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James W. Walker
Professor
Department: Biology
Research Profile
Research interests include the comparative morphology and systematics of primitive dicotyledons and monocotyledons, comparative studies of pollen grains of living and fossil primitive angiosperms, evolutionary phytogeography of the flowering plants, and general classification and phylogeny of angiosperm families. After initial study of the large tropical family Annonaceae, research interests broadened to include comparative studies, especially of the pollen, of the approximately two dozen families in the magnolialean complex, which constitutes the group of living flowering plants generally considered to be the most primitive of extant angiosperms. Interests turned to investigation using scanning and transmission electron microscopy of the earliest known fossil angiosperm pollen grains from rocks of the Lower Cretaceous. Recently, an increasing interest in studies of the pollen of primitive lilialean monocotyledons, and the classification, phylogeny and evolutionary phytogeography of monocotyledons in general.
Keywords
Biology
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Paige Warren
Assistant Professor
Department: Natural Resources Conservation
Phone: (413) 545-0061
Email: pswarren@nrc.umass.edu
Personal Website
Department Web Site
Research Profile
Research seeks to understand processes generating and maintaining biological diversity in a world that is becoming increasingly dominated by humans. Research in the lab spans the species, community and landscape levels and focuses on the impacts of urbanization on animals. Rapid urbanization is one of the greatest challenges facing conservation biology, with many cities growing in area faster than in population. In addition, the highly managed nature of a city landscape provides biologists with some unique opportunities to understand both the role of humans in altering patterns of biological diversity and the role of behavior in limiting animal distributions. A guiding research principle is that the typical indices of urbanization, such as human population density, describe only a portion of the habitat structure that is important for wildlife. Human behaviors, values, and resource consumption levels can influence the habitat and resource availability for birds and other organisms.
Keywords
Biodiversity, Green Communities, Natural Resources Management, Urban Sustainability
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James J. Watkins
Department: Polymer Science and Engineering
Research Profile
Macromolecular templates for functional device structures, materials synthesis and processing in supercritical fluids, phase behavior and transport in multi-component polymer systems, scalable fabrication of nanostructure materials.
Keywords
Renewable Energy
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Jochen Weiss
Assistant Professor
Department: Food Science
Research Profile
Researches food biophysics, anti-microbial delivery systems, interfaces in biological systems, high-intensity ultrasound, and ingredient modifications.
Keywords
Agriculture, Food Systems
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Phillip R. Westmoreland
Professor
Department: Chemical Engineering
Research Profile
Research interests in energy efficiency and pollutant prevention through flame measurement and modeling.
Keywords
Energy Efficiency
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Andrew Whiteley
Assistant Professor
Department: Natural Resources Conservation
Research Profile
Dr. Whiteley conducts conservation genetics research primarily on fishes.
His research program uses a cross-disciplinary, integrative approach to address fundamental questions in conservation genetics as well as evolutionary biology and ecology. He combines evolutionary genomics, molecular population genetics, quantitative genetics, capture-mark-recapture analysis, field and lab-based experiments, and computational approaches, with particular interests in using basic research to inform management and conservation efforts.
Keywords
Biodiversity, Biology, Fisheries, Natural Resources Management
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Robert Wick
Professor
Department: Microbiology
Research Profile
Researches bacterial and fungal diseases of vegetable and greenhouse crops, nematode diseases of turf, and plant disease diagnostics.
Keywords
Plant/Pest Management
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Richard W. Wilkie
Professor
Department: Geosciences
Research Profile
Researches environmental perception and behavior, visualization of information, and urbanization in Latin America.
Keywords
International Environment
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Michael L. Williams
Professor
Department: Geosciences
Research Profile
Research interests in structural geology, metamorphic petrology, and precambrian geology.
Keywords
Water Resources
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