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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Lab Support
Mackenzie Dix
BA Biology 2014 - Franklin and Marshall College
Mackenzie is currently a technician in the Aubrey Lab. She has studied drought tolerance and mechanisms for drought resistance in epiphytes of the Costa Rican cloud forest. She has also studied the influence of leaf anatomy on foliar water uptake. Mackenzie previously worked as an AmeriCorps member serving at Tip of the Mitt Watershed Council in Petoskey, MI as their outreach and education specialist.
email: mackenziejdix@gmail.com
Graduate Students
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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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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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
Michael Belovitch
MS Student - (2016-current)
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 Student - (2016-current)
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 Student - Georgia Southern University (2013-2015)
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-current)
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-current)
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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