Andy Jones conducting tropical forest field research
Photo: Christian Ziegler

Principal investigator

Andy Jones

Professor, Department of Botany and Plant Pathology
Hiram G. Larew Faculty Scholar for Global Engagement
Oregon State University

Staff Scientist, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute

Research and teaching

Ecology and evolution of plant communities

I study how ecological interactions shape genetic variation, adaptation, population dynamics and coexistence in plant communities. My work combines field experiments, long-term demographic records and population genomics in tropical and temperate forests.

At Oregon State, I teach Plant Ecology, Advanced Plant Ecology, seminars in ecology, evolution and conservation biology, and an NSF Graduate Research Fellowship writing workshop. I also mentor graduate and undergraduate researchers in the Jones Lab.