Current Program: Postdoctoral Scholar

Past Education:  

- Ph.D. in Geography, University of Colorado Boulder

- M.A. in Geography, University of Colorado Boulder

- B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Virginia

Description of Research Project: My research broadly focuses on better understanding catchment scale rainfall-runoff response, and the influence climate induced shifts in temperature, precipitation, and land-use will have on stream dynamics.

Fun Facts: I enjoy hiking and backpacking, especially with my dog, and I have hiked the Colorado Trail. 

Co-mentor: Catalina Segura

Current Program: Postdoctoral Scholar

Past Education: 

• Ph.D. Ecology, Evolution, Environment, and Society (2023), Dartmouth College

• MPhil Plant Sciences (2017), University of Cambridge

• B.S. Biology (2016), University of Oregon

Description of Research: I am a forest ecosystem ecologist interested in how aboveground-belowground interactions affect processes such as forest microclimate buffering and soil carbon storage. I’m interested in the socio-political dynamics surrounding the timber industry and strive to ask questions that are relevant for forest management. My current work includes leveraging long-term climate data to explore how microclimate-buffering traits of old growth-like forests can be applied to silviculture, using applied field research to understand species interactions across variability in understory microclimate and fire severity conditions at the HJ Andrews LTER, and the how the legacy of N-fixing alder shapes the potential for soils to store mineral-protected carbon.

Fun Facts: I love to spend time outside mountain biking, trail running, skiing, and gardening. I also enjoy enlisting the help of yeasties to make sourdough bread.

Co-mentor: Steve Perakis, Julie Pett-Ridge, and Matt Betts 

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Current Program: Postdoctoral Scholar

Past Education: 

• Ph.D. in Forest Ecosystems and Society,  Oregon State University

• M.S. in Natural Resources, University of  Nebraska

Description of Research: I am an ecohydrologist interested in how water and carbon cycling respond to climate and land cover change. My current research investigates forest drought and mechanisms of tree water stress in the Colorado Front Range. The goal of this research is to support process understanding of ecosystem water stress and improve forecasts of water fluxes in the Earth’s critical zone.

Fun Facts:  I enjoy rafting and canoe camping in the summer.

Co-mentor: Kamini Singha, Holly Barnard

Current Program: Postdoctoral Scholar

Past Education: 

• Ph.D. in Biology, Kansas State University

• M.S. in Ecology, Utah State University

Description of Research:My research integrates plant ecophysiology, soil science, and ecohydrology to explore how plants alter their environments and influence carbon, water, and nutrient cycling (particularly belowground).

Fun Facts: I share my home with my 11-lb dog (Pablo) and seven jade plants, and I enjoy hiking and reading in my spare time!

Co-mentor: Sharon Billings (University of Kansas)

Current Program: Postdoctoral Scholar

Past Education: 

• Ph.D. in Ecology and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University

• B.Sc. in Environmental Science, Virginia Tech

Description of Research: My research broadly focuses on soil processes as a function of climate and land use and how these processes influence water quality and water quantity. I investigate the feedbacks between water flow through soils and nutrient cycling and retention in soils. My research is motivated by environmental justice and conservation of ecosystem integrity in response to land use change and ecological disturbance. 

Fun Facts:  I enjoy exploring the outdoors on foot, bike, or raft, especially with my dogs. I love to read, cook, bake, and support sustainable food systems. 

Co-mentor: Matthias Sprenger 

Current Program: PhD Candidate in Water Resources Science

Past Education: 

• B.S. Environmental Science (OSU, June 2020)

Description of Research: My research focuses on understanding the relationship between summer low flows and snowpacks using stream chemistry data to identify various sources and proportion of sources in summer streamflows. I am examining these relationships in three watersheds in the western US that span climate and lithological gradients to understand how snow dominance and bedrock permeability influence summer flow response to variability in snowpacks. I use historical data and simple modeling and machine learning techniques to answer these questions.

Fun Facts: In my free time, I enjoy hiking and backpacking, making bread, gardening, and taking care of my many, many houseplants. 

Current Program:  BSc in Environmental Sciences (Earth Systems specialization), BSc in Environmental Economics and Policy

Past Education: High School Graduate

Description of Research: My current research uses simple modeling and historical data to understand nitrate dynamics in two high elevation catchments in Colorado. We’re trying to characterize the spatiotemporal controls on nitrate in these systems to understand how climate change and anthropogenic activity will affect them.

Fun Facts: In my free time I like to hike and read. I also play 5 instruments!

Current Program: BS in Physics, BS in Earth Sciences Geology

Past Education: High School Graduate

Description of Research: Focus on supporting various research projects, including in the laboratory and via analytical methods. 

Fun Facts: I have two children, and am a member of the Cavalry Order of Joan of Arc. 

Former: Postdoctoral Scholar

Past Education: 

• Ph.D. in Water Resources Science,  Oregon State University

• M.S. in Geology, Indiana University, Purdue University, Indianapolis 

Description of Research:My research focuses on identifying the occurrence of soil preferential flow by leveraging high-frequency multi-depth soil moisture observations via machine learning and deep learning algorithms.

Fun Facts: Badminton and CrossFit Lover

Co-mentor: Matthais Springer

Former: Postdoctoral scholar

Current Employment: Assistant Professor,  Louisiana State University 

Past Education:  

• Ph.D. in Soil Science, The University of Kentucky

• M.S. in Environmental Engineering, Zhejiang University

Description of Research: My research focuses on how the functions of the Earth's critical zone interact with environmental changes and disturbances in the Anthropocene, and how this interaction influences the terrestrial water cycle, soil genesis, biogeochemical fluxes, and soil-climate feedbacks.

Fun Facts: Cat lover, Outdoors enthusiast

Graduated: Spring of 2022

Current Employment: Oregon Department of Environmental Quality, Basin Specialist 

Program: MS in Water Resources Science

Past education: BS in environmental earth and soil science, concentration - hydrology, minor - geology

Description of Research: Examining the influence of land use, lithology, and climate on patterns of stream water chemical behavior across several large rivers in Texas

Fun facts: My favorite rock is chert and I enjoy mushroom hunting

Graduated: Spring of 2023

Program: MS Water Resources Science 

Past Education: BS Geology, Colorado State University

Description of Research: My research strives to better understand the rainfall runoff relationship in small rain and snow dominated watersheds in southeast Alaska, particularly within important subsistence systems. I am Native Hawaiian and have been working with Alaska Native Tribes in Southeast Alaska for the last five years. A primary motivation for my research is to perpetuate sovereignty through science with native people on their ancestral land.

Fun Facts: I love biking and spending time outside with my dog. While in Oregon I'm hoping to bike pack portions of the Oregon Timber Trail.

Past Education:  

• B.S. in Environmental Science, University of Texas at El Paso

Description of Research: My research involves studying the effects of climatic drivers, hillslope position, and land cover on soil structure and aggregate stability.

Fun Facts: I enjoy photography, developing film at home, and collecting houseplants!

Graduated: Summer of 2023

Current Employment: PhD Student at the University of Washington

Program: Earth Sciences Geology Undergraduate. 

Past Education: High School Diploma

Description of Research Project: Analyze environmental data in the Pacific Northwest and how it affects the soil formation process. Laboratory work will be used to determine how the land topography influences terrestrial water processes and the physical properties of soil. Characteristics of land, such as vegetation, will also be used to determine underground soil and water transport. 

Fun Facts: I'm a certified preschool teacher!