There is a place for you in this lab!
I'm actively recruiting undergraduate students interested in plants, climate change, data analysis, science communication, leaves, roots, respiration, photosynthesis, seasons, literature searches, writing, science pedagogy, and so on. Contact me via email to learn more about opportunities during the academic year and summer. I am open to collaborations across institutions and disciplines.
I'm actively recruiting undergraduate students interested in plants, climate change, data analysis, science communication, leaves, roots, respiration, photosynthesis, seasons, literature searches, writing, science pedagogy, and so on. Contact me via email to learn more about opportunities during the academic year and summer. I am open to collaborations across institutions and disciplines.
Current Lab members
Jennings Mergenthal ('21, Biology & History)
- Jennings' work focuses on the intersection of plant physiology, climate change, and institutional history of Macalester. Their current research examines stomatal response to changes in CO2 over the last 100 years using historic herbarium and modern samples through microscopy. Outside of the lab, Jennings also analyzes and produces anti-colonial historical maps.
- Kori communicates science through multi-media, including photography, podcasts (see The Groveland!), and reporting.
- Elizabeth is currently leading a meta-analysis and literature review on the use of radiocarbon in tree-rings to detect urban fossil fuel emissions, and examine how environmental inequity in cities can be recorded by trees.
Lab Alumni
Jean Pengra ('20, Biology & Environmental Studies)
- Jean focused on the leaf-level physiological response of two species across ages and micro-environments at Ordway.
- Lianna examined stomatal responses in blueberry under warming and elevated CO2 at SPRUCE.
- Ally examined photosynthetic responses to light and season in sub-canopy trees at Ordway.
- Arceus examined the carbon storage and biodiversity on Macalester's St. Paul campus.
- Caitlyn focused on autumn tree phenology in a deciduous and evergreen species and how it related to non-structural carbohydrates through independent research at The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory. She is now pursuing a Masters in GIS at Lehman College in NYC.
- Melissa worked on pine physiology under current and warmed conditions through independent research at The Ecosystems Center of the Marine Biological Laboratory. She served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Panama and is now pursuing a degree in school counseling at Hunter College in NYC.
