![]() Adeyemi Adebiyi Assistant Professor Studies how mineral dust and smoke aerosols shape air quality and climate. Teaches atmospheric science. |
![]() Jackie Atim Adjunct Extension Specialist UC ANR specialist studying crop responses to abiotic stress. Offers research internship opportunities at the Kearney Field Station. |
![]() J. Michael Beman Associate Professor Studies the microbes in oceans and lakes that control our planet's chemistry. Teaches environmental microbiology. |
![]() Gordon Bennett Professor Uncovers how insects and their symbiotic microbes co-evolve. Teaches ecology. |
![]() Asmeret Asefaw Berhe Professor Studies how soil stores carbon and regulates climate. Teaches soil science and biogeochemistry. |
![]() Srabani Das Extension Specialist, Regenerative Agriculture UC ANR specialist. Offers research internship opportunities in her lab and field experiments. |
![]() Michael N. Dawson Professor Tracks evolution in real time in Palau's famous Jellyfish Lake. Teaches marine science. |
![]() Melinda Findlater Assistant Teaching Professor Teaching professor covering biology courses, including conservation biology. |
![]() A. Carolin Frank Associate Professor Studies the hidden microbiomes of forest trees and plants—how bacteria and fungi help hosts survive drought. |
![]() Marilia P. Gaiarsa Assistant Professor Studies species interactions and biodiversity using network theory. Led UC Merced's Bee Campus USA certification. |
![]() Teamrat Ghezzehei Professor Studies the physics of living soils—how water moves and roots grow. Teaches hydrology. |
![]() Matt Hutchinson Assistant Professor Studies how large herbivores shape ecosystems. Teaches ecology. |
Sora Kim Associate Professor Reads ancient shark teeth to understand how climate shaped ocean life. Teaches isotope ecology. |
![]() Claire Lukens Assistant Professor Studies how climate and tectonics shape mountain landscapes. Teaches geology. |
![]() Sylvain Masclin Assistant Teaching Professor Teaching professor known for student-centered courses in environmental systems and sustainability. |
Emily Jane McTavish Associate Professor Develops computational tools for large-scale evolutionary inference. Teaches evolution. |
![]() Emily Moran Associate Professor Studies how ecological processes shape plant responses to environmental change. Teaches flora of California. |
![]() Peggy O'Day Professor Develops ways to remove contaminants from California's drinking water. Teaches environmental chemistry. |
![]() Jennifer Pett-Ridge Adjunct Professor Based at LLNL. Studies soil microbiomes and carbon persistence. Research internship opportunities available. |
![]() Rebecca Ryals Associate Professor, Program Chair Works with ranchers and farmers, turning agricultural waste into climate solutions. Teaches agroecology. |
![]() Jason Sexton Associate Professor Studies plant adaptation across deserts and mountains to develop conservation solutions. |
![]() Susannah Tringe Adjunct Associate Professor Environmental genomics expert focused on microbial communities in wetlands and soil. |
![]() Tanja Woyke Adjunct Professor Microbial genomics lead specializing in single-cell sequencing and "unculturable" microbes. |
![]() Justin Yeakel Associate Professor Uses math to understand why ecosystems survive—or collapse. Teaches ecology. |
![]() Xuan Zhang Associate Professor Studies atmospheric chemistry, air pollution, and their links to climate and human health. |
![]() Adeyemi Adebiyi Assistant Professor Studies how mineral dust and smoke aerosols shape air quality and climate. Teaches atmospheric science. |
![]() Jackie Atim Adjunct Extension Specialist UC ANR specialist studying crop responses to abiotic stress. Offers research internship opportunities at the Kearney Field Station. |























