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Brian J Enquist

  • Professor, Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
  • Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
  • benquist@arizona.edu
  • Bio
  • Interests
  • Courses
  • Scholarly Contributions

Degrees

  • Ph.D. Biology
    • University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
    • On the origin and consequences of allometric scaling in biology.
  • M.S. Biology
    • University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
  • B.A. Biology
    • The Colorado College, Colorado, United States
    • with distinction

Awards

  • Highly Cited Researcher, Web of Science
    • Web of Science, Fall 2020
    • Web of Science, Fall 2019
  • Elected as an Ecological Society of America Fellow (2018)
    • Ecological Society of America, Spring 2018
  • Leverhulme Professorship – Oxford University, UK (2017)
    • The Leverhulme Trust, Spring 2017
  • Martin School Fellow – Oxford University, UK (2017)
    • The Oxford Martin School, Spring 2017
  • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Fellow,
    • American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Spring 2012
  • Galileo Circle Fellow
    • College of Science Galileo Circle Fellow, University of Arizona, 2011., Spring 2011
  • Elected Chair of GRC meeting "Metabolic Basis of Ecology and Evolution"
    • Gordon Research Conference, Summer 2010
  • CNRS Associate Research Fellow
    • Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France, Fall 2009
  • International Mobility Fellow
    • Charles University, Center for Theoretical Study, Prague, Czech Republic, 2009, Spring 2009
  • Honorary Doctorate in Science,
    • The Colorado College, Spring 2007
  • ISI Essential Science Indicators (ESI) – Author with the highest percent increase in total citations in the field of Environment/Ecology (2005)
    • ISI Essential Science Indicators (ESI)http://www.in-cites.com, Fall 2005
  • Top 10 Brilliant Young Scientists
    • Popular Science Magazine, Spring 2004
  • CABS Science Fellow (2002-2004).
    • Conservation International, Spring 2002
  • NSF CAREER ‘Young Investigators’ Award (2002-2007)
    • National Science Foundation, Spring 2002
  • George C. Mercer Award
    • Ecological Society of America, Summer 2001

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Courses

2026-27 Courses

  • Directed Research
    BIOC 392 (Fall 2026)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Fall 2026)
  • Evol Of Plan Form+Funct
    ECOL 340 (Fall 2026)
  • Honors Directed Research
    BIOC 392H (Fall 2026)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Fall 2026)

2025-26 Courses

  • Biological Scaling
    ECOL 586 (Spring 2026)
  • Directed Research
    BIOC 492 (Spring 2026)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Spring 2026)
  • Honors Thesis
    MCB 498H (Spring 2026)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 399 (Spring 2026)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Spring 2026)
  • Rsrch Ecology+Evolution
    ECOL 610A (Spring 2026)
  • Thesis
    ECOL 910 (Spring 2026)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Fall 2025)
  • Evol Of Plan Form+Funct
    ECOL 340 (Fall 2025)
  • Honors Thesis
    MCB 498H (Fall 2025)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 399 (Fall 2025)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Fall 2025)
  • Thesis
    ECOL 910 (Fall 2025)

2024-25 Courses

  • Directed Research
    BIOC 392 (Summer I 2025)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 399 (Summer I 2025)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Summer I 2025)
  • Biological Scaling
    ECOL 586 (Spring 2025)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Spring 2025)
  • Honors Independent Study
    MCB 399H (Spring 2025)
  • Honors Thesis
    BIOC 498H (Spring 2025)
  • Population Biology
    ECOL 596B (Spring 2025)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Spring 2025)
  • Thesis
    ECOL 910 (Spring 2025)
  • Directed Rsrch
    MCB 492 (Fall 2024)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Fall 2024)
  • Honors Independent Study
    MCB 399H (Fall 2024)
  • Honors Thesis
    BIOC 498H (Fall 2024)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Fall 2024)
  • Thesis
    ECOL 910 (Fall 2024)

2023-24 Courses

  • Directed Research
    ECOL 392 (Summer I 2024)
  • Directed Research
    BIOC 392 (Spring 2024)
  • Directed Rsrch
    MCB 392 (Spring 2024)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Spring 2024)
  • Honors Independent Study
    MCB 399H (Spring 2024)
  • Rsrch Ecology+Evolution
    ECOL 610A (Spring 2024)
  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Spring 2024)
  • Directed Research
    BIOC 392 (Fall 2023)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Fall 2023)
  • Evol Of Plan Form+Funct
    ECOL 340 (Fall 2023)
  • Honors Independent Study
    MCB 299H (Fall 2023)
  • Rsrch Ecology+Evolution
    ECOL 610A (Fall 2023)
  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Fall 2023)

2022-23 Courses

  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Summer I 2023)
  • Directed Research
    BIOC 392 (Spring 2023)
  • Directed Research
    BIOC 492 (Spring 2023)
  • Directed Rsrch
    MCB 392 (Spring 2023)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Spring 2023)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 599 (Spring 2023)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Spring 2023)
  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Spring 2023)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Fall 2022)
  • Evol Of Plan Form+Funct
    ECOL 340 (Fall 2022)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 399 (Fall 2022)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Fall 2022)

2021-22 Courses

  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Spring 2022)
  • Honors Thesis
    MCB 498H (Spring 2022)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Spring 2022)
  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Spring 2022)
  • Directed Research
    CHEM 492 (Fall 2021)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Fall 2021)
  • Evol Of Plan Form+Funct
    ECOL 340 (Fall 2021)
  • Honors Thesis
    BIOC 498H (Fall 2021)
  • Honors Thesis
    MCB 498H (Fall 2021)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Fall 2021)
  • Thesis
    ECOL 910 (Fall 2021)

2020-21 Courses

  • Independent Study
    ECOL 499 (Summer I 2021)
  • Biological Scaling
    ECOL 586 (Spring 2021)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Spring 2021)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Spring 2021)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Fall 2020)
  • Evol Of Plan Form+Funct
    ECOL 340 (Fall 2020)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Fall 2020)
  • Rsrch Ecology+Evolution
    ECOL 610A (Fall 2020)
  • Thesis
    ECOL 910 (Fall 2020)

2019-20 Courses

  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Independent Study
    MCB 399H (Spring 2020)
  • Honors Thesis
    BIOC 498H (Spring 2020)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 299 (Spring 2020)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Spring 2020)
  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Spring 2020)
  • Spc Tps Ecol+Evol A
    ECOL 596W (Spring 2020)
  • Directed Research
    BIOC 392 (Fall 2019)
  • Directed Research
    BIOC 492 (Fall 2019)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Fall 2019)
  • Evol Of Plan Form+Funct
    ECOL 340 (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Independent Study
    MCB 299H (Fall 2019)
  • Honors Thesis
    BIOC 498H (Fall 2019)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 299 (Fall 2019)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Fall 2019)

2018-19 Courses

  • Biological Scaling
    ECOL 586 (Spring 2019)
  • Directed Research
    BIOC 492 (Spring 2019)
  • Directed Research
    CHEM 492 (Spring 2019)
  • Directed Research
    ECOL 392 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 299 (Spring 2019)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 399 (Spring 2019)
  • Population Biology
    ECOL 596B (Spring 2019)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Spring 2019)
  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Spring 2019)
  • Directed Research
    BIOC 392 (Fall 2018)
  • Directed Research
    CHEM 392 (Fall 2018)
  • Evol Of Plan Form+Funct
    ECOL 340 (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 199 (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 399 (Fall 2018)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 499 (Fall 2018)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Fall 2018)
  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Fall 2018)

2017-18 Courses

  • Biological Scaling
    ECOL 586 (Spring 2018)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 299 (Spring 2018)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 399 (Spring 2018)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 499 (Spring 2018)
  • Independent Study
    MIC 399 (Spring 2018)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Spring 2018)
  • Directed Research
    CHEM 392 (Fall 2017)
  • Evol Of Plan Form+Funct
    ECOL 340 (Fall 2017)
  • Honors Thesis
    ECOL 498H (Fall 2017)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 299 (Fall 2017)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 599 (Fall 2017)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Fall 2017)
  • Rsrch Ecology+Evolution
    ECOL 610A (Fall 2017)
  • Spc Tps Ecol+Evol B
    ECOL 596X (Fall 2017)

2016-17 Courses

  • Directed Research
    ECOL 392 (Spring 2017)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Spring 2017)
  • Dissertation
    PHYS 920 (Spring 2017)
  • Honors Independent Study
    ECOL 499H (Spring 2017)
  • Honors Thesis
    ECOL 498H (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 399 (Spring 2017)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 499 (Spring 2017)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Spring 2017)
  • Rsrch Ecology+Evolution
    ECOL 610A (Spring 2017)
  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Spring 2017)
  • Directed Research
    BIOC 392 (Fall 2016)
  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Fall 2016)
  • Dissertation
    PHYS 920 (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    ECOL 399H (Fall 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    ECOL 499H (Fall 2016)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Fall 2016)
  • Rsrch Ecology+Evolution
    ECOL 610A (Fall 2016)
  • Senior Capstone
    BIOC 498 (Fall 2016)
  • Spc Tps Ecol+Evol B
    ECOL 596X (Fall 2016)
  • Thesis
    ECOL 910 (Fall 2016)

2015-16 Courses

  • Dissertation
    ECOL 920 (Spring 2016)
  • Dissertation
    PHYS 920 (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    ECOL 299H (Spring 2016)
  • Honors Independent Study
    ECOL 499H (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 199 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 299 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 399 (Spring 2016)
  • Independent Study
    ECOL 499 (Spring 2016)
  • Research
    ECOL 900 (Spring 2016)
  • Thesis
    ECOL 910 (Spring 2016)

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