Ecosystem Sciences

Ignacio Chapela

Associate Professor of Teaching
Microbial Ecology

Brandon Collins

Associate Adjunct Professor

Brandon Collins has strong working relationships with forest managers, which yields a great two-way exchange of knowledge and ideas. Brandon draws from this exchange to shape and ground the research he's involved in. His active areas of investigation include: 1) vegetation and fuel development following fuel reduction treatments and wildfires, 2) landscape-level effects of fuel treatments on wildfire patterns, and 3) fire and vegetation feedbacks in areas managed with natural fire.

Education

Ph.D. Environmental Science, Policy, and...

Paolo D'Odorico

Thomas J. Graff Professor of Natural Resources
Ecohydrology; Surface Hydrology; Ecosystem Ecology; Aeolian Processes; Desertification; Stochastic, Nonlinear Environmental Dynamics; Water and Food Security

Todd Dawson

Distinguished Professor
Physiological plant ecology, stable isotope ecology, biogeochemistry & hydrology

Iryna Dronova

Associate Professor
Ecosystem & landscape ecology, remote sensing, spatial analysis, biodiversity, wetlands, urban ecosystems

Alejandra Echeverri

Assistant Professor of Conservation Science
Neotropical ornithology, Biocultural conservation, Conservation psychology and conservation marketing, Women, Latinx, and youth in STEM

Matteo Garbelotto

Cooperative Extension Specialist, Adjunct Professor
Forest pathology, forest mycology, forest and tree management

Laureano Gherardi

Assistant Professor and Assistant Plant Ecologist
Plant Ecology at multiple scales looking at above- and below-ground responses to Global Change stressors

Manuela Girotto

Associate Professor
Hydrologic response and interaction between natural and human driven processes, land surface remote sensing and multi-sensor, -spectrum, -resolution data assimilation; hydrology contribution to sea level change, snow hydrology.

Allen Goldstein

Professor
Education

Ph.D. Harvard University, 1994

B.S., Chemistry University of California, Santa Cruz, 1989

B.A., Politics University of California, Santa Cruz, 1989

Research Interests / Specializations:

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 of greenhouse gases...