Graduate Student

Stomata are complexes on leaves that allow plants to acquire CO₂ when open, but opening stomata also results in a disproportionately large loss of water. I am broadly interested in how plants regulate their stomata and control gas exchange. I am studying...

In general, plants cannot physically run away from their problems, so they must be able to tolerate whatever their environment throws at them. I study how plants couple fluid transport with the management of solutes they need to retain or remove in order...

Trees are always on the hunt for light. The variety of growth forms seen in the forest is a testament to this photic need; individuals differentially find, occupy, and maintain branches in available light gaps despite the mechanical stressors of gravity...

Plants possess intricate structures that function as robust and indispensable elements for their survival. My research focuses on pit membranes, which are micron-scaled structures within plant xylem that prevent embolism from spreading during drought...