High-throughput DNA screening and other molecular biology approaches to identify and characterize plant, animal and insect species and their functions; development of bio-products and phytotechnologies; biodiversity informatics; biological pest management; ecological and environmental studies;…
Study of forest ecosystem dynamics, climate change, wildfire, and paleoecology; analysis of tree rings for archaeology, eco-cultural history, and artistic purposes
Controlled environment agriculture research and development, including measurement of plant growth, gas exchange, volatile organic compound (VOC) evolution and nutrient remediation
Instrument facility specializing in biophysical characterization methods used for investigating biomolecular structure, stability, interactions, dynamics and enzymology.