Many Ph.D. scientists make up the faculty and research scientists of the Savannah River Ecology Laboratory. Many of these individuals hold faculty or adjunct academic positions at the University of Georgia and other institutions. The ability of the Ecology Laboratory to attract outstanding researchers ensures it a position as a leader in ecological research. Faculty and research scientists guide the research of the lab. They are supported by adjunct faculty, other scientists on sabbatical leave or in postdoctoral positions, graduate and undergraduate students, and technical and other support personnel.
Bergmann,
Carl
Structure and function of the proteins that
interact with anionic extracellular matrix polysaccharides in plants and
animals
Gibbons,
Whitfield
Herpetology
and ecology;
Ecoviews
Glenn,
Travis
Development and application of molecular genetics
tools (especially microsatellite DNA loci, mitochondrial DNA, DNA strand
breakage, and transgenic models) to problems in conservation biology,
genotoxicology, population genetics, and natural resource management.
Hinton,
Tom
Environmental transport of contaminants with the
goal of being able to make better predictions of their long-term fate
McArthur,
J Vaun
Aquatic microbial ecology; ecological genetics of
microbes; interactions between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems; stream
community metabolism;and macroinvertebrate ecology
Mills,
Gary
The processes controlling the transport and
transformations of natural and anthropogenic organic compounds in aquatic
and terrestrial environments
Newman,
Lee
Plant biology and phytoremediation
Romanek,
Chris
Low-temperature and aqueous geochemistry
with emphasis on the stable isotope systematics of elements that play
key roles in biogeochemical processes
Seaman,
John
The land application of animal waste and coal
combustion by-products; solute and contaminant transport modeling; reclamation
of Cr(VI) contaminated aquifers and soils; in situ contaminant immobilization;
and the physicochemical factors controlling heavy metal and radionuclide
adsorption/migration, including colloid-facilitated transport of contaminants
in soil and groundwater
Sharitz,
Rebecca
Ecological processes in wetlands, including factors
affecting the structure and function of bottomland hardwood and swamp
forest ecosystems, responses of wetland communities to environmental disturbances,
and effects of land management practices on nearby wetland systems
Zhang,
Chuanlun
Geomicrobiology and environmental microbiology
Adriano,
Domy
Biogeochemistry of trace metals in the soil-plant
system
Brisbin,
I. Lehr
Vertebrate ecology, radioecology, ecotoxicology,
and animal behavior, particularly that related to canine olfaction
Congdon,
Justin
Physiological ecology and ecotoxicology, including
a major initiative on the effects of coal fly ash waste on aquatic and
semi-aquatic organisms
McLeod,
Ken
The unique mechanisms that allow plant species to
inhabit marginal habitats and which contributes to their individual distribution
patterns, from large-scale continental patterns to patterns of individual
trees in a forest
