Who We Are
Faculty
Bruce Hungate
Director, Regents' Professor of Ecosystem Science, and McAllister Chair in Community, Culture, and Environment
Bruce.Hungate@nau.eduRead BioGlobal change
Microbial ecologyMatthew Bowker
Associate Director, Associate Professor
matthew.bowker@nau.eduRead BioBiocrusts
Community ecology
Restoration ecologyJavier A. Ceja-Navarro
Associate Professor
Javier.Ceja-Navarro@nau.eduRead BioMicrobiome
Microbial trophic interactions
Microbial food websGeorge Koch
Professor in Ecosystem Science
George.Koch@nau.eduRead BioPhysiological ecology
Global change biologyMichelle Mack
Regents' Professor of Ecosystem Ecology
Michelle.Mack@nau.eduRead BioEcosystem and community ecology
Plant-soil microbe interactionsJane Marks
Professor in Biological Sciences
Jane.Marks@nau.eduRead BioAquatic Ecology
Freshwater food webs
EcosystemsAndrew Richardson
Regents' Professor, ECOSS/SICCS
Andrew.Richardson@nau.eduRead BioTerrestrial ecosystems
Global change
Biosphere-atmosphere interactions and PhenologyTommy Rock
Assistant Research Professor
tommy.rock@nau.eduRead BioEnvironmental exposure
Environmental justice
Traditional ecological knowledgeTed Schuur
Regents' Professor of Ecosystem Ecology
Ted.Schuur@nau.eduRead BioFeedback from terrestrial ecosystems to climate change
Arctic ecosystemsEgbert Schwartz
Professor and Director of the Laboratory for Isotope, Molecular, and Ecosystem Science
Egbert.Schwartz@nau.eduRead BioMicrobial ecology
Bioremediation
Ecosystem ecologyXanthe Walker
Assistant Professor
xanthe.walker@nau.eduRead BioEcosystem and disturbance ecology
Climate change
Northern terrestrial ecosystems.Paul Dijkstra
Research Professor
Paul.Dijkstra@nau.eduRead BioClimate change effects on terrestrial ecosystems
Applications of stable isotopes on C and N cycling processesMariah Carbone
Assistant Research Professor
mariah.carbone@nau.eduRead BioEarth system science
Terrestrial carbon cycling
Isotopes (especially 14C)
Affiliated Faculty
Greg Caporaso
Affiliated Faculty, Associate Professor/Director of the The Pathogen & Microbiome Institute
GregCaporaso@gmail.comRead BioMicrobial ecology
Micro-organisms in human health and disease
Software developmentDeborah N. Huntzinger
Affiliated Faculty/Associate Professor, Climate Sciences
deborah.huntzinger@nau.eduRead BioClimate change
Terrestrial carbon cycling
Carbon capture and storageScott Goetz
Affiliated Faculty, Regents' Professor
Scott.Goetz@nau.eduRead BioEnvironmental informatics
Carbon cycle science
Climate change and terrestrial ecologyCindy Liu
Affiliated Faculty, Chief Medical Officer of Antibiotic Resistance Action Center and an Assistant Research Professor
cindyliu@email.gwu.eduRead BioMicrobial ecology
Molecular epidemiology
Antibiotic resistance
Antimicrobial stewardshipKiona Ogle
Affiliated Faculty/Professor, Informatics and Computing Program
Kiona.Ogle@nau.eduRead BioEcological synthesis and analysis
Bayesian applications in ecology
Plant and ecosystem ecologyLance Price
Affiliated Faculty, Professor at the George Washington University’s Milken Institute School of Public Health
lprice@email.gwu.eduAntibiotic resistance
Food-animal production
Antibiotic stewardship
E. coli and SuperbugsBenjamin Ruddell
Affiliated Faculty, Associate Professor, School of Informatics, Computing, and Cyber Systems
Benjamin.Ruddell@nau.eduRead BioEcohydrology
Information theory
Land-atmosphere CWEN exchange
Urban and CNH ecologyRobert L. Sanford, Jr. (Buck)
Affiliated Faculty/Professor, Earth Sciences and Environmental Sustainability
Robert.Sanford@nau.eduRead BioBiogeochemistry of alpine
tropical and dryland ecosystems
Paleoecology/land use history
Administration
Stephanie Mayer
Assistant Director
stephanie.mayer@nau.eduAdministration
Events and Conferences
Public Policy
Research Staff
Jamie Brown
Research Scientist
Jamie.Brown@nau.eduProduction and consumption of greenhouse gases by microorganisms
Chris Ebert
Research Scientist
Christopher.Ebert@nau.eduRadiocarbon
Global carbon cycle
Climate changeHelena Kleiner
Research Associate
helena.kleiner@nau.eduEcosystem and disturbance ecology
Biogeochemistry
Climate changeVictor Leshyk
Center Director of Artistic Programs
Victor.O.Leshyk@nau.eduRead BioIllustrating science
life and all things betweenMichael Wulf
Research Assistant
michael.wulf@nau.eduRead BioFreshwater ecology
Microbial ecology
Wildlife biology
Postdoctoral Scientists
Mostafa Javadian
Postdoctoral Scientist
Mostafa.Javadian@nau.edu Read BioGlobal environmental change; Remote sensing; Plant temperature
Dishant Patel
Postdoctoral Scientist
dishant-utpalbhai.patel@nau.eduRead BioEnvironmental microbiology
Microbial genomics
Metagenomics
Bio-electrochemical systemsJon M. Wells
Postdoctoral Scientist
Jon.Wells@nau.eduEarth system modeling
Data-model integration
Bioenergy productionAllison Kelley
Postdoctoral Scholar
akk259@nau.eduRead BioBiogeochemistry
Permafrost soil dynamics
Arctic ecology
Graduate Students
Julia Warren
Graduate Student, PhD Student
jaw843@nau.eduPermafrost
Carbon cycle
Methane
RadiocarbonJasmine Anenberg
Graduate Student
ja2948@nau.eduRead BioDryland restoration
Community ecology
Biological soil crustsDarby Bergl
Graduate Student
ddb348@nau.eduRead BioTerrestrial ecosystem C cycling
14C
Biogeochemical cyclesJacob Blais
Graduate Student
jjb573@nau.eduRead BioBiosphere-atmosphere interactions
Dryland ecohydrology
PhenologyLynn Bonomo
Graduate Student
lb2482@nau.eduRead BioGut microbiome
Co-evolution of toxins and ability of animals to process toxins
Microbial ecologyRaina Fitzpatrick
Graduate Student
rmf273@nau.eduBiogeochemistry; Elemental cycling; Microbes
Perry Giambuzzi
Graduate Student
pjg238@nau.eduRead BioAutumn phenology
Remote sensing
Climate changeKeven Griffen
Graduate Student
ksg78@nau.eduBiological soil crust
Ecological restoration
Extreme environmentsSaeed Hassan Kariunga
Graduate Student
Nutrient dynamics in streams
Terrestrial-aquatic interactions
Stable isotope ecologyKayla Long
Graduate Student
km492@nau.eduFreshwater ecology
Fire
Food webs
MacroinvertabretesAyla Martinez
Graduate Student, PhD Student
am2725@nau.eduRead BioSoil microbial metabolism
Metabolic flux
Soil biochemistry
Anaerobic metabolismAnastasia Pulak
Graduate Student
ap3475@nau.eduPlant and ecosystem ecology
Biogeochemistry
Climate changeAmanda Rouillard
Graduate Student, PhD Student
afr96@nau.eduFreshwater Ecology
Aquatic Fungi
Leaf Litter DecompositionAustin Simonpietri
Graduate Student
ats327@nau.eduTerrestrial carbon cycling
Biogeochemistry
Forest ecologyNatasha Wesely
Graduate Student
nkw54@nau.eduEcosystem modeling
Model-data fusion
Terrestrial carbon cyclingMike Zampini
Graduate Student
mcz39@nau.eduFreshwater Ecology
Elemental Flux
Food Web Dynamics
Alumni
Christopher Schwalm
christopher.schwalm@nau.eduGlobal change ecology
Earth system modeling
Terrestrial biogeochemistry
Machine learning in the biogeosciencesSpencer Christensen
spencer.christensen@nau.eduEcosystem ecology
Boreal forests
Wildfires
Climate changeVictoria Monsaint-Queeney
vlm92@nau.eduClimate change
Soil microbial ecology
Carbon cycling
Permafrost thaw
qSIPAlicia Purcell
amp753@nau.eduSoil microbial ecology
Microbial biogeography
Quantifying soil microbe functionAaron Teets
aft49@nau.eduForest ecology
Dendrochronology
Eddy covariance
Cabon dynamics
Phenology
Climate driversRebecca Fritz
rjf227@nau.eduFreshwater ecology & foodwebs
Native fish restoration
Fishery monitoring
Microbial ecologyKathleen Balazs
krb453@nau.eduRestoration ecology
Plant functional traits
Plant community ecology
DrylandsMichele James
Michele.James@nau.eduGraphic design
Website design
Innovative ways to communicate scienceNicholas Kainrath
Nicholas.Kainrath@nau.eduPlant ecology
Soil microbial ecology
Arid land restorationChristopher Kaiser
Christopher.Kaiser@nau.eduUnderstanding the relationships between microbes
their metabolic water
and their environment
Sagebrush restorationXiao-Jun Allen Liu
xj.allen.liu@gmail.comSoil microbial ecology
Biogeochemistry
Global climate changeMarguerite Mauritz
Marguerite.Mauritz@nau.eduPermafrost soils in tundra ecosystems
Carbon balance responses to warming arctic ecosystemsCésar Plaza
cesar.plaza@csic.esGlobal carbon cycle
Chemistry of soil organic matter
Analytical chemistry and spectroscopyKees Jan van Groenigen
kj.vangroenigen@exeter.ac.ukGlobal carbon cycle
Soil microbiology
Ecological synthesisCaitlin Winterbottom
caw442@nau.eduPollination biology
Community ecology
Flowering phenology
Plant-animal interactionsEric Beamesderfer
eric.beamesderfer@nau.eduForest-atmosphere interactions
boundary-layer meteorology
phenology
eddy covarianceBri Finley
bkf24@nau.eduNutrient cycling in terrestrial systems
Climate change
Greenhouse gas emissionsKatharyn A. Duffy
katharyn.duffy@nau.eduDeep learning applications in Earth science
Web application development
Temperature dependence of Earth system processesBijan Seyednasrollah
bijan.seyednasrollah@nau.eduGlobal environmental change
Hierarchical Bayesian statistics
Energy transfer of terrestrial ecosystemsDrew Peltier
drew.peltier@nau.eduDendroecology
Drought legacies
Radiocarbon
Non-structural carbohydrates
Hierarchical Bayesian statisticsAlisyn Martinez
abm3@nau.eduRates and pathways of elemental loss through leaf litter
Stable isotopes
Stream warmingElaine Furlan Pegoraro
efp23@nau.eduPermafrost soils in tundra ecosystems
Carbon cycle responses to warming temperaturesHeidi Rodenhizer
hgr7@nau.eduRemote sensing techniques
Spatial patterns of permafrost carbon dynamics