Research Directory

John Adams

Deputy Director Chief Operations Officer

• 520-621-3955
• jadamsb2@arizona.edu

Dr. Greg Barron-Gafford

Director of Food, Water, Energy Research

• gregbg@arizona.edu

Aaron Bugaj

LEO Senior Research Specialist Biosphere 2 Data Visualization and Podcast Host

• bugaja@arizona.edu

Jason Deleeuw

Rain Forest Research Specialist Terrestrial Biome Manager

• 520-626-6630
• jdeleeuw@arizona.edu

Dr. Katerina Dontsova

Associate Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Biosphere 2, University of Arizona

• 601-868-0279
• dontsova@email.arizona.edu

Dr. Matej Durcik

Researcher

• mdurcik@arizona.edu

Dr. Daniel Killam

Ocean Post-Doc

• dkillam@arizona.edu

Dr. S. Mercer Meding

Analytical Laboratory Coordinator

• 520-621-3148
• smmeding@email.arizona.edu

Dr. Cherry Murray

Deputy Director of Research, Biosphere 2

• cherrymurray@arizona.edu

Wei-Ren Ng

Electrical Engineer

• 520-621-3954
• weiren@email.arizona.edu

Megan Russell, MSc

Ocean Research Specialist

• 520-621-3036
• meganrussell@arizona.edu

Dr. Scott Saleska

Director of Landscape Evolution Observatory Research

• 520-626-1500
• saleska@arizona.edu

Kai Staats

Research Director of SAM

• kstaats@arizona.edu

Dr. Diane Thompson

Director of Marine Research

• thompsod@arizona.edu

Dr. Joost van Haren

Interim Director of Rain Forest Research Assistant Research Professor

• jvanhare@arizona.edu