Who we are

Postdoctoral Research Associate

I'm a Forest Engineer with a background in ecophysiology. I'm interested in understanding hydraulic mechanisms associated with carbon gain and tree mortality in tropical forests. In my postdoctoral position, I am interested in developing my skills in remote sensing, focusing on upscaling forest ecophysiological responses.

PhD Candidate

I'm a forest ecophysiologist interested in the intersection between traits, biodiversity, and remote sensing. I investigate the variation in tree traits and biodiversity across gradients in the central Brazilian Amazon and methods to detect forest taxonomic diversity from satellite spectral imagery. 

Assistant Professor

I investigate the interactions between climate variability and terrestrial ecosystems, especially forests. My research uses traditional plant physiology tools, eddy covariance, and remote sensing in field campaigns, experiments, and models.

PhD Candidate

I’m an ecophysiologist and remote sensing scientist combining satellite, tower, and handheld tools to quantify forest function. My PhD research spans the Brazilian Amazon and ponderosa forests of the Pacific Northwest, where I use hyperspectral and fluorescence techniques to understand leaf-to-landscape drivers of photosynthesis.  When I’m not studying trees I can often be found running among them.

Masters Student

My research investigates photosynthesis across spatial scales, combining remote sensing with detailed measurements of tree‑level physiology. I currently focus on the dry Ponderosa Pine forests of Oregon’s Cascade Range—an ecosystem that presents opportunities for understanding how photosynthesis and associated mechanisms respond to seasonality as well as environmental extremes.

Undergraduate Student

I’m a forest engineering-civil engineering student with interests in forest ecosystems and forest disturbances along with how our infrastructure and behavior impact them. Through OSU’s Mentored Employment Program, I am doing stomatal and xylem image analysis.

Undergraduate Student

I am a forestry major with the forest restoration and fire option, as well as a minor in Indigenous studies. My areas of interest include forest ecology, ecophysiology, forest ecosystems, as well as fire mapping. I am interested in how combining western and Indigenous Traditional Ecological practices can improve forest management, restoration, and future climate outcomes. Through OSU’s Mentored Employment Program I will be working in Dr. Loren Albert's lab to research woody plant stomata density and xylem traits.