| Faculty Member | Research Interests (please see faculty web pages for more complete descriptions) |
| Dr. Holly Barnard | Effect of vegetation processes on water flow dynamics and pathways in soil and streams, and their influence vegetation function in mountainous terrain. |
| Dr. Bill Bowman | Plant ecology, alpine ecology, ecosystems science |
| Dr. Michael Breed | Social behavior of insects, kin recognition system of honey bees, nest defense in honey bees, and social biology of the giant tropical ant |
| Dr. Noah Fierer | Ecology of microbial communities and their influence on terrestrial ecosystems |
| Dr. Pieter Johnson | Disease ecology and invasive species in aquatic environments |
| Dr. Lara
Kueppers |
(University of California,
Merced) Ecological impacts and ecosystem feedbacks to climate change |
| Dr. Diane McKnight | Limnology, biogeochemistry of lakes and streams |
| Dr. Jeff Mitton | The role of population genetics and climate change in bark beetle outbreaks |
| Dr. Tim Seastedt | Terrestrial ecosystem science, soil ecology, invasive species |
| Dr. Katie Suding | (University of California, Berkeley) Plant community ecology, plant-soil interactions, global change |
| Dr. Tom Veblen | Forest ecology, especially the role of disturbance in forest dynamics |
| Dr. Brett Woods | (University of Wisconsin) Dynamics of reproductive success and food resource availability in populations of yellow-bellied marmots (Marmota flaviventris) |