At KBS we believe in partnerships. Collaboration is often the best way to achieve lasting impact. Getting the best results and building for the future is more important to us than getting all the credit.
We are globally networked, with decades of experience making a difference in communities at home and around the world in ways that advance us all.
Current Visiting Scholars
Joelyn de Lima
Biology Education focus, MSU, Dept. of Plant Biology
Host Lab: Haddad
May 2021 – May 2022
Katharine Suding
Professor of Ecology, University of Colorado Boulder
Host Lab: Gross
June 5 – July 17, 2021
Past Visiting Scholars
Lars Brudvig
Associate Professor, MSU, Dept. of Plant Biology
Host Lab: Gross
August 2018 – May 2019
Emma Rosi
Aquatic Ecologist, Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies
Host Lab: Hamilton
Nov. 1, 2017 – Dec. 31, 2018
Leticia Mesa
National Institute of Limnology, Santa Fe, Argentina
KBS Host Lab: Hamilton Lab
August 29-Dec. 4, 2017
Deborah Letourneau
dletour@ucsc.edu
Professor of Environmental Studies, University of California – Santa Cruz
Letourneau Lab Website: https://envintlab.sites.ucsc.edu/
KBS Host Lab: Gross and Lau Labs
March 25 – April 23, 2017
Carol Shennan
cshennan@ucsc.edu
Professor, Environmental Studies, University of California – Santa Cruz
KBS Host Lab: Robertson Lab
Aug. 28 – Oct. 8, 2016
Juan Ramon Insua
insua.juan@inta.gob.ar
Assistant Professor, Animal Nutrition, College of Agricultural Science, University of Mar del Plata
KBS Host Lab: Utsumi Lab
March 15 – Oct. 31, 2016
Veera Norros
norrosve@msu.edu
Researcher, Finnish Environment Institute (SYKE)
KBS Host Lab: Litchman Lab
Feb. 1 – Sept. 30, 2016
Karel Jacobs
kjcobs@csu.edu
Associate Professor and Coordinator of Secondary Education
Chicago State University, Dept. of Biology
KBS Host: Gross Lab/K-12 Partnership
Sept. 7 – Dec. 5, 2015
Alexey Ryabov
a.ryabov@icbm.de
Professor, Oldenburg University, Institute for Chemistry and Biology of the Marine Environment (Germany)
KBS Host Lab: Klausmeier Lab
October/November 2014
Mike Jones
jonesm30@msu.edu
Professor, Michigan State University, Dept. of Fisheries & Wildlife
KBS Host Lab: Gross Lab
October 2014
Mike McCarthy
mjm.kingston@gmail.com
Postdoc, The University of Texas at Austin, Marine Science Institute
KBS Host Lab: Hamilton Lab
September 2014
Kai Wirtz
kai.wirtz@hzg.de
Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht (Germany)
KBS Host Lab: Klausmeier Lab
August/September 2014
Dr. Kathryn Cottingham
kathryn.cottingham@dartmouth.edu
Professor, Dartmouth University
KBS Host Lab: Gross Lab
April 2013
Bryan Foster
bfoster@ku.edu
Professor, University of Kansas
KBS Host Lab: Gross Lab
Sept. – Oct. 2013
Julio Galli
National University of Rosario (Argentina)
KBS Host Lab: Utsumi Lab
July 2014 – September 2014
Dr. Junmin Li
lijmtzc@126.com
Teacher, Taizhou University (China)
KBS Host Lab: Lau Lab
April 2011 – March 2012
Dr. Nalini Nadkarni
Professor, The University of Utah, Department of Biology
KBS Host: Gross Lab/K-12 Partnership
October 2012
Lea Roselli
University of Salento (Italy)
KBS Host Lab: Litchman Lab
March 2014 – August 2014
Dr. Zhigang Zhao
Associate Professor, Lanzhou University (China)
KBS Host Lab: Conner Lab
Sept. 2011 – Sept. 2012
Dr. Terenzio Zenone
Terenzio.Zenone@ua.ac.be
Adjunct Visiting Research Associate
KBS Host Lab: Robertson Lab
April 2009 – Oct. 2012
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