Williams' research focuses on the chemical composition of clays and their interactions with organics and microbes.

Ball is a field ecologist studying the impacts of global environmental change (such as air pollution, species loss, and climate change) on soil ecosystems. Currently her research has focused on desert and polar soils.

Cadillo-Quiroz studies how microbes drive ecosystem and applied processes to find climate solutions

Garcia-Pichel is the Director of the Center for Fundamental and Applied Microbiomics. He studies the roles, adaptations and impacts of microbes in natural environments, from desert soils to shallow marine waters.

Dr. Hall is a conservation scientist, Assoc. Dean in the College of Global Futures, and award-winning teacher who studies ecosystem resilience and complex interactions between people and nature near protected areas.