Biometeorology Lab Group:
Biometeorology Lab Group:
Professor of Biometeorology
345 Hilgard Hall, (510) 642-2874, biomet@nature.berkeley.edu
TECHNICIAN/ENGINEER
Ted Hehn, M.S. Univ. Wyoming
Developmental Lab Technician
205 Hilgard, (510) 642-9368; thehn@nature.berkeley.edu
RESEARCH ASSOCIATES/POSTDOCS
Matthias Falk, Univerisity of California, Davis
Associate Research Specialist
FLUXNET Project Scientist: Synthesis of FLUXNET data, specializing on upscaling normalized vegetation indices
105 Hilgard; 510 642 9048; mfalk@nature.berkeley.edu
Siyan Ma, Ph.D., University of Toledo
Associate Research Specialist
Savanna/Grassland Project (WESTGEC/DOE/TCP) Measuring and analyzing long term carbon, water and energy fluxes over a savanna and grassland.
107 Hilgard; 510-642-2421; sma@nature.berkeley.edu
Alexander Knohl, Ph.D., University of Jena, Germany
(before Berkeley) (after.....)
Marie Curie Fellow and Visiting Postdoctoral Scientist
Modeling carbon (13C) and oxygen (18O) isotopes in forests
107 Hilgard; 510-642-2421; aknohl@nature.berkeley.edu
Jorge Curiel-Yuste, Ph.D. Univ. Antwerp, Belgium
Postdoctoral Scientist
Kearney Project: Studying the mechanisms, partitioning and spatio-temporal variation of soil respiration of savanna and ponderosa pine.
107 Hilgard; 510 642 9048; jkuriel@nature.berkeley.edu
James Dorsey, Ph.D. Manchester Institute Science and Technology, United Kingdom
Postdoctoral Scientist
DOE/TCP Flux Footprint Study: Modeling flux footprints
Bootleg Methane Study: Using a new tunable diode laser spectrometer to measure Methane Fluxes in wetlands.
105 Hilgard; 510 642 9048; j.dorsey@nature.berkeley.edu
Graduate Students
Jessica Cruz, BS, Illinois
Studying the seasonal dynamics of photosynthetic capacity due to changes in mesophyll conductance and photosynthetic fluorescence of a temperate and Mediterranean oak forest
105 Hilgard; 510 642 9048; jcruz@nature.berkeley.edu
Laurie Koteen, BS, Yale
'Using surface renewal theory to study energy balance of native and invasive grasses on the Marin Headlands'.
ERG, co-advised with John Harte
Qi Chen, BS, Peking University
'Assessing heteorogeneity of canopy structure and photosynthesis of a savanna with remote sensing'
ESPM, co-advised with Peng Gong
Xingxuan 'Lorraine' Chen
soil moisture and water balance modeling of savanna
Civil & Environmental Engineering, co-advised with Yoram Rubin.
Qinqhua Guo
Modeling flux footprints
Collaborating Graduate Student
UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS
Michelle Kim
Seasonal variation in leaf carbon and nitrogen
Undergraduate Lab Assistant
Former PostDocs and Graduate Students
Jianwu Tang (June 2003-April, 2004) Postdoctoral Scientist
Dept Forest Resources, University of Minnesta, St. Paul
jtang@umn.edu
Liukang Xu (Feb 2001-March, 2004), Associate Specialist
Licor, Lincoln, NE
Nancy Kiang, (July 1999-Dec 2002) PhD
NASA GISS, Columbia University, New York, NY
nkiang@giss.nasa.gov
Lianhong Gu (Feb 2000-June 2002),
Environmental Science Division, Oak Ridge National Lab, Oak Ridge, TN;
lianhong-gu@ornl.gov
Eva Falge (June 1998-Oct 1999),
Pflanzenokologie, Universitat Bayreuth, 95440 Bayreuth, Germany,Eva.Falge@uni-bayreuth.de
Kell Wilson (May 1997-May 1999),
NOAA/ATDD, PO Box 2456, Oak Ridge, TN 37831
wilson@atdd.noaa.gov
Theresa Krebs
Risk Management Systems, Newark, CA
"'Family" Photo, past and present (FLUXNET Workshop; June, 2000, Marshall, CA)
(Nancy Kiang, Kell Wilson, Eva Falge, Shashi Verma, DDB, Lianhong Gu)
"Family" Photo, past and present (FLUXNET Workshop, August, 2003, Lake Tahoe, CA) (Eva Falge, Matthias Falk, Tess Krebs, DDB, Luikang Xu, Lianhong Gu)
Who's at the top?
Isaac Newton, Lagrange, S. Arrenhius, G.I. Taylor and of course the Scientists Extraordinaire Clyde Crashcup & his able assistant Leonardo (who were my first science role models)