Principal Investigator
Doug P. Aubrey
Assistant Professor, University of Georgia's Savannah River Ecology Lab & Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources
email: daubrey@srel.uga.edu
phone: 803.725.0135
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Postdoctoral Research Associates
Gabriel William Dias Ferreira
PhD Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2017 - Viçosa Federal University
MS Soil Science and Plant Nutrition 2012 - Viçosa Federal University
BS Forestry 2010 - Lavras Federal University
I am interested in Forest Ecology and Management and Soil Biogeochemistry, particularly in understanding carbon and nutrient dynamics in forest ecosystems. In addition to investigating the mechanisms underlying basic processes, I am interested in understanding how managements practices alter ecosystem dynamics, and therefore develop alternatives to foster adaptation and improve sustainability and productivity of natural and managed ecosystems.
email: gabrielwdf@gmail.com
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Graduate Students
Mackenzie Dix
MS Student - (2018-current)
BA Biology 2014 - Franklin and Marshall College
Mackenzie is a Master's student in the Aubrey lab. Prior to pursuing her graduate degree she worked in the Aubrey lab as a Lab Coordinator for just over two years. Her research is focusing on plant water use and how it is measured with thermal dissipation sap flow sensors. Her other research interests include foliar water uptake, tree physiology, and studying how plants influence ecosystem function.
email: mackenziejdix@gmail.com
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Ellie Fowler
MS Student - (2018-current)
Ellie graduated with a degree in Forestry from The University of the South in 2017. She is interested in disturbance ecology, ecophysiology, and restoration. Her research will focus on the relationship between canopy complexity and physiological function with ecosystem resilience within old-growth longleaf pine (Pinus palustris) ecosystems.
email: Laura.Fowler@uga.edu
Joseph Hansen
MS Student - (2017-current)
Joseph graduated from Colorado State University with a degree in Forestry in 2009. After graduating he managed forest restoration projects and initiated partnerships among a variety of local, state, and federal agencies to restore the ecological integrity of fire-adapted forests along Colorado’s Front Range. His work spearheading innovative restoration strategies inspired him to pursue a graduate degree at UGA so that he could develop similar approaches in other forested ecosystems around the country. He joined the Aubrey Lab in August 2017 where he researches how fire influences stand dynamics and the formation of crown structure in frequently burned longleaf pine forests. After completing his masters at UGA, Joseph wants to help conserve, restore, and manage longleaf pine forests on private lands in the southeast.
email: josephbhansen@gmail.com
Elliott Lewis
MFR Student - (2016-current)
Elliott has research interests in disturbance ecology, silviculture, ecohydrology, and sustainable use management. His MS research focuses on how silviculture decisions can influence damage and recovery from ice storm events.
email: esl33365@uga.edu
Scott Oswald
PhD Student - (2016-current)
Scott's interests are in tree physiology, forest ecology, and mathematical & theoretical biology. Scott is currently studying the physiology of carbon allocation and storage in trees. He is working on connecting tissue/cell physiology with whole-plant physiology and ecology. To function as a cohesive whole, all plants must coordinate behavior at the cellular level. How do storage tissues coordinate with leaves, vascular tissue, and meristems to act collectively as carbon sources or sinks? How does tissue-level physiology correspond to whole-plant physiology? To answer these questions, Scott is attempting to apply mathematical ideas from graph theory, dynamics, and category theory to derive predictions for carbon allocation phenomena.
email: scott.oswald25@uga.edu
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Seth Younger
PhD Student - (2015-current)
MS Geography 2013 - UGA
Seth is studying how annual and seasonal transpiration varies among tree species and forest types in the southeastern US. His research encompasses very large scales, using long-term United States Geological Survey stream data to examine transpiration differences among large forested watersheds, and small scales, examining plot scale water use for fast growing bioenergy species.
email: seyounge@uga.edu
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PhD Student - (2015-current)
MS Geography 2013 - UGA
Seth is studying how annual and seasonal transpiration varies among tree species and forest types in the southeastern US. His research encompasses very large scales, using long-term United States Geological Survey stream data to examine transpiration differences among large forested watersheds, and small scales, examining plot scale water use for fast growing bioenergy species.
email: seyounge@uga.edu
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Lab Alum
Michael Belovitch
MS Forest Resources 2018 - University of Georgia
Michael has research interests in forest ecology, ecohydrology and plant communities. His MS research is focused on understanding to what extent overstory species in mixed oak-pine savannas utilize ground water and their capability to transport it to shallow soils through hydraulic lift.
email: belovimw@gmail.com
Stephen Ruswick
MS Forest Resources 2018 - University of Georgia
Stephen has research interests in plant physiology and disturbance ecology. His research is exploring the effect that the season of a prescribed burn has on the mortality and carbon dynamics of Liquidambar Styraciflua.
email: stephen.ruswick25@uga.edu
Josh Mims
MS Biology 2015 - Georgia Southern University
Josh has research interests in plant ecology and physiology. His MS research focused on how disturbance history impacts carbon storage in southeastern pine forests. Josh successfully defended his MS thesis in October 2015.
Candice Tiu
MS Student - Georgia Southern University (2013-2015)
Candice has research interests in plant ecology, non-native plant invasion and conservation management. Her MS research evaluated the germination success of Eucalyptus benthamii in southeastern fire-maintained pine forests. Candice is currently working as a biologist with the Florida Forest Service at Lake Wales Ridge Forest where she monitors rare and endangered flora and coordinates land management practices to enhance and protect natural communities.
MS Student - Georgia Southern University (2013-2015)
Candice has research interests in plant ecology, non-native plant invasion and conservation management. Her MS research evaluated the germination success of Eucalyptus benthamii in southeastern fire-maintained pine forests. Candice is currently working as a biologist with the Florida Forest Service at Lake Wales Ridge Forest where she monitors rare and endangered flora and coordinates land management practices to enhance and protect natural communities.
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