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Home What We Do Who We Are Graduate Program T3 Option in Ecological and Environmental Informatics T3 Option Coursework Information INF Graduate Program Graduate Certificate in EcologicalEnvironmental Informatics Seminar and Events Schedule Opportunities Faculty and Staff Job Opportunities Research Opportunities Presidential Fellowship Undergraduate Program Collaborations Scroll down to content What is Ecoinformatics? We view ecoinformatics as integrating cutting-edge informatics tools (data analytics, computing, statistical analysis, and modeling) with knowledge, theory, and data from ecology, climate science, and other environmental science disciplines to address pressing environmental issues. The Ecological and Environmental Informatics (Ecoinformatics”) research group at NAU employs cutting-edge computational, analytical, and modeling (informatics”) tools to conduct research in major terrestrial biomes from the tropics to the tundra to deserts. Our ecological expertise spans physiological ecology, ecosystem ecology, forest ecology, biosphere-atmosphere interactions, disease ecology, remote sensing, and more. We augment this expertise by collaborating with other world-class research centers across NAU and other institutions . We would love for you to join us! Learn more about our research labs , faculty and research staff , new team-science based PhD program (funded by the National Science Foundation), other graduate research and funding opportunities , and our undergraduate program . On This Page T3 Statement on Racism and Inequality News Living in Flagstaff T3 Statement on Racism and Inequality The T3 Program Advisory Committee (PAC) recognizes that there are structural inequalities that permeate our society, and the sciences are not immune to racism. As a program supported by the National Science Foundation’s National Research Traineeship (NRT) program, the T3 program is committed to broadening participation in the sciences and to being part of the solution to these systemic problems. T3 Program Affiliates are committed to engaging in training and awareness activities that address issues of racism, diversity, equity, and inclusion in the sciences, and the T3 PAC is discussing concrete actions we can take as a group. We will provide updates about our plans as they take shape. News Student News Student surveys cave Blase LaSala surveys a cave in the Grand Canyon's aquifer system. Photo Credit: Garrison Loope (GRCA) Blase LaSala surveys a cave in the Grand Canyon’s deep karst aquifer system. Photo Credit: Garrison Loope (GRCA) Student Iván González awarded Microsoft Azure Grant Keany awarded NASA-FINESST grant NSF-GRFP Award Congratulations, Spring 2021 Graduates Welcome back, Students! High resolution cave simulations (photo by Brooke Kubby) SICCS News Congratulations to Drs Yiqi Luo (left), Scott Goetz (middle), and Kevin Gurney (right), who were named as 3 of Reuters’ Top 1000 Climate Scientists . SICCS professor wins NAU 2022 award for Most Significant Innovation in Technology Transfer or Commercialization Congratulations to Dr. Kevin Gurney, who won NAU’s 2022 award for Most Significant Innovation in Technology Transfer of Commercialization Research News Legacies figure mihaljevic_news_0922 European funding for SICCS postdoc European funding for SICCS postdoc Land-Atmosphere Interactions Advancing Cross-Disciplinary Understanding of Land-Atmosphere InteractionsAdvancing Cross-Disciplinary Understanding of Land-Atmosphere Interactions terrestrial Carbon-Nitrogen-Climate interactions Bedrock weathering impacts on terrestrial Carbon-Nitrogen-Climate interactions Biodiversity, forest structure, and climate Using NEON data to explore the relationship between biodiversity, forest structure, and climate 3 notable papers from GurneyLab 3 notable papers from GurneyLab Broadening Our Impact Crosswalk Labs company started by SICCS Professor Crosswalk Labs company started by SICCS Professor Grand Canyon River Guides training on drought impacts in the Southwest SICCS researchers participate in Grand Canyon River Guides training SICCS professor briefs White House SICCS professor briefs White House International Sustainability Award to Ecoinformatics Researchers International Sustainability Award to Ecoinformatics Researchers AGU 2021 Fall Meeting AGU 2021 Fall Meeting GEODE_OctNews ABoVE Research Highlighted in NASA Earth Notes Return to Top Living in Flagstaff With more than 250 days of sunshine per year, Flagstaff provides a beautiful setting for living and learning. Outdoor opportunities in Flagstaff are unrivaled and include local hiking, running, and biking options, our very own ski resort , and easy access to the world-renowned Grand Canyon National Park and other national parks and monuments around the 4-Corners region. Flagstaff, located at an elevation of 7000 ft, is situated on the edge of the Colorado Plateau. The proximity to lower elevation deserts ensures year-round access to hiking, camping, and world-class rock climbing. In addition to outdoor activities, there is a vibrant science and arts community in Flagstaff. Annually, the Flagstaff Festival of Science provides free science-related activities for all ages. Lowell Observatory is open to the public with programs for all ages. Arts events include summer festivals , free activities year-round in Heritage Square , art galleries , First Friday Art Walk , the Flagstaff Shakespeare Festival , aerial artists , and much, much more. Northern Arizona University is an accredited postsecondary minority-serving institution as well as a Hispanic-serving institution and is committed to building a diverse community of scholars and improving opportunities for historically underrepresented students and faculty. You can learn more about Flagstaff here . Grand Canyon Fall in Flagstaff San Francisco Peaks Arts Return to Top What We Do Our faculty and affiliates engage in a broad range of collaborative research projects with our academic, government, and industry partners. While most of our projects expand beyond traditional disciplinary divides, projects in this area are closely related to ecology , remote sensing , and environmental modeling . Our Research Groups Complex Systems Informatics Lab (Ruddell Lab) Terrestrial EcosystemsGlobal Change (Richardson Lab) Ecological Synthesis Lab (Ogle Lab) GEODE Lab (Goetz Lab) Megabiota Lab (Doughty Lab) ECOLab (Luo Lab) Remote SensingGeoinformatics Lab (Sankey Lab) The Carbon CycleClimate Change (Gurney Lab) Disease Ecology and Evolution (Mihaljevic Lab) Carbon Cycle ScienceClimate Change (Huntzinger Lab) Paleoclimate Dynamics Lab (McKay Lab) Who We Are Our ecoinformatics group at NAU includes 17 faculty, representing a broad range of expertise from plant and ecosystem ecology to remote sensing to statistics to ecohydrology to disease ecology, among others. The faculty is paralleled by our diverse group of postdoctoral researchers, research support staff, and graduate students. Faculty Postdoctoral Researchers Research Staff Graduate Students Recent GraduatesAffiliates Faculty Jay Barber Associate Professor Bayesian statistics, spatial statistics, ecological and environmental applications Logan Berner Assistant Research Professor Forest ecology, carbon cycling, climate change, satellite remote sensing, geospatial modeling Chris Doughty Associate Professor Climate change, biodiversity loss, forest carbon cycling, remote sensing Scott Goetz Regents Professor Ecosystem responses to environmental change, Arctic biodiversity, remote sensing Kevin Gurney Professor Climate change, biogeochemistry, ecology, energy, science policy Deborah Huntzinger Professor The carbon cycle, climate change, terrestrial biogeochemistry, modeling of land-atmosphere carbon dynamics, carbon footprint analysis Patrick Jantz Assistant Research Professor Forest canopy structure, geoinformatics, remote sensing, sustainable...