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Name	Title	Current Research	Contact
Gretchen C. Daily	Bing Professor in Environmental Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment	Land use, biodiversity dynamics, ecosystem services	(650) 723-9452 gdaily@stanford.edu
Jenna Davis	Associate Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment	Professor Davis’ research and teaching is focused at the interface of engineered water supply and sanitation systems and their users in developing countries.	The Jerry Yang & Akiko Yamazaki Environment & Energy Bu (650) 725-9170 jennadavis@stanford.edu
Anne Dekas	Assistant Professor of Earth System Science	Environmental microbiology, deep-sea microbial ecology, marine biogeochemistry	dekas@stanford.edu
Mark Denny	John B. and Jean De Nault Professor of Marine Sciences	Biomechanics, ecology, and ecological physiology	Pick up (831) 655-6207, (831) 655-6208 mwdenny@stanford.edu
Noah Diffenbaugh	Associate Professor of Earth System Science and Senior Fellow at the Woods Institute for the Environment	He studies the dynamics and impacts of climate variability and change. Much of his work has focused on the role of fine-scale processes in shaping climate change impacts, including studies of extreme weather, water resources, agriculture, human health, and poverty vulnerability.	Y2E2 (650) 725-7510 diffenbaugh@stanford.edu
Rodolfo Dirzo	Bing Prof in Environmental Science and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Woods Institute for the Environment	Ecological and evolutionary aspects of plant-animal interactions, largely but not exclusively, in tropical forest ecosystems. Conservation biology in tropical ecosystems. Studies on biodiversity. Education, at all levels, on scientific practice, ecology and biodiversity conservation.	Department of Biological Sciences (650) 736-7643 rdirzo@stanford.edu
Rob Dunbar	W.M. Keck Professor in the School of Earth, Energy & Environmental Sciences and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Woods Institute for the Environment	Ocean processes, biogeochemistry, climatology/paleoclimatology, isotopic chemistry, ocean policy	Bldg. 320, Rm. 325 (650) 725-6830
William Durham	Bing Professor in Human Biology and Senior Fellow, by courtesy, at the Woods Institute for the Environment	I study indigenous resource management, human health, and conservation issues in the tropics. My current research focuses on environmental causes of emerging infectious diseases in tropical areas, conservation tradeoffs in the Galapagos Islands, and ecotourism as a means to poverty alleviation and self-determination among indigenous and local peoples.	BLDG 50, Room 51C (650) 723-0894 EB.WHD@stanford.edu