Congratulations to lab student Grace Fung who just gave her final research presentation at the Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory. Grace is supported by the NSF Research Experience for Undergraduates program via our LTREB grant. Grace presented on how spatial clustering impacts plant phenology, building on work collaborators have done in 2015 and 2025. She was…

(guest post by lead author Dr. Jocelyn Navarro) We just put out a new paper focusing on an overlooked but critical trait: minimum leaf conductance (gmin). Minimum leaf conductance is the water loss through the cuticle or “leaky” stomata after stomatal closure. This trait is increasingly being recognized as a key component of plant hydraulic…

Lab PhD student Erin Carroll gave a great finishing talk today at the ESPM GradFest celebration. Erin’s thesis includes work on remote sensing of intraspecific genetic variation in quaking aspen. She will be handing her dissertation this summer. Congratulations, Erin!

Please check out lab members’ work at the AGU 2025 meeting next week! Mickey Boakye B23O-1965 Plant Latex Resilience; A Vein-level Defense Strategy in Latex Producing Species Tuesday, 16 December 2025 14:15 – 17:45 Hall EFG (Poster Hall) (NOLA CC) Erin Carroll B33H-1989 Multi-Scale Remote Sensing of Genetic Variation in Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides) Wednesday,…