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Wisconsin Ecology Faculty & Departments

UW-Madison is home to one of the largest, most diverse communities of academic ecologists anywhere. These renowned scientists teach and conduct research on innumerable aspects of ecology, from the microbial to the global scale. Their interests range from restoration ecology to paleoecology, from the ecology of viruses and diseases to the use of information technologies such as remote sensing and geographic information systems to understand ecological interactions. Ecologists are represented in more than 20 departments and programs on the Madison campus. The achievements of UW-Madison's current ecologists, like those of their renowned predecessors, are recognized around the world.

Wisconsin Ecology Department Listing
Wisconsin Ecology Faculty Listing

Departments

UW-Madison Departments conducting ecological research:

Agricultural & Applied Economics
Agronomy
Anthropology
Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences
Bacteriology
Botany
Civil and Environmental Engineering
Economics
Entomology
Forest Ecology and Management
Geography
Geology & Geophysics
History
Horticulture
Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies
Landscape Architecture
Limnology and Marine Sciences
Plant Pathology
Rural Sociology
Soil Science
Statistics
Veterinary Medicine
Wildlife Ecology
Zoology

Other UW-Madison organizations involved in ecology:
UW Arboretum
Center for Biology Education
Center for Climatic Research
Center for Restoration Ecology
Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment (SAGE)
Environmental Remote Sensing Center
Primate Research Center

Faculty

*Faculty member is affiliated with the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies.

Name Department
Allen, Timothy F. Botany*
Balser, Teresa (Teri) Soil Science*
Berry, Paul E. Botany*
Balke, Nelson Agronomy
Bleiweiss, Robert E. Zoology*
Bockheim, James G. Soil Science*
Camerini, Jane R. History of Science
Carpenter Stephen R. Zoology & Center for Limnology*
Cronon, William J. Geography*
DeWitt, Calvin B. Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies*
Dodson, Stanley I. Zoology*
Foley, Jon Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment*
Givnish, Thomas J. Botany*
Gower, Stith T. Forest and Wildlife Ecology*
Graham, Linda E. Botany*
Gratton, Claudio Entomology
Harrington, John A. Landscape Architecture*
Hotchkiss, Sara C. Botany*
Howell, Evelyn A. Landscape Architecture*
Ives, Anthony R. Zoology*
Jackson, Randy Agronomy*
Karasov, William Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Kirsch, John A.W. Zoology
Kitchell, Jim Zoology & Center for Limnology*
Knox, James C. Geography*
Kruger, Eric L. Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Langston, Nancy Forest and Wildlife Ecology*
Lee, Carol Eunmi Zoology
Lindroth, Rick Entomology*
Lorimer, Craig G. Forest and Wildlife Ecology
McCown, Brent Horticulture*
Mladenoff, David J. Forest and Wildlife Ecology*
Naughton, Lisa Geography*
Porter, Warren P. Zoology*
Radeloff, Volker C. Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Raffa, Kenneth F. Entomology
Ribic, Christine Forest and Wildlife Ecology*
Sharkey, Thomas D. Botany
Silbernagel, Janet Landscape Architecture*
Stanley, Emily H. Zoology & Center for Limnology*
Stanosz, Glen Plant Pathology*
Sytsma, Kenneth J. Botany
Townsend, Philip A. Forest and Wildlife Ecology
Triplett, Eric W. Agronomy*
Turner, Monica G. Zoology
Vander Zanden, Jake Zoology & Center for Limnology*
Waller, Don Botany*
Williams, Jack Geography
Zedler, Joy Botany*
Zedler, Paul Nelson Institute of Environmental Studies & Botany
Zimmerer, Karl Geography*

Wisconsin Ecology (MEG) Executive Committee

The Wisconsin Ecology (MEG) Executive Committee directs ecology initiatives and activities at UW-Madison. If you have questions or suggestions for the Wisconsin Ecology (MEG) Committee, or you are interested in joining the committee for the next academic year, please contact one of the committee members.

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