Current: Christopher Williams | Myroslava Khomik | Natalia Hasler | Melanie Vanderhoof | Rich MacLean | Alex Kappel
Former: Angela Marshall | Krittika Govil | Graham Twibell | Christopher Schwalm | Dan Whitmore| Bardan Ghimire | Marcus Pasay
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B.A., Biology/Environmental Studies, Bucknell University (1996) Professor Christopher A. Williams joined the faculty in the Graduate School of Geography in Fall 2008. Prior to coming to Clark University he was a Research Scientist at Colorado State University’s Natural Resource Ecology Laboratory, followed by faculty appointment as Assistant Research Scientist with the Goddard Earth Sciences and Technology Center of the University of Maryland Baltimore County and based in the Biospheric Sciences Branch of NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. More about Chris here |
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Ph.D. School of Geography and Earth Sciences, McMaster University in Ontario, Canada (2009) Postdoctoral Researcher Dr. Myroslava Khomik has expertise in nutrient, water and carbon flows in forests, centering on the measurement and modeling of plant physiology and soil organic matter decomposition in mature and afforested environments. She has been brought on board to assist with the study of how of disturbances and regrowth affect carbon, water, and energy fluxes of temperate forests. More about Myroslava here |
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M.S., Environmental Engineering, École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (1995) Dr. Hasler’s research is broadly centered on land-atmosphere interactions, with detailed focus on a) precipitation response to land cover changes such as deforestation and conversion to agriculture, and b) determining controls on terrestrial water and carbon dioxide exchanges with the atmosphere. She employs a variety of methods including synthesis of flux-tower observations, regional climate simulation (RAMS), and general circulation modeling. |
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B.S., Biology and Society, Cornell University (2004) Melanie Vanderhoof began her PhD in the Graduate School of Geography in Fall 2010. Prior to Clark, Melanie was employed as a biologist for environmental consulting firms in Oakland, California, as well as Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. |
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B.A. Biology, Western Washington University (2004) Rich MacLean earned a B.Sc. in Biology from Western Washington University in Bellingham, WA in 2004. After his undergraduate studies he moved east to the University of New Hampshire (UNH) for an M.S. in Natural Resources and the Environment in 2010. His master’s dissertation was an exploration of nitrogen cycling in New England forest soils using isotopic tracers. At UNH he also worked as a research associate investigating questions in forest carbon storage. His research interests in Clark build on that previous biogeochemistry background with a greater focus on the human management effects on biogeochemical cycles. |
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B.A., Environmental Science, Clark University (2013) Alex has been active in the Williams Lab since 2011, studying ecosystem ecology with a specific focus on factors that control soil respiration in a recent clearcut environment of central MA. He participated in the National Science Foundation REU program during the summer of 2012, collecting field data during an intensive 11-week residential program based at the Harvard Forest Long-Term Ecological Research station. He continued this work during the successive year and earned High Honors for his thesis titled “Post Disturbance Soil Respiration Dynamics in a Clear Cut Temperate Forest”. The work was presented at the 2013 Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers held in Los Angeles, CA. |
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**Now at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory B.Tech., Civil Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee (2003) Research Interests: |
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B.A. Environmental Science, Clark University (2012) Research Interests: Factors controlling wood decomposition rates including microclimate and wood types Research Spotlight on undergraduate involvement in the lab. |
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B.A. Biology, Clark University (2010) Research Interests: Plant physiological responses to nitrogen loading in salt marshes of the Plum Island LTER; PAM fluorometry and leaf-scale ecophysiology |
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**Now at Northern Arizona University B.A., German, Cleveland State University (1992) |
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B.A. Environmental Science, Clark University (2011) Now pursuing M.S. Hydrology at Texas A&M. |
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B.A. Environmental Science, Clark University (2010) Graham Twibell recieved his undergraduate degree in Environmental Science from Clark in the Spring of 2010, and his Master’s in Environmental Science and Policy within the Department of International Development Community and Environment (IDCE) in 2011. While at Clark he worked with Professor Williams since 2009 and is interested in forest ecology and management, aquatic ecology, natural resources management’s effects on the climate system, and energy policy. Graham is currently working at the Cary Institute for Ecosystem Studies as a Research Assistant. Current Research / Professional Webpage |
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B.A., Environmental Science, Clark University (2011) Angela Marshall graduated in Environmental Science in May, 2011 and is currently in the Environmental Science and Policy Masters program and Clark University. During her undergraduate studies she completed a thesis based on data collected on post-disturbance woody debris during an internship at Harvard Forest under the mentorship of Professor Williams and Melanie Vanderhoof. She also recently completed an internship with the Institute for Energy and Sustainability. |
