Membership

General Information


NEON, Inc. invites qualified institutions to apply for Institutional Membership. Institutional members each designate an institutional representative, who will vote on corporate matters put before the membership and is eligible to stand for election to the NEON, Inc. Board of Directors. Qualified institutions include colleges, universities, museums, scientific associations, and ecological or environmental non-profit institutions interested in promoting the purposes and activities of NEON. Applications will be sent before the NEON, Inc. Board of Directors for approval.

Dues, Terms and Conditions


Institutional Member dues are $1,000 per year, with first renewal due on the first of each year. The NEON, Inc. Board reserves the right to adjust the membership dues. Terms and conditions of membership can be found here. To apply for membership, please fax the NEON Membership application to: (303) 416-4495, Attn: Mary Nowicki, or email to mnowicki@neoninc.org. NEON, Inc. will then invoice your institution. Alternatively, hit the "Submit by Email" button in the form-fillable PDF application form, and your request will be sent via email.

Monthly Email Updates


A monthly email update is available to individuals associated with member institutions in good standing who have a valid institutional email address. If you would like to be included in these updates (you may self unsubscribe at any time), please self register here (an institutional email address is required). The five most recent past issues are accessible here:   December 2011   November 2011   October 2011   September 2010   August 2010.

Founding Members


Founding members are recognized in perpetuity in recognition of their seminal contribution to the incorporation of NEON, Inc. For a list of current member institutions, see below.

  • University of Alabama
  • American Institute of Biological Sciences
  • University of Arizona, Institute for the Study of Planet Earth
  • Arizona State University
  • University of Calgary
  • University of California, Berkeley
  • University of California, Los Angeles
  • University of California, Riverside
  • Institute of Arctic and Alpine Research, University of Colorado, Boulder
  • Colorado State University
  • Center for Environmental Sciences & Engineering, University of Connecticut
  • Ecological Society of America
  • University of Florida
  • George Mason University
  • Harvard Forest, Harvard University
  • University of Hawaii, Hilo
  • University of Hawaii, Manoa
  • Indiana University
  • Biodiversity Institute, University of Kansas
  • Kansas State University
  • Ecosystems Center, Marine Biological Laboratory
  • University of Michigan
  • University of Minnesota
  • University of Montana
  • Montana State University
  • Hancock Biological Station, Murray State University
  • University of New Hampshire
  • North Dakota State University
  • University of Notre Dame Environmental Research Center
  • Oak Ridge National Laboratory, UT-Battelle
  • University of South Carolina
  • University of Oklahoma
  • Oregon State University
  • Science and Engineering Alliance
  • Smithsonian Institution
  • University of Toledo
  • Jornada Experimental Range, USDA ARS
  • University of Utah
  • Utah State University Ecology Center
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Washington
  • Washington State University
  • Center for Environmental Studies, Williams College
  • University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee

List of Current Members and Representatives


(The email addresses below have been formatted to disrupt automated email harvesters)

Cust. Code Institution Representative Email part 1 Email part 2
ARBS01 Archbold Biological Station Hillary Swain hswain archbold-station.org
ARNL01 Argonne National Laboratory Rob Edwards redwards mcs.anl.gov
AZSU01 Arizona State University Daniel Childers Dan.Childers asu.edu
BOST01 Boston University Mark Friedl friedl bu.edu
CSUN01 Colorado State University Eugene F. Kelly Eugene.Kelly colostate.edu
ESAM01 Ecological Society of America Katherine McCarter ksm esa.org
GMUN01 George Mason University R.C. Jones rcjones gmu.edu
MSUN01 Hancock Biological Station - Murray State University David S. White David.White murraystate.edu
HARV01 Harvard Forest - Harvard University David R. Foster drfoster fas.harvard.edu
UMDC01 Horn Point Laboratory, University of Maryland Center for Environmental Science Tom Fisher fisher hpl.umces.edu
INUN01 Indiana University Keith Clay clay indiana.edu
USDA01 Jornada Experimental Range - USDA ARS Debra Peters debpeter nmsu.edu
JJER01 Joseph W. Jones Ecological Research Center Lindsay Boring lindsay.boring jonesctr.org
KSUN01 Kansas State University John M. Blair jblair ksu.edu
LYNC01 Lynchburg College Greg Eaton eaton lynchburg.edu
MBLA01 Marine Biological Laboratory Jerry Melillo jmelillo mbl.edu
MIAM01 Miami University Craig Williamson craig.williamson muohio.edu
MTSU01 Montana State University Andrew Hansen Hansen montana.edu
NDSU01 North Dakota State University Wei Lin wei.lin ndsu.edu
OKSU01 Oklahoma State University Steve Hallgren steve.hallgren okstate.edu
ORSU01 Oregon State University Sherman H. Bloomer Sherman.Bloomer oregonstate.edu
OBFS01 Organization of Biological Field Stations Hilary Swain HSwain archbold-station.org
PURD01 Purdue University Melba Crawford mcrawford purdue.edu
ROCH01 Rochester Institute of Technology Jan van Aardt vanaardt cis.rit.edu
SEAL01 Science and Engineering Alliance Robert L. Shepard Shepard sea2.org
SMIT01 Smithsonian Institution Scott Miller millers si.edu
STRO01 Stroud Water Research Center David Arscott darscott stroudcenter.org
UNAL01 University of Alabama Amy Ward award biology.as.ua.edu
UNAZ01 University of Arizona David Breshears Daveb email.arizona.edu
UNCA01 University of Calgary E.A. Johnson johnsone ucalgary.ca
UCLA01 University of California-Los Angeles Philip Rundel rundel biology.ucla.edu
UCME01 University of California-Merced/SNRI Stephen Hart shart4 ucmerced.edu
UCRI01 University of California-Riverside Michael F. Allen Michael.allen ucr.edu
UNCF01 University of Central Florida Charles Ross Hinkle rhinkle mail.ucf.edu
UCBO01 University of Colorado at Boulder Mark Williams markw snobear.Colorado.edu
UNCT01 University of Connecticut Michael R. Willig michael.willig uconn.edu
UNFL01 University of Florida John P. Hayes hayesj ufl.edu
UNIV01 University of Guam John Peterson jpeterson uguam.uog.edu
UHIH01 University of Hawaii, Hilo Rebecca Ostertag ostertag hawaii.edu
UHIM01 University of Hawaii, Manoa Thomas Giambelluca thomas hawaii.edu
UHOU01 University of Houston William Carter wcarter central.uh.edu
UNID01 University of Idaho James Gosz jgosz uidaho.edu
UNIL01 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign Michael Dietz mdietz life.illinois.edu
UNKS01 University of Kansas Leonard Krishtalka Krishtalka ku.edu
UMMA01 University of Massachusetts Amherst Jeffrey L. Blanchard blanchard microbio.umass.edu
UNMI01 University of Michigan Deborah Goldberg degold umich.edu
UNMN01 University of Minnesota David D. Biesboer biesboer umn.edu
UNMT01 University of Montana Jack Stanford jack.stanford umontana.edu
UNNH01 University of New Hampshire Scott Ollinger scott.ollinger unh.edu
UNND01 University of Notre Dame Gary E. Belovsky Gary.E.Belovsky.1 nd.edu
UNSC01 University of South Carolina Tim Mousseau mousseau sc.edu
UNTO01 University of Toledo Jiquan Chen Jiquan.Chen utoledo.edu
UNUT01 University of Utah James Ehleringer jim.ehleringer utah.edu
UNVA01 University of Virginia Bruce Hayden BPH virginia.edu
UNWA01 University of Washington Jerry F. Franklin jff u.washington.edu
UWIM01 University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Mark D. Schwartz mds uwm.edu
UTSU01 Utah State University Peter Adler peter.adler usu.edu
VMCO01 Vermont Monitoring Cooperative Carl Waite cwaite uvm.edu
WASU01 Washington State University R. Dave Evans rdevans wsu.edu
WEST01 West Virginia University Richard Thomas rthomas wvu.edu
WILL01 Williams College David P. Dethier DDethier Williams.edu