Contact: SES 3236 • gnm at uic dot edu

Google Scholar: Gabriela Nunez-Mir

Incoming Postdoctoral Researcher (Fall 2025)

Graduate Student (PhD) - NSF Graduate Research Fellow

Eduardo is interested in understanding the role of phenology in driving plant invasions. He graduated  with a B.S. in Natural Resources and Environmental Sciences from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. In addition to a GRFP, Eduardo was awarded with a prestigious UIC Pipeline to an Inclusive Faculty Fellowship. Aside from research, he is also very passionate about the inclusion of BIPOC scientists in academia.

Graduate Student (PhD)

Sarah graduated from the University of St. Francis in 2022 where she earned her Bachelor's degree in Biology and a minor in Environmental Science. While in undergrad, she worked for the Forest Preserve District of Will County where she fell in love with Midwestern ecosystems and witnessed invasion and succession first hand. She is currently focused on the roles of structural diversity and aboveground traits in associational resistance of tree communities to invasive insect pests.

Graduate Student (PhD)

Gunashree just completed her Master's in Computer Science at UIC and will embark on a new journey as an ecologist studying the role of volatile signal complexity in cross-trophic resistance to invasive insects. Gunashree is leveraging her CS background to work on estimating Biogenic Volatile Organic Compound emissions using the Sparse Matrix Operator Kernel Emissions (SMOKE) Model on Ubuntu. She also focuses on creating computational workflows for ongoing projects.

Incoming Graduate Student (PhD) (Fall 2025)

Incoming Graduate Student (PhD) (Fall 2025)

Postbaccalaureate Researcher

Research: Niche traits of widespread invasive plants

Undergraduate Research Assistant

Research: Niche traits of widespread invasive plants

Undergraduate Research Assistant - CURA Scholar

Research: Niche traits of widespread invasive plants