Degree Programs Offered: Master of Science, Doctor of Philosophy

Director of Graduate Program: Professor Peter J. Morin, Environmental and Natural Resources Building, Cook Campus (732/932-3214)

Members of the Graduate Faculty

Kenneth W. Able, Professor and Director of the Marine Field Station, CC/FAS-NB; Ph.D., William and Mary
Ecology and behavior of fishes, marine and estuarine ecology

Tamar Barkay, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, CC; Ph.D., Maryland
The role of microorganisms in transformations of metals in the environment

Joanna Burger, Professor of Biology, FAS-NB, and of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Minnesota
Avian behavior and ecology, salt marsh ecology, ecological risk, reptile behavior

David Bushek, Assistant Professor of Marine Science, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers Shellfish ecology; parasitology; genetics and aquaculture

Timothy M. Casey, Dean of Academic and Student Programs and Professor of Entomology, and of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., California (Los Angeles) Physiological ecology; energetics and thermoregulation, biodiversity

Jonathan J. Cole, Associate Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Cornell
Aquatic ecology; biogeochemistry; microbiology

Chi-hua Chu, Assistant Professor of Genetics and Anthropology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Wayne State
Evolutionary and developmental genetics

Colomban de Vargas, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Geneva
Open ocean molecular ecology and evolution; protist biodiversity; microfossils

John Dighton, Professor of Biology, FAS-C; Ph.D., London
Role of fungi in nutrient dynamics in forest soils and impacts of pollution

David W. Ehrenfeld, Professor of Biology, and of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; M.D., Harvard; Ph.D., Florida
Conservation ecology; biology of marine turtles

Joan G. Ehrenfeld, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., CUNY
Plant community ecology

Douglas E. Eveleigh, Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, and of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Exeter Microbial ecology, cellulose recycling, endomycorrhizae

Paul Falkowski, Professor of Geological Sciences and Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., British Columbia
Evolution of biogeochemical cycles; photosynthesis; symbiosis and phytoplankton ecology

Stuart E.G. Findlay, Assistant Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Georgia
Marine/invertebrate ecology

Dunne Fong, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Princeton
Biodiversity; free-living parasite protozoa

Randy Gaugler, Professor of Entomology, CC; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Invertebrate pathology; insect mating systems, vector biology

Michael Gochfeld, Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; M.D., Albert Einstein; Ph.D., CUNY (Queens)
Avian behavioral ecology; environmental toxicology

Robert M. Goodman, Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, and Executive Dean, CC; Ph.D., Cornell Diversity and function of microorganisms in natural environments

Jason Grabosky, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Cornell
Urban forestry and urban tree establishment

J. Frederick Grassle, Director and Professor, Institute of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Duke
Marine ecology; oceanography

Judith P. Grassle, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, IMCS/CC; Ph.D., Duke
Marine invertebrate ecology; population genetics

Edwin J. Green, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Forest ecology; quantitative methods

Peter M. Groffman, Associate Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Georgia Terrestrial microbial ecology

Ximing Guo, Associate Professor of Marine Science, CC; Ph.D., Washington Molluscan biology; genetics, evolution and aquaculture

Max Haggblom, Associate Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology, CC; Ph.D., Helsinski
Environmental microbiology

Erik Hamerlynck, Assistant Professor of Biology, FAS-N, Ph.D., Kansas State
Physiological ecology of terrestrial plant systems

Steven N. Handel, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Cornell
Plant population ecology; pollination biology; ecological genetics

Jean M. Hartman, Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture, CC; Ph.D., Connecticut
Plant community ecology; natural disturbance processes; wetlands

Emanuel B. Hey, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Molecular evolution; population genetics

Claus Holzapfel, Assistant Professor of Biology, FAS-N; Ph.D., Göttingen Plant community ecology; species interaction; invasion biology

Henry B. John-Alder, Professor of Animal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., California (Irvine)
Ecological physiology and endocrinology; herpetology

Rebecca Jordan, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, and Citizen Education, CC; Ph.D., Massachusetts (Amherst) Ecology; evolution of behavior; environmental education and citizen science

Karl Kjer, Associate Professor of Entomology, CC; Ph.D., Minnesota
Phylogeny of the trichoptera; molecular phylogenetics

Richard G. Lathrop, Jr., Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC: Ph.D., Wisconsin (Madison)
Remote sensing; landscape ecology

Gene E. Likens, Senior Scientist and Director, Institute of Ecosystems Studies; Ph.D., Wisconsin
Limnology; biogeochemistry of streams and lakes; analysis of ecosystems

Julie Lockwood, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Tennessee Conservation biology; wildlife management; biological invasions

Gary M. Lovett, Associate Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Dartmouth
Terrestrial ecosystem ecology; biogeochemistry; air pollution

Richard A. Lutz, Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Maine
Marine ecology and paleoecology; shellfish ecology; deep-sea ecology

Michael L. May, Professor of Entomology, CC; Ph.D., Florida
Physiological and behavioral ecology; insect ecology

Bonnie J. McCay, Professor of Anthropology and Human Ecology, CC; Ph.D., Columbia
Human ecology; fisheries ecology

George R. McGhee, Jr., Professor of Geology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Rochester
Community paleoecology; ecosystem evolution

Terry R. McGuire, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Illinois
Behavioral and neural genetics; behavioral ecology

Mark D. Morgan, Associate Professor of Biology, FAS-C; Ph.D., California (Davis)
Limnology; biogeochemistry; Pine Barrens ecosystems

Peter J. Morin, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Duke
Community ecology; herpetology; aquatic entomology

George E.B. Morren, Jr., Professor of Human Ecology, CC; Ph.D., Columbia
Human ecology; tropical ecosystems; agriculture; people-animal interactions; remote sensing

Richard S. Ostfeld, Assistant Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Population and behavioral ecology; small mammals; herbivore-plant interactions

Michael L. Pace, Associate Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Georgia
Aquatic ecosystems; plankton; microbial ecology

Steward T.A. Pickett, Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Illinois
Plant populations and community organization; vegetation dynamics

Eric Powell, Director, Haskins Shellfish Research Laboratory, Professor of Marine and Coastal Science, CC; Ph.D., North Carolina Shellfish biology; modeling; carbonate preservation; fisheries management

Harry W. Power, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Michigan Evolution of social behavior; avian ecology

John A. Quinlan, Assistant Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., North Carolina (Chapel Hill)
Fisheries ecology; management; biophysical interactions and modeling

Kathleen M. Scott, Associate Professor of Biological Sciences, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Yale
Mammalogy; functional morphology; paleoecology; artiodactyl systematics

Peter E. Smouse, Professor of Theoretical and Applied Genetics, and of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., North Carolina State Mathematical ecology, ecological genetics

Edmund W. Stiles, Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., Washington Plant-animal interactions; evolutionary ecology; vertebrate ecology

David L. Strayer, Assistant Scientist, Institute of Ecosystem Studies; Ph.D., Cornell
Freshwater ecology; energy flow; ecology of freshwater invertebrates

Lena Struwe, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources and Plant Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Stockholm
Evolutionary history, diversity and biogeography of gentians and relatives

Michael V.K. Sukhdeo, Associate Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., McGill
Habitat selection behavior of parasitic helminths; parasite ecology

Gary L. Taghon, Associate Professor of Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Washington
Marine benthic ecology; feeding energetics

Robert Trivers, Professor of Anthropology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., Harvard
Natural selection and social theory; evolutionary genetics

Costantino Vetriani, Assistant Professor of Biochemistry and Microbiology and Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Rome
Deep-sea microbiology; extremophiles; adaptations to extreme environments

Daniel Wartenberg, Associate Professor of Environmental and Community Medicine, UMDNJ-RWJMS; Ph.D., SUNY (Stony Brook)
Ordination; spatial pattern; epidemiology

Judith S. Weis, Professor of Biology, FAS-N; Ph.D., New York
Effects of environmental factors on the development of aquatic animals

James White, Associate Professor of Plant Pathology, CC; Ph.D., Texas
Fungal systematics; ecology of fungi; fungal-plant symbioses

Daniel C. Wilhoft, Professor of Biology, FAS-NB; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Physiological ecology of ectotherms

Ming Xu, Assistant Professor of Ecology, Evolution, and Natural Resources, CC; Ph.D., California (Berkeley)
Ecosystem ecology, modeling and management; RS and GIS spatial modeling

Adjunct Members of the Graduate Faculty

Steven E. Clemants, Vice President for Science, Brooklyn Botanic Garden; Ph.D., CUNY
Flora of New York metro region, systematics of Chenopod

Michael J. Kennish, Research Marine Scientist in Marine and Coastal Sciences, CC; Ph.D., Rutgers Marine pollution, marine ecology, marine geology