People

The Duke University Wetland and Coasts Center core membership is made up of Nicholas School faculty, staff, and students in Durham and Beaufort. The Center’s extended research faculty—coming from NSOE, department’s across Duke, and other institutions—are regular collaborators in the Center’s research and education goals.

Brian Silliman’s scientific work has transformed our understanding of how species interactions shape coastal ecosystems and has advanced the conservation and restoration of salt marshes, seagrass meadows, and other marine habitats by integrating ecological theory with practical, nature-based solutions to global environmental challenges.

Brian Silliman

Rachel Carson Distinguished Professor of Marine Conservation Biology

Director, DUWCC

Curtis J. Richardson’s scientific body of work has advanced the field of wetland ecology by revealing how wetlands and peatlands respond to nutrient pollution, hydrologic change, climate change, and restoration efforts, while demonstrating their critical role in water quality improvement, carbon storage, and ecosystem resilience.

Curtis J. Richardson

Emeritus Research Professor of Resource Ecology

Founder, DUWCC

Neal Flanagan

Research Scientist, Sr.

Assistant Director, DUWCC

  • Publications

Megan Donaldson

Research Fellow

Assistant Director, DUWCC

  • Publications
Jason Donaldson

Assistant Professor in the Division of Environmental Natural Sciences

Publications

Tong Qiu

Assistant Professor of Ecology

Publications

Dan Richter

Theodore S. Coile Distinguished Professor of Soils and Forest Ecology

Ty Roach

Visiting Scholar in Marine Science and Conservation

Post Doctoral Scholars

Cori Lopazanski

Silliman Lab

Joe Morton

Heffernan Lab

Justine Neville

Richardson Lab

Staff

Will Cook

Associate in Research

Richardson Lab

Collin Glaser

Research Technician III

Silliman Lab

Jennifer Hurtgen

Program Manager

Research Initiatives

Aidan Power

Research Technician II

Richardson Lab

Silliman Lab Members
Duke RESTORE Teams