I’m a scientist by trade and an artist at heart. I am a postdoctoral researcher at Colorado State University. My research with the Farmer Group focuses on the intersection between plants and the atmosphere. I’m particularly interested in how our changing climate impacts the chemicals that plants emit, and how those chemicals impact the climate.
I enjoy teaching and research, but I’m driven to science communication. I believe in the power of science stories and I leverage visuals wherever I can to better convey complex messages. With a mind for science and a love of art, I make science accessible to the public.
Plant-Atmosphere Interactions
I study how our changing climate impacts plants, which in turn impact the atmosphere. My research takes me everywhere from the lab to the greenhouse to forests in pursuit of learning the complex means by which environmental perturbations change leaf-level emissions.
In short, I stress plants out and measure both their displeasure and the good-smelling chemicals they release as a result.