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
Undergraduate Students
Emily Edwards
BS Biology - University of Georgia (2016-current)
Emily is a member of UGA Honors College and has participated in SREL's NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates program in Summer 2016. Her research focused on how photosynthate availability influenced root respiration. Emily's future plans include applying for MD/PhD programs with an emphasis on environmental health and public health.
email: 2540eke@uga.edu
BS Biology - University of Georgia (2016-current)
Emily is a member of UGA Honors College and has participated in SREL's NSF-funded Research Experience for Undergraduates program in Summer 2016. Her research focused on how photosynthate availability influenced root respiration. Emily's future plans include applying for MD/PhD programs with an emphasis on environmental health and public health.
email: 2540eke@uga.edu
Graduate Students
Seth Younger
PhD Student - (2015-current)
MS Geography 2013 - UGA
Seth has research interests in forest hydrology. His PhD research focuses on understanding water use and water sources for fast growing bioenergy crops.
email: seyounge@uga.edu
PhD Student - (2015-current)
MS Geography 2013 - UGA
Seth has research interests in forest hydrology. His PhD research focuses on understanding water use and water sources for fast growing bioenergy crops.
email: seyounge@uga.edu
Scott Oswald
MS Student - (2016-current)
Scott's research interests are primarily in plant physiology and ecology as well as the use of mathematical modeling to study patterns in plant physiology. He is currently working toward a MS thesis on modeling changes in non-structural carbon storage in trees while attempting to understand the underlying physiological causes and the ecological consequences.
email: scott.oswald25@uga.edu
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MS Student - (2016-current)
Scott's research interests are primarily in plant physiology and ecology as well as the use of mathematical modeling to study patterns in plant physiology. He is currently working toward a MS thesis on modeling changes in non-structural carbon storage in trees while attempting to understand the underlying physiological causes and the ecological consequences.
email: scott.oswald25@uga.edu
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Elliott Lewis
MS 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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