People

I study biodiversity, evolution, ecology and conservation of lichens in the Sonoran Desert, Central & South America. I am also investigating biodeterioration and biomineralization, how lichens affect their rock substrates. More Information

Chandra acts as the primary database analyst and programmer for the NEON Biorepository, ensuring implementation of FAIR principles in data management, quality, integration and use. Chandra has a comprehensive background in managing and analyzing natural history data, with research interests in DNA sequencing and bioinformatics, predictive modeling, and biodiversity data standards. More Information

I am an insect systematist who specializes in New World weevil diversity and evolution, with additional interests in biodiversity data science and in broadly promoting the use of biocollections. More Information

Formally trained as a botanist, I have been working for the last two decades as a biodiversity informatics specialist assisting with digitization and data management of biodiversity data across all taxonomic groups. More Information

My background is in laboratory sample management, cold chain logistics and biorepository operations, in support of academic and industry research leaders. More Information

I am an insect systematist with a research focus on darkling beetles (Family Tenebrionidae) and North American desert biogeography. I currently manage the invertebrate collections associated with the NEON Biorepository at the ASU Biocollections. More Information

I am a plant taxonomist working on American Myrtaceae, especially Psidium and its relatives.  I also collaborate with my colleague Daryl Lafferty on investigating how biodiversity data can be used in biogeography studies.  Finally, I am editor of the Vascular Plants of Arizona project and Canotia (Canotia.org), a journal for Arizona botany and mycology. More Information

I am an insect systematist specializing in conservation, evolution, and biodiversity of twirler moths (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), with further interests in faunistic surveys and collections-based research. More Information

Rosie prepares the mammal vouchers for the collections. After a few years of working in the field, she has become very interested in spatial ecology and habitat use. More Information

I am a botanist interested in the diversity, distribution, and evolutionary history of plants and in applying this knowledge toward outreach and conservation. More Information