Dr. Diana Wall is Professor and Director of the Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, an international ecosystem research center at Colorado State University. Dr. Wall has authored numerous scientific papers, articles and reports, and served on several editorial boards. Dr. Wall presents invited lectures on topics such as the Antarctic ecosystems, survival of organisms in extreme environments, the integration of agriculture and ecology, the underground biological world, women in science, and science education. Her research has been widely featured in newspapers, magazines, radio and television, for instance, The New York Times, National Geographic magazine, and PBS TV shows such as Horizons and Discovery.