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mentors

Participating AU mentors are experts in synergistic ecological disciplines (see below) and have significant experience training undergraduate student research.  Moreover, our mentors are passionate about training undergraduate students and will participate in all aspects of the REU Site program.  Students chosen to participate in the REU program are encouraged to identify mentors whose research interests parallel their own to develop an interesting research project soon after arriving in Auburn.

   

REU mentor - Cova Arias

Dr. Covadonga Arias

Research Interests: Bacteriology, microbial genomics, viral ecology

 

jason bond

Dr. Jason Bond

Research Interests: Evolutionary diversification of arachnids, molecular ecology, phylogeography

  

REU mentor - Dennis DeVries

Dr. Dennis DeVries

Research Interests: Fisheries management, fish ecology, conservation

 

Dr. Jack Feminella

Research Interests: Stream ecology, community ecology, watersheds, experimental design

 

Dr. Brian Helms

Research Interests: Stream community ecology, land-use effects, crayfish ecology

 

Dr. Conor McGowan

Research Interests: Population modeling, conservation, quantitative ecology, decision analysis, endangered species

 

REU Mentor - Jim Stoeckel

Dr. James Stoeckel

Research Interests: Crustacean and molluscan ecology, invasive species, population ecology

 

Dr. Alan Wilson

Research Interests: Community and population ecology, predator-prey interactions, field experiments, plankton dynamics

 

REU mentor - Rusty Wright

Dr. Russell Wright 

Research Interests: Fisheries biology, community ecology, theoretical ecology, outreach

 

mentor spotlight

Dr. Alan Wilson