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Michael L. Smith
Assistant Professor at Auburn University Affiliate Member of the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior
Postdoctoral Fellow, Collective Behavior – Max Planck Institute of Animal Behavior / University of Konstanz
Ph.D., Neurobiology and Behavior – Cornell University
A.B., Molecular Biology – Princeton University
Michael is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences at Auburn University. He’s interested in how honey bee colonies function, how their nests are organized, and how individual bees detect the developmental state of their colony.
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Peter R. Marting
Postdoctoral Researcher
Ph.D., Animal Behavior, Arizona State University M.A., Biological Sciences, University of Missouri – Columbia B.S., Biological Sciences, University of Missouri - Columbia
Peter is a creative behavioral ecologist interested in collective behavior, environmental effects, species interaction, and natural history. He takes a highly integrative approach to exploring mechanisms and consequences of behavior by incorporating fieldwork, digital tools, genetic analysis, metabolic measurements, and microbiomics.
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Prathibha P. Chandran
Ph.D. Researcher - joined 2021
B.S./M.S., Biological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research, Mohali, India
Erica R. Maul
Ph.D. Researcher - joined 2022
B.A., Environmental Studies, Wellesley College
Ethan Rowe
Ph.D. Researcher - joined 2021
B.S., Zoology, University of Wyoming
Claire S. Bailey
Undergraduate Researcher
B.A. in Organismal Biology, Auburn University, expected graduation May 2023
Clair Dickinson
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. in Organismal Biology, Auburn University, expected graduation May 2024
Kaitlyn McInerney
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. in Organismal Biology, Auburn University, expected graduation May 2025
Olivia Smith
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. in Software Engineering, Auburn University, expected graduation May 2024
Maritza R. Spott
Undergraduate Researcher
B.S. in Software Engineering, Auburn University, expected graduation May 2023
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The Smith Bee Lab officially OPENED at Auburn University on January 1st 2021. We are currently accepting applications at all levels. Learn more