We strive to create a working environment that feels welcoming to each person, regardless of their values, experiences, backgrounds, gender identity, religion, race, nationality, disability status, or socioeconomic status. We believe that diverse groups in which every voice is equally valued are more enjoyable and rewarding to be part of. Like natural ecosystems, diverse groups are also stronger, healthier, and produce better science. We are continuously striving to improve our efforts toward these goals.
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Volker RudolfVolker has self diagnosed "scientific ADD" which he uses as an excuse to study a diverse range of topics and systems. Currently, he is particularly interested in phenology, temporal networks & climate change, and the evolution of cannibalism. His favorite work days are those he gets to spend in the field surveying ponds. On weekends, he bakes, plays video games, & takes care of his backyard bees & chickens to relax.
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Current Graduate Students
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Lydia CoxLydia joined us after completing her undergraduate degree in Biology at Duke. For her senior thesis she studied effects of climate change on phenology of carnivorous plants. Now in her first year, she's shifting her focus to animals and is exploring new PhD project ideas. Outside the lab, she enjoys arts & crafts, exploring nature by foot, kayak, or paddleboard (with frequent stops to photograph cool critters), and is a pro at finding fossilized shark teeth.
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Aimi KochiAfter completing her undergraduate degree in Biology at Swarthmore College, Aimi has decided to leave the cold north to join us and start her PhD at Rice. As an undergraduate Aimi studied relationships between microbes and diet in amphibians, and is now thinking about thesis projects for her PhD. Aimi is fluent in Japanese and tries to single handedly solve the stray dog problem in Houston by adopting dogs.
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Hannah YinHannah joined us after completing her undergraduate degree in biology and computer science at Tufts University. Her PhD project examines the forces that shape the temporal structure of communities and their consequences, using a combination of experiments, simulations, and analysis of large data sets. This allows her to study communities at different time scales, ranging from the role of daily foraging patterns or phenologies in shaping ecological networks, or analyzing how they change at decadal scales in rsponse to climate change.
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Past Graduate students & Post doctoral fellows
Zoey Neale
Shanon Carter
Nick Rasmussen
Benjamin Toscano |
Hengxing Zou
Carl Nickolas Keiser
Liang Zhu
Benjamin Van Allen |
Patrick Clay
Raul Costa-Pereira
Chris Dibble |
