Will DeMott

Ultimately, I find inspiration in uncovering the intricacies of nature. Studying ecology is like studying the connections within a giant, tangled, interconnected web. Whenever I ponder a potential research project, I always inevitably take one, two, three steps back to see the bigger picture; how the subject of focus fits into the web of life. I’ve also grown to appreciate how species and individuals within ecosystems can be studied not just by their characteristics, but their relationships. How these relationships adapt in response to environmental or demographic changes fascinates me. With that in mind, I am strongly interested in applying complex systems science to answer large-scale questions and fundamental theory, all with the intention of better protecting the natural world.