Thomas B. Smith

Professor
Institute of the Environment, Department of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology
La Kretz Hall, Suite 300
UCLA Inst of the Environment/Center for Tropical Res/Ecol & Evolutionary Bio
Los Angeles, CA 90095-1656
Campus mailcode: 149605
Tel: (310) 206-4712
Fax: (310) 825-5446
tbsmith@ucla.edu
www.ioe.ucla.edu/CTR/staff/smith_thomas.html

Area of Expertise: Biodiversity

Dr. Smith has over 20 years of experience working in the rainforests of Africa, Australia, Latin America, and Hawaii, and has published more than 100 articles. As founder and Director of the Center for Tropical Research, Dr. Smith oversees a host of research projects and directs the research of a growing number of graduate students and postdoctoral scientists on projects based in tropical countries around the world. A central focus of his research is investigating how speciation occurs in tropical rainforests.