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Chemical Ecology
M.S., M.P.S. and Ph.D.

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The area of study in chemical ecology is offered through collaboration between the Department of Environmental and Forest Biology and the Department of Chemistry. Interested students should apply to the department of major interest, which will have prime responsibility for setting requirements. Faculty from both areas contribute to the development of a plan of study enabling a student to acquire sophisticated skills in either biology or chemistry and an ample understanding of the other field to grapple with problems requiring an understanding of both.

As a relatively new interdisciplinary endeavor, scientists in this field attempt to understand organismal interactions, both intra- and interspecific, mediated by chemical substances such as hormones, pheromones, kairomones and phytoalexins. These interactions occur at all taxonomic levels: between uni- and multicellular organisms, microbes and plants, plants and plants, plants and animals, microbes and animals and various species of animals. Study of such interactions has accelerated in recent years through joint efforts of biologists and chemists in basic and applied research in the laboratory and field.

Participating Faculty

Gregory L. Boyer; glboyer@esf.edu
Environmental Biochemistry
José L. Giner; jlginer@syr.edu
Natural Insecticides
James Nakas; jpnakas@syr.edu
Microbiology
Tsutomu Nakatsugawa; tnakatsu@esf.edu
Xenobiotic Plant-Animal Interactions
Dr. Stephen Teale; sateale@syr.edu
Insect Behavior, Pheromones
Mark A. Teece; mteece@esf.edu
Chemical-Thermal Relationships
Francis X. Webster; fwebster@syr.edu
Pheromone Chemistry

Current Graduate Students in Chemical Ecology

Current Students

Only currently registered students appear—new student names are added at the start of the academic year.

Sarah Pocock srpocock@syr.edu	EFB Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Teale	Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: SUNY-ESF (Biology )
Dominick Skabeikis ddskabei@syr.edu	Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Teale and Fierke	Undergraduate Institute: SUNY ESF (Environmental Science) Graduate Research Topic Investigating the male-produced aggregation pheromone of Monochamus scutellatus and M. notatus. Exploring flight activity of these 2 species in relation to the pheromone response.
Kenneth Walz kcwalz@syr.edu	Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Schulz	Graduate Research Topic Pharmaceutical levels in Onondaga Lake, and their effects on the growth and reproduction of low level aquatic organisms. Favorite Quote 'The pessimist curses the wind, the optimist hopes for it to change, the realist adjusts the sails.' - Unknown
Wei Xiao wxiao04@syr.edu	Chemical Ecology Degree Sought: MS Advisor(s): Teale	Undergraduate Institute: Nanjing University (Biology) Previous Graduate Study: Syracuse University (Biology )