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The Evans Lab studies how microscopic organisms - bacteria, fungi, and archaea - function and respond to their environment. We are interested in how microbes respond to disturbances and stress, and what factors alter the diversity of microbial communities, as well as the ecosystem functions that microbes carry out, like cycling nutrients and facilitating plant growth. We assess these processes using a combination of ecosystem and theoretical modeling, field manipulations, and biogeochemical and molecular methods in the laboratory. Since microbes are essentially everywhere, knowledge of how these tiny organisms operate can help us better predict ecosystem responses to global change, optimize ecosystem services, and understand the importance of microbes for the many larger organisms they are associated with.
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See Research for more detailed description of our projects, Photos to see what doing our science looks like, and Communication for descriptions for non-scientists. And of course, People, for the fun group that makes it happen. |
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Lab NewsJoin the lab! Sarah is hiring two postdocs for her new NSF grants-check out the Join page for more info.
December 2020 Updates
We've been working from home but are still busy! See our updates from this year so far!
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