Neil Gilbert 

2025 Hargis Fellow

 

Neil Gilbert, Assistant Professor of Integrative Biology, holds a PhD from the University of Wisconsin: Madison.

 

He joined the faculty at OSU in 2024. While in residence, he plans to complement his ongoing big data research projects with a pilot acoustic data collection campaign along an elevation gradient in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. This data would support a grant proposal he is developing to fund research on latitudinal variation in species’ responses to light pollution.

Dr. Gilbert’s proposed course “Biodiversity Appreciation” will explore biodiversity science and our place in the world. The course will be centered on field trips to introduce students to the species and major habitats of northern New Mexico and discussions of readings focused on how humans relate to nature.