Chicago Botanic Garden

Plant Science — OUR SCIENTISTS

Science and Research Staff

Please find Horticulture, School and Collections staff in their respective departments.

James R. Ault, Ph.D.
Director of Ornamental Plant Research

phone PHONE: (847) 835-8244
Louise Egerton-Warburton, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist, Soil and Microbial Ecology

phone PHONE: (847) 835-6915
Jeremie Fant, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist, Molecular Ecology
Lab Manager

phone OFFICE: (847) 835-6959
phone LAB: (847) 835-8346
Kayri Havens, Ph.D.
Medard and Elizabeth Welch Director, Plant Science and Conservation

phone PHONE: (847) 835-8378
Richard Hawke, B.S.
Manager, Plant Evaluation

phone PHONE: (847) 835-8251
Patrick S. Herendeen, Ph.D.
Co-Director, Division of Plant Science and Conservation
Director of Academic Partnerships
Senior Scientist

phone PHONE: (847) 835-6956
Robert Kirschner, B.S.
Director of Restoration Ecology
Woman's Board Curator of Aquatic Plant and Urban Lake Studies

phone PHONE: (847) 835-6837
Daniel Larkin, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist, Community Ecology
David Byron Smith Family Curator of Native Habitats

phone PHONE: (847) 835-6931
Susanne Masi, M.A.
Plant Conservation
Manager of Regional Floristics

phone PHONE: (847) 835-8269
Gregory M. Mueller, Ph.D.
Vice President, Science and Academic Programs

phone PHONE: (847) 835-8226
fax FAX: (847) 835-4484
Joan O'Shaughnessy, M.A.
Ecologist, River and Prairie

phone PHONE: (847) 835-8312
Krissa Skogen, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist
Manager, Conservation and Land Management Internship Program

phone (847) 835-6919
David Sollenberger
Ecologist

phone PHONE: (847) 835-8241
James Steffen, M.S.
Ecologist

phone PHONE: (847) 835-8266
Shannon Still, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate

phone (847) 835-6312
Andrea Tietmeyer Kramer, Ph.D.
Executive Director, U.S. Office
Botanic Gardens Conservation International

phone PHONE: (847) 835-6971
Pati Vitt, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist, Plant Demography
Manager, Seeds of Success

phone PHONE: (847) 835-8268
Stuart Wagenius, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist

phone PHONE: (847) 835-6978
Norman Wickett, Ph.D.
Conservation Scientist, Genomics and Bioinformatics

phone PHONE: (847) 835-8280
Andrew Wilson, Ph.D.
Postdoctoral Research Associate

phone PHONE: (847) 835-6986
Emily Yates, M.S.
Seed Bank Coordinator, Dixon National Tallgrass Prairie Seed Bank
Conservation GIS Lab Manager

phone PHONE: (847) 835-6861
Nyree J. C. Zerega, Ph. D.
Director, Graduate Program in Plant Biology
and Conservation

phone PHONE: (847) 835-6916