Current members

Daijiang Li

Daijiang Li

PI. Quantitative Ecologist. Interested in how global changes have and will affect ecological communities. Assistant professor at the Department of Biological Sciences and CCT, Louisiana State University
Pablo Moreno Garcia

Pablo Moreno Garcia

Postdoc. Pablo is interested in ecological interactions, specifically in temporal and spatial changes of plant-pollinator relationships in responses to global change. He enjoys hiking, traveling, painting, and reading.
Yu (Grant) Liu

Yu (Grant) Liu

Postdoc. Grant is interested in studying distributional patterns and spatial scales of exotic species through phylogenetic analyses. He enjoys sports like volleyball and basketball.
Evelin Reyes

Evelin Reyes

PhD student. Evelin is interested in biodiversity, population ecology, data analysis, and how climate change is affecting and modifying ecosystems. Also, she enjoys hiking, camping, yoga, and chess.
Nevyn Neal

Nevyn Neal

PhD student. Nevyn’s research revolves around applying Deep Learning to Ecology and Evolution data. Nevyn has a passion for music, video games, and spending quality time with his two dogs.
Rohit Jha

Rohit Jha

PhD student. Rohit is broadly interested in biological invasions, altitudinal shift of plant communities, plant-animal interaction, and coupled human and natural systems. He enjoys cooking, hiking, poetry, and reading.
Ariel Mata

Ariel Mata

Undergraduate student. Ariel is interested in environmental conservation, sustainability, and physical processes within ecosystems. She enjoys watching football, baking, and going to the beach.
You?

You?

I am looking for a Technician (start as soon as possible), a postdoc, and 1-2 PhD students. See the join us page for more information Feel free to contact me through ✉️ to discuss ideas.

Lab Alumni

Postdoctoral fellows:

  • Flavia Montaño, Postdoc, 2021-2023. Current position: Assistant Professsor, LSU

Undergraduate students and Research Associate:

  • Matthew Blanchard, Research Associate, 2020-2021
  • Karma Sampson, Undergraduate student, 2023-2023
  • Sydne Martin, Undergraduate student, 2023-2023
  • Emily Ramos, Undergraduate student, 2023-2023
  • Grace Harden, Undergraduate student, 2022-2023
  • Quynh (Tina) Nguyen, Undergraduate student, 2022-2023
  • Alexis Benoit, Undergraduate student, 2021-2022
  • Sofia Darst, Undergraduate student, 2021-2022
  • Sarah Degeyter, Undergraduate student, 2021-2022
  • Harroop Bedi, Undergraduate student, 2021-2021

Lab Pictures

2023/12/05 Last lab meeting of fall 2023. Left to right: Pablo Moreno, Evelin Reyes, Daijiang Li, Flavia Montaño, Gaurav Kandlikar, Grant Liu, Rohit Jha.

2023/12 End of semester lunch gathering. Clockwise from bottom left: Flavia Montaño, Rohit Jha, Evelin Reyes, Richard Ita, Grant Liu, Daijiang Li, Pablo Moreno, Gaurav Kandlikar.

2023/07 A lab lunch to celebrate Emily's succesful REU summer. Left to right: Ariel Mata, Tina Nguyen, Emily Ramos, Daijiang Li, Pablo Moreno, Evelin Reyes, Grant Liu.

2023/05/05 group picture. Left to right: Ariel Mata, Sydne Martin, Tina Nguyen, Daijiang Li, Rohit Jha, Pablo Moreno, Evelin Reyes, Flavia Montaño.

2023/04/25 Louisiana swamp tour with air boat during the Phenobase project annual meeting at LSU.