Computational Ecology & Visualization Laboratory
Faculty, Staff, and Students


Stuart Gage, Ph.D.
Director & Professor


Areas of Specialization: Landscape ecology, computational biology; scientific visualization, agricultural ecosystem dynamics; systems thinking; digital visualization; insect population dynamics; regional assessment of agricultural productivity; land use trends and modeling; Chinese agriculture.

Phone: (517) 355-2135
E-mail: gages@msu.edu


Manuel Colunga-Garcia, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor


Areas of Specialization: Entomology; Landscape Ecology; Earth System Science Education; Crop modeling; Geographic Information Systems; Landuse research.

Phone: (517) 432-4463
E-mail: colungag@msu.edu


Gene Safir, Ph.D.
Professor


Areas of Specialization: Plant Pathology and Biology, Agricultural Ecosystem Dynamics, Soil Carbon Sequestration at Regional(NC) Scales, Expansion of crop and crop stress(disease, water, nutrient) models from field to regional scales.

Phone: (517) 432-4460
E-mail: safir@msu.edu


Peter Grace, Ph.D.
Crop & Soil Scientist


Areas of Specialization: Crop and soil research; Crop modeling; Soil Carbon Dynamic Research.

Phone: (517) 355-4561
E-mail: peter.grace@optusnet.com.au


Amos Ziegler
Research Specialist


Areas of Specialization: Primary responsibilities include project management, acquisition and processing of digital cartographic and remote sensing data, implementation of GIS in support of laboratory projects, and the development and administration of relational databases. Further responsibilities involve the development of current and future hardware/software integration strategies, purchasing hardware and software, and the design and administration of a UNIX/PC network. Secondary responsibilities include the development and maintenance of a World-Wide Web server and other information technologies. Collaboration and consultation with a variety of campus units on computer mapping, GIS, network, database, and information technologies are regular activities.

Phone: (517) 355-0204
E-mail: ziegler2@msu.edu


Steven Crisp
Research Assistant - GIS Specialist


Areas of Specialization: Programming and software development for Slow the Spread of Gypsy Moth USFS project, ESRI products, Avenue, Visual Basic, VB.net, Delphi, MapObjects and Linux administration..

Phone: (517) 355-4561
E-mail: crisp@msu.edu


Wooyeong Joo
Ph.D. Candidate


Areas of Specialization: Environmental Acoustics; Landscape Ecology; Riparian ecosystem/Vocal organism habitat; Ecological Applications of Remote sensing and Geographic Information System.

Phone: (517) 432-5569
E-mail: joowooye@msu.edu