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Dr. JamesDr. Jeremy James

(Department Head)

Phone: (805) 756-6391
Office: 180-209
jjames20@calpoly.edu

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Office Hours: TW 2-4pm calendly.com/jeremy-james-calpoly

Dr. James' Areas of Focus

Restoration Ecology · Climate Change · Invasive Plant Ecology

 

Dr. AppelDr. Chip Appel

Phone: (805) 756-1691
Office: 180-515
cappel@calpoly.edu

Google Scholar

 

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Office Hours: M 1-2pm, T 3-4pm, R 3-5pm

Dr. Appel's Areas of Focus

Soil and Water Chemistry · Tropical Soils

 

Doug AversanoMr. Doug Aversano - Lecturer

Phone: (805) 756-6096
Office: 074M-A119
Email: raversan@calpoly.edu

 

 

 

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Office Hours: MW 1:30-3pm, T 2-3pm

Mr. Aversano's Areas of Focus

Fire Management

 

Nicholas BabinDr. Nicholas Babin

Phone: (805) 756-2373
Office: 10-239
Email: nbabin@calpoly.edu

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Office Hours: TW 3-5pm
In person or email to Zoom https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/88662605137

 

Dr. Babin's Areas of Focus

Agroecology · Sustainable Food Systems · Natural Resources Policy and Planning · Watershed Management · Political Economy

 

Dr. ChiuDr. Yiwen Chiu

Phone: (805) 756-2972
Office: 180-504
yichiu@calpoly.edu

Google Scholar

Research Gate

 

 

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Office Hours: M 1-4pm

Dr. Chiu's Areas of Focus

Environmental Management · Application of GIS · Life Cycle Analysis · Quantitative Simulation

Dr. Richard CobbDr. Richard Cobb

Phone: (805) 756-6333
Office: 10-238
Email: rccobb@calpoly.edu

Google Scholar Research Gate

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Office Hours: T 8:30-9am, 12:30-1:30pm and R 11am-1pm

 

Dr. Cobb's Areas of Focus

Forest Pathology · Forest Entomology · Ecosystem Ecology · Epidemiology

Charlotee DecockDr. Charlotte Decock

Phone: (805) 756-6360
Office: 180-415
Email: cdecock@calpoly.edu

Google Scholar Research Gate


 

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Office Hours: W 1:30-3:20pm, F 10-12pm

 

Dr. Decock's Areas of Focus

Soil Health and Fertility Assessment · Soil Conservation · Fertilizer Management · Sustainable Agriculture

Dr. DicusDr. Chris Dicus

Phone: (805) 756-5104
Office: 180-506
Email: cdicus@calpoly.edu

 


 

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Office Hours: T 1-3pm, W 2-3pm

All via Zoom @ https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/4142794272.

Dr. Dicus' Areas of Focus

Wildland Fire · Fuels Management

Dr. GillDr. Samantha Gill

(Coordinator for FNR Major)

Phone: (805) 756-6205
Office: 180-507
Email: sgill@calpoly.edu

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Office Hours: M 11-3pm, TR 10-11am

Dr. Gill's Areas of Focus

Forest Biometrics · Forest Mensuration · Geographic Information Systems

Rebecca GrahamMs. Rebecca Graham - Lecturer

Phone: (805) 756-2898
Office: 074M-A118

Email: rfgraham@calpoly.edu

 

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Office Hours: TWR 3-4pm Email for Appointment

Ms. Graham's Areas of Focus

Soil Science – Lab Safety – Sustainable Agriculture

 

Meagan GroomMs. Meagan Groom - Academic Advisor

Phone: (805) 756-7574
Office: 074M-A
Email: groom@calpoly.edu

Office Hours: By Appointment

Ms. Groom's Areas of Focus

Academic Advising

Dr. KaarakkaDr. Lilli Kaarakka

 

Phone: (805) 756-6378
Office: 10-254
lkaarakk@calpoly.edu

 

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Office Hours: TR 9:30-11am. In person or email to Zoom

Dr. Kaarakka's Areas of Focus

Forest Carbon Management · Forest Soils · Silviculture

 

Dr. MalamaDr. Bwalya Malama

(Soil Science Graduate Coordinator)

Phone: (805) 756-2971
Office: 180-516
bmalama@calpoly.edu

Google ScholarResearch Gate

 

 

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Office Hours: MF 1-3pm

Dr. Malama's Areas of Focus

Soil Biophysics · Groundwater Hydrogeology · Hydrogeophysics · Contaminant Transport

 

Cortney NewbyCortney Newby - Admin. Supp. Coord

Phone: (805) 756-6392
Office: 180-209
Email: cfnewby@calpoly.edu


Areas of Focus

Administrative Support Coordinator

Dr. Yamina PresslerDr. Yamina Pressler

Phone: (805) 756-6338
Office: 180-260
Email: ypressle@calpoly.edu

Google Scholar Research Gate

 


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Office Hours: T 1-3pm (in person), W 9-11am WednesdayZoom https://calpoly.zoom.us/j/91087986835

 

Dr. Pressler's Areas of Focus

Soil Ecology · Soil Food Webs · Soil Organic Matter · Fire Ecology · Pedology

Dr. ReesDr. Gordon Rees

(Coordinator for EESS Major)

Phone: (805) 756-6346
Office: 180-517
grees@calpoly.edu

 

 

 

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Office Hours: TF 9-11am

 

 

Dr. Rees' Areas of Focus

Pedology · Soil Mineralogy · Forest and Range Soils

Jeff ReimerJeff Reimer - Technician

Phone: (805) 756-1541
Office: 11-301
Email: jreimer@calpoly.edu


Areas of Focus

Technical Support · Urban Forestry

Executive Director - UFEI

Lisa WallravinLisa A. Rice - Admin. Supp. Coord

Phone: (805) 756-6390
Office: 180-209
Email: lirice@calpoly.edu


Areas of Focus

Administrative Support Coordinator

Dr. RogersDr. Deirdre Rogers

dsommerl@calpoly.edu

 

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Office Hours: Email for appointment

Dr. Rogers' Areas of Focus

Environmental Behavior Analysis · Social Issues of Eco-Justice · Environmental Policy

Dr. Sistla (photo by Chris Linder)Dr. Seeta Sistla

Phone: (805) 756-2059
Office:
ssistla@calpoly.edu

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Office Hours: MF 9-10am, R 11-1pm

 

Dr. Sistla's Areas of Focus

Soil and Ecosystem Ecology · Terrestrial Carbon and Nutrient Cycling · Carbon and Nitrogen Cycling in Soils · Global Environmental Change

Sarah SpannMs. Sarah E. Spann  - Lecturer

Phone: (805) 756-2420
Office: 74M-A117
Email: sspann@calpoly.edu

 

 

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Office Hours: MW 10-11am
Email for Appointment

 

Ms. Spann's Areas of Focus

Environmental Impact Analysis · Environmental Regulations and Permitting · Environmental Planning

Craig StublerCraig Stubler - Technician

Phone: (805) 756-2188
Office: 180-252A
Email: cstubler@calpoly.edu


Areas of Focus

Technical Support · Soil Science

Dr. SurfleetDr. Chris Surfleet

(Graduate Programs Coordinator)

Phone: (805) 756-2743
Office: 180-518
csurflee@calpoly.edu

Research Gate

 

 

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Office Hours: M 10-11:30am, W 1-3pm, R 2-3:30pm

 

 

Dr. Surfleet's Areas of Focus

Hydrologic Change due to Land Management · Water Quality · Watershed Assessment and Monitoring · Hydrologic modeling · Hydrologic Effects due to Climate Change

Dr. TelesetskyDr. Anastasia Telesetsky

Phone: (805) 756-6334
Office: 10-253
ateleset@calpoly.edu

 

 

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Office Hours: TR 3:30-5pm

Dr. Telesetsky's Areas of Focus

Environmental Law · International Environmental Law · Ocean Governance · Fisheries Law · Ecological Restoration · Climate Change Law · International Disaster Law

Dr. VermaDr. Priya Verma

(Coordinator for ENVM Major)

Phone: (805) 756-2773
Office: 180-505
pverma@calpoly.edu

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Office Hours:  TR 12-2pm

Dr. Verma's Areas of Focus

Environmental Studies · Estuary Management

Dr. WilliamsDr. Nick Williams

Office: 22-307
Email: nwilli37@calpoly.edu

Google Scholar

 


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Office Hours: TR 10-11am and 2-3pm

 

Dr. Williams' Areas of Focus

Socio-ecological Systems · Rural Development · Political Ecology · Climate Change Adaptation · Agro-biodiversity Conservation

Dr. WilsonDr. Stewart Wilson

Phone: (805) 756-6369
Office: 10-240
Email: swilso49@calpoly.edu

Google Scholar

 

 


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Office Hours: MW 10-11am, F 10-12pm

Dr. Wilson's Areas of Focus

Pedology · Soil Genesis and Mineralogy · Phosphorus Biogeochemistry · Digital Soil Mapping · Soil Data Science · Geoinformatics · Vineyard Soils

David YunMr. David Yun - Lecturer

Phone: (805) 781-7189
Office: 180-209
Email: dyun@calpoly.edu

 

 

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Office Hours: Email to schedule Appointment

Mr. Yun's Areas of Focus

Certified GIS Professional (GISP) · Geographic Information Systems · Global Positioning System

 

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