Stromberg is a plant ecologist and botanist who specializes in riparian and wetland ecosystems.

Grimm is an ecosystem scientist who studies desert streams and cities and their resilience to extreme events. She is an elected member of the US National Academy of Sciences.

Nash's areas of focus is in physical anthropology: primate social behavior and ecology, Galagos and the role of gum.

Wu is a Dean’s Distinguished Professor of Sustainability Science at Arizona State University. His research areas include: landscape ecology, urban ecology, and sustainability science.

Perrings is co-director of School of Life Sciences Ecoservices Group—a group researching the interactions between society and the biophysical environment.

Nelson's teaching emphasizes critical thinking and effective communication. She is the president of the Distinguished Teaching Academy at ASU. She also studies aspects of the current status of women in archaeology.

Merbs' interests lie in physical anthropology: Human Osteology, Disease Ecology and Forensic Anthropology.

Elser investigates the theory of biological stoichiometry — the study of the balance of energy and multiple chemical elements in living systems.

Kinzig looks at how humans shape and influence their natural environments and what this means for human health and Earth's ecosystems. Her work focuses on ecosystem services and the resilience of natural-resource systems.

Arianne Cease, associate professor and Director of the Global Locust Initiative, uses transdisciplinary approaches to study how human-plant-insect interactions affect agroecosystem and locust management sustainability.