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Institute for Biodiversity, Ecology, Evolution, and Macrosystems 

​Focusing on the Biodiversity Crisis with Science at Scale




Michigan State University

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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. 


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Leadership Team

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

IBEEM Postdoctoral fellows

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Adriana Uscanga Castillo
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Kelly Kapsar
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Lala Kounta
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Peter Williams
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Casey Youngflesh
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Jeff Doser
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Rachel Toczydlowski
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Jasper Van donink

SUpport Staff

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Katie Steinman (Budget Officer)
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Michelle Chester (Project Coordinator)
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Pat Bills (Data Scientist)

Faculty Affiliates

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Kay Holekamp
Department of  Integrative Biology
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Scott Stark
Department of Forestry
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​Pang-Ning Tan
​Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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Charles Ofria
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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Sarah Evans
Department of Integrative Biology
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G. Philip Robertson
Department of Plant, Soil and Microbial Sciences
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Lars Brudvig
Department of Plant Biology
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Brian O’Shea ​
Department of Computational Mathematics, Science and Engineering, the Department of Physics and Astronomy, and the National Superconducting Cyclotron Laboratory
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Christopher Klausmeier
Department of Plant Biology
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​Nick Haddad
Department of Integrative Biology
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Mariah Meek
Department of Integrative Biology
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Fredric Janzen
Department of Fisheries and Wildlife; Integrative Biology
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​Jianguo "Jack" Liu
​Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
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​Andrew Finley
Department of Forestry
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​Yadu Pokhrel
Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering
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David Roy
​Department of Geography, Environment, & Spatial Sciences
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Gideon Bradburd
University of Michigan EEB
​IBEEM Leadership Team 2021-2022

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William Wetzel
​Department of Entomology
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Sarah Fitzpatrick
Department of Integrative Biology
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Elena Litchman
Department of Plant Biology
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Stephen Hamilton
Department of Integrative Biology
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Lifeng Luo ​
Department of Geography, Environment, and Spatial Sciences
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Ashley Shade
Department of Microbiology & Molecular Genetics
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​Jiayu Zhou
Department of Computer Science and Engineering
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John Robinson
University of Georgia
IBEEM Leadership Team 2021-2022

Affiliate Programs

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Institute for Biodiversity, Ecology, Evolution, and Macrosystems
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824
​ibeem@msu.edu
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