Staff
Managing Director ASCEND--Advancing Spectral biology in Changing ENvironments to understand Diversity

Lab and data manager:

Lab technicians: Allison Scott and Isaiah Clark, Lab phone: 612-624-6951
Postdoctoral associates/Research Scientists
![]() Mapping temperate forests and their stresses |
![]() Jesus Pinto Ledezma |
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Vinicius Marcilio da Silva Functional biology and remote sensing of tree diversity in the urban landscape |
Brett Fredericksen
Using spectral biology to link genes to function |
Ph.D. students
![]() Lucy Schroeder climate adaptation of trees, plasticity, spectral biology
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![]() Maria Park forest diversity, soil processes, ecophysiology, remote sensing, art-based science communication
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![]() Sally Donovan linking above and belowground function in urban forests
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Former Students and Postdocs
![]() Gerard Sapes Post Doc 2018-2021
Accurate detection of oak wilt
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![]() Clarissa Fontes Post Doc 2018-2021
Ecophysiological variation with habitat
and climate in global oaks
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![]() Ph.D. 2020 |
![]() Jen Teshera-Levye PhD 2019, Post Doc 2020 |
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![]() Josep Padulles Post Doc 2017-2019 |
![]() Laura Williams |
![]() Jose Eduardo Meireles Post Doc 2014-2018 |
PhD 2017 |
![]() PhD 2017
Post Doc 2017-2019
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![]() Post Doc 2014-2018
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![]() Post Doc 2015-2017 |
![]() PhD, 2015 |
Matthew Kaproth
Post Doc, 2013-2016 |
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![]() Post Doc, 2012-2014 |
![]() ![]() Post Doc, 2012-2015 |
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![]() PhD, 2010; Post Doc, 2010 |
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PhD, 2014 |
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![]() PhD, 2010 |
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![]() PhD, 2013 |
![]() < ![]() Post Doc, 2005-2006 |
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![]() Post Doc, 2004-2006 |
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![]() PhD, 2009 |
Former Visiting Scholars
Associate Prof. Wei Wang, Peking University, Soil and microbial ecology

Visiting Ph.D. student
PhD Student Vinicius Marcilio da Silva
Community Assembly, diversity and ecosystem service trade-offs in the Atlantic Forest of Brazil.
Visiting PhD 2013

Plant ecophysiology
