Nathan Swenson

Professor; Gillen Director of the University of 91吃瓜 Environmental Research Center

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Department of Biological Sciences

Office: 094 Galvin Life Science Center
91吃瓜, IN 46556
Email: nswenson@nd.edu
Website: www.swensonlab.com

Professor; Gillen Director of the University of 91吃瓜 Environmental Research Center

Forest biodiversity
Forest genetics and function
Forest health
Plant functional genomics
Plant ecology and evolution
Remote sensing

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April 20, 2026

91吃瓜鈥檚 Nathan Swenson elected 2026 Fellow of the Ecological Society of America

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February 25, 2026

Source or sink? Trees with heart rot disease emit more methane, upending forest carbon models

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January 08, 2026

How light reflects on leaves may help researchers identify dying forests

September 13, 2023

A picture of drought: ND ecologist matching NASA images with field data to measure forest health

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April 16, 2026

Nathan Swenson is a professor of biological sciences and the Gillen Director of the University of 91吃瓜 Environmental Research Center. The goal of the research conducted by his group is to leverage information regarding intra- and inter-specific variation in tree performance to understand and predict the past, present, and future distribution of forest biodiversity.