Savannah River Ecology Laboratory

University of Georgia

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Faculty

	RHODES, Olin E. Jr. (Gene) Director, SREL Wildlife ecology and genetics, including the application of genetic tools to issues in wildlife management and conservation; disease ecology; molecular genetics as a tool for examining wildlife behavior and population structure; sustainability of wildlife species in human-dominated landscapes and resolution of human-wildlife conflicts
	SEAMAN, John Assistant Director, SREL Research Professor of Biogeochemistry, UGA Land application of animal waste and coal combustion by-products; solute/contaminant transport modeling; reclamation of Cr(VI) contaminated aquifers and soils; in situ immobilization; physicochemical factors controlling heavy metal and radionuclide adsorption/migration

	BEASLEY, James Assistant Research Scientist, SREL Wildlife ecology and management, movement behavior and population dynamics of carnivores, effects of habitat fragmentation and anthropogenic land use on wildlife, mesopredator ecology, management of infectious diseases, scavenging ecology
	BUHLMANN, Kurt Associate Research Scientist, SREL Associate Research Scientist, Odum School of Ecology Life history and evolutionary ecology of herpetofauna, and application to conservation and habitat management; upland habitat needs of seasonal wetlands herpetofauna; effects of land management; reintroduction methods; global turtle conservation
	LANCE, Stacey Assistant Research Scientist, SREL Local scale processes and their combined effects on maintenance and distribution of genetic diversity within and among populations; genetics of endangered species, reintroductions, and translocation; effects of environmental contaminant exposure on interplay of behavior, ecology, and population genetics; marker development
	McARTHUR, J Vaun Senior Research Ecologist, SREL Senior Rsearch Ecologist, Odum School of Ecology Aquatic microbial ecology, ecological genetics of microbes, interactions between terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems, stream community metabolism, macroinvertebrate ecology
	MILLS, Gary Associate Research Scientist, SREL Research Professor, Dept. of Chemistry and Physics, USC-Aiken Controlling transport and transformations of organic compounds; metal-organic interactions, photochemical transformations, abiotic reactions on soil mineral and oxide surfaces, bioremediation of hydrocarbon contaminants
	TUBERVILLE, Tracey Assistant Research Scientist, SREL Conservation and management of reptile and amphibian populations; translocation and reintroduction; genetics as a tool to understanding individual behavior and population dynamics, and landscape processes
Emeritus Faculty
	ADRIANO, Domy Senior Research Scientist (Emeritus), SREL Professor of Environmental Soil Chemistry and Biogeochemistry (Emeritus), UGA Biogeochemistry of trace metals, source term - bioavailability - risk relationships, risk reduction and management in contaminated sites, waste minimization and recycling, natural attenuation
	BRISBIN, I. Lehr Senior Research Ecologist (Emeritus), SREL Vertebrate ecology, radioecology, ecotoxicology, animal behavior, canine olfaction, fate and effects of nuclear and non-nuclear contaminants, fish and game as vectors of human contamination
	CONGDON, Justin Senior Research Ecologist (Emeritus), SREL Physiological ecology and ecotoxicology of herpetofauna, effects of coal fly ash waste on aquatic and semi-aquatic organisms
	GIBBONS, J. Whitfield Senior Research Ecologist (Emeritus), SREL Professor of Ecology (Emeritus), Odum School of Ecology, UGA Population dynamics and ecology of aquatic and semiaquatic vertebrates; factors affecting abundance and distribution of herpetofauna; application of basic population research to wetland conservation and environmental impact assessment
	McLEOD, Kenneth Senior Research Ecologist (Emeritus), SREL Plant physiological ecology, ecological restoration of bottomland and swamp forests, physiological responses of tree species to environmental stress, effects of land management on structure and function of southeastern forests, phytoremediation potential of woody plants
	SHARITZ, Rebecca Senior Research Ecologist (Emeritus), SREL Professor of Plant Biology (Emeritus), UGA Ecological processes in wetlands, including factors affecting the structure and function of floodplain forests, responses of wetland communities to environmental disturbances, and effects of land management practices on nearby wetlands
Adjunct Faculty
	GLENN, Travis Adjunct Associate Professor, SREL Associate Professor, Dept. Environmental Health Science, UGA Development and application of molecular genetics tools to problems in conservation biology, genotoxicology, population genetics, and natural resource management; environmental genomics, germ-line mutations
	HINTON, Tom Adjunct Senior Research Scientist, SREL Deputy Head of Radioecology, Ecotoxicology and Environmental Modeling Division, Institute of Radioprotection and Nuclear Safety Radioactive contaminants in aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems, human and ecological risks, remediation, development of research tools and modeling

Visiting Scientists

	DORCAS, Michael Physiology, ecology, and conservation of amphibians and reptiles
	PILGRIM, Melissa Integrating field ecology, biogeochemistry, and ecophysiology to understand effects of environmental change on ecosystem function, community assemblages, animal population dynamics and organismal life histories
	STANGEL, Peter Fish and wildlife conservation; program evaluation; strategic planning for measurable conservation outcomes; development, fundraising, and philanthropy for natural resource conservation

Post-Doctoral Research Associates

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BURGESS, Elizabeth

Ecology of prokaryotes, characterization of microecological habitats, utility of microorganisms for remediation and natural attenuation of contaminants, prokaryotes in biogeochemical cycles

Research Staff

	ANDREWS, Kimberly Reptile and amphibian conservation, spatial ecology, developing approaches for retaining ecological viability and permeability in urbanizing landscapes
	BRYAN, Larry Vertebrate ecology, avian habitat use and contaminant uptake, threatened and endangered species conservation, contaminant uptake in aquatic species
	CHANG, Hyun-shik Geochemistry modeling for the fate and transport of inorganic contaminants, oxidation mechanism of organic compounds and metal complexes, development of analytical method for trace level contaminants
	FLETCHER, Dean Ecology and reproductive biology of stream fishes, stream disturbance assessment and restoration, disturbance histories of upper coastal plain streams, GIS applications in stream assessments
	GREENE, Judith Population dynamics and ecology of freshwater turtles; natural history and conservation of reptiles and amphibians; biodiversity of isolated wetlands; maintenance of historical and long term data sets
	KENNAMER, Robert Avian ecology, avian population ecology, and environmental contaminants
	LEE, Linda Botany, plant ecology, wetlands, habitat management and restoration, rare plant conservation
	METTS, Brian Ecology and natural history of herpetofauna; conservation and management; ecotoxicology; and the effects of anthropogenic activities on wildlife populations
	SCOTT, David Amphibian ecology, amphibian use of isolated wetlands, ecological risk analysis, K-12 science outreach
	SINGER, Julian Fate and transport of contaminants through porous media; scale dependence of hydraulic parameters influencing contaminant transport; sensor design; wetland restoration