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Robert Schooley

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Professor and Department Head

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Schooley investigates how wildlife species and communities respond to human land use in a rapidly changing world. He investigates the effects of habitat fragmentation and landscape connectivity on mammals and applies insights to effective conservation. He also assesses the outcomes of large-scale restoration projects intended to benefit biodiversity.
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Matthew C. Allender

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Assistant Professor

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Yuji Arai

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Associate Professor

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Arai employs a broad range of traditional and cutting-edge molecular scale approaches and tools at various temporal scales to better understand the complex chemical processes in soils and at the mineral-water interface. This understanding allows him to predict the biogeochemical fate/cycles of nutrients and contaminants and to assess the risk in the aquatic and terrestrial environment.

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May Berenbaum

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Professor

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Caitlin Bloomer

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Teaching Assistant Professor

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Richard J. Brazee

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Associate Professor

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Brazee’s research mathematically models the optimal use of natural resources, including forests, land, and fishery stocks over time. His research provides extensive foundations for other scholars’ research efforts, is adopted by financial institutions to evaluate long-term projects, and serves as a basis for public policy and management debates.

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Matthew Browning

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Adjunct Assistant Professor

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Lynn Lorraine Carpenter

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Adjunct Lecturer

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Janice Katherine Enos

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Adjunct Instructor

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Auriel Fournier

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Research Assistant Professor

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Jennifer M. Fraterrigo

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Professor

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Fraterrigo is advancing the mechanistic understanding of how ecosystems, and the services that they supply, respond to environmental change. By integrating processes that operate at different spatial scales, she supports decision-making that promotes ecosystem and landscape resilience.

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MarÃa Alejandra GarcÃa Otero

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Assistant Professor

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Kaiyu Guan

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Professor

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Mission Statement

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We aim to bring domain knowledge (i.e. Earth system science, hydrology, plant physiology, biogeochemistry, ecology, agricultural science), satellite data, supercomputing, and AI/ML together to revolutionize the agricultural research, such that we can observe every crop field in real-time, monitor crop growth condition, water demands, and nutrient needs, forecast crop yield, risks and environmental impacts (e.g. greenhouse gas emission, soil carbon change), and provide farmers our solutions to best manage their fields as well as policy-makers improved agricultural policy design, across the U.S. and Worldwide. We strive to achieve co-sustainability of environment quality and food security.

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Lawrence M. Hanks

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Professor

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Jon Henn

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Assistant Professor

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Robert J M Hudson

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Associate Professor

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Hudson’s research helps advance methods for more accurately simulating soil carbon dynamics and the reactivity of trace metals in natural waters. His group developed a novel technique for measuring methylmercury that has been applied to quantify mercury pollution in muscle tissues of wildlife, waters of wetlands, rivers, and denitrifying bioreactors, and sediments of wetlands and coastal oceans.

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McKenzie F. Johnson

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Associate Professor

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Angela Kent

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Professor

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Kent studies microbial communities that help sustain healthy ecosystems. Her work predicts impacts of global change and other human forces on the functions of microbial ecosystems, and enhances environmental quality by harnessing microbial processes.

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Frances E. Kuo

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Associate Professor

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Kuo’s work helps cities provide a healthy human habitat for their residents by showing the benefits of urban greening. Her research shows that urban greening reduces aggression and crime in inner cities, reduces ADHD symptoms in communities of all sizes, promotes self-discipline and academic achievement in children, and promotes health across the lifespan by boosting the human immune system. She also defines sustainable landscape practices for all federal lands in the United States and internationally.

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James T. Lamer

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Research Assistant Professor

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Eric R. Larson

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Associate Professor

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Jeffrey W. Matthews

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Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies

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Kevin McSweeney

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Clinical Professor

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Mission Statement

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Dr. McSweeney focuses on reclamation of disturbed land. He is improving handling and transport of soil material and use of specially selected plants to reduce soil compaction. Research is conducted in Illinois and China on active and abandoned mine sites and has application to other disturbed lands in rural, industrial, and urban areas.

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James Robert Miller

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Professor and Director of Undergraduate Studies

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Miller is advancing our understanding of strategies for conserving biodiversity in working landscapes, comprising both private agricultural holdings and protected areas. He collaborates with social and natural scientists at several universities, as well as land managers in the private and public sectors to address this crucial issue.

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Eric Morgan

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Associate Professor, NRES and Agricultural Communications, ALEC

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Morgan\'s research focuses on the question of how diverse communities come to understand and interact with the environments in which they live. This research agenda draws together investigations of culture, communication, and environment to yield deeper understandings of cultural discourses of environment. Another key aspect of Dr. Morgan\'s research agenda is focused on how science is communicated to broad audiences. Dr. Morgan will also soon serve as the Graduate Program Coordinator for the ALEC program in the College of ACES.

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Richard L. Mulvaney

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Professor

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Mulvaney focuses on increasing nitrogen fertilizer uptake in crops, with the goal of increasing profits while reducing negative environmental impacts of excessive nitrogen inputs. This has led to partnerships with the private sector that are directed toward improving application techniques and exploiting the potential of the Illinois Soil Nitrogen Test for site-specific nitrogen management.

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Joy O\'Keefe

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Associate Professor and Wildlife Extension Specialist

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Joy O\'Keefes\' research primarily focuses on ways to facilitate the coexistence of bats and humans in human-altered landscapes. She works to understand the roosting and foraging ecology of bats, identify best practices for studying bat ecology, characterize bat behaviors, and assess the quality of mitigation practices designed to help bats. Dr. O\'Keefe collaborates with many organizations and people who interact with bats, including private landowners, USDA Forest Service, National Park Service, and state agencies.

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Ken N. Paige

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Adjunct Professor

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Joseph J. Parkos, III

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Adjunct

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Jason Lesley Robinson

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Research Assistant Professor

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Eric M. Schauber

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Research Professor

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Sam Stickley

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Teaching Assistant Professor

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Cory Suski

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Professor

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Suski integrates tools in animal behavior, animal physiology, and ecology to protect aquatic resources. He designs novel conservation strategies for stressors that include climate change, angling, and invasive species. His research spans from genes to watersheds, and involves both field and laboratory work.

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Carmen M. Ugarte

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Assistant Professor

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Benjamin M. Van Doren

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Assistant Professor

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Carena J. van Riper

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Associate Professor

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Mission Statement

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Michael P. Ward

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Professor and Levenick Chair in Sustainability

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Ward focuses on species of conservation concern and has developed novel approaches to species conservation. He uses telemetry to radio monitor the behavior and migration of birds. He works with a broad spectrum of people from farmers in central Illinois to the U.S. Army to the Cuban and Mexican governments.

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Chloe Wardropper

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Assistant Professor

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Martin M. Williams, II

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USDA-ARS

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Williams helps growers sustainably produce affordable and nutritious vegetables for consumers. He is an international leader '); document.write('in framing high-caliber research, explaining critical problems in weed management and crop production, and delivering solutions '); document.write('to the vegetable seed and processing industries in the U.S. and beyond.

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Christopher D. Wirz

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Assistant Professor, NRES and ALEC

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Tony Yannarell

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Associate Professor

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Mission Statement

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Dr. Yannarell uses microorganisms to control weeds and harmful invasive plants. His research sheds new light on the microorganisms that help these pest plants to succeed and the ones that can be used to fight them. By understanding the many different ways that plants and microbes interact, he seeks to improve agricultural productivity and to protect natural areas that are threatened by invasive pests.

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Zhongjie Yu

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Assistant Professor

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Mission Statement

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Our research aims to resolve the complex dynamics of nitrogen cycling in hydrologic systems. We use a variety of field, laboratory, and modeling techniques to understand how hydrological and biogeochemical processes interact to control the transport and transformation of reactive nitrogen and how human activities influence these interactions. In particular, we specialize in the application of stable isotope techniques to examine the impact of hydrological and biogeochemical processes on the production, retention, and reactive transport of nitrate and nitrous oxide.

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