The Ecosystem Informatics IGERT program has ended.

Welcome

 Now in our sixth year, Ecosystem Informatics (EI) has established a unique presence at Oregon State University at both the graduate and undergraduate levels with support from the National Science Foundation. By seeking common ground among ecology, engineering, and mathematical sciences, participants in EI work at the interface among their disciplines to explore alternative frameworks for understanding ecological processes.  In the process mathematical scientists and engineers gain access to challenging new problems, while ecologists gain profound insights that expand and sometimes fundamentally alter their conceptual frameworks, contributing to improved management of ecosystems.

Graduate Curriculum

The EI IGERT, established in 2004, brings students majoring in ecology, earth science, computer science, engineering, and mathematics together for a series of courses (an interdisciplinary minor in EI), colloquia, a shared field experience, and annual retreats, evaluations, and meetings with an external advisory board of prominent researchers and educators.  The program is open to all graduate students, and the EI IGERT has provided 30 PhD students with a stipend, tuition, a 6-month internship, and a research allowance. 

Undergraduate Curriculum

The Eco-informatics Summer Institute (EISI), established in 2006, provides advanced undergraduates and early graduate students with a ten-week research experience at the Andrews Forest. This program brings together students from many institutions as interdisciplinary groups from disciplines including mathematics, computer science, ecology, earth science, and engineering to work on a common research project over the summer. The program also includes formal coursework on Field Methods in Environmental Monitoring, professional development seminars and specific activities to develop leadership and group collaboration skills.