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Acquired in 1963. Owner. Washington University in St. Louis. Website. https://tyson.wustl.edu/. Tyson Research Center is a 2,000-acre (8.1 km 2) environmental field station owned and operated by Washington University in St. Louis in the St. Louis, Missouri metropolitan area east of Eureka.
- Biological Field Research Area
- West St. Louis County
- The Tyson Valley
- Washington University in St. Louis
About Us — Tyson Research Center. Advancing scientific discovery, facilitating collaboration. Tyson is the environmental field station for Washington University in St. Louis and a resource for faculty, staff, and students at WashU and beyond.
- 6750 Tyson Valley Road Eureka, MO, 63025
- tyson@wustl.edu
- (314) 935-8430
Apr 11, 2024 · See past annual reports. We are the environmental field station of Washington University in St. Louis. Our mission is to provide opportunities for environmental research and education for students and faculty from Washington University and beyond.
Tyson Research Center is available for research, environmental studies, education and other activities by researchers and approved outreach groups. It is part of the Organization of Biological Field Stations (OBFS) network.
Research at Tyson spans many environmental topics and includes studies on biodiversity, disease, climate change, art, and architecture. Research projects vary from single-season student projects to faculty-led experiments and long-term monitoring.
- 6750 Tyson Valley Road Eureka, MO, 63025
- tyson@wustl.edu
- (314) 935-8430
Tyson Research Center. The Endangered Wolf Center is located on property owned by the Tyson Research Center – the environmental field station of Washington University in St. Louis. Tyson provides opportunities for environmental research and education for students and faculty from WashU and beyond.
Tyson's research has focused on observations in cosmology, stellar evolution, galactic astronomy, bulges, and stellar formation. He has held numerous positions at institutions including the University of Maryland, Princeton University, the American Museum of Natural History, and the Hayden Planetarium.
