Office: 130A Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-642-8681
Website(s): Research and Outreach Program
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Ethics, history, politics, rural development
Research Description
As a Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Division of Society and Environment, I conduct research and extension that link natural resource-dependent people, activities, enterprises and organizations in California with teaching and research programs in ESPM….[read more]
Wayne M. Getz
Professor
Email: wgetz@berkeley.edu
Office: 5052 VLSB
Phone: 510-642-8745
Lab Phone: 510-666-2352
Fax: 510-643-1227
Website(s): Getz Lab
Research Group(s): Getz Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Population modeling epidemiology and resource wildlife management
Research Description
Students and postdoctoral students in my laboratory work on a broad range of theoretical and applied questions in population and biology with application to epidemiology and conservation biology.
Current Projects
At this time projects in my laboratory…[read more]
Rosemary Gillespie
Professor
Email: gillespie@berkeley.edu
Office: 201 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-3445
Website(s): Gillespie Web Page Evolab
Research Group(s): Gillespie Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Evolutionary ecology, systematics, spider biology, conservation
Research Description
My research focuses on understanding evolutionary patterns and processes among populations and species. My primary focus is on islands, particularly remote hotspot islands of the Pacific.
Hotspot archipelagoes – in which islands emanate from a single…[read more]
J. Keith Gilless
Dean of College, Professor
Email: gilless@berkeley.edu
Office: 101 Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-642-7171
Fax: 510-642-4612
Website(s): Gilless Web Page
Research Group(s): Gilless Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Forest economics and management, wildfire protection planning
Research Description
My research uses economic analysis and operations research modeling techniques to address forest resource management issues such as: forest products market forecasting, analysis of resource-dependent local economies, the role of forestry in international development, forest…[read more]
Allen Goldstein
Professor
Email: ahg@berkeley.edu
Office: 330 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-643-2451
Website(s): Goldstein Research Website
Research Group(s): Goldstein Group
Office Hours: Monday, 10-noon, Updated: 2012/09/25
Research Interests
Biogeochemistry, atmospheric chemistry
Research Description
Goldstein Group research themes include atmospheric chemistry and biogeochemistry. We investigate anthropogenic and natural contributions to the chemical composition of the troposphere, interactions of air pollution with ecosystems, aerosol composition and chemistry, and the biogeochemistry…[read more]
Peng Gong
Professor
Email: penggong@berkeley.edu
Office: 233 Mulford Hall
Phone: (510) 642-5170
Fax: (510) 643-5098
Website(s): Gong Web Page
Research Group(s): Gong Group
Office Hours: 11 am - noon Tues. and Thurs.
Research Interests
Remote Sensing and GIS
Research Description
My research is on the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems (GIS) technology to monitor and map natural resources and human settlements. Computer based pattern recognition, statistical analysis, mathematical modeling are studied for…[read more]
John Harte
Professor
Email: jharte@berkeley.edu
Office: 305 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-8553
Website(s): The Harte Lab
Research Group(s): Harte Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Global change, ecosystem ecology, biodiversity
Research Description
Harte’s research focuses on the effects of human actions on, and the linkages among, biodiversity, ecosystem structure and function, and climate. His work spans a range of scales, from plot to landscape to…[read more]
Lynn Huntsinger
Professor Rangeland Ecology and Management, and Chair, Division of Society and Environment
Email: huntsinger@berkeley.edu
Office: 313 Hilgard Hall; Lab: 10 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-685-1884
Website(s): Huntsinger Lab
Research Group(s): Bartolome Group Huntsinger Group
Office Hours: Spring 2013: Tuesdays 9:45-11, starting the second week of classes.
Research Interests
Rangeland conservation and management
Research Description
Whether the topic is Inner Mongolian herders or California ranchers, extensive livestock production on rangelands requires negotiation between demand for a relatively predictable flow of products and the inherent unpredictability of an arid rangeland environment….[read more]
Alastair Iles
Assistant Professor
Email: iles@berkeley.edu
Office: 128A Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-643-3126
Website(s): Alastair Iles Lab
Research Group(s): Iles Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Science, technology and environment; green chemistry; sustainability learning; environmental policy
Research Description
Broadly, I look at the intersections between science, technology, and environment. I am especially interested in how technologies – ranging from chemistry, energy systems, environmental health monitoring, to information technology – can not only affect…[read more]
Maggi Kelly
Cooperative Extension Specialist and Professor in Residence
Email: maggi@berkeley.edu
Office: 121 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-642-7272
Website(s): Kelly Research and Outreach Lab
Research Group(s): Kelly Group
Office Hours: Spring 2013. I am not teaching this semester. Office hours are Thursdays 2-3pm, or by appointment, Updated: 2012/12/18
Research Interests
GIS and remote sensing
Research Description
I am a Professor and Cooperative Extension Specialist in the Environmental Science, Policy and Management department at UC Berkeley. I study the drivers, patterns and consequences of environmental change across California’s spatially complex, socially…[read more]
Claire Kremen
Professor
Email: ckremen@berkeley.edu
Office: 217 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-643-6339
Website(s): Kremen Lab Group
Research Group(s): Kremen Group
Office Hours: Fri, 2-3 PM; Updated 08/25/2011
Research Interests
Conservation Biology, entomology
Research Description
As a conservation biologist, I seek mechanisms for slowing or preventing the loss of biodiversity, which is one of the greatest environmental challenges facing humanity in the 21st century. Estimates of the magnitude of species…[read more]
Isao Kubo
Professor
Email: ikubo@berkeley.edu
Office: 232A Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-643-6303
Fax: 510-643-5438
Research Group(s): Kubo Group
Office Hours: Thursday 1:30-4:30, By Appointment, Updated: 2010/08/20
Research Interests
Natural products chemistry
Research Description
Our group has been searching for ecologically sound pest control agents based on natural products (including biopolymers such as enzymes) that fundamentally regulate nature. Our studies have focused on developing alternative insect control agents, but…[read more]
Vernard Lewis
Cooperative Extension Specialist
Email: urbanpests@berkeley.edu
Office: Richmond Field Station
Phone: 510-665-6724
Fax: 510-665-3427
Website(s): UC Berkeley Urban Pest Management Center Structural Pest Research & Outreach Fund
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Biology and management of structural and household pests.
Research Description
I am a Cooperative Extension Specialist with statewide responsibilities. The duties of my job include conducting applied research and outreach. My research focuses on household and structural insect pests, particularly, termites and bed bugs. I…[read more]
Joe R. McBride
Professor
Email: jrm2@berkeley.edu
Office: 35 Mulford Hall
Phone: (510) 643-8074
Fax: (510) 643-5438
Website(s): McBride Web Page
Research Group(s): McBride Group
Office Hours: Monday 9:30-11:30; Thursday 2:30-4:30, Updated: 2010/01/21
Research Interests
Forest ecology and urban forestry
Research Description
My research is focused on urban forestry. This research is concerned with three questions:
- What is the relationship between the ecological characteristics of the biome in which a city occurs and the composition, structure, and function…[read more]
Carolyn Merchant
Professor
Email: merchant@berkeley.edu
Office: 138 Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-642-0326
Fax: 510-643-4361
Website(s): Carolyn Merchant CV and Information Environmental History
Research Group(s): Merchant Group
Office Hours: M 1-2, Tu 4-5
Research Interests
Environmental history, philosophy and ethics
Research Description
As Professor of Environmental History, Philosophy, and Ethics, I conduct research on these three topics and their interrelationships. I focus on American environmental and cultural history in the overall context of Western history, philosophy, and…[read more]
Adina Merenlender
Cooperative Extension Specialist, Adjunct Professor
Email: adinam@berkeley.edu
Office: Hopland Research and Extension Center
Phone: 707-744-1270
Fax: (707) 744-1040
Website(s): Merenlender Lab
Research Group(s): Merenlender Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Conservation biology
Research Description
My primary focus is in the field of conservation biology. In particular, I am interested in the forces that influence loss of biodiversity at all hierarchical levels from genes to ecosystems. My experience spans from…[read more]
Nicholas J. Mills
Professor
Email: nmills@berkeley.edu
Office: 310 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-1711
Website(s): Mills Lab
Research Group(s): Mills Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Invasive species, Biological control, Population ecology, Entomology/Insect biology
Research Description
The focus of my research group is the biological control of insect pests and the ecology of insect parasitism and predation. Classical biological control has an outstanding history of success in the sustained regional control…[read more]
Katharine Milton
Professor
Email: kmilton@berkeley.edu
Office: 349 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-8607
Website(s): Milton Lab
Research Group(s): Milton Group
Office Hours: Wednesdays 2-4pm, Updated: 2010/08/20
Research Interests
Tropical ecology of humans and non-human primates diet parasite-host interactions
Research Description
I am broadly interested in the dietary ecology of Primates, including human ancestors and modern humans. I have worked extensively on the dietary ecology of a number of indigenous groups in the Brazilian Amazon to…[read more]
Rachel Morello-Frosch
Professor
Email: rmf@berkeley.edu
Office: 128B Giannini
Phone: 510-643-6358
Fax: 510-643-4361
Research Group(s): Morello-Frosch Group
Office Hours: Mondays, 10-11:30
Research Interests
Race and class determinants of the distribution of health risks associated with air pollution among diverse communities in the United States.
Research Description
My research focuses on environmental health and environmental justice. I am particularly interested in addressing the double jeopardy faced by communities of color and the poor who experience high exposures to environmental hazards and who…[read more]
Max A. Moritz
Associate Cooperative Extension Specialist
Email: mmoritz@berkeley.edu
Office: Santa Barbara County Cooperative Extension
Phone: 805-893-2125
Lab Phone: (email is best route!)
Website(s): Moritz Fire Lab SB UCCE
Research Group(s): Moritz Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Fire Ecology and Management
Research Description
Much of my work is focused on understanding the dynamics of fire regimes at relatively broad scales and applying this information in ecosystem management. We use quantitative analyses of fire history, examining the relative importance…[read more]
Patrick M. O’Grady
Assistant Professor
Email: ogrady@berkeley.edu
Office: 125A Hilgard
Phone: 510-642-0662
Website(s): O'Grady Lab
Research Group(s): O'Grady Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Population genetics and phylogenetics of Drosophila, adaptive radiation, biogeography
Research Description
I am interested in the patterns and processes that generate and maintain biological diversity. Research projects in my laboratory cover a range of biological disciplines including morphology and taxonomy, phylogenetic systematics, population genetics, molecular evolution…[read more]
Kevin O’Hara
Professor
Email: kohara@berkeley.edu
Office: 207 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-642-2127
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): O'Hara Research Page
Research Group(s): O'Hara Group
Office Hours: on sabbatical leave through spring semester 2013
Research Interests
Stand dynamics silviculture forest management
Research Description
My research involves integrating stand dynamics into stand- and landscape-level decision-making. Stand dynamics generally refers to changes in stand structure and accompanying processes over time. With a good understanding of stand structure and stand development,…[read more]
Kate O’Neill
Associate Professor
Email: kmoneill@berkeley.edu
Office: 129 Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-642-3747
Fax: 510-643-5438
Research Group(s): O'Neill Group
Office Hours: Spring 2013: Mondays, 1-3pm
Research Interests
International environmental politics/ global political economy
Research Description
Dara O’Rourke
Associate Professor
Email: orourke@ berkeley.edu
Office: 130B Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-643-3110
Website(s): O'Rourke Research Website
Research Group(s): O'Rourke Group
Office Hours: Monday, 4-5, Updated: 2010/01/21
Research Interests
Environmental justice, globalization, industrial ecology, labor
Research Description
My current research analyzes systems for regulating the environmental and social impacts of industrial activities. Through a range of projects, I have been examining trends in industrial development, and state, firm, and community responses to…[read more]
George Oster
Professor
Email: goster@berkeley.edu
Office: 218 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-5277
Website(s): George Oster Lab
Research Group(s): Oster Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Mathematical biology and biophysics
Research Description
My research involves construction and testing of theoretical models of molecular, cellular and developmental processes.
Current Projects
Current Projects include investigations into the basic physics and chemistry of protein motors, eukaryotic and prokaryotic cell motility, membrane geometry…[read more]
Céline Pallud
Assistant Professor
Email: cpallud@berkeley.edu
Office: 151A Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-6359
Website(s): Pallud Lab
Research Group(s): Pallud Group
Office Hours: Monday 1:30-3:30 pm or by appointment
Research Interests
Soil & environmental biogeophysics, fate & transport of contaminants
Research Description
The Soil and Environmental Biogeophysics Lab focuses on the analysis and prediction of transport and fate of chemical species that are of importance to the functioning, quality and remediation of soils, surface sediments and water….[read more]
Nancy Lee Peluso
Henry J. Vaux Distinguished Professor of Forest Policy
Email: npeluso@berkeley.edu
Office: 139 Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-643-2797
Research Group(s): Peluso Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Environmental sociology/resource policy
Research Description
I am a political ecologist. My research is primarily ethnographic and historical. My students and I study the social processes that affect the management of land-based resources. My work explores various dimensions of resource access,…[read more]
Matthew D. Potts
Assistant Professor
Email: mdpotts@berkeley.edu
Office: 203a Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-642-5580
Lab Phone: 510-642-9644
Fax: 510-643-5438
Research Group(s): Potts Group
Office Hours: Mondays 4 pm - 5 pm or by appointment
Research Interests
Forest Ecosystem Management
Research Description
My goal: building quantitative understanding of how to optimally achieve ecosystem service production and biodiversity conservation in multi-use landscapes. My work addresses unanswered, fundamental ecological questions while directly informing how to sustainably manage temperate and…[read more]
Vincent Resh
Professor
Email: resh@berkeley.edu
Office: 305 Wellman Hall
Phone: 510-642-3763
Website(s): The Resh Lab
Research Group(s): Resh Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Aquatic Biology, Water Pollution, Modeling, Entomology
Research Description
The research program in my laboratory follows three lines: (1) studies of the evolutionary biology and ecology of aquatic insects, crustaceans, and molluscs in stream and river habitats; (2) the evaluation of habitat manipulations for…[read more]
Robert Rhew
Associate Professor
Email: rrhew@atmos.berkeley.edu
Office: 539 McCone Hall
Phone: 510 643-3579
Website(s): Rhew Lab Research Website
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Description
Although trace gases constitute less than 1% of the composition of the atmosphere, they are compounds that regulate the Earth’s greenhouse effect, the balance of stratospheric ozone, and most of the chemical reactions in the…[read more]
George K. Roderick
Professor, Divisional Chair Organisms & Environment
Email: roderick@berkeley.edu
Office: 227B Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-643-3326
Fax: 510.643.5438
Website(s): Roderick Website Evolab
Research Group(s): Roderick Group
Office Hours: M, 9-10, 2013 VLSB Tu, 8-9, 2013 VLSB Tu, 2-3, 2013 VLSB W, 9-10, 2013 VLSB and by appointment, roderick.help@berkeley.edu there will be additional hours during the RRR week, as well as the regular scheduled class meeting times.
Research Interests
Population biology and genetics, Evolutionary ecology, Invasion biology, Conservation biology, Arthropod biodiversity science
Research Description
Of particular interest are two interrelated topics: the biology and genetics of biological invasions, and the history and structure of populations. Both topics are viewed especially in the context of biodiversity science. The work addresses…[read more]
Erica Bree Rosenblum
Assistant Professor
Email: rosenblum@berkeley.edu
Office: 327 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-2108
Website(s): Rosenblum Lab
Research Group(s): Rosenblum Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Evolutionary ecology, speciation and extinction, ecological genomics, herpetology, global change biology
Research Description
The Rosenblum lab studies the processes that generate and impact biological diversity. We are particularly interested in both sides of the evolutionary speciation/extinction “coin” and in determining the mechanisms of rapid adaptation of animals to changing environments. We…[read more]
Thomas A. Scott
Cooperative Extension Specialist
Email: thomas.scott@ucr.edu
Office: 151 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 951-827-5115
Fax: 510-643-5438
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Wildlife conservation, human impacts on wildlife, wildlife/urban interface
Research Description
Wildlife conservation in fragmented and altered landscapes, including studies of wildlife movement, habitat use, and population biology in oak woodland, sage scrub, and riparian habitats; behavioral changes and adjustments in habitat use of woodland bird…[read more]
Whendee Silver
Professor
Email: wsilver@berkeley.edu
Office: 319 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-643-3074
Fax: 510-643-5098
Website(s): Silver Lab
Research Group(s): Silver Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Ecosystem ecology, biogeochemistry
Research Description
My research interests are in the field of ecosystem ecology, and include biogeochemical cycling in the plant-soil-atmosphere interfaces, the effects of disturbance on nutrient cycling, and the relationships among nutrient cycling, land-use, and biodiversity. My…[read more]
Garrison Sposito
Professor
Email: gsposito@berkeley.edu
Office: 117B Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-643-8297
Lab Phone: 510-643-9171
Fax: 510-643-2940
Website(s): Sposito Research Web Page Molecular Simulations of Biogenic Nanoparticles
Research Group(s): Sposito Group
Office Hours: MTuTh 1:00-2:00 p.m.
Research Interests
Environmental aqueous geochemistry, subsurface hydrology
Research Description
Soils are open, multicomponent, biogeochemical systems containing solids, liquids, and gases. That they are open systems means soils exchange both matter and energy with the surrounding atmosphere, biosphere, and hydrosphere. These flows of…[read more]
Richard B. Standiford
Cooperative Extension Forest Management Specialist
Email: standifo@berkeley.edu
Office: 162 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-643-5428
Fax: 510-643-3490
Website(s): Richard Standiford Website
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Forest Management
Research Description
Cultural Research Areas
Resource economics; natural resource management and decision-making; silviculture; bioeconomic modeling; hardwood management
Extension Areas
Education of nonindustrial private forest landowners; education of hardwood range owners; monitoring hardwood rangelands; continuing education of professional foresters; growth and…[read more]
Scott L. Stephens
Professor
Email: sstephens[at]berkeley.edu
Office: 209 Mulford Hall; Lab: 360 Mulford Hall
Phone: (510) 642-7304
Lab Phone: (510) 642-4934
Website(s): Stephens Lab Center for Fire Research and Outreach
Research Group(s): Stephens Group
Office Hours: MW 11-12 or by appointment, Updated: 2012/09/21
Research Interests
Wildland fire science, fire ecology, forest management, forest ecology, forest policy
Research Description
I am interested in the interactions of wildland fire and ecosystems. This includes how prehistoric fires once interacted with ecosystems, how current wildland fires are affecting ecosystems, and how future fires and management may change…[read more]
William Stewart
Cooperative Extension Specialist
Email: billstewart@berkeley.edu
Office: 211 Mulford Hall
Phone: 510-643-3130
Fax: 510-643-5438
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Watershed management, forest management, resource economics
Research Description
My areas of interest for both research and extension center around improving the positive financial linkages between working forests and rangelands on one hand and our urban residents on the other. In addition to the…[read more]
Katharine Suding
Associate Professor
Email: suding@berkeley.edu
Office: 347 Hilgard
Lab Phone: (510) 642-1334
Fax: (510) 643-5438
Website(s): Suding Lab
Research Group(s): Suding Group
Office Hours: By Appointment. Please sign up on the lab calender. For login information, contact me or Liana Nichols (liana at berkeley.edu)
Research Interests
Plant Community Ecology; Restoration, Invasion biology, Environmental change, Conservation
Research Description
I am a plant community ecologist working at the interface of ecosystem, landscape and population biology. My goal is to apply cutting-edge “usable” science to the challenges of restoration, species invasion, and environmental change. My research group…[read more]
Kimberly TallBear
Assistant Professor
Email: kimberly.tallbear@berkeley.edu
Office: 122 Giannini Hall
Phone: 510 643-1966
Fax: 510-666-3458
Website(s): Kim TallBear: Indigeneity & Technoscience
Research Group(s): TallBear Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Indigenous Peoples, Science, Technology, and Policy
Research Description
My research and teaching cross the fields of Science and Technology Studies (STS), feminist science studies, anthropology of science, cultural studies, and Native American Studies (NAS). I critically integrate frameworks and methods from these disciplines…[read more]
Mark Tanouye
Professor
Email: tanouye@berkeley.edu
Office: 131 Life Science Addition
Phone: 510-642-9404
Fax: 510-643-5438
Website(s): Tanouye Lab
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Insect neurophysiology
Research Description
We are interested in developing novel genetic approaches to study the causes of human nervous system disorders. We are especially interested in human epilepsy and have recently developed a genetic model of epilepsy utilizing Drosophila…[read more]
William D. Tietje
Cooperative Extension Specialist
Email: tietje@berkeley.edu
Office: San Luis Obispo, CA
Phone: 805-781-5938
Fax: 805-781-5438
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Oak woodland ecology, human impacts on wildlife
Research Description
Response of wildlife to land management in California oak woodland
- Habitat associations and demography of small mammals in relation to prescribed burning and shrub understory in oak woodland
- Shrub understory, wildlife diversity, and ranch economics on oak…[read more]
Neil Tsutsui
Associate Professor
Email: ntsutsui@berkeley.edu
Office: 326 Hilgard Hall
Phone: 510-642-9012
Website(s): The Tsutsui Lab
Research Group(s): Tsutsui Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Genetics and behavior of social insects
Research Description
The research in our lab focuses on ants and bees – how they communicate, why they behave the ways they do, their ecology, and their evolution. We work in both the field and the lab,…[read more]
Stephen C. Welter
Professor
Email: welters@berkeley.edu
Office: 5063 VLSB
Phone: 510-642-2355
Fax: 510-643-7430
Website(s): Welter Lab
Research Group(s): Welter Group
Office Hours: By Appointment
Research Interests
Plant-insect interactions and agricultural entomology
Research Description
Research projects in my laboratory have generally fallen within two major categories: plant-insect interactions or understanding and managing insect populations in agricultural settings. One recent emphasis of the plant-insect work has been to understand the…[read more]
Kipling (Kip) Will
Associate Professor
Email: kipwill@berkeley.edu
Office: 319 Wellman Hall
Website(s): Will Lab Essig Museum
Research Group(s): Will Group
Office Hours: Wednesday 1-2 or by appointment
Research Interests
Carabid beetles/ Insect Systematics/ Associate Director,Essig Museum of Entomology
Research Description
My research interests center on the systematics, integrative-taxonomy and natural history of insects. I use a broad range of data types (morphology, DNA, behaviors, etc.) to develop phylogenetic hypotheses. These data contribute to monographic revisions…[read more]
David Winickoff
Associate Professor of Bioethics and Society
Email: winickoff@berkeley.edu
Office: 115 Giannini Hall
Phone: 510-643-0319
Fax: 510-643-5438
Research Group(s): Winickoff Group
Office Hours: Mon 1 - 2, Tue 3:45 - 5:15 Sign up sheets at office Updated: 2012/08/23
Research Description
I analyze the role of science and expertise in environmental law and politics, and explore biotechnology and medicine from an ethical, legal and social perspective. I write about questions of biological resources, property rights, and…[read more]
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