Forest Hydrology & Soils Laboratory
Investigating Water and Nutrient Cycles in Forest Ecosystems
Natasha Drotar, M.S. in Forestry (2020)
Thesis: Effects of tree morphology on rainwater partitioning in an upland oak forest.
Adam Wade, B.S. Forestry-Forest Management (2020)
Project: Bark-Fire Interactions: do differences in bark water retention and storage impact tree species ability to survive fire?
Mallory Grady, B.S. Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation-Environmental Law and Policy (2020)
Andrew Lowery, B.S. Forestry-Environmental Conservation (2020)
Project: Short rotation woody crop impacts to water budgets
Maddie Burton, B.S. Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation-Resource Conservation Science (2019)
Project: Changes to soil properties following fire in upland oak forests
Hunter "Ricks" Burton, B.S. Forestry-Forest Management (2018)
Project: Assessing the impacts of best management practices on water quality in the Catalpa Creek Watershed
Jake Overstreet, B.S. Forestry-Environmental Conservation (2018)
Steven Wood, B.S. Forestry-Environmental Conservation (2018)
Project: The influence of canopy-mediated hydrologic fluxes and understory microclimate, soil moisture, and coarse woody debris decomposition.
Steven Wood, B.S. Forestry-Environmental Conservation (2018)
Project: The influence of canopy-mediated hydrologic fluxes and understory microclimate, soil moisture, and coarse woody debris decomposition.
A.A. Sasith Karunarathna, Ph.D.
Research Associate (2014-2017)
Mercedes Siegle-Gaither, M.S. in Forestry (2017)
Thesis: Using deuterium and oxygen-18 stable isotopes to understand mechanisms of stemflow generation as a function of tree species and climate.
Brent Chaney, B.S. candidate, Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation (Resource Conservation Science)
Project: Soil carbon and nitrogen fluxes following insect infestations in a remnant pine plantation.
Leana Rapp, B.S. Natural Resource and Environmental Conservation-Resource Conservation Science (2016)
Lisa Garrigues, B.S. Forestry-Wildlife Management (2016)
Project: The influence of canopy-mediated hydrologic fluxes and understory microclimate, soil moisture, and coarse woody debris decomposition.
Katy Limpert, M.S. in Forestry (2016)
Thesis: Ecological significance of phyllosphere leaf traits on throughfall hydrology, biogeochemistry, and leaf litter among Quercus species in the southeastern United States.