Laboratories & Facilities

Faculty Laboratories

• Rachelle Adams' Lab :: ant evolution and symbioses, behavioral ecology, chemical ecology
• Jackie Augustine's Lab :: avian behavior and conservation
• Jim Bauer's Lab :: aquatic biogeochemistry
• Bryan Carstens' Lab :: molecular ecology, systematics, phylogeography
• Andreas Chavez's Lab :: patterns and processes of mammalian diversification
• Peter Curtis' Lab :: adaptations to the abiotic and biotic environment via physiological processes
• Meg Daly's Lab :: anatomical, taxonomic, and geographic diversity of actiniarian sea anemones
• John Freudenstein's Lab :: plant systematics, phylogenetic theory
• Susan Gershman's Lab :: evolution of animal behavior
• H. Lisle Gibbs' Lab :: evolution, conservation and behaviour in wild birds and snakes using DNA-based genetic techniques
• Karen Goodell's Lab :: community ecology and population ecology of native bees
• Ian Hamilton's Lab :: animal behavior and ecology complex systems
• Jim Hood's Lab :: patterns and fluxes of nutrients and energy in freshwater ecosystems
• Steve Hovick's Lab :: ecological and evolutionary drivers of invasion success
• John Hunter's Lab :: mammalian paleontology
• Norman Johnson's Lab :: parasitoid wasp superfamily Proctotrupoidea
• Laura Kubatko's Lab :: statistical genetics
• Carol Landry's Lab :: factors  involved in maintaining biodiversity in coastal plant communities in the Bahamas
• Roman Lanno's Lab :: bioavailability of chemicals in the environment
• Stu Ludsin's Lab :: mechanisms that regulate the structure, function, and dynamics of aquatic ecosystems
• Libby Marschall's Lab :: life history and population ecology
• Maria Miriti's Lab :: theoretical, experimental and demographic methods to address factors that regulate plant populations and communities.
• Ryan Norris' Lab :: determining the evolutionary relationships of rodents and other small mammals
• J. Andrew Roberts' Lab :: behavioral ecology, evolution of animal communication and social behavior
• Zakee Sabree's Lab :: insect microbial symbiosis
• Allison Snow's Lab :: plant populations and ecological interactions
• Andrea Wolfe's Lab :: plant systematics, molecular evolution, and pollen presentation theory

Facilities

• Aquatic Ecology Laboratory (AEL) :: population & community structure and dynamics in aquatic systems
• Museum of Biological Diversity :: houses research and teaching collections; comprised of the Acarology Lab, Borror Lab, Herbarium, Museum of Zoology, and the Insect Collection
  • Acarology Laboratory :: one of the largest mite collections in North America
  • Borror Laboratory of Bioacoustics :: center of active research on animal sounds
  • Fish Division, MBD :: houses collection of North American freshwater fishes with secondary strengths in fishes of Mexico and Central America
  • Herbarium :: major collection of plant and fungal specimens that supports research and teaching at OSU, other academic institutions, and governmental agencies
  • Mollusc Division :: houses gastropod and bivalve collections used in teaching, research, and service
  • Triplehorn Insect Collection :: contains approximately 3.5 million specimens from all parts of the world with historical emphasis in the orders Coleoptera and Homoptera and current interests in the Hymenoptera