Joel G. Kingsolver

Joel G. Kingsolver is a Kenan Distinguished Professor Emeritus and Research Professor in the Department of Biology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on how organisms adapt to complex natural environments, integrating environmental physiology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. He employs laboratory, field, and modeling approaches, primarily studying temperate insects such as butterflies and moths, with Manduca sexta as a key model system.

His work addresses ecological consequences of human-induced environmental changes, including climate shifts, invasive species impacts, and agroecosystem dynamics. Research emphasizes insect-plant-parasite interactions and evolutionary responses to environmental variability.

• Awards: Kenan Distinguished Professor

No advising students or grants are explicitly listed in the provided text. His lab is located in 108 Coker Hall, with a dedicated lab website for further details.