Returning from a week of isotoping with friends in Utah, I am reminded of how great it is to have this awesome network of scientists – not only for scientific collaboration but also for figuring out #sciencelife. Each year lots of scientists who love isotopes migrate to the University of …
Today I am very excited – five of my awesome undergraduate students will be presenting their theses work. I couldn’t be prouder of what they have accomplished. Delaney Tight built a biogeochemical reaction model of nitrogen cycling in aquifers of tidal freshwater zones. Here, water is completely fresh but diurnal …
First two weeks on the science with friends tour = fun, productive, & exhausting! In the words of Dr. Derek Sawyer – it has felt like an AGU week. Week 1: Ohio State Spent the week hosted by Audrey Sawyer – hydrologist extraordinaire and collaborator on all things involving changing …
I am currently teaching EV 211 – Human Impacts on Global Biogeochemical Cycles In this course we explore the large biogeochemical cycles of our planet (N, C, P, S) plus water. By the end of the block students should know how they work (i.e. the chemical, biological, and geological mechanisms …
This year in EV 211 | Human Impacts on Biogeochemical Cycles, we are examining the topic through the lense of agriculture. Focusing on how different agricultural practices, especially those practiced in the Western United States, alter the way the soil is storing carbon and nitrogen. We took two field trips …
The 3 day Novus II workshop was focused around discussions about integrating impacts of ecosystem disturbance across scales of time, space, and disturbance type: 1) What are the mechanisms of regime change versus resilience in ecosystems? What characteristics of a disturbance regime matter for ecosystem processes? 2) Under what circumstances …
