LESL

I welcome highly motivated graduate students who are interested in landscape ecology, urban ecology, and sustainability science to join our research team at LESL. To work with me directly in my lab, you may apply to one of the graduate programs in either School of Life Sciences (SOLS), or School of Sustainability (SOS).

Application information on graduate study in SOLS is available at http://sols.asu.edu/grad/index.php.

Application information on graduate study in Sustainability is available at http://schoolofsustainability.asu.edu/future-students/graduate/index.php.

Financial support in the form of Teaching Assistantship or Research Assistantship is available on a competitive basis.

Financial Support and Fellowships for Graduate Students

Graduate students are supported through Teaching Assistantship provided by School of Life Sciences and School of Sustainability or Research Assistantship provided by Dr. Wu. The following funding opportunities may also be useful to prospective graduate students.

Guide for Graduate Students

Chenevix-Trench, G. 2006. What makes a good Ph.D. student? Nature 441:252.

Smaglik, P. 2006. Comments. Nature 442:217.

Chenevix-Trench, G. Guide for PhD students (and post-docs) aiming for a successful career in science. http://www.qimr.edu.au/research/labs/georgiat/.

Postdoctoal Fellowships and Awards Opportunities

EPA Science to Achieve Results (STAR) Fellowships for Graduate Students (evaluated on a yearly basis; application deadline usually is in October/November)
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship Program (evaluated on a yearly basis; application deadline usually is in early November; for graduate students in their early stages of study)
NASA Graduate Student Fellowships in Earth System Sciences (evaluated on a yearly basis; application deadline usually is in March; for graduate students who are interested in using remote sensing data in the study of land use change - including urbanization, desertification, global change, and ecosystem responses)
Fulbright Pre-Doctoral Fellowships (for foreign graduate students to study in the U.S.)
International Dissertation Research Fellowships (for doctoral students of any citizenship who are enrolled in an American university)
Postdoctoral Fellowships

Landscape Ecology and Sustainability Laboratory (LESL)