Research Capacity Catalog

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology supports a concentration in behavioral ecology, at both the Masters and Doctorate levels. This program emphasizes different aspects of the behavioral sciences in its courses and research activities, including ethology, behavioral genetics, and modeling. Research Activities The research activities and related publications of the faculty may be found [...]

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, in conjunction with other Departments including Botany and Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries, supports a concentration in conservation biology. Degrees offered for students in the Conservation Biology program are the MS and Ph.D. in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. The Conservation Biology Program emphasizes several aspects of conservation biology in [...]

Culture, Ecology, and Literacy (CEL) brings together scholars and researchers from diverse backgrounds and disciplines. We are committed to exchanging intercultural and international experiences, sharing interdisciplinary perspectives, and exploring solutions to the challenges that arise in the process of fostering these exchanges. The Culture, Ecology, and Literacy group explores ways to share and conserve our [...]

The Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology supports a concentration in Ecology, at both the Masters and Doctorate levels. This program emphasizes many aspects of Ecology in its courses and research activities, including: physiological ecology, population ecology, community ecology, ecosystem ecology, invasion biology, aquatic ecology, oceanography, paleoecology, landscape ecology, ecotoxicology, and microbial ecology. Research Activities [...]

Purpose and Focus The purpose of The Institute for Environmental Modeling (TIEM) is to do basic research on significant environmental problems that impact the State of Tennessee and have national and international implications. The focus of the Institute is on experimental design, environmental model formulation together with mathematical and statistical analyses of the models, projection of [...]

The Departments of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Mathematics, and Computer Science support a concentration in Mathematical Ecology and Evolution at both the Masters and Doctorate levels. Degrees offered for students in the Mathematical Ecology program are the MS and Ph.D. in Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, and the MS and Ph.D. in Mathematics. The Mathematical Ecology/Evolution [...]

Current Faculty Areas of Research Jeffrey M. Becker, Professor and Head of Microbiology. Membrane transport, structure and function of peptide pheromones/hormones and their receptors, signal transduction pathways, fungal virulence factors, and antifungal drug development. Alison Buchan, Assistant Professor of Microbiology. Roles of microbes in natural environments, linking microbial taxa to critical ecosystem processes, functional gene [...]

The Plant Organismal Biology Group at the University of Tennessee provides a congenial intellectual and collaborative environment for faculty, graduate students, and undergraduate students who use a variety of empirical approaches to study plant life. Our research programs focus on ecological and evolutionary patterns and processes across a broad range of spatial and temporal scales [...]

Research Interests All aspects of plant biology, ranging from biochemical studies of ion homeostasis in plant cells to plant-pathogen interactions, to mathematical modeling of plant ecology, to targeted modification of plants for biofuel production. UT Knoxville Gladys Alexandre: Plant-microbe interactions (galexan2@utk.edu) Barry Bruce: Chloroplast biochemistry/biology (bbruce@utk.edu) Beth Mullin: Plant-microbe interactions (bmullin@utk.edu) Dan Roberts: Calcium signaling [...]