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 ecologyGeorge Koch
Associate Director and Professor in Ecosystem Science
George.Koch@nau.eduRead BioPhysiological ecology
Global change biologyYiqi Luo
Professor in Ecosystem Science
yiqi.luo@nau.eduRead BioEcosystem ecology
Carbon and nitrogen cycles
Ecological modeling
Earth system scienceMichelle Mack
Professor in Ecosystem Science
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
Professor, ECOSS/SICCS
Andrew.Richardson@nau.eduRead BioTerrestrial ecosystems
Global change
Biosphere-atmosphere interactions and PhenologyTed Schuur
Professor in Ecosystem Science
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 ecologyPaul Dijkstra
Research Professor
Paul.Dijkstra@nau.eduRead BioClimate change effects on terrestrial ecosystems
Applications of stable isotopes on C and N cycling processesBrad Butterfield
Associate Research Professor
Bradley.Butterfield@nau.eduRead BioPlant ecology
Biodiversity and ecosystem functioning
Dryland ecosystemsMariah Carbone
Assistant Research Professor
mariah.carbone@nau.eduRead BioEarth system science
Terrestrial carbon cycling
Isotopes (especially 14C)Karen Haubensak
Assistant Research Professor
karen.haubensak@nau.eduRead BioInvasions
Restoration
Soil-plant feedbacks
Nutrient dynamics
Mycorrhizal mutualisms
Species interactions
Local adaptationChristina Schädel
Assistant Research Professor
Christina.Schaedel@nau.eduRead BioGlobal carbon cycle
Permafrost carbon
plant phenologyChristopher Schwalm
Assistant Research Professor
christopher.schwalm@nau.eduRead BioGlobal change ecology
Earth system modeling
Terrestrial biogeochemistry
Machine learning in the biogeosciences
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 developmentScott Goetz
Affiliated Faculty, Professor at Northern Arizona University
Scott.Goetz@nau.eduRead BioEnvironmental informatics
Carbon cycle science
Climate change and terrestrial ecologyDeborah N. Huntzinger
Affiliated Faculty/Associate Professor, Climate Sciences
deborah.huntzinger@nau.eduRead BioClimate change
Terrestrial carbon cycling
Carbon capture and storageCindy 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
Program Coordinator, Sr.
stephanie.mayer@nau.eduAdministration
Events and Conferences
Public Policy
Research Staff
Jamie Brown
Research Associate Senior, Colorado Plateau Stable Isotope Laboratory
Jamie.Brown@nau.eduProduction and consumption of greenhouse gases by microorganisms
Chris Ebert
Assistant Director, Interactive Data Visualization
Christopher.Ebert@nau.eduRadiocarbon
Global carbon cycle
Climate changeLifen Jiang
Research Associate
Lifen.Jiang@nau.eduEcosystem ecology
Biogeochemistry
Global changeJim Le Moine
Research Staff
Jim.Le.Moine@nau.eduTerrestrial ecosystems
Tree physiology
IsotopesVictor Leshyk
Senior Coordinator for Artistic Interpretation of Research Discoveries
victorleshyk@esedona.net Read BioIllustrating science
life and all things between
Postdoctoral Scientists
Eric Beamesderfer
Postdoctoral Scientist
eric.beamesderfer@nau.eduRead BioForest-atmosphere interactions
boundary-layer meteorology
phenology
eddy covarianceKatharyn A. Duffy
Postdoctoral Scientist
katharyn.duffy@nau.eduDeep learning applications in Earth science
Web application development
Temperature dependence of Earth system processesCaroline Havrilla
Postdoctoral Scientist
caroline.havrilla@nau.eduRead BioPlant ecology
Soil ecology
Dryland ecosystemsEnqing Hou
Postdoctoral Scientist
enqing.hou@nau.eduRead BioSoil phosphorus dynamics and availability
Nutrient stoichiometry
Forest ecosystem
ClimateDrew Peltier
Postdoctoral Scientist
drew.peltier@nau.eduRead BioDendroecology
Drought legacies
Radiocarbon
Non-structural carbohydrates
Hierarchical Bayesian statisticsTim Rademacher
Postdoctoral Scientist
tim.rademacher@nau.eduRead BioTerrestrial plant ecosystem eco-physiology
Bijan Seyednasrollah
Postdoctoral Scientist
bijan.seyednasrollah@nau.eduRead BioGlobal environmental change
Hierarchical Bayesian statistics
Energy transfer of terrestrial ecosystemsBram Stone
Postdoctoral Scientist
Bram.Stone@nau.eduRead BioQuantitative microbial ecology
Soil carbon flux
Plant microbiomesAdam M. Young
Postdoctoral Scientist
Read BioPhenology and climate change
Land-atmosphere interactions
Fire ecology
Arctic and boreal forest ecology
Geospatial analysis and statistical modelling
Graduate Students
Kathleen Balazs
Graduate Student
krb453@nau.eduRead BioRestoration ecology
Plant functional traits
Plant community ecology
DrylandsTatia Bauer
Graduate Student
tab487@nau.eduApplied restoration ecology
Plant-pollinator interactionsShelby Byerly
Graduate Student
sb2863@nau.eduCommunity ecology
Plant water relations
DrylandsPete Chuckran
Graduate Student
Pfc25@nau.eduMetatranscriptomics
Soil biogeochemistry
MetagenomicsHaley Dunleavy
Graduate Student
hd255@nau.eduVegetational shifts in tundra ecosystems
Plant-soil interactionsBri Finley
Graduate Student
bkf24@nau.eduNutrient cycling in terrestrial systems
Climate change
Greenhouse gas emissionsAnthony John Garnello
Graduate Student
ajg262@nau.eduArctic ecology
Ecosystem ecology
Remote sensingHaydee Hampton
NASA Space and Earth Science Fellow Research Associate, Biology, Graduate Student
Haydee.Hampton@nau.eduGlobal change
Microbial ecologyXin Huang
Graduate Student
xh59@nau.eduRead BioTraceability analysis
Sensitivity analysis
Ensemble predictionAlisyn Martinez
Graduate Student
abm3@nau.eduRates and pathways of elemental loss through leaf litter
Stable isotopes
Stream warmingAyla Martinez
Graduate Student
am2725@nau.eduRead BioSoil microbial metabolism
Metabolic flux
Soil biochemistry
Anaerobic metabolismVictoria Monsaint-Queeney
Graduate Student
vlm92@nau.eduRead BioClimate change
Soil microbial ecology
Carbon cycling
Permafrost thaw
qSIPKyoko Okano
Graduate Student
ko468@nau.eduFire ecology
Boreal forest
Plant ecology
Climate changeElaine Furlan Pegoraro
Graduate Student
efp23@nau.eduPermafrost soils in tundra ecosystems
Carbon cycle responses to warming temperaturesAlicia Purcell
Graduate Student
amp753@nau.eduSoil microbial ecology
Microbial biogeography
Quantifying soil microbe functionHeidi Rodenhizer
Graduate Student
hgr7@nau.eduRemote sensing techniques
Spatial patterns of permafrost carbon dynamicsPaul Roman
Graduate Student
pr446@nau.eduCarbon cycling
Soil respiration
Carbon pools in plant communitiesAustin Rueda
Graduate Student
ajr376@nau.eduPlant ecophysiology
Grassland communities
Precipitation variationJulia Stuart
Graduate Student
jms2435@nau.eduBiogeochemistry
Boreal and arctic ecosystems
PeatlandsAaron Teets
Graduate Student
aft49@nau.eduRead BioForest ecology
Dendrochronology
Eddy covariance
Cabon dynamics
Phenology
Climate driversJack Torresdal
Graduate Student
jdt292@nau.eduEndangered species
Conservation
Sky-islands
Stream ecologyCaitlin Winterbottom
Graduate Student
caw442@nau.eduPollination biology
Community ecology
Flowering phenology
Plant-animal interactionsMike Zampini
Graduate Student
mcz39@nau.eduFreshwater Ecology
Elemental Flux
Food Web Dynamics
Alumni
Rebecca Fritz
rjf227@nau.eduFreshwater ecology & foodwebs
Native fish restoration
Fishery monitoring
Microbial ecologyMichele 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 synthesis