Hardwood Ecosystem Experiment - People and Partners

Dr. Robert Swihart, Chair
Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
(765) 494-3590
rswihart@purdue.edu

Cortney Mycroft, Project Manager
Purdue University Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
(765) 494-1472
mycroftc@purdue.edu

Jeff Reagle, Field Technician

Researchers interested in participating in HEE are encouraged to contact the HEE project chair or project manager

List of HEE Researchers and Partners

HEE Jobs

HEE Researchers by Area of Study

Birds
John B. Dunning, Jr., Purdue University, (765) 494-3565, (Songbirds)
Kamal Islam, Ball State University, (765) 285-8847, (Cerulean Warblers)

Mammals
Virgil Brack, Indiana State University, (513) 451-1777, (Bats)
Robert K. Swihart, Purdue University, (765) 494-3590, (Small Mammals)

Herps
Brian MacGowan, Purdue University, (765) 647-3538 (Eastern Box Turtle and Timber Rattlesnake)
Zack Walker, Indiana Division of Fish and Wildlife, (812) 334-1137, (Eastern Box Turtle and Timber Rattlesnake)
Rod Williams, Purdue University, (765) 494-3568, (Salamanders)

Invertebrates
Jeff Holland, Purdue University, (765) 494-7739, (Wood Boring Beetles)
Keith Summerville, Drake University (515) 271-2265, (Lepidoptera)

Plants
Zach Lowe, Purdue University, (765) 494-9730 (Hardwood Regeneration)
Mike Saunders, Purdue University, (765) 494-2155 (Hardwood Regeneration)

Human Dimensions
Bill Hoover, Purdue University, (765) 494-3580

Partnering Organizations and Agencies

Ball State University
Drake University
Indiana State University
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Forestry
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Fish and Wildlife, Wildlife Diversity Section
Indiana Department of Natural Resources, Division of Parks and Reservoirs
Purdue University, Department of Entomology
Purdue University, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources
The Nature Conservancy
U. S. Forest Service