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Wetland ecosystems

Faculty in the Ecology graduate program with research interests in this area.

Name	Email/phone	Interests include
Brooks, Robert Professor of Geography and Ecology Director of the Penn State Cooperative Wetlands Center	rpb2@psu.edu 814-863-1596 (University Park)	Ecology, management, and restoration of wetland and riparian ecosystems.
Cole, C. Andrew (Andy) Associate Director, Center for Watershed Stewardship Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Ecology	cac13@psu.edu 814-865-3334 (University Park)	Ecosystem ecology: wetlands, hydrology, restoration, seed banks, plant communities, historical ecology.
Drohan, Patrick Assistant Professor of Pedology	pjd7@psu.edu 814-863-4246 (University Park)	Soil formation and biogeochemistry due to land use and ecosystem change; soil and water degradation, and the remediation of soil physical and chemical properties in urban environments.
Macalady, Jennifer Assistant Professor of Geosciences	jlm80@psu.edu 814-865-6330 (University Park)	Microbial ecology; microbial role in weathering and soil processes; controls on microbial diversity; ecological interactions in microbially dominated systems (ancient earth analogs).
Shannon, Robert Associate Professor of Agricultural Engineering	rds13@psu.edu 814-865-7153 (University Park)	Wetland biogeochemistry. Riparian wetlands. Constructed wetlands for waste treatment. Pollutant impacts on aquatic systems.
Wardrop, Denice Senior Research Associate Associate Professor of Geography and Ecology	dhw110@psu.edu 814-863-1005 (University Park)	Impacts of human disturbance on wetlands; plant community dynamics; theoretical applied ecology; landscape analysis.