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WEBSITE(S)| https://solomon.rice.edu/

Mentored presenters may have participated in these courses

Student Project Titles List

Post-settlement Movement of an Obligate Sponge Dwelling Goby Elacatinus horsti

Determining the Presence and Cause of Tool Use Specialization in Ant Colonies (Aphaenogaster treatae)

Using Community Science to Monitor the Spread of Nylanderia fulva in the Greater Houston Area


Honors & Awards

Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor 2021

Research Areas

Dr. Solomon’s current research examines the interactions between native and non-native ants, the impacts of extreme flooding on ant communities, ant foraging behavior, and the co-evolution between ants and microbes. He is a member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Society for the Study of Evolution, and the Editorial Board of the Journal of Tropical Ecology.