MSU is the place for conducting Macrosystems Science – we have secured the largest number of National Science Foundation Macrosystems and NEON-enabled Science Awards of any U.S. institution.

IBEEM links these independent projects and investigators and others across IBEEM themes, capitalizing on synergies and adding interdisciplinary expertise to do even more transformational science.

IBEEM is a diverse interdisciplinary team spanning 5 colleges and numerous disciplines at MSU. IBEEM includes expertise in Ecology, Evolution, and Behavior; Geography & Earth Science; Computer Sciences, Maths, Statistics, and Engineering; and Big Data & Data Analytics. It also includes leaders of world-class research centers, programs, & networks. 

Leadership Team

Phoebe Zarnetske (PI and Director)
Department of Integrative Biology
Patricia Soranno
​​(Co-PI, Co-Director)
Department of Integrative Biology, Department of Fisheries & Wildlife
Kyla Dahlin
​​(Co-PI)
Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
Elise Zipkin 
​(Co-PI)
Department of Integrative Biology
Kendra Spence Cheruvelil (Co-PI and Past Director)
Lyman Briggs College and the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife

IBEEM Postdoctoral fellows
Alejandra Martínez Blancas
Lala Kounta
Jasper Van donink

Support Staff

Gabrielle Whittaker (Budget Officer, IBIO)
Kelly Kapsar (Data Scientist)
Pat Bills (Data Scientist)

Faculty Affiliates

Kay Holekamp
Department of  Integrative Biology
Scott Stark
Department of Forestry
​Pang-Ning Tan
​Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Charles Ofria
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Sarah Evans
Department of Integrative Biology
G. Philip Robertson
Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
Lars Brudvig
Department of Plant Biology
Christopher Klausmeier
Department of Plant Biology
​Nick Haddad
Department of Integrative Biology
Mariah Meek
Department of Integrative Biology
Fredric Janzen
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Integrative Biology
​Jianguo "Jack" Liu
​Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
​Andrew Finley
Department of Forestry
​Yadu Pokhrel
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
Sarah Fitzpatrick
Department of Integrative Biology
Elena Litchman
Department of Plant Biology
Lifeng Luo ​
Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
​Jiayu Zhou
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
Christine Sprunger
Department of Plant, Soil, and Microbial Sciences
Alisha Shah
Department of Integrative Biology
Lauren Sullivan
Department of Plant Biology,
​Kellogg Biological Station

Affiliate Programs

Institute for Biodiversity, Ecology, Evolution, and Macrosystems
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
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