Welcome to El Masri Lab
Welcome to the El Masri lab! In my lab we are focused on environmental modeling and monitoring . We are dedicated to study the impacts of the changing climate on the terrestrial ecosystem functions and structure using a suite of tools ranging from site measurements and remote sensing techniques to complex land surface models.
I am always looking for motivated students to work in my lab. If you are interested please contact me via email: belmasri@murraystate.edu
Research Interests:
Terrestrial carbon, water and nitrogen cycles
LiDAR remote sensing
Vegetation phenology
Land surface and atmosphere interactions
Climate change
News:
2023:
Congratulations to Skyler Ross for her excellent presentations at KAS and AGU.
Dr. El Masri has been awarded the NSF EPSCoR Research Fellowship (RII Track-4).
2022
Congratulations to Jarred Asselta and Skyler Ross for their excellent poster presentations at KAS and AGU.
Dr. El Masri's proposal for major research instrumentation has been funded by NSF
Dr. El Masri's proposal to study the effects of algae bloom and storms on Mangrove forests has been funded by NASA
2021
Dr. El Masri's proposal to study the methane dynamics in Bald Cypress and other bottomland hardwood forests has been funded by DOE
Dr. El Masri is featured in MSU newspaper
2020
Dr. El Masri's proposal to study the impacts of physiological and environmental controls on WUE has been funded by NASA KY EPSCoR
2019
Dr. El Masri is featured in a video interview, sharing some insights about the carbon cycle and SOCCR-2
Dr. El Masri is featured as the researcher spotlight in the NACP October Newsletter, 2019
Dr. El Masri's latest article is featured on MSU Information Week.
Call for papers: Special Issue "Remote Sensing of Carbon Fluxes and Stocks"
2018
Dr. El Masri is awarded AGU centennial grant to engage West Kentucky communities in STEM. Check the AGU Centennial map below for more information