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"The Department of Plant Biology pursues excellence in the fundamental plant sciences by fostering innovative research and teaching that encompasses and integrates all levels of biological organization, from molecules to ecosystems."
Gerard C. Adams; Jeffrey K. Conner; Diane Ebert-May; Katherine L. Gross; Andrew M. Jarosz; Christopher Klausmeier; Richard K. Kobe; Jennifer Lau; Elena Litchman; Carolyn Malmstrom; Peter G. Murphy; L. Alan Prather; Tao Sang; Doug Schemske; Shin-Han Shiu; Frank W. Telewski; Frances Trail; Richard E. Triemer; Merritt R. Turetsky;
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Gerard C. Adams
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of California, Davis
Plant pathogenic fungi, diseases of trees, forests, nursery plants, Christmas trees and woody ornamentals; taxonomy and genetics of fungi; mushroom identification
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Jeffrey K. Conner
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Professor
Ph.D. Cornell University
Plant/pollinator interactions; evolutionary ecology; ecological genetics
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Diane Ebert-May
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Professor
Ph.D. University of Colorado, Boulder
Undergraduate biology teaching and learning; effect of climate change on alpine tundra plant communities
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Katherine L. Gross
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Professor
Ph.D. Michigan State University
Plant population and community ecology; old-field succession and agricultural ecology; long-term ecological studies; root dynamics and spatial heterogeneity
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Andrew M. Jarosz
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. Purdue University
Epidemiology; metapopulation dynamics of natural host-pathogen systems; patterns of pathogen virulence and host resistance
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Christopher Klausmeier
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Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Minnesota
Theoretical ecology, plankton ecology
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Richard K. Kobe
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Connecticut
Forest ecology (temperate and tropical); mechanisms governing plant community dynamics
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Jennifer Lau
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Ph.D. University of California, Davis
Evolutionary ecology; global change; plant-herbivore interactions; biological invasion
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Elena Litchman
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Assistant Professor
Ph. D. University of Minnesota
Aquatic ecology; community ecology; limnology; phytoplankton ecology, physiology and evolution; biogeochemical impacts of phytoplankton; global change
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Carolyn Malmstrom
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. Stanford University
Ecosystem dynamics; ecological roles of plant pathogens in natural systems; disturbance ecology; ecosystem management & restoration; boreal forest; grasslands
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Peter G. Murphy
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Professor
Ph.D. North Carolina University
Ecology, structure, and function of forest and dune ecosystems; tropical ecology; radiation ecology
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L. Alan Prather
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Associate Professor
Ph.D. University of Texas, Austin
Plant systematics and the evolution of floral morphology and pollination systems
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Tao Sang
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Professor
Ph.D. Ohio State University
Genetics and diversity of plants
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Doug Schemske
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Professor
Hannah Chair
Ph.D. University of Illinois
The goal of my research is to characterize the mechanisms of adaptation
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Shin-Han Shiu
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Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Wisconsin, Madison
Evolutionary and comparative genomics; gene family evolution, functional divergence of duplicate genes
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Frank W. Telewski
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Associate Professor
Curator of The Beal Botanical Gardens
Ph.D. Wake Forest University
Enviromental and stress physiology; tree growth and development; dendrochronology; biomechanics of trees
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Richard E. Triemer
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Professor
Chairman
Ph.D. University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Revising the systematics of the Euglenophyta using morphological, behavioral and molecular studies
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Merritt R. Turetsky
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Assistant Professor
Ph.D. University of Alberta
Ecosystem ecology and biogeochemistry, with emphasis on wetlands and boreal ecosystems. The physiology and ecology of nonvascular plants
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