Applied Biology

Research Supervisors

Name Research Interests
Black, Thomas Andrew Biometeorology; Microclimate modification; Soil physics; Greenhouse gas emissions; Evapotranspiration; Biometeorology, Microclimate modification, Soil physics, Greenhouse gas emissions, Evapotranspiration
Carrillo, Juli Plant-insect interactions; Agroecology; Invasive species; evolution; Ecology; community ecology; Environmental Change; Plant evolution; Population Ecology; Agroecology, Community Ecology, Ecology, Environmental Change, Evolution, Invasive species, Plant Evolution, Plant-insect interactions, Population Ecology
Castellarin, Simone Crop physiology; Fruit ripening; Secondary metabolism; Environmental stresses; Viticulture; Crop physiology, Fruit ripening, Secondary metabolism, Environmental stresses, Viticulture
Cerri, Ronaldo Agricultural Machinery and Technology; Animal Production; Animal Reproduction; Biotechnology and Activity monitors; Dairy cattle reproduction; Endocrine Regulation; Endometrium-conceptus cross communication; Estrous cycle physiology in cattle; Inflammation and stress; Production medicine in dairy cattle; Agricultural Machinery and Technology, Animal Production, Animal Reproduction, Biotechnology and Activity monitors, Dairy cattle reproduction, Endocrine Regulation, Endometrium-conceptus cross communication, Estrous cycle physiology in cattle, Inflammation and stress, Production medicine in dairy cattle
Cornelis, Jean Thomas Pedology; Biogeochemistry; Soil-Plant Interactions; Pedology, Biogeochemistry, Soil-Plant Interactions
Frommel, Andrea Sustainable Aquaculture; climate change; Early development in fish; Alternative feeds in aquaculture; Fish physiology; Sustainable Aquaculture, Climate Change, Early development in fish, Alternative feeds in aquaculture, Fish physiology
Guan, Leluo Functional Genomics, Animal Microbiome
Jovel Ayala, Eduardo Ethnobotany, mycology, natural product chemistry and Aboriginal health
Knipfer, Thorsten
Krzic, Maja Soil health; Soil management; Soil science education; Soil health, Soil management, Soil science education
Protopopova, Alexandra rabbit housing; dog training; cultural differences in human-companion animal relationships; Animal behaviour; animal shelter; Animal welfare; community initiatives; rabbit housing, dog training, cultural differences in human-companion animal relationships, animal behaviour, animal shelter, animal welfare, community initiatives
Riseman, Andrew plant breeding; plant genetics; horticulture; roots; stress physiology, Plant breeding, intercrop interactions, nutrient use efficiency, root physiology, biotic/abtioic stressor
Rivarez, Mark Paul Virology; plant pathology; Bioinformatics; AI-based modeling; Biological control; virus evolution; virus epidemiology; pathogen diversity; bacteriology; mycology; metagenomics; high-throughput sequencing; virology, plant pathology, bioinformatics, AI-based modeling, biological control, virus evolution, virus epidemiology, pathogen diversity, bacteriology, mycology, metagenomics, high-throughput sequencing
Robin, Tabitha
Sargent, Risa Biological control; community ecology; evolutionary ecology; Floral trait evolution; Flowering plants; Herbivory; Pollinator-mediated interactions; Biological control, Community ecology, Evolutionary ecology, Floral trait evolution, Flowering plants, Herbivory, Pollinator-mediated interactions
Smukler, Sean Agricultural ecology; Soil health; Climate change adaptation and mitigation; Ecosystem services; Agricultural ecology, Soil health, Climate change adaptation and mitigation, Ecosystem services
Taye, Zelalem Plant and soil microbiome; Synthetic Microbial Communities; Plant and Soil Health; Genomic Tools and Ecological Modeling; Non-Wood Forest Products & Sustainable Forest Management; Plant and Soil Microbiome, Synthetic Microbial Communities, Plant and Soil Health, Genomic Tools and Ecological Modeling, Non-Wood Forest Products & Sustainable Forest Management
von Keyserlingk, Marina animal welfare,  ethics of animal use,  farm animals, dairy cattle welfare, Animal Welfare Behavior, housing and management and how these contribute to animal health and welfare of dairy cattle
Weary, Daniel Animal welfare; Applied animal behaviour; Dairy cattle; Laboratory animals; Animal welfare, Applied animal behaviour, Dairy cattle, Laboratory animals
Wittman, Hannah food sovereignty; Sustainable agriculture; socio-ecological systems; Agroecology; food sovereignty, sustainable agriculture, socio-ecological systems, agroecology