Director of Science Operations; Co-Director of the Center for Research on Offshore Wind and the Environment; Senior Bat Scientist
nate.fuller@briwildlife.org

Nate Fuller has worked with bats professionally since 2007 and trained with Thomaz Kunz at Boston University. Nate’s research focuses on the physiological processes that drive disease susceptibility and outcomes, with a specific focus on hibernation behavior and white-nose syndrome in bats. More recently, his work in movement ecology and methodological innovations for studying bats is driven by the need to understand how bats use coastal and offshore environments in the context of offshore wind energy development.

Nate brings a unique background from regulatory agencies and science funding, having previously worked for US Fish and Wildlife Service, National Science Foundation, and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, where he was the state bat biologist for Texas. Away from the office, Nate is an avid whitewater boater on the Northeast’s rowdiest rivers, including several big runs in Maine.

• Boston University, 2015 – Ph.D.
• Shippensburg University, 2007 – B.S.

• White-nose syndrome
• Hibernation physiology
• Bats and renewable energy
• Methodological innovation
• Science mentorship

• Clerc, J., E.J. Rogers, N.W. Fuller, K. Jonasson, L. Dempsey, A.F Brokaw, T.J. Weller. Adding ecological context to the olfaction hypothesis of bat/wind turbine interactions. North American Bat Research Journal.
• McClure, M. L., C. R. Hranac, C. G. Haase, S. McGinnis, B. G. Dickson, D. T. S. Hayman, L. P. McGuire, C. L. Lausen, R. K. Plowright, N.W. Fuller, and S. H. Olson. 2022. Projecting the compound effects of climate change and white-nose syndrome on North American bat species. Climate Change Ecology 3:100047.
• Haase, C.G., N.W. Fuller, Y.A. Dzal, C.R. Hranac, D.T.S. Hayman, C.L. Lausen, K.A. Silas, S.H. Olson, and R.K. Plowright. 2020. Body mass and hibernation microclimate may predict bat susceptibility to white-nose syndrome. Ecology and Evolution. 00: 1– 10. https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.7070
• Fuller, N.W., L.P. McGuire, E.L. Pannkuk, T.A. Blute, C.G. Haase, H.W. Mayberry, T.S. Risch, and C.K.R. Willis. 2020. Disease recovery in bats affected by white-nose syndrome. Journal of Experimental Biology. 223:jeb.211912.

• USDA Blue Ribbon Panel: Surveillance, Management, and Research of Vampire Bats and Vampire Bat Rabies in the US. Hosted virtually by USDA and USGS, September 2020.
• Evaluating different management strategies for WNS in Texas. Hosted by USFWS at the Northeast Regional Office, March 2018

• Determining the consequences of tri-color bat hibernation behavior on pathogen dynamics in non-traditional hibernacula. US Fish and Wildlife Service, WNS Research Grants.
• The hidden costs of white-nose syndrome: Using a conservation physiology approach to understand post-hibernation impacts of WNS. US Fish and Wildlife Service, WNS Research Grants.
• Board member, North American Society for Bat Research. Chair of Sponsorships Committee. Member of Auction and Diversity and Inclusion Committees. Oct 2018 – Oct 2023