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Byron Adams

Biology Department Chair, Professor
Biology , Dean's Office

4127 LSB
Provo, UT 84602

Research Interests

Soil Ecosystem Responses to Climate-driven Environmental Changes; Evolutionary Ecology; Ecological Genomics, Soil Biodiversity, Microfauna

Education

  • PhD, Biological Sciences , University of Nebraska (1998)

Honors and Awards

  • Brigham Young University Sponsored Projects Recognition Award, Brigham Young University (2021 - 2021)
  • University Professor, Brigham Young University (2017 - 2017)
  • Karl G. Maeser Excellence in Research and Creative Arts Award, Brigham Young University (2014 - 2015)
  • Young Scholar Award, Brigham Young University (2007 - 2010)
  • Ice Marathon, McMurdo Station Antarctica, First Place (over 40 division), Raytheon Polar Services, National Science Foundation (2009 - 2009)
  • Outstanding Research Award, College of Life Sciences, Brigham Young University (2009 - 2009)
  • Recognition for Outstanding Service in Science Education, Utah Science Teachers Association (2009 - 2009)
  • Golden Beaker Award, Petroleum Helicopters Inc.; McMurdo Station Helicopter Operations (2007 - 2008)
  • Antarctic Service Medal, United States Department of Defense (2006 - 2006)

Memberships

  • International Society for Evolution, Medicine, & Public Health (2018 - Present)

Professional Citizenship

  • Other, New Zealand Antarctic Science Platform (2019 - Present)
  • Other, New Zealand Antarctic Research Institute (NZARI) (2018 - 2019)
  • Committee/Council Member, City of Woodland Hills (2010 - 2018)
  • Guest Speaker, Lehi Junior High School Science Festival
  • Committee/Council Member, Scientific Council on Antarctic Research

Courses Taught

Publications

Xia Xue Andrew R. Thompson Byron J Adams G. Varliero P. H. Lebre Byron J Adams S. L. Chown P. Convey P. G. Dennis D. Fan B. Ferrari B. Frey I. D. Hogg D. W. Hopkins W. Kong T. Makhalanyane G. Matcher K. K. Newsham M. I. Stevens K. V. Weigh D. A. Cowan Mary Elizabeth Warren Brett Earl Pickett Byron James Adams Crystal Villalva Alyssa Applegate Richard A Robison Mary E Warren Brett E Pickett Byron J Adams Crystal Villalva Alyssa Applegate Richard A Robison Mark R. Salvatore John E. Barrett Laura E. Fackrell Eric R. Sokol Joseph S. Levy Lily C. Kuentz Michael N. Gooseff Byron J Adams Sarah N. Power J. Paul Knightly Haley M. Matul Brian Szutu Peter T. Doran Melisa A. Diaz Christopher B. Gardner David H. Elliot Byron J Adams W. Berry Lyons J. Jorna B Vandebrink I. D. Hogg D. H. Wall Byron J. Adams Gemma E. Collins Monica R. Young Peter Convey Steven L. Chown S. Craig Cary Byron J Adams Diana H. Wall Ian D. Hogg Xia Xue Bishwo N. Adhikari Becky A. Ball John E. Barrett Jinxin Miao Ammon Perkes Mac Martin Breana L. Simmons Diana H. Wall Byron J Adams Nathan P. Lemoine Byron J Adams Melisa Diaz Nicholas B. Dragone André L. C. Franco Noah Fierer W. Berry Lyons Ian D. Hogg Diana H. Wall Colin M. Robinson Lee Hansen X. Xue Byron James Adams X. Xue A. R. Dilman Byron J Adams Satyendra K. Pothula Byron J. Adams Julian Gutt E. Isla J.C. Xavier Byron James Adams I.-Y. Ahn C.-H. C. Cheng C. Colesie V.J. Cummings H. Griffiths I. Hogg T. McIntyre Klaus M. Meiners D.A. Pearce L. Peck D. Piepenburg R.R. Reisinger G.K. Saba I.R. Schloss C.N. Signori C.R. Smith M. Vacchi C. Verde D. H. Wall K. M. O'Brien E. L. Crockett Byron J. Adams C. D. Amsler H. J. Appiah-Madson A. Collins T. Desvignes H. W. Detrich, 3rd D. L. Distel S. M. Eppley B. W. Frable N. M. Franz J. M. Grim K. M. Kocot A. R. Mahon T. J. Mayfield-Meyer J. A. Mikucki W. E. Moser M. Schmull C. A. Seid C. R. Smith A. E. Todgham G. J. Watkins-Colwell Abigail C Jackson Jesse Jorna John M Chaston Byron James Adams N. B. Dragone J. B. Henley H. Holloand-Moritz M. Diaz I. D. Hogg W. B. Lyons D. H. Wall Byron James Adams N. Fierer Melisa A. Diaz Lee B. Corbett Paul R. Bierman Byron James Adams Diana H. Wall Ian D. Hogg Noah Fierer W. Berry Lyons Nicholas O. Schulte Alia L. Khan Emma W. Smith Angela Zoumplis Drishti Kaul Andrew E. Allen Byron James Adams Diane M. McKnight André L. C. Franco Byron James Adams Melisa A. Diaz Nathan P. Lemoine Nicholas B. Dragone Noah Fierer W. Berry Lyons Ian Hogg Diana H. Wall Andrew R. Thompson Andrea J. Roth-Monzón Zachary Thomas Aanderud Byron James Adams David M. Iwaniec Michael Gooseff Katharine N. Suding David Samuel Johnson Daniel C. Reed Debra P. C. Peters Byron James Adams John E. Barrett Brandon T. Bestelmeyer Max C. N. Castorani Elizabeth M. Cook Melissa J. Davidson Peter M. Groffman Niall P. Hanan Laura F. Huenneke Pieter T. J. Johnson Diane M. McKnight Robert J. Miller Gregory S. Okin Daniel L. Preston Andrew Rassweiler Chris Ray Osvaldo E. Sala Robert L. Schooley Timothy Seastedt Marko J. Spasojevic Enrique R. Vivoni Nicholas B. Dragone Melisa A. Diaz Ian D. Hogg W. Berry Lyons W. Andrew Jackson Diana H. Wall Byron James Adams Noah Fierer M. A. Diaz C. B. Gardner S. A. Welch W. A. Jackson Byron James Adams D. H. Wall I. D. Hogg N. Fierer W. B. Lyons Scott F. George Noah Fierer Joseph S. Levy Byron James Adams J. van den Hoogen S. Geisen D. H. Wall D. A. Wardle W. Traunspurger de Goede, R. G. M. Byron James Adams W. Ahmad H. Ferris R. D. Bardgett M. Bonkowski R. Campos-Herrera J. E. Cares T. Caruso L. de Brito Caixeta X. Chen S. R. Costa R. Creamer da Cunha, E. Castro J. M. M. Dam D. Djigal M. Escuer B. S. Griffiths C. Gutierrez K. Hohberg D. Kalinkina P. Kardol A. Kergunteuil G. Korthals V. Krashevska A. A. Kudrin Q. Li W. Liang M. Magilton M. Marais J. A. R. Martin E. Matveeva E. H. Mayad E. Mzough C. Mulder P. Mullin R. Neilson T. A. D. Nguyen U. N. Nielsen H. Okada J. E. P. Rius K. Pan V. Peneva L. Pellissier da Silva, J. C. P. C. Pitteloud T. O. Powers K. Powers C. W. Quist S. Rasmann S. S. Moreno S. Scheu H. Setala A. Sushchuk A. V. Tiunov J. Trap M. Vestergard C. Villenave L. Waeyenberge R. A. Wilschut D. G. Wright A. M. Keith J. I. Yang O. Schmidt R. Bouharroud Z. Ferji van der Putten, W. H. D. Routh T. W. Crowther Julian Gutt Enrique Isla José C. Xavier Byron James Adams In-Young Ahn C. H. Christina Cheng Claudia Colesie Vonda J. Cummings Guido di Prisco Huw Griffiths Ian Hawes Ian Hogg Trevor McIntyre Klaus M. Meiners David A. Pearce Lloyd Peck Dieter Piepenburg Ryan R. Reisinger Grace K. Saba Irene R. Schloss Camila N. Signori Craig R. Smith Marino Vacchi Cinzia Verde Diana H. Wall R. K. Sandhi R. Pothula S. K. Pothula Byron James Adams G. V. P. Reddy G. E. Collins I. D. Hogg P. Convey L. G. Sancho D. A. Cowan W. B. Lyons Byron James Adams D. H. Wall T. G. A. Green Xia Xue Anton Suvorov Stanley Fujimoto Adler R. Dilman Byron James Adams Melisa A Diaz Christopher B Gardner Susan A Welch W Andrew Jackson Byron James Adams Diana H Wall Ian D Hogg Noah Fierer W Berry Lyons Melisa A. Diaz Susan A. Welch Julie M. Sheets Kathleen A. Welch Alia L. Khan Byron James Adams Diane M. McKnight S. Craig Cary W. Berry Lyons Melisa A Diaz Lee B Corbett Paul R Bierman Byron James Adams Diana H Wall Ian D Hogg Noah Fierer W Berry Lyons Andrew R. Thompson Stefan Geisen Byron James Adams Melisa A. Diaz Jianghanyang Li Greg Michalski Thomas H. Darrah Byron James Adams Diana H. Wall Ian D. Hogg Noah Fierer Susan A. Welch Christopher B. Gardner W. Berry Lyons Jans Morffe Nayla GarcÍa Byron James Adams Koichi Hasegawa C. K. Lee D. C. Laughlin E. M. Bottos T. Caruso K. Joy J. E. Barrett L. Brabyn U. N. Nielsen Byron J Adams D. H. Wall D. W. Hopkins S. B. Pointing I. R. McDonald D. A. Cowan J. C. Banks G. A. Stichbury I. Jones P. Zawar-Reza M. Katurji I. D. Hogg A. D. Sparrow B. C. Storey T. G. A. Green S. C. Cary T. Caruso I. D. Hogg U. N. Nielsen E. M. Bottos C. K. Lee D. W. Hopkins S. C. Cary J. E. Barrett T. G. A. Green B. C. Storey D. H. Wall Byron J Adams Andrew R Thompson Gareth S Powell Byron J Adams J. van den Hoogen S. Geisen D. Routh H. Ferris W. Traunspurger D. A. Wardle de Goede, R. G. M. Byron James Adams W. Ahmad W. S. Andriuzzi R. D. Bardgett M. Bonkowski R. Campos-Herrera J. E. Cares T. Caruso L. de Brito Caixeta X. Chen S. R. Costa R. Creamer Mauro da Cunha Castro, J. M. Dam D. Djigal M. Escuer B. S. Griffiths C. Gutierrez K. Hohberg D. Kalinkina P. Kardol A. Kergunteuil G. Korthals V. Krashevska A. A. Kudrin Q. Li W. Liang M. Magilton M. Marais J. A. R. Martin E. Matveeva E. H. Mayad C. Mulder P. Mullin R. Neilson T. A. D. Nguyen U. N. Nielsen H. Okada J. E. P. Rius K. Pan V. Peneva L. Pellissier Carlos Pereira da Silva, J. C. Pitteloud T. O. Powers K. Powers C. W. Quist S. Rasmann S. S. Moreno S. Scheu H. Setala A. Sushchuk A. V. Tiunov J. Trap W. van der Putten M. Vestergard C. Villenave L. Waeyenberge D. H. Wall R. Wilschut D. G. Wright J. I. Yang T. W. Crowther Zachary Thomas Aanderud Sabrina Saurey Becky A. Ball Diana H. Wall John E. Barrett Mario E. Muscarella Natasha A. Griffin Ross A. Virginia Albert Barberan Byron James Adams Adam N. Wlostowski Nicholas O. Schulte Byron J Adams Becky A. Ball Rhea M. M. Esposito Michael N. Gooseff W. Berry Lyons Uffe N. Nielsen Ross A. Virginia Diana H. Wall Kathy A. Welch Diane M. McKnight Tyler A Kummer Clinton Jeremy Whipple Seth Mikaya Bybee Byron James Adams Jamie L Jensen Melisa A Diaz Byron James Adams Kathleen A Welch Susan A Welch Stephen O Opiyo Alia L Khan Diane M McKnight S Craig Cary W Berry Lyons Jans Morffe Nayla GarcÍa Karin Breugelmans Byron James Adams Koichi Hasegawa Renato N Inserra Saad L Hafez Nicola Vovlas Byron James Adams Claudia Nischwitz W. S. Andriuzzi L. F. Stanish B. L. Simmons C. Jaros Byron James Adams D. H. Wall D. M. McKnight Zachary T Aanderud S. Saurey B. A. Ball D. H. Wall J. E. Barrett M. E. Muscarella N. A. Griffin R. A. Virginia Byron J Adams K. Divakaran Prathapan Rohan Pethiyagoda Kamaljit S. Bawa Peter H. Raven Priyadarsanan Dharma Rajan Byron James Adams Becky A. Ball Byron James Adams J. E. Barrett Diana H. Wall Ross A. Virginia Jans Morffe Nayla García Karin Breugelmans Byron James Adams E. Ashley Shaw Byron James Adams John E. Barrett W. Berry Lyons Ross A. Virginia Diana H. Wall A. N. Wlostowski M. N. Gooseff Byron James Adams W S Andriuzzi Byron James Adams J E Barrett R A Virginia D H Wall William Bradshaw Jennifer Nelson Byron James Adams John D Bell Matthew A. Knox Walter S. Andriuzzi Heather N. Buelow Cristina Takacs-Vesbach Byron James Adams Diana H. Wall Michael N. Gooseff John E. Barrett Byron James Adams Peter T. Doran Andrew G. Fountain W. Berry Lyons Diane M. McKnight John C. Priscu Eric R. Sokol Cristina Takacs-Vesbach Martijn L. Vandegehuchte Ross A. Virginia Diana H. Wall Byron James Adams J Crawley D. Blackburn B. Crawford D. I. Shapiro-Ilan Byron James Adams Jans Morffe Nayla García Byron James Adams Koichi Hasegawa Clare R. Beet Ian D. Hogg Gemma E. Collins Don A. Cowan Diana H. Wall Byron James Adams Kristi R. Bennett Ian D. Hogg Byron James Adams Paul D. N. Hebert Andrew G. Fountain Grace Saba Byron James Adams Peter Doran William Fraser Michael Gooseff Maciej Obryk John C. Priscu Sharon Stammerjohn Ross A. Virginia M K Gunnell Byron James Adams Richard A Robison Dana Blackburn David I. Shapiro-Ilan Byron James Adams Dana Blackburn Perry L. Wood Jr. Travis J. Burk Burke Crawford Sarah M. Wright Byron James Adams M. K. Gunnell Richard A Robison Byron James Adams W. B. Lyons K. Deuerling K. A. Welch S. A. Welch G. Michalski W. W. Walters U. Nielsen D. H. Wall I. Hogg Byron James Adams Matthew A. Knox Diana H. Wall Ross A. Virginia Martijn L. Vandegehuchte Inigo San Gil Byron James Adams D. A. Pearce I. A. Alekhina A. Terauds A. Wilmotte A. Quesada A. Edwards A. Dommergue B. Sattler Byron James Adams C. Magalhães W. -L. Chu M. C. Y. Lau C. Cary D. J. Smith D. H. Wall G. Eguren G. Matcher J. A. Bradley J. -P. de Vera J. Elster K. A. Hughes L. Cuthbertson L. G. Benning N. Gunde-Cimerman P. Convey S. G. Hong S. B. Pointing V. H. Pellizari W. F. Vincent. Adler Dillman M. Macchietto Christin Laray Porter A. Rogers B. Williams I. Antoshechkin M. M. Lee Z. Goodwin X. J. Lu E. E. Lewis H. Goodrich-Blair S. P. Stock Byron James Adams P. W. Sternberg A. Mortazavi Alejandro Velasco-Castrillon Sandra J. McInnes Mark B. Schultz Maria Arroniz-Crespo Cyrille A. D’Haese John A. E. Gibson Byron James Adams Timothy J. Page Andrew D. Austin Steven J. B. Cooper Mark I. Stevens D. I. Shapiro-Ilan D. Blackburn L. Duncan F. E. El-Borai H. Koppenhöfer P. Tailliez B. J. Adams William R Miller Carl Johansson Byron James Adams Byron James Adams Diana H Wall Ross A Virginia Emma Broos Matthew A Knox J. Gutt Byron James Adams T. Bracegirdle D. Cowan V. Cummings G. di Prisco R. Gradinger E. Isla T. McIntyre E. Murphy L. Peck I. Schloss C. Smith C. Suckling A. Takahashi C. Verde DH Wall J. Xavier X. Bai Byron James Adams T. A. Ciche S. Clifton R. Gaugler K. -s. Kim J. Spieth P. W. Sternberg R. K. Wilson P. S. Grewal C. Johansson W. R. Miller E. T. Linder Byron James Adams E. Boreliz-Alvarado Byron James Adams John Crowley C. Milano de Tomasel Byron James Adams F. G. Tomasel D. H. Wall Byron James Adams John Crawley Joseph Levy W. Berry Lyons Byron James Adams N. Fierer J. W. Leff Byron James Adams B. J. Adams U. N. Nielsen S. T. Bates C. L. Lauber S. Owens J. A. Gilbert D. H. Wall J. G. Caporaso C. Milano de Tomasel Byron James Adams B. J. Adams F. G. Tomasel D. H. Wall Carl Johansson William R. Miller Eric T. Linder Byron James Adams Erica Boreliz-Alvarado Adler Dillman John M. Chaston Byron James Adams Todd A. Ciche Heidi Goodrich-Blair S. Patricia Stock Paul W. Sternberg T. E. Smith D. H. Wall I. D. Hogg Byron James Adams U. N. Nielsen R. A. Virginia U. N. Nielsen D. H. Wall Byron James Adams R. A. Virginia B. A. Ball M. N. Gooseff D. M. McKnight John M Chaston Adler R Dillman A L Shapiro-Ilan A L Bilgrami R Gaugler K R Hopper Byron James Adams Uffe N. Nielsen Diana H. Wall Byron James Adams Ross A. Virginia Uffe N. Nielsen Diana H. Wall Grace Li Manuel Toro Byron James Adams Ross A. Virginia P. Maneesakorn R. S. An H. Daneshvar K. Taylor X. D. Bai Byron James Adams P. S. Grewal A. Chandrapatya Bishwo N Adhikari Byron James Adams Nicholas J. Demetras Ian D. Hogg Jonathan C. Banks Byron James Adams Bishwo N Adhikari C M Tomacel G Li Diana H Wall Byron James Adams Bishwo N. Adhikari Byron James Adams Scott M. Peat Richard R. ffrench-Constant Nick Waterfield Judit Marokhazi Andras Fodor Byron James Adams Bishwo N Adhikari D H Wall Byron James Adams E Ayres J N Nkem D H Wall Byron James Adams B L Simmons R A Virginia A G Fountain J E Barrett Jerald B Johnson Scott Peat Byron James Adams Byron James Adams Adler R Dillman Camille Finlinson Byron James Adams A. Arthern A. Atkinson C. Barbante R. Bargagli D. Bergstrom N. Bertler R. Bindschadler J. Bockheim C. Boutron D. Bromwich S. Chown J. Comiso P. Convey A. Cook G. di Prisco E. Fahrbach J. Fastook J. Forcarda B. L. Simmons Diana H. Wall Byron James Adams E. Ayres J. E. Barrett R. A. Virginia D. I. Shapiro-Ilan G. N. Mbata K. B. Nguyen S. M. Peat D. Blackburn Byron James Adams Jerald B Johnson Marta Jean Adair Byron James Adams Daniel Fairbanks V. Itamura Duane E Jeffery Duane B Merrell Scott Myers Ritter Richard R. Tolman S. M. Peat B. C. Hyman Byron James Adams B. L. Simmons Diana H. Wall Byron James Adams J. E. Barrett R. A. Virginia Xiaodong Bai Byron James Adams Todd A. Ciche Sandra Clifton Randy Gaugler Saskia A. Hoenhout John Spieth Paul W. Sternberg Parwinder S. Grewal Richard K Wilson Bishwo N. Adhikari Diana H. Wall Byron James Adams Pedro F. Victoriano J. C. Ortiz Edgar Benavides Byron James Adams Jack W Sites J. E. Barrett R. A. Virginia Diana H. Wall Byron James Adams E. Ayres J. N. Nkem Diana H. Wall Byron James Adams J. E. Barrett E. J. Broos A. N. Parsons L. E. Powers B. L. Simmons R. A. Virginia Scott Peat Byron James Adams X. Bai P. S. Grewal S. A. Hogenhout Byron James Adams T. A. Ciche R. Gaugler P. W. Sternberg Byron James Adams Diana H Wall Ugur Gozel Adler Dillman John M Chaston Ian D Hogg Byron James Adams Scott Peat Adler Dillman TJ Bliss Adler Dillman R. Russell M. Anderson M. Jett D. Yourick Byron James Adams Susanna Carrasco-Ballesteros P. Castillo Byron James Adams E. Perez-Artes A. Ayres Diana H. Wall Byron James Adams J. E. Barrett R. A. Virginia Byron James Adams Diana H. Wall U. Gozel Adler Dillman John M. Chaston I. D. Hogg