I am a broadly trained plant ecologist, with a bachelor’s degree in Botany and a PhD in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. I use ecological knowledge and quantitative models to improve mechanistic understanding of the uptake, storage and release of carbon from ecosystems to provide accurate predictions of the role of terrestrial ecosystems in global biogeochemical cycles. Topics of study include: Ecosystem Ecology. Ecophysiology, Phenology, Ecohydrology, Biogeochemistry, Geospatial Science and Modeling, Global Change Biology, Remote Sensing. I teach a general education course called Sustainable Earth INDIV 150C) where we consider society’s use of natural resources and the environment. I also teach an upper undergraduate and graduate course on Earth’s Changing Carbon Cycle RNR 427/527) and contribute lectures and sections on photosynthesis, ecosystem ecology and sustainability to other classes as needed. I also teach seminar classes focusing on professional and scientific development for graduate students and organise occasional workshops for Postdoctoral Researchers. Since 2008, in the summer I organize and teach a two week Summer Course in Flux Modeling and Advanced Measurements called the Fluxcourse, supported by NSF and DOE through the Ameriflux program.