Faculty and Research Units OIST research units take a cross-disciplinary approach to research, and the PhD program encourages students to explore the intersections of disparate fields of science and technology. Find the research unit of your interest below. Faculty and Research Units Discover Research Specialties Browse research disciplines and specialities. Discover more Find a Faculty Member or Research Unit Research Unit | Faculty Member Biology Chemistry Computer Science (-) Ecology and Evolution Engineering and Applied Sciences Marine Sciences Mathematics Neuroscience Physics Facet Research Discipline Botany Complex systems Ecology (-) Environmental sciences Evolutionary biology Theoretical sciences Facet Specialty Clear filters Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit The Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit explores how ecological and evolutionary processes generate and sustain biodiversity, and how those processes are being altered by human activities. Evan P. Economo Professor Biological Systems Unit The Biological Systems Unit is working on devices in which microorganisms break down waste, releasing energy in the process. Key Okinawan industries such as awamori distilleries, pig and chi... Igor Goryanin Professor (Adjunct) Integrative Community Ecology Unit Our unit employs theory-informed experiments, genetics, and mathematical models to identify how species interactions vary over time and space to influence ecosystem dynamics and functioning. David Armitage Assistant Professor Macroevolution Unit Investigating how environmental challenges, ecological interactions and key features shape biodiversity on scales outside human observation (macroevolution). Lauren Sallan Assistant Professor Marine Climate Change Unit The Marine Climate Change Unit aims to understand how coral reef fish respond to human society driven environmental changes such as climate change, heatwaves, overfishing, and urbanization. Timothy Ravasi Professor Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit We work in experimental nonlinear, non-equilibrium and soft matter physics. Our current research focuses on fluids, granular media, fluctuations in renewables and quantitative life sciences. Mahesh Bandi Professor Annual Reports A yearly report from each research unit Visit the page
Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit The Biodiversity and Biocomplexity Unit explores how ecological and evolutionary processes generate and sustain biodiversity, and how those processes are being altered by human activities. Evan P. Economo Professor
Biological Systems Unit The Biological Systems Unit is working on devices in which microorganisms break down waste, releasing energy in the process. Key Okinawan industries such as awamori distilleries, pig and chi... Igor Goryanin Professor (Adjunct)
Integrative Community Ecology Unit Our unit employs theory-informed experiments, genetics, and mathematical models to identify how species interactions vary over time and space to influence ecosystem dynamics and functioning. David Armitage Assistant Professor
Macroevolution Unit Investigating how environmental challenges, ecological interactions and key features shape biodiversity on scales outside human observation (macroevolution). Lauren Sallan Assistant Professor
Marine Climate Change Unit The Marine Climate Change Unit aims to understand how coral reef fish respond to human society driven environmental changes such as climate change, heatwaves, overfishing, and urbanization. Timothy Ravasi Professor
Nonlinear and Non-equilibrium Physics Unit We work in experimental nonlinear, non-equilibrium and soft matter physics. Our current research focuses on fluids, granular media, fluctuations in renewables and quantitative life sciences. Mahesh Bandi Professor