From ancient cycads to lichens to production trees: how plants, and the organisms that live on them, manage under stress.
Investigating how fertilization and nutrient availability influence tree drought tolerance and hydraulic function at the Southern Swedish Forest Research Center in the Wallenberg Initiatives in Forest Research (WIFORCE) research school.
A full annual cycle of photosynthetic efficiency (Y(II)) and photoprotective chemistry across three lichen species, McCulloh Lab.
Comparative physiological study across Australian cycad species Cycas cupida and Cycas angulata . This work was completed at the Montgomery Botanical Center in Coral Gables, FL. Investigation into the hydraulics and in situ physiological measurments were done and funded through the Hilldale Research Fellowship.
Comparative vascular and stomatal anatomy across cycad genera (Cycas, Ceratozamia), including honors thesis work on transfusion tracheid function along an aridity gradient in Cycas.