Honoree
Keith Clay
AWARDS
- National Academies (2005)
- AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF SCIENCE
BIOGRAPHY
Professor of Biology Keith Clay earned his PhD from Duke University in 1982 and held a postdoctoral fellowship at the University of Texas.
In Professor Clay's lab, most research focuses on inter-specific interactions, particularly symbiotic interactions. He is interested in how specific symbiotic interactions affect larger scale ecological and evolutionary processes. A variety of systems from vertebrates to bacteria are utilized, with an emphasis on plants and arthropods.
Professor Clay serves as Professor of Biology, IU Department of Biology; Director, IU Center for Research in Environmental Sciences; Director, IU Research and Teaching Preserve; Adjunct professor, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs; and Instructor, Highlands Biological Station Summer Course: Ecology of Rock Outcrop Communities.
In Professor Clay's lab, most research focuses on inter-specific interactions, particularly symbiotic interactions. He is interested in how specific symbiotic interactions affect larger scale ecological and evolutionary processes. A variety of systems from vertebrates to bacteria are utilized, with an emphasis on plants and arthropods.
Professor Clay serves as Professor of Biology, IU Department of Biology; Director, IU Center for Research in Environmental Sciences; Director, IU Research and Teaching Preserve; Adjunct professor, IU School of Public and Environmental Affairs; and Instructor, Highlands Biological Station Summer Course: Ecology of Rock Outcrop Communities.
