Faculty
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Dr. David Appel
Professor, Plant Pathology and Microbiology
ESSM Collaborating Faculty(979) 845-8273Tree disease biology, epidemiology and control -
Dr. Thomas W. Boutton
Regents Professor
Texas A&M AgriLife Senior Faculty Fellow
Sid Kyle Endowed Chair in Arid and Semi-Arid Land Biogeochemistry(979) 845-8027Biogeochemistry, soil ecology -
Dr. David D. Briske
Regents Professor
T.M. O'Connor Endowed Professor and Texas A&M AgriLife Faculty Fellow(979) 845-5581Rangeland ecology -
Molecular evolution, population genetics -
Blended wildlife habitat and livestock range management -
Landscape ecology -
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Rangeland restoration, ecology -
Human dimensions and socio-economics of rangeland -
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Climate change biology, paleobiogeography, morphometrics -
Dr. Robert K. Lyons
Associate Department Head / Professor and Extension Range Specialist(830) 278-9151 ext. 226Integrated brush control -
Dr. Binayak Mohanty
Regents Professor & Texas A&M AgriLife Faculty Fellow, COALS Chair in Hydrologic Engineering and Sciences(979) 458-4421Vadose zone hydrology -
Ecohydrology -
Dr. Asko Noormets
Associate ProfessorEcosystem ecology, carbon cycle, management effects on ecosystem function -
Dr. Sorin C. Popescu
Professor & Associate Department Head for Undergraduate Programs(979) 862-2614Remote sensing -
Range ecology, poisonous plant mangement -
Hydrology, water quality and spatial sciences modeling -
Rangeland Resource Management -
Dr. Rhonda Struminger
Assistant Professor of the Practice, Assistant Research ProfessorInformal STEM education, science and public policy, human and social capital development -
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Sustainable management, ecological restoration, ecological economics modeling -
Rangeland vegetation monitoring, grazing and fire management -
Prescribed burning, livestock grazing management, and population plant ecology -
Dr. Bradford Wilcox
Professor, Sid Kyle Endowed Professor in Arid and Semi-Arid Land Ecohydrology(979) 458-1899Hydrology -
Dr. X. Ben Wu
Professor, Thaman University Professor for Undergraduate Teaching Excellence(979) 845-7334Landscape ecology, ecology education
Research Associates
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Yong Chen
Postdoctoral Research Associate -
Yihun Dile Taddele
Assistant Research Scientist -
Che-Jen (Jerry) Hsiao
Postdoctoral Research Associate -
Thomas Huff
Postdoctoral Research Associate -
Essayas Kaba Ayana
Postdoctoral Research Associate -
Toni Klemm
Postdoctoral Research Associate -
Nian-Wei (Tony) Ku
Postdoctoral Research Associate -
Lonesome Malambo
Assistant Research Scientist -
Prajaya Prajapati
Postdoctoral Research Associate
Adjunct Faculty
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Dr. Meshal Abdullah
Adjunct Assistant Professor -
Dr. Sumanta Bagchi
Adjunct Faculty -
Landscape ecology (fire and wildlife), wildlife interactions with humans, and place/culture adapted education -
Statistician, plant ecophysiologist -
Microsatellite marker development, genome mapping -
Environmental Policy, Politics, and Administration -
Forest genomics, population genetics, conservation genetics -
Ecosystem ecology, wetland ecology, invasive species -
Research geneticist -
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Dr. Humberto L. Perotto-Baldivieso
Adjunct FacultyLandscape ecology, spatial analysis, remote sensing, GIS -
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Community development, energy policy, rural sociology, sociology of natural resources and the Environment -
Dr. Wayne Twine
Adjunct Associate Professor -
Dr. Jason Vogel
Assistant Professor
ProForest – Proactive Forest Health and Resilience Team Member(352) 846-0879Forest ecosystem science -
Dr. Matthew Wagner
Project Administration, Wildlife Management Institute; Deputy Director, Wildlife Division, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (retired)(979) 220-2863 (cell)Wildlife management and policy
Emeritus Faculty
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Forest ecology, restoration environmental decision making -
Dr. Diana Burton
Associate Professor Emeritus -
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Dr. C. Wayne Hanselka
Professor and Extension Specialist Emeritus(361) 241-1641 home, (361) 960-9102 cellTotal range resource management -
Rangeland management -
Dr. Robert B. Shaw
Emeritus Professor -
Dr. Steve Whisenant
Emeritus Professor of Ecosystem Science and Management
Former Department Head of ESSM and Rangeland Ecology and ManagementEcological restoration, international development, rangeland management
