Joining CLEE

Engaging with CLEE

CLEE Partnerships

CLEE faculty collaborate with numerous academic, governmental and industry partners. As such, CLEE personnel include research members, affiliates and visiting scientists.

A student sampling microbes at Lassen National Park

CLEE is eager to grow its network of partners, including external organizations, research members, affiliates and visiting faculty (learn more here). Opportunities for CLEE members include access to undergraduate and graduate student mentees, research facilities, grant-writing, teaching opportunities and new collaborators.

Further details on types of membership can be found here.

The membership application form can be found here.

A schematic of the different ecosystems we study in CLEE including hydrothermal vents and hot springs, the deep sea, desert ephermeral pools, and antarctica..

Research Members

Research Members of CLEE have long-term appointments at PSU or other institutes/organizations within the Portland Metro area. Research Members play an active role in CLEE, through research, grant writing, publications and mentoring and have access to CLEE's shared resources.

Affiliate Members

Affiliate Members include faculty who live in or outside of the Portland Metro Area and would like to have limited engagement with CLEE faculty and students. This could include collaboration on research projects and/or student mentoring.

Students conducting ice coring in Antarctica

Short-term/Visiting Scientists

Visiting Scholars are persons with professional jobs or positions at other institutions who are visiting, but not directly employed by, CLEE. Scholars have access to both CLEE and university facilities.