February 11, 2021 by Teamrat A Ghezzehei

Women & Girls in Science Day

Today we celebrate all the women scientists who inspire us with their excellence. Here is a selection of some of the remarkable current and past members of our lab doing their science.

Chelsea Arnold (Phd 2014) at one of her field sites. Dr. Chelsea Arnold (Ph.D., 2014) at one of her field sites in Inyo National Park. Dr. Arnold Director of CalTeach at Uc Merced and is current Assistant Project Scientist in our group.

Jesseca Meyer collecting gas samples Jesseca Meyer (lab manager) assisting Chelsea at Inyo National Park.

Ang Diku Sherpa (REU 2014) at one of her field sites. REU student Ang Diku Sherpa collecting gas samples at Dana Meadows (Yosemite National Park)

Vivian Lopez (MSc 2015) at one of her field sites. Vivian Lopez (M.Sc., 2015) measuring water retention characteristic for her thesis research on how biochar changes soil hydraulic properties

Lythia Meza (BSc 2019) at one of her field sites. Lythia Meza (BS 2019) scanning leaf-samples along with her mentor postdoc Dr. Jing Yan

Jennifer Alvarez sampling soils Jennifer Alvarez (current PhD student) collecting samples at UC ANR long-term conservation soil management field study

Yulissa Perez Rojas at a poster Yulissa Perez-Rojas (BS, 2019, current PhD student) presenting her undergraduate research work.