Graduate Field of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology | Cornell University

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Graduate Field of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology

Degrees offered: Ph.D., M.S.

The program is intended to provide students with broad exposure to concepts and research approaches within ecology and evolution (primarily through seminars and formal course work), as well as in-depth study in one or more subdisciplines (normally guided by the student's Special Committee). The specific course of study is tailored to the needs of the individual student. Excellent laboratory and nearby field facilities are available, as are numerous collections and libraries.

Apply Now Deadline: Fall, Dec. 1; no spring admission

Meet the Faculty

Adler, Kraig Professor
Aquadro, Charles F Charles A. Alexander Professor of Biological Sciences
Bedford, Barbara Lynn Senior Research Associate
Chabot, Brian F Professor
Cisne, John Luther Professor
Clark, Andrew G. Jacob Gould Schurmn Professor of Population Genetics
Cooch, Evan G. Associate Professor
Dhondt, Andre Alfons Professor and Edwin H. Morgens Professor of Ornithology, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
Doyle, Jeffrey J Professor
Durrett, Richard Timothy Professor
Ellner, Stephen Paul Professor
Fahey, Timothy James Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor
Feeny, Paul Patrick Professor
Fitzpatrick, John Weaver Professor
Flecker, Alexander S Associate Professor
Gavin, Thomas Alan Associate Professor
Geber, Monica Ann Associate Professor
Goodale, Christine L Assistant Professor
Greene, Charles H Professor
Hairston Jr, Nelson George Frank H. T. Rhodes Professor of Environmental Science
Harrison, Richard Gerald Professor
Harvell, Catherine Drew Professor
Howarth, Robert Warren David R. Atkinson Professor of Ecology and Environmental Biology
Levin, Simon Asher Adjunct Professor and George M. Moffett Professor of Biology, Princeton University
Likens, Gene Adjunct Professor and Distinguished Senior Scientist, IES
Losey, John E. Associate Professor
Lovette, John I Associate Professor and Director of the Fuller Evolutionary Biology Program, and Associate Director for Academic Affairs, Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology
MacIntyre, Ross Joseph Professor
McCune, Amy R. Professor
Morin, James G Professor
Nielsen, Rasmus Adjunct Professor
Niklas, Karl Joseph Professor
Power, Alison G Professor and Dean, Graduate School
Provine, William B. Andrew H. and James S. Tisch Distinguished University Professor
Richmond, Milo Scient Visit
Shoemaker, Christine Ann Joseph P. Ripley Professor of Engineering
Sparks, Jed P. Associate Professor
Winkler, David Ward Professor
Zamudio, Kelly Associate Professor

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