Central Research Focus:
The primary research focus of my laboratory is to discover the drivers of forest dynamics and tree species distributions through space and time. In pursuit of these research goals, our approach follows two guiding principles. First, we believe that the grand challenges facing scientists today require integrative approaches that draw from the concepts and techniques from many fields. We achieve this within the lab by attempting to tackle problems from genomes to forest canopies. Second, our research approach necessitates the collection and analysis of large datasets that document the long-term dynamics of forests and datasets that encompass the global distribution of forest types.
The primary research focus of my laboratory is to discover the drivers of forest dynamics and tree species distributions through space and time. In pursuit of these research goals, our approach follows two guiding principles. First, we believe that the grand challenges facing scientists today require integrative approaches that draw from the concepts and techniques from many fields. We achieve this within the lab by attempting to tackle problems from genomes to forest canopies. Second, our research approach necessitates the collection and analysis of large datasets that document the long-term dynamics of forests and datasets that encompass the global distribution of forest types.