Sustainability Science / Conservation Ecology

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Sustainability science is the study of the interactions between natural and social systems. Conservation ecology is the study of the effects of human activity on species and ecosystems with the goal of protecting biodiversity and preventing species extinction.

Associated Faculty

Krista Capps
Krista Capps

Associate Professor
Joint appointment: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

Ecology building, Rm. 121
Office: (706) 542-9673
Fax: (706) 542-4819

Vanessa Ezenwa
Vanessa Ezenwa

Adjunct Faculty
Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, Yale University
Graduate Program Faculty

Laurie Fowler
Laurie Fowler

Senior Public Service Associate Emerita

River Basin Center

Byron Freeman
Byron Freeman

Senior Public Service Associate Emeritus

Richard Hall
Richard Hall

Associate Professor
Joint appointment: Dept. of Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine

Ecology building, Rm. 137

Elizabeth King
Elizabeth King

Associate Professor
Joint Appointment: Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources

Biological Sciences building, Rm. 710
Office: (706) 542-1348

Craig W. Osenberg
Craig W. Osenberg

UGA Athletic Association Professor in Ecology

Ecology building, Rm. 25/32
Office: (706) 713-2051
Fax: (706) 542-4819

Benjamin Parrott
Benjamin Parrott

Associate Professor
Joint appointment: Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Office: (803) 725-6328
Fax: (803) 725-7471

Catherine Pringle
Catherine Pringle

Distinguished Research Professor
Professor Emerita

O. E. (Gene) Rhodes
O. E. (Gene) Rhodes

UGA Athletic Association Professor in Applied Ecology
Director of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Co-director of the UGA Research Institute

Savannah River Ecology Laboratory, PO Drawer E, Aiken, SC 29802
Office: (803) 725-8191
Fax: (803) 725-3309

Amy Rosemond
Amy Rosemond

Professor Emerita
UGA Foundation Professor in Ecology
Distinguished Research Professor

Ecology building, Rm. 189

Seth Wenger
Seth Wenger

UGA Athletic Association Professor of Ecology
Director of Public Service & Outreach
Director of Science, River Basin Center

River Basin Center
Office: (208) 340-7046

Stacey Lance
Stacey Lance

Associate Research Scientist, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Graduate Program Faculty

Office: (803) 725-0988

Phillip Bumpers
Phillip Bumpers

Assistant Research Scientist

River Basin Center

Allison Injaian
Allison Injaian

Senior Lecturer

Ecology building, Rm. 134

Charles B. van Rees
Charles B. van Rees

Assistant Professor
ERNE Certificate Co-Director

River Basin Center, Room 104E

Sechindra Vallury
Sechindra Vallury

Assistant Professor
Director of Policy, River Basin Center

River Basin Center

Upcoming Events

Confluence Water Science & Policy Poster Symposium

2:00 pm

Richard B. Russell Special Collections Libraries 285

Latest News

Grad student wins Presidential Graduate Fellow Award

Ally Whiteis is honored by UGA’s Graduate School.

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Ecology students dive into coastal internship

A partnership between One Hundred Miles and the Odum School created an immersive, paid internship exposing students to different aspects of conservation.

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Warmer oceans and increasing disease put coral reefs at risk

Coral on edges of reefs are more likely to grow and thrive, according to a new study by Professor Emeritus Jim Porter and grad student Camilla Nivison.

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