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Elizabeth Losos

Adjunct Professor
Environmental Sciences and Policy
Box 90335, Durham, NC 27708
140 Science Drive, Gross Hall Suite 101, Durham, NC 27708

Selected Grants


Infrastructure Sustainability Learning (ISLE) Network

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Schmidt Initiative for Long Covid, LLC · 2024 - 2025

IUCRC Planning Grant Duke University: Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making (CIRCAD)

ResearchParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2025

Resilience Roadmap Project

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Windward Fund · 2022 - 2022

LTREB Renewal: Woody dynamics, climate, and species coexistence in a wet tropical forest

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Michigan State University · 2014 - 2019

Successional pathways and rates of change in tropical froests of Brazil, Costa Rica, and Mexico

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Connecticut · 2012 - 2016

Infrastructure Sustainability Learning (ISLE) Network

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Schmidt Initiative for Long Covid, LLC · 2024 - 2025

IUCRC Planning Grant Duke University: Center for Innovation in Risk-analysis for Climate Adaptation and Decision-making (CIRCAD)

ResearchParticipating Faculty Member · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2024 - 2025

Resilience Roadmap Project

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Windward Fund · 2022 - 2022

LTREB Renewal: Woody dynamics, climate, and species coexistence in a wet tropical forest

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by Michigan State University · 2014 - 2019

Successional pathways and rates of change in tropical froests of Brazil, Costa Rica, and Mexico

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by University of Connecticut · 2012 - 2016

Increasing and Enhancing Research Opportunities for Native American and Pacific Islander Undergraduates

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2012 - 2015

International Reserach Experiences for Students: A Program for Undergraduates in Kruger National Park, South Africa

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2015

Collaborative Research: Belowground Drivers of Aboveground Nutrient Cycling in Growing Forests

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2011 - 2015

Four Specialized Pieces of Equipment to Enhance and Expand Research at the La Selva Biological Station in Costa Rica

EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2015

Skukuza Science Leadership Initiative: partnering research and science education

Construction/RenovationPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2015

Collaborative Research LTREB: Tropical forest ecosystem responses to climate forcings

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2014 - 2015

Ambient Laboratory for the La Selva Biological Station, OTS, Costa Rica

Construction/RenovationPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2013 - 2015

REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology at the La Selva Biological Station, Costa Rica

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2015 - 2015

Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology in Costa Rica

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2009 - 2014

RCN: Tropical Forests in a Changing World

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2008 - 2014

Increasing research opportunities for undergraduates: a program for Native Americans and Pacific Islander students

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2006 - 2013

PASI: Expanding the Frontier in Tropical Ecology through Embedded Sensors

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2009 - 2012

FSML: Improving the research and education infrastructure at the Palo Verde Biological Station

EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2008 - 2011

International Research Experiences in Ecology: A Pilot Program for Undergraduates in KNP, South Africa

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2008 - 2011

Collaborative Research: Effects of Species on Forest Carbon Balances in Lowland Costa Rica

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2007 - 2011

La Selva Biological Station: Integration of Research and Training in a Changing Tropical Ecosystem

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 1997 - 2011

International Research Experiences for Graduate Students in Tropical Ecology

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2006 - 2010

Patterns and Mechanisms of Change in Neotropical Forests: La Selva as a Case Study

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2008 - 2010

FSML: Improving the Research and Education Infrastructure at the Las Cruces Biological Station in Costa Rica

EquipmentPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2007 - 2009

REU Site: Research Experiences for Undergraduates in Tropical Biology in Costa Rica

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2005 - 2009

Increasing Minority Participation in Tropical Biology: Supporting Activities for the OTS Advisory Committee for Academic Diversity (ACAD)

Public ServicePrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2005 - 2007

Collaborative Research: Causes and Consequences of Tree Colonization Patterns in Wet Tropical Forests

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2004 - 2007

Collaborative Research:Tree Species Effects on Ecosystem Processes in Lowland Costa Rica

ResearchPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2003 - 2007

Enhancing Research Opportunities for LSAMP Undergraduate Students: A Program for Native Americans and Pacific Islanders

Inst. Training Prgm or CMEPrincipal Investigator · Awarded by National Science Foundation · 2005 - 2006

External Relationships


  • BISON Project
  • FAST-Infra Group
  • Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

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